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HP reports in-line earnings, raises 2010 outlookCompany reports earnings of $1.14 per share on $30.8 billion in sales, and it forecasts earnings of $1.03 to $1.05 per share on sales of $29.6 billion to $29.9 billion.
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The 'wisdom of crowds' loses steamThe gurus said that the community would change the way the industry develops and sells software. The gurus were wrong.
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Windows 8 in 2012?It's not clear what Microsoft's desktop plans are, but the Windows Server team included slides at PDC suggesting a new major release coming around 2012.
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Police arrest exec for not using TwitterAfter singer Justin Bieber does not appear at a Long Island mall, police ask a record label veep to tweet encouragement for the crowd to disperse. He allegedly doesn't and is thus arrested.
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Millions using social media on Xbox LiveMicrosoft has released its first figures on how well Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm have done on Xbox Live. They show substantial, though not huge, engagement.
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IBM taps into group language translationIBM employees are testing n.Fluent, software that can instantly translate documents between English and 11 other languages.
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Charlie the robot joins rest home staffAs part of a three-year study into robots' role in senior health care, New Zealand retirement village welcomes Korean robot that will take vital signs, dole out medication reminders.
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Time short to agree on smart-grid standardsThe next phase of smart-grid standards is due to start next year but vendors pushing their own home networking options threatens to slow the process, says a NIST official.
