Stories by: Linda Rosencrance

As its stock price plummets, Yahoo's executives must do something tangible and do it quickly to prove to shareholders that fighting a takeover bid by Microsoft was the right thing to do, analysts said this week.

While Microsoft has been in discussions with News Corp. about putting in a joint bid for Yahoo, people close to Microsoft told that the software company still plans to go after Yahoo on its own, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Users of Google Calendar are angry and frustrated that they have been unable to access the Web-based application at various times over the past two weeks.

Google's board of directors is opposing a ban on Internet censorship as well as the creation of a committee that would review the company's policies on human rights, according to the company's proxy statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and released publicly Tuesday.

Reporters Without Borders is asking Internet users to demonstrate virtually against countries that censor Internet freedom.

Google is giving users the opportunity to try new ways of using its search engine, according to Andrew Hogue, Tech Lead on the project.

The philanthropic arm of Google said it is giving US$25 million (AU$28.5 million) in grants and investments to companies and organizations committed to fighting environmental, energy, poverty and health issues.

Some libraries are choosing to pay to have their content digitized by the Open Content Alliance rather than having it scanned for free by Google or Microsoft, which refuse to allow access to the materials by rival search engines.

Linux vendors Red Hat and Novell are being sued for patent infringement by IP Innovation and Technology Licensing.

Novell's Linux business has soared 243 percent since last November when the company signed its controversial deal with Microsoft.

Carnegie Mellon University is planning to enter and win the US$20 million first prize offered by Google and the X Prize Foundation for landing and operating a robot on the moon by 2012.