Technology Report: HP's shares hit 9-year low as 2013 outlook disappoints

	Click to View in Browser 10/3/2012 HP's shares hit 9-year low as 2013 outlook disappoints SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's shares plunged to a nine-year low on Wednesday after Chief Executive Meg Whitman warned of an unexpectedly steep earnings slide in 2013, with revenue set to fall in every business division except software. Facebook lets U.S. users pay to boost visibility of postings SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is letting users in the United States pay a fee to boost the visibility of their postings on the social network, the company's latest effort to look beyond advertisers for revenue. U.S. works to shut down tech support scams that have cost millions WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has taken steps to shut down several fake tech support scams that have cost consumers tens of millions of dollars, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday. Deutsche Telekom, MetroPCS to merge U.S. mobile businesses FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS said they will merge their U.S. mobile operations to create a larger fourth-place player better able to compete with rivals. Renesas to post $1.1 billion special loss on job redundancy scheme TOKYO (Reuters) - Ailing Japanese chipmaker Renesas said on Wednesday that it will post a 85 billion yen ($1.1 billion) extraordinary loss in the July-September quarter after a larger-than-expected number of employees volunteered for its redundancy scheme. Cyber attackers disrupt Internet in Iran: official DUBAI (Reuters) - Cyber attackers have targeted Iranian infrastructure and communications companies, disrupting the Internet across the country, a state official was quoted as saying on Wednesday. HP's profitable printers to buy Whitman time SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Meg Whitman has a laundry list of things to do at HP: Arrest a rapid decline in its personal computer unit, compete better on enterprise services, and figure out a strategy as mobile devices eat into personal computer sales. Lenovo to open first U.S. PC plant, operation to start in 2013 HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's No.2 PC maker, will open its first PC production plant in the United States with operations expected to begin in 2013. Nokia mulls selling its headquarters HELSINKI (Reuters) - Struggling cellphone maker Nokia is seeking to sell its headquarters in Espoo, Finland as part of a drive to dispose of non-core assets. Citrix, Palo Alto Networks strike strategic partnership (Reuters) - Business software maker Citrix Systems and security software company Palo Alto Networks have entered a strategic partnership to offer joint application delivery and security products. Related Video Drones to take flight in Nepal's war on poachers Zuckerberg: more Russians like Facebook Mediafile John C Abell Rupert Murdoch's traffic jam Kevin Kelleher What happens if smartphones become commodities? A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend