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Tales In Tech History: The Curious Case Of The HP TouchPad
What tablet lasted barely two months before it was pulled and consigned to the tech dustbin of history?
HP Begins Autonomy Lawsuit Settlement Talks – Report
Talks are reportedly underway to settle the lawsuit from HP shareholders over its troubled acquisition of Autonomy
HP Hit By Fresh Lawsuit Over Troubled Autonomy Deal
HP's headaches continue after it faces a fresh Autonomy lawsuit, and is accused of knowing it was a bad deal
HP Cuts Forecast As Whitman Warns On Turnaround
HP CEO Meg Whitman has warned that it will take four to five years to turn around the fortunes of the company
Judge Dismisses Oracle Fraud Claim Against HP
A US judge has rejected a claim by Oracle that HP fraudulently concealed plans to hire Leo Apotheker as CEO
HP Execs Mull Retention Of PC Business
HP's board are now reportedly considering keeping its PC unit, rather than spinning it off or selling it
HP PC Fate To Be Decided This Month
CEO Meg Whitman reportedly will make a decision this month about HP's £26bn PC business
HP Filing Reveals Apotheker’s $10m Golden Handshake
Former HP CEO Leo Apotheker is to receive a staggering $13m (£8.4m) total severance package
Lord Alan Sugar Is Readers’ Fantasy HP CEO
Sugar beats Schmidt, Ballmer and Jobs in eWEEK readers' dreams. Next. do you trust open source?
Acer Looks To Exploit HP PC Uncertainty
An Acer executive has admitted the uncertainty surrounding HP is a great chance for it to steal customers
Whitman: Another Tragedy Or The Saviour Of HP?
After three successive tragic CEO appointments, HP is desperate to get things right this time. Eric Doyle looks at Meg Whitman's prospects
New HP CEO Whitman Commits To Hardware
HP's new appointment promises to invest in PCs - but does she have the enterprise experience for the role?
HP Board Considers Dumping Apotheker
Hewlett-Packard shares went up on rumours that unpopular CEO could be for the chop
HP Management Accused Of Misleading Investors
A lawsuit is claiming HP execs misled investors prior to the decision to partly withdraw from the consumer market
Android Is Best For Business, Say Readers
Blackberry ties second with iPhone, in eWEEK poll. Next: tell us your Fantasy HP CEO
HP Without PCs Will Lose Face With SMBs
The death of HP's TouchPad has been chaotic, says Nicholas Kolakowski, but spinning off its PC business will hurt the company more
HP’s Autonomy Buy Marks Decisive Software Shift
HP's acquisition of British software firm Autonomy indicates a redirection towards cloud and software services, says Chris Preimsberger
HP Drops webOS, Spins PC Business, Buys Autonomy
Against a dire financial backdrop, HP kills mobile unit, plots spinning-off its PCs and buys UK's Autonomy
HP’s webOS Ambitions Were Doomed To Fail
Hewlett-Packard is killing, or selling, its much-publicised webOS but a Gartner analyst said it never stood a chance, says Nicholas Kolakowski
HP Sues Oracle Over Itanium Support
Oracle maintains Intel has plans to kill Itanium, while HP says Oracle wants to force users onto Sun Sparc servers
HP Shows Modest Profits As Tablet Competition Bites
HP has reported a sharp decline in its consumer PC sales as tablets and other competition hits home
HP’s Apotheker Reveals Roadmap Milestones Up Ahead
HP CEO says webOS is a legitimate alternative to Windows because it can run all devices across the spectrum
HP Chief Talks Up WebOS On The Desktop
HP CEO Leo Apotheker says public clouds, broad WebOS distribution and data analytics are HP's top priorities
Pay Packet Of HP Boss Revealed
HP boss Leo Apotheker has negotiated financial compensation package worth roughly £29 million
HP Gets Serious On Software
With its lifecycle manager, ALM 11, HP is starting a new push into the software industry under CEO Leo Apotheker
Oracle Using Private Investigators To Hunt Down HP’s Apotheker
Oracle has hired private investigators to track down Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker, according to reports
HP Blocks Oracle Subpoena For Apotheker Trial Appearance
HP is refusing to allow its new CEO Leo Apotheker to testify in the Oracle/SAP trial, but all eyes will be on Larry Ellison when he takes to the stand
HP’s Board Labelled ‘Dysfunctional’ By Former GE CEO
The former boss of GE has labelled HP’s board as “dysfunctional” and added to the criticism over Mark Hurd’s resignation and Leo Apotheker’s appointment
Why Did HP Pick Apotheker?
HP wants more software expertise, says Peter Judge, and choosing the former CEO of SAP could also send a strong message back to Oracle