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| Jonathan Weil / Bloomberg: |
Hewlett-Packard's Explanation Just Makes No Sense — Here's the problem with Hewlett- Packard Co.'s explanation today for why it took an $8.8 billion writedown related to its purchase of Autonomy Corp.: The numbers don't make sense. — HP said “more than $5 billion” of the writedown …
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| Ben Worthen / Wall Street Journal: |
H-P Blames $8.8 Billion Charge on Bad Deal — Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ -11.95% surprised investors Tuesday when it claimed it had been duped into overpaying for one of its largest acquisitions, a U.K. software maker, that will result in an $8.8 billion charge.
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| Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD: |
Autonomy Founder Mike Lynch Rejects HP Charges, Alleges Mismanagement — I just got off the phone with Mike Lynch, the founding CEO of Autonomy. As you might expect, he has a different view of events surrounding the allegations leveled by Hewlett-Packard today concerning Autonomy's role in an $8.8 billion write-down.
| Barb Darrow / GigaOM: |
HP requests fraud investigation into Autonomy claims — Updated: Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman said “outright misrepresentations” about the state of Autonomy's financial health led to HP overpaying for that company last year and Whitman is recommending civil and criminal investigations into that issue.
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| Jay Yarow / Business Insider: |
HP's CFO Tried To Stop The Company From Spending $11 Billion On Autonomy — Now that HP's $11.1 billion purchase of Autonomy is completely blowing up in its face, it's time to look back at how it could have happened in the first place. — Wasn't anyone warning HP's board that it might be buying a lousy company?
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| Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD: |
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| Nielsen Wire: |
U.S. Kids Continue to Look Forward to “iHoliday” — When it comes to devices, kids' holiday wish lists are simple this year. The most-wanted gifts are predominantly from one company—Apple. According to a recent Nielsen study, Apple's popularity leading up to the holiday season continues … | Martin Bryant / The Next Web: |
New York is beaten by Tel Aviv, LA and Seattle in a new global ranking of the top 20 startup ecosystems — A new report released today by Startup Genome ranks the world's top 20 startup ecosystems. While there's no surprise what comes out on top, the overall list makes for some interesting reading.
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| Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM: |
New York City replaces 250 public pay phones with iPad-like screens — In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the humble phone booth took on renewed importance as cut-off New Yorkers used pay phones to connect with each other in an emergency. Now, this quaint but reliable form of public technology is getting a major facelift.| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Hacker Found Guilty of Breaching AT&T Site to Obtain iPad Customer Data — A hacker charged with federal crimes for obtaining the personal data of more than 100,000 iPad owners from AT&T's website was found guilty on Tuesday. — Andrew Auernheimer, 26, of Fayetteville, Arkansas …
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| Declan McCullagh / CNET: |
Leahy scuttles his warrantless e-mail surveillance bill — After public criticism of proposal that lets government agencies warrantlessly access Americans' e-mail, Sen. Patrick Leahy says he will “not support” such an idea at next week's vote. — Sen. Patrick Leahy has abandoned …
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| Peter Kafka / AllThingsD: |
Reed Hastings on Microsoft: Watch Windows 8, Not Surface — After more than five years on Microsoft's board of directors, Reed Hastings is stepping down at the end of the month. And if you think the Netflix CEO is going to give you insider dish on what's been going on at Redmond, you're going to be disappointed.| Eliza Kern / GigaOM: |
Surprise! Twitter study shows that promoted tweets result in sales — Twitter has commissioned a new study Tuesday, initially reported by CNBC, showing that (not surprisingly) promoted tweets and Twitter advertising have resulted in increased sales to consumers and a greater awareness of brands when considering a purchase.| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
US patent chief to software patent critics: “Give it a rest already” — David Kappos speaks at the Center for American progress in 2010. — Center for American Progress — David Kappos, the head of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, offered a strong defense of software patents …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Lenovo website reveals ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch ultrabook for Windows 8 — Lenovo is set to expand its growing lineup of Windows 8 devices with a revision of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon tailored for Microsoft's new OS. According to a page on the company's website, which has been posted ahead … | Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
The Unlocked Galaxy S III Mini Quietly Goes On Sale At Amazon — The Galaxy S Mini didn't make a splash hitting U.S. shelves, but the teacup version of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III has in fact arrived stateside. — Right now, we've noticed that Amazon is selling the handset for 409.95 unlocked.
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| Mat Smith / Engadget: |
Skype version 3.0 arrives on Android devices: Microsoft login, refreshed tablet UI (hands-on) — Arriving just after its debut on Windows Phone 8, Skype's updated its Android app, with a focus on improving the tablet experience. Surely thanks to improved Google tablet sales …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Promises To Bring December Back To Android 4.2 “Soon” — Google says that it will soon bring December back to Android 4.2. Google's latest version of its mobile operating system shipped with a rather embarrassing oversight: December is missing from the date picker in the People app …
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| Peter Kafka / AllThingsD: |
Another Big YouTube Bet: Time Warner Leads $40 Million Maker Studios Round — Here comes more money for YouTube videos. But these dollars don't come from YouTube: Time Warner is leading a big round of financing for Maker Studios, a startup that specializes in creating and distributing clips for the video giant.| Tomio Geron / Forbes: |
Ben Parr, Tracks.by Cofounders Aim To ‘Dominate’ Venture Capital With Celebrity Ties — Seed funds, also known as micro-VC funds, have grown in recent years as startups need less funding to get off the ground. They've become a popular way for startups to build an initial product and get started before raising a larger venture round.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Firefox 17 Launches With New Social API, Preview Of Facebook Messenger Integration — Mozilla just launched the latest stable version of Firefox. This release introduces Firefox's new Social API with a preview of the first social integration with Facebook Messenger for Firefox.| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple hiring folks to work on Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish versions of Siri — We told you yesterday that Apple is planning to bring Siri integration to early builds of OS X 10.9, but today a-n-v.be points us to a recent Apple job listing that indicated Apple is working …
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| John Cook / GeekWire: |
Isilon vets land $24.5M series A for stealthy data storage startup Qumulo — When we first stumbled on stealthy Qumulo a few months ago, the former Isilon engineers leading the charge at the data storage startup didn't want to disclose what they were building.
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| Tricia Duryee / AllThingsD: |
Zynga Appoints Tim LeTourneau as Chief Creative Officer — As fast as Zynga has lost high-level employees, the FarmVille maker has been busy cultivating new ones to fill in the gaps. — Today, AllThingsD has learned of another appointment: Zynga has promoted Tim LeTourneau to the position … | Janko Roettgers / GigaOM: |
Here comes Vdio: Janus Friis' video service launches private beta in UK and US — Vdio, the online video service founded by Skype co-founder Janus Friis, is finally emerging from stealth mode. The company just launched a new homepage, which touts a private beta test, and comes with a few surprises … | Sue Marek / FierceWireless: |
T-Mobile expands 1900 MHz HSPA+ service to 10 more markets — T-Mobile USA launched HSPA+ service in its 1900 MHz spectrum in 10 additional markets including Miami; Phoenix; San Francisco; Mesa and Tucson, Ariz.; Modesto, Oakland, San Jose and Stockton, Calif.; and Fort Lauderdale …
| Jay Yarow / Business Insider: |
No Apple TV Until November 2013, Says Analyst Gene Munster — If Apple does release an all-in-one television, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster thinks it comes out in November of 2013. — This is big change in Munster's thinking. Earlier this year Munster was calling for Apple to announce …
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