Ms. Whitman was named CEO of the struggling computer and printer giant in September and so far has aimed to undo the damage created by her predecessor, Leo Apotheker, including putting the kibosh on a proposed split-off of the company's PC business.

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Chairwoman Patricia Dunn won't face jail time on state charges filed in the wake of last year's spy scandal at computer- and printer- giant HP.

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Former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Patricia Dunn won't face jail time on state charges filed in the wake of last year's spy scandal at computer- and printer- giant HP.

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He had checked two more bags full of books, reading material, a Compaq computer and, implausibly, a dot-matrix printer for his Compaq computer.

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You just draw a sketch on a computer or tablet, click print, and the attached printer turns it into a 3D object.

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Advances in the life sciences means it is now possible to design DNA on a computer screen and send the DNA code to a "bio printer" for assembly.

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And it could potentially eliminate the need for a cord to connect the computer to a printer.

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