Dell considered buyout

From CNET News.com: At an investor conference in New York Thursday, Michael Dell said he has considered taking his company private.

He made the statement in response to a question at a Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. conference, according to several reports. Dell did not explain why or...

HTC Fixes EVO 4G Storage, Security Bugs, Chat Goes Live

From DailyTech: The Sprint HTC EVO 4G, powered by Google's Android OS (v2.1), is the hottest new smartphone on the market now. You can get what might cost $100 from Verizon -- unlimited mobile calling, data, and text messages -- for only $80 via Sprint (and that's including 4G...

Lawsuits over Google Wi-Fi sniffing pile on

From InfoWorld: Nearly three weeks after admitting that it had sniffed sensitive data from open wireless networks around the world, Google is now facing at least seven U.S. class-action lawsuits over its practice.

The first lawsuit was filed on May 17 on behalf of Vicki Van Valin of...

Intel Shows Off Canoe Lake Platform for Ultra-Thin Netbooks

From X-bit Labs: Although netbooks were intended to be very slim, light and portable, actual manufacturers quickly realized that many consumers need larger screens, high-capacity hard drives and many other advanced technology from their inexpensive Intel Atom-based machines. As a...

Hitachi Announces Broad Family of Ultra-Thin Hard Drives

From X-bit Labs: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) on Wednesday announced the industry’s broadest family of ultra slim and light 7mm z-height drives. With a broad the new Hitachi Z-series family of Travelstar and CinemaStar drives in capacities up to 320GB, Hitachi is...

HP unveils network, storage gear to feed small business demand

From InfoWorld: Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday introduced a variety of products for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), a segment that worldwide spends an estimated $234 billion per year on IT products, the company said.

The company announced the products at an event in...

Android Gets iTunes-like Media Player with DoubleTwist

From PC World: DoubleTwist introduced a free media player application for Google Android phones, which rivals the default media player on the platform. DoubleTwist's app not only plays music and videos in a clean interface, but also has a desktop counterpart for iTunes-like syncing...

Microsoft updating Windows Live apps

From CNET News.com: Microsoft on Wednesday outlined a series of improvements it's making to its Windows Live set of downloadable programs for managing photos and videos and keeping files in sync.

With no major update to Windows coming this year, Microsoft is counting on improvements...

Court examining Gizmodo devices for iPhone info

From CNET News.com: Authorities have finally begun examining the computers, server, and other electronic gear seized from a Gizmodo editor as part of the investigation into a missing iPhone prototype.

Stephen Wagstaffe, chief deputy district attorney for San Mateo County, told CNET...

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