HP buys EDS for $13.9 billion

Announced this morning, Hewlett Packard is set to buy EDS at a price of $25.00 per share - around 13.9 billion in value. "The terms of the transaction have been unanimously approved by the HP and EDS boards of directors. The transaction is expected to close in the second half...

Hewlett Packard Starts Manufacturing Cartridges From Recycled Plastics

Hewlet Packard, the printer company, has started to manufacture its cartridges from fully recycled old cartridges and water bottles. The technology enabling it is called the ‘closed loops plastic recycling system’ and the eco-friendly cartridges are not any pricier. A...

HP Getting into Handheld Gaming

I'm not affiliated with HP, but I do like toys. There. I said it. A new player on the handheld block may be quite refreshing: hopefully a HP machine won't have the proprietary limitations of the PSP..."Word has it that HP Labs is working on a gaming platform dubbed Mscape,...

Hewlett-Packard Slows Pace After Fast Start in Consulting

"Hewlett-Packard's $16 billion consulting and services business, HP Services, has been one of its few laggards."