Roundup: Digg preps for big relaunch, Newsweek sells to stereo magnate

Here’s the latest action:

HP settles contract kickback suit — Hewlett-Packard announced today that it has settled with the U.S. Department of Justice, which alleged that the company was taking kickbacks from vendors in exchange for landing them government contracts.

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Digg gears up for relaunch — The social news aggregation site has reportedly suspended sign ups for its current site, redirecting new members to a separate sign up page for the new Digg site, which is expected to launch any time now.

New Facebook claimant follows Ceglia — Shortly after Paul Ceglia claimed Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg signed away 84 percent of the company to him, another possible claimant has emerged: Andrew Logan, founder and CEO of StreetDelivery, who was Ceglia’s boss when he first hired Zuckerberg.

New Kindle equipped with mic — Amazon’s newest version of its e-reader comes with a lot of new features, including extended battery life and a microphone, which opens up the platform to a host of new opportunities and developers.

Clearwire expands its footprint — Sprint and Clearwire announced today that they are making their 4G network using WiMAX available across brand new markets in California, Florida, Delaware, and Michigan.

WSJ deep dives into IE privacy issues — The Wall Street Journal took an in-depth look at the privacy settings on Internet Explorer 8 today, particularly the ability for publishers to track who their users are and what they are looking at for advertising purposes.

Newsweek sells to stereo magnate — The weekly news magazine announced today that its parent company, the Washington Post, will sell the publication to Sidney Harman, founder of Harman International Industries, one of the oldest audio equipment makers in the U.S.

Delicious founder rallying funds for new startup — Joshua Schachter is reportedly looking to raise about $2 million toward a new, mysterious enterprise. TechCrunch has more details.

Facebook beefs up Oregon data center — The social network is doubling the capacity of its data center in Prineville, Ore. in order to meet increasing traffic demands.

SunRun on Good Morning America — Solar panel financing and installation company SunRun got its turn in the spotlight today, with executive Lynn Jurich going on Good Morning America to discuss the benefits of residential solar system installation. Here’s the clip:

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