"Dell Talks Aim at Finish: Negotiations Continue for Buyout by CEO Dell, Microsoft and Other Investors"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:45 PM
"PC-maker Dell closer to buyout deal: reports/Dell declines to comment on 'speculation'"
MarketWatch 4:07 PM
"Dell close to $24 billion buyout led by Michael Dell"
AfterDawn 8:12 AM
"What Microsoft Wants From Dell?"
Seeking Alpha 10:36 AM
"Microsoft Doesn't Need To Be Apple"
Seeking Alpha 10:36 AM
"New version of Office reinvented for the cloud"
USA Today 8:11 AM
"Review: The Best And Worst New Features Of Microsoft's New Office 2013 Software"
Business Insider 7:39 AM
"7 Reasons Why You Should Buy Microsoft's New Version Of Office"
Business Insider 7:39 AM
"Microsoft will not offer Surface RT tablet owners retail price trade-ins for Surface Pro upgrades"
The Next Web 6:42 PM
"Microsoft: Is This Tech Giant A Buy Based On Valuation?"
Seeking Alpha 7:36 AM
"Vringo's Suit Against Microsoft - What The Past Tells Us"
Seeking Alpha 4:07 PM
"Tech Titans Clash in 'Cloud'/Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. have fought each other for dominance in mobile gadgets and Web searches. The latest front in their war is invisible: computing horsepower."
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:45 PM
"Microsoft explains how Office 365 allow you to access your files anywhere, just by signing in"
WinBeta 2/2
"Suddenly, A Bunch Of Yammer Employees Are Reporting To A Microsoft Exec"
Business Insider 2/2
"Microsoft at Bett: UK has 'so much more to do' in IT education"
ITProPortal 2/2
"Oracle Loses Bid to End HP Itanium Lawsuit"
eWeek 2/2
"AMD Announces New Winter Video Game Bundle: Never Settle Reloaded"
AnandTech 2/2
"Google moves closer to resolving EU investigation: Google's offer includes labelling its own services in search results to make them stand out from rival services"
Reuters 2/2
"Google's attempts to circumvent grant-back clauses are evil, hurt its reputation as a licensing partner"
Foss Patents 2/2
"Schmidt book, Post attacks spotlight Made in China hacks"
CNET News 2/2
"FTC issues guidelines for mobile applications"
Reuters 2/2
"Google's Schmidt: 'Twitter Can No More Produce Analysis Than A Monkey Can Type Out A Work of Shakespeare'"
TechCrunch 2/2
"WSJ: Eric Schmidt calls China 'the most sophisticated and prolific' hacker of foreign firms"
Engadget 2/2
"China's Cyberattacks — At What Cost?"
ChinaFile 2/2
General Interest
"Super Bowl does Wi-Fi on a massive scale: The Wi-Fi network at the Superdome in New Orleans has been structured to handle a stunning 30,000 simultaneous connections during the big game. Rogue access points need not apply."
CNET News 9:32 PM
"David Gelernter: Bring on the 'stream browser'/The Yale computer science prof mulls the end of the Web and search as we know them, to be swept away by the arrival of 'the worldstream: a way to picture the cybersphere as a whole.'"
CNET News 3:46 PM
"Once BlackBerry Focused, a Campus Widens Its View"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:31 PM
"BlackBerry searching high and low in India, Indonesia"
Reuters 3:46 PM
"Another Iffy Quarter For Facebook When It Needed A Win"
Seeking Alpha 2/2
"Facebook Ramps Up News Discovery Battle Against Apps Like Flipboard With 'Articles Related To'"
TechCrunch 2/2
"What it really takes to make a flexible phone (Smartphones Unlocked): A bendable screen is nice in the lab, but it will take more than flexi-glass to get your phone to touch its toes."
CNET 2/2
"China May (or May Not) Be Behind the Twitter Hack"
The Atlantic Wire 2/2
"Twitter, Washington Post targeted by hackers"
Associated Press 2/2
"Twitter says hackers may have gained access to information about more than 250K users"
Associated Press 2/2
"Hackers gain access to Twitter users' info"
Reuters 2/2
"Twitter: Account hack affects 250,000 users"
BBC 2/2
"Google Chromebooks now in 2,000 schools, usage doubled in three months"
Engadget 2/2
"Twitter detects and shuts down password data hack in progress: 'Extremely sophisticated' hack exposes password data for 250,000 users."
Ars Technica 2/1
"Twitter Hacked; 250,000 User Accounts Potentially Compromised"
AllThingsD 2/1
"Hackers target Twitter, could affect 250,000 user accounts"
Reuters 2/1
"Twitter warns of a concerted hacking attempt, says 250,000 might be affected"
Engadget 2/1
"Amazon vs. Netflix: Streaming Battle Heats Up"
WSJ.com 2/1
"Netflix's House of Cards Offers an Uneven But Promising Look at TV's Future"
Wired 2/1
"Next up for 3D printing: a moonbase? The European Space Agency and others are looking into creating an inflatable moon dome that can house four people while protecting them from meteorites, gamma radiation, and more."
CNET News 2/1
"Sony to make last MiniDisc stereo system in March/Sony has announced it is to deliver its last MiniDisc stereo next month."
BBC 2/1
"Home tech catches up with the Jetsons"
MarketWatch 2/1
"The Super Bowl of Video Games. Literally."
Time 2/1
"Quantum crypto still not proven, claim Cambridge experts"
The Register 2/1
"Filthy! old! blog! bug! blamed! for! Yahoo! webmail! hijacks! Yahoo! webmail accounts are being hijacked by hackers exploiting an eight-month-old bug in the web giant's blog, security biz Bitdefender warns."
The Register 2/1
"GTA V delayed, will launch on September 17"
TG Daily 2/1
"TeliaSonera CEO Quits Amid Criticism"
WSJ.com 2/1
"TeliaSonera Chief Nyberg Quits After Uzbek Bribery Report"
Bloomberg 2/1
"Facebook doesn't talk to Google, says Zuckerberg"
Mashable 2/1
"Maps, LBS bolster Google Enterprise's Asia roadmap"
ZDNet 2/1
"Google's Project Glass Glimpsed In FCC Documents"
InformationWeek 2/1
"Google Gets Its Act Together: New Nexus 4 Orders Reaching Customers In As Little As 48 Hours"
TechCrunch 2/1
"Google Street View offers an armchair trek of Grand Canyon"
PCWorld 2/1
"Google begs for secrecy as it files Glass design with FCC"
The Register 2/1
"Details of Google's Project Glass revealed in FCC report"
BBC 2/1
"Rotund Mega baron Dotcom offers bounty for breaking his crypto: Kim Dotcom is offering a prize of € 10,000 ($13,600) for anyone who can break the cryptography of Mega, his recently launched cloud-based storage site."
The Register 2/1
"Cisco Appoints Greg Brown to Board of Directors"
Marketwire 2/1
"Cisco Introduces StadiumVision Mobile; Ground-Breaking Delivery of Live Video to Mobile Devices in Sports & Entertainment Venues Around the World"
Marketwire 2/1
"HP Announces Restructuring Plan for Enterprise Services in Germany: Plan Is Part of the Previously Announced Multiyear Restructuring"
Marketwire 2/1
"IBM to Acquire Star Analytics, Inc."
PRNewswire 2/1
"IBM CIO Honored for Innovation and Technology Leadership"
PRNewswire 2/1
"President Obama Awards IBM Scientists with National Medal of Technology and Innovation for Inventing the Underlying Technology in LASIK Surgery"
PRNewswire 2/1
Microsoft
"Microsoft's Surface Pro pops on Best Buy: The tablet makes its first appearance on Best Buy's Web site. It's due to go on sale February 9."
CNET News 3:46 PM
"Surface Pro appears in some retail stores, now's your chance to see it in person"
Engadget 1:26 PM
"Chinese web company faked Microsoft patch to force download"
The Register 2/1
"Windows Server 2012 kicks ass: discuss"
The Register 2/1
"Microsoft Surface with Windows RT tablet sales disappoint in fourth quarter"
ZDNet 2/1
"Microsoft sold 900,000 Surface RT tablets in face of muted demand"
Computerworld 2/1
"Which Windows 8 version is right for your small business?"
PCWorld 2/1
"Microsoft Game Plays On Multiple Devices: Skulls of the Shogun is the first title that lets players start a game on one Microsoft device and then continue it on any other."
InformationWeek 2/1
"13 useful add-ins for Excel and Word 2013 -- most free" [Slideshow]
Network World 2/1
Government/Law/Politics
"Data Protection Laws, an Ocean Apart"
New York Times 2/2
"Kodak closes its digital imaging patent sale, settles disputes"
Engadget 2/1
"F.T.C. Suggests Privacy Guidelines for Mobile Apps"
New York Times 2/1
"'Aaron's Law' Proposes Reining in Federal Anti-Hacking Statute"
Wired 2/1
"Google Shares Hit Another All-Time High"
AllThingsD 2/1
"Google inks deal on payment of French media links"
Reuters 2/1
"China slams Qihoo for unfair competition"
ZDNet 2/1
"Yes, U.S. authorities can spy on EU cloud data. Here's how"
ZDNet 2/1
"National parks considering Internet experiment"
Associated Press 2/1
"FBI pursuit of Stuxnet leaks reignites whistleblower debate: Critics say Obama administration is seeking to quash freedom of the press with efforts to find out who leaked information about the worm"
CSO 2/1
"FTC Chair Announces Resignation One Month After Settling Google Antitrust Case"
TechCrunch 2/1
"Did Path Screw Up and Steal Your Data Again?"
Gizmodo 2/1
"Mobile social networking app Path settles with FTC for $800,000"
Los Angeles Times 2/1
"FTC slams (and punishes) social network Path for deceiving users"
NBC News 2/1
"Path Settles With FTC Over Privacy Row, Will Pay $800K And Establish New Privacy Program Including Outside Audits"
TechCrunch 2/1
"Path social app settles FTC privacy case, will pay $800,000 fine"
Silicon Valley 2/1
"UK cookies cop changes own policy to 'implied consent'"
The Register 2/1
"Regulator likely to free more UK airwaves for 4G"
Reuters 2/1
"From 3G To 4G: U.K. Telecoms Regulator Consults On Liberalising All Spectrum Licences In 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz Bands"
TechCrunch 2/1
"Ofcom opens 4G refarming consultation for O2, Vodafone and Three"
V3 2/1
"Ofcom to liberalise remaining 2G and 3G spectrum for 4G services"
Techworld 2/1
"Ofcom to open up airwaves for 4G mobile services"
BBC 2/1
"The Origins of 'Big Data': An Etymological Detective Story"
New York Times 2/1
"Why the Hell Does Hulu Show Spoiler Commercials for the TV Show You're Watching?"
Gizmodo 2/1
"Facebook: Teens might be so over us/The social network isn't as hip with the cool kids as it would like to be. Thank goodness Facebook has a lifeline in Instagram."
CNET News 2/1
"eBay fraud and me, the sequel: A pathetic end to the debacle/Customer has a fraudulent purchase tied to his e-mail account? Ban him!"
Ars Technica 2/1
"Bring Your Own ... and Roll With It, Baby!"
Network World 2/1
"Novell aims to remake image: Will it work?"
ZDNet 2/1
"Q&A: can my tablet replace my cable TV?"
USA Today 2/1
"Why you should care about cyber espionage"
PCWorld 2/1
"The cloud is coming to your business, like it or not/Survey: Significant adoption often had nothing to do with IT, suggesting many businesses have pulled ahead of their CIOs"
InfoWorld 2/1
"Hot or not: 10 tech trends for 2013" [Slideshow]
InfoWorld 2/1
"Sony Likely To Unveil PlayStation 4 On Feb. 20, But We'll Need To See More Than A Spec Show"
TechCrunch 2/1
"Huawei finds favor at CERN: researchers sign up for more UDS cloud storage"
GigaOM 2/1
Tech Stocks
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks higher after U.S. jobs data/Asian stocks mostly advanced Monday, as investors took their first chance to react to employment data indicating some improvement in the health of the U.S. economy, with earnings providing an extra boost for Sharp Corp. and Panasonic Corp."
MarketWatch 9:29 PM
"Stocks: Will Dow stay above 14,000?"
CNNMoney 1:15 PM
"Dow Crosses 14,000: What's Next?"
Seeking Alpha 7:39 AM
"Once BlackBerry Focused, a Campus Widens Its View"
"Against the Odds, Starting a Tech Business in France"
"Broad Powers Seen for Obama in Cyberstrikes"
"Data Protection Laws, an Ocean Apart"
"Genomic Analysis, the Office Edition"
"A Truce in the Bragging Wars"
"Making Web Sites Completely Addictive"
"N.F.L. Joins With G.E. in Effort to Detect Concussions"
Reuters
(Checked 9:30 PM; no changes since 3:45 PM CST)
"BlackBerry searching high and low in India, Indonesia"
TechWeb
(Checked 9:30 PM CST; no changes since Saturday)
"10 Crucial Questions Agile Developers Should Ask Employers"
"BlackBerry 10: Right For You?"
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