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November 20, 2012, 5:05 PM
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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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| 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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Computerworld, SiliconBeat, BGR, The Register, Gizmodo, HP, Digits, The Next Web, BBC, Mercury News, GigaOM, Reuters, DailyFinance.com, ZDNet, Business Insider, Forbes, SiliconANGLE, Tech Trader Daily, Bloomberg, BetaNews, Beyond Search, Forbes, Business Insider, The Verge, TechPinions, Guardian, Inquirer, CNNMoney.com, Digits, WebProNews and VentureBeat
| Steven Russolillo / MarketBeat: |
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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 … | 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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| 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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| Declan McCullagh / CNET: |
Leahy scuttles his warrantless email surveillance bill — After public criticism of proposal to allow government agencies to warrantlessly access Americans' e-mail, Senator Patrick Leahy says he will “not support” such an idea at next week's vote. — Sen. Patrick Leahy has abandoned …
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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.
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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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| 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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| 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 … | 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: |
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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TUAW, PadGadget, Gotta Be Mobile, Redmond Pie, Pocket-lint, 9to5Google, Macgasm, BGR, iPhone Hacks and Evolver.fm
| 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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| 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 … | 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, Ars Technica, The Mozilla Blog, GigaOM, AllFacebook, The Next Web, Engadget, The Next Web, BetaNews, Macgasm, Geek.com and Softpedia News
| 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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| 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 … | 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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VentureBeat, GigaOM and TechCrunch
| 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.| 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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SiliconANGLE, ENISA, Help Net Security, TechnoLlama 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.| 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 …
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GigaOM, Fierce Broadband Wireless, 9to5Mac, Mac Weekend, SlashGear and T-Mobile Issues …
| 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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AppleInsider, MacRumors, App Advice, iPhone Hacks, TechnoBuffalo, Apple Bitch and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @markgurman and @reckless
| 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 …
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