"5 Ways Microsoft Can Save Windows 8: Microsoft's new OS holds plenty of potential, but so far consumers aren't loving the radically redesigned desktop. Microsoft should consider these changes."
InformationWeek 4:40 PM
"Motorola v. Microsoft: US District Court says FRAND patents can't be used for injunction"
The Verge 7:01 AM
"HTC 8S Windows Phone 'not currently planned' for US market following testing delays"
The Verge 7:08 AM
"Microsoft to Release Surface RT 2, Surface Pro 2 and Surface Book in 2013: The upcoming Microsoft's Surface family tablets are expected to be released next year."
International Business Times 7:36 AM
"SkyDrive music player references discovered, hint at web-based streaming"
The Verge 11:41 AM
"House votes to expand visas for high-tech workers"
Reuters 11/30
"EU Says Telecoms Treaty Should Not Expand Web Regulation: The European Union will oppose attempts to increase regulation of the Internet at a United Nations conference in Dubai next month as some countries call for tighter rules on phone operators and Web service providers."
Bloomberg 11/30
"'If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It': EU Adds Its Voice To The Chorus Opposing More Internet Regulation Ahead Of Key ITU Dubai Meeting"
TechCrunch 11/30
"EU digs trenches in 'real battle' over the future of the internet"
ZDNet 11/30
"Outlook for IT bonus pay murky: IT pros say company performance determines bonus payouts, not individual performance"
Network World 11/30
"Asian workers now dominate Silicon Valley tech jobs"
Silicon Valley 11/30
General Interest
"John McAfee Plays Hide-and-Seek in Belize"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:13 PM
"'The Last Pictures' could be the Earth's final time capsule"
The Verge 7:23 PM
"Is this your family? Photos washed to sea by Sandy find a home on Facebook"
The Verge 6:54 PM
"Updated: Paint it black—How Syria methodically erased itself from 'Net/Now over (for the moment) Syria's blackout was carefully planned, with no leaks."
Ars Technica 4:53 PM
"Singer forced to pay promised $1M reward for found laptop: Singer Ryan Leslie makes a YouTube Video offering $1 million for the safe return of his stolen laptop and an external hard drive. A German man finds them. Leslie refuses to pay. A court decides he has to."
CNET News 4:29 PM
"BPI requests UK Pirate Party shut down Pirate Bay proxy: We don't think they'll do it."
Ars Technica 9:53 AM
"Sony's Radical Playstation 4 Controller Concept: A Motion-Control Device You Can Split In Half"
BGR 9:38 AM
"Sony patent application details hybrid DualShock / PlayStation Move controller"
Engadget 7:19 AM
"Android-based Ouya game console shipping soon"
CNET News 11/30
"Motorola Droid Razr HD, Maxx HD get Android 4.1 next week"
CNET Reviews 11/30
"Prosthetic arm is controlled by thought"
TG Daily 11/30
"ZTE launches 'world's smallest' 4G LTE dongle: 4G datacard supports download speeds of up to 100Mbps"
Techworld 11/30
"A Gadget that Makes You the Doctor: Scanadu hopes its tricorder-like device and a smartphone will help people track their health and diagnose problems."
Technology Review 11/30
"Syrians turn to satellites as the country's Internet connection remains down"
IDG News Service 11/30
"Amazon Woos Geeks With Amazing Cloud Tech — And $5 Gift Cards"
Wired Magazine 11/30
"Google exec talks Amazon cloud price war: 'We are happy to compete'"
VentureBeat 11/30
"Google+ exec declares Facebook 'social network of the past'"
The Register 11/30
"Google exec rips Facebook as social net of the past"
Computerworld 11/30
"Google kills hope for Android security with 3LM retreat"
InfoWorld 11/30
"Samsung will fix working conditions, keep production in-house"
ZDNet 11/30
"Samsung: Demand for mobes forced 16hr days on factory slaves"
The Register 11/30
"Samsung says to fix outsourcing issues, but keep most production inhouse"
Reuters 11/30
"BitTorrent's Plan for 2013? Go Legit"
New York Times 11/30
"Xbox SmartGlass Android app now supports 7-inch tablets: The latest update lets you control your Xbox 360 with your 7-inch Android tablet."
CNET News 11/30
"Staples to offer in-store full color 3D printing service"
The Register 11/30
"Staples to Offer In-Store 3D Printing"
PC Magazine 11/30
"Staples to offer in-store 3D printing on demand"
CNET News 11/30
Press Releases
"HP Improves Customer Experience in Retail, Hospitality Environments: New Fanless HP RP7 and Compact HP RP3 Retail Systems Bring Flexibility to Retail, Hospitality Settings"
Marketwire 11/30
"Cellum Group Selects IBM Flex System To Bring New Mobile Payment Services To The Market: IBM technology helps spread m-payment in Hungary"
PRNewswire 11/30
"SIRO Clinpharm Deploys Oracle Health Sciences InForm to Enhance Global EDC Studies"
PRNewswire 11/30
Microsoft
"Three-way shootout: Windows tablets"
Melbourne Age 8:48 PM
"Baig Review: Windows 8 hybrids work better as laptops"
USA Today 7:37 AM
"Windows 8 adoption reportedly growing more slowly than Windows 7"
BGR 11/30
"Can Microsoft Convince You to Use Internet Explorer?"
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 11/30
"What Will Happen When The Surface Pro Isn't The Only Flagship Win8 Tablet In Town?"
TechCrunch 11/30
"Infosys to shift U.S. listing to NYSE Euronext"
Reuters 11/30
"Has Microsoft got the Surface Pro pricing right? Yes, but no"
ZDNet 11/30
"Windows RT: A low-power Windows for low-power ARM processors"
InfoWorld 11/30
"Surface Pro Battery Life: With 'Approximately Half' The Power Of Surface RT, It Sounds Truly Terrible"
The Huffington Post 11/30
"Surface tablet with Windows 8 Pro: DOA/Now that we know several key points about the Surface Pro, Microsoft's claim that it 'isn't just any tablet' certainly rings true -- but not in a good way"
InfoWorld 11/30
"Is it Time to Sell Microsoft?"
Investopedia 11/30
"StatCounter: Windows 8 license sales not yet translating into usage"
ZDNet 11/30
"Microsoft's Windows 8 Stumbles Out the Gate"
The Motley Fool 11/30
Government/Law/Politics
"Head of BitTorrent piracy group jailed for 40 months, longest file-sharing sentence ever"
The Verge 8:02 AM
"National Archives Picks Google Apps For Government: $7.2 million contract awarded to Unisys."
InformationWeek 11/30
"Avoid Vague Social Media Policies: Recent National Labor Relations Board decision reminds employers that employee speech related to terms of employment is protected."
InformationWeek 11/30
"Feds Pull Plug On 'One Stop' Cloud Portal"
InformationWeek 11/30
"Ouch! Yahoo ordered to pay $2.7B in Mexican lawsuit"
CNET News 11/30
"A New FCC Rule Might Change How You Watch TV"
E-Commerce Times 11/30
"Paul Ceglia ordered to pay Facebook $90,000 in legal fees"
CNET News 11/30
"EU says no to increased powers for ITU at WCIT conference: European Commission officials have revealed the EU's negotiating position for the WCIT, dismissing reports that they had been sidelined"
IDG News Service 11/30
"EU set to fight Internet tax and 'spying' at global summit"
Reuters 11/30
"Syria Hits Internet Kill Switch; Blackout Continues"
InformationWeek 11/30
"Syrian Internet Connections Cut for Second Day"
New York Times 11/30
"VeriSign Limited in Raising Domain Prices"
WSJ.com 11/30
"New Verisign deal blocks .com price hikes"
CNNMoney 11/30
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"Viewpoint: James Bond fails the tech test in Skyfall"
BBC 7:33 PM
"The real joy of the Powerball Facebook fake: A man claims to be a Powerball winner and offers $1 million to anyone who shares the picture of him and his ticket. Almost 2 million share it. But it's the messages they leave that show humanity for what it is."
CNET News 6:29 PM
"How Google Now can help you be more efficient"
TechRadar UK 8:45 AM
"IPad and beyond, here's a Tablet gift guide"
Bloomberg News 11/30
"What to look for when buying a new TV"
CNET Reviews 11/30
"How the PC Market Became a Zombie: Lack of competition has sucked the life out of the PC industry and it now walks the earth as the living dead."
PC Magazine 11/30
"10 Tech Predictions For 2013: Apple TVs, Win 8 Flop And More"
Forbes 11/30
"Annoying Facebook notifications: How to get rid of them"
ZDNet 11/30
"Hottest Android news and rumors for the week ending Nov. 30"
Network World 11/30
"Smartphone giants and wannabes square off: iOS and Android jockey for supremacy, while Windows Phone and BlackBerry scramble for footing"
InfoWorld 11/30
"10 Essential Android Apps For Work, Home" [Slideshow]
InformationWeek 11/30
"Google Chrome shows best anti-phishing detection, test finds: But rivals not far behind"
Techworld 11/30
"Bing vs. Google: Where should you shop? A heated battle is brewing over who provides the best results for consumers. Let's test it -- and buy some stuff!"
Salon 11/30
"Google Counters Amazon's Storage Price Cuts: Google cut storage prices by 20% at start of week, and then slashed another 10% in response to Amazon's price drops. Is there a storage price war going on in the cloud?"
InformationWeek 11/30
"The crazy truth: Google+ can thrive alongside Facebook"
CNET News 11/30
"What's the most mobile-centric Internet company? Hint: It's not Twitter."
Washington Post 11/30
Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers
"Google picks up delivery locker startup BufferBox, expanding its shopping plans"
The Verge 7:02 AM
"Why Did Google Buy BufferBox? Because The Entire Mail And Package Delivery System Is Broken"
TechCrunch 7:00 AM
"Google Buys BufferBox; Ready to Compete with Amazon"
TopNews 7:31 AM
"Google acquires BufferBox, provider of delivery lockers"
CNET News 11/30
"SAS Acquires rPath Assets To Boost Cloud Services: Analytic vendor SAS buys automation technologies, hires key staff to bolster its rapidly scalable cloud delivery capabilities."
InformationWeek 11/30
"Cinemagram Raises $8.5M Led by Menlo Ventures"
AllThingsD 11/30
"MetroPCS Climbs After Analyst Says Sprint May Bid for Company"
Bloomberg 11/30
"ST sets date for strategy announcement"
EE Times 11/30
"STMicroelectronics Plans to Unveil New Strategic Plan"
Bloomberg 11/30
"SAP co-founder sells shares worth 120 million euros"
Reuters 11/30
"GE Plans Silicon Valley Venture Deals Along With Software Hiring"
Bloomberg 11/30
"Vodafone forms new unit, speeds up CWW integration"
MarketWatch 11/30
"Bharti Infratel Seeks $831 Million in Initial Share Sale"
Bloomberg 11/30
"Bharti Infratel to Raise Up to $821 Million in IPO"
WSJ.com 11/30
"Facebook moves to looser union with Zynga"
Financial Times 11/30
"Facebook Changing Zynga Terms in Social Games Competition"
Bloomberg 11/30
"Facebook and Zynga to end close relationship"
BBC 11/30
"Zynga Shares Fall as Facebook Terms Change"
WSJ.com 11/30
Tech Stocks
"Tech stocks lose ground, led by Zynga, Groupon"
MarketWatch 11/30
"Nasdaq tallies best November in 3 years"
MarketWatch 11/30
"U.S. Stocks Erase Loss Amid Buying Ahead of Index Changes"
Bloomberg 11/30
"Stocks Pare Losses, End Flat for the Day"
TheStreet 11/30
"Stocks stuck on fiscal cliff treadmill"
CNNMoney 11/30
"Head of Tehran's Cybercrimes Unit Is Fired Over Death of Blogger"
"Retail Frenzy: Prices on Web Change Hourly"
"Taking a Stand for Office Ergonomics"
"A Hard Sell on the Extras, Revisited"
"A Shopping Stampede, Yes, but Maybe No Economic Jolt"
"When the H.R. Office Leaves the Building"
"Don't Chase Everything That Shines"
"For Syria's Rebel Movement, Skype Is a Useful and Increasingly Dangerous Tool"
"She's Got Some Big Ideas" ...
Reuters
(Checked 9:15 PM CST; no changes since Friday)
"A wave of apps like Wavii and Summly serve news on the go"
"Chinese bid for A123 may raise security risks: Senators"
"Mexican court enters preliminary $2.7 billion judgment against Yahoo"
"House votes to expand visas for high-tech workers"
"How a desperate HP suspended disbelief for Autonomy deal"
"EBay's double tax base prompts calls for investigation"
"Twitter in legal spat over data clampdown"
"Electronic braking system in vehicles saves thousands: U.S. study"
"Zynga shares slide after privileged status with Facebook ends"
"SAP co-founder sells shares worth 120 million euros" ...
TechWeb
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