| USB speakers set to get 'more oomph' out of laptops Soon, music aficionados can use plug-in USB speakers that produce high-quality sound from the laptop without the need for mains... | |
| iHome ready for some Apple AirPlay One of the cool demos that Steve Jobs put on at the Apple special event on Wednesday was showing off the revamped Apple streaming service AirPlay (formerly AirTunes). And, thanks to a page on the... |
| For Dell, Plenty of Targets After Shanking on 3Par "It is definitely a loss for Dell, but this is a situation where they were competing with someone about four times their size," said Andrew Redmond, an associate in the technology investment banking... |
| After losing 3Par, Dell's enterprise challenge remains a mix of technology and time SEATTLE - Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure... |
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| Parkinson appoints two Kansas City-area members to health exchange board Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson has appointed two Kansas City-area representatives to the 16-member board for the Kansas Health Information Exchange Inc. Dr. Helen Connors, executive director of... |
| Alpheus to build out broadband network in Texas border cities is expanding the company’s fiber-optic network in South Texas. The Houston-based provider of telecommunications and data center services will add transport and bandwidth service in McAllen,... |
| Google targets iTunes rival by Christmas Reuters reports that the Mountain View search giant is in talks with music labels on plans for an online store and cloud service that would let users play songs without downloading them onto their... |
| Parkinson appoints Wichitans to statewide health data organization Gov. Mark Parkinson appointed three Wichitans to serve as members of the Kansas Health Information Exchange Inc., a statewide data-sharing organization. Parkinson appointed 15 members total. Kansas... |
| Disney/ABC inks programming agreement cable customers. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Included in the agreement is the programming of ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney XD, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN... |
| Freescale co-designing LCD TV Vestel Electronics to develop the device. Once complete, users will be able to change channels, volume and other settings from another room, or not within line of sight of the LCD TV, a limitation... |
| Samsung downplays reports it will cost more than iPad UK retailer Expansys lists the device for pre-order at 679.99 British pounds (more than $1,000) for a 16-gigabyte version of the device which uses Mountain... |
| Black hole discovery could boost quantum computers British scientists have noticed an eerie similarity between the mathematics of the quantum entanglement utilised by quantum computers, and that of black holes as explained by string theory. The team... |
| Toshiba recalls about 41,000 computers The recalled models are the Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT130 notebook computers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety... |
| Group Attacks Google Privacy, Schmidt with Times Square Ad Google Celebrates Chrome's Birthday with Stable Release Google released an updated version of its Chrome browser, which promises faster speeds and a simplified... |
| Toshiba Recalls 41K Satellite Laptops Due to Overheating Health Canada . At issue is the DC-in jack, where the AC adapter plugs into the computer. In some cases, it has overheated to the point of melting the plastic base around the DC-in jack opening, the... |
| Netgear Adds Active Directory Integration to Security Appliance Netgear has introduced the ProSecure UTM50 Unified Threat Management Appliance, a network device that lets larger companies protect themselves from the exponentially growing number of virus and... |
| HP Beats Dell In 3Par Bidding War Posted on: Friday, 3 September 2010, 06:15 CDT Dell Inc. bowed out of its bidding war for data storage company 3Par Inc. on Thursday after rival Hewlett-Packard Co. raised its offer to $2.1... |
| Disney/ESPN, Time Warner reach deal Inc. (NYSE: TWC) reached an agreement Thursday to keep ABC, ESPN and the other Disney networks available to Central Texas viewers. Negotiations have extended for months as the cable provider sought... |
| EMC extends storage lead over IBM, NetApp in the external storage market during the second quarter, research firm IDC says in a report released Friday. EMC, which has about 700 employees in Research Triangle Park, posted revenue of nearly... |
| Yahoo, Vestel Group to provide Internet content through TV Vestel Group on Friday announced a partnership to provide Internet content through Yahoo Connected TV. Sunnyvale-based Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) and Manisa, Turkey-based Vestel did not disclose financial... |
| Spams, scams invade new Apple Ping service Apple's new Ping social network for its iTunes store has reportedly become a popular venue for spams and scams less less than two days after its launch. Offers for free iPhones like this, for... |
| Equinix announces $9M Tokyo expansion on Friday announced a $9 million expansion of its data center in Tokyo. Foster City-based Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) said it is seeing strong demand for data center services from cloud and IT service... |
| YouTube ads soothe copyright fears YouTube is reportedly finding success at defusing copyright confrontations over unauthorized content uploads by splitting revenue from ads such as this one on a Mad Men clip with content... |
| Durham incubator Synecor raises $9.99M TransEnterix and InnerPluse in the Triangle, has raised $9.99 million in a stock offering, the group says in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The funds were raised from a single... |
| Toshiba recalls 41,000 laptops for overheating The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday issued a recall of 41,000 Toshiba laptops after reports of some overheating and even melting. Toshiba posted its own recall of several models of... |
| Samsung shows 'airfoil' luxury laptops Samsung . This time it's the "premium" QX series - given a "airfoil design exterior" that's aluminium clad like as certain fruit-branded manufacturer's notebooks. But not entirely constructed from... |
| New UNH Research Shows Risk Of Marijuana's 'Gateway Effect' Overblown New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that the "gateway effect" of marijuana - that teenagers who use marijuana are more likely to move on to harder illicit drugs as young adults -... |
| Nvidia announces Fermi graphics card range for laptops Nvidia on Friday announced seven new GeForce 400M series graphics cards for laptops, which could provide parallel processing capabilities to accelerate web browsing and 3D image rendering. ... |
| HP To Buy 3PAR For $2.35 Bln. After Dell Pulls Out PAR ) through a cash tender offer of $33 per share in cash, or an enterprise value of $2.35 billion. 3PAR said its board has determined that HP's revised offer constitutes a superior proposal to... |
| Toshiba warns of fiery laptops Toshiba and US and Canadian consumer watchdogs are recalling three laptop models after receiving reports that people have been burned by the AC adapters. Tosh said about 41,000 machines had the... |
| Toshiba recalls 41,000 computers over risk of burns The recalled models are the Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT130 notebook computers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety... |
| HP edges out Dell to buy 3Par for $2.3 billion Hewlett-Packard Co. offered to buy 3Par Inc. for about $2.3 billion, ending an 18-day battle with Dell Inc. for the Fremont maker of storage systems and stepping up its rivalry with EMC Corp. Dell... |
| How did HP beat Dell in 3PAR bid? Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) emerged Thursday as the winner against Dell Inc. in an 18-day bidding contest for storage technology firm 3PAR Inc. The price tag of roughly 2.35 billion U.S. dollars... |
| Dell Inc. Drops 3Par Bid Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. Dell said Thursday it won't match HP's offer to pay $33 per share for 3Par, or about... |
| Missing laptops warning to WAG David Williamson , Western Mail LAPTOP computers and mobile devices worth £21,000 have been lost or stolen from the Assembly Government in the past two years, a Freedom of Information... |
| Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage... |
| HP vs Dell: the showdown that ended in spectacle The showdown over 3Par Inc. that ended Thursday was a puzzling spectacle.It pitted two of the world's biggest technology companies against each other for control of a company that was obscure outside... |
| H.P. Outbids Dell for Data Storage Company said Thursday in a statement . “We took a measured approach throughout the process and have decided to end these discussions,” he said. H.P.’s offer is more than three times the... |
| ANALYSIS: Plenty of fish for Dell after losing 3PAR to HP Dell Inc may have lost the bidding war for 3PAR Inc to Hewlett-Packard Co, but the data storage industry offers plenty of other targets. Since Dell was willing to spend over $2 billion on 3PAR,... |
| Dell and HP: A look at 3Par's suitors Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. had both been bidding for storage device maker 3Par Inc. A look at Dell's and HP's revenue, by product category, in the most recent fiscal year:Dell_ Client... |
| Dell, HP buyouts build up enterprise businesses Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc., the world's No. 1 and No. 2 makers of personal computers, have been making acquisitions in recent years to strengthen their positions as purveyors of technology and... |
| 3Par bid war boosts Brocade speculation The high price paid for 3Par has renewed speculation on Brocade as a buyout target, with the San Jose company's stock rising about 8 percent on... |
