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Article | 20/08/2011 New economic woes lead to deep cuts
If you've been watching the stock market this month, you know that, economically speaking, things are going the wrong way. We seemed to be in a period...
Article | 21/08/2011 HP's $US99 TouchPad tablet selling out in retailer fire sale
Some retailers sold out remaining Hewlett-Packard TouchPad tablets in just a few hours on Saturday after heavily discounted prices attracted buyers to...
Article | 20/08/2011 HP's PC unit could be a tough sell
Hewlett-Packard may struggle to attract buyers for its Personal Systems Group (PSG), which might carry too high a price tag in a PC market struggling ...
Article | 20/08/2011 Wall Street Beat: Megamergers, earnings roil tech
Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, acquisitions and earnings news from the world's top PC makers (Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Lenovo), the bigg...
Article | 19/08/2011 HP bails out on the PC
The acknowledgement yesterday by Hewlett-Packard (HP), the world's largest PC maker, that it is considering spinning off its massive PC manufacturing ...
Article | 19/08/2011 HP to acquire info management software firm Autonomy
After half a day of frenzied speculation from the IT industry, Hewlett-Packard has confirmed that it is acquiring information management software vend...
Article | 19/08/2011 HP kills tablets, smartphones, confirms PC spin-off plans
Hewlett-Packard will discontinue operations for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad tablets and smartphones. It also confirmed that it is explori...
Article | 19/08/2011 HP plans PC spinoff, $10 billion Autonomy buy
Hewlett-Packard is reportedly set to announce that it will spin off its PC business and purchase analytics software vendor Autonomy for $US10 billion ...
Article | 18/08/2011 Zynga reportedly buys Astro Ape
Zynga has acquired mobile games start-up Astro Ape, according to Business Insider, which notes that Astro Ape employees are changing their place of em...
Article | 18/08/2011 Why Microsoft won't buy hardware to compete with Googorola
Chances are Microsoft will not retaliate against Google's 12.5 billion purchase of Motorola by acquiring a phone maker of its own, say industry analys...
Article | 17/08/2011 Google-Motorola deal: Pundits weigh in
Google's bid to acquire Motorola Mobility is a brilliant move that will stave off Android's patent attackers. Or it's act of desperation that will for...
Article | 17/08/2011 Analysts: Google looks to Novell for Motorola value
Google's interest in Motorola may really be just for the patents after all.
Article | 16/08/2011 Are Motorola's patents enough to protect Android?
Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility will land it a vast portfolio of patents, but the legal obstacles facing its Android operating sy...
Article | 16/08/2011 As a carrier's partner, Google may shine
Google's planned acquisition of Motorola Mobility will force the search giant into a whole new set of relationships with mobile operators, which could...
Article | 16/08/2011 Google's Motorola buy may offer boost to Microsoft
With most acquisitions, there are winners and losers. Google's buy of Motorola is no different, but in this case, neither of those companies comes out...