"Deal to sell Dell may be about to face competition: Deadline looms for bidders looking to top $24.4 billion deal to sell Dell to CEO, Silver Lake"
Associated Press 9:50 AM
"Dell may face Mark Hurd as deal deadline looms: Use of 'duelling CEOs' in buyout battle is unusual, experts say"
MarketWatch 1:16 PM
"Is Mark Hurd the Man for Dell?" [Video Report]
Bloomberg 1:22 PM
"Will Michael Dell Be Outbid?" [Video Report]
CNBC 1:21 PM
"Dell's 'Go-Shop' Period Ends With No Word On Competing LBO Offers"
CRN 9:15 PM
"Reliant on Dell for PCs? Start looking around, says Gartner ball-gazer"
Channel Register 12:48 PM
"IBM makes atomic chip breakthrough: Scientists at IBM claimed today that it has cracked a materials conundrum that may well create a new class of memory and logic chips."
TG Daily 12:43 PM
"IBM moves toward post-silicon transistor: IBM's new work shows that flexible low-power circuitry could be built with strongly correlated materials"
Techworld 12:39 PM
"IBM: We need scientists to take part in 'world's biggest Big Data challenge'"
Computerworld UK 12:39 PM
"HP Taps Former Top Accountant, Jim Murrin, To Head M&A"
Business Insider 9:52 AM
"Microsoft, Adobe, wilt during Australian price gouge grilling"
The Register 12:47 PM
"Microsoft: Australians think our pricing is fair"
ZDNet 1:03 PM
"What to Expect (And What We Want) From Windows Blue"
Wired 12:58 PM
"Microsoft expected to update its full suite of built-in Windows 8 apps"
ZDNet 1:03 PM
"Bing weaves more Facebook, Twitter data into search results: The Microsoft search engine is doing more and more to distinguish itself as a social search tool"
Techworld 12:40 PM
"Would Microsoft Spring a Trap Card on Sony by Blocking Used Game Sales?"
Forbes 10:54 AM
"Intel's Pentium launched 20 years ago today"
V3 12:53 PM
"Intel Pentium turns 20 today, reminds us they don't build 'em like they used to (Video)"
Engadget 9:13 PM
"Intel exec: No future in 10-inch tablets"
ZDNet 1:05 PM
"AMD Releases Radeon HD 7790 Midrange Enthusiast Graphics Card"
PC Magazine 11:59 AM
"Cisco Must Pay $70 Million in XpertUniverse Patent Case"
Bloomberg 1:18 PM
"Cisco ordered to pay $70 million in civil fraud patent case"
Reuters 6:50 PM
"Cash prizes for start-ups and SMEs in Cisco BIG Awards"
Techworld 12:40 PM
"Plan to hike H-1B cap to 300,000 seen dead; 130,000 cap still possible: Senate bill could impose large fees for big H-1B visa users, sources say"
Computerworld 10:37 AM
"NATO's Tallinn Manual outlines rules for cyber-warfare"
TG Daily 12:42 PM
"Silicon Valley faces tough use and piracy issues"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:44 AM
"Big Tech tests the waters of the music stream"
Reuters 9:55 AM
"The carbon nanotubes of quantum computing"
TG Daily 12:42 PM
"ARM's new CEO: You'll get no 'glorious new strategy' from me"
The Register 12:48 PM
"Twitter offers archives for additional languages"
IDG News Service 12:02 PM
"Twitter Archive Now Supports 12 More Languages"
PC Magazine 12:00 PM
"Forget Passwords! EyeVerify Knows You by Your Eyes"
PC Magazine 11:59 AM
"Temporary fixes released for Samsung Android lock-screen glitch"
IDG News Service 11:36 AM
"Researchers uncover vSkimmer malware targeting point-of-sale systems: Malware is sold on cybercriminal forums, McAfee researchers say"
IDG News Service 10:39 AM
"Tech hub working on 'Nigeria's next big idea'"
CNN 10:33 AM
"China to create home-grown operating system: China is working with software firm Canonical on an open-source operating system customised for Chinese users."
BBC 10:20 AM
"Dongle Jokes, Tweets End With Firings, Sexism in Tech Debate"
PC Magazine 12:00 PM
"SendGrid fires staffer for sex jokes tweet"
USA Today 12:51 PM
"Female coder is sacked for tweeting picture of men who made 'sexist' dongle jokes at PyCon developer conference"
The Independent 11:39 AM
"'Sexist joke' web developer whistle-blower fired"
BBC 10:19 AM
"Corona Labs Launches Corona Cloud: Corona Labs wants to provide backend services for mobile apps."
InformationWeek 10:08 AM
"Joyent Offers NoSQL Database As A Service"
InformationWeek 10:07 AM
"At AT&T Stores, No Welcome Mat for BlackBerry"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:56 PM
"BlackBerry CEO Talks Testing Smartphone-Powered Notebooks and Tablets, Will Share More Info In May"
TechCrunch 12:36 PM
"Blackberry boss Thorsten Heins takes bite out of 'outdated' Apple iPhone: Lack of innovation has left iPhone user interface outdated, he says"
The Independent 11:41 AM
"BlackBerry's U.S. Debut Marks Biggest Test of Comeback"
Bloomberg 10:21 AM
"BlackBerry CEO Aims at Samsung and Apple with the Launch of BlackBerry Z10"
ABCNews 10:14 AM
"BlackBerry CEO: Samsung security will never be 'top-notch'"
CNET News 10:03 AM
"Micron sees red blood on the spreadsheet"
TG Daily 12:44 PM
"Micron's Revenue Beats Estimates on Higher Chip Shipments"
Bloomberg 10:21 AM
"Vietnamese high school kids can pass Google interview"
The Register 12:47 PM
"Google Opens Universal Analytics Beta To All, Creates A Single Analytics Platform For Tracking Online And Offline Interactions"
TechCrunch 12:36 PM
"Watch Google's Sergey Brin Talk About The Emasculating Smartphone And Google Glass"
TechCrunch 12:34 PM
"Google Drive hit by three outages this week: One of the incidents affected more than 30 percent of user requests to connect to the cloud storage suite"
IDG News Service 12:07 PM
"Report: Google Prepping Android-Based Smartwatch"
PC Magazine 11:59 AM
"Google is reportedly building a smartwatch, too"
TechHive 12:02 PM
"Google is also working on a smartwatch, following Apple, Samsung"
Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:48 AM
"Google: Chrome and Android will remain separate operating systems"
Techworld 12:39 PM
"ITC Judge: Microsoft not violating Motorola H.264 patent"
Electronista 9:16 PM
"Microsoft did not violate Google patent: ITC judge"
Reuters 6:50 PM
"Judge says Xbox doesn't infringe Google patent"
CNET News 6:41 PM
"Microsoft needs a hundred '$1,000,000' apps, not a million '$100' apps"
ZDNet 1:04 PM
"Tip: Upgrade to Internet Explorer 10"
USA Today 12:50 PM
"Oi, Microsoft, where's my effin' toolbar gone?"
The Register 12:48 PM
Government/Law/Politics
"US Senate votes in support of comprehensive online sales tax"
The Next Web 9:13 PM
"Senate embraces Internet taxes: Senators vote 75 to 24 to glue an endorsement of Internet sales taxes onto a Democratic budget bill, despite opponents predicting the idea is antibusiness and a 'bureaucratic nightmare.'"
CNET News 9:08 PM
"Android likely infringes Nokia patent on tethering as Google and HTC lose out on claim construction"
Foss Patents 2:21 PM
"Federal Reserve To Hire Chief Data Officer"
InformationWeek 1:30 PM
"Mexico Telecoms Reform Bill Advances"
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Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"New Web Domain Names: Should You Pass?"
InformationWeek 1:31 PM
"VMware Crosses The Rubicon Once Again"
Seeking Alpha 1:25 PM
"Swapping Windows 8 for Linux Mint, openSuSE and Fedora on my new netbook"
ZDNet 1:05 PM
"5 tech habits every computer user needs"
USA Today 12:50 PM
"Five Opportunities for Mobile Computing: Thousands of startup companies see mobile computing as their chance to strike it big. We picked five."
Technology Review 12:37 PM
"Sheryl Sandberg has made $44.3M from Facebook stock this year"
CNET News 6:41 PM
"Facebook's Sandberg and Yahoo's Mayer don't pass muster as tech role models for UK young women"
V3 12:52 PM
"Women aren't even safe in the Twittersphere: When women, like Adria Richard, speak up, they risk the misogynist wrath of those who try to shut them down"
Salon 12:16 PM
"Unboxing the Razer Edge Gaming Tablet"
PC Magazine 12:00 PM
"The top 8 cloud skills employers now demand" [Slideshow]
CIO 11:37 AM
"Worried your cloud service will die? Get open source insurance"
InfoWorld 11:37 AM
"Google, LinkedIn, and Microsoft prove no cloud is too big to fail: Crashes are inevitable in the cloud. The trick to a successful cloud strategy is to design for the impending failure"
InfoWorld 11:37 AM
"IT versus Angry Birds: Time to stop being the pig"
InfoWorld 11:36 AM
"Email forever! Why social apps can't replace it"
InfoWorld 11:35 AM
"'Freemium' model makes video-game marketing tough slog"
The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:25 AM
"PC monitor demand to continue declining in 2013, but large display segment set to grow, says IDC"
DigiTimes 10:46 AM
"4 Bluetooth speakers: Improve your mobile sound/Today's smartphones and tablets still have less-than-stellar speakers. Try one of these for a better audio experience."
Computerworld 10:38 AM
"Facebook's social status can't cement its future"
MarketWatch 1:16 PM
"Friends, photos are early favorites on Facebook Graph Search"
CNN 10:34 AM
"Three cool things you can do with your flash drive"
Austin American-Statesman [Free Registration Required] 10:17 AM
"Voltissimo can juice your smartphone in 15 minutes"
CNET News 10:02 AM
"Samsung's Galaxy S4 Will Be the World's Fastest Smartphone, but Does That Really Matter?"
Minyanville 9:56 AM
"Google Keep is a note-taking app with great potential"
CNNMoney 1:12 PM
"Google Rumored To Be Making A Smartwatch, Too"
TechCrunch 12:34 PM
"Google's working on a smart watch, too ... of course"
NBC News 11:54 AM
"Google's 10 Best Gags, Pranks And Easter Eggs" [Slideshow]
InformationWeek 11:30 AM
"Why Google is pulling the plug on Frommer's"
Fortune 10:56 AM
"Android, Chrome OS Marriage Denied: But Google's word on the matter may be subject to change."
InformationWeek 10:09 AM
"Sony lowers bar for PlayStation 4 development with Unity partnership"
IDG News Service 12:07 PM
"Ad-Tech Specialist Marin Software Raises $105M In IPO As Shares Pop 40%, But Now Under $18"
TechCrunch 12:35 PM
"Marin Software Shares Up After Raising $105M In IPO"
Forbes 10:54 AM
"More Silicon Valley IPO success: Marin Software gains more than 40 percent in debut"
Silicon Valley 10:39 AM
"Samsung Said to Be in Talks to Sell Liquavista to Amazon"
Bloomberg 10:21 AM
"Samsung eyes sale of e-ink company to Amazon -- report: The company is reportedly trying to sell Liquavista, a firm it acquired in January 2011, for less than $100 million."
CNET News 10:02 AM
"HBO eyes new partnership with providers on streaming service"
CNET News 10:00 AM
"Oracle Offers Investors An Annualized Gross Return Of 16.8% Over The Next 5 Years"
Seeking Alpha 9:57 AM
"Intel: The Best Seat is On The Sidelines"
TheStreet 9:32 AM
"Blackberry Gains as Z10 Goes On Sale"
TheStreet 9:32 AM
"U.S. stocks close higher on Cyprus deal hopes: Can app help you invest like a billionaire?"
MarketWatch 6:46 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise on Earnings Amid Cyprus Bailout Debate"
Bloomberg 10:22 AM
"Stocks Jump on Cyprus Hopes"
FOXBusiness 12:55 PM
"Wall Street rises on hopes for Cyprus deal, but dips for week"
Reuters 6:47 PM
"Stocks Gain as Nike Outweighs Cyprus"
TheStreet 6:47 PM
"Stocks rise on Cyprus hopes: U.S. stocks rose Friday on optimism that officials in Cyprus will reach a deal this weekend to rescue the nation's troubled banks."
CNNMoney 6:47 PM
"Dow Bounces Back to Nearly Erase Week's Losses"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:47 PM
"Proto Labs seeks first acquisition, shuns 3D printing"
"Total's new machine beats rivals in high-tech race for oil"
"Mexico lower house backs telecoms reform, Senate awaits"
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