"Microsoft's Earnings Surpass Expectations: Microsoft said Thursday that its quarterly revenue rose 6 percent on strong sales of its software to businesses, but the company showed weakness in Video games and other newer areas of investment."
New York Times [Free Registration Required] 4:12 PM
"Microsoft turns in a strong quarter: SQL Server and enterprise products more than hold Microsoft over ahead of the Windows 8 launch as company delivers strong third quarter."
CNET News 4:41 PM
"Live: Microsoft Windows Revenue Is On The Rise Again, Driving Solid Earnings Beat"
Business Insider 4:13 PM
"Microsoft beats Street profit view, shares up"
Reuters 4:11 PM
"Microsoft Profit Slips as Entertainment Sales Fall"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:12 PM
"Microsoft Earnings Top Estimates; Shares Rise"
CNBC 4:11 PM
"Microsoft beats targets with sales gain"
MarketWatch 4:12 PM
"Microsoft evangelist goofed on Windows Phone 8 upgrade claim"
CNET News 10:00 AM
"7 Microsoft upgrades that will shake up IT: From Windows Server 8 to Office 15, Microsoft is overhauling its IT portfolio. Here's what to expect" [Slideshow]
InfoWorld 10:37 AM
"Windows 8 Gets Down to Business/Finally! Windows 8 news about Microsoft's most dedicated customer base: business."
PC Magazine 11:07 AM
"Windows 8 Enterprise to embrace 'bring your own device' culture"
Techworld 11:28 AM
"Microsoft tears the wraps off Windows 8 Enterprise: USB boot from your own device"
The Register 11:31 AM
"Motorola under pressure in Germany from Microsoft patent on event architecture"
FOSS Patents 6:37 PM
"Dell updates Alienware M14x, m17x, m18x with new GPUs, but no Ivy Bridge yet"
CNET News 10:00 AM
"Alienware updates gaming laptop lineup for 2012, doesn't refresh M11x"
ZDNet 11:44 AM
"Google's Tim Lindholm faces off with David Boies on Java license"
CNET News 4:40 PM
"Oracle Vs. Google: Tour The Evidence" [Slideshow]
InformationWeek 12:01 PM
"Oracle vs. Google: Who owns the Java APIs?"
InfoWorld 10:38 AM
"Oracle vs Google: One claim that should not stand"
ZDNet UK 11:46 AM
"Advanced Micro Devices: Earnings Preview"
Seeking Alpha 9:45 AM
"Intel Prepares to Step Into ARM Territory"
The Motley Fool 9:51 AM
"It's Official: Intel Silicon to Finally Appear in a Shipping Smartphone — In India"
Wired 11:41 AM
"First Intel-powered smartphone to be launched in India"
BBC 10:30 AM
"Xolo X900: Meet Intel's first smartphone"
CNET News 10:01 AM
"Intel estimates ultrabook shipments of 20-30 million units in 2012"
DigiTimes 10:25 AM
"Intel swoops for Korean face recog start-up - reports: Intel has reportedly swooped for Korean face recognition firm Olaworks in a 35 billion won (£19.3m) deal which could be useful for the chip giant in its continuing efforts to break into the smartphone space with its Medfield platform."
The Register 11:32 AM
"AMD Reports Q1 loss on GlobalFoundries charge"
IDG News Service 9:11 PM
"Cisco Announces Its $850 Million Spin-In: Cisco has notified its employees that it has funded an advanced networking startup, called Insieme, with $100 million, with the right to eventually buy the company for as much as $750 million more."
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:04 AM
"Cisco Invests $100 Million in Insieme With Option to Buy"
Bloomberg 4:11 PM
"Cisco tries to head off software-defined networks"
Network World 11:13 AM
"Cisco software to connect branch offices to cloud"
Network World 11:14 AM
"Internet needs no 'digital handcuffs', says Kroes: Open standards in procurement, less restrictive copyright regimes, and net neutrality can all play a part in freeing internet users from potential 'digital handcuffs', according European Commission digital agenda chief Neelie Kroes."
ZDNet UK 11:46 AM
"Dell consolidates and updates their gaming laptop lineup"
Laptop Computer Planet 9:12 PM
"Top mobile apps showcased at DEMO 2012"
Network World 11:14 AM
"Linux Torvalds Shortlisted for 2012 Millennium Technology Prize"
IDG News Service 11:11 AM
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ZDNet 11:43 AM
General Interest
"US bill would make crash data 'black boxes' mandatory in cars"
The Verge 8:50 PM
"Anonymous Builds New Haven For Stolen Data: Saying Pastebin has censored its posts, Anonymous creates AnonPaste, a new site where hacktivists can dump stolen data."
InformationWeek 12:01 PM
"AT&T hopes to make Watson key element in mobile apps"
CNET News 11:59 AM
"Micron, Sandisk looking to ultrabooks to bolster memory sales"
MarketWatch 11:52 AM
"New technique boosts efficiency of multi-hop wireless networks"
ZDNet 11:44 AM
"Researchers develop chip that could give mobile phones X-ray vision"
V3 11:35 AM
"Cellphones built to see through walls"
TG Daily 11:30 AM
"Sharp to sell 80-inch LCD TV in Japan for £7,300"
Techworld 11:28 AM
"Quirky inventions go on display at Geneva gadget fair"
Associated Press 11:22 AM
"Sony 3D PlayStation TV to hit UK at last"
Register Hardware 11:31 AM
"Sony Releases Developer Tools for Hardware-independent PlayStation Games"
IDG News Service 11:12 AM
"Xtex's $150 Android Tablet Takes Aim at Kindle Fire"
PCWorld 11:11 AM
"SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott explains his five-market focus"
Computerworld 10:38 AM
"The end of Awesome (for now)"
The Canadian Press [Free Registration Required] 10:36 AM
"Qualcomm's S4 chips for smartphones, tablets in short supply"
IDG News Service 11:13 AM
"Qualcomm warns of smartphone Snapdragon chip shortage"
BBC 10:30 AM
"MIT and others launch a tech education revolution"
Computerworld 10:21 AM
"Google Cloud Print, Now With PDF Power"
Webmonkey 11:38 AM
"Google TV's Movies App Adds Recommendations"
PC Magazine 11:08 AM
"Google warns 20,000 websites they could be infected with malware: The sites could be infected with JavaScript redirect malware and servers could be compromised, Google warned"
IDG News Service 10:20 AM
"Amazon Web Services offers one-click purchase of cloud apps from IBM, SAP, others"
IDG News Service 10:20 AM
"Samsung Responds, Denies Dumping E-Waste in China"
Tech in Asia 9:47 AM
"EMC First-Quarter Earnings Advances 23% on Storage Sales"
Bloomberg 10:13 AM
"EMC profit beats Street; revenue up 11 percent"
Reuters 9:48 AM
"EMC Profit Climbs on Cloud, Big Data"
TheStreet 9:48 AM
"EMC's profits rise, but revenue misses target"
MarketWatch 9:43 AM
"Verizon adds a half million subscribers in 1Q"
Reuters [Free Registration Required] 10:18 AM
"Verizon earnings rise 17% on subscriber additions"
MarketWatch 9:43 AM
"Verizon Net Rises 17% on Subscriber Additions"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:36 AM
"Nokia CEO says confident in Windows Phone, sales team"
Reuters 9:56 AM
"Nokia Dumps Sales Chief and Plans for More Cuts as Sales Dry Up"
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 9:54 AM
"Nokia CEO to 'Deeply' Discount New Lumia Phones"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:36 AM
"Nokia aims to drive down prices of flagship phones"
MarketWatch 9:42 AM
"Nokia losses mount as transition faces challenges"
MarketWatch 9:42 AM
"Nokia Losses Mount"
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Press Releases
"Cisco Unveils Cisco House -- A Showcase for Country, City and Organisational Transformation"
Marketwire 11:54 AM
"HP Research Identifies New Era of Security Risk, Shifting Vulnerability Landscape: Cybersecurity Report Helps Enterprises Prioritize and Reduce Risks"
Marketwire 9:47 AM
"IBM Enables Water Quality Predictions For Major Waterways in Partnership Between World Community Grid And University of Virginia"
PRNewswire 9:48 AM
"Oracle Named Worldwide Leading Supplier of Supply Chain Planning Solutions by ARC Advisory Group"
Marketwire 9:57 AM
"Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Beats IBM on SPC-2 Benchmark Performance Results"
Marketwire 9:57 AM
"HyperCITY Leverages Oracle Retail Stores Applications to Optimize Store Operations and Enhance the Customer Experience"
Marketwire 9:57 AM
"Oracle and Infosys Introduce Oracle Project Driven Supply Chain for High Technology Companies"
Marketwire 9:56 AM
"Verizon vows to back Windows Phone as 'third ecosystem'"
GeekWire 4:34 PM
"The Number One Thing Investors Are Going To Look At In Tonight's Microsoft Earnings"
Business Insider 11:57 AM
"Holy Cow, Microsoft Really Is About To Make A Massive Blunder With The Windows Phone"
Business Insider 11:57 AM
"Microsoft's Q3: Five things to watch"
ZDNet 11:44 AM
"Should you be worried about Windows Phone 7 upgrades?"
ZDNet 11:44 AM
"Unanswered questions about what's in Windows 8 editions"
ZDNet 11:44 AM
"Windows 8 tablets will likely add to the BYOD nightmare"
Network World 11:28 AM
"Windows 8 Enterprise: 6 Key Features For IT"
InformationWeek 12:01 PM
"Microsoft recycles features in Windows 8 Enterprise"
ZDNet UK 11:46 AM
"Windows 8 Enterprise holds bag of goodies: Boot from a USB stick; side load custom apps among the exclusive features of Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise"
Network World 11:14 AM
"Windows Phone 8 May Burn Early Adopters"
PCWorld 11:11 AM
"Microsoft Corp. files federal lawsuit against Florence business"
Lexington Herald-Leader 10:55 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"FCC fighting mobile 'bill shock' with new alert system"
The Verge 7:37 PM
"Europe's high court says ISPs can hand over alleged pirate data"
CNET News 11:59 AM
"Obama's Big Data initiative: What it means for Federal IT"
ZDNet 11:44 AM
"EU–U.S. passenger data deal a 'severe blow to civil liberties'"
ZDNet 11:43 AM
"Twitter boasts land Anonymous member in jail after huge data breach"
V3 11:35 AM
"Chinese couple charged with running $100m software piracy ring"
V3 11:35 AM
"5 Reasons the CISPA Cybersecurity Bill Should Be Tossed"
Techland 11:33 AM
"New York state sues Sprint for more than $300 million over taxes"
Reuters 12:00 PM
"Sprint hit with $300 million tax fraud lawsuit"
CNNMoney 11:49 AM
"Sprint-Nextel sued for underpaying $100M in sales taxes to keep prices down"
Associated Press 11:06 AM
"NY Sues Sprint for $300M on Tax Fraud Claims"
Reuters 10:34 AM
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"How camera makers are screwing up on Wi-Fi"
CNET News 4:41 PM
"Most smartphone owners use devices for travel planning"
ZDNet 11:44 AM
"LG Spectrum LTE Smartphone from Verizon Review"
HotHardware 11:34 AM
"I Bought Something from a Best Buy Vending Machine, and It Didn't Go So Well"
Techland 11:33 AM
"Biggest hurdle facing Nokia — 'It's Lumia or bust'"
ZDNet 11:44 AM
"Nokia May Be Down, But They're Not Out"
TechCrunch 11:26 AM
"BYOD battle: A tale of two opposing IT viewpoints"
Network World 11:13 AM
"'Ice Cream Sandwich' makes the Galaxy Tab a little sweeter: Samsung Android tablet hardware is essentially unchanged, but new UI is easier to use -- except for Web browsing"
InfoWorld 10:38 AM
"Compared: HTC's One X, One S and Evo 4G LTE"
Techland 11:33 AM
"HTC One S: My new favorite Android phone"
Houston Chronicle 10:36 AM
"HTC One X Coming in May; Verizon to Sell Spectrum; Draw Something Updated"
PC Magazine 11:07 AM
"Today in Tech: Is Facebook worth $104 billion?"
Fortune 10:34 AM
"Managing Distraction: How and Why to Ignore Your Inbox"
Forbes 10:31 AM
"Broadband Internet Can Save Startups $16K a Year: Report"
eWeek 10:28 AM
"Soon to merge Lam, Novellus report sequential growth"
EE Times 11:20 AM
"Microchip buys wireless module maker"
EE Times 10:26 AM
"Enterprise Data Software Company Splunk Prices IPO At $17 Per Share; Valued At $1.6B"
TechCrunch 11:26 AM
"San Francisco 'big data' company Splunk nearly doubles in IPO"
Silicon Valley 11:20 AM
"'Big data' startup Splunk set to go public in busy week for Silicon Valley IPOs"
San Jose Mercury News 10:22 AM
"Facebook puts value at $75 billion in Instagram deal"
New York Times 10:22 AM
"RIM Said to Be Near Choosing JPMorgan as Strategy Adviser"
Bloomberg 10:13 AM
"RIM looking to JPMorgan for life support, report says: The mobile company is reportedly trying to ink a deal with JPMorgan Chase, so the financial firm can help it make smart strategy decisions."
CNET News 10:01 AM
"Vodafone Left as Sole C&W Bidder After Tata Drops Offer Plan"
Bloomberg 10:13 AM
"Newest Tech IPO Splunk Doubles on Day One"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:05 PM
"U.S. stocks fall as data deflect earnings: Europe remains a trouble spot for investors"
MarketWatch 4:07 PM
"Stocks Retreat as Data Disappoints"
TheStreet 4:07 PM
"Stocks fall on weak U.S. economic data"
CNNMoney 4:07 PM
"Wall St edges higher, biotechs lift Nasdaq"
Reuters 11:56 AM
"U.S. Stocks Slide: Stocks slumped as a trio of disappointing economic readings outweighed better-than-expected earnings from Travelers and others."
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:08 PM
"Stocks: Some optimism, but Europe still a worry"
CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"Canadian stocks rise on commodities"
MarketWatch 11:52 AM
"London shares end flat as Europe weakens: Hargreaves Lansdown up 5.1% after asset update"
MarketWatch 11:52 AM
"Most Asia Stocks Retreat as Exporters Slide on Spanish Bad Loans"
Bloomberg 9:44 AM
"Asia Markets: Japan stocks drop, but Hong Kong advances"
MarketWatch 9:37 AM
"European Stocks Higher"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:42 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks drop on U.S. data, Spain/Spain's borrowing costs rise as €2.54 billion bonds are sold"
MarketWatch 11:48 AM
"Markets rise on Spain debt news, China hopes: World stock markets rise on positive Spanish debt auction, China stimulus hopes"
Associated Press 9:55 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m."
Associated Press 4:08 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m."
Associated Press 4:08 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at the close of trading"
Associated Press 9:10 PM
"Cybersecurity Stocks: The 9 Names to Consider Now"
Minyanville 9:46 AM
"How To Create Personalized Dashboards With Android Tablet Widgets"
"Amazon: Era Of Data Centers Ending"
"Google, Tech Execs Accelerate Space Privatization"
"Microsoft Q3 Profit Decline Expected"
"Intel-Based Xolo X900 Android Smartphone: India First"
"IRS Database System Makes Tax Deadline, Finally"
"Is CISPA Worth Saving?"
"Windows 8 Enterprise Detailed | Oracle Vs. Google: Tour The Evidence"
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