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HP Dumps Touchpad, Spins Off PC Division

Hewlett-Packard will be dumping its Touchpad tablet computer and phones after dismal sales at Best Buy and other retailers, the company announced on Thursday.
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Skype Brings Instant Wi-Fi to the iPad and iPhone

The Skype app took a while to launch on the ipad but it isn't holding back as it launches a new Wi-Fi function that enables iphone, ipad and itouch users to connect to over 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots around the world.
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In Google-Motorola Tie Up, Microsoft Wins

Google has agreed to buy struggling Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion or $40 a share in cash, making a positive situation for Microsoft as it vies to get back into the mobile phone business.
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Does Google Motorola Deal Blow to Both Rivals and Android Partners?

Google lost the battle with Apple, Microsoft and other in the bid for Nortel Network's 6,000 patents in the extravagant $4.5 billion transaction. The search giant regained some traction with it $12.5 billion dollar acquisition of Motorola in its push for dominance in the mobile market. The buy includes 17,000 patents that Google can utilize in combating legal affairs with rivals such as Apple.
A Google homepage is displayed on a Motorola Droid phone in Washington August 15, 2011

Google Motorola Bites Back with Patents, Apple Not Worried

After losing out in the titanic $4.5 billion bid for Nortel Networks against Apple and the gang of five, Google has resurged with its latest acquisition of Motorola. The search giant lost out in obtaining 6,000 patents from the Nortel deal, but the $12.5 billion Motorola purchase will make up for the loss with over 17,000 patents packaged in the deal.
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Da Vinci's "Codex" Launched on iPad

"The Da Vinci Code" may have been a popular e-book for years, but now readers around the world can view the manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Arundel in high definition on iPad as the British Library launches its "e-book treasures" series.
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Da Vinci's Codex launched on iPad

The Da Vinci Code may have been a popular e-book for years, but now readers around the world can view the manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Arundel in high definition on iPad as the British Library launches its e-book treasures series.

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