"IBM's Buy Of TMS Shows SSD Appeal: IBM's acquisition of flash storage developer Texas Memory Systems may fuel growth of solid state drives within IT storage products."
InformationWeek 8:11 AM
"IBM Plans More Storage Acquisitions After Texas Memory Purchase"
Bloomberg Businessweek 8:16 AM
"Why IBM's Flashing Its Storage Cash"
TheStreet 3:46 PM
"Will IBM's Flash Memory Buy Be Good for Partners?"
The VAR Guy 8:12 AM
"International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) Acquires Texas Memory Systems; Plans More Storage Acquisitions – IBM, SAP, ORCL, INTC"
eStocks Daily 8:13 AM
"IT security is a boardroom decision: IBM/Claims current trends are further increasing the focus on security"
ARN 8:14 AM
"Microsoft resumes publishing Windows Phone apps: An update that will fix a problem related to the certificates used to sign apps has been implemented"
Computerworld 7:25 AM
"Acer doesn't expect 'explosive growth' for Windows 8 later this year: Acer's CEO suggests its plans for Windows RT devices could change because of the pricing of Microsoft's Surface tablet"
Computerworld 7:27 AM
"Lenovo not worried about Microsoft's Surface tablet, expects to beat it: The Chinese PC maker is confident it can proVide better hardware than Microsoft"
Computerworld 7:29 AM
"Lenovo Set to Unleash Both Versions of Windows Tablets, Unfazed by Microsoft's Surface"
International Business Times 8:04 AM
"Windows 8 tablets to be much cheaper with ARM chips, Lenovo exec claims"
ZDNet 8:33 AM
"Windows RT Tablets Up To $300 Less Than Win 8 Tabs, Says Lenovo Exec"
TechCrunch 8:36 AM
"Acer: Windows 8 'uncertainty' deflates Wang's big growth aim/After Surface slag-off fest, CEO risks Redmond wrath again"
Channel Register 8:36 AM
"Bing Windows 8 app brings tiled goodness to your search results: Debuting in Windows 8 RTM this week, the new Bing app uses the familiar tile style to display your search results."
CNET News 7:50 AM
"Skype for Windows 8 leaks out, shows tablet UI"
Electronista 7:55 AM
"Toshiba cuts Windows RT tablets loose, slates Intel based devices with Windows 8 Pro"
News Pakistan 8:02 AM
"Intel leads tech industry in crusade to eliminate conflict minerals"
ZDNet 1:56 PM
"Intel gets go-ahead to construct new chip fab in Ireland"
SiliconRepublic 8:31 AM
"Intel Gets Go-Ahead For Expansion: Kildare County Council has granted planning permission for computer chip giant Intel to build a a new fabrication plant at its site in Leixlip."
Build.ie 8:32 AM
"Roman Coppola, Intel launch screenplay competition"
Digital Spy 8:32 AM
"No Buffett? No Problem for Intel"
TheStreet 8:32 AM
"Apple, Dell and HP Avoiding Controversial Minerals From the Congo"
Chip Chick 7:59 AM
"H-P, Dell pressured by sliding PC sales: Both stocks hit low points in August; sector awaiting Windows 8"
MarketWatch 3:47 PM
"HP creates Mobility division to focus on consumer tablets, hires Nokia's ex-MeeGo boss Alberto Torres to run it"
The Verge 11:46 AM
"HP Forms Mobility Global Business Unit, Proving Again HP Needs A New Business Naming Unit"
TechCrunch 2:08 PM
"HP ready to make a new push with consumer tablets: The company is forming a new Mobility division to handle consumer tablets and other items, according to an internal memo by a top executive."
CNET News 12:13 PM
"Resurrection: HP's new Mobility division to handle consumer tablets/A successor to the infamous TouchPad could be on the way."
Ars Technica 5:10 PM
"Ex-Nokian hired to accelerate HP's global tablet strategy. (It has one?)"
GigaOM 12:13 PM
"Oracle names bloggers, others it paid to comment on Google trial: A judge had directed the companies to come clean about who they were paying to comment and Report on their copyright infringement lawsuit while it was being litigated."
CNET News 4:20 PM
"Shill count: Oracle 1, Google 0/But Oracle says Google isn't telling the whole story."
Ars Technica 3:44 PM
"Oracle to pay $2 million to settle SEC charges over India payments: The company's improper controls in the country did not prevent unauthorized side funds, according to SEC"
CIO 8:37 AM
"Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) Agrees to Settle SEC Charges in a $2 Million Pact – ORCL, CA, MSFT, IBM"
eStocks Daily 8:12 AM
"Amazon adds more features to Oracle database in the cloud: Enterprises can run the their database in a private cloud and develop browser apps"
Computerworld 7:24 AM
"Cisco makes its software defined network case: Do you buy it?"
ZDNet 8:13 AM
"Cisco – A Tech High DiVidend Stock That's Still Undervalued"
Forexpros 8:14 AM
"Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Stock Soars as a Dividend Boost & Shares Buyback – CSCO, ERIC, ALU, JNPR"
eStocks Daily 7:57 AM
"How chips, PCs, services companies are faring"
Associated Press 11:47 AM
General Interest
"Merchants and Shoppers Sour on Daily Deal Sites"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:32 PM
"Forget the Web, Start-Ups Get Real: Entrepreneurs Design Appliances, Guitars as Economics of Electronics Change"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:54 PM
"Steam introducing 'Big Picture' mode for PC gaming on TV"
Yahoo! News 8:53 PM
"Twitter Changes Incite Online Protests"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:12 PM
"PayPal could heat up mobile payments race if McDonald's test pays off"
Reuters 5:13 PM
"Samsung wins approval to develop $822 million R&D center in Korea"
The Next Web 4:22 PM
"Shamoon malware cripples Windows PCs to cover tracks: Targeted attacks end with erased files and unbootable computers"
Computerworld 3:55 PM
"Penelope Cruz dons mustache to play Super Mario in ad: Nintendo is appealing to those with refined artistic taste by featuring the Oscar-winning actress in a new ad."
CNET News 2:24 PM
"Sprint throws $400 at families who ditch Verizon and AT&T"
BGR 2:09 PM
"Fujitsu making laptops from unwanted CDs and DVDs"
Engadget 1:19 PM
"Google Invents 3D Video Conferencing for Notebooks & Beyond"
Patent Bolt 1:07 PM
"Def Con XX: twenty years of hacker evolution"
The Verge 1:03 PM
"Facebook Passed Yahoo To Become The Second Largest Video Site In The U.S. In July"
TechCrunch 11:45 AM
"GameStop's cloud streaming will spurn consoles, hang with PCs, tabs and TVs only"
Engadget 11:21 AM
"Facebook finally deletes the deleted: Facebook finds a fix for erasing the past, Google makes app updating easier, and Instagram maps out your photos."
CNET News 5:12 PM
"Facebook users care more about 'looking good than intelligent'"
Metro UK 8:34 AM
"Report: Nintendo not doing enough to rid products of conflict minerals"
Wired UK 8:34 AM
"Nintendo slammed for conflict mineral negligence"
TG Daily 8:04 AM
"Kickstarter projects generate millions of dollars"
Yahoo! News 7:54 AM
"Google adding panoramic views of Mayan ruins"
Yahoo! News 9:14 AM
"Google's anti-piracy move prompts file-sharers' reply: Two file-sharing websites claim the new way in which Google is organising its search results will drive more traffic directly to their home pages."
BBC 8:54 AM
"Google plots first tablet television campaign"
Media Week 8:06 AM
"Google Introduces Country-Specific Domain Registration Options for Apps Customers"
Computerworld.in 8:06 AM
"Discover gets friendly with Google Wallet"
Gadgetell 11:23 AM
"Google Wallet gets even more open, simpler"
TG Daily 8:07 AM
"Google Plus Introduces 'Studio Mode' for Music Lovers"
Social Barrel 7:51 AM
"Google Voice Search for Android supports 13 new languages: All the 13 languages Google added are European"
Computerworld 7:27 AM
"Rio Ferdinand fined for 'choc ice' tweet: Rio Ferdinand has been found guilty of improper conduct and fined £45,000 by the Football Association for comments on Twitter."
BBC 7:55 AM
Press Releases
"Rugged Intel Core i7-based vetronics and avionics computer introduced by Curtiss-Wright"
Military & Aerospace Electronics 8:33 AM
"AMD PowerTune Boost to break out the GPU's limitation"
TweakTown 8:07 AM
"Windows 8 setup shows 'Do Not Track' options: As promised by Microsoft's top privacy exec, Windows 8 tells users that the new privacy feature will be turned on"
Computerworld 3:56 PM
"IEEE admits its MS-DOS history revisionist is in Microsoft's pay: CP/M, QDOS diff man is Redmond 'expert witness'"
The Register 1:58 PM
"How To enable touch pad gestures on Windows 8 laptops: The new Windows 8 RTM doesn't seem to support touch pad gestures out of the box, so you may need to download the drivers yourself."
CNET News 11:23 AM
"Microsoft reorganizes its Server and Tools unit/Summary: Now that Windows Server 2012 and Visual Studio 2012 are starting to roll out to customers, Microsoft is making some org changes to the unit that built the products."
ZDNet 11:12 AM
"How corporate bickering hobbled better Web audio: Microsoft helped create new technology for improving online audio and speech. Now the company's fighting against it. How'd that happen?"
CNET News 8:41 AM
"Does Microsoft Have A Master Plan?"
Seeking Alpha 7:59 AM
"Bill Gates kicks off search for toilet of the future"
Yahoo! News 7:54 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"The Auto Insurance Case That Blew Up on the Internet"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:23 PM
"Judge rejects Facebook settlement over ad feature"
Yahoo! News 8:43 PM
"Drug Enforcement Administration only has 40 TB of electronic storage worldwide: Two terabytes of eVidence against a defendant is burdening DEA's servers."
Ars Technica 8:37 PM
"Riots: Anthony Gristock fails to appear for sentence: A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who created a Facebook page encouraging violence in Cardiff during last year's summer riots."
BBC 9:08 AM
"Megaupload boss wins right to see US evidence"
AFP 8:56 AM
"Australian accounts hacked in $25m splurge, says AFP"
AFP 8:55 AM
"Belfast judge orders Facebook to identify abusive account holders"
BBC 7:48 AM
"U.S. State Department cancels $16.5M Kindle contract: The U.S. Department of State had expected to buy the devices and systems from Amazon"
Computerworld 7:28 AM
"Why the Google Play experience is about to rival iTunes"
GigaOM 12:12 PM
"A Few Thoughts On Twitter's Fucktarded Strategy."
The Angry Drunk 11:45 AM
"New from Twitter: crowdsourced analytics"
GigaOM 9:17 AM
"New York artist fashions dead drop from dying hardware, mounts DVD burner in city wall"
Engadget 9:17 AM
"App.net Envisions Ad-Free Social Network"
Social Barrel 9:11 AM
"Friday Poll: What could Best Buy do to survive? Electronics retailing is a cutthroat world and Best Buy seems to be dropping to the bottom of the pile. What could the company do to revive itself?"
CNET News 9:11 AM
"Review: Nintendo's 3DS XL expands the system's screen, and its appeal/The larger system offers improved form factor without sacrificing portability"
Ars Technica 7:47 AM
"Nintendo 3DS Grows: Videogame Maker Updates Hand-Held With Larger Displays"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:13 AM
Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers
"Reports: OnLive fires all staff, service's future unclear (updated)/Company may return in a new, leaner form."
Ars Technica 3:52 PM
"Hon Hai raises the stakes, wants 20 percent ownership of Sharp"
The Verge 1:03 PM
"Facebook, Zynga and Groupon unlock pain: Analysts say future IPOs may have to tangle with lock-up question"
MarketWatch 12:13 PM
"Justice Dept approves Verizon-cable deals"
Associated Press 8:58 AM
"Kodak: Maybe We Won't Sell Our Digital Imaging Patents"
AllThingsD 8:51 AM
"Yahoo on the hunt for COO with business skills, Report says: The Report claims that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wants to free herself up to focus on products, and leave the daily business activities to the COO."
CNET News 7:50 AM
"Trulia Goes After Zillow's Real Estate, Files $75M IPO; Now Has 22M Monthly Users"
TechCrunch 7:42 AM
"Former Google Policy Chief And Tumblr VP Andrew McLaughlin Joins Betaworks As EIR"
TechCrunch 1:29 PM
Tech Stocks
"U.S. stocks rise for sixth straight week"
MarketWatch 3:24 PM
"Groupon stock caps off a week of lows"
Yahoo! News 2:08 PM
"Evercore lowers Groupon rating to underweight"
MarketWatch 2:19 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies"
CBS News 1:30 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies"
CBS News 8:56 PM
"A look at how some IPO stocks have fared"
Yahoo! News 6:26 PM
"5 IPOs that shook the tech industry"
MarketWatch 3:48 PM
"A look at recent tech-industry earnings"
Associated Press 12:02 PM
"A look at cable, satellite TV earnings Reports"
Associated Press 11:47 AM
"U.S. stocks edge up, head for 6th weekly gain"
MarketWatch 8:48 AM
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