Hewlett-Packard’s Quarterly Profit Falls 13%
Sales at Hewlett-Packard felt the waning demand for technology products worldwide, but managed to meet earnings expectations. (NYT)+++

Facebook Withdraws Changes in Data Use
After a wave of protests, Facebook said it would withdraw changes to its terms of service concerning the data supplied by users.(NYT)+++

Alcatel Chief Tries to Paint a Rosy Picture
Ben Verwaayen, the chief executive of the struggling telephone equipment maker, said Alcatel is poised to regain market share after stumbling for two years.(NYT)+++

Hulu Will Cut Off Users of Boxee Video Software
The video site Hulu said it would stop making its programs available to Boxee users, citing the wishes of the companies that provide its  programming. (NYT)+++

The Blog That Ignited a Privacy Debate on Facebook
The controversy over Facebook’s changes to its terms of service casts a spotlight on The Consumerist, the blog that set off the avalanche. (NYT)+++

Venture Investment Climbs in India, China and Israel
While venture capital investment fell in the United States last year, it still managed to rise in China, India and Israel, according to a new report.(NYT)+++

Clear English Could Be a Big Winner in the Facebook Affair
Facebook is sensitizing people to privacy because it is a storehouse of real secrets in a way that few other sites are.(NYT)+++

Tumblr Shuts Down 5 Anonymous Blogs. Why?
The blogging platform Tumblr’s new ban on making fun on other bloggers raises questions about free speech on the Web.(NYT)+++

BP Plans to Build Biofuel Refinery
BP and a partner plan to build in Florida the world’s biggest facility to make biofuels from inedible plants.(WSJ)+++

Paul Allen May See Stimulus Windfall
Billionaire Paul Allen might save hundreds of millions in taxes over the next few years thanks to a provision in the economic stimulus legislation. (WSJ)+++

Apple Computer Sales Decline
Apple’s unit sales of computers through U.S. retail channels fell 6% in January from the same month in 2008, the first monthly decline in three years. (WSJ)+++

Comcast Net Drops 32% Amid Slump
Comcast reported a 32% drop in net income because of a write-down and reported slower subscriber growth as the economy’s slump weighed on the cable sector. (WSJ)+++

Facebook Backtracks on Policy Change
Facebook backed away from controversial changes to its terms of use, yielding to pressure from users and privacy advocates.(WSJ)+++

Solar-Power Equipment Prices Drop
Prices for solar-power equipment are plummeting, providing a potential boon for governments, utilities and others trying to roll out new solar-power projects. (WSJ)+++

An About-Face
Facebook apparently bows to pressure from users who protested change to company’s privacy policy. (SFC)+++

Stimulus’ Solar Tax Credit
Homeowners interested in putting panels on their roofs get a boost from the stimulus package signed by President Obama.(SFC)+++

First Pitch For Guv
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman warns the state’s top political job is “not a popularity contest,” needs experienced biz exec. (SFC)+++

Deal Avoids Sirius Bankruptcy
Facing a likely bankruptcy, Sirius XM Radio Inc. found a savior in Liberty Media Corp., which will lend $530 million to the satellite radio provider. (SFC)+++

What About Ms. Pacman?
Chronicle’s video game critics list their picks for the nine greatest video game heroines of all time.(SFC)+++

Twitter creator Jack Dorsey illuminates the site’s founding document. Part I
Sitting in the Flickr archives is a nearly 10-year-old document uploaded a couple of years ago by its author, Jack Dorsey (@jack), who started Twitter in 2006 along with co-founders Evan Williams (@ev) and Biz Stone (@biz).  (LAT)+++

Celebuzz lets you zoom in on famous faces, sometimes too close
Looking at pictures of celebrities strolling down the red carpet is all well and good.  (LAT)+++

Facebook backtracks on Terms of Use update
After outcry from just about every corner of the Web over Facebook’s controversial change to its terms of use, the company has hit the rewind button. (LAT)+++

Nehalem servers to anchor Intel cloud
The chipmaker is preparing the Core i7 class of desktop processors as it focuses on data centers hosting hundreds of thousands of servers.(CNET)+++

Social media takes on Mother Nature
In the aftermath of natural disasters ranging from the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia to the forest fires ravaging Australia, several emerging technologies play major roles in disseminating information and facilitating recovery.(CNET)+++

‘Vista capable’ suit no longer class-action
A judge declines to dismiss the suit, but rules that each PC buyer has to bring their own legal action if they want redress.(CNET)+++

3DV buy could give Xbox a stronger punch
Microsoft is said to be interested in buying an Israeli start-up whose technology uses a depth-sensing camera to enable gamers to control a system just by moving their hands.(CNET)+++

Hulu pulls content off Boxee
Just after removing its content from CBS’ TV.com, now Hulu does the same with Boxee, saying that its following requests from content partners. (CNET)+++

Demo conference getting new boss from VentureBeat
After 13 years, Demo producer and host Chris Shipley is stepping down.(CNET)+++

HP earnings dip nearly 10%, will cut salaries
PC maker records 1 percent uptick in revenue, but sees revenue decline across its business units with the exception of the EDS business acquired last year.(CNET)+++

Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL search up; Google down
Google’s share of the search market dipped in January, as Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL each grabbed a tad more share.(CNET)+++

Verizon expects 4G launch next year
The wireless provider’s chief technology officer discusses his expectations of the next-generation network and names the vendors that are building it. (CNET)+++

FCC fields 28,000 calls on DTV switch
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday saw a large jump in the number of calls its DTV help line received, as 421 stations dropped their analog signals.(CNET)+++

With new leadership, Lenovo looks ahead
New management at the top means big changes for the PC maker, but new President and COO Rory Read says it’s looking for more opportunities, not fewer.(CNET)+++

Where are we going with solar tech?
A Gauguin of the solar industry paints the past, present, and future market after surveying key players. (CNET)+++

Mozilla backs EFF in iPhone jailbreak support
Skype and Cydia also join Firefox developer in supporting the EFF, which is trying to get a DMCA exemption for those who jailbreak their iPhones. (CNET)+++

White House launches Recovery.gov
Recovery.gov, a government site that will track how money from the stimulus bill is spent, goes live. (CNET)+++