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Get the latest scoop from the ever-changing world of technology, right here on GetTheDaily.com. Hey everyone, you’re watching GetTheDaily.com. I’m Dana Ward with your daily tech update. First up, a new twist in the failed Microsoft and Yahoo merger. Court documents from a lawsuit between Yahoo shareholders and the search engine giant revealed that Microsoft offered to buy the company for 40 dollars per share just fifteen months ago. The revelation comes as a surprise because when Yahoo rejected Microsoft’s offer to buy the company for 33 dollars per share a month ago, they claimed it was because the company was worth 37 dollars per share. Yahoo shareholders are seeking damages for the money lost in the failed takeover. Without Yahoo, Microsoft is still trying to get a toehold in the search-engine business. The company has struck a deal with Hewlett Packard, who leads the market in PC manufacturing, to install their newly launched Microsoft Live Search Tool Bar into every new computer that the HP sells. Microsoft's deal is an aggressive move to try and disrupt Google's dominance over the search engine business. Also looking to keep up with Google is Facebook, who is following the big G's lead by making their code open source to developers. Google's Open Social targets developers, and Facebook is following suit by allowing developers to manipulate a “significant part” of their code, as well as to provide feedback. There's a new toy for all of you gadget heads out there: Time Warner Cable is developing a wireless cable modem that will allow users to browse for internet videos on their television sets. While the AppleTV and the latest TiVo models offer some web-to-TV capabilities, Time Warner's new product will be the first set-top box that allows viewers to surf for videos on their televisions. And finally, NBCU has inked a deal with Nielsen to use their brand new Fusion product in order to develop better sales metrics and to help create higher value consumers for advertisers. So look for more personalized ads, targeted directly to you, coming in the near future. And that is the latest news from the tech industry. Check GetTheDaily.com every day for the latest news and updates.