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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Updated 9:15 PM CST; 03:15 GMT
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Computer Industry

"Hewlett-Packard Says It May Dispose of Units Not Meeting Targets" Bloomberg 9:39 AM
"Hp Looks To Unload Dead Weight By Selling Off Underperforming Divisions" BGR 6:03 PM
"Microsoft, Motorola to debate implications of Google-MPEG LA agreement at Jan. 28 hearing" Foss Patents 11:00 AM
"Microsoft confirms zero-day bug in IE6, IE7 and IE8" Techworld 10:23 AM
"Inside Intel's TV service: No CES announcement, but plenty of juicy details" GigaOM 12:26 PM
"Is Cisco Valuing BroadHop A Broad Hop?" Seeking Alpha 9:38 AM
"Living Room Tech in 2013" Forbes 9:55 AM
"The Netbook Is Dead, Long Live The Netbook" Forbes 9:55 AM
"New year, new you: The IT manager's revitalization guide" Computerworld 9:51 AM
"Tech trends for 2013 that will change the way you live" Digital Life 10:02 AM
"2013: The year of the Ubuntu Linux tablet and smartphone?" ZDNet 12:44 PM
"Tech's Hot New Market: The Poor" Wired 10:28 AM

General Interest

"Speedier Internet Rivals Push Past Cable" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:58 PM
"Anonymous: 'Expect us 2013"/The hacking group issues a statement boasting of its cyberattacks against the U.S., Syrian, and Israeli governments in 2012, while warning people to continue to expect this type of activity." CNET News 7:58 PM
"Next Step in TV Evolution? Paying Up for 'Ultra HD'" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:06 PM
"Google Glass development charges ahead" CNET News 6:59 PM
"Head of Google Glass Babak Parviz talks what is next for the platform" 9 to 5 Google 3:30 PM
"New Law Makes It Illegal For Employers In California And Illinois To Demand Facebook Passwords" BGR 1:23 PM
"The Future Is Now: What We Imagined for 2013 — 10 Years Ago" [Slideshow] Wired 10:28 AM
"Shuttleworth: Ubuntu all about mobile, cloud in 2013" ZDNet 10:27 AM
"How Your Facebook ID Can Get You More Wi-Fi Access: A startup uses the Facebook Connect feature to help people share Wi-Fi networks among friends." Technology Review 10:23 AM
"2013 tech cravings: Easy TV, iPhone 6, stuff we can drop in the tub" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:59 AM
"New Year tech: Nexus Q, easy TV, infrared keyboards, iEverything" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:59 AM
"Imagination CEO given knighthood" EE Times 9:53 AM

Press Releases

Microsoft

"Xbox Music Feature Focus: Xbox Music Pass" Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows 6:59 PM
"Why You Should Reject The Microsoft Dead Money Argument" Seeking Alpha 9:39 AM

Government/Law/Politics

"Tech Giants Brace for More Scrutiny From Regulators" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:10 PM

Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion

"2013: Talk Gets Cheaper, TV Gets Smarter" AllThingsD 8:43 PM
"New Year, New Tech, Same Old Problems" TechCrunch 8:06 PM
"2012, Year of the Smartphone and Tablet: A Wish List For Better Devices" HotHardware 3:07 PM
"Google Still Not Sure How People Will Actually Use Google Glass" BGR 2:31 PM
"Windows 8, Google+, Bluetooth: My geeky 2013 resolutions" CNET News 2:31 PM
"'Torchlight 2' Sells Over 1 Million Units In 2012" Forbes 12:34 PM
"The year in information management: Big data becomes big business" V3 10:25 AM
"Will GTA V be ready by March?" TG Daily 10:24 AM
"Per These Leaked CES Pics, Sony Is Actually Capable Of Making A Memorable Android Phone" TechCrunch 10:22 AM
"5 games to look forward to in 2013" TG Daily 12:43 PM
"Keen On... 2013: Why Old Platforms Will Persist This Year [TCTV]" TechCrunch 12:42 PM
"Make 2013 the year you switch to Linux" PCWorld 12:38 PM
"Six tech resolutions for 2013" CNN 12:31 PM
"20 predictions for mobile in 2013: massive uncertainty" Forbes 12:29 PM
"New year's tech resolutions: Best digital practices for 2013" PCWorld 10:04 AM
"11 predictions for enterprise software in 2013: We take a look into what the future holds for enterprise software vendors and users" IDG News Service 9:57 AM
"The 4 cloud computing resolutions you should make for 2013" InfoWorld 9:57 AM
"6 Big Data Quotes of 2012" Forbes 9:55 AM
"Why I still love the Nexus 7" CNET News 9:43 AM

Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers

"SD-based Internet services company to reorganize" Associated Press 12:40 PM
"Happy to swim against the tide" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:34 PM

Tech Stocks

"Monday's Large Cap Outperformers Could Indicate 2013"s Rally Stocks" The Motley Fool 6:06 PM
"Stock market will blindside investors in 2013" MarketWatch 9:37 AM
"Reflation, Structural Changes Key to Breakout for Japan Stocks" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:34 AM
"3 Tech Values for 2013" The Motley Fool 12:29 PM

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BioTech

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Associated Press (Checked 9:10 PM; no changes since 9:45 AM CST)

"Colleges Help Students Scrub Online Footprints"
"Review: Making Facebook A Warmer, Smaller Space"
"Telepresence Robots Let Employees 'Beam' Into Work"
"Netflix CEO Gets Pay Bump After 2012 Cut"
"'The Hobbit' Holds On To First Place With $32M"
"Tribune Exits Bankruptcy With New TV-Focused Board"
"'The Hobbit' Stays Atop Box Office For Third Week"
"Netflix CEO Gets Pay Bump After 2012 Cut"
"UK's Pearson Invests In Barnes & Noble's Nook"
"HP Says Gov't Investigating Troubled Autonomy Unit"

CNET News (Updated 9:10 PM CST)

"Anonymous: 'Expect us 2013'"
"iPad 2013: Mini on the rise"
"Google's arty after-party New Year's Day doodle"
"Google Glass development charges ahead"
"New Apple ad a bit disturbing, as touted feature reportedly has New Year's hiccups"
"Windows 8, Google+, Bluetooth: My geeky 2013 resolutions"
"Stephen Hawking sucks opera singer into black hole (in an ad)"
"Paris Apple Store robbed of more than $1 million in goods"
"Why I still love the Nexus 7"

New York Times (Updated 9:10 PM CST)

"Tech Giants Brace for More Scrutiny From Regulators"
"New Frontier for Topics in Science: Social Media"
"Outmaneuvered at Their Own Game, Antivirus Makers Struggle to Adapt"
"Silencing the Smartphone"
"New Frontier for Topics in Science: Social Media"

Reuters (Updated 9:10 PM CST)

"LG Elec starts taking pre-orders for OLED TVs for Feb delivery"
"Armed robbers hit Paris Apple store"

TechWeb (Checked 9:10 PM; no changes since 9:45 AM CST)

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