"Microsoft ships Windows 8 Consumer Preview: As execs tout new OS at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft opens the download gate"
Computerworld 10:47 AM
"Microsoft Unveils Its Next-Generation OS, Windows 8"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:01 AM
"Microsoft to debut beta version of Windows 8"
MarketWatch 9:47 AM
"Live: Microsoft Says Hola to Windows 8 Beta in Barcelona"
AllThingsD 9:41 AM
"Windows 8 preview product guide for business contains surprises: Microsoft's Windows 8 reviewer's guide confirms Metro trumps the old Start menu and reveals WOA devices won't be able to connect to domains"
InfoWorld 11:15 AM
"A Review of the Windows 8 Beta"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:24 PM
"Windows 8 first look -- and first touch"
MSNBC 11:25 AM
"Hands On With Windows 8 Consumer Preview"
PC Magazine 11:30 AM
"Windows 8 Beta: Hands-on with Microsoft's tablet-friendly OS"
CNET Reviews 10:09 AM
"Windows 8 Hands-On: Your Desktop Is Dead"
Wired 12:32 PM
"Hands-on: Windows 8 Consumer Preview"
Seattle Times 11:52 AM
"Windows 8 Consumer Preview: A Visual Tour"
PCWorld 11:34 AM
"Microsoft Releases Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Here's Where To Get It"
TechCrunch 12:07 PM
"Windows 8 Beta: 8 Insights For IT/Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview, now available for download, gives valuable information to enterprise IT pros preparing for the final version."
InformationWeek 4:41 PM
"Where to get the Windows 8 beta"
Download 10:08 AM
"Windows 8 on ARM on Track, Microsoft Says"
IDG News Service 11:33 AM
"Microsoft shows Windows on ARM tablet designs"
Computerworld 11:38 AM
"Microsoft Won't Support Some Business Features on ARM, but Will Offer 'Windows to Go'"
AllThingsD 9:51 AM
"Windows 8 on ARM will lack certain manageability features"
CNET News 10:09 AM
"Windows on ARM will be 'huge,' exec says: With multiple devices expected to run Microsoft's new mobile OS, future is bright, says ARM executive VP"
Computerworld 11:37 AM
"Microsoft to distribute Windows 8 on Qualcomm, Nvidia test PCs"
CNET News 4:42 PM
"Skype Launches GroupMe for Windows Phones"
PCWorld 11:33 AM
"Microsoft Plans More Advertising for Windows Phone to 'Smoke' Competitors"
Bloomberg 9:59 AM
"Microsoft demos 3D desktop with transparent OLED"
Register Hardware 12:17 PM
"HP culls nearly half remaining webOS team: 275 engineers not required in move to open source"
The Register 12:17 PM
"HP cuts half of its webOS team"
TG Daily 12:13 PM
"HP Cuts 275 WebOS Jobs" [Video Report]
Bloomberg 9:56 AM
"HP Partners With Shunra for Mobile Performance Support"
eWeek 11:00 AM
"IBM Layoffs Top 1,200, Union Reports"
eWeek 11:00 AM
"IBM layoffs now top 1,200: Most of the cuts in the US and Canada"
The Register 12:16 PM
"IBM Preps Integrated Hardware/Software Systems, Launch Date Set"
CRN 10:44 AM
"Can IBM & Western Digital Bounce Higher?"
The Motley Fool 4:26 PM
"Targeting e-waste, IBM opens China facility for refurbishing servers"
ZDNet 4:32 PM
"Dell: We'll have to step up R&D spending"
ZDNet 12:36 PM
"Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Now on Sale for $999"
eWeek 11:00 AM
"Dell has rapier-thin blade server in the works"
The Register 12:18 PM
"Dell's Enterprise Solutions Launch: Business Value Trumps Speeds and Feeds"
E-Commerce Times 10:58 AM
"Dell adds data encryption service to their cloud"
ZDNet 12:35 PM
"Rackspace's Amazon Competitor Championed by Dell, Cisco"
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 4:24 PM
"Oracle discontinuing older versions of JavaFX script: Applications based on JavaFX 1.2 and 1.3 will need to be updated by the end of the year"
Techworld 12:12 PM
"Ellison's Oracle cloud lives as hype winds down"
The Register 12:16 PM
"A.M.D. Buying SeaMicro for $334 Million"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:51 PM
"AMD to acquire microserver vendor SeaMicro--a user of Intel chips"
CNET News 10:47 PM
"Why it's wrong for Intel and AMD to abandon WSTS"
EE Times 11:53 AM
"Intel Capital Launches $100M Connected Car Fund To Invest In Automotive Technologies"
TechCrunch 12:06 PM
"Intel creates $100 million automotive fund"
EE Times 11:53 AM
"AMD buys Sea Micro for $334M to get into energy-efficient 'microservers'"
VentureBeat 4:44 PM
"AMD buys SeaMicro, enters server hardware business: AMD will sell SeaMicro servers directly to customers, but it will also license its technology to other server makers"
IDG News Service 4:38 PM
"In Jab At Intel, Advanced Micro Agrees To Buy SeaMicro For $334 Million"
Forbes 4:27 PM
"AMD buys SeaMicro for $334 million, makes bold stroke"
ZDNet 4:32 PM
"A.M.D. Buying SeaMicro for $334 Million"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:25 PM
"AMD Buys SeaMicro, Server Vendor; Big Loss for Intel?"
Barron's 4:49 PM
"Schmidt: UN treaty a 'disaster' for the internet"
ZDNet UK 12:37 PM
"IT execs must shift security approaches: Mobile, cloud and social media technologies are making traditional security obsolete, industry leaders say"
Computerworld 10:46 AM
General Interest
"For Impatient Web Users, an Eye Blink Is Just Too Long to Wait"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:51 PM
"Doom 4 not cancelled, supposed game art surfaces"
CNET News 12:49 PM
"Suse Linux Enterprise 11 gets SP2 release"
ZDNet UK 12:37 PM
"Dimming LightSquared's CEO steps down"
New York Post 11:28 AM
"Mozilla's 'modest' proposal: Dump the smartphone OS/Companies tout 'Boot to Gecko' platform that can fully control the smartphone and its features without the complexity of a conventional OS"
Network World 11:16 AM
"Firefox Add-On Collusion Shows Who's Tracking You Online"
PCWorld 11:33 AM
"Mozilla 'Collusion' Reveals Online Tracking"
InformationWeek 11:13 AM
"MIPS shows off $99 tablet at MWC"
EE Times 10:58 AM
"The mobile device that thinks it's a Russian doll"
CNN 10:43 AM
"Raspberry Pi ARM-based £22 Linux computer goes on sale"
V3 12:25 PM
"Raspberry Pi $25 Computer on Sale, but Good Luck Getting One"
Techland 12:20 PM
"Raspberry Pi signs big-name sellers: RS Components, Element 14 to offer programming computer"
Register Hardware 12:19 PM
"The Raspberry Pi computer goes on general sale"
BBC 10:22 AM
"New Panasonic chief heeds the need for speed"
Reuters 10:13 AM
"Nokia CEO takes aim at Android"
CNET Reviews 10:10 AM
"Toshiba Intros World's Thinnest And Lightest 10IDG News Service Tablet: The Excite 10 LE"
TechCrunch 12:07 PM
"Toshiba claims 'world's thinnest' tablet with Excite LE"
IDG News Service 10:46 AM
"Toshiba Excite to launch one day ahead of new iPad announcement"
CNET News 10:10 AM
"RIM to Put Messenger on Tablet With New Operating System"
Bloomberg 10:02 AM
"Broadband Pricing by Usage: Time Warner Cable Offers a Consumption-Based Service, Renewing a Debate"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:39 AM
"Google: Technology Is Making Science Fiction Real"
Techland 12:20 PM
"New Zealander leading Google rebuild"
Fairfax NZ News 12:00 PM
"Google's Schmidt Warns Against Creation of 'Digital Caste System'"
PC Magazine 11:30 AM
"Google VP Dishes On Android Tablet and App Strategy: Google's Vice President of Android Engineering explains the company's tablet app and Nexus device strategy."
PC Magazine 11:30 AM
"Google celebrates Leap Year, 'Barber of Seville'"
USA Today 12:24 PM
"Google doodle twofer: Leap year, cartoon opera composer"
MSNBC 11:23 AM
"Google Doodle hops into leap year"
CNET News 10:10 AM
"Google Web Grows in City: Google Inc. has dramatically expanded its presence in Manhattan in the past year, adding roughly 750 people to its outpost in 2011 in the most prominent example of a technology company shifting its focus toward New York."
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:38 AM
"Foursquare CEO: 'Not just check-ins and badges'"
CNNMoney 9:35 AM
Press Releases
"AMD to Acquire SeaMicro: Accelerates Disruptive Server Strategy"
Marketwire 4:27 PM
"Cisco Launches STEM Challenge 10 to Get Students Inspired by London 2012"
Marketwire 12:44 PM
"Cisco Selected by Chicago Urban Real Estate Developer to Develop Technology Master Plan for Smart+Connected Communities Project at Chicago Lakeside"
Marketwire 12:44 PM
"HP Supports Patient Care at Runnymede Healthcare Centre in Canada"
Marketwire 9:55 AM
"IBM Launches Global Boot Camps to Help Small and Midsize Businesses Build Social Media Skills"
PRNewswire 9:56 AM
"Society of Critical Care Medicine Taps IBM Analytics for Collaborative Patient Care"
PRNewswire 9:57 AM
"Intel Capital to Invest in Future of Automotive Technology"
Business Wire 12:46 PM
"Oracle's RightNow CX February 2012 Release Extends Capabilities of Leading Customer Experience Suite"
Marketwire 10:03 AM
Microsoft
"Windows 8 Beta: 8 Insights For IT"
InformationWeek 10:55 PM
"Microsoft tripped up by Blighty's techie skills gap"
The Register 12:18 PM
"Microsoft's many admin UIs: The more the merrier/Microsoft has three types of UIs for server admins. If only all three were available for all its server products"
InfoWorld 11:15 AM
"Microsoft's Azure cloud down and out for 8 hours: 'Cert issue' crashes Windows cloudy platform's service management"
The Register 12:18 PM
"Microsoft's Azure cloud suffers serious outage: The cloud platform's service management function goes down"
IDG News Service 10:46 AM
"Microsoft: Oppenheimer Ups Target to $36 on Win 8 Promise"
Barron's 4:26 PM
"Acer confirms it will develop Windows 8 tablets"
V3 12:25 PM
"Can my PC run the Windows 8 beta test build?"
CNET News 4:34 PM
"It's Windows 8 download day: Here's what we know"
ZDNet 12:35 PM
"Breaking! Windows 8 Wallpapers Leak Ahead Of Official Debut"
TechCrunch 12:07 PM
"Roundup: Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch (with download link)"
Seattle Times 11:51 AM
"Windows Phone Owners: No Windows 8 for You...Yet"
PCWorld 11:33 AM
"Windows 8 could mobilize our hardcore games" [Video Report]
MSNBC 11:25 AM
"Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Should you install it? [Updated]"
Houston Chronicle 11:12 AM
"Microsoft: Windows 8 beta should be compelling for enterprises/Industry analysts however question how much interest corporate IT departments have in Windows 8 at this point"
IDG News Service 10:47 AM
"Daily Report: Early Opinions on Microsoft Windows 8"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:12 AM
"Want to download apps in Windows 8 Consumer Preview? They're all free"
CNET Reviews 10:08 AM
"Microsoft: Nomura's Sherlund Boosts Target; Bullish On Win 8"
Forbes 10:02 AM
"Windows 8 beta folds in 100,000 code changes (live blog)"
CNET Reviews 10:10 AM
"Microsoft Announces Availability of Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Milestone lets users explore a re-imagined, no-compromises Windows experience."
PRNewswire 10:01 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"What CIA Wants In Next-Gen HD Video"
InformationWeek 10:55 PM
"Federal Cybersecurity Guidelines Now Cover Cloud, Mobility"
InformationWeek 10:54 PM
"Sen. Levin criticizes Facebook for $3B tax loophole: Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, criticized social media giant Facebook for taking advantage of what he called a $3 billion tax loophole as part of its impending initial public offering."
Detroit News 10:56 AM
"Google defies EU over privacy policy"
TG Daily 12:13 PM
"Europe to investigate Google's new privacy policy"
Reuters 10:14 AM
"Kim Dotcom Remains Free on Bail, As U.S. Appeal Fails"
Wired 12:30 PM
"Megaupload boss avoids more jail, seeks $180,000 for 'expenses'"
Reuters [Free Registration Required] 11:12 AM
"NZ court rejects bid to rejail Megaupload boss, frees cash"
Reuters 10:13 AM
"Police arrest 25 suspected Anonymous members in international sting"
V3 12:25 PM
"10 Essential Gadgets to Survive and Thrive in the Great Outdoors"
Wired 12:32 PM
"Phone Call 'Line Noise' Could Expose Thieves: Every call has an audio fingerprint—now one company uses that information to identify fraudsters."
Technology Review 12:09 PM
"Alleged RSA crypto flaw hotly debated: RSA Conference panel debates possible RSA cryptosystem flawed"
Network World 11:37 AM
"Malware Increasingly Uses DNS as Command and Control Channel to Avoid Detection, Experts Say"
IDG News Service 11:34 AM
"First Take: Fujitsu's Super-Fast Tegra 3 Smartphone"
PCWorld 11:34 AM
"9 Coolest Smartphones At Mobile World Congress" [Slideshow]
InformationWeek 10:54 PM
"14 Notable Phones and Tablets from Mobile World Congress 2012" [Slideshow]
Techland 12:19 PM
"The 5 Best Phones at MWC 2012"
PC Magazine 11:29 AM
"Samsung Galaxy Note Smartphone Review"
HotHardware 11:26 AM
"This is what makes Pinterest so addictive"
Fast Company 11:23 AM
"Pew study: Is the Internet ruining or improving today's youth?"
Los Angeles Times [Free Registration Required] 11:20 AM
"Making sense of mobile device, app, and information management: As BYOD moves out of basic email access, IT seeks control over apps and data on users' devices. What can IT actually get?"
InfoWorld 11:15 AM
"LibreOffice 3.5: The best Office killer yet/Latest version of open source productivity suite brings better Office interoperability and improved user experience, but rough edges remain"
InfoWorld 11:14 AM
"How To Evaluate Next-Generation Firewalls"
Network Computing 11:13 AM
"RIM's trade show presence 'underwhelming': analyst"
The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:12 AM
"Pre-caffeine tech: Leap Day, Raspberry Pi!"
MSNBC 11:23 AM
"Today in Tech: The iPad 3 is coming!"
Fortune 11:10 AM
"Who do you blame when IT breaks?"
Computerworld 10:47 AM
"The do's and don'ts of borrowing a computer"
CNN 10:44 AM
"Gaming is a top priority for mobile-tech makers"
CNN 10:43 AM
"Seriously Secure Mobile Voice With Custom Crypto"
BYTE 10:16 AM
"CIOs Must Beware Private Cloud Plan Hijackers"
InformationWeek 10:16 AM
"AT&T, Verizon Android Tablets Have Big Negatives: New Android tablets from Sony and Samsung hit AT&T and Verizon store shelves this week. But they don't run the latest version of Android and come with expensive contracts."
InformationWeek 10:15 AM
"Wired world to be boon, bane for Generation Y: survey"
Reuters 10:14 AM
"Reader poll: What's the best free online backup solution?"
CNET Reviews 10:07 AM
"Federal Cybersecurity Guidelines Now Cover Cloud, Mobility"
"Timeline For Facebook Pages Takes Getting Used To"
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