Tech Update: Packaging Is All the Rage, and Not in a Good Way

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September 08, 2010 Tech Update

Packaging Is All the Rage, and Not in a Good Way By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD Amazon is trying to get manufacturers to make packages easier to open, hoping to reduce consumer "wrap rage." H.P. Sues Its Ex-Chief in New Job By ASHLEE VANCE The lawsuit comes a day after the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive was hired by Oracle, the database software maker. Dealbook Blog: The 2 Deal Makers Who Share Oracle's Presidency ADVERTISEMENT Indian Court Rules Against Vodafone in Tax Case By VIKAS BAJAJ The ruling, in a case stemming from Vodafone's acquisition of a controlling stake in an Indian cellphone company, could deal a blow to foreign investors in India. Vodafone to Sell Its Stake in China Mobile for $6.6 Billion By BLOOMBERG NEWS About 70 percent of the proceeds of the $6.6 billion sale will be returned to shareholders through a stock repurchase Technology Most E-Mailed Packaging Is All the Rage, and Not in a Good Way H.P. Sues Its Ex-Chief in New Job State of the Art: Your Own Hot Spot, and Cheap Gadgetwise: Ten Photo-Editing Tips From a Pro Hurd Is Now a President at Oracle, H.P.'s Rival Bits: Pay Full Price for a Meal? That's So Yesterday In Search of a Case to Protect the iPad Your Brain on Computers: Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime Gadgetwise: Q.&A.: Bolstering Android's Battery Life Gadgetwise: Streaming Your Entire Computer to a Television ADVERTISEMENT Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

Personal Tech Gadgetwise Blog 3-D Glasses Outside the Theater By ERIC A. TAUB 3-D technology may soon be everywhere, including in the eyeglass stores. Technology Headlines From Around the Web What's This? MediaMemo Amazon Buys Amie Street, Shuts Down Store, Focuses on Streaming Music Reuters Google to start TV service in U.S. this autumn Bloomberg Samsung Electronics May Use Google's Android Software in TVs Official Google Blog Simpler sign-ups for Yahoo! users with OpenID Wall Street Journal Inquiry Zeroes In on Google Deal More at Blogrunner » Second Thoughts on Online Education September 08, 2010, 9:29 AM Pay Full Price for a Meal? That's So Yesterday September 08, 2010, 8:00 AM Do People Want 'Amateur Hour' on Their TVs? September 07, 2010, 7:37 PM Texas Attorney General Investigates Google Search September 03, 2010, 5:39 PM Go to the Bits Blog » ADVERTISEMENT

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