News Topic - Hewlett-Packard

Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Carly Fiorina on GOP ticket? Not such a stretch - yet
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Political pundits speculating on whether Carly Fiorina could end up on the Republican presidential ticket with John McCain have quickly dismissed the former Hewlett-Packard chief as a long shot, given her scant experience in politics.
MarketWatch.com  –  Jul 17, 2008 04:01 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Technophile: HP2133 Mini-Note
There's a growing pile of subnotebooks by the side of my desk, and so far, Hewlett-Packard's HP2133 Mini-Note is the biggest and the best. It's a full-spec ultramobile with a lovely brushed aluminium casing, excellent screen and a keyboard that you can actually touch-type on. As a Wired blog headline put it, it's "what we really wanted the MacBook Air to be". But it's quite a lot wider and chunkier than an Asus Eee PC900, it's heavier (from 1.3kg), and it tends to be slow - at least with the Windows Vista running on the version loaned for review. (SuSE Linux is a cheaper option.) The Mini-Note's Achilles heel is the 1.2GHz Via C7-M processor, which rates a 1.7 on the Vista Experience Index. In other respects, the machine fares well, with graphics rated 2.9 and the 120GB hard disk scoring 5.2. With the new Via Nano processor, it would be a great machine. An Intel Atom would at least be competitive for its class. HP knows this, of course. But it's pitching the machine for educational use (RM is selling it, downgraded to XP), and it had to make deadlines for evaluation purposes. Waiting for Atom might have meant missing a school year. However, HP may offer an upgraded version when new chips arrive in volume. The Mini-Note is very slow to boot and slow to load programs, but once up and running, the performance is good for its intended uses: word processing, email and web browsing. Vista's Aero graphics system worked well in 2GB of memory. The scratch-resistant 8.9 inch screen (same size as the Asus Eee PC900) shows 1280 x 769 pixels, which is in effect the same as the 1280 x 800 you get on the 13.3 inch Dell M1330 or MacBook Air. Everything's smaller, but that's fine for younger eyes. The keyboard is a big improvement on rival machines, but should be even better. The Mini-Note keyboard measures 10 x 4 inches, which is only slightly smaller than my IBM ThinkPad X31 (10.2 x 4.2 inches), which has a 12-inch screen. It is far better than the Asus's 8.3 x 3.1 inch keyboard, but it should be as good as the ThinkPad. The selection of ports includes ExpressCard (useful for 3G) and SD slots, two USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet and an external monitor port. The Mini-Note also sports Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi . HP's website lists the starting prices as £299 plus VAT for the Linux version, and £349 plus VAT for the Vista Business version tested. Judging by appearances, you'd expect it to cost a lot more. Pros: High-res screen; good keyboard; big hard drive; well made Cons: Slow processor; big power brick View the HP2133 Mini-Note hereRelated StoriesYouChoose: Technology videos we loveLetters and blogsFree Our Data: Met keeps crime stats under lock and keyBT to spend £1.5bn installing fibre-optic cable to boost web speedsKeith Stuart, Gamesblog: iPhone joins mobile game revolution
The Guardian  –  Jul 16, 2008 11:05 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Sans Microsoft, White Spaces Field Trials Begin
Microsoft, Google, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other tech powers hope testing on Motorola and Phillips devices will lead to unlicensed use of television interference buffer zones for the delivery of wireless broadband. The earliest white spaces devices could be used is February 2009, when broadcasters are scheduled to abandon their analog signals as part of the digital television transition. - The Federal Communications Commission began field-testing July 14 severalwhite spaces devices that the tech industry hopes will eventually lead to a newwireless broadband pipe into American homes and businesses. White spaces arethe empty interference buffer spaces between television channels....
eWEEK.com  –  Jul 16, 2008 5:10 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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ISS Recommends EDS Stockholders Vote for Merger Agreement with Hewlett-Packard
PLANO, Texas — EDS today announced that ISS Governance Services (ISS) has published its report recommending that EDS stockholders vote FOR the proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger unde... [WebWire - Wednesday, July 16, 2008]
WebWire  –  Jul 16, 2008 3:10 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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PC Makers Roll out Centrino 2 Laptops
PC makers including Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Fujitsu rolled out new laptops based on Intel's Centrino 2 technology.
PC World  –  Jul 15, 2008 01:57 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Former HP Executive Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets From IBM
An executive who worked at IBM Corp. for nearly a decade pleaded guilty Friday to stealing trade secrets about the company's pricing and trying to pass them off to his superiors at rival Hewlett-Packard Co. when he took a job there. Atul Malhotra faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the single count of theft of trade secrets, prosecutors said Friday.
Law.com  –  Jul 12, 2008 01:20 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Fmr HP exec pleads guilty in trade secrets case
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- An executive who worked at IBM Corp. for nearly a decade pleaded guilty Friday to stealing trade secrets about the company's pricing and trying to pass them off to his superiors at rival Hewlett-Packard Co. when he took a job there....
AP  –  Jul 11, 2008 11:55 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Former HP Executive Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets
A former Hewlett-Packard vice president pleads guilty to stealing trade secrets from IBM.
PC World  –  Jul 11, 2008 10:02 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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EDS: Report encourages shareholders to approve sale to Hewlett-Packard
Electronic Data Systems Corp. said a report published Friday by the independent proxy advisory firm ISS Governance Services is encouraging EDS shareholders to move forward with an agreement to be acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co. (RMG) (EDS) (HPQ) (GM)
Triangle Business Journal  –  Jul 11, 2008 6:46 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Hewlett-Packard investors need to keep the faith
The plunge in HP's stock price after the company announced plans to acquire EDS looks like an overreaction.
International Herald Tribune  –  Jul 10, 2008 9:48 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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