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David Needle

David Needle is a veteran technology reporter based in Silicon Valley. He covers mobile, big data, customer experience, and social media, among other topics. He was formerly news editor at Infoworld, editor of Computer Currents and TabTimes, and West Coast bureau chief for both InformationWeek and Internet.com.

Former HP Chairwoman Indicted

UPDATED: Patricia Dunn, who resigned from Hewlett-Packard last week in the wake of its boardroom leaks investigation scandal, has...

Mainframe Simplicity Not an Oxymoron?

Sometimes it's hard to be easy. IBM has revitalized its mainframe business in recent years, but the company is...

Notebook Batteries Catching More Heat

Lenovo is the latest notebook vendor to announce a battery recall due to concerns of overheating that could lead to...

Apps to Help The Mobile Device Blues

SAN DIEGO -- Several vendors took turns at a conference here to slam the limitations of cell phones and...

Top 5 Ironies of The HP Scandal

1. Hurd's Stronger Than Ever? While the scandal has battered CEO Mark Hurd's once sterling reputation and even threatened his tenure...

Big Layoffs Part of Intel’s Efficiency Push

Intel's restructuring announcement today included specifics on its plans to reduce headcount and expenses. Earlier this year, Intel CEO Paul Otellini...

Old PCs a Growing IT Headache

Those new notebook computers you bought for the sales department are working great, but what to do with the...

Apple Recalls A Million Batteries

Apple Computer (Quote, Chart) became the latest company to announce a recall of over a million notebook computer batteries. Like Dell last...

Dell in Huge Notebook Recall

There are hot-selling notebooks and notebooks too hot to sell. Unfortunately for Dell, (Quote, Chart) it has the latter. The biggest selling...

Cisco Moves to Speed Data Center Advances

Cisco Systems announced Thursday it has made a $50 million investment and purchase of startup Nuova Systems, with the...