HP to cut 27,000 jobs to save up to $3.5B annually
 Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to cut 27,000 jobs as the growing popularity of smartphones, the iPad and other mobile devices makes it tougher for the company to sell personal computers.
Play on: Google posts synthesizer tribute to Moog
 Bob Moog's synthesizer helped change the sound of modern music. On what would have been his 78th birthday, Google is paying tribute to the man with a virtual version of his famous Moog on their homepage — and it's completely playable.
HP still leads: Top 5 makers of personal computers
Hewlett-Packard Co. remains the world's largest maker of personal computers, but the business is slowing with the rise of smartphones and other mobile devices. HP announced Wednesday that it will cut 8 percent of its work force by October 2014. HP has said it will use savings to invest in growing businesses. First Meteor Shower of 2012 Dazzles
The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first major show of shooting stars in 2012, peaks in the hours before dawn on Wednesday. The best seeing should be after the moon sets around 3 a.m. Astronomers say you may see 60-200 shooting stars per hour if the weather is clear.
  NetApp's shares tumble on weak 1Q forecasts
Shares of NetApp Inc. tumbled in aftermarket trading Wednesday after the data storage management system maker forecast a disappointing fiscal first quarter, citing "increasing uncertainty" in the global economy. Lawsuits pile up over Facebook IPO
 Lawsuits piled up Wednesday against Facebook, its underwriters and the Nasdaq exchange as furious investors sought to recover losses after the company's $16 billion IPO debacle.
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