Hewlett-Packard to Take Over 3Com For $2.7B

From DailyTech: Hewlett-Packard closed the business day on Wednesday by announcing a $2.7 billion acquisition of networking maker 3Com, as the company tries to increase its presence in China and other key foreign markets.

The deal has been approved by the board of directors of both...

Intel to Launch “Clarkdale” Chips on January 7, 2010

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. has already begun producing its next-generation “Arrandale” and “Clarkdale” processors using 32nm fabrication technology. In early December the world’s largest maker of chips will initiate shipments of its new processors in order to ensure that end-users...

TSMC Denies Huge 40nm Yield Drop

From X-bit Labs: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has denied that the yields of chips made using TSMC’s 40nm fabrication process dropped substantially recently as a consequence of the company’s problems. The firm states that the yields stayed flat.

“The 40nm yield did not...

iPhone tethering coming 'soon,' but AT&T has yet to set date

From InfoWorld: AT&T today reiterated its plans to offer tethering on the iPhone, but again gave no date when that might happen -- more than a year after the carrier first said tethering would be coming "soon."

Asked just when that would be, a spokesman said in an e-mail: "We plan...

ITunes Store Adds a Ton of HD Films

From PC World: An explosion of HD movies rocked the iTunes Store this morning without much apparent fanfare from Apple. There are now hundreds of new and classic films available to rent or purchase in HD from iTunes Store.

Headlining iTunes Store's newly-stocked HD shelves are Wall...

Amazon debuts Kindle for PC

From CNET News.com: Kindle book buyers can now read their books right from their PCs without having to buy a Kindle reader.

Amazon onTuesday made available its new Kindle for PC, free software that lets Kindle customers read their e-books on tablet PCs, Netbooks, notebooks, and...

Hundreds of Facebook groups hijacked

From CNET News.com: Facebook groups are under attack. But the attackers say they come in peace and insist they want only to highlight a flaw in the way Facebook handles group administration.

An organization called Control Your Info has taken control of hundreds of Facebook groups...

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