"Andy Rubin knew that a clean-room implementation of Java was 'unlikely' to happen at Google"
FOSS Patents 7:13 AM
"The Oracle vs. Google trial: updates, analysis, testimony, and more"
The Verge 7:38 PM
"Oracle's New Suite Set To Boost Stock Higher"
Seeking Alpha 8:13 AM
"IBM Fellow Jeff Jonas on the evolution of Big Data: Recently named IBM Fellow Jeff Jonas is one of the most interesting big data thought-leaders. He spoke to CNET about the increasing value of data-driven decisions."
CNET News 7:21 AM
"IBM workers set to picket Tuesday on Route 9 over job off-shoring"
Poughkeepsie Journal 8:09 AM
"Microsoft: Opportunity Or Overvalued?"
Seeking Alpha 8:12 AM
"Microsoft applies for low-powered interactive second display system patent"
Engadget 8:13 AM
"Skype for Windows Phone version 1.0 released, no longer considered beta"
The Verge 2:18 PM
"Microsoft releases 1.0 version of Skype for Windows Phone"
ZDNet 6:11 PM
"Why Windows 8 is a huge gamble for Microsoft"
ThinkDigit 6:12 PM
"Dell: Dirt Cheap Stock For Strong Long-Term Returns"
Seeking Alpha 7:42 AM
"Intel Inside Lava: Desperate Intel or a Lava Coup?"
PCWorld 8:10 AM
"Microsoft Surprises Business Pundits by Posting Strong Q1 Performance"
Social Barrel 4/21
"Did Microsoft run out of time with Windows RT? Analyst argues that Windows RT is all Microsoft could create before it fell further behind in tablet race"
ITworld 4/21
"Microsoft Windows RT tablets will be more security friendly than iPad, Android devices"
ITworld 4/21
"Microsoft Benefits From a Raft of Products"
Barron's 4/21
"Microsoft Files Patent for Kinect-Powered 3D Audio"
Gizmodo UK 4/21
"Cisco unapologetic on spin-in model: By any means possible is the rationale for plundering morale"
Network World 4/21
General Interest
"Linux creator named laureate for the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize"
The Verge 6:34 PM
"Hurt ex gets six months for posting girl's nude pics on Facebook: Sometimes people get hurt after a break-up. But an Australian man learns that it's not such a good way of showing the hurt if you post nude pics of your ex on Facebook."
CNET News 2:05 PM
"Gmail Meter indulges your inner statistician"
The Verge 2:00 PM
"Chinese human rights website and host threatened by DDoS attacks"
Ars Technica 12:25 PM
"Earth Day Google Doodle Is A Flowery Celebration: Google also created a Web site dedicated to Earth Day activities"
WebProNews 8:08 AM
"New Asteroid Mining Company Will Add Trillions of Dollars to World's Economy"
Gizmodo 7:36 AM
"Instagram bans content and hashtags promoting self-harm"
The Verge 7:30 AM
"Pixel Qi: our new screen better, lower-power than new iPad"
Electronista 4/21
"Facebook Clarifies, Explains, Confuses..with New SRR"
Social Barrel 4/21
"William Shatner Takes His Millionth Twitter Follower Out To Dinner [Video]"
Yahoo! News 4/21
"Verizon Galaxy Nexus likely to drop to $199.99 on-contract this Monday"
The Verge 4/21
"Go ahead, bring your Windows 8 gadgets to work, says Microsoft"
CNET News 4/20
"Windows opens way to pleasant Q3 surprise"
Associated Press 4/20
"Did Microsoft run out of time with Windows RT? Analyst argues that Windows RT is all Microsoft could create before it fell further behind in tablet race"
Computerworld 4/20
"Step aside Siri, firefighting robot Octavia saves the day: The US Navy is developing a robot that can put out a fire, with a little help from voice and gesture inputs."
PCWorld 4/20
"Maryland to become first state to ban employers from demanding job applicants reveal Facebook passwords"
Associated Press 4/20
"FBI seizes anonymizing server in bomb threat probe: Groups using the server said there's little chance the FBI will be able to trace email sent by the machine"
IDG News Service 4/20
"FBI Seizes Anonymizing Email Service Server"
InformationWeek 4/20
"CISPA cybersecurity bill 'not being rushed through,' aide says"
CNET News 4/20
"German Court Rules Nokia Infringes Patent"
WSJ.com 4/20
"Why Google should be allowed to 'harvest' your Wi-Fi data: The hysteria around the Google 'WiSpy' case is based on an irrational double standard"
Computerworld 4/21
"Is It A Good Idea For Yahoo To Refocus Its Business Model?"
Seeking Alpha 4/20
"Google Just Killed Some More Useless Products"
Business Insider 4/20
"Would you pay for a shared data plan?"
CNET News 4/20
"Western Digital refreshes VelociRaptor hard drive line, but can it compete against SSDs?"
ZDNet 4/20
"The Nokia Phones You Loved ... and Hated"
WSJ Blogs 4/20
"Video: The Most Insanely Important, Mind-Blowing Tech News of the Week"
Techland 4/20
"What kind of LOSER sits in front of a PC..."
Register Hardware 4/20
"Are zombies sucking the life out of your data center?"
InfoWorld 4/20
"The BYOD era may be ending already"
InfoWorld 4/20
"The most mortifying moments in IT security history: From Lockheed Martin and HBGary Federal to the U.S. government and Cornell University, no one is immune to humiliating security glitches" [Slideshow]
Network World 4/20
"Share of Canadians who want a BlackBerry slips dramatically in survey"
The Globe and Mail 4/20
"Diablo III goes open beta this weekend"
TG Daily 4/20
"Diablo 3 Beta Open to Everyone This Weekend Only"
Forbes 4/20
"NAND flash prices continue to fall"
DigiTimes 4/20
"Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft: Battle for digital supremacy"
Computerworld 4/20
"Samsung Outsold Apple In Smartphones In Q1, Analyst Says"
Forbes 4/20
"A Devastating Blow in the 3-D Printing War?" [Video Report]
The Motley Fool 4/20
"Why men like social-media site Pinterest"
MarketWatch 4/20
"Surprise! Walmart's Cloud Movie Service Is Pretty Good!"
AllThingsD 4/20
"Law Must Be With Google in Java Dispute"
TheStreet 4/20
Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers
"Larry Page And Eric Schmidt Have Funded A New Company To Mine Asteroids"
Business Insider 4/20
"A Quixotic Quest to Mine Asteroids: A new company backed by two Google Inc. billionaires, film director James Cameron and other space exploration proponents is aiming high in the hunt for natural resources—with mining asteroids the possible target."
WSJ.com 4/20
"China's ZTE aims to reverse handset profit margin decline"
"Motorola CEO pay package rose to $47 million in 2011"
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