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Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest computer company, reported fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded expectations even as sales of PCs and printers fell. As well, the company wrote off a record $3.3 billion of the failure of its TouchPad in the tablet sector.

Octogenarian billionaire investor Warren Buffett arrived on his first visit to Japan on Monday, fanning speculation about his possible investments in the country's battered stock market.

Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, said that self-immolation is almost regular in protest against China.

When Ray Lane took over as chairman of Hewlett-Packard Co a year ago, he was looking forward to working with longtime associate Leo Apotheker, who had just been appointed CEO to repair the damage done by the messy departure of Mark Hurd.

Hewlett-Packard, the No. 1 computer services company, has elected Ralph Whitworth, a well-known activist investor to its board, its first election since new CEO Meg Whitworth was elected Sept. 25.

Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) said Thursday it slipped to a loss in its third quarter on higher costs and said the losses would continue into the fourth quarter.

Apple elected Genentech CEO Arthur Levinson as its second Chairman, following the Oct. 5 death of Steve Jobs.

Warren Buffett said his Berkshire Hathaway Inc has accumulated a 5.5 percent stake in IBM, the billionaire investor's biggest bet in the technology field he has historically shunned.

Cloud computing could be key for Oracle's (NASDAQ:ORCL) future and the company's recent acquisition of RightNow implies it is making the right moves in this space.

Mickey Rourke, known for years as a Hollywood bad boy, was perhaps the perfect choice to portray a bad boy of Greek mythology, brutal King Hyperion, in the 3D action movie Immortals opening in theaters on Friday.

New Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman may try to sell the Palm WebOS mobile platform designed into the ill-fated TouchPad tablet.

Hewlett-Packard Co is looking to sell Palm's webOS mobile software platform, a deal that could fetch hundreds of millions of dollars but less than the $1.2 billion that HP paid last year, four sources close to the matter said.

Corporations are booking huge third-quarter profits and sitting on gargantuan piles of cash -- and nothing could be less important.

Business software maker Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) may be setting its sights on Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) but the deal may not be an imminent one, according to an analyst at Global Equities Research.

Nobody would ask who the top five men are in U.S. technology because their ranks fill the executive suites at Intel, Apple, Texas Instruments, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Motorola Mobility. But finding the women is harder because there are fewer, especially at the CEO level, where they can really influence the company and the industry.

Global Equities Research has downgraded Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) to equal weight, saying that the company would face stiff competition that may hurt revenue and margins.

Now that Dropbox has a comprehensive group collaboration offering, it is finally on-par with Box.net. Which is the best cloud solution for you?

Shares of Hewlett-Packard rose about 3 percent Friday after the No. 1 maker of PCs decided not to drop out of the business.

Blizzard announces new details for the Zerg-driven campaign for its popular Real-Time Strategy Game StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty.”

IBM’s Netezza unit introduced a high-powered analytics accelerator intended to help wireless carriers solve crucial network management glitches.

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