"Office 2013 now available for some home users: Office 2013 is still a few weeks away from release, but Microsoft has made it available to certain customers as part of its Home Use Program (HUP), a scheme it uses to sell cheap software to folks whose employers have a Software Assurance deal."
The Register 10:18 AM
"Microsoft anti-virus scores low on 'protection'"
VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 10:24 AM
"Microsoft fights back on antivirus certification fail, claims malware tests aren't realistic"
ZDNet 10:31 AM
"Bing beefs up Facebook content in search results: Microsoft says its search engine will incorporate five-times as much Facebook content in results"
Techworld 10:14 AM
"Windows RT's Achilles' heel: Cloud connections"
ZDNet 10:31 AM
"Microsoft inches closer to delivering Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7"
ZDNet 10:28 AM
"Potential Winners in a Dell Buyout"
Barron's 10:41 AM
"HP's Converged Cloud chief to leave company"
ZDNet 10:30 AM
"HP pushes business benefits of converged infrastructure"
V3 10:22 AM
"Lenovo offers Chrome OS ThinkPad for well-heeled schools"
The Register 10:19 AM
"Intel Girds for Third Quarterly Sales Decline on PCs Slump"
Bloomberg 9:04 AM
"Intel's PC business hammered as shift to mobile intesifies"
V3 10:22 AM
"Inside Intel Earnings" [Video Report]
CNBC 9:10 AM
"Intel: Everything is absolutely fab-u-lous, particularly in servers"
The Register 10:19 AM
"Intel's spending plan raises more worries: Slowing prospects in PC market slump keeps investors at bay"
MarketWatch 10:39 AM
"Intel Investors Feeling Leery On Projected Huge Spike In Cap Ex"
Forbes 9:39 AM
"Cisco takes stake in virtualiser Parallels"
The Register 10:18 AM
"Cisco Takes Stake In VMware Competitor"
CRN 9:32 AM
"Cisco confirms firmware flaw in only Linksys WRT54GL router: Security vendor DefenseCode had previously said that the flaw could be in multiple Linksys models"
Techworld 10:14 AM
"Darpa invests $194m in low-power microelectronics"
V3 10:23 AM
"If You Can't Disable Java, What Can You Do?"
PC Magazine 9:56 AM
"Java Security Warnings: Cut Through The Confusion"
InformationWeek 10:46 AM
"Why the Java threat rang every alarm: The latest Java zero-day hole ascended to the level of a national security threat. Has the tipping point for Java finally come?"
InfoWorld 9:44 AM
"Save our Internet before we go off the digital cliff: Broadband and cellular carriers are threatening the viability of the digital services Silicon Valley keeps inventing"
InfoWorld 9:44 AM
"Plan Would Put a Bank in Every Browser: An open payments system built into Web standards could transform online life, if the proposal takes off."
Technology Review 10:12 AM
"Imprint litho firm claims 450-mm first"
EE Times 10:02 AM
"Asia-Pacific PC shipments fall for first time in 2012"
Reuters 9:06 AM
"What PC Makers Must Do Now: PC makers, licking their wounds after a poor start to the Windows 8 era and still under siege from tablets and smartphones, must re-tool for the new normal."
InformationWeek 9:17 AM
General Interest
"Opera to sing WebKit's tune on mobile: Report: Opera is planning to ditch its in-house Web engine for the more widely-used WebKit in a new mobile browser, according to a Report on Pocket-Lint.com."
Download 9:15 PM
"Facebook's graph search and its useful discomfort: The feature throws users under a light they may not be ready for."
Ars Technica 7:44 PM
"RIM launches final BlackBerry 10 'Portathon' event"
CNET News 10:44 AM
"RIM pays developers $500,000 to build apps for BlackBerry 10"
ZDNet 10:30 AM
"Conficker worm returns to attack photography enthusiasts: Malware discovered on film scanner software"
Techworld 10:14 AM
"BlackBerry Z10 Hardware Pictured In Verizon Promo Leak As Carriers Gear Up For Launch"
TechCrunch 10:11 AM
"Angry Birds, tracking device? New research reveals that some of the most popular applications are gathering personal info like location data"
Salon 10:05 AM
"Meet 'Consort,' a brand-new classic Linux desktop: The SolusOS project team has forked GNOME Classic and is bringing back numerous key GNOME 2 features."
PCWorld 9:59 AM
"The dirty and dangerous side of tech"
TechHive 9:57 AM
"Malware masquerades as patch for Java: The malware, ironically, does not actually exploit the Java vulnerabilities, according to Trend Micro"
IDG News Service 9:46 AM
"Herrod To Leave VMware, Join Venture Capital Firm"
InformationWeek 9:43 AM
"Google plans London office expansion"
V3 10:22 AM
"Google sinks millions into plush new £1bn London HQ"
The Register 10:17 AM
"Google plans £1 billion London HQ"
TG Daily 10:15 AM
"Google to set up UK HQ in Kings Cross: Search giant to begin development in property deal worth up to £1 billion"
Computerworld UK 10:14 AM
"Google Declares War on the Password"
Wired Magazine 10:25 AM
"Google Wants Your Next Password To Be A Physical One"
TechCrunch 10:12 AM
"Google pulls 'Make Me Asian' app from Play store"
The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 9:42 AM
"Facebook doing a 'really bad job', says Google CEO"
Mashable 10:07 AM
"Former Nokia CEO Resurfaces at Set-Top Box Software Company"
AllThingsD 8:57 AM
"Samsung prepping Galaxy Note 8.0 8-inch tablet to compete against iPad mini?"
ZDNet 10:30 AM
"Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 may have a secret weapon against iPad mini"
GigaOM [Free Registration Required] 8:59 AM
"Samsung Galaxy S IV Early Rumor Roundup: 8-Core Exynos 5 Chip, 5IDG News Service 440ppi Display, Wireless Charging"
TechCrunch 10:12 AM
"Hype Builds for Smartphone, but It Isn't an Apple Device"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:52 AM
Press Releases
"New Report Shows Tablet Competition to Challenge HP's Position as Market Leader"
PRNewswire 9:07 AM
Microsoft
"Win 8 Pro upgrade jumps from $40 to $200 come February 1: Existing Windows licensees have until January 31 to get Windows 8 Pro on the cheap. After that, the promo price vanishes and upgrade costs head upward."
CNET News 5:55 PM
"Microsoft Kinect Technology Helps Surgeons Manipulate Images"
InformationWeek 10:46 AM
"Windows 8 licensing: Speak your brains, believe your ears"
The Register 10:18 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"FCC pushes for Gigabit broadband in all 50 states by 2015: On Friday the Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski challenged service proViders and local communities to build at least one Gigabit speed broadband network in all 50 states by 2015."
CNET News 5:57 PM
"U.S. general warns of Iran's growing cyber strength"
CNET News 10:44 AM
"The Day the Internet Beat Congress"
The Motley Fool 10:43 AM
"Chinese TV makers not getting LCD price-fixing compensation"
ZDNet 10:32 AM
"Bill seeks stricter enforcement of video game ratings"
USA Today 10:20 AM
"'We're being screwed': photographers and designers vent over 'stolen' images"
Sydney Morning Herald 10:09 AM
"Online rights groups push for changes to hacking laws"
V3 10:22 AM
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