By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hewlett-Packard has turned to former eBay CEO Meg Whitman to run the technology giant. The HP board pushed aside Leo Apotheker after just 11 months on the job, having lost confidence in his ability to lead the company long-term. (Sept. 22)

SAN FRANCISCO – It may be one of the technology world’s most expensive efforts to give something away: Hewlett-Packard Co. said Friday that it’s making its webOS mobile system available as open-source software that anyone can use and modify freely.

HP snagged the intuitive webOS software when it paid $1.8 billion in 2010 for Palm Inc. in what became a failed effort to revive the flailing smartphone pioneer. HP said it still plans to develop and support webOS.
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After years of leaving it to Windows software makers to sell their own wares, Microsoft’s flagship operating system is finalizing its plans to get into the app store business.
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CUPERTINO, Calif. – Steve Jobs’ last gadget could be on sale as soon as this summer.

The Apple TV set, a device that promises to shake up the TV business the way the iPod and iPhone reshaped music and cell phones, is now being targeted for a summer release, according to reports over the weekend.
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It could be a scene from a James Bond film — a glimpse into the archvillain’s lair.

Anonymous white-clad workers, their faces obscured by surgical masks, cross a cavernous, high-ceilinged room. They pause to adjust or inspect large pieces of mysterious equipment, some of which is spangled with bright gold foil. It’s obvious that they’re building something complicated and important.

AT&T Inc. battled for months with U.S. regulators to approve its $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Now the telecommunications giant is bickering with the government over whether it can withdraw the proposed deal.
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