"Microsoft write-down gets shrug from Street: Analysts downplay $6.2 bln charge to write off aQuantive acquisition"
MarketWatch 12:41 PM
"Microsoft's Web Woes to Wipe Out Profit"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:46 AM
"For Microsoft, It's Not Just the Money Lost, It's the Time, Too"
WSJ Blogs 10:19 AM
"Microsoft Writing Down $6.2 Billion Over AQuantive Deal"
Bloomberg 9:59 AM
"Microsoft takes $6.2 billion charge, slows Internet hopes"
Reuters 10:20 AM
"Daily Report: Microsoft's Foray Into Online Ads Goes Sour"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:20 AM
"Why Microsoft's $6.2 Billion Charge Matters"
CNBC 10:21 AM
"Behind the $40 Windows 8 upgrade: There's a reason why Microsoft just pegged the price of a Windows 8 upgrade at $40. Several, actually"
InfoWorld 11:32 AM
"Microsoft offers cheap upgrades for Windows 8 Pro"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:54 AM
"Microsoft silent on Windows 8 upgrade pricing in UK"
ZDNet 12:35 PM
"Windows 8 Pro Upgrade: Your FAQs Answered"
PCWorld 12:07 PM
"Oracle Can't Stop Software License Resales, EU Court Says"
Bloomberg 10:21 AM
"Oracle cannot block the resale of its software in Europe"
ZDNet 12:35 PM
"EU Court Rules Resale of Used Software Licenses Is Legal, Even Online"
IDG News Service 12:06 PM
"Intel Asks European Court to Toss $1.33 Billion Antitrust Fine"
eWeek 11:08 AM
"Intel fights $1.3 billion EU antitrust fine in court"
Reuters 9:57 AM
"Intel Says EU Withheld Evidence In Antitrust Case"
Bloomberg 9:57 AM
"Intel Says EU Fine Based On Simplistic, Flawed Analysis"
Bloomberg 9:57 AM
"Intel Puts Future On Exhibit" [Slideshow]
InformationWeek 10:33 AM
"Intel buys heart beat biometrics company Idesia: Idesia Biometrics provides technology through which heart beats can be used to recognize users on PCs and mobile devices"
Techworld 12:22 PM
"Ticketmaster books a private cloud with Cisco"
Network World 12:08 PM
"Decision on EU's Unitary Patent Law Postponed by European Parliament"
IDG News Service 12:07 PM
"Searls: 'We do not need Do Not Track legislation'/Expert on Internet privacy says regulations may be unnecessary because businesses can find more lucrative ways of gathering accurate and useful information"
Network World 11:33 AM
"ICANN Keeps Control Over IANA Internet Root"
IDG News Service 12:06 PM
"Icann gets green light to maintain internet overlord role"
V3 12:29 PM
"ICANN's overlordship of the internet confirmed again by US gov"
The Register 12:27 PM
"Plastic Logic demos flexible color moving display"
EE Times 11:06 AM
"The world's thinnest display: a soap bubble"
TG Daily 12:23 PM
"Tablet shipments to outshine notebook shipments in 2016"
CNET News 10:26 AM
"Report: Tablet shipments to surpass those of notebooks by 2016"
Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:44 AM
"NPD: Tablets To Overtake Notebooks By 2016 As The Most Popular Mobile 'PC'"
TechCrunch 12:21 PM
General Interest
"Ericsson finalizes Technicolor bid on path towards 'networked society'"
ZDNet 12:34 PM
"'Rubber-band' electronics could aid human health"
TG Daily 12:23 PM
"Unpatched MSXML flaw added to Blackhole web attack toolkit, says Sophos"
Techworld 12:22 PM
"Enea completes migration to Linux OS"
EE Times 12:14 PM
"HBO GO Adds Android Tablet Support"
PC Magazine 12:03 PM
"10 worst tech screwups of 2012 (so far): Among a bounty of flops, flubs, and faceplants, Cringely picks the 10 biggest tech blunders we've seen in the first half of the year"
InfoWorld 11:33 AM
"Windstream Offers Professional Bundle for Small Businesses"
eWeek 11:08 AM
"How Google's Chief Innovator Sergey Brin Is Making Science Fiction Real"
Time 12:28 PM
"Google Chrome serves up only emptiness, for many users: The latest version of Google's Chrome web browser is firing duds by serving up blank search results pages."
The Register 12:27 PM
"Google 'search by image' gets big overhaul"
TG Daily 12:23 PM
"Google+ is not a social network, says Google exec: Gundotra views Google+ as a Google 'upgrade,' and more than just a Facebook rival"
Computerworld 10:51 AM
"With Wii U, Nintendo tries to combine game worlds: The Nintendo Wii U's new GamePad controller mixes Wii and iPhone gameplay."
Christian Science Monitor 10:49 AM
"Facebook: We're fixing email and address book issues"
Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:44 AM
"Facebook email mess spreads to mobile phones"
CNNMoney 10:49 AM
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PCWorld 12:07 PM
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BBC 10:39 AM
"Megaupload Founder Goes From Arrest to Cult Hero"
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CNET News 10:26 AM
"RIM CEO goes on the offensive"
The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:28 AM
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Reuters 10:18 AM
"'Call of Duty' to be free-to-play in China"
MarketWatch 9:53 AM
"Activision to Bring New, Free Version of 'Call of Duty' to China"
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Technology Review 12:21 PM
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Microsoft
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TechCrunch 9:06 PM
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Morningstar 12:43 PM
"Vanity Fair chronicles Microsoft's 'lost decade' and 'cannibalistic culture'"
Seattle Times 12:13 PM
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The Register 12:27 PM
"Microsoft IDs Two Zeus Botnet Suspects"
PC Magazine 12:04 PM
"EmpireCLS Converts Competition Into New Business With the Microsoft Private Cloud"
PRNewswire 10:20 AM
"Windows 8 Pro upgrade at $39.99: Much ado about not much"
ZDNet 12:34 PM
"Why is Microsoft selling Windows 8 at fire-sale prices? [Poll]"
Houston Chronicle 11:28 AM
"Microsoft Windows 8 Upgrades Cost $39.99 for XP, Vista or Windows 7 Users"
eWeek 11:08 AM
"MSFT: MKM Cuts Estimates on Win 8, Smartphone Struggles"
Barron's 9:58 AM
Government/Law/Politics
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TorrentFreak 4:07 PM
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Reuters 4:05 PM
"Twitter: This year so far we have ratted out 948 users to the US govt"
The Register 12:25 PM
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E-Commerce Times 11:07 AM
"'That new Google button was our idea', claims lawsuit"
The Register 12:26 PM
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PCWorld 12:06 PM
"Nokia Suggests Google Nexus 7 Violates Patents"
PC Magazine 12:03 PM
"Nokia: Nexus 7 Tablet Infringes Patents"
InformationWeek 11:29 AM
"Report: Nokia Claims Google Nexus 7 Infringes On Several Patents"
CRN 10:50 AM
"Google offers compromise on European Commission investigation"
BBC 10:39 AM
"U.K. Home Office won't block O'Dwyer extradition in copyright case"
CNET News 10:27 AM
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CNET News 10:26 AM
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MarketWatch 9:53 AM
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"Google is 'imminently' issuing a software patch to overcome a possible Galaxy Nexus sales ban"
The Next Web 9:29 PM
"10 fourth of July gadgets and apps"
ZDNet 12:35 PM
"Hex Laptop Tote Carries Your Tech in Style"
Wired 12:32 PM
"'Young people don't want to become like us', say IT pros: A third of IT professionals say their jobs appear geeky and boring, according to a study into why tech careers are not particularly popular with da yoof."
The Register 12:27 PM
"Read About It: Gartner Survey Finds Tablets Are Leading To A 'Less Paper' But Not 'Paperless' Publishing World"
TechCrunch 12:20 PM
"Ghosts In The Machine – What Really Happened When The Lights Went Out At Amazon Web Services"
TechCrunch 12:20 PM
"How to restore your address book after Facebook messed it up"
MSNBC 12:01 PM
"No excuse: Storms should not take down your cloud"
InfoWorld 11:32 AM
"Alienware M17x R4 (2012), Ivy Bridge and Kepler Refresh"
HotHardware 11:18 AM
"Mobile, Java Developers Hard to Find: Dice"
eWeek 11:08 AM
"Why Nokia really made the 41-megapixel PureView"
ZDNet 12:35 PM
"What is the Nokia Secret Plan if Windows 8 isn't Windows gr8?"
The Register 12:26 PM
"What's Nokia's Contingency Plan?"
Seeking Alpha 10:19 AM
"Do we really need razor-sharp screens?"
Fortune 10:18 AM
"RIM CEO Heins: As delusional as predecessors?"
ZDNet 12:34 PM
"3 things that doomed Blackberry maker RIM"
MarketWatch 9:51 AM
"With Elpida Buy, Micron Leaps Into Second Place in World Memory Market"
AllThingsD 9:51 AM
"After I/O: Google tries to be Sony, hobbles Android's business case/Google Play, Nexus 7, Google Glass, and Nexus Q all point to a consumer electronics focus for Android"
InfoWorld 11:32 AM
"Ice Cream Sandwich now on one in 10 Android devices"
CNET News 10:27 AM
"Is this what a 'focused' Google looks like? Larry Page promised to slim down the company's portfolio of far-flung projects. He did. But now it seems like the company may be losing it focus again."
Fortune 11:37 AM
"Google hardware thrust to marginalize brand vendors"
DigiTimes 11:05 AM
"Did Google Borrow the Idea for Google+ Events?"
Forbes 12:47 PM
"Why Google Plus isn't dead -- well, yet"
CNN 10:49 AM
"Nexus 7: Review Roundup"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 12:31 PM
"iFixit Tears Apart The Nexus 7, Deems It Less Repairable Than The Kindle Fire"
TechCrunch 12:21 PM
"Google's Nexus 7 douses Kindle Fire: Google's $199 media and entertainment tablet slays the Amazon rival with pure Android and a Chrome browser"
InfoWorld 11:31 AM
"Review: Google's New $199 Killer Tablet"
TheStreet 9:42 AM
"Google: We helped generate $80B for American businesses last year"
VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 9:54 AM
"How exactly is Google offering to appease Europe?"
GigaOM 9:41 AM
"Apica raises $5 million for cloud app testing services"
ZDNet 12:34 PM
"MOG Went For A Song. HTC Says Beats Paid Only $14M For The Music Streaming Service"
TechCrunch 12:20 PM
"Broadcom extends MIPS deal but does not buy firm"
EE Times 12:14 PM
"Qualcomm signs UMC, Samsung for 28-nm chips, says report"
EE Times 11:06 AM
"Fiksu raises $10M more in VC funding"
Boston Herald 10:42 AM
"Deutsche Telekom In Talks With Google On Mobile Payments"
Bloomberg 10:41 AM
"VMware Buys DynamicOps, Accelerates Software-Defined Data Center"
InformationWeek 10:32 AM
"Jive: In Play? Will Microsoft's $1.2 billion deal to buy Yammer spur a bidding war for Jive Software, a rival in the enterprise social networking software business?"
Forbes 10:21 AM
"RIM Bankrupt? How The Story Might End In Chapter 7"
TheStreet 9:42 AM
Tech Stocks
"Netflix, Micron lead tech rally: Microsoft gains back losses sparked by write-down; Groupon slips"
MarketWatch 12:37 PM
"S&P 500 Rallies To Two-Month High After Factory Orders"
Bloomberg 10:40 AM
"U.S. Judge rejects Samsung request to lift stay on Nexus sales"
"Toshiba hit with $87 million verdict on LCD prices"
"GM talking with Facebook about advertising again: sources"
"Microsoft takes $6.2 billion charge, slows Internet hopes"
"Apple says disagrees with Italy antitrust complaint"
"Olympus faces back taxes of $62.60 million: Nikkei"
"RIM CEO says 'nothing wrong' with BlackBerry maker"
"Activision takes free 'Call of Duty' online to China"
"Intel fights $1.3 billion EU antitrust fine in court"
"Japan's Renesas seeks to cut 12 percent of workforce" ...
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