Thursday, August 26, 2010

HP blasts back with new bid for 3Par, besting Dell (AP)

HP blasts back with new bid for 3Par, besting Dell (AP)

HP blasts back with new bid for 3Par, besting Dell (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 23, 2010, the interior of 3Par headquarters is seen in Fremont, Caif. Hewlett-Packard Co. is raising its offer for data-storage maker 3Par to about $1.69 billion. That tops rival Dell Inc.'s offer Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, of $1.52 billion. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. has again raised its bid for 3Par Inc. above an offer from rival Dell Inc., suggesting that the little-known data-storage maker could be worth more with one of the PC companies' marketing muscle behind it.

RIM seeks broad industry-gov't talks on encryption (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2010 file photo, Blackberry mobile phones are displayed at a shop in Mumbai, India. Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, said Thursday, Aug. 26, it is seeking to involve other technology companies in its talks with the Indian government, which wants access to the e-mails of BlackBerry users. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, file)AP - Research In Motion Ltd., which is facing a service shutdown in India next week over demands for access to its users' e-mails, said Thursday it is seeking to involve other technology companies in its talks with government officials.

Best Buy expands game trade-in program to stores (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:54 PM PDT

AP - Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. said Thursday it is offering store credit in exchange for used video games at nearly 600 of its stores, expanding an online trade-in program that has been in place for about a year.

Sony’s video-streaming SMP-N100 set-top box to take on Roku, Apple TV (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:23 PM PDT

Ben Patterson - Set for release later this year, Sony’s upcoming TV set-top box will boast the same media-streaming features as its high-end HDTVs and Blu-ray players, but for a lot less money.

Fix on the way for glitchy Samsung Blu-ray firmware (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:36 AM PDT

Ben Patterson - Got a Samsung Blu-ray deck that suddenly won’t play Universal and Warner Brothers movies such as "The Hangover," "The Book of Eli," "The Incredible Hulk" or "Clash of the Titans"? Well, you’re not alone. Samsung says a fix is in the works, but it won’t arrive until next month.

Remains of the Day: We be scammin' (Macworld.com)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Macworld.com - Seems like scams are all the rage lately, with one offering a free iPadâ€"in exchange for personal information, naturallyâ€"on the loose in social networks, more mysterious iTunes account hacks, and there’s a patent suit against Apple and a bunch of other companies. Not that that’s a scam, of course. Ahem. Fortunately, the remainders for Thursday, August 26, 2010 come with a guaranteed genuine seal of approval.

Yelp testing 1-day sales of local coupons (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 05:43 PM PDT

AP - Review website Yelp said Thursday that it is testing out "Yelp Deals" — large discounts at local businesses that site users can buy on one day only.

Lenovo to develop game consoles in China: report (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 08:53 PM PDT

Reuters - Lenovo, the world's No. 4 PC maker, has set up a unit to develop a video game console for the China market, a newspaper reported on Friday, pitting it against rivals such as Microsoft and Sony.

Cell phone plans get cheaper (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:52 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - The price of wireless phone services declined each year from '99 to '08, despite reduced competition as the $150 billion industry consolidated, says the Government Accountability Office. The economies of scale enjoyed by AT&T , Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile have helped keep prices in check amid a dearth of competition. The findings come as the FCC mulls freeing up more airwaves.

Skeptical Shopper: The Risks and Rewards of Deal-Hunter Apps (PC World)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 07:00 PM PDT

PC World - Still haven't embraced the Foursquare fad or Loopt's "check-in" feature? Me neither. I don't understand the point of letting everybody on my Twitter feed know where I'm ordering a meal or what stores I'm hitting up on my lunch hour. Though the trend may seem silly and pointless right now, national re­­tailers see this check-in model as a way to track--and increase--store foot traffic. But will consumers play along?

Brazil candidate can't use Jackson song in jingle (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:28 AM PDT

AP - Sony Music says it has obtained a court order barring a state legislative candidate in northeastern Brazil from using a Michael Jackson song in his campaign.

Facebook Looks to Develop More Social Startups (Mashable)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:12 PM PDT

Mashable - Y Combinator, an investment firm for early stage startups, will be upgrading its relationship status with Facebook today, as Facebook has just announced a partnership with the venture company.

StumbleUpon leads Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Appolicious - Bloggers and social networkers will be pleased with the latest and greatest from the Android Market. StumbleUpon has launched an Android app, along with Trillian, while Tweetdeck continues to test its beta app. Here are the week's top Android apps.

FTC drops LimeWire ID theft investigation (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:23 PM PDT

Reuters - Regulators dropped an investigation into whether LimeWire file-sharing software put users' personal information at risk of identity theft, according to a letter sent to the company earlier this month.

HP buys database software firm (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:52 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - The tech giant bought Stratavia, a private database software maker focused on cloud computing. Hewlett-Packard didn't disclose the financial terms. Stratavia helps automate databases so servers are easier to maintain. HP has been a serial acquirer, and currently it's in a bidding war with Dell (NMS:DELL) for the data storage firm 3Par (AMEX:PAR.a - News).

Rumored SAP-Red Hat Merger Seen as a Long Shot (PC World)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:20 PM PDT

PC World - Rumors swirled once again this week regarding a possible takeover of Red Hat, this time by SAP, but a number of industry observers said Thursday that the prospect is unlikely at best.

Internet abuzz with Gmail telephone calls (AFP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 07:05 PM PDT

Internet telephone capabilities added to Google's free Web-based email service in the United States appeared to have been successful, with more than a million calls logged in the 24 hours after its launch, the company has said.(AFP/File)AFP - Internet telephone capabilities added to Google's free Web-based email service in the United States appeared to have been successful, with more than a million calls logged in the 24 hours after its launch.
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