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Autonomy founder lashes out at HP’s ‘complete ambush’

temp — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:15:52 +0000

Autonomy founder Mike Lynch is still hopping mad at HP’s ( HPQ ) accusations that his former company committed accounting fraud . In a new interview with Business Insider , Lynch accuses HP of conducting a “complete ambush” and says that he will not be the “scapegoat” for the company’s purported poor business decisions. Lynch also said that the $8.8 billion write off HP reported for its Autonomy acquisition was a smokescreen for deeper problems at the company and said that “they tried to blame it on the accounting but obviously something else is going on.” Lynch told the Wall Street Journal earlier this week that he found it suspicious that HP would level accusations against his former company at the same time it released “the worst set of results in their 70 year company history.”

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How playing too many video games could help prepare you for a career as a surgeon [video]

temp — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 06:45:51 +0000

Don’t despair over kids who sit in their basements and play video games for hours on end — they could one day save your life. The Huffington Post reports that “scientists at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston pitted high school sophomore gamers, college gamers, and medical residents against each other to see

Sector 5 review: A $145 bumper that wraps your iPhone 5 in ‘aerospace-grade’ aluminum

admin — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:00:49 +0000

I don’t believe in cases for your smartphone. Why cover up your svelte phone with a piece of cheap silicone or a plastic when its designers worked so hard to get its form down to be perfect enough for you to buy it?

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Sector 5 review: A $145 bumper that wraps your iPhone 5 in ‘aerospace-grade’ aluminum

iPhone maker Foxconn buys 350 more acres of land in Brazil

temp — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:15:47 +0000

Foxconn has big plans for Brazil and the manufacturing giant just took another step toward realizing them. Parent company Hon Hai on Friday announced that subsidiary

Google cancels Monday’s Android press conference – Nexus 4, Nexus 10 unveiling delayed

temp — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:35:05 +0000

Looking forward to checking out the new Nexus 4 smartphone and high-resolution Nexus 10 tablet?

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Netflix, Freesat team to drive another nail in pay-TV’s coffin

admin — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:00:23 +0000

Here’s a good reason to envy of your friends across the pond : They’ll soon have a free satellite television service that will come integrated with Netflix ( NFLX ). The Telegraph

How one company is putting ‘Super Wi-Fi’ on the fast track

admin — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:55:12 +0000

Wi-Fi has been one of the most useful technologies developed over the past couple of decades and it’s about to get even better now that manufacturers will be allowed to create devices that run on the former television “white space” spectrum that lets signals travel farther and penetrate more deeply into buildings . And to help speed up the adoption of

Apple may release redesigned headphones alongside iPhone 5 [video]

temp — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:50:47 +0000

Apple’s ( AAPL ) in-ear headphones have seen few changes since being introduced alongside the company’s original iPod in 2001. According to images published by Vietnamese site Tinhte.vn , however, Apple may introduce redesigned headphones with its next-generation iPhone . The site claims that the earphones were manufactured in Foxconn’s Vietnamese factory — the cable even includes the company’s iconic signature, “Designed by Apple in California

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Apple may release redesigned headphones alongside iPhone 5 [video]

Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Cambodia

temp — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 03:45:00 +0000

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Apple slashes more than $200 off refurbished MacBook Airs

temp — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:40:40 +0000

Ever been envious of a friend’s super-slim Macbook Air but haven’t wanted to shell out the cash required to purchase one? Well, now might be the time to consider taking the plunge , as 9to5Mac reports that Apple ( AAPL ) has taken a big axe to the prices of its 2010 Macbook Air models and is selling a refurbished 11.6-inch, 64GB Air for just $679, a price cut of $220.

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