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Hewlett-Packard buys 3Com for $2.7B; ups guidance

AP – 37 mins ago

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Hewlett-Packard Co. said Wednesday it is buying the 3Com Corp. networking company for $2.7 billion, the latest move by the world's No. 1 personal computer maker to expand into more profitable areas than PCs. Full Story »

  • Samsung Launches Bada Mobile Operating System

    NewsFactor – 1 hr 57 mins ago  

    There's another mobile operating system to add to the mix that includes Windows Mobile, Research in Motion's BlackBerry, Palm's webOS, Apple's iPhone, Symbian and Google's Android. On Tuesday, Samsung Electronics announced the launch of its own open mobile platform, called bada. Full Story »

  • Tracking Features Added To Google Latitude

    NewsFactor – 1 hr 58 mins ago  

    Google has added two features -- Google Location History and Google Location Alerts -- to Google Latitude, which is a feature of Google Maps. Software engineer Chris Lambert wrote in a blog post that the additions are the result of requests from users to upgrade Latitude, which launched in February. Full Story »

  • Las Vegas Sun managing editor to retire this year

    AP – 52 mins ago  

    LAS VEGAS - The managing editor of the Las Vegas Sun says he'll retire next month. Full Story »

  • New Malware Affects Jailbroken iPhones

    PC World – Wed Nov 11, 3:49 pm ET  

    Late last week, an Australian hacker dubbed ikee deployed the Rickrolling worm– a harmless and humorous worm that installs a picture of 80’s one hit wonder Rick Astley to affected users’ home screens. Full Story »

  • Second Beta Release of Firefox 3.6 Fixes 190 Bugs

    NewsFactor – 1 hr 57 mins ago  

    Mozilla's developer community has released the second beta of Firefox 3.6 to fix 190 bugs in the original release. Moreover, all current Firefox 3.6 beta users have been issued an update containing improvements of interest to users as well as web and add-on developers. Full Story »

  • Apple releases Safari 4.0.4 update

    Macworld.com – 2 hrs 9 mins ago  

    You’re going to have to restart your Mac again. Apple on Wednesday released Safari 4.0.4, an update that addresses “performance, stability, and security.” Full Story »

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