Friday, September 23, 2011

HP stock hits 6-year low after Whitman named CEO (AP)

HP stock hits 6-year low after Whitman named CEO (AP)

HP stock hits 6-year low after Whitman named CEO (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 09:14 AM PDT

AP - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s stock sank Friday to its lowest level in six years, as investors worried that new CEO Meg Whitman isn't the right person to turn the company's fortunes around.

Atop Meg Whitman's worries: H-P's size (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 03:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Meg Whitman, national co-chair for McCain 2008 and former president and CEO of eBay, speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Hewlett-Packard Co.'s stock sank Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, to its lowest level in six years, as investors worried that new CEO Meg Whitman isn't the right person to turn the company's fortunes around.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)AP - Meg Whitman's primary job as Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new CEO will be to restore a sense of direction at a company that has lost its way after a decade of leadership lapses and disjointed deal-making.

AP Interview: Samsung to step up Apple patent war (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:35 AM PDT

South Korean students use Samsung Electronics' new tablet Galaxy Tab 10.1 at its showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. A top Samsung Electronics Co. executive says her company will take a more aggressive stance against its smartphone and tablet rival Apple Inc. in a global patent dispute. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - A top Samsung executive says the company will take a bolder stance in its patent battle with smartphone and tablet rival Apple, which Samsung claims has been "free riding" on its patented wireless technologies.

Tecca TV: TechLife on Obama’s homebrew, 3D printing for kids, human suspended animation, and more! (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:57 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Thanks for tuning in to TechLife on Tecca TV, where we give you the 5 best technology-meets-lifestyle news stories in only 5 minutes! We like to bring a bit of Friday Fun to you each week. Be sure to peruse …

Just Show Me: How to create a playlist in iTunes (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to create a playlist in iTunes. Playlists are a …

Clarins Gets into Social Gaming on Facebook (Mashable)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:06 PM PDT

Mashable - [More from Mashable: The Post Launches Social Reader As a Newspaper For Facebook]

Groupon says sales half earlier figure, loses COO (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:10 PM PDT

AP - Groupon Inc. chopped its stated revenue by more than half in an updated SEC filing Friday as it corrected the way it accounts for money it receives selling coupons. The online deal site also said that its chief operating officer, Margo Georgiadis, has gone back to Google, where she worked before joining Groupon in May.

Yahoo received inquiries from many parties: memo (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 04:38 PM PDT

The headquarters of Yahoo Inc. is shown in Sunnyvale, California May 5, 2008. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Yahoo Inc has received inquiries from multiple parties about "potential options," but the struggling Web company expects to take months to decide its future, the company's co-founders and chairman said in a letter to employees on Friday.

Hong Kong's 1st Apple store mobbed on opening day (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 07:53 PM PDT

Staff members work inside an Apple store in the business district in Hong Kong Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. Apple will open its first retail store in Hong Kong on Sept. 24. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - Apple Inc. has opened its long-awaited first store in Hong Kong, with hundreds of fans of the computer and gadget maker pouring in on the first day.

Analysts See Two New iPhones Coming In October (NewsFactor)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:33 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Two new iPhone models -- including a lower-priced smartphone similar to the iPhone 3GS – are expected to be introduced at Apple's fall media conference next month, the investment firm Jefferies said Friday. The firm's analysts believe the event tentatively set for Oct. 4 also will "focus on iOS 5 and its cloud-service capabilities."

Hands-on with Facebook's Timeline (Digital Trends)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 04:57 PM PDT

Digital Trends - #dt-gallery-main-image img { float:right; max-width:400px; border: 1px solid #999; padding: 2px !important; } #dt-gallery-thumbs { float:left; width: 210px; } #dt-gallery-thumbs li { margin:7px !important; background:none !important; padding: 0 !important; float:left !important; } #dt-gallery-thumbs li img { border:1px solid #999; list-style:none; padding: 1px; } Facebook introduced the Timeline at yesterday’s f8 event, a new take on the profile. But this is no understated update: It’s a full-blown makeover. Timeline will be rolling out slowly in the near future, but give yourself a head-start with this hands-on guide, as well as our Timeline FAQ.

Amazon schedules event for next week; is this its tablet unveiling? (Digital Trends)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:32 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Last we heard, an Amazon tablet of some sort was due to hit this fall. And if the online retailer’s event scheduled for next week means what we think it does, then everything’s right on schedule. According to the Associated Press, Amazon will hold a press conference September 28, next Wednesday, most likely to announce its new Android tablet.

Personalized Internet radio provider Stitcher raises $10 million (Appolicious)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Appolicious - In an effort to further bring radio into the 21st century, web-based personalized radio provider Stitcher also available for iPhone) has secured $10 million in Series C funding, thanks to New Enterprise Associates, Benchmark Capital, New Atlantic Ventures and others. The company has now gathered a total investment of $18.7 million in three rounds of funding.

Not so simple: U.S. spy agency trying to go mobile (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Troy Lange knows that just mentioning cellphones is enough to give security officers heartburn at the National Security Agency.

Blockbuster offers streaming for Dish customers (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:39 PM PDT

Reuters - Blockbuster unveiled a video streaming service limited to Dish Network satellite subscribers, a move to better compete with movie rental giant Netflix and rival cable and satellite TV providers.

Amazon expected to unveil tablet next week (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:13 PM PDT

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc, which revolutionized reading with its Kindle e-reader, is expected to unveil a tablet computer next week that analysts say will seriously challenge Apple's market dominating iPad.

Thomson Reuters sells risk unit to Vista (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 08:41 AM PDT

Reuters - Thomson Reuters said it has agreed to sell its trade and risk management software business, which includes flagship product Kondor, to private equity firm Vista Equity Partners.

LulzSec Hacker Exposed by the Service He Thought Would Hide Him (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:08 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - On Thursday, the FBI arrested two suspected hackers who allegedly participated in Anonymous and LulzSec attacks. One of them, Cody Kretsinger, faces 15 years in prison for allegedly helping break into the Sony Pictures website with an SQL injection and publishing user data. As we described on Thursday, the indictment against Kretsinger says he used what's called a proxy server to hide his identity while carrying out the attack. But on Friday it emerged that the site he allegedly used to disguise his identity cooperated with police working to track him down. That's got some in the online privacy community very nervous.
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