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HP Wins 3PAR Bidding War At $33
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.

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Qi Intros Wireless Charging Station Standard
Wireless Power Consortium has also certified the first products compatible with the interoperability standard.

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Twitter Taps iPad Features, Interface
Free application for the Apple tablet links tweets with web pages, videos, photos, and related information.

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HP Reveals 3D Laptop
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.

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Sony Intros Qriocity Media Streaming Service
Cloud-based video and music service will challenge Apple's iTunes Store when it launches in Europe this fall.

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Sony Previews 3D Laptop
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.

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Metal Manufacture Breakthrough Promises Transformer Objects
A novel manufacturing process for shape-memory alloys could bring shape-shifting jewelery and transforming stents.

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HP, Hynix To Collaborate On Memristor Memory Technology
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.

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Global CIO: IBM's Blazing New Mainframe Wins Raves From Citigroup
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.

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

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Sony Refreshes Electronic Readers, Hikes Prices
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.

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Google Releases SketchUp 8
The latest version of Google's modeling software offers improved tools to amateur and professional 3D artists alike.

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

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

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Carrier Beats Features In Mobile Buying Decisions
Multimedia, GPS, social networking capabilities are also factors in choosing a phone, finds Best Buy study.

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

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