HP revenue drops, layoffs planned

From InfoWorld: Computer industry bellwether Hewlett-Packard reported a 3 percent drop in revenue as its major lines of business continued to be hammered by the global recession.

The company also became the latest technology vendor to resort to layoffs in order to cut costs. Over...

Microsoft's Next-Gen Search Engine Kumo Expected Next Week

From PC World: The search for Microsoft's mysterious Kumo may soon be over. According to reports Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer will unveil Redmond's latest search brand, code-named Kumo, next week at The Wall Street Journal's D: All Things D conference. Ballmer is featured...

Google dribbles out PowerMeter smart-grid service

From CNET News.com: Google has signed on smart-meter manufacturer Itron and eight utilities to offer Google's PowerMeter Web service for monitoring home energy use.

PowerMeter reads a home's electricity meter and gives the consumer a detailed readout of usage. The idea is that a...

NTT DoCoMo Unveils Japan’s First Google Android Phone

From DailyTech: As part of its summer lineup of new phones, NTT DoCoMo has unveiled Japan’s first Google Android phone: the HT-03A. The phone, which is part of NTT DoCoMo’s “Pro” series, will allow you to access a variety of Google services such as the search engine, Gmail, the...

NVIDIA Says Intel Atom Pricing is Unfair

From DailyTech: The competition between Intel and NVIDIAis fierce with both companies fighting for the integrated GPU market in notebook and desktop computers. Intel holds the largest portion of the GPU market in netbooks, while NVIDIA sits in the second place spot and holds the...

Intel to detail 8-core server chip

From CNET News.com: Intel is expected to announce details of an 8-core processor for the high-end server market next week.

The chip itself will not actually ship in systems until late 2009 or early 2010.

The 8-core "Nehalem-EX" Xeon processor is designed for servers that can use...

Google testing HR algorithm

From CNET News.com: Google thinks it will be able to tell which of its employees are going to quit, maybe even before they know.

The company revealed Tuesday that it is using its fabled data-collection and analysis powers for more than just search results. The Wall Street Journal...

Nvidia Accuses Intel of Unfair Competition

From X-bit Labs: Chief executive officer and president of leading graphics chip supplier Nvidia Corp. said in an interview that while Intel does not only sell its Atom processors only bundled with chipsets, pricing of Atom microprocessors still forces computer makers to acquire chips...

Sprint will launch Palm Pre on June 6

From InfoWorld: The Palm Pre will be available in the U.S. on June 6 for $199.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate, Sprint announced on Tuesday.

The QWERTY smartphone, which is based on Palm's new operating system webOS, comes with a touch interface...

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