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Today's Technology News: HP blasts back with new bid for 3Par, besting Dell RIM seeks broad industry-gov't talks on encryption Best Buy expands game trade-in program to stores Sony’s video-streaming SMP-N100 set-top box to take on Roku, Apple TV Fix on the way for glitchy Samsung Blu-ray firmware China Unicom to sell Apple iPad next month: report Yelp testing 1-day sales of local coupons India BlackBerry solution needs to pass through trials: source Leaving College Brings End To Son's Parental Subsidies Skeptical Shopper: The Risks and Rewards of Deal-Hunter Apps Brazil candidate can't use Jackson song in jingle Facebook Looks to Develop More Social Startups StumbleUpon leads Android Apps of the Week FTC drops LimeWire ID theft investigation HP buys database software firm Cracks in computer defenses abound: IBM Rumored SAP-Red Hat Merger Seen as a Long Shot Australia's Fairfax to charge for online content HP blasts back with new bid for 3Par, besting Dell Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:15 pm PDT AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. has again raised its bid for 3Par Inc. above an offer from rival Dell Inc., suggesting that the little-known data-storage maker could be worth more with one of the PC companies' marketing muscle behind it. Full Story Top RIM seeks broad industry-gov't talks on encryption Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:55 pm PDT AP - Research In Motion Ltd., which is facing a service shutdown in India next week over demands for access to its users' e-mails, said Thursday it is seeking to involve other technology companies in its talks with government officials. Full Story Top Best Buy expands game trade-in program to stores Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:54 pm PDT AP - Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. said Thursday it is offering store credit in exchange for used video games at nearly 600 of its stores, expanding an online trade-in program that has been in place for about a year. Full Story Top Sony’s video-streaming SMP-N100 set-top box to take on Roku, Apple TV Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:23 pm PDT Ben Patterson - Set for release later this year, Sony’s upcoming TV set-top box will boast the same media-streaming features as its high-end HDTVs and Blu-ray players, but for a lot less money. Full Story Top Fix on the way for glitchy Samsung Blu-ray firmware Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:36 am PDT Ben Patterson - Got a Samsung Blu-ray deck that suddenly won’t play Universal and Warner Brothers movies such as "The Hangover," "The Book of Eli," "The Incredible Hulk" or "Clash of the Titans"? Well, you’re not alone. Samsung says a fix is in the works, but it won’t arrive until next month. Full Story Top China Unicom to sell Apple iPad next month: report Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:32 pm PDT AFP - China Unicom is likely to start selling Apple's iPad tablet computer in the world's largest Internet market in mid to late-September, state-run media said Friday. Full Story Top Yelp testing 1-day sales of local coupons Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:43 pm PDT AP - Review website Yelp said Thursday that it is testing out "Yelp Deals" — large discounts at local businesses that site users can buy on one day only. Full Story Top India BlackBerry solution needs to pass through trials: source Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:12 pm PDT Reuters - Any solution provided by Research in Motion, makers of BlackBerry smartphones, must pass through field trials to satisfy India's security concerns, a senior government source said on Friday. Full Story Top Leaving College Brings End To Son's Parental Subsidies Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:13 pm PDT Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: Our son, "Jason," has decided to leave college with only two semesters left in order to pursue his love of river guiding and outdoor programs. While he was in school, his father and I paid for his cell phone, health and car insurance, and his rent because we wanted his focus to be on his studies. We also paid his tuition. Full Story Top Skeptical Shopper: The Risks and Rewards of Deal-Hunter Apps Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:00 pm PDT PC World - Still haven't embraced the Foursquare fad or Loopt's "check-in" feature? Me neither. I don't understand the point of letting everybody on my Twitter feed know where I'm ordering a meal or what stores I'm hitting up on my lunch hour. Though the trend may seem silly and pointless right now, national re­­tailers see this check-in model as a way to track--and increase--store foot traffic. But will consumers play along? Full Story Top Brazil candidate can't use Jackson song in jingle Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:28 am PDT AP - Sony Music says it has obtained a court order barring a state legislative candidate in northeastern Brazil from using a Michael Jackson song in his campaign. Full Story Top Facebook Looks to Develop More Social Startups Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:12 pm PDT Mashable - Y Combinator, an investment firm for early stage startups, will be upgrading its relationship status with Facebook today, as Facebook has just announced a partnership with the venture company. Full Story Top StumbleUpon leads Android Apps of the Week Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:10 am PDT Appolicious - Bloggers and social networkers will be pleased with the latest and greatest from the Android Market. StumbleUpon has launched an Android app, along with Trillian, while Tweetdeck continues to test its beta app. Here are the week's top Android apps. Full Story Top FTC drops LimeWire ID theft investigation Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:23 pm PDT Reuters - Regulators dropped an investigation into whether LimeWire file-sharing software put users' personal information at risk of identity theft, according to a letter sent to the company earlier this month. Full Story Top HP buys database software firm Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:52 pm PDT Investor's Business Daily - The tech giant bought Stratavia, a private database software maker focused on cloud computing. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ - News) didn't disclose the financial terms. Stratavia helps automate databases so servers are easier to maintain. HP has been a serial acquirer, and currently it's in a bidding war with Dell (NMS:DELL) for the data storage firm 3Par (AMEX:PAR.a - News). Full Story Top Cracks in computer defenses abound: IBM Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:44 pm PDT AFP - IBM on Wednesday reported that the number of discovered cracks that hackers could exploit in computer software surged in the first half of the year. Full Story Top Rumored SAP-Red Hat Merger Seen as a Long Shot Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:20 pm PDT PC World - Rumors swirled once again this week regarding a possible takeover of Red Hat, this time by SAP, but a number of industry observers said Thursday that the prospect is unlikely at best. Full Story Top Australia's Fairfax to charge for online content Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:42 pm PDT AFP - Australian publishing giant Fairfax Media Friday said it would begin charging for online content in the increasingly cut-throat newspaper environment as it reported a return to profit. Full Story Top

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