HP signs deal to acquire Printelligent

From InfoWorld: Technology giant Hewlett-Packard will acquire Printelligent to bolster its position in managed printing services for business clients, the two companies said on Tuesday.

An agreement between the two will let HP acquire all of privately held Printelligent's assets...

Amazon Faces New Challenges, Introduces Lower-Cost 3G Kindle

From PC World: As its competition announced new models that shoot squarely at the heart of Amazon's Kindle e-reader business, Amazon responded by quietly unleashing a 3G variant of its Kindle With Special Offers. Like the Wi-Fi-only Kindle With Special Offers, this model shaves $25...

Apple posts MacDefender removal info, promises fix

From CNET News.com: Apple this afternoon posted instructions for removing MacDefender, the rogue antivirus software that targets Mac OS X users. Additionally the company has said it will be updating its Mac OS to automatically find and remove the software.

Apple support article...

Sony Loses Yet More Customer Records, 3 More Sites Hacked

From DailyTech: It's almost unprecedented. We haven't seen something quite like this, since -- well, the days of the great Sony Corp. (6758) battery recall. It seems like every day there's a new Sony web property that's been compromised.

In recent weeks the company's two largest...

Report: Google to Unveil Mobile Payment System Tomorrow

From DailyTech:
Google may unveil its near-field-communications (NFC) mobile-payment system in New York as soon as tomorrow, Bloomberg reports.

Back in March, Google was expected to begin testing its mobile-payment system, which allows select Android users to ring up purchases with...

OCZ to Demonstrate Hybrid HDD/SSD Storage Solution at Computex

From X-bit Labs: OCZ Technology Group plans to showcase a number of brand-new solid-state storage solutions at the upcoming Computex Taipei 2011 trade-show in early June. One of the leading makers of solid-state drives (SSDs) intends to demonstrate its first hybrid storage device...

Asustek introducing hybrid phone-tablet device

From InfoWorld: Asustek Computer will introduce a new device next week combining the features of a phone and a tablet PC, making it a potential rival to the Dell Streak and possibly heralding more such devices, the company and analysts said on Tuesday.

The Taiwanese PC maker posted...

Google Buys Consumer Electronics Comparison Engine Sparkbuy

From PC World: Google has acquired Sparkbuy, a year-old Seattle startup that developed a comparison shopping service for consumer electronics products.

Sparkbuy's service allowed buyers to research products in just two categories, laptops and TV sets, but to perform detailed...

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