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09/02/2010
Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP)
In this photo taken on Friday Aug. 27, 2010, a man chats on his mobile as he walks past the hoarding of BlackBerry mobile in Ahmadabad, India. Indian authorities are scheduled to meet Monday evening, Aug. 30, to decide whether to ban some BlackBerry services in India, an official said, one day ahead of a government-imposed deadline for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. to give security agencies access to encrypted data or face a ban. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.



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09/02/2010
Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par (AP)
FILE - In this file photo taken March 22, 2006, the Dell corporate logo is displayed in a Salt Lake City. Hewlett-Packard is raising its offer for data-storage maker 3Par to about $1.69 billion. Hewlett-Packard Co. emerged victorious in a pricey bidding contest with Dell Inc. over data-storage provider 3Par Inc. after Dell said it would not match HP's latest bid of $33 per share, or $2.07 billion. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)AP - Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker.



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09/02/2010
Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP (AP)
FILE - In this file photograph taken Feb. 16, 2010, the exterior of Hewlett Packard headquarters is shown in Palo Alto, Calif. The bidding is heating up between computer makers Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. for the data storage company 3Par Inc., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Even before Dell could make its latest offer public, HP has come back with a higher bid. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.



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08/30/2010
Able to unplug from work while you?re on vacation? (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out.
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08/30/2010
Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research.
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09/02/2010
Bug found with Automator and iTunes 10 (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - As you’re aware, Apple just released iTunes 10. With that release has come some changes—both expected and not so.
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09/02/2010
HP vs Dell: the showdown that ended in spectacle (AP)
FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2010 file photo, 3Par CEO David Scott smiles at 3Par headquarters in Fremont, Caif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - The showdown over 3Par Inc. that ended Thursday was a puzzling spectacle.



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09/02/2010
Stream TV Android Froyo Tablet: Sneak Peak Now, Preorders Next Week (PC World)
PC World - For all of this year's chatter about the coming army of Android tablets, the near radio silence has been deafening. Until now. First, at consumer electronics show IFA in Berlin, came news of a global launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. And starting next week, you can hop onto Amazon.com to pre-order the Stream TV eLocity A7.
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