"IBM second quarter EPS beats Street, revenue falls short: IBM posted second-quarter revenue of $25.8 billion and net earnings of $4.1 billion as the technology and consulting company benefited from strong demand for software services but was hit by currency effects."
Reuters 3:37 PM
"IBM Sees Earnings Jump, Raises Outlook: IBM reported that second-quarter earnings per share rose 11% from a year ago, although revenue was down 3%, to $25.8 billion, and the company did raise its forecast for the full year to $14.40 a share from $14.27."
WSJ Blogs 3:36 PM
"I.B.M. Delivers Solid Quarterly ProfitsI.B.M. Delivers Solid Quarterly Profits"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:39 PM
"IBM up 2% on results, outlook"
MarketWatch 3:37 PM
"IBM Misses On Revenue, Beats On Earnings"
Business Insider 3:36 PM
"Ahead of the Bell: IBM likely to post stronger 2Q"
Associated Press 9:49 AM
"Preview of IBM's Earnings Report on Wednesday" [Video Report]
Bloomberg 9:54 AM
"Judge: Ind. can't collect on IBM welfare lawsuit"
Associated Press 9:54 AM
"Microsoft performance expected to be strong"
MarketWatch 2:32 PM
"Microsoft ignored tip that it botched browser choice in Windows 7 SP1: May have avoided wrath of EU antitrust regulators if it had paid more attention to a user's question last year on its own support site"
Computerworld 10:35 AM
"Will Microsoft's Changes To The Architecture Of Skype Make It Easier To Snoop?"
Forbes 10:02 AM
"Microsoft: Windows 8 Will Go On Sale Oct. 26"
Associated Press 9:17 PM
"Windows 8 is now due on Oct. 26"
CNET Reviews 9:22 PM
"Microsoft aims to improve touch-screen typing for Windows 8"
V3 1:24 PM
"3 reasons business will like Office 2013: As the changing Microsoft environment pushes IT to Office 2013 readiness, business will discover neat capabilities"
InfoWorld 11:13 AM
"Microsoft's 'Napa' toolset readied for Office apps: The browser-based technology is intended for Microsoft's Cloud App Model, which combines Web technologies and cloud services within Office and SharePoint"
InfoWorld 11:14 AM
"Windows Phone Growing Slowly: Will Only Be 4% Of U.S. Smartphone Sales In 2012 Says Strategy Analytics"
TechCrunch 1:09 PM
"WinPho to eke out 4% of US smartphone biz"
Register Hardware 1:20 PM
"4 Percent Windows Phone Market Share in 2012: Sad or Progress?"
PC Magazine 11:49 AM
"Microsoft Mulls a Stylus for Any Screen: Adding a camera to a stylus could let it interact with any device—even one without a touch screen."
Technology Review 1:11 PM
"Dell Gives Linux Laptops Another Chance"
TechCrunch 1:09 PM
"Quanta lands HP 2013 orders for 18 million notebooks, says newspaper"
DigiTimes 10:49 AM
"Oracle's Hurd brims with confidence about SaaS, social, and cloud"
Network World 11:13 AM
"Project Jigsaw delayed until Java 9: Oracle exec says Project Jigsaw technology has been deferred until 2015 with release of Java SE 9"
InfoWorld 11:13 AM
"Oracle announces its first scalable, entry-level tape library: The new library replaces three previous models"
Computerworld 10:34 AM
"Oracle plugs 88 security holes across an array of products"
V3 1:24 PM
"Intel Cuts 2012 Forecast As U.S., Europe Fail To Rebound"
Bloomberg 9:49 AM
"Analysts see weak PC demand hurting Intel margins"
Reuters 9:49 AM
"Intel's outlook soothes antsy investors"
Reuters 2:55 PM
"Intel CEO Otellini promises $699 ultrabooks by fall: 140 svelte laptops in the pipeline, 40 'touch-enabled'"
The Register 1:20 PM
"Online Video Portal Dailymotion Takes On Brightcove And Ooyala With The Launch Of Dailymotion Cloud"
TechCrunch 1:09 PM
"DailyMotion Launches Cloud Video Streaming Platform"
PC Magazine 11:49 AM
"Skyhook Says Its New Location-Tracking Tech Won't Drain Phone Batteries"
Wired 1:56 PM
"Skyhook promises constant mobile location without battery drain"
IDG News Service 11:14 AM
"Trend Micro Mobile Security 8.0 Aims at BYOD Businesses"
eWeek 10:52 AM
"Dropbox Has Hired Outside Experts To Investigate Possible Security Breach"
TechCrunch 1:08 PM
"Dropbox brings in outside team to investigate spam run: European users are complaining they've receive casino-related spam on email addresses they only use for Dropbox"
IDG News Service 10:34 AM
"O2 offers compensation after network failure"
BBC 10:22 AM
"Marissa Mayer must define Yahoo's raison d'être"
Reuters Breakingviews [Free Registration Required] 11:07 AM
"As Mayer joins Yahoo, enthusiasm runs high but earnings slip lower"
Christian Science Monitor 10:32 AM
"Taking charge at Yahoo is just part of her story"
Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:18 AM
"Analysts await new Yahoo CEO's strategy after dull results"
Reuters 10:13 AM
"Verizon presses LTE advantage, adds 33 new markets"
CNET News 10:08 AM
"Android Hacker: Jelly Bean Tougher To Crack/Android 4.1, code-named Jelly Bean, is first OS from Google to correctly randomize memory, making it tougher for attackers to get a foothold."
InformationWeek 9:28 PM
"New Chrome feature frees Web apps from the browser"
CNET News 9:21 PM
"Google preps launch of 1Gbps broadband network: Google is preparing to launch its 1 gigabit per second fiber-based broadband network in Kansas City."
CNET News 2:51 PM
"Google Provides Update on Nexus 7 Ship Dates"
PC Magazine 11:49 AM
"Google: Expect your Nexus 7 soon"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:47 AM
"Check Point Plans to Release Document Security Software"
IDG News Service 11:51 AM
"Check Point Software net up; software updates gain"
MarketWatch 9:46 AM
"ASML sales of €1.2bn hit expectations"
Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:55 AM
"ASML Forecasts Second-Half Sales Drop On Weaker Chip Demand"
Bloomberg 9:58 AM
"ASML Profit Falls"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:44 AM
"Galaxy boosts sales at ST-Ericsson"
Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:55 AM
"Ericsson Earnings Decline 63 Percent in 2d Quarter"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:11 AM
"Ericsson earnings miss expectations"
MarketWatch 9:45 AM
"Ericsson Hurt by Slow Carrier Spend Outside U.S."
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:35 AM
"AT&T To Roll Out New Shared Data Plans Up To 20GB Beginning Late August"
TechCrunch 1:09 PM
"AT&T introduces share data plans, sets launch for late August"
Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:25 AM
"AT&T's shared data option bumps up data fees"
Reuters 10:13 AM
"AT&T unveils shared wireless data plans"
MarketWatch 9:46 AM
"Office 2013 Won't Run On Windows XP, Vista"
InformationWeek 2:56 PM
"Windows XP, Vista Miss Out on Office 2013"
Computerworld 11:51 AM
"Microsoft Office 2013: 10 Best Features" [Slideshow]
InformationWeek 11:10 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"Congress mulls changes to patent lawsuit forum"
Reuters 9:26 PM
"Russian Legislators Approve Greater Government Control Over the Internet and Nonprofits"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2:54 PM
"Hands-Free Texting Now Legal in California"
PCWorld 11:52 AM
"Motorola says smartphones will be available in US despite ban: An International Trade Commission exclusion order against its smartphones comes into force on Wednesday"
IDG News Service 10:34 AM
"Megaupload judge quits case after US 'is enemy' comment"
BBC 10:22 AM
"MegaUpload judge quits case following 'enemy' comments"
CNET News 10:10 AM
"Dotcom Judge Steps Down After Joking US Is 'Enemy'"
Associated Press 10:04 AM
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"Smartphone Shoppers Prefer Larger Displays: T-Mobile USA says 77% of consumers prefer devices with screens larger than 4.5 inches. Where is the real sweet spot?"
InformationWeek 2:57 PM
"Cloud computing is not IT's enemy"
InfoWorld 11:13 AM
"Great open source map tools for Web developers: A rich ecosystem of free maps, free data, and free libraries give developers excellent alternatives to Google Maps"
InfoWorld 11:12 AM
"Bringing Sexy Back to Hardware"
CRM Buyer 10:51 AM
"Whatever happened to fuzzy logic?"
EE Times 10:49 AM
"How to manage IT contractors"
Computerworld 10:35 AM
"New York leads in H-1B demand: Brookings report, which examines regional use, recommends commission to advise Congress on skilled immigration policy"
Computerworld 10:34 AM
"GoDaddy Acquires Cloud-Based Financial Management Company Outright"
TechCrunch 1:07 PM
"Analyst: Only six chip firms to expand capex in 2012"
EE Times 10:50 AM
"Vodafone $10 Billion Dividend Quandary Draws Investor Ire"
Bloomberg 10:24 AM
"Workday Rumored To File For IPO: ERP and human capital management software-as-a-service provider has confidentially filed for what would be the largest initial public offering since Facebook's."
InformationWeek 10:14 AM
"Cogeco to pay $1.36 billion for Atlantic Broadband; shares dive"
Reuters 2:55 PM
"Canada's Cogeco Cable buys Atlantic Broadband for $1.36 billion"
Reuters 10:13 AM
"Acer Reduced To Junk By Fitch After Cutting Sales Forecast"
Bloomberg 9:58 AM
"Palo Alto Networks increases possible price of IPO shares in Silicon Valley's first post-Facebook debut"
Silicon Valley 10:36 AM
"Palo Alto Networks hikes IPO price range"
MarketWatch 9:46 AM
"Level 3 unveils private offering up to $300M notes"
MarketWatch 9:46 AM
Tech Stocks
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks climb sharply with techs strong/Stocks climbed sharply across Asia on Thursday, as investors swung back to hoping for an improvement in the global economy."
MarketWatch 9:32 PM
"Techs surge further; IBM results on deck: Intel, EMC and VMware lead sector upswing; Apple slips"
MarketWatch 4:43 PM
"U.S. stocks close higher on tech rally"
MarketWatch 4:43 PM
"Tech, Industrials Lead Wall Street Higher"
FOXBusiness 11:03 AM
"U.S. Stocks Rise After Housing Starts Increase"
Bloomberg 10:24 AM
"For some Zynga games, mobile produces more revenues per user than Web: CEO"
TechWeb
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"Android Hacker: Jelly Bean Tougher To Crack"
"YouTube Adds Face Blurring For Privacy"
"Office 2013 Won't Run On Windows XP, Vista"
"Top Health Information Exchange Vendors Ranked By IDC"
"Actiance Links Social Compliance With Salesforce CRM"
"VMware Shakeup: What's Next | 10 Best Office 2013 Features"
"AT&T's Shared Data Not For The Enterprise"
"Mahdi Malware Hits Middle Eastern Targets"
"Smartphone Shoppers Prefer Larger Displays"
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