"HP to offer cloud-based computing service"
San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 9:52 AM
"Hewlett-Packard: Once More Toward the Cloud"
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"HP advances public cloud as part of ambitious hybrid cloud strategy: HP announces public beta of select HP Cloud Services, as well as HP Converged Cloud for building public, private, and managed cloud services"
InfoWorld 11:31 AM
"HP's Autonomy: We're Running The World's Largest Private Cloud"
CRN 10:54 AM
"HP Converged Cloud Plan Uses Hardened OpenStack"
InformationWeek 10:10 AM
"HP rolls software for virtual networks"
EE Times 11:14 AM
"HP opens up public cloud beta in May"
The Register 12:56 PM
"HP, Dell Create Clouds For The Rest Of Us: Dell's recent moves are about courting IT shops that need help moving legacy applications to a more modern model, while HP says it can build a better public IaaS cloud option."
InformationWeek 10:10 AM
"Activist Raises Dark Cloud Over Microsoft Data Center"
Wired Magazine 1:09 PM
"Microsoft to struggle vs. Apple, Google in tablets: Microsoft will remain a distant third place through 2016, says analyst firm Gartner"
Reuters 11:44 AM
"Microsoft Starts Windows XP Deathwatch: Microsoft says enterprises still running the decade-old OS should move to Windows 7 and not wait for Windows 8."
InformationWeek 10:10 AM
"Microsoft starts XP retirement countdown: 'You are late,' Microsoft tells customers who haven't started XP-to-Windows 7 migration"
Computerworld 11:04 AM
"Windows XP users reminded of two-year support deadline: No more updates after 8 April 2014"
Techworld 12:50 PM
"Microsoft Pushes for Demise of Windows XP"
PC Magazine 11:49 AM
"Microsoft plans to build data center in Cheyenne: Wyoming governor says Microsoft plans to build data center in Cheyenne, creating up to 40 jobs"
Associated Press 9:56 AM
"Next-generation Xbox Durango could ship with 16-core CPU"
ZDNet 1:31 PM
"IBM-patented floor could detect a heart attack, call the cops"
CNET News 2:05 PM
"7 Ways IBM Will Make $7 Billion In Cloud: Can IBM make people believe that it's committed to the cloud in the same manner as an Amazon or Rackspace? IBM's plans include much more than a place for Unix hardware."
InformationWeek 10:11 AM
"I.B.M. Aims to Sharply Simplify Corporate Data Center Technology"
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"IBM Takes On Oracle, Cisco to Simplify Server 'Scut Work'"
Bloomberg 8:43 PM
"NEC launches software to quickly find video clips in large archives"
IDG News Service 11:01 AM
"Oracle attacks tape management with analytics software"
IDG News Service 11:32 AM
"New Intel China Boss Talks Mobile, Medfield, in Live Chat on Weibo"
Tech in Asia 9:53 AM
"Intel, Xilinx back EDA startup"
EE Times 11:14 AM
"Intel's New Studybook Tablet Reignites Rivalry With OLPC"
IDG News Service 11:54 AM
"Intel introduces 'Ivy Bridge'–ready chipsets"
The Register 12:57 PM
"Outlook for Chip-Stock AMD: Sterne Agee writes that the semiconductor company should be helped by an improved production of hard-disk drives."
Barron's 9:49 AM
"Cisco and NetApp introduce entry-level FlexPod architecture for cloud computing"
V3 1:02 PM
"Fake semiconductors 'could cause tragedy': The number of fake memory chips and processors in use has tripled since 2009, suggests a report."
BBC 10:18 AM
"Fifth-generation Wi-Fi is coming: Are you ready for 802.11ac? Fifth-generation Wi-Fi technology promises to deliver faster-than-cable speed--without the cables."
PCWorld 11:01 AM
"Chrome OS gets updated with Aura UI"
TG Daily 12:53 PM
"Meet the Quantum Computer Inside a Diamond — Does It Run 'Forever'?"
Techland 12:59 PM
General Interest
"Starboard to AOL: Patent sale not enough"
Reuters 9:37 PM
"Lumia 900 buyers reporting data connection issues"
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"Nokia Lumia 900 pre-orders to open on 27 April"
V3 1:02 PM
"Flood of video streaming options could confound TV watchers"
USA Today 1:00 PM
"Sprint LG Viper 4G stakes green smartphone claim"
TG Daily 12:54 PM
"From Perth to Panama: the man who sold his life on eBay"
Sydney Morning Herald 12:21 PM
"Twitter releases its MySQL scalability tweaks"
IDG News Service 11:57 AM
"RIM executive calls Google Play 'chaotic cesspool'"
ZDNet 1:33 PM
"RIM backpeddles in Playbook side-loading row"
TG Daily 12:53 PM
"RIM Not Dropping Side-Loading for BlackBerry PlayBook"
PC Magazine 11:52 AM
"Personal computer pioneer Jack Tramiel dies at 83"
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"Commodore 64 pioneer Jack Tramiel dies at 83"
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"US carriers join forces on stolen phones database, play catch up to rest of world: Keeping track of stolen phones has become increasingly important as more users have expensive smartphones, according to an analyst"
IDG News Service 11:04 AM
"U.S. wireless carriers to create database to fight phone theft: Carriers to block reactivation of stolen or lost devices"
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"STMicroelectronics Falls After Margin Forecast Cut"
Bloomberg 10:21 AM
"Sharp Widens Loss Forecast to $4.7 Billion as TV Sales Slump"
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"Instagram Users Dismayed By Facebook Purchase"
ABCNews 10:16 AM
"Toshiba Satellite Series Notebooks Sport Thinner Frame"
eWeek 11:15 AM
"Toshiba Revamps Satellite, Qosmio Laptop Lines"
PC Magazine 11:52 AM
"Toshiba unveils new AMD/Ivy Bridge Satellite C, L, S, P, and Qosmio laptops"
CNET News 10:05 AM
"Toshiba Excite 13: 13 Inches of Android 4.0 Tablet"
ABCNews 10:17 AM
"Toshiba Announces Giant 13.3-Inch Tablet"
PC Magazine 11:52 AM
"The Toshiba Excite 13 sports the largest tablet screen yet"
CNET Reviews 10:05 AM
"Content takes center stage in Yahoo overhaul"
CNNMoney 1:48 PM
"Yahoo Lays Out New Leadership Structure: CEO Thompson Sets Consumer, Regions and Technology Groups; Commerce Is in Focus"
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Silicon Valley 12:09 PM
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Silicon Valley 12:08 PM
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"Yahoo Preps Its New Structure Down to the Wire — Set to be Unveiled to Staff at All-Hands Meeting This Morning"
AllThingsD 9:46 AM
"Sony Projects Bigger Loss"
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Marketwire 9:50 AM
"Cisco Updates Mobile Ready Net Portfolio 5900 Series Embedded Services Routers for Personnel Operating Beyond the Reach of Traditional Fixed-Network Infrastructure"
Marketwire 9:50 AM
"HP Delivers Agility Without Compromise With HP Converged Cloud: New Portfolio Delivers Choice, Confidence and Consistency for Hybrid Environments"
Marketwire 9:52 AM
"Seven New IBM Fellows Named as Company Celebrates Heritage of Innovation: New Fellows Account for 273 Patents and Join Elite Group of Inventors"
PRNewswire 9:53 AM
"ANSYS Users Can Achieve Faster, Higher-Fidelity Simulation Results with New Intel Xeon E5-2600 Processor Family"
PRNewswire 9:54 AM
"Oracle Announces New MySQL 5.6 Development Milestone Release"
Marketwire 9:58 AM
"Oracle Expands Communications Portfolio With New Netra x86 Servers"
Marketwire 9:58 AM
"Oracle Achieves World Record Two Processor Result With SPECjEnterprise2010 Benchmark"
Marketwire 9:58 AM
"Oracle Introduces New Sun x86 Servers -- the Industry's Best x86 Platform for Oracle Applications"
Marketwire 9:58 AM
"Telework embrace widens: Although 65 percent of federal agencies say they are prepared for telework, a good number still score below average in enabling remote work, according to new research."
Federal Computer Week 11:19 AM
"NYC Tests Replacing Pay Phones With Tablets"
InformationWeek 10:11 AM
"Wireless Carriers, FCC Prepping Database to Combat Mobile Theft"
PC Magazine 11:53 AM
"FCC, carriers to create database of stolen cellphones"
SecurityNewsDaily 11:44 AM
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eWeek 11:16 AM
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"Google's $12 Billion Toy/Here's a business riddle: Divine Google Inc.'s intentions for its largest-ever acquisition, the $12.5 billion purchase of the once-great, now-faltering Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc."
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"Microsoft + Facebook = A Year in the Like"
ZDNet 7:19 PM
"The promise of VDI: Are we there yet?"
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"Get A Drink and A Job At NYC Uncubed, The New Silicon Alley Talent Fair"
TechCrunch 12:48 PM
"Toshiba Overreaches With 13-Inch Tablet"
InformationWeek 2:30 PM
"Hands On: Toshiba LX835 All-in-One Desktop"
PC Magazine 11:52 AM
"The Intel Studybook: What an education tablet should be"
ZDNet 1:12 PM
"Hands On: Intel Studybook Tablet"
PC Magazine 11:50 AM
"Average Monthly TV Bill Could Reach $200 by 2020"
PC Magazine 11:51 AM
"Pay TV costing a pretty penny, and rising"
MSNBC 11:43 AM
"It's time to run Java out of town"
InfoWorld 11:31 AM
"How Malware Gets Backed Up Along With Data: Malware is widely bypassing AV and other controls, getting backed up like any legitimate data, and re-infecting enterprise systems during restore."
InformationWeek 11:26 AM
"Commodore 64 pioneer Jack Tramiel lived Silicon Valley's story"
Silicon Valley 11:06 AM
"Who says Silicon Valley forgets you if you're over 40?"
CNET News 10:05 AM
"Google gives Chrome OS a less alienating interface: The browser-based OS could show pages only in full-screen mode, but now Google adopts a more familiar resizable, movable windows and a task bar. But are full-screen views the future?"
CNET News 10:05 AM
"The Next Big Thing In Technology On The Go: Flexible Displays"
Seeking Alpha 9:58 AM
"Why is Instagram worth $1 billion to Facebook and Zuckerberg?"
Chicago Sun-Times 3:35 PM
"Facebook Buys Instagram; Microsoft Nabs AOL Patents; New iPhone Rumors"
PC Magazine 11:53 AM
"Today in Tech: Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion, boosts mobile strategy?"
Fortune 9:57 AM
"Nokia's great Windows Phone hope: Beauty without brawn/The poor fit of Microsoft's 'Mango' OS to business needs is no surprise, but the Lumia 900 flagship device's weak hardware is"
InfoWorld 11:31 AM
"AT&T's Lumia Launch Less of a Splash, More of a Plop"
AllThingsD 9:57 AM
"Yahoo C.E.O. Hints at a Strategy"
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"Palo Alto Networks courts investors with $175 million IPO"
Techworld 12:51 PM
"Logica bosses turn down bonuses"
Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:19 AM
"UMC to break ground for new factory buildings at 12-inch fab in May"
DigiTimes 11:14 AM
"TSMC to revise 2012 capex, says Chang"
DigiTimes 11:14 AM
"Sharp bags partners for LCD biz, forecasts bigger loss for 2011"
The Register 12:56 PM
"Sharp in talks with Toppan, Dai Nippon for Sakai plant"
Reuters 10:08 AM
"Nokia Siemens gets Thai network-upgrade deal"
MarketWatch 9:46 AM
Tech Stocks
"Apple, AOL join in broad tech decline: Tech stocks put in a roundly negative performance Tuesday, with the majority of the sector closing in the red and adding to the previous day's losses."
MarketWatch 6:30 PM
"U.S. stocks log worst day of 2012: Alcoa, after close, posts surprise profit"
MarketWatch 6:31 PM
"S&P 500 Caps Longest Drop Since November on Europe Woes"
Bloomberg 6:31 PM
"Stocks' Drop Is 2012 Worst: Stocks suffered their biggest declines this year, losing ground for the fifth-straight session, as worries over rising borrowing costs for European countries weighed on sentiment."
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"Canadian stocks fall on China's trade data"
MarketWatch 1:52 PM
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MarketWatch 9:42 AM
"Italy Leads Slide in European Stocks"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:46 PM
"Europe Markets: Italy, Spain stocks tumble as bond yields rise/Italian FTSE MIB index drops 5%; Spain's IBEX closes off 3%"
MarketWatch 12:25 PM
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Associated Press 6:32 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading"
Associated Press 6:32 PM
"DARPA Challenge Seeks Robots To Drive Into Disasters"
"Help Desks Reclaim IT Clout"
"Gnip Now Shares Social Sentiments From China"
"iPhone 5 Goes Big Screen? | HP's Converged Cloud Plan"
"Many Doctors Don't Take Social Media Beyond Marketing"
"Atlassian Streamlines Its Confluence Enterprise Wiki"
"How Malware Gets Backed Up Along With Data"
"NYC Tests Replacing Pay Phones With Tablets"
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