Time to Consider the Unloved Dell
New York Times
Are Dell's shareholders on Xanax? The computer maker has finally bowed out of its mad bidding war for 3Par, the data storage company. Yet its investors displayed neither much concern about overpaying nor relief …
Owners of a Third of 3PAR Back HP BidABC News
HP Wins 3PAR, What's Next for Dell?PC World
HP poised to acquire 3Par as Dell bows outWashington Post
Search Storage -Wall Street Journal -Los Angeles Times
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Apple "Very Happy" Intel, Not Some Other Company Owns Infineon
The Business Insider
Earlier this week, Intel paid $1.4 billion for Infineon, the company behind the cellular chips inside the iPhone and many other smartphones. How does Apple feel about Intel owning one of its key iPhone suppliers? Intel CEO Paul Otellini tells Fox …
ARM shares soar to all time highNetworkWorld.com
Jobs 'very happy' with Infineon takeover, says Intel CEOMacNN
News: Otellini: Jobs Happy with Intel's Infineon PurchaseThe Mac Observer
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Infineon Sees No Pressure To Buy After Wireless Sale To Intel
Wall Street Journal
By Archibald Preuschat Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEIBIBERG, Germany (Dow Jones)–Infineon Technologies AG (IFX.XE) said Monday it's not under pressure to undertake acquisitions in its remaining core operations after it agreed to sell its wireless …
Intel snags wireless unit of chip maker InfineonUSA Today
Intel to Acquire Infineon's Wireless DivisionPC World
Intel bids to get a grip on handsetsFinancial Times
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3Par shares give up ground in late trade
MarketWatch
By MarketWatch 3Par Inc. shares slip late Friday, easing from heftier dayside gains as a battle for control of the data-storage provider continued. See full story. Nowadays, Willie Sutton might be avoiding banks and investing in small technology …
Dell sees 3Par as doorway to cloud projectsBusinessWeek
3PAR says HP acquisition bid 'superior' to Dell'sAFP
Dell, HP bidding war for 3Par heats upReuters
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Dell agrees $1.6bn 3Par takeover
BBC News
Computer giant Dell has agreed to take over data storage firm 3Par after tabling an improved offer for the company. Dell says its new offer of $24.30 a share has been accepted by 3Par, following a battle for the company with rival Hewlett Packard (HP). …
3Par Shares Slump Premarket As Dell Slightly Tops HP's BidWall Street Journal
Stocks Rise As Jobless Claims Fall, Dell Ups 3Par BidForbes
Dell raises bid for 3Par to trump H-P's offerMarketWatch
Barron’s -New York Times -TheStreet.com
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Apple Patent Filing Shows Touch-Enabled iMac, MacBook
PC World
Apple appears to be extending its touch offering from mobile devices to desktop-bound hardware, based on a patent application showing a touch-enabled iMac. The European patent was filed July 9, and shows a computer that can switch between mouse and …
News: Patent Applications Hint at Touch Screen MacsThe Mac Observer
Do We Really Need A Touch Screen Mac?San Francisco Chronicle
Apple UI Patent Prompts Speculation of an iMac touchPC Magazine
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What Facebook Places Needs to Compete
PC World
Facebook jumped into the location-based check-in arena this week with the launch of Facebook Places. Facebook Places has the potential to dominate, but in its early form it is missing key elements it will need to compete with …
Facebook Places, Google Places Vie for Local Ad SpendeWeek
WSJ UPDATE: Facebook Fights Privacy ConcernsWall Street Journal
Help File: Facebook 'Places' privacy settingsWashington Post
BusinessWeek -Reuters -msnbc.com
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Symantec Needs Alliances, Network Products to Vie With Intel
BusinessWeek
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) — Intel Corp.'s $7.68 billion purchase of McAfee Inc. may put pressure on security software rival Symantec Corp. to build hacker-thwarting technology inside corporate computers and forge new …
Intel's McAfee Buy: An $11.5 Billion Waste of Shareholder Money?DailyFinance
Intel Finds a Side Door Into Mobile MarketTheStreet.com
Intel to buy McAfee in $7.7 billion dealUSA Today
PC World -Bloomberg -PC Magazine
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Playstation 3 hard drive expanded
BBC News
Sony's new motion controller Move has gone on display at the Gamescom video games show in Cologne. Sony have unveiled two new models of Playstation 3 which have larger hard drives. The existing 250GB model will be replaced by a 320GB version which will …
Sony To Add Bigger Drives To PlayStation 3 ConsolesRedOrbit
ITV Player to go on PlayStation 3The Guardian
Sony unveils two new PS3 modelsTechtree.com
StarCityNews.com -UK Today News -The Tech Herald
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Apple Manager Charged with Taking $1 Million in Kickbacks
PC World
An Apple manager with responsibilities for the company's contract manufacturing in Asia was arrested Friday and charged with accepting kickbacks. Charges were filed against global supply manager Paul Shin Devine last Wednesday in US District Court for …
Apple Worker Arrested On Kickback ChargesInformationWeek
Apple staff allegedly sold secrets worth $1mRegister
WSJ: Apple Employee Cited In Alleged Kickback SchemeWall Street Journal
San Jose Mercury News -MarketWatch -Techtree.com
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Oracle's Java Suit Gives Jolt
Wall Street Journal
Oracle Corp.'s legal action against Google Inc. reverberated through Silicon Valley, prompting fears that court battles over Java software may spread beyond cellphones to other tech sectors. The suit filed by Oracle Thursday …
Oracle sues Google over Android softwareLos Angeles Times
Google calls Oracle lawsuit 'baseless,' vows to fight itComputerworld
Oracle's FUD; Google's cudZDNet (blog)
San Francisco Chronicle -Seer Press -Ars Technica
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Net Neutrality Is Critical For Innovation
The Business Insider
I am glad to see the net neutrality debate raging. As Union Square Ventures and on our personal blogs (AVC, Continuations) we have long been proponents of net neutrality (the USV link is from 2006!). Our own bias here is clear: we are pro-startup and …
AT&T: Verizon, Google Deal 'Positive Sign'Dslreports
AT&T Exec Voices Support For Verizon-Google Net Neutrality FrameworkDailyTech
Google-Verizon Pact May Herald Demise of Equal-Access InternetBloomberg
TMCnet -PC World -BusinessWeek
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Google, Verizon and net neutrality: what does it mean?
The Guardian
If you think net neutrality sounds boring, think again. While the debate has been bubbling along for years, it is a concept that could mean the open, free and equal internet of today that we take for granted. So what does it mean? …
Net Neutrality Advocates Blast Google, Verizon PlanPC World
News: Google, Verizon Unveil Net Neutrality ProposalThe Mac Observer
Google 'has made few compromises on net neutralityTelegraph.co.uk
New York Times -Dslreports -Los Angeles Times
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AP source: Ousted HP CEO settles with accuser
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd has settled allegations of sexual harassment lodged against him by a female contract worker for HP, a person with intimate knowledge of the case told The Associated Press late Saturday. …
Mark Hurd Settles Sexual Harassment Case With ContractorThe Business Insider
HP's Hurd Reaches Settlement With ContractorWall Street Journal
Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd resigns under cloudLos Angeles Times
PC World -Sydney Morning Herald
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End of Net Neutrality Negotiations Good News for Internet
PC World
The FCC has called off negotiations with major Internet industry players to arrive at a compromise for net neutrality. The meetings were an attempt to come to an amicable agreement over net neutrality rules and dodge political …
Talks end amid reports of backroom deals between Google and VerizonDailyTech
Google, Verizon Deny Tiered-Web Deal ReportWall Street Journal
Google accused of betraying internet golden rule in net neutrality rowTelegraph.co.uk
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RIM's BlackBerry Torch Isn't Trying to Kill the iPhone
PC Magazine
In a year where the smartphone conversation has been dominated by the iPhone 4 and a whole slew of new Android devices, at first glance, the new BlackBerry Torch may seem to be just another phone trying to catch up. But as I attended the launch of the …
EC chooses iPhone, HTC over BlackBerryCNET
RIM's BlackBerry Torch: Not Hot EnoughPC World
EU Commission Selects Apple, HTC for Employee Smartphones, Snubs RIMDailyTech
MarketWatch -Inquirer -BusinessWeek
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Microsoft Office 2011 Ships in October
The Mac Observer
Microsoft plans to ship Office for Mac 2011 in late October with prices that undercut the current version of the office application suite by up to 50 percent. The suite will be available in a Home and Student edition, and a Home and Business edition. …
Microsoft Sets Pricing, October Release for Office 2011PC World
Office for Mac 2011 gets October release dateMacNN
Microsoft details Office for Mac 2011 releaseCNET (blog)
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Heard on the Street: The High Cost of Amazon's Cheap Kindle
Wall Street Journal
There must be something in the water at Amazon.com, given its commitment to price-cutting whatever the short-term pain. The retailer's decision to introduce a new, cheaper Kindle, just weeks after slashing the price of the existing …
The Kindle, FlipBoard for the iPad, and the Connected ReaderPC Magazine
Amazon's New Kindle Reinvigorates E-Reader Price WarPC World
Kindle Losing Profit Battle Means It May Win War: Tech by Rich JaroslovskyBloomberg
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Amazon.com Introduces $139 Kindle Amid Apple Tussle
Bloomberg
The new graphite Amazon Kindle e-reader is shown in a photograph. Source: Amazon via Bloomberg July 29 (Bloomberg) — Bob Rice, managing partner for Tangent Capital, talks about Amazon.com Inc.'s …
Amazon's $139 Kindle: 6 Things to LovePC World
Amazon debuts 3rd generation Kindle e-reader: smaller, lighter, cheaper, betterBetaNews
Hands On with the New Amazon KindlePC Magazine
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Apple lifts the curtain on multitouch Mac Trackpad
TG Daily
Apple today unveiled its long-awaited Magic Trackpad, a replacement for traditional Mac mice that uses multitouch controls. Just like the multitouch technology incorporated on the iPhone and latest line of Macbook laptops, the Magic Trackpad recognizes …
Apple Updates Desktops With Faster ChipsABC News
Apple Updates iMacs, Unveils TrackpadWall Street Journal
Apple Spills New iMac Specs, Adds Magic TrackpadChannelWeb
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