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Hewlett-Packard buys 3Com for $2.7B; ups guidance
(AP)
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Wednesday it is buying the 3Com Corp. networking company for $2.7 billion, the latest move by the world's No. 1 personal computer maker to expand into more profitable areas than PCs.
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Hewlett Packard to buy 3Com for $2.7B
(AP)
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co., looking to expand into a business long dominated by Cisco, said Wednesday it has agreed to buy networking software and equipment maker 3Com Corp. in a deal the companies valued at $2.7 billion.
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Review: New BlackBerry Storm improves on original
(AP)
AP - The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone, the Storm, got a few things right, but generally it was a chore to use.
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Microsoft brings more Web data to Bing results
(AP)
AP - Microsoft's Bing search service will pull more information and tools from other Web sites as the company tries to distinguish itself as part of its challenge to market leader Google. Source
Web-based e-mail features come to desktop software
(AP)
AP - E-mail has taken a full circle. Source
New IPhone Malware Steals Data From Jailbroken Phones
(PC World)
PC World - Another piece of dangerous code that attacks iPhones has been found, although it puts at risk only a very small subset of the smartphone's users. Source
Wal-Mart and Amazon.com trade price cuts on books
(AP)
AP - Taking a page from its original playbook, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com Inc. and a nation of book retailers, lowering online prices on certain highly anticipated hardback titles to $9.
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For online bargains, working together yields deals
(AP)
AP - From karaoke to kickball, some things just don't work without a group of people. A startup wants to add one more to that list: Online bargain hunting.
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Google ready to open wallet again after stellar 3Q
(AP)
AP - Google Inc.'s earnings and stock price are soaring again — and so is the Internet search leader's optimism.
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IBM sees better profit despite tech sales slump
(AP)
AP - IBM Corp. is a rare example of a company that has kept boosting profit even as the recession has sapped its sales.
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