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January 17, 2009 Saturday
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SAN FRANCISCO - MICROSOFT Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer and Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock met in New York this week, according to media reports.

The New York Times reported on Friday that the two had met, citing a person briefed on the meeting.

 
Invisible cloak engineered

WASHINGTON - IN A breakthrough that could signal a new era for human technology, US and Chinese researchers announced on Thursday they are a step closer to creating an invisibility shield.

In a development made possible by advances in designing complex mathematical commands known as algorithms, engineers at Duke University, North Carolina were able to create what they call 'metamaterials.'

Innovations to spur games

LOS ANGELES - DON'T hit that pause button just yet. Despite the tanking economy and an increasing number of video game-industry layoffs, many believe 2009 will be a year of evolution for games.

The combination of innovative new titles, long-awaited franchise follow-ups and desire for escapism could spawn a gaming renaissance.

An Internet era ends

SAN FRANCISCO - STEVE Jobs exiting the Apple stage, perhaps not to return, signals a close to an Internet Age era with roots stretching back to the radical hippie movement of the 1960s.

   
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