"Microsoft to Take $6.2 Billion Charge Tied Largely to Deal"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:05 PM
"Microsoft writes off $6.2 billion spent on aQuantive"
Ars Technica 7:31 PM
"Microsoft writes off most of its 2007 $6.3B ad business bet"
paidContent 9:15 PM
"Microsoft and Google heart hardware"
CNNMoney 9:23 AM
"Microsoft Announces A Limited Time Windows 8 Pro Upgrade For $39.99"
Forbes 2:09 PM
"Microsoft's Price-Busting Gambit: Windows 8 Pro Will Be a $39.99 Upgrade"
Techland 3:06 PM
"Windows 8 upgrades to be cheaper than ever: Just $39.99 to replace Windows XP, Vista, or 7 with Windows 8 Pro."
Ars Technica 7:25 PM
"Microsoft: Don't overclock Windows 8 unless you like our new BSOD"
The Register 1:02 PM
"'Curved' on-screen thumb keyboard could be coming to Windows Phone 8"
ZDNet 1:15 PM
"Windows 7 claims lion's share of OS market"
V3 1:04 PM
"Windows 7 on majority of PCs for the first time"
CNET News 10:17 AM
"As Windows 8 rolls into view, Windows 7 claims majority of OS market"
ExtremeTech 5:41 PM
"IE hangs on to more than half of browser market"
CNET News 10:16 AM
"Experian: Bing's search market share up year over year"
Seattle Times 12:19 PM
"Microsoft silently kills silent, automatic Skype install via Updates"
The Register 1:01 PM
"To fight piracy, Microsoft tightens MSDN and TechNet terms again"
ZDNet 1:14 PM
"ITC to Review Xbox Ban Recommendation in Microsoft, Motorola Case"
IDG News Service 12:07 PM
"IBM Research Conjures Up Augmented-Reality Mobile Shopping App"
eWeek 11:25 AM
"IBM to pitch augmented reality as a retail sales aid"
IDG News Service 12:09 PM
"IBM's Augmented Reality App Exposes the Sugary Sins of Breakfast Cereal"
Wired 6:52 PM
"HP: Baird Cuts Target to $23; Good Strategy, No 'Catalysts'"
Barron's 2:05 PM
"Intel sells stake in CEE unit Netretail"
Reuters 10:02 AM
"Intel abandons stake in CEE unit Netretail"
ZDNet 1:16 PM
"Linksys firmware upgrade for Wi-Fi routers angers users: After complaints on forums, Cisco's home networks unit provided instructions for rolling back the EA3500 and EA4500 firmware"
Techworld 12:35 PM
"Users enraged by Cisco's cloudy 'upgrade' to Linksys routers"
The Register 12:59 PM
"USPTO to Open Satellite Office in Silicon Valley"
IDG News Service 12:04 PM
"Top Inventor Silicon Valley To Get Own U.S. Patent Office"
Bloomberg 2:07 PM
"U.S. patent office to hang a shingle in Silicon Valley"
CNET News 2:17 PM
"Feds cracks down on data brokers: But protecting your online privacy remains an uphill battle"
Network World 12:09 PM
"Google Offers Concessions in E.U. Antitrust Case"
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"Google offers to settle EU antitrust probe"
CNET News 2:15 PM
"Mobile Devices Are the New 'Wild West'"
PCWorld 12:04 PM
"Where Is the Tech Industry Headed? After two weeks of being disconnected, I've come to realize that the tech industry is getting stale. Major players other than Apple must now step up and innovate."
PC Magazine 11:59 AM
General Interest
"Physicists Inch Closer to Proof of Elusive Particle"
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"Google expands Search by Image with better results and Knowledge Graph sidebar"
The Verge 5:42 PM
"Amazon's Flow augmented reality app comes to Android, makes shopping more entertaining"
Engadget 5:31 PM
"Weekend Lightning Stung Amazon and Instagram Right Where It Hurts"
AllThingsD 2:46 PM
"Man destroys T-Mobile store in a fit of anger"
CNET News 2:16 PM
"Red Hat launches new versions of JBoss and JBoss Data Grid"
ZDNet 1:16 PM
"Dear Mr. Watterson Explains Why Geeks Love Calvin and Hobbes"
Wired 1:11 PM
"Spray-on Rechargeable Batteries Could Store Energy Anywhere"
Wired Magazine 1:11 PM
"Wii U online services will be free"
TG Daily 12:38 PM
"Mozilla confirms Firefox mobile OS for 2013 and discloses ZTE and Alcatel support"
V3 1:04 PM
"Yes, Mozilla is prepping a Firefox smartphone"
TG Daily 12:38 PM
"Mozilla gains telco, phone manufacturer backing for Firefox mobile OS: Formerly known as 'Boot to Gecko,' the mobile OS now joins the Firefox brand"
IDG News Service 12:10 PM
"Firefox OS Smartphones Coming in 2013"
PC Magazine 11:58 AM
"Facebook's first earnings report will be July 26"
CNNMoney 1:54 PM
"Facebook Investigating Email Synching Problem"
PC Magazine 11:59 AM
"Facebook clarifies email address confusion, contact sync is a bug that will be fixed"
The Verge 5:13 PM
"Facebook email switch continues causing problems"
Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:48 AM
"Pano Logic Launches System for Cloud Platform"
eWeek 11:25 AM
"Researchers try vacuum transistors at low voltage"
EE Times 11:23 AM
"Rexchip sees small 2Q12 operating loss"
DigiTimes 11:21 AM
"BYOD Driving Good Users Away From BlackBerry"
BYTE 11:36 AM
"Bye bye, corporate phone: BlackBerry, meet BYOD. Users are demanding their own smartphones, and support-weary IT is only too happy to hand over the reins."
Computerworld 11:07 AM
"Sony's newest Google TV device to have Onlive"
TG Daily 12:37 PM
"Want Android 4.1 Jelly Bean? Be Prepared To Wait"
InformationWeek 11:35 AM
"Wintek ships 500,000 OGS touch panels to Google in June, say sources"
DigiTimes 11:21 AM
"Google nixes extra wireless attachments to its new Kansas fibres: Google has rejected overtures from a Kansas non-profit to integrate their wireless solution for the digitally challenged, saying that it didn't fit into their licensing model."
The Register 12:58 PM
"Partners See Opportunity With Google Compute Engine"
CRN 10:55 AM
"Nokia: We have a Windows Phone 'contingency plan'"
CNET News 10:16 AM
"HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE Hits Verizon July 5"
PC Magazine 11:58 AM
"Droid Incredible 4G LTE coming to Verizon July 5 for $150"
CNET 10:15 AM
"Storm Blamed for Instagram, Netflix, and Foursquare Outages"
ABCNews 10:32 AM
"Leap second and storm disrupt weekend web services"
BBC 10:34 AM
"Leap second bug causes technical problems for LinkedIn, other sites over the weekend"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:39 AM
"Replacing the mouse: No small gesture"
Fortune Magazine 9:22 AM
Press Releases
"Dell to Acquire Quest Software"
Business Wire 10:00 AM
"Dell's New Laser Printers Can Improve Productivity, Offer Uncompromising Reliability"
Business Wire 9:59 AM
"IBM's Energy Program Saves $43 Million And Avoids 175,000 Metric Tons Of C02 Emissions"
PRNewswire 10:01 AM
"Better Life Selects Oracle to Create Retail Platform to Support Growth of Its Hypermarket Business"
Marketwire 10:04 AM
Microsoft
"Nokia's Windows Phone 8 Fallback Plan Is Google's Android"
Redmond Pie 9:18 PM
"Chalk up aQuantive as another bad Microsoft buy/Summary: Microsoft's Online Services Division is taking a $6.2 billion goodwill charge for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter that is largely attributable to aQuantive."
ZDNet 4:50 PM
"How to print from a Metro app in Windows 8"
CNET News 2:17 PM
"Overland Storage looses off fusillade of patent suits into tape crowds"
The Register 1:02 PM
"Squabbling EU heads force Council to split patent court in 3"
The Register 1:01 PM
"Overland patent broadside: Targeted firms vow to fight"
The Register 1:00 PM
"Chinese Servant Gets 10 Years In Jail For Stealing Overpriced Nokia Vertu Handset"
TechCrunch 12:32 PM
"Judge refuses to throw out Dotcom case"
Fairfax NZ News 12:25 PM
"South Korean Telcos Get OK to Charge Extra for Mobile VOIP Apps"
IDG News Service 12:07 PM
"FTC investigates Google over Motorola patents"
IDG News Service 11:39 AM
"Spotlight: Google Under Scrutiny from FTC and EU"
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 10:03 AM
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"Google Now Is Good for Now: So far, there's a lot to like about the latest version of Android, and especially its Google Now feature. However, I am skeptical about its potential applications."
PC Magazine 3:07 PM
"Next Amazon Kindle Fire rumors: Higher quality, social gaming features"
ZDNet 1:16 PM
"Tiger Mom was right about techie teens: Most U.S. tech CEOs attended elite, private colleges, survey shows"
Network World 12:10 PM
"Why Mark Zuckerberg is a bad role model for aspiring tech execs: Few college dropouts end up running U.S. high-tech companies; most tech CEOs have at least one graduate degree"
Network World 12:10 PM
"Battle of the Ultrabooks: These 9 Windows laptops take on the MacBook Air with Intel's Ultrabook technology. Let the battle begin!" [Slideshow]
InfoWorld 11:40 AM
"Good-bye, BlackBerry: 3 steps to prepare for its demise"
InfoWorld 11:38 AM
"The long life and slow death of the virtual server: Many people are discovering that virtual servers never die. Should we kill them?"
InfoWorld 11:38 AM
"Infineon leads power chip market ranking, says IMS"
EE Times 11:22 AM
"Who's ahead in mobile and browsers? Depends on who you ask."
Houston Chronicle 11:34 AM
"Which Browser Dominated in June: IE or Chrome?"
PC Magazine 11:56 AM
"Both IE and Chrome claim June's top browser spot: Stat firms disagree on virtually everything about browser wars"
Computerworld 11:07 AM
"Review: Google's Nexus 7 Tablet/Google may be a little late to the tablet party, but its Nexus 7 should make plenty of friends."
Technology Review 12:33 PM
"Google Compute Engine: What took them so long?"
InfoWorld 11:39 AM
"Google Crashes the Mobile Analytics Party"
E-Commerce Times 11:23 AM
"Google on Amazon, Apple, Microsoft: Napalm"
TheStreet 10:03 AM
"Instagram, Pinterest Outage; 61-Second Minute Crashes; Galaxy Nexus Ban"
PC Magazine 11:59 AM
"This Morning: Merger Monday Returns; iPad Moves Forward in China"
Barron's 10:01 AM
"Stocks end mixed after late-day recovery"
CNNMoney 4:14 PM
"U.S. stocks fall on manufacturing slowdown"
Associated Press 10:51 AM
"Factory Data Send Jitters: Slumping U.S. factory activity renewed concerns about halting economic growth, dragging down the Dow industrials, though the S&P 500 pared losses to trade flat Monday afternoon."
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