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	<title>Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog &#187; Dell</title>
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		<title>No laps for hot laptops; medical reports link them to &#8220;toasted skin syndrome,&#8221; possible harm</title>
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No laps for warm laptops; skin damage is possible

CHICAGO — Have you ever worked on your laptop computer with it sitting on your lap, heating up your legs? If so, you might want to rethink that habit.
Doing it a lot can lead to &#8220;toasted skin syndrome,&#8221; an unusual-looking mottled skin condition caused by long-term heat ... Read : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/no-laps-for-hot-laptops-medical-reports-link-them-to-toasted-skin-syndrome-possible-harm/">No laps for hot laptops; medical reports link them to &#8220;toasted skin syndrome,&#8221; possible harm</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Choice of CEO signals hardware-heavy HP&#8217;s interest in gaining software clout</title>
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Choice of CEO signals new direction for HP

NEW YORK — The appointment of a German software executive as Hewlett-Packard Co.&#8217;s next CEO sends an unmistakable signal that the board of the world&#8217;s largest technology company is prepared to gamble big on an aggressive push into the software business.
And analysts say it will need to do .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/choice-of-ceo-signals-hardware-heavy-hps-interest-in-gaining-software-clout/">Source article &nbsp;: Choice of CEO signals hardware-heavy HP&#8217;s interest in gaining software clout</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/choice-of-ceo-signals-hardware-heavy-hps-interest-in-gaining-software-clout/</link>
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		<title>A glance at the iPad and competing tablet computers, existing and future</title>
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The iPad and its competitors at a glance
Here are some of the tablet computers that are on sale now or coming out in the next six months:

Apple iPad — The product that started it all, after others had tried for years to make tablet computers a mainstream product. Came out in April. Screen is 9.7 ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/a-glance-at-the-ipad-and-competing-tablet-computers-existing-and-future/">A glance at the iPad and competing tablet computers, existing and future</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Summary Box: BlackBerry maker aims for businesses with Playbook tablet</title>
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Summary Box: BlackBerry maker offers tablet

THE NEWS: BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. is launching a new tablet computer early next year called the PlayBook.
THE SPECS: RIM is betting on a smaller, lighter tablet than Apple Inc.&#8217;s iPad. The PlayBook will have a 7-inch screen, making it half the size of the iPad, and weigh ... Read : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/summary-box-blackberry-maker-aims-for-businesses-with-playbook-tablet/">Summary Box: BlackBerry maker aims for businesses with Playbook tablet</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Larry Ellison: Oracle not interested in buying a tech-services firm, unlike rivals</title>
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Oracle CEO: We&#8217;re not eyeing services buys

SAN FRANCISCO — Oracle CEO Larry Ellison says his company won&#8217;t follow one of the technology world&#8217;s hottest trends: buying services companies.
Ellison&#8217;s comments Thursday during the Oracle OpenWorld conference go against the grain of Oracle Corp.&#8217;s rivals&#8217; strategies.
IBM Corp. transformed itself from a lumbering computer seller into a profitable .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/larry-ellison-oracle-not-interested-in-buying-a-tech-services-firm-unlike-rivals/">Larry Ellison: Oracle not interested in buying a tech-services firm, unlike rivals</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AMD, world&#8217;s No. 2 maker of PC processors, cuts 3Q guidance, blames weak consumer laptop sales</title>
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AMD cuts 3Q guidance, blames weak consumer sales

SAN FRANCISCO — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has lowered its third-quarter outlook, supplying fresh evidence that consumers&#8217; penny-pinching on personal computers has led to a painful back-to-school shopping season for some technology companies.
AMD is the world&#8217;s No. 2 maker of PC microprocessors, the &#8220;brains&#8221; of those machines.
Its announcement .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/amd-worlds-no-2-maker-of-pc-processors-cuts-3q-guidance-blames-weak-consumer-laptop-sales/">Original article &nbsp;: AMD, world&#8217;s No. 2 maker of PC processors, cuts 3Q guidance, blames weak consumer laptop sales</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/amd-worlds-no-2-maker-of-pc-processors-cuts-3q-guidance-blames-weak-consumer-laptop-sales/</link>
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		<title>Federal Communications Commission opens up unused television signals for wireless broadband</title>
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FCC opens up unused TV signals for broadband

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is opening up unused airwaves between television channels for wireless broadband networks that will be more powerful and can reach farther than today&#8217;s Wi-Fi hotspots.
The five-member FCC voted unanimously Thursday to allow the use of so-called &#8220;white spaces&#8221; in the broadcast TV ... Read more <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/federal-communications-commission-opens-up-unused-television-signals-for-wireless-broadband/" title="Federal Communications Commission opens up unused television signals for wireless broadband">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dell&#8217;s latest shot at Apple&#8217;s iPad: a mysterious 7-inch tablet that runs Google&#8217;s software</title>
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Dell CEO flashes 7-inch Android tablet computer

SAN FRANCISCO — Dell is working on a 7-inch tablet that runs Google&#8217;s Inc.&#8217;s Android operating software.
Not much else is publicly known about the computer. Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell flashed it briefly Wednesday at Oracle&#8217;s annual conference in San Francisco, but offered no hard details. Dell Inc. spokesman ... Read more <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/dells-latest-shot-at-apples-ipad-a-mysterious-7-inch-tablet-that-runs-googles-software/" title="Dell&#8217;s latest shot at Apple&#8217;s iPad: a mysterious 7-inch tablet that runs Google&#8217;s software">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/dells-latest-shot-at-apples-ipad-a-mysterious-7-inch-tablet-that-runs-googles-software/</link>
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		<title>EU aims to comply with WTO ruling in dispute over monitors, cable boxes with US, Japan, Taiwan</title>
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EU aims to comply with WTO ruling on tech tariffs

GENEVA — The European Union signaled Tuesday that it was prepared to scrap tariffs on billions dollars (euros) worth of high-tech exports from the United States, Japan and Taiwan, which were ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization last month.
Brussels could have filed an appeal by ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/eu-aims-to-comply-with-wto-ruling-in-dispute-over-monitors-cable-boxes-with-us-japan-taiwan/">EU aims to comply with WTO ruling in dispute over monitors, cable boxes with US, Japan, Taiwan</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/eu-aims-to-comply-with-wto-ruling-in-dispute-over-monitors-cable-boxes-with-us-japan-taiwan/</link>
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		<title>Survey says: Consumers as happy as they&#8217;ve ever been with computers, Apple owners most pleased</title>
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Survey says: Consumer satisfaction with PCs rises

SAN FRANCISCO — Consumers are as happy as they&#8217;ve ever been with their computers, and those with Apple computers are the most pleased, a new survey says.
The American Customer Satisfaction Index&#8217;s score for personal computers, which is part of a larger survey that also includes consumer sentiments on home  [..] <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/survey-says-consumers-as-happy-as-theyve-ever-been-with-computers-apple-owners-most-pleased/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>You can Turn Dell&#8217;s new Window 7 tablet into a Laptop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Dell unveiled 10-inch gorgeous Tablet running on windows 7 at Intel Developer forum in San Francisco. The unique feature is the ability to open up the case, flip the screen, and then convert  it into a laptop design. The WiMAX enabled tablet will be available later this year. The Inspiron Duo is just a .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/you-can-turn-dells-new-window-7-tablet-into-a-laptop/">Original source &nbsp;: You can Turn Dell&#8217;s new Window 7 tablet into a Laptop</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IBM buying data storage company Netezza for about $1.7 billion</title>
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IBM buying Netezza for about $1.7 billion
NRE YORK — IBM said Monday it has agreed to pay $1.7 billion for Netezza Corp., a company that helps businesses sort through data on corporate servers.

Netezza&#8217;s software and hardware systems are designed to help companies use data about their businesses to make strategic decisions.
The personnel department of a .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/ibm-buying-data-storage-company-netezza-for-about-17-billion/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: IBM buying data storage company Netezza for about $1.7 billion</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/ibm-buying-data-storage-company-netezza-for-about-17-billion/</link>
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		<title>AT&amp;T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon to sell Samsung tablet; launch date, price unknown</title>
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AT&#038;T, Sprint, Verizon to carry Samsung tablet
NEW YORK — All four major U.S. wireless carriers will sell an iPad-like tablet computer from Samsung Electronics Co., the companies said Thursday.
Samsung and the service providers — AT&#038;T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp., T-Mobile USA Inc. and Verizon Wireless Inc. — didn&#8217;t say how much the Galaxy .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/at-launch-date-price-unknown/">AT&#038;T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon to sell Samsung tablet; launch date, price unknown</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dell to invest up to $100 billion in China over a decade; will open Chengdu plant in 2011</title>
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Dell to boost China spend to $100B over a decade
SEATTLE — Dell Inc. is making a $100 billion bet that China will remain one of the fastest-growing markets for personal computers over the next decade.
Dell said Thursday it plans to open a manufacturing, sales and service center in Chengdu in 2011 .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/dell-to-invest-up-to-100-billion-in-china-over-a-decade-will-open-chengdu-plant-in-2011/">Source article &nbsp;: Dell to invest up to $100 billion in China over a decade; will open Chengdu plant in 2011</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/dell-to-invest-up-to-100-billion-in-china-over-a-decade-will-open-chengdu-plant-in-2011/</link>
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		<title>Oracle&#8217;s income jumps 20 percent amid drama over Hurd hiring as businesses buy more software</title>
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Oracle&#8217;s net swells 20 pct amid Hurd hiring hubbub
SAN FRANCISCO — Oracle Corp.&#8217;s net income swelled 20 percent in the latest quarter as the world&#8217;s biggest maker of database software prospered from freer technology spending by corporations.
Wall Street expected less and Oracle&#8217;s shares rose nearly 5 percent.
Oracle&#8217;s results, reported Thursday, came as ... Read more <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/oracles-income-jumps-20-percent-amid-drama-over-hurd-hiring-as-businesses-buy-more-software/" title="Oracle&#8217;s income jumps 20 percent amid drama over Hurd hiring as businesses buy more software">>>></a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/oracles-income-jumps-20-percent-amid-drama-over-hurd-hiring-as-businesses-buy-more-software/</link>
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		<title>Cisco says it plans to start paying a dividend before next summer</title>
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Cisco to start paying a dividend before summer
NEW YORK — Cisco Systems Inc., the world&#8217;s largest maker of computer-networking gear, said Tuesday that it would pay its first dividend by July, the end of its current fiscal year.
Like several other big technology companies, Cisco has a large cash balance, and analysts have ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/cisco-says-it-plans-to-start-paying-a-dividend-before-next-summer/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Cisco says it plans to start paying a dividend before next summer</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/cisco-says-it-plans-to-start-paying-a-dividend-before-next-summer/</link>
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		<title>A glance at major technology companies&#8217; recent acquisitions</title>
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Recent acquisitions by major technology companies
Hewlett-Packard Co.&#8217;s $1.5 billion deal to buy security company ArcSight Inc. is the latest effort by a major tech company to branch into newer businesses.
Here is a look at some of the acquisitions over the past several months.
July 1: Hewlett-Packard Co. completes its $1.2 billion acquisition of smart .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/a-glance-at-major-technology-companies-recent-acquisitions/">A glance at major technology companies&#8217; recent acquisitions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hewlett-Packard buying network security company ArcSight for $1.5 billion</title>
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Hewlett-Packard buying ArcSight for $1.5 billion
NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard Co. wants to have the answer to all of its customers&#8217; technology problems. So it is buying network-security provider ArcSight Inc. to help them respond to the growing threat posed by hackers, computer viruses and digital fraud.
The $1.5 billion deal .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/hewlett-packard-buying-network-security-company-arcsight-for-15-billion/">Source &nbsp;: Hewlett-Packard buying network security company ArcSight for $1.5 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Communications Commission set to open up vacant TV airwaves for broadband access</title>
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FCC to open up vacant TV airwaves for broadband
WASHINGTON — A new flavor of Wi-Fi, with longer range and wall-piercing power, could show up in wireless gadgets a year from now if the Federal Communications Commission works out the last details of new spectrum rules that have been long in the making.
Nearly two .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/federal-communications-commission-set-to-open-up-vacant-tv-airwaves-for-broadband-access/">Original source &nbsp;: Federal Communications Commission set to open up vacant TV airwaves for broadband access</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/federal-communications-commission-set-to-open-up-vacant-tv-airwaves-for-broadband-access/</link>
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		<title>Report: Hewlett-Packard nears deal to buying security software maker ArcSight for $1.5 billion</title>
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Report: HP close to buying ArcSight for $1.5B
NEW YORK — Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. may be close to another major acquisition.
The company is nearing a deal to buy security software provider ArcSight for about $1.5 billion, The Wall Street Journal said on its website Sunday. Based on ArcSight&#8217;s 34.6 million shares ... Original article on  : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/report-hewlett-packard-nears-deal-to-buying-security-software-maker-arcsight-for-15-billion/">Report: Hewlett-Packard nears deal to buying security software maker ArcSight for $1.5 billion</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/report-hewlett-packard-nears-deal-to-buying-security-software-maker-arcsight-for-15-billion/</link>
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		<title>Dell decides to close NC plant sooner than expected, employees to be laid off by November</title>
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Dell closing NC plant sooner than expected
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Computer maker Dell Inc. says it will close a North Carolina plant sooner than expected and lay off employees in October and November.
Spokesman David Frink didn&#8217;t give an exact date for the closure. The plant had 400 workers this spring, but Frink didn&#8217;t immediately ... Read more <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/dell-decides-to-close-nc-plant-sooner-than-expected-employees-to-be-laid-off-by-november/" title="Dell decides to close NC plant sooner than expected, employees to be laid off by November">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Quiet&#8217; smart phone maker HTC starts to build brand as it competes with iPhone</title>
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Taiwan&#8217;s HTC: iPhone&#8217;s &#8216;quiet&#8217; challenger
BEIJING — East Asia is the world&#8217;s electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple&#8217;s iPhone.
HTC .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/quiet-smart-phone-maker-htc-starts-to-build-brand-as-it-competes-with-iphone/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: &#8216;Quiet&#8217; smart phone maker HTC starts to build brand as it competes with iPhone</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Summary Box: HP snatches data-storage maker 3Par from rival Dell with $2.07 billion offer</title>
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Summary Box: HP snatches 3Par away from Dell
LAST-MINUTE SCRAMBLE: Dell Inc. boosted its bid for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. to $32. Hewlett-Packard Co. came back with a $33-per-share offer before Dell&#8217;s move could be made public. The board of 3Par deemed HP&#8217;s offer superior and approved the deal.
AND THE WINNER IS: HP. Dell .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/summary-box-hp-snatches-data-storage-maker-3par-from-rival-dell-with-207-billion-offer/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Summary Box: HP snatches data-storage maker 3Par from rival Dell with $2.07 billion offer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Summary Box: Dell lets 3Par go to HP; analysts say PC maker needs mix of technology and time</title>
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Summary Box: What&#8217;s Dell to do after 3Par?
DEAL UNDONE: Dell Inc. surrendered the contest for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. to Hewlett-Packard Co. Thursday.
DELL&#8217;S DILEMMA: Dell has been slower than HP to branch out from the business of selling computers, which has grown less profitable as component costs have climbed and as PC makers .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/summary-box-dell-lets-3par-go-to-hp-analysts-say-pc-maker-needs-mix-of-technology-and-time/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Summary Box: Dell lets 3Par go to HP; analysts say PC maker needs mix of technology and time</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/summary-box-dell-lets-3par-go-to-hp-analysts-say-pc-maker-needs-mix-of-technology-and-time/</link>
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		<title>After losing 3Par, Dell&#8217;s enterprise challenge remains a mix of technology and time</title>
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Dell&#8217;s enterprise challenge remains after 3Par
SEATTLE — Dell Inc. doesn&#8217;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 maker.
But it won&#8217;t be easy, either, for Dell to shake its &#8220;Dude, you&#8217;re getting a Dell&#8221; .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/after-losing-3par-dells-enterprise-challenge-remains-a-mix-of-technology-and-time/">After losing 3Par, Dell&#8217;s enterprise challenge remains a mix of technology and time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spectacle of HP, Dell showdown for 3Par comes to an end after HP makes pricey bid</title>
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HP vs Dell: the showdown that ended in spectacle
SAN FRANCISCO — The showdown over 3Par Inc. that ended Thursday was a puzzling spectacle.
It pitted two of the world&#8217;s biggest technology companies against each other for control of a company that was obscure outside of technology circles and flat-out unloved on Wall .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/spectacle-of-hp-dell-showdown-for-3par-comes-to-an-end-after-hp-makes-pricey-bid/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Spectacle of HP, Dell showdown for 3Par comes to an end after HP makes pricey bid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dell ends bidding contest over data-storage maker 3Par, will not match HP&#8217;s $2.07B offer</title>
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Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP
SEATTLE — 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&#8217;t match HP&#8217;s offer to pay $33 per share for 3Par, or about $2.07 billion. Dell&#8217;s decision came barely an hour after 3Par ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/dell-ends-bidding-contest-over-data-storage-maker-3par-will-not-match-hps-207b-offer-2/">Original article on  : Dell ends bidding contest over data-storage maker 3Par, will not match HP&#8217;s $2.07B offer</a>.]]></description>
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Dell cedes data storage maker 3Par to HP
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard for data-storage maker 3Par.
Dell Inc. says it will not match Hewlett-Packard Co.&#8217;s offer to pay $33 per share for 3Par Inc., or about $2.07 billion.
Dave Johnson, Dell&#8217;s senior vice president ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/dell-ends-bidding-contest-over-data-storage-maker-3par-will-not-match-hps-207b-offer/">Dell ends bidding contest over data storage maker 3Par, will not match HP&#8217;s $2.07B offer</a>.]]></description>
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Bidding for 3Par heats up; HP tops latest Dell bid
NEW YORK — The bidding is heating up between computer makers Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. for the data storage company 3Par Inc. Even before Dell could make its latest offer public, HP has come back with a higher bid.
After Dell raised .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/bidding-for-data-storage-company-3par-heats-up-as-hp-tops-latest-dell-bid/">Original source &nbsp;: Bidding for data storage company 3Par heats up as HP tops latest Dell bid</a>.]]></description>
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Samsung unveils iPad competitor Galaxy
BERLIN — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.&#8217;s popular iPad.
The device offers users &#8220;a new galaxy of possibilities&#8221; with features such as mobile video conferencing and a video chat function, Samsung ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/samsung-unveils-new-tablet-pc-galaxy-tab-meant-to-rival-apples-ipad/">Read : Samsung unveils new tablet PC Galaxy Tab, meant to rival Apple&#8217;s iPad</a>.]]></description>
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Dell spends $690,000 lobbying in 2Q
SEATTLE — Personal computer maker Dell Inc. spent $690,000 in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on Defense Department appropriations and other issues, according to a disclosure report.
That&#8217;s slightly less than the $730,000 the PC maker spent in the same quarter of 2009.
Dell lobbied Congress on ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/dell-spends-690000-to-lobby-in-2nd-quarter-on-defense-appropriations-health-care-technology/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Dell spends $690,000 to lobby in 2nd quarter on defense appropriations, health care technology</a>.]]></description>
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Skilled Healthcare, Genzyme, Intel big movers
NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
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Hewlett-Packard Co., up 56 cents at $38.56
The computer maker said its board had authorized a $10 billion stock buyback as it engages in a bidding contest with rival ... Read more <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/skilled-healthcare-genzyme-intel-among-companies-making-big-moves-in-the-stock-market/" title="Skilled Healthcare, Genzyme, Intel among companies making big moves in the stock market">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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HP authorizes $10B share buyback
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday its board has authorized the repurchase of $10 billion in shares.
The announcement comes as the personal computer maker is involved in a bidding contest with rival Dell Inc. for the data storage company 3Par Inc.
Shares of HP, which is based in .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/hewlett-packard-approves-additional-10-billion-for-share-repurchases/">Hewlett-Packard approves additional $10 billion for share repurchases</a>.]]></description>
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Intel buying German chipmaker&#8217;s wireless unit
NEW YORK — Intel Corp. is buying the wireless communications unit of Germany&#8217;s Infineon Technologies AG for $1.4 billion in cash, the second deal in as many weeks that allows the chipmaker to expand beyond the struggling personal computer market.
Intel has tried with limited success ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/intel-buying-german-chipmaker-infineons-wireless-operations-for-14b-in-cash/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Intel buying German chipmaker Infineon&#8217;s wireless operations for $1.4B in cash</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3Par calls HP&#8217;s $30-per-share bid &#8217;superior&#8217;; Dell mulls increased offer</title>
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3Par calls HP $30 bid &#8217;superior&#8217;; Dell mulls reply
FREMONT, Calif. — Data storage company 3Par Inc. says its board has determined that Hewlett-Packard Co.&#8217;s $2 billion, $30-per-share takeover bid is superior to a rival offer from Dell Inc., but Dell said Saturday it was mulling over a higher bid.
3Par said late Friday that ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/3par-calls-hps-30-per-share-bid-superior-dell-mulls-increased-offer/">Read : 3Par calls HP&#8217;s $30-per-share bid &#8217;superior&#8217;; Dell mulls increased offer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Summary Box: HP boosts bid for data-storage maker 3Par, only hours after Dell match</title>
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Summary Box: HP boosts bid for 3Par to $1.88B
THE LATEST BIDDING: Hewlett-Packard Co. boosted its bid for 3Par Inc. to $1.88 billion Friday. It&#8217;s 11 percent more than an offer Dell Inc. made public just hours earlier.
WHY THEY WANT IT: HP and Dell, among the world&#8217;s largest personal computer makers, are looking at .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/summary-box-hp-boosts-bid-for-data-storage-maker-3par-only-hours-after-dell-match/">Source &nbsp;: Summary Box: HP boosts bid for data-storage maker 3Par, only hours after Dell match</a>.]]></description>
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PC industry&#8217;s woes could mean bargains this fall
SAN FRANCISCO — If you&#8217;re looking for bargains on personal computers, bad news from the industry could be good for your pocketbook.
Computer makers are scrambling for ways to goose faltering consumer demand after a weak start to the back-to-school shopping season. That could mean deeper .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/looking-for-a-cheap-pc-industrys-back-to-school-woes-could-lead-to-deeper-price-cuts/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Looking for a cheap PC? Industry&#8217;s back-to-school woes could lead to deeper price cuts</a>.]]></description>
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Intel warns 3Q results will miss expectations
NEW YORK — Chip-maker Intel Corp. is cutting its sales forecast for the quarter, adding fresh evidence that a rickety economy is putting a damper on the back-to-school shopping season.
Intel is the world&#8217;s biggest provider of microprocessors for PCs and a bellwether for the broader technology industry.
In ... Read : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/intel-warns-3rd-quarter-results-will-miss-wall-street-expectations/">Intel warns 3rd-quarter results will miss Wall Street expectations</a>.]]></description>
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HP boosts bid for 3Par to $1.88B, topping Dell
SEATTLE — Hewlett-Packard Co. boosted its bid for 3Par Inc. to $1.88 billion Friday, topping Dell Inc.&#8217;s offer by 11 percent and again raising the stakes in the bidding contest for the data-storage company.
The $30-per-share offer from HP came just hours after Dell .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/hp-boosts-bid-for-data-storage-maker-3par-only-hours-after-dell-matched-its-earlier-offer/">Original source &nbsp;: HP boosts bid for data storage maker 3Par, only hours after Dell matched its earlier offer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dell boosts bid for data storage maker 3Par to $1.69B, matching HP; 3Par accepts, shares surge</title>
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3Par accepts new bid from Dell worth $1.69 billion
NEW YORK — Computer maker Dell Inc. has matched a $1.69 billion offer from Hewlett-Packard Co. to buy the data-storage company 3Par Inc., raising the stakes in the bidding contest for the little-known company.
The $27-per-share offer is worth three times the price of 3Par before .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/dell-boosts-bid-for-data-storage-maker-3par-to-169b-matching-hp-3par-accepts-shares-surge/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Dell boosts bid for data storage maker 3Par to $1.69B, matching HP; 3Par accepts, shares surge</a>.]]></description>
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