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Microsoft feels threatened by the iPad. That was made clear by the words of CEO Steve Ballmer at Microsoft’s financial analysts meeting. Microsoft intends to come out swinging with Windows-based iPad rivals. It’s just a matter of when, and if customers will have anywhere near the same enthusiasm they have had for the ipad. Of [...]

Individuals who want to invest in Facebook probably won’t have an opportunity to do so for well over a year.  A new, somewhat credible report indicates that the company won’t go public until sometime in 2012. "Three people familiar with the matter" spoke to Bloomberg, and said the delay will give Mark Zuckerberg "more time [...]

ThinQ.co.uk reports that a directory containing personal details of over 100 million Facebook users has surfaced on a file-sharing site. That’s about a fifth of Facebook’s total user base. Gawker’s Valleywag has posted numerous paparazzi-style photos of Mark Zuckerberg, after photographer Nick Stern followed him around. The piece is framed as a way of "turning [...]

A recently discovered listing on the HP website has restarted the rumor mill for the HP Slate, the PC maker’s supposed Windows 7 tablet.PCWorld has uncovered a now-removed webpage on HP’s website that lists not one,… Read more

This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: Synotes Quick Pitch: Synotes wirelessly syncs your notes across the iPhone, iPod touch, [...]

As we reported earlier today, Hewlett-Packard announced its plans to purchase Palm for $1.2 billion. The acquisition comes a few weeks after Palm put itself up for sale and less than a week after potential suitor HTC walked away from the table.The deal comes as a bit of a surprise, given that it was Lenovo, [...]