"Can private equity solve Dell's dilemma?"
Fortune 9:41 AM
"What Exactly Does Michael Dell Have to Sell?"
Forbes 12:10 PM
"Is Dell Just in Time or Out of Time?"
The Motley Fool 9:40 AM
"6 Reasons Dell Should Go Private" [Slideshow]
CRN 10:15 AM
"Dell buyout pegged at $13-14 a share: reports"
ZDNet 11:54 AM
"Dell looks beyond the x86 PC with Project Ophelia"
TG Daily 11:38 AM
"Dell debuts public cloud service beta aimed at retailers: Dell is accepting beta customers for the service and plans to roll it out in phases this year"
Network World 11:36 AM
"Dell ups ante in ARMs race with 64-bit Iron server: ARM and Intel can live together in an Open Compute Summit management spec demo."
Ars Technica 9:32 PM
"Microsoft Surface Pro expected to arrive in 'weeks'"
CNET News 9:48 AM
"First Microsoft Surface Pro tablets come off the production line"
ZDNet 11:54 AM
"Microsoft Surface sales seem slack, says UBS, spelling silence for Windows RT?"
Computerworld Blogs 10:17 AM
"SurfCast and Microsoft prep for Sept. 3 'live tile' trial: The two companies are in discovery and making claims and counterclaims about the validity of each others' patents."
CNET News 12:16 PM
"H.P. Said to Field Takeover Inquiries for Autonomy and E.D.S. Units"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:27 PM
"No, HP Will Not Be Selling Autonomy or EDS or Anything Else"
AllThingsD 2:46 PM
"Fresh Java exploit goes on sale for $5,000"
V3 11:46 AM
"Another Java Zero-Day Vulnerability Hits Black Market"
InformationWeek 12:20 PM
"Why fixing the Java flaw will take so long: Oracle isn't saying much, but the OpenJDK community has provided InfoWorld with a complete analysis -- and a critique of Oracle's patch"
InfoWorld 10:49 AM
"Oracle's faux IaaS now gets faux on-demand cloud pricing"
InfoWorld 10:48 AM
"Intel preps thin fiber optics to shuffle data between computers: Intel is readying silicon photonics for use at the motherboard level"
Computerworld 5:55 PM
"Intel's x86-powered NUC goes live"
TG Daily 11:38 AM
"AMD gets restraining order against former employees in trade secrets lawsuit: Three former AMD workers are alleged to have taken secret documents and information before joining Nvidia"
IDG News Service 10:16 AM
"AMD: Former Employees Took Secrets To Nvidia"
TheStreet 12:04 PM
"Former AMD execs accused of stealing trade secrets"
TG Daily 11:38 AM
"Will this Tech Giant be able to Sustain its Dividend Yield?"
The Motley Fool 12:08 PM
"Cisco investigates reported Linksys router flaw"
CSO 11:13 AM
"UN plans Internet governance amid outcry to defund ITU"
ZDNet 11:56 AM
"Post-patch, US-CERT continues call to disable Java plug-in"
Computerworld 10:17 AM
"'Rogue clouds' giving IT staffs nightmares"
Network World 11:17 AM
"IT chiefs focused on analytics and mobile technologies for 2013"
V3 11:46 AM
"Korean boffins crack art of bendy batteries: South Korean boffins have discovered the secret to flexible, shape-conforming lithium ion batteries in what could be a major step on the road to flexible smartphones."
The Register 11:41 AM
General Interest
"Facebook dials up teens, cheapskates with free calling: In search of its fountain of youth, Facebook gives away voice calls in its Messenger for iPhone app."
CNET News 9:29 PM
"Netflix is withholding high-quality content to push Open Connect initiative, says Time Warner Cable"
The Verge 9:03 PM
"AT&T continues chipping at FaceTime over cellular policy: Subscribers on any tiered plan can use it—LTE or not."
Ars Technica 8:59 PM
FAA grounds all US Boeing 787 Dreamliners after second lithium ion battery failure
"Microsoft launches HelpBridge app for sending quick emergency messages or aid in a disaster"
The Verge 8:32 PM
"Facebook turns up the heat on Google Search: Social network's Graph Search could change the way people think about search"
Computerworld 5:22 PM
"PC titans take notes from tablets to regain customers"
Reuters 4:10 PM
"Pushing France Onto the Digital Stage"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:10 PM
"U.S. Power Plant Hit by USB-Based Malware"
PC Magazine 2:38 PM
"Fusion-io targets Facebook, Apple with pile-it-high, sell-it-cheap flash"
ZDNet 11:56 AM
"Fusion-io claims price breakthrough to deliver the all-flash datacentre"
V3 11:46 AM
"Disney mimics Skylanders with new gaming platform"
TG Daily 11:37 AM
"Small Factories Give Baxter the Robot a Cautious Once-Over"
Technology Review 11:35 AM
"Why hackers should fear how they write"
Fairfax NZ News 11:26 AM
"Fedora 18 debuts with Samba 4 for full Active Directory compatibility"
V3 11:46 AM
"Five Notable New Features in Fedora Linux 18 'Spherical Cow': In addition to including the MATE desktop, this latest release also adds UEFI Secure Boot support."
PCWorld 11:17 AM
"AT&T adds Polycom's gear to Cisco's for its collaboration service"
IDG News Service 11:16 AM
"United Airlines to offer satellite Wi-Fi on long-haul flights, beating Delta to the gate"
PCWorld 11:13 AM
"Google: No, we did not kill a donkey in Botswana"
CNET News 12:16 PM
"Google Not Involved In Donkey's Murder, Says Company (And No, It's Not April Fool's. This Happened.)"
TechCrunch 11:33 AM
"Google invites devs for a peek at Project Glass"
ZDNet 11:56 AM
"Google Announces Project Glass Developer Events"
PC Magazine 11:11 AM
"Playable Zamboni Google Doodle Lets You Become Every Minnesota Kid's Hero"
Techland 11:42 AM
"Frank Zamboni Honored With Playable Google Doodle"
PC Magazine 11:11 AM
"Google Doodle game celebrates Zamboni inventor"
Digital Life 11:07 AM
"A shock in the dark: Flashlight app tracks your location"
NBC News 11:07 AM
"Twitter now highlights handles, hashtags as user types them in"
Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:03 AM
"Inside Adobe's New Silicon Slope Headquarters"
Wired 11:50 AM
"Adobe patches actively exploited ColdFusion vulnerabilities: Hotfixes were released for different ColdFusion versions"
IDG News Service 10:49 AM
"Programmer secretly outsourced his entire job to Chinese firm"
Techworld 11:36 AM
"How a 'model' employee got away with outsourcing his software job to China"
The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:43 AM
"Red Hat CEO: The Power Of Partner Communities"
CRN 10:15 AM
"Sony exec hints at PlayStation 4 launch in spring"
CNET News 9:48 AM
"Video walkthrough of BlackBerry 10 leaks in advance of RIM launch event"
ZDNet 11:57 AM
"BlackBerry 10 L-Series specs leak"
CNET News 9:48 AM
"Control your laptop by moving your hand - for $70"
CNNMoney 9:24 AM
Press Releases
"AMD Open 3.0 Brings Simplicity, Power Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness to the Data Center"
Marketwire 12:08 PM
"Cisco Career Certifications Awarded American National Standards Institute Accreditation"
Marketwire 9:38 AM
"University of Granada Uses Cisco Technology to Accelerate Teaching and Investigative Capacity"
Marketwire 9:38 AM
"Dell SecureWorks Security Experts Co-Write Book on Log Management Fundamentals"
Business Wire 9:40 AM
"HP Helps Service Provider ITX Enterprises Expand Private Cloud Service Delivery"
Marketwire 9:41 AM
"IBM Partners with Signet Jewelers on Digital Makeover to Boost Customer Experience, Online Sales"
PRNewswire 9:42 AM
"Gartner Positions Oracle in Leaders Quadrant for Master Data Management of Product Data Solutions"
Marketwire 9:45 AM
"FAIR Health Selects Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage Appliance"
Marketwire 9:45 AM
Microsoft
"Microsoft Launches HelpBridge, Lets You Alert Friends And Family When Disasters Strike"
TechCrunch 2:34 PM
"Microsoft Signs exFAT Licensing Agreement With BMW: exFAT file technology allows BMW to provide cutting-edge capabilities to customers."
PRNewswire 12:13 PM
"Analyzing the Windows 8 sales numbers: Chicken, meet egg"
ZDNet 11:54 AM
"Will Yammer lose its female advantage now it belongs to Microsoft?"
ZDNet 11:54 AM
"Microsoft to give free TV ad to top-voted Windows Phone 8 app"
The Register 11:41 AM
"Microsoft Enhances System Center For Hybrid Cloud Work"
InformationWeek 9:54 AM
"A Microsoft 'Evangelist' and Former Employee Think the Company's Marketing Stinks"
TheStreet 9:44 AM
"Microsoft's Surface Pro still on track for release... some time"
Ars Technica 2:31 PM
"Here's why Surface Pro is less portable than an Ultrabook"
ZDNet 11:55 AM
"How The Surface Compares With The Other Hybrids"
BYTE 10:46 AM
"Surface RT Sales Estimate Cut To 1 Million"
InformationWeek 10:45 AM
"Microsoft's Surface Pro Will Be A Success"
Seeking Alpha 9:43 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"FCC adds spectrum to Wi-Fi—but you likely need a new router to use it: Even latest-gen 802.11ac routers might be left behind. Here's why."
Ars Technica 5:18 PM
"Europe Weighs Requiring Firms to Disclose Data Breaches: To combat a rise in cybercrime, the European Commission is considering a plan to require companies that store data on the Internet — like Microsoft, Apple, Google and I.B.M. — to report the loss or theft of personal information in the 27-nation bloc or risk sanctions and fines."
New York Times [Free Registration Required] 4:09 PM
"Facebook, Google to cooperate with Australia on trolls, Twitter urged to join"
ZDNet 11:57 AM
"European Commission rules out Red October malware attack"
V3 11:46 AM
"France stalls plan to make Google and pals foot broadband rollout"
The Register 11:41 AM
"Criminals steal 157 smartphones from Londoners every day, police reveal"
Techworld 11:17 AM
"FAA wants pilots to quit using personal tech in the cockpit"
Houston Chronicle 10:44 AM
"Are prosecutors to blame for suicide?"
Slate 11:27 AM
"Aaron Swartz's Suicide Triggers Response from Top U.S. Lawmakers"
Time 11:42 AM
"Congresswoman proposes amendment to computer fraud law honoring Aaron Swartz"
IDG News Service 11:14 AM
"'Aaron's Law' Suggests Reforms To Computer Fraud Act (But Not Enough To Have Protected Aaron Swartz)"
Forbes 10:38 AM
"Phone bill warning to parents over mobile app charges"
BBC 10:01 AM
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"Facebook Graph Search Makes Privacy Seem Selfish"
TechCrunch 8:29 PM
"Aaron Swartz followup: Can we get government out of the copyright enforcement business?"
Philip Greenspun's Weblog 7:01 PM
"A connection between video games and real-world violence?"
CNET News 4:09 PM
"Internet VOD: Some progress but still ways to go"
Forbes 12:21 PM
"Review: Searching For Answers On Facebook"
Associated Press 9:46 AM
"Facebook Graph Search: First Impressions"
TheStreet 9:26 AM
"Facebook on Collision Course With Google on Web Searches"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:28 AM
"With Graph Search, Facebook is becoming a modern-day AOL"
CNNMoney 9:25 AM
Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers
"To turn a profit, StumbleUpon axes 30% of staff: The Web and mobile discovery company cut 35 jobs to get its business into the black."
CNET News 9:28 PM
"Dell Buyout: A Costly Deal For Largest External Investor--A Longtime Supporter"
Forbes 12:10 PM
"Kingsoft confirms shares sale talks"
ZDNet 11:57 AM
"Symantec to offload Altiris: report/Almost six years to the day since announcing it would acquire infrastructure management outfit Altiris for a cool $US830m, Symantec is said to be offloading the company."
The Register 11:41 AM
"Cox And Its Board Member Tripp Rackley Launch $250M Fund To Build And Back Startups"
TechCrunch 11:34 AM
"Google.org Donates A Total Of $3.7M To Spark Civic Innovation Using Technology"
TechCrunch 11:34 AM
"Leap Motion Teams Up With Best Buy As Exclusive Retail Launch Partner, Pre-Orders Start In February"
TechCrunch 11:34 AM
"Leap Motion signs exclusive deal with Best Buy"
PCWorld 11:13 AM
"Leap Motion Makes Exclusive Deal With Best Buy"
Forbes 10:39 AM
"Leap Motion strikes exclusive launch deal with Best Buy"
CNET News 9:48 AM
"Nintendo to combine handheld, console gaming divisions -- report"
CNET News 9:48 AM
"Alcatel-Lucent Wins $1 Billion Eight-Year Order in India"
Bloomberg 10:05 AM
"Another Java Zero-Day Vulnerability Hits Black Market"
"5 Things Facebook Graph Search Means For Business"
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