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Motorola denies Intel bid 'rumour'
News We categorically deny any suggestion that our semiconductor product sector is for sale and we will make no further comment on this erroneous rumour. Larry Burton, Motorola Semiconductor's vice president and director of public affairs issued a...
[February 20, 1998, 15:19]
Skype silent on eBay takeover rumour
News A Skype spokeswoman explained that the company was not commenting on these rumours, while eBay also told reporters that it wouldn't comment on rumour and speculation. VoIP pioneer Skype was refusing to comment on Thursday on claims that it is in...
[September 8, 2005, 14:40]
Mac rumour mill is working overtime
News The online rumour mill, long a staple of the Macintosh community, has gone into overdrive in anticipation of next week's Macworld Expo in New York. This year, speculation is focused primarily on desktop hardware, with rumour sites hinting at speed...
[July 13, 2000, 13:49]
News Burst: Corel denies Red Hat acquisition rumour
News Both stocks soared Monday on a rumour that Red Hat would buy Corel, which provides office productivity software. During an interview on CNBC Tuesday, Cowpland denied there were talks between the companies on a deal.
[November 30, 1999, 16:36]
Network Associates refutes Microsoft rumour
News Network Associates normally stays mum on such speculation, Keavney said, but the level of interest in this rumour required a response. Security company Network Associates said on Tuesday that there is no truth to rumours that it is considering an...
[June 23, 2004, 8:55]
Deal rumour batters RealNetworks
News AOL also stepped in to effectively deny the rumour. The online streaming media company has been written off numerous times in its longstanding battle with Microsoft for market share. Its stock tumbled nearly 20 percent to $10.62 a share Tuesday on...
[May 30, 2001, 12:34]
'CubeBook' reports prime Mac rumour mill
News Although the weeks before January's Macworld Expo/San Francisco traditionally represent the calm before the storm for official product announcements from Mac vendors, the imminent arrival of Apple Computer Inc.s biggest trade show of the year can...
[December 14, 2000, 12:20]
Jobs quashes iPod movie-player rumour
Talkback I am writing this on my Apple portable video player, it is called an iBook with a DVD drive. I just bought an iPod on eBay but the idea of a "videopod" seems rediculous to me.
[June 17, 2004, 3:46]
Apple kills OS9 'recall' rumour
News While rumours of a Mac OS 9 "recall" at CompUSA stores around America spread around various Web sites this weekend, the real culprit was nothing more than an "internal error" in shipping orders, a company representative told MacWEEK.
[November 30, 1999, 9:49]
News Burst: More rumour on Intel/Lucent takeover of 3Com
News This year, 3Com insiders have sold only one million shares compared with 4.8 million last year and 98.3 million in 1996. Share prices for 3Com have risen since speculation about Intel's interest in the company began last month.
[October 5, 1998, 11:14]
Informix sets date for 'staff axe rumour' meeting
News Beleaguered database giant Informix refused to be drawn today on speculation that it is about to cut its worldwide workforce by half. The company has said it will make announcements next week after a meeting to discuss financial results takes place...
[November 12, 1997, 12:46]
US Report: Intel to buy 3Com? Rumours swirl again
News The hottest technology rumour on Wall Street yesterday speculated that Intel will acquire 3Com in a bid to corner the Ethernet networking market. The rumour pushed 3Com shares up 10 percent to roughly $30 on Tuesday.
[September 17, 1998, 6:54]
Bargain Mac rumoured
News Apple fans have a little more fodder for the rumour mill after a new posting on ThinkSecret.com. The Apple rumour site claims that Steve Jobs & Co.are planning to announce a sub-$500 G4-based iMac at the Macworld Expo in January.
[December 31, 2004, 9:50]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog If that's not enough, the other rumour is that a flash version of the iPod will be out real soon now. You can't beat a good rumour, and Apple is a reliable source of the very best. Wednesday 8/12/2004
[December 10, 2004, 16:40]
Apple carves out a new case for manuacturing
Blog A wonderful rumour is circulating in the Applesphere, regarding a brick. What Apple has made, if the rumour is true, is a factory that prints cases. The Apple Brick. The phrase itself has been around for a while, although nobody outside the company...
[October 5, 2008, 13:54]
Opera denies Microsoft takeover rumours
News Opera on Friday denied the latest takeover rumour spreading round the Internet, saying that it has not had any approaches from Microsoft or anyone else. It's just a rumour, like the Google rumour last week.
[December 23, 2005, 12:10]
Nokia's Series 40 won't be open-sourced
Blog Heard the rumour about Series 40 being made open source? If the rumour resurfaces, it is - apparently - not true. No? Well, I did, so I asked Nokia. According to a spokesperson, they have "no plans to open source Series 40".
[August 22, 2008, 16:53]
2005: Apple's 1984?
Talkback I find them quite interesting myself, along with all the other rumour sites. Despite seeing the rumour about the sub-$500 mac before MacWorld SF, I've still ordered one. I personally think that Apple have a lot to thank rumour sites for.
[January 19, 2005, 15:09]
Compaq-Digital rumours rekindled
News The rumour mill went into crank mode Friday when a Wall Street news service reported that Compaq Computer Corp.is seriously considering buying Digital Equipment Corp.for $73 per share, or roughly $20 billion.
[November 24, 1997, 9:10]
Merger most foul
Leader A good rumour drives up share prices, harvests column inches, and helps promote a febrile sense of dot-com bubblehood, all for the price of a gin and tonic in the right hand and a word in the right ear.
[August 8, 2005, 14:05]
