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Friday, January 11, 2013
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"HP sued in class action suit: Hewlett Packard Co. is facing a class action lawsuit relating to overtime pay for technical support workers." Houston Business Journal 9:50 AM
"HP Lacks 'Consistent Culture,' Kaplan Says" [Video Report] Bloomberg 9:51 AM
"H-P's Meg Whitman Receives $15.4 Million—Proxy Filing" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:51 PM
"H-P Chief Counting on Tech Exec to Whip Cost Structure into Shape" WSJ Blogs 2:27 PM
"HP Creates Converged Cloud Unit, Names Gillai to Run It" AllThingsD 2:27 PM
"HP's Unlikely Savior: Steve Jobs?" The Motley Fool 5:59 PM
"Morgan Stanley downgrades Microsoft over Win 8, PC market concerns" IDG News Service 12:07 PM
"Windows RT's future dims as Samsung cancels Windows RT tablet for U.S." Computerworld Blogs 11:00 AM
"Samsung U.S. Shuns Windows RT: Report" TheStreet 9:33 AM
"Microsoft aims to secure patent for 'inconspicuous' smartphone use" ZDNet 2:10 PM
"Microsoft patent would make smartphones less annoying: A newly published patent application describes a method for smartphones to switch into an 'inconspicuous' mode." CNET News 10:12 AM
"Microsoft's Messenger service to live on: Redmond is killing off its Live Messenger client in favor of Skype, but the underlying Messenger service will continue to run, at least until next year." CNET News 10:12 AM
"Microsoft to turn off Windows Messenger on 15 March" BBC 10:42 AM
"Microsoft preps for the coming Office 365 refresh" ZDNet 2:08 PM
"Microsoft's Chief Technical Officer Rudder is back in the limelight" ZDNet 2:07 PM
"Dell Windows 8 Tablet: Tempting To Schools?" InformationWeek 10:17 AM
"IBM scales down PureApplication cloudy boxes" The Register 1:45 PM
"Lenovo Aims Higher in U.S.: Chinese Maker Expects to Offer Premium PCs to American Consumers This Year" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:58 PM
"Lenovo likely to cancel IdeaPad brand due to internal adjustments" DigiTimes 11:18 AM
"Oracle to release 86 security patches, including 18 for MySQL: The company posted a preview of its latest quarterly patch batch, which is scheduled for Tuesday" IDG News Service 11:41 AM
"Oracle management tools top critical list in quarterly patch party" The Register 6:02 PM
"AMD showcases Temash-powered mobile prototype" TG Daily 1:40 PM
"Cisco Sued for Trademark Infringement Over Marketing Slogan" AllThingsD 9:42 AM
"East Carolina University sues Cisco over slogan" Reuters 2:26 PM
"Cisco 'Surprised' at Trademark Lawsuit From University" AllThingsD 4:17 PM
"Did Intel Just Mislead Chip Investors?" The Motley Fool 9:37 PM
"Obama signs Netflix-Facebook sharing bill into law" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 9:43 AM
"Top tech at CES 2013" CNET News 10:13 AM
"The Best of CES 2013" PC Magazine 12:01 PM
"The best of CES 2013" [Slideshow] PCWorld 12:05 PM
"Ten stars of CES 2013: Las Vegas eye-catchers" The Register 1:45 PM
"Top 13 exciting announcements from CES 2013" V3 1:55 PM
"From Snooki to Clinton, Celebs Pack CES 2013" PC Magazine 12:01 PM
"Tablets rule: Every shape, size, and OS emerges at CES" PCWorld 12:05 PM
"Bleak Sales Greet PC Makers, Video Gamers in New Year" CNBC 9:49 AM
"Worldwide PC Shipments Fell 6.4% In Q4; 2012 Down 3.2%" Forbes 11:29 AM
"Windows 8 Fails To Lift Holiday PC Sales" InformationWeek 11:37 AM
"IDC: Worldwide PC Sales Continue To Sink, But HP Keeps Top Spot" CRN 10:56 AM

General Interest

"Billionaire Soon-Shiong Says Technology Helps Retailers" Bloomberg 8:59 PM
"Recapping CES 2013: Tiny wearable tech hits big" CNET 8:56 PM
"Is CES a thieves' paradise? The massive consumer electronics trade show attracts all sorts of visitors, including thieves" IDG News Service 8:56 PM
"U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate" Reuters 9:41 PM
"US government tells computer users to disable Java" Associated Press 8:54 PM
"CES Smartphone News Disappointed? Wait For MWC" InformationWeek 2:35 PM
"Java allows 'open hunting season' for hackers, experts find" ZDNet 2:10 PM
"Teaching women to code" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 2:00 PM
"ST-Ericsson uncloaks 2.5GHz Jekyll & Hyde smartphone chip: First out of the gate with FD-SOI and power-saving eQuad tech" The Register 1:46 PM
"Quantum Dots Get Commercial Debut in More Colorful Sony TVs: Technology from QD Vision replaces the conventional backlight in LCDs, allowing for purer colors." Technology Review 1:33 PM
"Samsung's paper-thin, bendable screen" Associated Press 12:30 PM
"E Ink's future foretold at CES: Next-gen will be high-res, support color" PCWorld 12:04 PM
"Yahoo Adds Flickr Creative Commons Images to Search" PC Magazine 12:01 PM
"Firefox getting built-in HTML5-based PDF viewer to improve security: The new PDF viewer in Firefox 19 will be more secure than third-party plug-ins, Mozilla says" IDG News Service 11:41 AM
"ViewSonic Smart Display Puts Android On Your Wall" InformationWeek 11:35 AM
"Ray Kurzweil lifts lid on Google AI project" ZDNet 2:08 PM
"Google Chrome, Now With Cinema-Style 3-D Effects" Webmonkey 2:04 PM
"Google revs up Chrome, crushes bugs: Patches 24 vulnerabilities in first upgrade in nine weeks" Computerworld 11:01 AM
"Google revs Chrome for Android with new beta release" CNET News 10:12 AM
"Skype founder browses globe for next tech earner" Reuters 9:54 AM
"Infosys 3Q profit tops view; raises outlook" MarketWatch 9:42 AM
"After Just Two Years, Nearly Half of Verizon's Data Traffic Is on LTE" AllThingsD 9:42 AM
"RIM Turns to Carriers to Help Avoid a Repeat of Palm" Bloomberg 9:50 AM
"Updated: Vodafone BlackBerry Users In Europe, Middle East And Africa Hit By Email Outage Caused By Vodafone Router Error" TechCrunch 1:32 PM
"Vodafone Restoring BlackBerry Service" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:35 AM
"Vodafone's BlackBerry users endure outage: Some BlackBerry customers on the Vodafone U.K. network have experienced outages, the second such disruption in four months." CNET News 10:12 AM
"BlackBerry outage hits some Vodafone users" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:44 AM
"Get ready for pricey 'Ultra HD' TVs" CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"SAP Challenges Oracle by Boosting Flagship Software Speed" Bloomberg 9:55 AM
"SAP marries transaction processing with analytics by putting Business Suite on Hana" GigaOM 9:29 AM

Press Releases

"HP Board Sets Annual Meeting and Record Dates" Marketwire 9:50 AM
"Oracle Announces StorageTek LTO 6 Tape Drives" Marketwire 9:56 AM

Microsoft

"It's Official: Microsoft Windows 8 Isn't Working" The Motley Fool 9:38 PM
"Who dropped the ball worse, Microsoft or OEMs?" The Tech Block 5:12 PM
"60M Windows 8 Licenses Sold...Time to Buy Wintel" The Motley Fool 2:29 PM
"Microsoft may have exited gadget show prematurely: Missed opportunity? Windows 8 devices abound at CES, but Microsoft isn't there to promote them" Associated Press 2:28 PM
"UK schools' Microsoft bill cut by £10m" ZDNet 2:08 PM
"Microsoft integrates Skype and Outlook with Skype 6.1" V3 1:55 PM
"How to 'downgrade' to Windows 7" InfoWorld 11:40 AM
"3 More Reasons SMBs Stick With Windows XP" InformationWeek 11:34 AM
"Nearly 1 million more Xbox 360s than Wii U consoles sold last month" CNET News 10:12 AM
"New tool jailbreaks Microsoft Surface slabs in 20 SECONDS" The Register 1:43 PM
"Jailbreak tool gives Windows RT tablets desktop-like functions" PCWorld 12:04 PM
"Windows RT jailbreak tool unleashed online" CNET News 10:11 AM

Government/Law/Politics

"Biden, video-game makers meet at White House" MarketWatch 2:23 PM
"Homeland Security warns to disable Java amid zero-day flaw" ZDNet 2:08 PM
"EU antitrust chief growls at Google, hopes to avoid sanctions: Ignores 'noise and fury' from cymbal-clashing Microsoft camp" The Register 1:43 PM
"FCC slams Verizon over loss of 911 during storm" TG Daily 1:39 PM
"Wiretapping law's renewal dismays rights groups" Computerworld 12:05 PM
"USPS continues to explore digital services" Federal Computer Week 11:24 AM
"US government warns over vulnerable control systems: The US government has told thousands of companies to beef up protection of computers which oversee power plants and other utilities." BBC 10:41 AM
"FCC, stakeholders align on communications policy -- for now" CNET 10:11 AM
"EU Police Agency Opens Unit To Tackle Cybercrime" Associated Press 10:08 AM
"Petition asks White House to make DDoS attacks a form of protest" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 9:44 AM

Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion

"Why We Hate the Word 'Phablet' So Much" The Atlantic Wire 8:53 PM
"CEA on 'Booth Babes': The Name Is the Problem" Mashable 8:51 PM
"EMC, Once a Rising Star, Dims as Industry Slows" TheStreet 2:20 PM
"Q&A: do you need anti-virus software for a tablet?" USA Today 1:52 PM
"Nvidia's Project Shield Can Succeed Even If It Fails" Techland 1:48 PM
"Review: Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Windows 8 convertible Ultrabook" The Register 1:43 PM
"How to nominate someone for Internet Hall of Fame: Who will join Cerf, Berners-Lee and Torvalds in online-only Hall of Fame?" Network World 12:09 PM
"$100 to Facebook message Mark Zuckerberg? Bargain!" CNET News 9:41 PM
"Would You Pay $100 to Message Mark Zuckerberg?" PC Magazine 12:01 PM
"Top Patent Recipients in 2012: IBM and Samsung" PC Magazine 12:00 PM
"Why cloud computing ROI tools are worthless" InfoWorld 11:40 AM
"How to get a new PC without Windows 8" InfoWorld 11:40 AM
"Review: Samsung's monstrous Galaxy Note II" Houston Chronicle 11:33 AM
"OLED and 4K at CES 2013: The fantasy and the reality (video)" PCWorld 12:04 PM
"CES 2013: Land of the Dongle, Year of the Little Guy" Wired 2:02 PM
"CES 2013 round-up: Paper tablets, eight-core chips and Ballmer surprises" V3 1:55 PM
"In Pictures: Gadgets Galore at the Consumer Electronics Show" [Slideshow] Techland 1:49 PM
"CES 2013: Amazing spectacles and awkward moments" PCWorld 12:08 PM
"The worst of CES 2013" [Slideshow] PCWorld 12:03 PM
"CES 2013: The technology you'll actually want/In a sea of retread and me-too products, here are the 5 technologies that stand out" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 11:39 AM
"CES: When The Going Gets Weird, The Weird Turn Pro" Forbes 11:31 AM
"In the Cloud, Big Data Scientists Need Not Apply" E-Commerce Times 11:19 AM
"RIM's Best Shot at Redemption May Be Doomed" E-Commerce Times 11:19 AM
"Five intellectual property trends to watch in 2013" EE Times 11:19 AM
"Android Smartphone Developments At CES 2013" BYTE 10:19 AM
"9 Facebook Timeline Changes Businesses Want" InformationWeek 10:18 AM
"Java Under Attack Again, Disable Now: Java zero-day vulnerability is under attack by at least four active campaigns. Oracle has yet to respond. Here's what to do." InformationWeek 10:17 AM
"Clouds Come Up Against Open Source Ethics" TheStreet 9:56 AM
"NVIDIA's Mobile Future Isn't as Rosy as You Might Think" The Motley Fool 9:53 AM

Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers

"Pontiflex Raises $7.7M For Its 'Mobile Signup' Ads" TechCrunch 8:51 PM
"Google trying out real-time, targeted digital coupons with Zavers" ZDNet 2:07 PM
"Sony eyes $1 billion building sale in Japan" CNET News 2:31 PM
"Sony Considers Selling Tokyo Building" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:58 PM
"Cloud service partnerships could boom in 2013" Network World 12:09 PM
"Unease over Facebook director's share sale" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:27 AM
"Shares surge at Indian bellwether Infosys" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:27 AM
"Bouygues Lifts Stake in Phone Unit With $899 Million Injection" Bloomberg 10:50 AM
"Should Google Start Returning Cash To Shareholders?" Seeking Alpha 9:55 AM
"Nokia Bonds Rally as Lumia-Led Turnaround Gathers Pace" Bloomberg 9:54 AM
"Vodafone buys back 5.65 million shares/164.2678P" MarketWatch 9:42 AM
"Panasonic Closes Plasma TV Plant in China" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:58 PM
"Panasonic to shut down Shanghai factory" MarketWatch 9:42 AM

Tech Stocks

"Tech Stocks: Weak PC sales lead muted day for techs/J.P. Morgan names Facebook a 'top pick'; Splunk jumps" MarketWatch 4:10 PM
"Huge stock fund flows have Wall Street abuzz: U.S. stocks post weekly gains; Dow, Nasdaq rise on Friday" MarketWatch 4:10 PM
"U.S. Stocks Little Changed on China as VIX Hits 5-Year L" Bloomberg 4:11 PM
"S&P 500 Is Little Changed, Hovering Near 5-Year High" TheStreet 4:11 PM
"Stocks rise for 2nd week in a row" CNNMoney 4:11 PM
"Stocks inch lower; S&P 500 slips from 5-year high" Associated Press 11:17 AM
"Blue-Chip Stocks Inch Up" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:11 PM
"Stocks: Earnings season rolls on" CNNMoney 9:29 AM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks mostly lower, but Japan rallies" MarketWatch 9:35 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe trades sideways with U.S., China in focus" MarketWatch 2:17 PM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:33 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 6:34 PM
"Information Technology Dividends Outpace All Others" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2:33 PM
"4 top Internet stock picks from J.P. Morgan: Facebook, eBay, Priceline and Pandora favored in 2013, broker says" [Slideshow] MarketWatch 2:22 PM

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Associated Press (Updated 9:40 PM CST)

"Microsoft May Have Exited Gadget Show Prematurely"
"Facebook Tests $100 Charge To Message Zuckerberg"
"Apple CEO: China Will Be Biggest Market"
"Gadget Watch: Long-Battery Watch Talks To IPhone"
"US Government Tells Computer Users To Disable Java"
"Carmakers Let App Developers Drive Innovation"
"EU Police Agency Opens Unit To Tackle Cybercrime"
"Hackers Sentenced For Michael Jackson Music Theft"
"Gadget Watch: Samsung Shows Bendable Phone Screen"
"Schmidt Joins Elite Few To Glimpse Net In NKorea"

CNET News (Updated 9:40 PM CST)

"Nokia to go big with smartphone cameras in 2013"
"Inside the big booths of CES 2013 (pictures)"
"Tumblr's next step: Become a real business"
"$100 to Facebook message Mark Zuckerberg? Bargain!"
"Big HD screens, quad-core smartphones reign at CES 2013"
"5 unanswered questions from CES"
"Friday Poll: Does CES even matter anymore?"
"John McAfee brings his 'Where's Waldo' act to Portland"
"Google adds high-res photo zoom to Google+"
"The mystery of the empty CES booth" ...

New York Times (Updated 9:40 PM CST)

"Smartphones Become Life's Remote Control"
"A Generation Gap? Not on This Web Site"
"Information Technology Dividends Outpace All Others"
"Unpacking the Pandora's Box of Technology"
"Errors Mount at High-Speed Exchanges in New Year"
"In 2nd Look, Few Savings From Digital Health Records"
"Visit by Google Chairman May Benefit North Korea"
"Nokia Has Some Good News After Two Years of Gloom"

Reuters (Updated 9:40 PM CST)

"Biden eyeing technology in gun violence fight"
"Netflix gets unfair postal advantage, court finds"
"U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate"
"Nortel's legal mess pits bondholders against retirees"
"RIM shares climb as investors bet on new BlackBerry"
"East Carolina University sues Cisco over slogan"
"Apple won't blindly pursue market share: report"
"Kodak patent sale plan gets bankruptcy court approval"
"Analysis: Nokia's results breakthrough buys it time and options"
"BATS glitch is latest to highlight the complexity of the markets" ...

TechWeb (Updated 9:40 PM CST)

"Don't Let Spam Sabotage Your Social Brand"
"Hospitals Outsource Transcription, Coding Despite New Technology"
"DropBox Restores Service, Mum On Outage Cause"
"Healthcare IT: Savior Or Sinkhole?"
"Flingo and the Future of TV"
"Thousands Of Industrial Control Systems At Risk: DHS Study"
"Athenahealth, Epocrates Partner To Capture Physician Mindshare"
"CES Smartphone News Disappointed? Wait For MWC"
"Online Resource Helps Patients Make Tough Decisions"
"Anonymous Makes Bold Demand | 8 Ways To Craft Cheaper iPhone"

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