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H-P Claims Fraud at Autonomy — Hewlett-Packard Co. leveled serious accusations Tuesday against a software company it bought last year, saying it would take a $8.8 billion write-down after it claimed Autonomy's leadership misrepresented its performance as the deal was being negotiated.
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Ex-Autonomy CEO “flatly-rejects” HP charges — (Reuters) - Mike Lynch, the former chief executive of Autonomy, on Tuesday “flatly rejected” allegations made by the company's new owner Hewlett Packard regarding “serious accounting improprieties”. — In a brief statement released to Reuters …
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| Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD: |
What Exactly Happened at Autonomy? — Today's bombshell from Hewlett-Packard concerning an $8.8 billion write-down related to Autonomy, the British software firm it acquired in 2011 for $11.7 billion in combined cash and assumed debt, is a little hard to understand. Here's how it breaks down:
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| Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD: |
HP Beats Street Amid Sales Declines, Takes $8.8 Billion Charge — Hewlett-Packard's Q4 results just crossed the wires, and they're bad, but not quite as bad as some of the more cynical had expected. — The good news: Earnings per share were $1.16, beating the consensus view of $1.14.
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| Declan McCullagh / CNET: |
Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants — Proposed law scheduled for a vote next week originally increased Americans' e-mail privacy. Then law enforcement complained. Now it increases government access to e-mail and other digital files.
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| Mari Saito / Reuters: |
HTC “happy” with Apple settlement, slams media estimates — (Reuters) - Taiwan's HTC Corp is happy with its patent settlement with Apple Inc, but regards media reports on details of the licensing agreement as “outrageous”, chief executive Peter Chou told reporters on Tuesday.
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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 …
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| Aaron Souppouris / The Verge: |
Nokia's Here Maps out now for iOS, the wait for a true Google Maps replacement continues — The perfect iOS maps app is not Here — Nokia's new Here Maps app for iOS has made its way to the App Store today, promising free turn-by-turn voice navigation, public transit information, and rich traffic reports.
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| Janko Roettgers / GigaOM: |
Google wants to take on Apple with an open AirPlay alternative — Google is working on an open alternative to Apple's AirPlay, and it's hoping to bring a number of device and software vendors on board to provide the industry with an open technology to exchange data between second screens and TV-connected devices.
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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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| 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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| 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 … | Kent Walker / Wired: |
| Long Zheng / istartedsomething: |
Windows 8 UI vision mockups from 2010 — A friend recently forwarded me a MetroTwit for Windows 8 cameo in a UX Week 2012 presentation by Microsoft's Jensen Harris from the Windows design team. Watching through the entire presentation, I noticed that Jensen showed off something I've never seen before …
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| 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.| 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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| 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 … | Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch: |
Ahead Of ITU Summit, Google Wants You To Help Preserve A Free And Open Internet With New Campaign — Today, Google announced a new initiative to support an open and free Internet called “Take Action.” The company has set up a website with materials to help educate you on what your rights …
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ZDNet, TPM IdeaLab and WebProNews
| David Meyer / GigaOM: |
Why big data could sink Europe's ‘right to be forgotten’ — Europe's proposed ‘right to be forgotten’ has been the subject of intense debate, with many people arguing it's simply not practical in the age of the internet for any data to be reliably expunged from history. — Well, add another voice to that mix.
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The Next Web, ENISA, Help Net Security, TechnoLlama and Softpedia News
| 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.
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CNET, The Mozilla Blog, GigaOM, AllFacebook, The Next Web, BetaNews, Engadget, The Next Web, GSMArena Blog and Softpedia News
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon Offers ‘Amazon Pages’ For Brands To Customize With Their Own URLs, And ‘Amazon Posts’ For Social Media Marketing — Just in time for the holiday shopping blitz, it looks like Amazon is opening a new chapter in its role as an online marketplace for third-parties to sell their goods.| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
Storify's beautiful new site brings user profiles, focus on search, media and major events — Today, the social media aggregation service Storify launches a new version of its site that focuses on fronting user-created media and content, as well as a more prominent search function.| Gizmodo: |
All the Black Friday Deals: 2012 — It's the biggest shopping day of the year. There are tons of deals—and not-really-deals—out there. So we combed through every one we could find, and ranked them all. Here's your Ultimate Black Friday guide: happy hunting.
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| Janet I. Tu / Seattle Times: |
Computer science researcher Jeannette Wing hired as new VP of Microsoft Research International — Microsoft announced that it's hired Jeannette Wing, a computer science researcher, as the new vice president Microsoft Research International, overseeing the company's research labs in Bangalore, India; Cambridge, UK; and Beijing, China.
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The Next Web, Microsoft, GeekWire and Neowin
| Lauren Indvik / Mashable!: |
Twitter Restores @NYTOnIt Parody Account — Twitter has restored popular New York Times parody account @NYTOnIt after it was taken offline for about 12 hours beginning Tuesday night. The account was suspended after The Times filed a trademark complaint against its owner — who is … Sponsor Posts
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