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Tech Talk: Microsoft, YouTube, and New Games

Thursday, October 16, 2008

TECH TOOLS. TECH TOYS. TECH LEADERS.

NBR's Tech Talk keeps you on the cutting edge of today's tech crazy world.

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In this edition of Tech Talk, NBR's Scott Gurvey covers a lot of tech ground. He's got the latest on a Microsoft-Yahoo deal, YouTube's new copyright woes, and video games for tween girls and game-loving adults.

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External Links/Articles*

To find out more about the companies and products mentioned in Scott Gurvey's report, explore these external links:

  • Boogie Superstar
    Boogie Superstar is a new game for the Nintendo Wii system.
  • Microsoft
    As Scott Gurvey reports, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer said that a Microsoft-Yahoo deal might still make sense. This links to an October 16, 2008 statement Microsoft released on its website after Ballmer made his remarks.
  • Spore
    Spore is the new metaverse video game created by Will Wright.
  • Windows 7
    This links to an October 13, 2008 blog entry on the Microsoft Windows Vista blog. The entry is titled, "Introducing Windows 7."
  • Yahoo!
    This links to the corporate information section of Yahoo's website.
  • YouTube
    This links to the corporate information section of the YouTube website. YouTube is owned by Google.

*Clicking these external links will take you off the NBR web site on PBS.org. NBR has no affiliation with these sites.

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