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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...


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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,...
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...
Spectacle of HP, Dell showdown for 3Par comes to an end after HP makes pricey bid
SAN FRANCISCO - 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...
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...
Dell concedes in 3PAR bidding war
Dell has given up its pursuit of storage specialist 3PAR.The company said in a statement that it would not be upping its latest bid of $32 per share for 3PAR and would seek to collect on a $72m...
HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion as Dell drops out
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $2.4 billion, as rival Dell Inc bowed out on...
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...
HP Beats Dell in Battle for 3Par
After a bidding war, Hewlett-Packard has beaten Dell in the battle for electronic storage company 3Par. In a statement Thursday Dell said it would not counter HP's improved offer of 33 dollars a...
SciQuest sets price range for IPO, looks to net around $56M
SciQuest plans to sell 6 million shares of its common stock at an initial public offering price between $9.50 and $11.50 per share, the Cary-based software company said...
Summary Box: What'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'S DILEMMA: Dell has been slower than HP to branch out from the business of...
HP takes Dell out of 3Par race with $3.3bn bid
NEW YORK - US computer giant Dell dropped out of the bidding for 3Par yesterday after Hewlett-Packard raised its offer for the data storage company to US$33 per share or $2.4 billion (NZ$3.35bn). ...
HP to Buy 3Par for $2.35 Billion as Dell Walks Away
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to buy 3Par Inc. for $2.35 billion, ending an 18-day bidding war with Dell Inc. for the maker of storage systems and stepping up its rivalry with EMC...
Tandberg Announces Data Protection Appliance for SMBs
Tandberg has announced a family of intelligent network-attached disk appliances called AccuVault. The devices deliver enterprise-level data protection to servers, virtual servers, and workstations at...
Pew: 72 Percent of Adults Now Send Text Messages
Texting among adults is on the rise, with more than 72 percent of those over 18 using the technology, but their usage still pales in comparison to texting among teenagers, who send an average of five...
Facebook Adds Remote Log-Out Security Feature
Apple Revamps iPod Lineup, Adds FaceTime to iPod touch Apple revamped its entire iPod lineup—an upgrade Steve Jobs called the "biggest change in the iPod lineup...
Dell walks from fight with HP for 3Par
Dell is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard for data-storage maker 3Par.Dell said overnight it won't match HP's offer to pay $US33 per share for 3Par, or about...
HP outlasts Dell in bidding war for 3PAR
NEW YORK (AFP) – US computer giant Hewlett-Packard emerged the winner on Thursday in a bidding war with Dell for 3PAR after raising its offer for the data storage company to 33 dollars per...
H-P Details $33-A-Share Tender Offer; 3Par Pays Dell $72 Million Fee
a share for the data-storage company. The ceasefire between the tech titans ended quite a run for 3Par, whose shares more than tripled in value in the past few weeks. They traded for less...
Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP
Dell said Thursday it won't match HP's offer to pay $33 per share for 3Par, or about $2.07 billion. Dell's decision came barely an hour after 3Par announced it had received Dell's revised offer of...