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HP Releases New Desktop

HP Releases New Desktop

The news from HP is getting increasingly confusing. Last week, the company announced that it was spinning off its computer and smart phone divisions, and that it was buying the UK-based firm Autonomy for an estimated $10 billion.

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Best Bites: Top Five Pizza Shops

Best Bites: Top Five Pizza Shops

Thick or thin? West Coast or East Coast? Silicon Valley has its pick of pizza. Here are our top five picks for the best pizza in Silicon Valley.

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Could Mark Hurd Be Eying HP

Could Mark Hurd Be Eying HP

More than a year has passed since Mark Hurd was forced to leave his position as CEO of HP, because an internal investigation uncovered expense-account irregularities. He has since landed on his feet.

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Facebook’s Arizona Flub

Facebook’s Arizona Flub

It’s fairly common for Facebook to remove posts and images that violate its terms of service.  Copyright violations are a no-no, and so are blatant expressions of racism. But it’s hard to say what got an image posted by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer removed.

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Why Germans Shouldn’t “Like” Facebook

Why Germans Shouldn’t “Like” Facebook

German authorities have a long history of going after Google and especially Google’s Street View for its invasion of privacy. One indication that Facebook is emerging as the top dog of the internet is that German authorities in the state of Schleswig-Holstein have started to tackle the Facebook phenomenon, too.

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HP drops PC, Phone and Tablet Division

HP drops PC, Phone and Tablet Division

HP CEO Leo Apotheker made a dramatic announcement on Thursday that the company was investigating a spin-off of its PC, tablet and smart phone division. The move, Apotheker said, would allow the company “to put an emphasis on enterprise, commercial and government markets.”

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SHOUT! the Mod Musical

SHOUT! the Mod Musical

Swinging England in the ‘60s comes alive in the Retro Dome’s groovy production running August 26-September 18.

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Man Arrested for 32-Year-Old Cold Case

Man Arrested for 32-Year-Old Cold Case

David Dixon, 61 of Richmond, California, has been arrested for the cold case murder of Rachel Moncrief in 1979. The District Attorney’s Cold Case Unit helped the Santa Clara Police Department in the investigation.

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Feds Sue Panda Express for Racial Discrimination

Feds Sue Panda Express for Racial Discrimination

A West San Jose Panda Express is reportedly being sued by the federal government for allowing it’s Asian employees to stand around while it made it’s Latino workers clean toilets, tables, and counters.

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The Big Chill

The Big Chill

The past two summers in the Bay Area prove that “global warming” was renamed “global climate change” for good reason. While the Midwest, the Northeast, and the Central Valley roast, local temperatures have been dropping.

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