"Dell CEO agreed to lower shares' value to push $24 billion buyout"
Reuters 5:10 PM
"Michael Dell Valued His Shares Below Market Price in LBO"
Bloomberg 9:48 AM
"What Cisco tells us Dell and H-P should do"
MarketWatch 1:59 PM
"Microsoft's Dell Play: Smart Save or Nokia 2.0?"
LinuxInsider 10:28 AM
"Will There Ever Be a Surface Mini? Sounds Like It."
AllThingsD 9:52 AM
"A Surface Mini Could Wake Up Windows Phone 8"
TechCrunch 11:16 AM
"Are Businesses Waiting For Windows 9?"
InformationWeek 10:35 AM
"Sorry, you can't transfer Office 2013 to your new PC"
Houston Chronicle 10:33 AM
"Microsoft embraces open source -- to a point: The company is expanding its participation in open source endeavors, no longer believes Linux is a 'cancer'"
InfoWorld 10:38 AM
"Microsoft Launches New Scroogled Video For Valentine's Day, Says Google Will Read Your Love Letters"
TechCrunch 11:15 AM
"HP Eyes Android For Tablets, Smartphones"
InformationWeek 12:43 PM
"HP To Launch Android-Based, Tegra-Powered Tablets"
Forbes 9:48 AM
"HP, In A Huge Slap At Windows 8, Plans To Release A High-End Android Tablet"
Business Insider 9:50 AM
"HP building 'at least one' Android tablet: source"
ZDNet 12:11 PM
"Hewlett-Packard's $8.8 Billion Acquisition Write-down Just Got A Bit Heavier"
Seeking Alpha 1:59 PM
"Nothing For Nothing: HP Pays Dearly For Ernst & Young Tax Testimony"
Forbes 9:49 AM
"IBM to open biz analytics center in Thailand"
ZDNet 12:12 PM
"Can Intel create a better TV experience?"
MarketWatch 9:41 AM
"Intel outlines Internet TV service plan"
EE Times 10:27 AM
"Intel cuts back Itanium plans, raising questions about chip's future: The upcoming Kittson chip will no longer be manufactured on a new process or be socket-compatible with Intel's Xeon"
IDG News Service 10:37 AM
"Cisco's Future Focuses On Cloud, SDN"
InformationWeek 12:42 PM
"Cisco's Rob Lloyd, Live From The Goldman Tech Conference"
Forbes 10:31 AM
"Cisco's Crazy Gamble Is Paying Off -- 4 Years Later"
The Motley Fool 12:34 PM
"Adobe Zero-Day Attack Bypasses Sandbox"
InformationWeek 10:35 AM
"Adobe Confirms Serious PDF Attack Bypassing Reader Protections"
CRN 10:18 AM
"Alcatel's Camus Will Seek Another Term to Tackle Turnaround"
Bloomberg 10:11 AM
"Barnes & Noble Nook business to sink deeper this year"
CNET News 9:56 AM
"JavaScript expert: WebKit, get your bug-ridden house in order"
CNET News 9:55 AM
Press Releases
"AMD Wins Big at PR Daily's 2012 Digital PR and Social Media Awards: AMD Takes Home Record Eight Honors for PR, Marketing and Social Media; 18 PR-Industry Awards in the Past Year for Communications Campaigns"
Marketwire 9:46 AM
"Cisco Announces Upcoming Events With the Financial Community"
Marketwire 12:34 PM
"Dell SonicWALL Selected One of the 'Best Companies to Partner With' by UBM Channel's CRN"
Business Wire 9:48 AM
"HP Helps Clients Transform Finance and Accounting Processes With New BPO Solution"
Marketwire 9:50 AM
Microsoft
"Firefox adapts to Windows 8 touch-first interface"
CNET News 12:39 PM
"Forget about difficult Surface Pro repairs, Microsoft Complete coverage is just $99"
ZDNet 12:13 PM
"Microsoft's Kinect tapped for remote medicine"
TG Daily 11:19 AM
"And Now A Good Sign For Windows 8 Tablets"
Business Insider 9:52 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"Judge Dismisses Shareholder Suit Against Netflix"
PC Magazine 7:55 PM
"Obama: We're only halfway there on patent reform/In a Google+ Hangout, the president says entrepreneurs need more protection against people who try to 'extort' them."
CNET News 5:11 PM
"Egyptian regulator appeals against court's YouTube ban"
Reuters 12:41 PM
"Pirate Bay to sue antipiracy site for pirating its design"
CNET News 12:39 PM
"British, Belgian boffins battle buffering bandwidth bogeyman: International boffins have been enlisted to stop that most annoying of internet snafus, the buffering circle of doom right in the middle of your kitten video."
The Register 11:22 AM
"Almost half of IT pros unaware of EU 20-20-20 energy directive"
Computerworld UK 11:17 AM
"Beware cloud dangers says EU cybersecurity agency: ENISA sees an upside to cloud usage, too"
Techworld 11:18 AM
"EU cybersecurity agency warns about over-reliance on cloud: ENISA sees an upside to cloud usage, too"
IDG News Service 10:53 AM
"Instagram says 'take it or leave it' in lawsuit over terms of use"
IDG News Service 10:21 AM
"European Police Arrest 11 for Elaborate Ransomware Scam"
PC Magazine 10:50 AM
"Police hold 11 over ransomware scam 'affecting thousands'"
BBC 10:09 AM
"Google's €60m link tax fund is just the start of what we need, say publishers"
ZDNet 12:13 PM
"European Publishers Say Google's €60M French Fund Does Not Go Far Enough For Content Reuse"
TechCrunch 11:15 AM
"Google slugs BT with four-patent countersuit after telco 'armed trolls'"
ZDNet 12:14 PM
"Google sues BT over four patent holdings"
V3 12:03 PM
"Google Serves BT With Patent Suit In The UK Using Motorola TV Patents"
TechCrunch 11:15 AM
"Google sues BT over patents: Google is suing BT, claiming the British telecoms group has infringed a number of its technologies."
BBC 10:09 AM
"Google strikes back at BT with patent suit, but mediation looms"
GigaOM 9:33 AM
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"The Rise (or Fall?) of the Tactus Keyboard: How good an idea is a 'now you feel it, now you don't' keyboard?"
Technology Review 9:02 PM
"Red Hat doubles down on platform as a service (PaaS)"
Network World 10:53 AM
"Ditch the PDF headaches: Three safer, speedier Adobe Reader alternatives"
PCWorld 10:53 AM
"Save Silicon Valley -- abolish patents now"
InfoWorld 10:38 AM
"Smartphone tools to keep your Wi-Fi network humming"
Network World 10:38 AM
"Survey shows U.S. falling behind on user-centered BYOD: CIOs must rethink their traditional, rigid approach to data access and focus on users rather than mobile devices"
Computerworld 10:37 AM
"BlackBerry's Do-or-Die Marketing Challenge"
E-Commerce Times 10:28 AM
"Google keeps Bing, Yahoo at bay in search business: Rivals still face tough task in taking on Google, as they continue to only inch up and down the conScore rankings"
Computerworld 10:19 AM
"Smartphones To Finally Outsell Feature Phones In 2013"
InformationWeek 10:00 AM
"Top Five Internet Issues to Watch in 2013"
ABCNews 10:05 AM
"Top 10 emerging technologies for 2013: The World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on emerging technologies releases its top 10 emerging technologies for the year." [Slideshow]
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:45 AM
Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers
"OMG! 10 high-tech breakups and hookups coming this year"
InfoWorld 10:36 AM
"Yahoo Picks Up Speed With Alike Acquisition"
E-Commerce Times 10:28 AM
"Ericsson Wins Five-Year Management Deal From VimpelCom"
Bloomberg 10:11 AM
"Ex-BlackBerry co-CEO Jim Balsillie dumps entire stake"
CNET News 9:56 AM
"Former RIM CEO Sells Remaining Stake"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:41 AM
Tech Stocks
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks head for downbeat end to week/Asia stocks lost ground Friday, with the Japanese market dented by a stronger yen, and with earnings working to depress Australian shares."
MarketWatch 7:50 PM
"Tech Stocks: BlackBerry leads tech gains; Cisco slips/Smartphone maker jumps despite former CEO dumping stock"
MarketWatch 3:39 PM
"Stocks mostly higher in tight trading range: Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Capital to buy Heinz in $28 billion deal"
MarketWatch 5:06 PM
"Influential short-seller warns of bubble in 3D printers"
"Big hedge funds fueled fourth-quarter dive in Apple shares"
"U.S. hedge funds sour on Apple; favor dollar stores"
"Discovery Communications' profit misses Wall Street view"
"AT&T wins ruling in price-fixing suit against LCD makers"
"Big hedge funds fueled fourth-quarter dive in Apple shares"
"Startup Embrane wins Peer1 SDN contract over Cisco and Juniper"
"Cyber attacks against media on the rise, rights group says"
"Google app store policy raises privacy concerns"
"U.S. hedge funds sour on Apple; favor dollar stores" ...
TechWeb
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"CISPA Cybersecurity Bill, Reborn: 6 Key Facts"
"Classroom Maps Find New Locale: iPads"
"BlackBerry's Comeback Doesn't Convince Some Analysts"
"How U.K. Travel Company Ensured Happy Holidays"
"Cisco's Future Focuses On Cloud, SDN"
"HP's New Android Plans | Windows 9: Are Businesses Waiting?"
"U.K. CIO Salaries Strong Despite Recession, Study Says"
"Siri, Order Me a Vertu Ti"
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