An unconfirmed rumor says that one or more Yahoo directors are upset at the latest turn of events and may seek to bail. Anyone know if that’s true? Feel free to whisper it in my ear at Ina DOT Fried AT CNET DOT com.

In addition to offering to buy Yahoo’s search business, Microsoft was willing [...]

The new badges include a die (the chip minus the packaging) accent in the upper right hand corner, a prominent main brand (e.g., “Core”), and the modifier (e.g., “i7″).
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Intel)
Intel has revamped its processor badging and rating system. Consumers are the main target, though business systems will get new badging too.
That may be [...]

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Newegg)
In case you’re new to the Xbox scene, a Live Gold subscription enables you to play games online against others. If you buy one of these cards directly from Microsoft (or, say, Best Buy), it’ll cost you $49.99. You can use the 10 bucks you save to grab a new game from the Xbox Arcade, [...]

Big-name professional athletes are known for throwing money around almost as much as they throw balls, but it’s not every day you hear about them investing in a social-networking site. Youth sports network Weplay, however, is an exception: Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning, and LeBron James have joined its $8.6 million Series B funding round, announced [...]