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Today in Oulu, Finland, Intel and Nokia launched the Joint Innovation Center, where the two companies will join forces to develop mobile technology focusing on user experience.

The latest branch of Intel’s European Research Network Intel Labs Europe, the lab–to be housed in the Center for Internet Excellence (seen on the right)–will employ about 24, and focus on the development of user interfaces for mobile devices.

According to the two companies, these new interfaces will use the MeeGo platform, another Intel/Nokia collaboration that joins Moblin Linux with Nokia’s Maemo. One of the first projects the lab will focus on are 3D interfaces and how virtual worlds can be used on mobile devices. “Our ne

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3Par, which Dell had a $1.15bn agreement to buy, has received a counter-offer from HP.

On Monday, hardware and software giant HP, the world’s largest PC vendor, announced its offer to 3Par to acquire it for approximately $1.6bn (1.03bn) in cash, or $24 a share. On 16 August, Dell, the world’s third-largest PC vendor, had signed an agreement to acquire 3Par for $1.15bn, or $18 per share. HP’s offer places a 33-percent premium on Dell’s offer.

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3Par sells storage kit based around virtualisation and cloud computing, with key product lines comprising its InServ servers and the InForm operating system.

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Google has acquired Like.com, which offers a visual search engine for retail products, a deal aimed at boosting Google’s shopping search capabilities and services like its Products engine.

The acquistion comes years after the first rumors emerged that Google was interested in buying Like.com, which was initially known as Riya when the company was founded in 2004.

Like.com CEO and co-founder Munjal Shah announced the deal on his company’s home page on Friday. “We see joining Google as a way to supersize our vision and supercharge our passion,” his note reads.

Using computer vision and machine learning technology, Like.com provides a visual search engine focused on shoes, clothes, jewelry and decor, according to the company.

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