Christopher Saunders

In a stunning announcement, HP today said Mark Hurd, its chairman, CEO and president, has resigned in the wake of a sexual harassment investigation. HP (NYSE: HPQ) said Hurd’s decision came about following an investigation by its own lawyers and outside legal counsel into a sexual harassment claim made against Hurd and HP by a […]

HP is expanding its line of business notebook PCs with a slew of new models aimed at both enterprise and small- to midsized business buyers. The company on Monday unveiled two new additions to its business-rugged HP EliteBook lineup — the EliteBook 2740p and 2540p — as well as four new HP ProBook notebooks in […]

iPhone maker Apple says that HTC, the manufacturer of a number of smartphones including the Google Nexus One, has violated a number of its mobile device patents and is taking the Taiwanese firm to court as a result. In its lawsuit, filed today with the International Trade Commission (ITC) and in U.S. District Court in […]

The HP Multiseat’s ms6000 desktop PC and MultiSeat t100 Thin Client access deviceSource: HP NEW YORK — HP has unveiled an array of thin-client solutions that aim to leverage advancements in software, desktop virtualization and private clouds. While it’s often the sexy new PC workstation or powerful new servers that grab the headlines in the […]

Virtualization players VMware and Citrix to demonstrate the relative strength of their market segment, posting second-quarter results above Wall Street estimates. Yet both also showed signs of weakness as the economy took its toll on the bottom line. VMware (NYSE: VMW) reported revenues of $456 million, flat compared to the same period a year ago. […]

David KapposSource: USPTO In a move that could place a tech industry insider at the helm of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), President Obama plans to nominate David Kappos, vice president of intellectual property law at IBM, as its next director. Kappos, who also holds the post of assistant general counsel at Big […]

One highly touted area of President-elect Barack Obama’s platform has been his pledge to appoint a chief technology officer for the nation — a move that may have dramatic implications for driving sweeping changes in tech policy and the country’s economy. “The big question is, specifically, where does this person fit in this hierarchy in […]

T-Mobile’s New York Store (Photo: Chris Saunders) NEW YORK — Google’s first smartphone, the Android-based G1, arrived at T-Mobile stores in the U.S. Wednesday with fewer applications to download but more promised in the near future. Plenty of balloons and some lines greeted the HTC-made handsets, which are carried exclusively by T-Mobile and retail for […]

Walt demands answers!Source: Asa Mathat / AllThingsD.com Well, Walt Mossberg sure let Kevin Martin have it last night at the D: All Things Digital conference, blasting the FCC chairman over the glacial pace of broadband rollout in the U.S. “Not only do we have pathetic rates, but we pay more than most of these other […]

IT management software maker BMC Software on Monday has struck a deal to buy datacenter automation player BladeLogic, for nearly $800 million. The acquisition — which will see BMC (NYSE: BMC) buying BladeLogic (NASDAQ: BLOG), for $28 per share in cash, above Friday’s $23.61 close — is designed to round out BMC’s product portfolio. BMC […]