Intel Debunks iPhone Atom Rumors Following a CNET report that Apple will be using the Intel Atom chipset in the next iPhone, Intel has stepped up to say that isn't the case.... CBS Agrees to Acquire CNET Networks for $11.50 a share--Total $1.8 billion NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) -- CBS Corp. Thursday agreed to acquire CNET Networks Inc. for $11.50 per share, a premium of 44.7% to Wednesday's closing price of $7.95.... Girl Scout Sets New Cookie Sales Record Jennifer Sharpe knows how to sell Girl Scout cookies. She sold them to friends. She sold them to strangers. She even convinced her orthodontist to buy the popular sweet treats.... Archuleta: My Pop's No Daddy Dearest "American Idol" teenthrob David Archuleta defended his allegedly overbearing dad to TV Guide this week, saying Jeff Archuleta is not the "stage father from hell" that the media makes him out to be. "I've heard some weird things that people have been saying, and it's kind of a bummer," the "Idol" finalist said.... Clinton Rallies Troops, Obama Adds Backer U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., rallied Capitol Hill supporters for the fight ahead while Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., picked up more backing. Clinton urged her followers at a Washington meeting to bring an uncommitted friend as she sought to capitalize on her 41-percentage-point victory in the Democratic Party primary in West Virginia.... Countdown 2008: Which Contests Remain KENTUCKY WHEN: May 20 WHAT'S AT STAKE 60 delegates Though it is bigger, much of Kentucky is like West Virginia demographically --- low on the education and wage scale, heavily white and blue collar.... Microsoft Sells 10 million Xbox 360s in U.S. NEW YORK (AP) -- The Xbox 360, Microsoft Corp.'s gaming console, has sold more than 10 million units in the U.S. through April, the company said Wednesday. But it was already close to this number a month earlier, having sold 9.9 million units as of the end of March, according to market researcher NPD Group.... U.S. Senate Sends Oil-Reserve Bill to Bush WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate late Wednesday approved and sent to the White House legislation directing President Bush to temporarily halt oil shipments into the government's emergency reserve, hoping to lower energy prices.... Empire State Manufacturing Index Falls More Than Expected New York region manufacturers said their overall business conditions deteriorated slightly in May, but their shipments were off sharply and their costs hit a new record high. The New York Federal Reserve Bank's Empire State Manufacturing Index fell to -3.23 this month from 0.63 in April.... Schumer Urges Regulators to Investigate Countrywide WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday urged federal regulators to investigate alleged mistreatment by Countrywide Financial Corp. of homeowners in bankruptcy.... |
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