"Consumers not waiting for Windows 8? Analysts say shipments of traditional PCs are flat because people are waiting for Windows 8 to appear. But what if they're simply buying tablets and other stuff instead?"
CNET News 7:13 PM
"Microsoft Office must evolve to remain successful: The ubiquitous productivity suite must get stronger in tablets and smartphones, and embrace the BYOD trend"
Computerworld 9:00 PM
"Microsoft: Bing results 'more relevant' than Google's"
The Times of India 7:44 AM
"Microsoft updates SkyDrive for Windows app: new status window, freshened logo"
Engadget 6:39 AM
"En Garde! Microsoft Creates Smartphone Tech for Virtual Sword Fighting"
Wired 7:02 AM
"Microsoft attempts to decouple Windows 8 sales from flatlined PC sales"
ZDNet 7/13
"PointGrab: The start-up bringing gesture recognition to Windows 8 devices"
ZDNet 7/13
"Microsoft Launches Bing Fund, Names Rahul Sood To Run It"
AllThingsD 7/13
"Microsoft launches Bing Fund, an angel fund for web or mobile startups: Bing Fund will assist Web or mobile startups that already have some 'momentum,' Microsoft says"
Techworld 7/13
"Another Microsoft Windows Phone exec legs it to Amazon"
The Register 7/13
"DirecTV CEO: Viacom should give 'the choice to pay for only those channels you watch'"
The Verge 7:20 PM
"Sony readying super slim PS3? More clues emerge: A pile of eVidence, the latest out of Brazil, indicates that Sony may offer an even slimmer PlayStation 3 this year"
CNET News 6:41 PM
"From software to toilet paper: filmmaker to live open source for a year/Wants to find out just how far the 'open source idea can go in real life.'"
Ars Technica 6:25 PM
"Guns, Squirrels, and Steel: The Many Ways To Kill a Data Center"
Wired Magazine 6:11 PM
"Google's Eric Schmidt: 'We always wanted to be in the hardware business'"
The Verge 11:29 AM
"Google CEO Page 'Recovering,' Back in the Office"
PC Magazine 9:08 PM
"Ford is now a 'personal mobility' company: How the comeback kids are riding tech to a new destiny/As Bill Ford sees it, Ford Motor Company is about democratizing technology, and it's preparing to tackle a new challenge over the next 50 years."
CNET News 11:13 AM
"Flying drones getting smaller, smarter, cheaper, and scarier"
CNET 11:12 AM
"Old New York City Payphones Converted To Wi-Fi Hotspots"
Social Barrel 10:07 AM
"Google brings five California-based US National Parks into Street View"
Engadget 9:44 AM
"Why is Google honoring Gustav Klimt with a golden doodle? Google's gilded Doodle today honors Austrian painter Gustav Klimt's 150th birthday."
Christian Science Monitor 7:44 AM
"Sapphire 'hard disk' seen as way to warn future generations about toxic sites"
Yahoo! News 7:13 AM
"Why Peter Jackson will screen clips from 'The Hobbit' at Comic Con in 2D at 24fps"
The Verge 7:13 AM
"MIT's 'intelligent co-pilot' helps you avoid obstacles while driving"
The Verge 7:04 AM
"Google's Schmidt eases worries of Larry Page health scare"
V3 7/13
"Google's Nexus tablet selling fast across retail chains"
Reuters 7/13
"How Bad Can Nokia's Earnings Be?"
Seeking Alpha 7/13
"Symantec software update makes customers' PCs inoperable"
Reuters 7/13
"Verizon launches game subscription service for $6 a month"
GigaOM 7/13
"RIM hit with $147.2 million verdict in California patent lawsuit"
Reuters 7/13
"RIM: What's all the 'bleeding' fuss about BlackBerry developers?"
The Register 7/13
"RIM boss accuses China of IP theft risk: We're steering clear of PRC, says Heins"
The Register 7/13
"Republic Wireless, DeviceScape Pair Up for Free Wi-Fi"
PC Magazine 7/13
"Sprint Starts Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Ice Cream Sandwich Rollout"
PC Magazine 7/13
"Zuckerberg: The shift to mobile is Facebook's biggest challenge"
Bloomberg 7/13
"Facebook adds 'Seen by' feature to Group pages"
Los Angeles Times 7/13
"A Show-and-Tell With Google's Hardware"
New York Times 7/13
"Google CEO Larry Page's health is 'much better'"
Bloomberg 7/13
"Google boss Larry Page debugged, voice still not fixed: Softly spoken super-nerd now EVEN QUIETER"
The Register 7/13
"Google+ Takeout Tool Helps Transfer Data Between Accounts"
PCWorld 7/13
"Google's graveyard: The 15 latest casualties/Here's a rundown of some of the products Google has killed off in the past year" [Slideshow]
InfoWorld 7/13
"Amazon Mum As Kindle Phone Rumors Swirl: Microsoft developers defect to cross-town rival, prompting speculation that Amazon is building its own smartphone."
InformationWeek 7/13
"Mobile TV app could upend the cable-broadcast business"
Reuters 7/13
"EMC Sends Bill Teuber To Chairman's Office, Bill Scannell To Head Global Sales"
CRN 7/13
"Nvidia Shuts Down Developer Zone After Hack"
PC Magazine 7/13
"Nvidia Developer Zone stung by password pilfering hackers"
V3 7/13
"Hackers strike again, hit Nvidia's developer zone"
CNET News 7/13
"Yahoo wins narrow victory in pay vote"
Financial Times 7/13
"Yahoo's interim CEO faces off with shareholders"
Associated Press 7/13
"Dell's Enterprise Solutions Strategy Will Drive Company's Long-Term Growth"
Business Wire 7/13
"New IBM Software Transforms the Digital Experience: Delivers New Interactive Online Experience for 16 Million Tennis Fans on wimbledon.com"
PRNewswire 7/13
"Intel Federal LLC to Propel Supercomputing Advancements for the U.S. Government"
Business Wire 7/13
Microsoft
"Nokia Transport for Windows Phone Drops 'Beta', Offers Multiple Routes in Several Cities"
Social Barrel 6:52 AM
"Experiment 19: The back story of Microsoft's work to bring NT core to ARM"
ZDNet 7/13
"Find out what program is interrupting Windows sleep mode"
CNET 7/13
"Microsoft's Big Data Plans: Acknowledge, Embrace, Integrate"
ZDNet 7/13
"How to Quit Microsoft Outlook, Part I: Why I'm Jumping Ship"
PCWorld 7/13
"Microsoft should follow Apple's lead and protect personal info"
InfoWorld 7/13
"Windows 8: The end of the full retail version?"
CNET Reviews 7/13
"Tip of the Week: Saving Time with the Windows Mobility Center"
New York Times 7/13
"They Just Don't Get Microsoft! Marek Fuchs, senior contributing analyst at TheStreet, discovers Microsoft's Missing Link." [Video Report]
TheStreet 7/13
Government/Law/Politics
"RIM owes $147 million over patent suit"
Electronista 9:29 PM
"Companies worth $1 trillion are suing others over Android's alleged patent infringement"
Foss Patents 6:25 PM
"Troll sues Facebook, Amazon and others for using Hadoop"
GigaOM 7/13
"Federal Agencies Struggle To Meet Cloud Mandate: GAO report finds agencies face challenges planning cloud migration, closing down legacy systems."
InformationWeek 7/13
"Is the DOJ holding up Verizon's $3.9B cable-spectrum deal?"
CNET News 7/13
"UK's copper broadband prices won't be forced down after EC decision"
ZDNet 7/13
"Millions Will Flow to Privacy Groups Supporting Weak Facebook Settlement"
Wired 7/13
"Canadian Supreme Court ends royalties on downloaded content"
V3 7/13
"Draconian legislation removes public support for copyright protection"
V3 7/13
"Video: Kevin Smith Says 'It's a Good Time to Be a Geek'"
Wired 8:55 PM
"What's the best way to manage a team of remote software engineers? Keeping your team on track and happy can be a challenge without these tricks."
Ars Technica 6:09 PM
"Caveat Kickstarter: Beware what you back"
iMore 1:58 PM
"Sirius Satellite Radio still sounds awful after all these years: The Audiophiliac is finally ready to ditch his Sirius subscription, and it's not just Howard Stern's fault."
CNET News 11:28 AM
"Kevin Rose: Digg Failed Because 'Social Media Grew Up' - Digits - WSJ"
WSJ Blogs 7/13
"SQL Injection Attack: What is it, and how to prevent it."
ZDNet 7/13
"Five best matte-screen TVs for bright rooms"
CNET Reviews 7/13
"Science fiction: Why it's a must read for IT pros"
ZDNet 7/13
"This week in tech: 5 must-know things"
USA Today 7/13
"The 3D Hype Bubble Is Now Completely Busted"
Techland 7/13
"Europe's role in wafer transition at risk, says analyst"
EE Times 7/13
"TV in Bose's $5,000 system resembles $750 Samsung LCD"
MSNBC 7/13
"The death of the Lapdock: The post-PC future that won't be"
InfoWorld 7/13
"3 more evils that threaten cloud computing"
InfoWorld 7/13
"10 Ways Kindle Fire 2 Must Top Google Nexus" [Slideshow]
InformationWeek 7/13
"A Zuckerberg fades into the background"
Fortune 7/13
"Analyst lowers 2012 chip market growth forecast"
EE Times 7/13
"10 file-sharing options: Dropbox, Google Drive and more/Sharing files with one or more colleagues can still be a hassle. We look at 10 online services that aim to make it easier."
Computerworld 7/13
"When Protecting Mobile Devices, We Need More Zombies"
InformationWeek 7/13
"How to Check If Your Yahoo Account Data Has Been Leaked"
Techland 7/13
"Cyber security breach: Why were Yahoo!'s passwords left unencrypted?"
CSO 7/13
"Yahoo Password Breach: 7 Lessons Learned/What should businesses, users, and regulators take away from the Yahoo password breach? Start with encryption for all stored passwords."
InformationWeek 7/13
"Yahoo Security Breach — What It Means to You"
Wired 7/13
"Review: Google's Nexus Q/The device, for streaming music and video, looks cool, and it's easy to use, but it's also way too expensive."
Technology Review 7/13
"How Google products go from creepy to cool"
CNET News 7/13
"Will Google take to the streets with its own retail stores?"
CNET News 7/13
"This Morning: Cutting F5, CSCO, Were iPhone Builds Way Low Last Q?"
Barron's 7/13
"Top 10 factors that will determine RIM's smartphone survival"
V3 7/13
"Developer interest in BlackBerry OS at all time low"
ZDNet 7/13
"Developers are abandoning BlackBerry 10, survey says"
VentureBeat 7/13
"Facebook acquires mobile-bookmarking service Spool: The social-networking giant is paying for the company's five employees, not its technology."
CNET News 7:13 PM
"Stocks set to rise: U.S. stocks were poised to open higher Friday in the wake of JPMorgan's second-quarter earnings and disclosure that it has lost $5.8 billion on a trading blunder so far this year."
CNNMoney 7/13
"Canada stocks make gains on Chinese economic data"
MarketWatch 7/13
"U.K. stocks up as miners cheer Chinese data: Telecom stocks rise after Citigroup upgrade"
MarketWatch 7/13
"Politics, economics weigh on moguls' minds at Sun Valley"
"Symantec anti-virus update makes some PCs inoperable"
TechWeb
(Checked 9:30 PM CDT; no changes since Friday)
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"RIM Denies Developer Exodus"
"Yahoo Breach: 7 Lessons | Kindle Fire 2, Google Nexus Smackdown"
"'VirtualBagel' Leaves Bad Taste For Social Ads"
"Federal Agencies Struggle To Meet Cloud Mandate"
"Seriously, Can Enterprise Apps Ever Be Beautiful?"
"Why These SMBs Say No To SEO"
"Yahoo Password Breach: 7 Lessons Learned"
"Amazon Mum As Kindle Phone Rumors Swirl"
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