"Intel pushes to find new markets for Atom chip"
Austin American-Statesman [Free Registration Required] 8:39 PM
"With new CEO, AMD could fix missed opportunities"
PCWorld Australia 8:25 PM
"Cisco Systems To Launch New Virtual Networking at VMworld"
eWeek 8:25 PM
"Silicon Valley Scion Tackles Hollywood"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:49 PM
"Hurd, Ellison pay valued at more than $77M each/Oracle puts price tag on Mark Hurd's value in first year: gets compensation valued at $78.4M"
Associated Press 8/27
"Mark Hurd gets more salary than Oracle CEO"
Associated Press 8/27
"Amid Turbulence, HP Moves Comms Chief Bill Wohl Into New Role"
TheHolmesReport 8/27
"Touchpad Tablet Sales Soar Despite HP's Decision to Discontinue the Line"
ITProPortal 8/27
"Linux at 20: the quiet giant/Twenty years ago last Friday, a University of Helsinki student announced a software project he had started in his digs. Today, given you're reading this, you're using his creation."
Telegraph 9:40 AM
"Last-Minute FCC Communications Tips to Get You Through Hurricane Irene and Out the Other Side"
Gizmodo 9:45 AM
"Irene Wreaks Havoc on East Coast Communications"
Computerworld 9:13 AM
"Lodsys update: more letters to Android app devs, first known letter to BlackBerry app dev, upcoming EFF boot camp"
Foss Patents 9:10 AM
"Land Securities manages Blackberrys, iPhones and iPads through single console"
Computerworld New Zealand 9:11 AM
"Google's Schmidt sees more partners for Google TV"
Reuters 8/27
"Google's War Against Scraper Sites Continues"
PCWorld 8/27
"Addiction? Video games crowded out man's real life: At the height of what he calls his addiction, Ryan Van Cleave would stand in the grocery store checkout line with his milk and bread and baby food for his little girls and for a split second think he was living inside a Video game."
Associated Press 8/27
"Deutsche Telekom: U.S. staffing not linked to AT&T deal"
Reuters 8/27
"Razer Breathes New Life into PC Gaming with the Razer Blade Laptop"
Chip Chick 8/27
"F-Secure reveals RSA breach exploit and email"
ZDNet UK 8/27
"Facebook ending Deals product after four-month test"
Reuters 8/26
"Facebook kills deals after just four months"
CNET News 8/26
"GameStop to offer $50 certificate for removing coupons"
Washington Post 8/26
"Leaked photo of HTC Omega, the first WP7 device"
ZDNet 8/26
"May God always bless this kind person below with peace, love and happiness (Facebook hoax)"
ZDNet 8/26
"Bounty grows for Android port on HP TouchPad"
Techworld 8/26
"The First Fully Stretchable OLED: UCLA device is a step toward video displays and phones that could swell or shrink."
Technology Review 8/26
"Focus on smartphone, tablet screen sizes at show: At next week's Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) in Berlin, smartphone makers are expected to push the boundaries of the device's screen sizes, while also launching tablets and trying to accelerate the momentum for 3D-capable products."
IDG News Service 8/26
"Mozilla Will Keep Firefox Version Numbers ... For Now"
PC Magazine 8/26
"Smart couture: Wearable tech finds its fit"
Fast Company 8/26
"Wearable tech apps may soon do less, but do it better"
Fast Company 8/26
"The InfoWorld news quiz: Aug. 26, 2011"
InfoWorld 8/26
"Apache Issues Workarounds For 'Killer' Attack: Development team spells out mitigation strategies for DDoS threat in advance of patch release."
InformationWeek 8/26
"Taiwan's Asustek Q2 net up 8 percent, sees Q3 shipments up"
Reuters 8/26
"Hurricane Irene to challenge cell phone networks"
CNET News 8/26
"Carriers seeking an alternative to Apple, Google may turn back to BlackBerry"
BGR 8/26
"Google Wants Search to Know What You Know: A revamped search engine might return different results depending on whether you've researched a subject before."
Technology Review 8/26
"Google Docs for Android Lets Users Add Photos to Documents"
eWeek 8/26
"Google Shutters Slide, Acquired Last Year for $182 Million"
PCWorld 8/26
"Google Kills Slide, Apps Like Photovine"
PC Magazine 8/26
"Google shuts down Slide, Max Levchin departs"
Los Angeles Times 8/26
"Google To Close Slide: Slide social software founder Max Levchin, who also co-founded PayPal, is leaving Google to pursue other opportunities."
InformationWeek 8/26
"Google to shut down Slide social apps: Users will get a chance to download or transfer their photos and other data to other services their photos"
IDG News Service 8/26
"Google's Silicon Valley expansion now includes buying buildings"
Oakland Tribune 8/26
"Google+ Now Lets You Ignore Noisy and Annoying People"
VentureBeat 8/26
"Tweaking The Algorithm: Google Gives A Small Peek Behind The Curtains"
TechCrunch 8/26
"Google offers peek behind its search results"
CNET News 8/26
"Watch Out, UK. Google TV Is Coming Your Way"
TechCrunch 8/26
"Look out Virgin & Sky: Google TV coming to the UK/Eric Schmidt to unveil Internet media platform in Edinburgh"
Techworld 8/26
"Google looks to shed 'parasite' tag at Edinburgh TV festival"
Financial Times 8/26
"Google chairman Schmidt to woo TV elite"
Reuters 8/26
"Google TV to launch in Europe next year"
Reuters 8/26
"Google TV to launch in UK: An 'internet TV' service that allows people to switch between television and the web on the same set is to be launched in the UK by Google."
Telegraph 8/26
"Samsung's Galaxy S II Won't Sell on Verizon"
WSJ.com 8/26
Press Releases
"Dell Completes Acquisition of Data Center Networking Leader Force10 Networks"
Business Wire 8/26
"IBM Shares Tips for Disaster Preparation"
PRNewswire 8/26
"IBM Launches Smarter Energy Cloud in Iowa: Smarter Electricity Portal Developed to Help Lower Energy Costs"
PRNewswire 8/26
Microsoft
"Ask Engadget: best (Windows) Home Server and universal remote solution?"
Engadget 9:11 AM
"Microsoft confirms 3D support in Halo: CE remake for Xbox 360"
Engadget 8/27
"Hands-On First Impressions of Windows Phone 7 'Mango'"
Redmond Magazine 8/27
"Windows 8: Two new 3rd party apps using the new Metro UI"
ZDNet 8/26
"Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 is the most stable mobile phone OS"
ZDNet 8/26
"Quiz: Don't you love Microsoft acronyms?"
ZDNet 8/26
"U.K. charges another alleged Anonymous member"
IDG News Service 8/26
"Online defamation cases in England and Wales 'double'"
BBC 8/26
"Health IT On Congressional Chopping Block? Experts outline several ways that healthcare could be affected by deficit reduction committee's $2.4 trillion in cuts to federal spending."
InformationWeek 8/26
"FCC restarts the clock on AT&T, T-Mobile deal"
Washington Post 8/26
"Bernanke Gets Good Reviews: U.S. stocks closed higher in whipsawed trading Friday as investors applauded Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's stern remarks about the struggling economy and his decision to leave the door open for additional accommodative measures."
WSJ.com 8/26
"Canada stocks end higher; RBC loses 3.5%"
MarketWatch 8/26
"Asia Markets: Hong Kong falls, Tokyo gains before Bernanke talk"
MarketWatch 8/26
"Europe Markets: Banks lead drop for European stocks/Peugeot, Resolution fall after broker downgrades"
MarketWatch 8/26
"Nasdaq to open on Monday despite Hurricane Irene"
MarketWatch 8/26
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m."
Associated Press 8/26
"In Unsettled Times, Media Can Be a Call to Action, or a Distraction"
"Silicon Valley Scion Tackles Hollywood"
"Reaping the Rewards 0f Risk-Taking"
"Gofer Does Your Bidding, for a Price"
"Animated or Real, Both Are Believable"
"Twitter Becomes a Playground During Hurricane Irene"
Reuters
(Checked 9:00 PM CDT; no changes since Saturday)
"When a slimmer iPhone just isn't good enough"
"Google's Schmidt sees more partners for Google TV"
"Deutsche Telekom: U.S. staffing not linked to AT&T deal"
TechWeb
(Checked 9:00 PM; no changes since 10:20 AM CDT)
"Apple CEO Tim Cook: The Truth"
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