Webwire: HP board may oust CEO; PLDT denies airline buy rumors

Staff writer
22 Sep 2011
00:00

HP board may oust CEO

HP's board may replace CEO Leo Apotheker with former eBay manager Meg Whitman, two sources say, and might also reevaluate the decision to spin off the PC business, according to a third.

Bloomberg

PLDT rumored to plan airline buyout

Despite official denials, the Philippines' PLDT is still rumored to be considering a “white knight” buyout of the struggling Philippine Airlines.

ABS-CBN News

NTT, partners launch web start-up fund

Japanese companies including NTT, NEC, Mitsubishi and social network operator GREE have set up a new fund to provide early venture capital funding to internet start-ups

Reuters

Apple wins 40 patents in China

Apple has secured 40 patents in China covering products including the iPhone and iPad, in a bid to better protect its intellectual property in the nation.

Reuters

RIM patent sale likely to disappoint

Shareholders seeking to boost RIM’s fortunes by selling its patent horde will be disappointed, one analyst warns, because the retail price will be over $1 billion lower than the paper value.

International Business Times

Google opens social network to public

Google has opened its Google+ social network service to public registration, and debuted a host of new features including improved topic search functionality. The site launched in beta in June.

MarketWatch

BSNL awards broadband system deal

India's BSNL has handed Sterlite Technologies a 1.14 billion rupee ($23.6 million) central office broadband system contract.

India Infoline

Parents warned over children's web use

A UK children’s charity says parents must do more to monitor their children’s online activities, as research shows 21% of adults fail to keep adequate track of their child’s social networking habits compared to 13% that report doing so.

BBC

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