Updated 4:41 p.m. • Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman Being Considered for HP CEO Job to Replace Apotheker and HP’s Board Is Said to Weigh Ousting Apotheker After Less Than Year as CEO – At this point, who’d want the job of HP CEO? •  Apple board member Al Gore, speaking at conference, ‘confirms’ new [...]
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Google+, the search giant’s social network, launched less than three months ago, quickly drawing millions of users via an invitation process, giving it a feeling of semi-exclusivity.  Today, that exclusivity is over.  Google+’s doors have been thrown open, and now everyone’s invited to the party.  From the Official Google Blog: For the past 12 weeks [...]
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On Sunday, AT&T formally launched its new LTE data network in Houston, one of five cities lucky enough to get its faster 4G speeds.  Of course, the question on the minds of mobile broadband junkies is: How fast is it?  Good news: It’s very fast . . .  at least for now.  I took possession [...]
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Like a lot of folks, I find text messaging to be a more efficient, less-intrusive way of communicating with friends and family.  For the most part, the recipients of my painfully typed, quick communiqués agree.  They’d rather get my texts than hear my dulcet tones.  And we are not alone.  A new study by the [...]
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Just before I dashed off to Microsoft’s Build conference last week, I asked TechBlog readers if they had questions they’d like answered about Windows 8.  You had quite a few.  Some were answered in last week’s blog posts.  Now that the hoopla is over and the dust has settled, here are the answers to some [...]
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In a remarkably honest blog post, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings admitted Sunday that he “messed up” in not being completely open about what was going on with his company, and announced that Netflix’s streaming and DVD operations will become separate operations.  The streaming service will remain Netflix, but the DVD-by-mail business will be renamed Qwikster. [...] 
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• Netflix to spin off DVD mail order business as Qwikster, CEO Reed Hastings admits he ‘messed up’ and An Explanation and Some Reflections – Netflix will separate its DVD and streaming services, renaming the former “Qwikster”.  The company will also add a games-by-mail feature to Qwikster. •  Google Wallet Likely Launching Tomorrow – Google’s [...]
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• The Cyborg in Us All – We will soon be able to control computers with our brains. •  The Data Buffet Is Open (Grazing Welcome) – Sprint holds onto its unlimited data plan.  Will it attract heavy users (and possibly network congestion)? •  Intel’s Ivy Bridge Architecture Exposed – AnandTech dives deep into the [...]
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• As of Yesterday Verizon Started Throttling its Top 5% Data Hogs, Doesn’t Affect 4G LTE or Tiered Data Customers – If you’re in the top 5 percent of users, expect to see your smartphone data speed slow down. •  Microsoft CEO hints at ‘Metro-ization’ of Office – A Metro UI version of Office is [...]
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