"Microsoft Could Break Open China With China Unicom Alliance"
Seeking Alpha 8:28 AM
"Microsoft's astonishing Windows 8 boondoggle"
TabTimes 8:29 AM
"Microsoft Can't Afford to Screw This Up"
The Motley Fool 8:31 PM
"Android fanboys rage at Microsoft's Droid Rage hype: In pushing its Windows Phone 8, Microsoft turns to Twitter to ask for examples of Droid Rage: rage at Android malware. Androiders turn the account upside down."
CNET News 11:44 AM
"IBM in 2012: Big Blue Keeps Pushing Higher"
The Motley Fool 8:25 AM
"Cisco aims for bigger services business, more software revenue"
IDG 8:26 AM
"Cisco grabs aspires to be No. 1 IT company"
Associated Press 8:25 AM
"Google, Facebook ask court to reject patents on abstract ideas: Group of tech companies argue that combining abstract ideas with 'on a computer' is undeserving of a patent and stymies innovation."
CNET News 3:57 PM
"Google's looming hegemony: If we factor Google geospatial applications + its unique data processing infrastructure + Android tracking, etc., we're seeing the potential for absolute power over the economy."
Monday Note 3:03 PM
"Why Google and Facebook Will Fight for Pandora"
Forbes 12:02 PM
"IBM shifts 401(k)policy to annual contributions"
Albany Times Union 12/8
"Windows 8 Sales Plagued By Tablet Delays: Windows 8 tablets powered by Intel's Atom 'Clover Trail' chip were supposed to hit the price-performance sweet spot: but just try finding one."
InformationWeek 12/8
"Microsoft Surface Pro has only 4 to 5 hours battery life"
PC-Tablet 12/8
"Is Microsoft Taking a Bite of Apple's Chinese Success?"
The Motley Fool 12/8
"Microsoft Makes Quick Peace With a Developer"
The Motley Fool 12/8
"Bringing the start menu back to Windows 8 is bad news"
The Next Web 12/8
"Dell founder 'turned down Autonomy': Billionaire entrepreneur Michael Dell has revealed that Autonomy was offered to him before it was bought by Hewlett-Packard, but that he rejected the British software firm because it was 'overwhelmingly obvious' that it was overpriced."
Telegraph 12/8
"HP, RIM take flak from nervous financial industry customers"
Reuters 12/8
"HP to Apple: We already make PCs in the US, thank you very much"
Neowin 12/8
"Amazon to sell new Kindle Fire tablets in GameStop stores"
ZDNet 12/8
"Google's Suggested Communities feature for Google+ aims to make it easier to discover new interests"
The Next Web 12/8
"Facebook post haunts Netflix: The company and its CEO could face SEC action over an online claim that preceded a stock gain."
Bloomberg News 12/8
"Moscow's Tech Mojo Is Working — And Awakening"
TechCrunch 12/8
"Top Google executive forced off Twitter"
BGR News 12/7
"Free Software Leader Richard Stallman: Amazon Search Integration In Ubuntu Amounts To Spyware"
TechCrunch 12/7
"Make IT Better: Every pupil should have the chance to code, says Raspberry Pi creator"
V3 12/7
"RIM touts importance of 4G to BlackBerry 10 success"
V3 12/7
"Sony begins testing online Entertainment Network Store"
CNET News 12/7
"Sony silently surprises with web-based digital store"
TG Daily 12/7
"These contact lenses have embedded LCD displays"
TG Daily 12/7
"A Personal Assistant Created from the Crowd by Smart Software"
Technology Review 12/7
"Samsung's New Premium Suite Update Brings Split-Screen Multitasking To The Galaxy S III"
TechCrunch 12/7
"PayPal phishing scams ramp up for holidays"
CSO 12/7
"Cablevision Increasing Broadband Prices by $5 Per Month"
PC Magazine 12/7
"Go Phishing: Rapid7 Lets Companies Test Their Own Networks"
CRN 12/7
"Kindle Fire Family Now Available at GameStop"
PC Magazine 12/7
"Kindle Fire line builds its voice and touch accessibility skills: Amazon is expanding support for two important accessibility features to its entire Kindle Fire tablet series."
CNET News 12/7
"Google Kills Free Google Apps For Business, Now Only Offering Premium Paid Version To Companies Of All Sizes"
TechCrunch 12/7
"Google to start charging small businesses for Google Apps: The company has done away with a free version available to firms with 10 or fewer users, but private users are still free"
IDG News Service 12/7
"Google to Start Charging Companies for Apps"
TheStreet 12/7
Press Releases
"AMD to Report Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results on January 22, 2013"
Marketwire 12/7
"Dell Announces Dell World: Live Online - Virtual Access to Dell World 2012"
Business Wire 12/7
Microsoft
"NORAD jumps onto the Windows 8 bandwagon, launches an app to help kids track Santa"
The Next Web 3:57 PM
"Gnomio – The resurrection of Microsoft SPOT watches?"
The Gadgeteer 3:03 PM
"More info on Internet Explorer 10 in Windows Phone 8"
Neowin 12/8
"Windows Phone Sales to Surge 150% Next Year"
Softpedia 12/7
"Surface tablets may be heading to retailers soon"
CNET News 12/7
"Microsoft Should Be Worried About Google's Recent Move"
Forbes 12/7
"MSFT a Top 25 Dividend Giant With $5.39B Held By ETFs"
Forbes 12/7
"Surface Pro battery life: The high cost of using Intel"
ZDNet 12/7
"Microsoft launches 14 innovation centres in India"
ZDNet 12/7
"Microsoft Windows Server 2012: Why Bother?"
The Register 12/7
"Microsoft Dynamics Aims to Pull All the Pieces Together"
CRM Buyer 12/7
"8 of 10 customers choose Windows 7, says PC builder: Given the choice, Puget Systems' customers ignore Windows 8 and buy Windows 7 machines instead"
Computerworld 12/7
"MIT professor: Windows 8 is a Christmas gift for 'someone you hate'"
ZDNet 12/7
"Windows 8 Is 'A Christmas Gift For Someone You Hate,' Says A Typically Anti-Apple Blogger"
Business Insider 12/7
Government/Law/Politics
"Russia, China alliance wants greater government voice in Internet oversight"
Reuters 12/8
"Software guru McAfee wants to return to United States"
Reuters 12/8
"Billion-Dollar Flop: Air Force Stumbles on Software Plan"
New York Times 12/8
"Yelp Reviewer Gets SLAPPed With 750K Lawsuit And Takedown Order | TechCrunch"
TechCrunch 12/7
"SEC wrestles with Internet age in Netflix case"
Reuters 12/7
"E.U. Panel to Pressure Google on Privacy Rules"
New York Times 12/7
"$45 Million Open Government Challenge Stresses Mobile Tech"
InformationWeek 12/7
"Carrier Wi-Fi, optical net markets are booming"
EE Times 12/7
"10 gifts for obscenely wealthy PC fanatics" [Slideshow]
PCWorld 12/7
"The 6 best desktop PCs of 2012" [Slideshow]
PCWorld 12/7
"Triumph and disaster: Two migrations to OpenOffice/Two cities dumped Microsoft Office for OpenOffice, with vastly different results. Here's what went right -- and terribly wrong"
InfoWorld 12/7
"GameStop: Can it brave the digital storm?"
Fortune 12/7
"Tech Guru Mark Anderson's Top 10 Predictions For 2013"
Forbes 12/7
Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers
"Yahoo Strikes Media Deal With NBC Sports"
AllThingsD 8:38 PM
"Yahoo, NBC Sports team up to share broadcast sports, news"
CNET News 8:31 PM
"In giant garage sale, Japan's TV giants hawk $3 billion of assets"
Reuters 3:08 PM
"Facebook COO Sandberg Sells $26 Million in Shares"
AllThingsD 12/8
"Bids for Google's Motorola Set-Top Box Business Due Soon"
WSJ.com 12/7
"Backed By $500,000 In Seed Funding, LiveNinja Launches Its Video Chat Marketplace"
TechCrunch 12/7
"Wistron evaluating factory establishment in Brazil"
DigiTimes 12/7
"Palo Alto Networks Reaches Lowest Price Since IPO"
Bloomberg 12/7
"D. Telekom hopes investments will soften dividend blow"
Reuters 12/7
"Google puts deadline on bids for Motorola STB biz -- report"
CNET News 12/7
"Hon Hai mulling U.S. expansion; no imminent plan"
MarketWatch 12/7
Tech Stocks
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks gain after U.S., China data/Stocks gained in Asia on Monday, as investors picked up on some signs of improvement in the world's top two economies."
MarketWatch 9:02 PM
"Tech Stocks: Apple weighs on techs, but Groupon surges/Tech stocks finished the week on a mixed note Friday, with losses from bellwethers Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp., more drama from Netflix Inc. and surprise big gains from Groupon Inc."
MarketWatch 12/7
"U.S. stocks edge up; Apple drags on Nasdaq: Nonfarm payrolls rise by 146,000, Dec. consumer sentiment falls"
MarketWatch 12/7
"Stocks Close Mixed Amid Fiscal-Cliff Jitters"
TheStreet 12/7
"Dow Climbs, But Apple Dents Nasdaq"
FOXBusiness 12/7
"U.S. Stocks Rise on Employment Data Amid Budget Talks"
Bloomberg 12/7
"Stocks finish mixed as Apple drags down techs"
CNNMoney 12/7
"Dow Logs 3-Day Rally; Apple Tumbles 9% for Week"
CNBC 12/7
"Billion-Dollar Flop: Air Force Stumbles on Software Plan"
"Out of Vietnam, and Back"
Reuters
(Checked 9:00 PM; no changes since 3:10 PM CST)
"In giant 'garage sale', Japan's TV giants hawk $3 billion of assets"
TechWeb
(Checked 9:00 PM CST; no changes since Saturday)
"Nokia Lumia 920: Close, But No Cigar"
"Google Apps No Longer Free For Businesses"
"Windows 8 Sales Plagued By Tablet Delays"
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