Verigy (VRGY) this morning announced an agreement to merge with LTX-Credence (LTXC), in a deal which combines two players in the semiconductor test business. The combined company will use the Verigy name.
Verigy President Jorge Titinger and LTX-Credence CEO David Tacelli will be co-CEOS of the company, which will be based [...]

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NHN, which operates South Korea’s largest Internet search engine, will stop using Yahoo (YHOO) online search ad services and instead use its own technology, Bloomberg reports.
The news wire says NHN will use its in-house Click Choice service for search ads after its deal with Yahoo’s Overture unit expires in the [...]

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Apple (AAPL) hasn’t forgotten about the Mac.
This morning, the company announced updates to both its iMac and Mac Pro lines.
New iMacs: The company’s revised line, which is shipping now, will use Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors.

The new 21.5-inch iMac is priced at $1,199 with a 3.06 [...]

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Google (GOOG) today launched the much talked about Google TV initiative at its I/O developers conference in San Francisco. The software will work in partnership with DISH Network (DISH), powered by hardware from Intel (INTC), Sony (SNE) and Logitech (LOGI).
Google TV will use Google’s open Android and Chrome platforms and [...]

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Nokia (NOK) this morning announced a deal to acquire Novarra, an Itasca, Illinois-based mobile browser provider. The company said it will use Novarra’s browser and services platform “to deliver enhanced Internet experiences on Nokia mobile devices.” The deal is expected to close in Q2. Terms were not disclosed.

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