Friday, October 1, 2010

Choice of CEO signals new direction for HP (AP)

Choice of CEO signals new direction for HP (AP)

Choice of CEO signals new direction for HP (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, Leo Apotheker, then CEO of German software company SAP, is seen during the annual financial statement in Frankfurt, Germany. Hewlett-Packard on Thursday, Sept. 30 2010 named Apotheker as its new CEO. (AP Photo/dapd, Daniel Roland, File)AP - The appointment of a German software executive as Hewlett-Packard Co.'s next CEO sends an unmistakable signal that the board of the world's largest technology company is prepared to gamble big on an aggressive push into the software business.

Microsoft sues Motorola over smart phone patents (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:29 PM PDT

AP - Microsoft Corp. is suing Motorola Inc. for infringing on its smart-phone patents.

Microsoft taps tech leader to head Office division (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 10:25 AM PDT

AP - Microsoft Corp. has picked an insider with engineering expertise to head up its Office software division, filling a spot left vacant in September when the most recent president left to become Nokia Corp.'s CEO.

Logitech set to unveil Google-TV-enabled Revue (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:18 PM PDT

Ben Patterson - Nope, it’s not another streaming-media set-top box like Apple TV or the Roku. Instead, the Revue seeks to meld TV and the Web by piggybacking onto your existing DVR — with a little help from Google. How much will the Revue set you back? We’re about to find out.

Touchscreen iMac rumors surface, again (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 10:10 AM PDT

Ben Patterson - Every so often, there’s a burst of chatter about Apple working on a touchscreen version of its venerable iMac desktop. Yes, it’s that time again.

Remains of the Day: Untitled Document (Macworld)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Macworld - You can’t stop Dan Moren, you can only hope to contain him. Oh, wait, what’s this? You can stop him. If you’re a virus. Powered by nine years of Under the Knife, these are your remainders for Friday, October 1, 2010.

Microsoft hopes to bury iPhone, Android (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:32 PM PDT

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates makes a speech at a session of the 18th World Aids Conference in Vienna July 19, 2010. REUTERS/Herwig PrammerReuters - Last month, a few hundred Microsoft Corp employees acted out their fantasy with a mock funeral for Apple Inc's iPhone at its Redmond, Washington campus.

Dialogic, Veraz finish merger (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT

AP - Dialogic Corp., a privately held mobile video technology company, and Veraz Networks Inc., a publicly traded telecommunications equipment maker, said Friday that they have finished their merger.

Facebook movie underscores cultural phenomenon (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:25 PM PDT

Reuters - Facebook now counts one of every two Americans as a user, would rank behind only China and India in population if it were a country and has an estimated value of more than $30 billion, larger than that of Starbucks.

Liz Phair changes gears on "Funstyle" (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 06:36 PM PDT

Reuters - Two years ago, singer-songwriter Liz Phair did a round of interviews announcing a new deal with powerhouse indie label ATO and stating that she felt creative for the first time in 15 years. She did rerelease her seminal 1993 album, "Exile in Guyville," on her new label, but fresh songs never seemed to materialize -- until July 4 of this year, when Phair posted a new album online, seemingly out of nowhere.

Web Faceoff: Yahoo vs. AOL (Mashable)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Mashable - Two titans of the web 1.0 era are trying to find their footing in the world of the social web. Will Yahoo or AOL be able to regain their former glory?

Another poll shows the iPhone losing market share to Android (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 11:14 AM PDT

Appolicious - A new poll says that during the last 90 days, as many consumers have decided they want Google's Android phone as want Apple's iPhone. And this trend may just be an appetizer.

5 Reasons the Windows Phone 7 Will Fail (PC World)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:17 PM PDT

PC World - Microsoft will debut three new smartphones that carry its revamped Windows Phone 7 operating system on Oct. 11, offering them on wireless carrier AT&T a month later, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Summary Box: Choice of HP CEO sends signal (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:59 PM PDT

AP - THE CHOICE: Leo Apotheker, 57, will be the new head of Hewlett-Packard Co. He comes from German enterprise software maker SAP AG.

FBI says cyber-thieves stole $70 million (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:01 PM PDT

AP - The FBI and law enforcement agencies in Ukraine, the Netherlands and Britain are tracking down international cyber criminals who stole $70 million by using malware that captured passwords and account numbers to log onto online bank accounts.

PARTING SHOTS: Osama’s back up to his old tricks (The Upshot)

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:51 PM PDT

The Upshot - Here is our roster of stories that managed to evade the full-on blog treatment: • U.S. counterterrorism officials think that Osama bin Laden may be behind the recent threat of attacks on multiple European cities. (AP) • Researchers have found a dramatic uptick in the concentration of carcinogens in the Gulf post-BP oil disaster. (Huffington [...]
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