"Microsoft hopes new tablet will cure falling PC sales: PC maker seems to be pinning its hopes on the Surface, which will run Windows 8, as its fortunes are battered by the booming iPad"
The Guardian 7:15 PM
"Microsoft and Bill Gates Journey, Product Features and Future"
The News Tribe 8:02 AM
"Tools boast easy cracking of Microsoft crypto for businesses: ChapCrack and CloudCracker reveal sensitive corporate communications: including passwords: protected by the popular PPTP encryption protocol, which is based on an algorithm from Microsoft, a researcher says at Defcon."
CNET News 4:53 PM
"Microsoft: Misconfigured Network Device Caused Azure Outage"
Data Center Knowledge 8:03 AM
"Windows Phone 8 to include screenshot feature with Windows and Camera button combo"
The Verge 7:46 AM
"Microsoft has fightin' words for Apple"
The Motley Fool 9:13 PM
"Sell Apple and Buy Google and Microsoft"
NBC News 9:35 AM
"Around the World, Agilent Measures Up: Since its spinoff from Hewlett-Packard, Agilent Technologies has become a leader in the growing market for test and measurement products. Why Wall Street owes it a measure of respect."
Barron's 7:59 AM
"HP Commercial teases upcoming Slate 8 tablet"
The Mobile Indian 8:00 AM
"Intel & PC Vendors To Discuss Haswell Development"
Legit Reviews 9:30 PM
"Intel launches 'Me The Musical' on Facebook"
The Times of India 8:03 AM
"Intel: New Thunderbolt controller will double speeds"
AfterDawn 9:33 PM
"AMD working on three FM2 socket Athlon II X4 processors"
Hardware.info 8:00 AM
"Cisco to unveil Apple Bonjour gateway for enterprise WiFi networks"
Australian Macworld 10:40 AM
"German Court Issues Ban on Motorola Products Using Microsoft's Patented File Storage Format"
AllThingsD 7/27
"Motorola Android devices banned in Germany in Microsoft FAT spat"
ZDNet 7/27
"Microsoft wins injunction against Motorola phones in Germany: Motorola phones violate Microsoft patents related to FAT filesystem."
Ars Technica 7/27
"Skype denies police surveillance policy change: Microsoft's online message, phone and video chat service Skype has denied making changes to its system 'in order to provide law officers greater access' to its members' conversations."
BBC 7/27
"Skype Denies Making It Easier For Police To Snoop On Calls"
Forbes 7/27
"Forget the conspiracy theories: Skype's supernodes belong in the cloud"
ZDNet 7/27
"Windows 8 fear and uncertainty kicks in"
CNET News 7/27
"Is Windows 8 Really a 'Catastrophe' for Content Creators?"
Techland 7/27
"Microsoft sets lowest price for paid apps at $1.49 for Windows 8 Store"
ZDNet 7/27
"Microsoft SEC Filing: Surface Tablets Will Compete With OEM Partners"
CRN 7/27
"Microsoft acknowledges Surface may trigger OEM hostility: Fling with tablets may affect computer makers' commitment to Windows, firm says in SEC filing"
Computerworld 7/27
"Microsoft Admits Surface Tablet Might Alienate Partners"
PC Magazine 7/27
"Microsoft: Okay, Maybe We Are Alienating PC Makers With Surface"
AllThingsD 7/27
"Microsoft: Why yes, our Surface tablet could tick off OEMs"
CNET News 7/27
"Microsoft Investigates Azure Outage In Europe: Azure compute service disappears for 2.5 hours in West Europe region; cloud experts downplay possible Olympics connection."
InformationWeek 7/27
"Xbox Live update partially detailed: Among the enhancements to the next Xbox 360 firmware update will be the addition of an Internet Explorer browser."
TG Daily 7/27
"Can open source save HP? Bold new cloud offering built on open source -- with a subtle restructuring -- may plant the seeds for the future rescue of HP"
InfoWorld 7/27
"Oracle cans IBM attack ad after ticking off from watchdog"
The Register 7/27
"Larry Ellison as punching bag is a fun but dubious strategy"
San Jose Mercury News 7/27
"AMD's Server Market To Rebound After A Dismal Q2"
Forbes 7/27
"Senate Could Vote on Cyber-Security Legislation" [Video Report]
Bloomberg 7/27
"What Congress' cybersecurity bills mean for you: One piece of legislation, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, is expected to be brought up for debate on the Senate floor in a matter of days"
SecurityNewsDaily 7/27
"Europe's supply of IPv4 addresses nearing depletion: RIPE NCC to run out of IPv4 addresses any day, putting pressure on network operators to deploy IPv6"
Network World 7/27
"Wireless giving boost to semiconductor industry: report"
ZDNet 7/27
"Fighting Hackers without Sinking to Their Level: At this year's Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas, attention turns from defense to offense."
Technology Review 7/27
"Hackers in the limelight: Scenes from Black Hat 2012/The annual security fest featured thrills and chills as the pros did their best to make everyone feel afraid" [Slideshow]
InfoWorld 7/27
"Mass Router Infection Possible: Black Hat"
InformationWeek 7/27
"Berners-Lee, Web take bow at Olympics: Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee takes a star turn during the opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in London."
CNET News 9:14 PM
"Amazon Sales Tax -- What it Means for You"
Mashable 6:47 PM
"On Reddit, Rapists Say They're Sorry"
Mashable 6:31 PM
"Testing NBC's Olympic live-stream: It works (I think)/An early encounter with the NBC Olympic live-stream suggests a slightly eerie experience, where there are no commentators, save for distant English voices."
CNET News 6:07 PM
"No Jelly Bean for 2011 Sony Xperia owners"
Gadgetell 4:16 PM
"Google Earth, Maps get new high-res aerial and satellite imagery"
Engadget 1:17 PM
"Pinwheel, still in beta, changes name to Findery after legal dispute with Pinweel"
Gadgetell 11:35 AM
"Google in trouble over Streetview information"
BBC 10:41 AM
"The Persistence of the Facebook Smartphone Myth"
TechNewsWorld 9:16 AM
"Hacker delves into secret world of warranties"
CNET News 7/27
"RIM Marketing Head's Secret Weapon: Current BlackBerry Fans"
New York Times 7/27
"Ouya game console adds OnLive, outs controller"
CNET News 7/27
"NJ Airport Unveils Virtual Customer Service Rep"
Associated Press 7/27
"Far from Silicon Valley, tech industry finds an oracle"
Reuters 7/27
"Ahead Of Olympics, Samsung Supports Team Great Britain With Union Jack Galaxy S III"
TechCrunch 7/27
"Smartphones power record Samsung profit of $5.9 billion during Apple lull"
Reuters 7/27
"Galaxy Phones Drive Samsung To Record Profit Again"
Associated Press 7/27
"Galaxy smartphones drive Samsung's record profit as rivals lag, outlook upbeat"
Associated Press 7/27
Press Releases
Microsoft
"Windows 8 is 'not awesome for Blizzard either' says studio exec"
Engadget 4:16 PM
"How to skip Windows 8 and continue using Windows 7"
ZDNet 7/27
"'We asked firms if they were looking at Windows 8, most laughed'"
The Register 7/27
"Skype joins hands with authorities to assist in online surveillance"
Washington Post 7/27
"Researcher Wins $200,000 Prize From Microsoft for New Exploit Mitigation Technology"
IDG News Service 7/27
"Microsoft admits Surface risks the ire of its hardware partners"
Houston Chronicle 7/27
"No $0.99 Apps Allowed In The Windows 8 App Store -- But You Can Have $999.99 Apps!"
Forbes 7/27
"JetBrains ReSharper 7 Supports Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, Metro Style App Dev"
eWeek 7/27
"Microsoft Adds HIPAA Compliance in Windows Azure for Cloud Health Data"
eWeek 7/27
"Microsoft Awards More Than $250,000 for Security Defense Innovations: Top BlueHat Prize winner takes home $200,000 for kBouncer, an exploit mitigation technology that helps defend against prominent cyberattack technique."
PRNewswire 7/27
Government/Law/Politics
"Laws on Wi-Fi sniffing still up in the air, say specialists: Legal and tech specialists debate whether open Wi-Fi networks should be fair game for sniffing, but they agree that the law is currently unclear on the issue."
CNET News 4:20 PM
"Google urges end to authors' digital book lawsuit"
Reuters 7/27
"And on the eighth day, God downloaded: File sharing on the internet has inspired a new religion in Sweden - and the government has made it official."
Sydney Morning Herald 7/27
"NZ 'intertwined' in US Megaupload case"
Fairfax NZ News 7/27
"Gamma Says No Spyware Sold To Bahrain; May Be Stolen Copy"
Bloomberg 7/27
"Google snooping probe takes another twist as 'deleted' data returns"
ZDNet 7/27
"Google Acknowledges Still Having U.K. User Data"
WSJ.com 7/27
"Google admits UK Street View data still undeleted"
V3 7/27
"Google: Oops, we've STILL got Street View's slurped Wi-Fi data"
The Register 7/27
"Google: Didn't delete Street View data after all"
Associated Press 7/27
"Google 'in breach' of UK data privacy agreement: Google has admitted that it had not deleted users' personal data gathered during surveys for its Street View service."
BBC 7/27
"OAuth 2.0 leader resigns, says standard is 'bad'"
CNET News 7/27
"Tony Blair bod's Gmail hack teen gets 6 months"
The Register 7/27
"British Man Wins 'Twitter Threat' Appeal"
Associated Press 7/27
"Court quashes Twitter joke trial verdict: Britain has a sense of humor after all"
GigaOM 7/27
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"Vizio meets the MacBook: Part 2/Vizio's ultrabook-style 14- and 15-inch laptops are stunning in some ways but less impressive in others."
CNET News 9:20 PM
"5 Black Hat Security Lessons For CIOs: Beyond the bearded coders and men in black suits was a trove of security best practices for enterprise IT."
InformationWeek 7/27
"No: it isn't you, it's Twitter malware"
TG Daily 7/27
"Free Game Friday: Lots Of Explosions And A Spelling Dungeon"
PCWorld 7/27
"The best prepaid smartphones: In many ways a cheaper, financially safer alternative to standard pay-by-the-month phones"
Techlicious 7/27
"The data center you dream of is in the cloud: New high-performance public cloud offerings deliver what IT can't afford to implement in-house"
InfoWorld 7/27
"The easy, low-cost, secure plan for enabling BYOD: A rise in vendor and consultant fearmongering endangers user productivity and IT budgets alike"
InfoWorld 7/27
"What Will the Internet Look Like in 5 Years?"
Forbes 7/27
"Hackers build private 'Ninja Tel' phone network at Defcon"
"Ninja Phone a badge of honor at Defcon 20 (photos)"
"Vizio meets the MacBook: Part 2"
"Berners-Lee, Web take bow at Olympics"
"Tools boast easy cracking of Microsoft crypto for businesses"
"Robots kick and splash at Korea's Yeosu Expo"
"Fishy bots reel in the masses at Yeosu Expo (pictures)"
"Testing NBC's Olympic live-stream: It works (I think)"
"DoCoMo Raku-Raku touch screen mimics real buttons"
"Laws on Wi-Fi sniffing still up in the air, say specialists" ...
New York Times
(Checked 9:30 PM; no changes since 4:50 PM CDT)
"Want to Graduate? First, Create a Company"
"Apple Officials Said to Consider Stake in Twitter"
"In Sliding Internet Stocks, Some Hear Echo of 2000"
"Senators Force Weaker Safeguards Against Cyberattacks"
"Facebook Delivers an Earnings Letdown"
"Amazon Delivers on Revenue but Not on Profit"
"Apple to Acquire AuthenTec for $356 Million"
"Rise Is Seen in Cyberattacks Targeting U.S. Infrastructure"
"Telefónica Suspends 2012 Dividend and Cuts Compensation"
"Sprint Reports a Loss on Its Nextel Write-Down"
Reuters
(Checked 9:30 PM; no changes since 8:00 AM CDT)
"Apple, Samsung take patent fight to crucial California trial"
"Analysis: Internet stock collapse dents Silicon Valley"
"Apple, Samsung take patent fight to crucial California trial"
"Google urges end to authors' digital book lawsuit"
"Kodak, Apple patent fight to remain in bankruptcy court"
"Google admits it did not delete Street View data"
"Facebook's value slides by $10 billion; outlook unclear"
"Bomb joke tweeter wins landmark ruling"
"Far from Silicon Valley, tech industry finds an oracle"
"Facebook revenue growth skids, shares plunge"
TechWeb
(Checked 9:30 PM; no changes since 4:50 PM CDT)
"Will Olympics Streaming Video Take Your Network Down?"
"Apple Mountain Lion And iOS: Living In Sync"
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