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Dell submitted a renewed offer that included a sweetened termination bid approaching $100 million, but 3PAR declined to accept it, clearing the way for HP to acquire the storage company for more than $2.3 billion.

Wireless Power Consortium has also certified the first products compatible with the interoperability standard.

Free application for the Apple tablet links tweets with web pages, videos, photos, and related information.

Envy 17 3D includes a high-definition 1080p display, a pair of 3D glasses, and a sound system developed by HP and Beats by Dr. Dre.

Cloud-based video and music service will challenge Apple's iTunes Store when it launches in Europe this fall.

Active-shutter glasses will be required for 3D viewing on the 16-inch screen laptop that will use similar technology to Sony's Bravia TVs and allow toggling between 2D and 3D.

CEO Steve Jobs says new MP3 player lineup is the strongest in his company's history.

A novel manufacturing process for shape-memory alloys could bring shape-shifting jewelery and transforming stents.

Resistive Random Access Memory, or ReRAM, is non-volatile memory with lower power consumption and much greater storage capacity than the Flash memory used in mobile phones and MP3 players today.

Citigroup says the z196's record-setting chips help deliver massive performance increase and flexibility that will result in greater innovation and value for customers.

The mouse can be flattened for easy transport and includes Microsoft's BlueTrack Technology that can track on most surfaces.

Amazon's Kindle, Border's Kobo and Barnes & amp; Noble's Nook are competing fiercely on price, but Sony is touting more responsive touch-screens and higher quality digital paper displays that warrant higher costs.

The latest version of Google's modeling software offers improved tools to amateur and professional 3D artists alike.

MP3 music players get an iPhone-style technology boost, and Steve Jobs discloses major content partnerships for Apple TV.

A Nexus One owner claims Google made misleading claims about the phone's 3G capabilities and failed to provide adequate support.

Multimedia, GPS, social networking capabilities are also factors in choosing a phone, finds Best Buy study.

Deal would help Sprint get funding to complete its WiMax rollout, and give T-Mobile a foothold in the 4G wireless market.

Carrier may offer an unlimited data plan for $30 per month with a minimum $45 per month voice plan.