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Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft posts second straight double-digit downturn in Windows OEM revenue" InfoWorld 7:27 AM
  • "Microsoft stock soars despite mixed financials" Neowin 7:12 AM
  • "Microsoft Project Spartan bug bounty offers rewards of up to $15,000: Firm seeks to make the browser as safe as possible before it launches in Windows 10 this year" The Inquirer 7:06 AM
  • "Windows 10 build 10061 gets one bug-fixing update" Neowin 7:09 AM
  • "Leaked screenshots of Windows 10 build 10102 show Cortana tweaks and new Live Tile animations" Neowin 7:12 AM
  • "Judge Rules in Favor of InterDigital in ITC Action Involving Nokia, Microsoft" CDR Info 7:26 AM
  • "Microsoft phones face US import ban over patent issue" BBC 7:57 AM
  • "Microsoft handsets face sales ban in InterDigital's 3G patent suit" ZDNet 7:08 AM
  • "Met Police: We are in active talks with Microsoft for Windows XP support extension/A police laptop is not a happy one... happy one" The Inquirer 7:07 AM
  • "Brazil will gain more than 50 Microsoft stores with rebranding of Nokia locations" Neowin 7:11 AM
  • "Dell Debuts 'Future Ready' Campaign Aimed at Enterprise Market: Multi-Million Dollar Effort Kicks Off With Emotional TV Spot" Advertising Age 7:19 AM
  • "Dell launches PowerEdge R930 server, eyes core enterprise workloads" ZDNet 7:17 AM
  • "Dell Unleashes Major SonicWall Firewall Release" CRN 7:18 AM
  • "Dell aims latest SonicWALL firewalls at small businesses and branch offices" iTWire 7:19 AM
  • "Dell to Resell Aerohive Wireless Networking Products" eWeek 8:08 AM
  • "Intel Launches Vertical Market Partner Programs For Education, Retail-Focused Internet of Things" CRN 7:22 AM
  • "First Intel Skylake Motherboards Spotted; Expected to Launch September 2015" Overclockers Club 7:23 AM
  • "Intel's $150 Compute Stick is a tiny Windows 8.1 PC — and a slowpoke" Mashable 7:24 AM
  • "Advanced Micro Devices Bonds Trading 1.1% Lower (AMD)" WKRB 7:20 AM
  • "New leaked AMD Zen slide" Fudzilla 7:21 AM
  • "South Korea investigating Oracle over software bundling" Reuters 7:25 AM
  • "Interop 2015: The essential information" Network World 7:22 AM
  • "Open Cloud Connect Promotes Standards to Spur Cloud Computing Growth" eWeek 7:03 AM
  • "Acer introduces a REVOLUTION in tablet tech: The PENCIL" The Register 7:55 AM
  • "ASUS introduces the 15-inch ZenBook Pro UX501 high-end ultrabook" BetaNews 7:56 AM
  • "Color-switching nano-laser brings real optical nanotech much closer" ExtremeTech 8:18 AM
General Interest
  • "T-Mobile Boosts Subscriber Growth Outlook: Results narrowly top Wall Street expectations for first quarter" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:06 AM
  • "Decryption tool available for TeslaCrypt ransomware that targets games: Security researchers found that decryption keys can be recovered from systems infected with TeslaCrypt" Computerworld 7:21 AM
  • "There's now a decryption tool for TeslaCrypt ransomware" Help Net Security 7:22 AM
  • "WordPress urges users to update after comments exploit released" ZDNet 7:09 AM
  • "WordPress patches XSS bug leaving millions of sites open to hackers: Flaw allowed attackers to take control of a system" The Inquirer 7:08 AM
  • "Amazon has a huge new plan to win over business customers" Business Insider 7:56 AM
  • "Amazon launches Amazon Business, sunsets AmazonSupply" VentureBeat 7:16 AM
  • "Yahoo Expands Video Content with 18 New Original Series" eWeek 7:03 AM
  • "Best Buy to accept Apple Pay, wants to give customers options: Best Buy has been a backer of a rival payment system promoted by US merchants" IDG News Service 7:01 AM
  • "Facebook takes on Skype and FaceTime with mobile video calling: Facebook has added video calling to its Messenger app, in a move designed to challenge Skype and Apple FaceTime" Telegraph 7:17 AM
  • "Facebook Messenger takes on Skype with free video calling for iOS and Android: Service works over LTE and WiFi" The Inquirer 7:05 AM
  • "Facebook adds video calling to Messenger app" MacNN 7:02 AM
  • "Xiaomi tries to end waiting period for phone buyers, amid complaints: Xiaomi has received complaints for offering limited quanities of its phones in 'flash sales'" IDG News Service 7:02 AM
  • "Google tries to play nice with European publishers with $163M fund" The Verge 8:04 AM
  • "Google vows to support 'quality journalism' in Europe with new Digital News Initiative" VentureBeat 7:15 AM
  • "Google admits it made mistakes over news as it cosies up to Europe's publishers" ZDNet 7:08 AM
  • "Google's 'Digital News Initiative' Will Help Make Online News Better" Gizmodo 7:06 AM
  • "Google aims to transform European newsrooms: A €150 million fund will help publishers experiment with new forms of digital media" IDG News Service 7:03 AM
  • "Google unveils new scheme to acquire unwanted patents" MacNN 7:03 AM
  • "University of Westminster opens cutting-edge fabrication lab: Facility will put university 'at the leading edge of digital fabrication'" The Inquirer 7:05 AM
Press Releases
  • "Dell Introduces New Server Powerhouse to Accelerate Most Demanding Enterprise Applications" Business Wire 7:18 AM
  • "New Dell SonicWALL TZ Series Firewalls Deliver Enterprise-Class Capabilities for Small Business Budgets" Business Wire 7:19 AM
  • "HP and AppliedMicro Technology Empower the University of Utah to Further Cloud Computing Research: HP Moonshot System Powered by X-Gene(R) Provides the Performance, Flexibility and Efficiency Needed to Explore the Future of the Cloud" GlobeNewswire 7:38 AM
  • "Intel Security and Onyx to Provide Purpose Built Security for Internet of Things in the Medical Industry: Security Technologies Chosen as Standard for Onyx Systems and Their Patient Information Protection" Business Wire 7:39 AM
  • "Intel Security and KIOSK Information Systems to Help Protect Point-of-Sale Self-Service Systems from Growing Cyber Threats: KIOSK to Offer Intel Security Solutions into its Internet of Things Self-Service POS Systems for Better Secured Consumer and Retailer Data" Business Wire 7:39 AM
Microsoft
  • "Minecraft Finally Added a Female Default Character" Time 8:08 AM
  • "Microsoft is BEATING Amazon's cloud revenues. Er, how? It can be done (with some creative beancounting)" The Register 7:25 AM
  • "Windows 10's PlayReady 3.0 mandates hardware DRM for 4K playback" ExtremeTech 7:20 AM
Government/Law/Politics
  • "London sees 999 telecoms failure" BBC 8:18 AM
  • "Regulators May Reject Dish Entities' Spectrum Discount Claims: FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler told the commission's staff to study the spectrum auction applications of the entities closely" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:04 AM
  • "The US government wants YOU for its virtual e-cybermission" The Verge 8:04 AM
  • "David Cameron 'guarantees' action on mobe not-spots. Honest: Tory leader promises better mobile broadband - but doesn't say how" The Register 7:55 AM
  • "Google and the general election: what the UK wants to know/The key questions around the 2015 general election, as compiled by Google" Telegraph 7:11 AM
  • "Franchising a Student Digital Privacy Law" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:12 AM
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
  • "Microsoft Surface 3 review: 'Budget' tablet does more than scratch the surface" Mirror Online UK 7:26 AM
  • "Europe's Google Problem" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:20 AM
Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers
  • "Startup Intarcia Raises $225 Million: New financing is the latest for developer of implantable pump to treat diabetes" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:15 AM
  • "Refinery29 Raises $50 Million In Series D" TechCrunch 7:11 AM
  • "Singapore's DocDoc Lands $8.6M Series A To Help People Find Medical Specialists" TechCrunch 7:11 AM
  • "Ex-Microsoft manager raises $6M for cloud startup Icertis" GeekWire 7:06 AM
  • "2C2P Raises $7M To Bridge The Payment Gap In Southeast Asia" TechCrunch 7:11 AM
  • "Ticket Booking Startup Beijing Weiying Raises $105M From Investors Including Tencent" TechCrunch 7:11 AM
Tech Stocks
  • "Stocks: 5 things to know before the open" CNNMoney 7:44 AM
  • "U.S. Equity Futures Slide Ahead of FOMC Meeting" Reuters 7:46 AM
  • "Stock Futures Slide as Fed Meeting Begins; Apple Surges" TheStreet 7:44 AM
  • "U.S. Stock Futures Trade Lower: European, Chinese equity markets post losses" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:10 AM
  • "Asia Markets: Chinese shares slide after watchdog warns of market risk/China shares fell sharply Tuesday after the country's securities regulator issued a fresh, albeit mild, warning to investors on the market's risks, while in Australia, weakness in mining shares pushed the benchmark further away from the psychologically important 6000 mark." MarketWatch 7:45 AM
  • "Europe Markets: European stocks fall as Commerzbank shares drop; Fed meeting eyed/European stocks fell Tuesday, with Commerzbank AG shares among the biggest decliners, and as investors looked ahead to what the U.S. Federal Reserve may say about the pace of economic growth in the world's largest economy." MarketWatch 7:45 AM



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InformationWeek (Updated 7:50 AM CDT)
  • "IoT And The Looming Mobile Tidal Wave"
  • "9 Top-Paying Tech Firms: Glassdoor" ...
New York Times (Updated 7:50 AM CDT)
  • "Muting Friends' Political Views on Facebook Is as Simple as Clicking 'Unfollow'"
  • "Franchising a Student Digital Privacy Law"
PC Magazine (Checked 7:50 AM CDT; no changes since Monday)
  • No new stories listed ...
Reuters (Updated 7:55 AM CDT)
  • "South Korea investigating Oracle over software bundling"
  • "Panasonic sees fourth year of profit gains on auto electronics growth"
  • "China iPhone sales boosts Apple; shares up modestly"
  • "Turkey minister says might cancel 4G tender, switch to 5G: newspaper"
  • "Tencent takes on Alibaba, Xiaomi with open smart hardware operating system"
  • "Huawei releases new Honor budget smartphone, to be sold online"
ZDNet (Updated 7:55 AM CDT)
  • "Dell launches PowerEdge R930 server, eyes core enterprise workloads"
  • "One thing every iPhone owner should do to stretch battery life"
  • "WordPress urges users to update after comments exploit released"
  • "Could broadband really be the issue that decides the General Election?"
  • "Self-learning systems to replace humans in manufacturing"
  • "Is LuxVue why the iPad Pro is late?"
  • "Google admits it made mistakes over news as it cosies up to Europe's publishers"
  • "SME-sy does it: SAP's plan for big growth from small businesses in the Middle East"
  • "Microsoft handsets face sales ban in InterDigital's 3G patent suit"
  • "NT devotes AU$9m for telco coverage in remote communities" ...





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