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HP will layoff around 10% of the company, according to two reports. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is said to be readying 'massive' job cuts, focusing on expensive consulting staff. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers fear for their careers.

Yes. And no. Rated at 1.6 cents per page, HP's Officejet 8600 series all-in-one inkjet printers could cost less to operate than a monochrome laser printer. But it could also cost much more. Here's why.

Apple, Google, Microsoft and three other major tech firms have agreed to a deal which means in future apps on their platforms must "provide greater privacy disclosures". The deal's a move in the right direction, but is it enough?

It outlived every other piece of equipment in my office. But after ten years and nearly 50,000 pages it's time it's time to look for a replacement for my HP LaserJet 1200. Can any new printer possibly measure up?

HP (NYSE:HPQ) is open-sourcing webOS and the ENYO framework. Meanwhile, its latest $99 fire-sale of TouchPad tablets causes slowdowns on eBay. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if this means Android will gain some of webOS's unique features. Not to mention: What a Wonderful World...

It's not clear what the effects will be of Hewlett-Packard's attempt to revive its dying WebOS by making it open source. But one thing is clear: The move won't hurt Windows Phone 7 or upcoming Windows 8 tablets, and may even help.

The latest Canalys data claims Apple will eclipse HP to become the world's biggest PC vendor "in 2012", if you include iPad sales.

3... 2... 1... Here comes Redstone: lifting off from HP's Project Moonshot. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:NPQ) has unveiled its ultra-dense, low-power ARM-based server line -- codenamed Redstone, the first product of the Project Moonshot business. Up to 288 Calxeda quad-core SoC chips in a 4U chassis. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers count the cores.

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is all-in on PCs, baby. New CEO Meg Whitman has nixed Leo Apotheker's plan to spin off the HP's PC business. In IT Blogwatch, it's bloggers' heads that are spinning. Not to mention: No good deed goes unpunished...

Ex-HP-CEO Leo Apotheker is leaving Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) with as much as $23 million in severance, stock, and bonus payments -- maybe more. He'll also get relocation and legal expenses on top. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers stare, open-mouthed, at the size of the payment. Not to mention: Sri Lankan/Candian politician Photoshops her own pic...

Richi's Rant: The rumor runes say Leo Apotheker is to be replaced by Meg Whitman. That's the stupidest idea I've heard in months. Find out why, in The Long View... Insider (free registration requested)

[Updated: now with more comment and analysis] Wow! HP (NYSE:HPQ) is building more TouchPad webOS tablet units. The company has shocked the tech world with this volte face, which seems to be bowing to the huge demand for the $99 bargains. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers review the situation. Not to mention: Literal warning signs R us...

If Apple's sobbing non-iPad tablet-making competitors thought things were bad already, HP's low-cost give away has made things much worse as the Christmas season price war looms -- and has Apple really lost an iPhone 5 prototype?

Microsoft wasted no time in capitalizing on the death of HP's webOS -- the company has already reached out to webOS developers, and 1,000 of them have so far expressed interest in developing for Windows Phone 7. That could be a key part of breathing life into Microsoft's struggling smartphone operating system.

As a happy owner of a Motorola Xoom, you wouldn't think I'd be in the market for a new tablet -- but over the weekend, I found myself shelling out a hundred bucks for a discontinued and critically panned gadget. Here's why.