NEW YORK-- A Jefferies analyst says Hewlett-Packard Co.' s board needed some change, but expects the personal computer maker won't roll out any new broad initiatives until a permanent new chairman is announced. Late Thursday HP said that Ray Lane is stepping down as chairman and board members John Hammergren and G. Kennedy Thompson are leaving the board.
NEW YORK-- A Jefferies analyst says Hewlett-Packard Co.' s board needed some change, but believes the personal computer maker won't roll out any new broad initiatives until a permanent new chairman is announced. Late Thursday HP said that Ray Lane is stepping down as chairman and board members John Hammergren and G. Kennedy Thompson are leaving the board.
WASHINGTON, April 5- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd infringed a key portion of an Apple Inc patent by including a text-selection feature in its smartphones and tablets, an International Trade Commission judge said in a preliminary decision.
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*Thalmic Labs plans to ship MYO devices by year-end. If Thalmic Labs makes good on its promise, Star Wars fans will soon be able to play video games with the sweep of a hand. "It's a functional device," Stephen Lake, co-founder and chief executive of Thalmic Labs, told Reuters in an interview. "
*Dell Inc says Michael Dell willing to work with third parties. March 25- Two of the most prominent U.S. investors could upset Michael Dell's $24.4 billion buyout bid for Dell Inc, after billionaire Carl Icahn opened the door to an alliance with Blackstone Group LP to wrest control of the computer maker from its founder.
*Dell says Michael Dell willing to work with third parties. March 25- Two of the most prominent U.S. investors could upset Michael Dell's $24.4 billion buyout bid for Dell Inc, after billionaire Carl Icahn opened the door to an alliance with Blackstone Group to wrest control of the computer maker from its founder.
*Dell says Michael Dell willing to work with third parties. March 25- Two of the most prominent U.S. investors could upset Michael Dell's $24.4 billion buyout bid for Dell Inc, after billionaire Carl Icahn opened the door to an alliance with Blackstone Group to wrest control of the computer maker from its founder.
*Dell says Michael Dell willing to work with third parties. March 25- Two of the most prominent U.S. investors could upset Michael Dell's $24.4 billion buyout bid for Dell Inc, after billionaire Carl Icahn opened the door to an alliance with Blackstone Group to wrest control of the computer maker from its founder.
*Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP and investor Carl Icahn have each separately submitted preliminary takeover proposals for Dell Inc, the embattled computer maker. *News Corp wants the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to waive a ban on consolidation between TV stations and newspapers in local markets, but it is not without setbacks.