"Icahn Is Said to Have a Growing Stake in Dell, and No Appetite for a Buyout"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:59 PM
"Dell $24.4 Billion Buyout Complicated By Entrance of Investor Icahn"
eWeek 9:10 PM
"Dell scrambles to push buyout plan as investors revolt"
BGR 9:08 PM
"Dell Board Committee Insists Sale Was Best Outcome"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:30 AM
"Dell's special committee defends sale of company"
Reuters 9:31 AM
"Dell Committee: A Sale Is Best For Shareholders"
TheStreet 9:19 AM
"Carl Icahn owns six percent of Dell, likely to oppose buyout"
Electronista 6:55 PM
"Dell Board Defends Actions, Looked at Breakup and Leveraged Recap"
WSJ Blogs 9:20 AM
"Michael Dell's Buyout Drama: Possibly Scripted"
Seeking Alpha 9:31 AM
"Dell SecureWorks to stress test firms' hacker defences"
V3 11:58 AM
"EU fines Microsoft $731 million for broken promise, warns others"
Reuters 9:36 AM
"Microsoft hit with $730 million antitrust fine by EU"
CNNMoney 9:16 AM
"Europe hits Microsoft with $730M fine over browser choice 'error'"
GigaOM 9:15 AM
"EU fines Microsoft $731M over Windows 7 browser foul"
CNET News 9:41 AM
"EU Fines Microsoft $732 Million"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:19 AM
"Microsoft's $731 million fine could have been higher: European Commission acknowledges it was naive to allow the company to monitor itself"
IDG News Service 10:57 AM
"Microsoft fined $879m for broken promise"
Reuters 3:57 PM
"Microsoft Will Not Appeal $731M Fine Over Browser Antitrust Violations: 'We Take Full Responsibility'"
TechCrunch 11:44 AM
"EU let Microsoft police itself on browser ballot promises: Legal critic wonders why regulators put 'a three-time offender' on the honor system"
Computerworld 6:54 PM
"Microsoft's CEO hails business with Chicago tech startups"
Chicago Sun-Times 10:19 AM
"TechFest gives glimpse of Microsoft's future/The annual demonstration by company researchers gives a broad view of three of Microsoft's future focuses: natural user interface, big data and machine learning."
Seattle Times 11:35 AM
"Microsoft shows off big data, big-screen prototypes at research fair"
ZDNet 12:05 PM
"Heads Turn as Microsoft Shows Off 3-D Scanning Techniques"
AllThingsD 9:27 AM
"EU let Microsoft police itself on browser ballot promises"
Computerworld 3:10 PM
"Microsoft Offers Price Breaks: Discounts on Windows 8 and Office Designed to Spur More Touch-Screen Laptops"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:37 AM
"Microsoft may slash Windows licensing costs to jump start cheap, touchscreen laptops"
PCWorld 11:21 AM
"Microsoft May Discount Windows 8: Report"
TheStreet 9:33 AM
"Microsoft retreats from Office 2013 restrictive licensing: Backpedals from retail licenses permanently tied to one PC, lets users move suite to another machine"
Computerworld 10:25 AM
"Microsoft caves to Office 2013 licensing backlash"
PCWorld 11:21 AM
"Office 2013 licenses can now be transferred to another PC"
CNET News 9:43 AM
"Microsoft unveils ViralSearch, a Twitter search tool for finding viral content"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 12:00 PM
"Kinect looks to replace your mouse with your fists: Microsoft is showing off Kinect's features at TechFest this week, allowing folks to use hand gestures to replace a mouse."
CNET News 9:42 AM
"Kinect Demo Shows Off Hand Recognition, Multitouch"
PC Magazine 11:19 AM
"Hand Recognition, Gesture Support Landing On Microsoft Kinect For Windows Soon"
TechCrunch 11:45 AM
"HP shareholders advised to give chairman Ray Lane the boot"
The Register 11:54 AM
"HP pulls its Koeck out of Germany, slides him into European PCs"
Channel Register 11:53 AM
"IBM moving Minnesota production jobs to NY and Mexico"
Associated Press 11:11 AM
"Even IBM Can't Win the Cloud Alone"
TheStreet 9:32 AM
"New IBM storage chief Ambuj Goyal: I like all-flash and I cannot lie"
The Register 11:55 AM
"IBM: Bright future for hybrid mobile apps"
ZDNet 12:05 PM
"Acer, HP seeking breakthroughs in notebook design"
DigiTimes 10:37 AM
"Thanks, Oracle: New Java malware protection undone by old-school attack/Stolen certificate hosted on legit site by default trusted as safe by plugins."
Ars Technica 6:53 PM
"Oracle Spices Up Database Appliance With Virtualization, Beefier Hardware"
CRN 10:24 AM
"Oracle revs Database Appliance to X3-2 – and nearly to Exadata: More CPU, memory, storage – and a virtualization option"
The Register 11:53 AM
"Intel touts latest Atom-based storage platform"
TG Daily 11:51 AM
"Intel and ZTE Form Smartphone Alliance" [Video Report]
Bloomberg 9:33 AM
"ZTE to build smartphones with Intel's new 'Clover Trail+' Atom"
The Register 11:53 AM
"Silicon Valley stymied on immigrant worker plan: Google, Intel, HP and other tech firms backed a pair of proposals this year to increase H-1B visas. They're now bogged down in the political mess known as 'comprehensive' immigration reform."
CNET News 9:41 AM
"Ruby programmers offered a touch of luxury in Paris: Social activities are going to take centre stage at the conference"
Techworld 11:49 AM
"Gartner: CRM software top priority for IT spending in 2013-14/ERP and office suites come in second and third in Gartner's survey"
IDG News Service 10:56 AM
General Interest
"Facebook elects second woman to board: UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann joins Sheryl Sandberg in adding a womanly touch to the social network's once males-only club."
CNET News 7:26 PM
"Challenges emerge for making Europe's data centers more efficient"
GigaOM 7:11 PM
"Facebook's breast police censor famous art museum: The Jeu De Paume in Paris posts an artful photograph that happens to feature a topless woman on Facebook. Its account has its head cut off."
CNET News 6:56 PM
"Sheryl Sandberg launches site to inspire women to 'Lean In'"
CNET News 3:54 PM
"Roku 3 enhances remote, improves search"
USA Today 11:57 AM
"Slick Roku 3 is 5x faster than previous models"
TG Daily 11:50 AM
"Raspberry Pi's Eye Landing In April, Call For Testers To Put Camera Through Its Paces"
TechCrunch 11:44 AM
"FreedomPop Launches Free Home Broadband Plan"
PC Magazine 11:18 AM
"2013 Bafta videogame awards: 'Journey' wins five awards at British Academy Games Awards - plus surprise win from 'Dishonoured'/Journey took home five awards last night. Daisy Wyatt reports from the ceremony"
The Independent 10:59 AM
"Ubuntu tablet pre-order raises eyebrows: Australian company Intermatrix is offering pre-orders of the first dedicated Ubuntu tablet, but many question the device's legitimacy"
Network World 10:57 AM
"A Conversation With R.A. Salvatore - Part Two: On 38 Studios And The Future Of The Video Game Industry"
Forbes 10:47 AM
"Flying robots learn mind-boggling tricks"
CNN 10:21 AM
"Android 4.x Finally Surpasses Gingerbread"
InformationWeek 10:54 AM
"Google in the dock over elephant ivory ads"
The Register 11:53 AM
"Google urged to remove ads for ivory, whale products"
Agence France-Presse 11:39 AM
"Google Employees Reveal Their Favorite Perks Working For The Company"
Business Insider 11:34 AM
"Google+ Launches Updated Profile Pages With Larger Cover Photos, Revamped Local Reviews & About Tabs"
TechCrunch 11:45 AM
"Google+ Updated With Local Reviews Tab, Larger Cover Photos"
PC Magazine 11:19 AM
"Google Play Offers Over 5M eBooks And More Than 18M Songs, One Year After Its Rebranding"
TechCrunch 11:45 AM
"Google Play Celebrates First Birthday With Giveaways"
PC Magazine 11:19 AM
"Google Play's One-Year Birthday Celebrated with Movie, App and Magazine Discounts"
ABCNews 9:52 AM
"Google tests same-day delivery: Service designed to compete with Amazon Prime"
Reuters [Free Registration Required] 10:20 AM
"Google tests same-day delivery, raising marketplace speculation"
Reuters 9:46 AM
"Google to add password sync to new version of Chrome"
CNET News 9:43 AM
"Galaxy S4 to offer eye-tracking Smart Scroll, screenshots suggest"
CNET News 9:42 AM
"News Corp.'s Amplify Division to Unveil $299 Tablet for Schools"
Bloomberg 10:12 AM
"Murdoch group unveils Amplify tablet for US schools"
BBC 9:57 AM
"News Corp. Has a Tablet for Schools"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:44 AM
"Schools Shift From Textbooks To Tablets"
Associated Press 9:39 AM
"What does the Internet look like? There's an app for that"
CNNMoney 9:15 AM
Press Releases
"Dell Special Committee Issues Statement Regarding Its Evaluation of Strategic Alternatives"
Business Wire 9:30 AM
"HP Outpaces the Competition With Increased Momentum for Its Converged Infrastructure Solutions"
Marketwire 9:32 AM
"Oracle Sets the Date for Its Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Earnings Announcement: Earnings Results to Be Released on March 20, 2013, After the Close of the Market"
Marketwire 9:36 AM
Microsoft
"Windows 8 hardware, take 2: Expect cheaper, smaller/Smaller and cheaper Windows 8 devices are on the way. Meanwhile, Microsoft will try to spur sales of Windows 8 by offering PC makers better pricing."
CNET News 9:12 PM
"Microsoft to update its core Windows 8 apps well before 'Blue'"
ZDNet 6:53 PM
"Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7"
PC Magazine 4:14 PM
"Microsoft's $733 million EU fine: Silly all around"
Seattle Times 3:12 PM
"Windows Azure supports Android apps, extends cloud to East Asia"
ZDNet 12:06 PM
"Gallery: Setting up Intune on Windows RT"
ZDNet 12:06 PM
"Windows RT takes a hit as Samsung halts European sales of Ativ Tab tablets"
PCWorld 11:21 AM
"Bureaucracy catches up with Microsoft"
Financial Times 10:44 AM
"How to make Windows 8 seem normal"
ZDNet 12:04 PM
"A Windows 8 surge later this year? What are analysts smoking? IDC predicts PC shipments will go up in the second half of 2013 as Windows 8 gains acceptance. Where do these guys get their crystal balls?"
InfoWorld 10:57 AM
"Asus: Windows 8 adoption levels still 'not good'"
CNET News 9:43 AM
"Software Piracy Costs Billions in Time, Money for Consumers and Businesses: New Microsoft-commissioned study also highlights dangers for those that use counterfeit software."
PRNewswire 9:37 AM
"All-you-can-read digital magazine service Next Issue Media expands to Windows 8"
GigaOM 9:15 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"Privacy bill would ban police from getting email and location data without a warrant"
The Verge 7:22 PM
"Attorney General Eric Holder defends Aaron Swartz case: The nation's top law enforcement officer finds nothing to criticize in the controversial prosecution of Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide months before his criminal trial was scheduled to begin."
CNET News 7:14 PM
"EU to vote on porn ban, calls for Internet enforcement: In a severe threat to online freedoms in the region, the European Parliament is set to vote in the next week on 'a ban on all forms of pornography in the media.'"
CNET News 6:56 PM
"London Aims To Be World's 'Smartest' City"
InformationWeek 12:19 PM
"DOJ lets important deadline pass in T-Mobile/MetroPCS deal"
CNET News 12:18 PM
"UK government to adopt 'cloud first' policy to cut IT spending"
V3 11:59 AM
"LinkedIn beats back lawsuit seeking damages for major password breach: Paying LinkedIn users were not promised better security than non-paying ones says court"
Techworld 11:48 AM
"U.S. lawmaker introduces bill to legalize cellphone unlocking"
IDG News Service 11:20 AM
"How the FBI uses the Patriot Act to get info on Google users: Google reveals that the FBI has requested private user data as many as 999 times per year since 2009"
InfoWorld 10:58 AM
"PETA Attacks Assassin's Creed 4 For Including Whaling"
Forbes 10:47 AM
"Government Google Data Requests: Scope Unclear"
InformationWeek 9:48 AM
"U.K. Government, Nonprofit Agencies Tiptoe Into Cloud"
InformationWeek 9:47 AM
"Telecom Lobby Protests New India Plan"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:27 AM
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"I'm Glad I Was An Unpaid Blogger"
TechCrunch 6:51 PM
"Next for Samsung: A Galaxy Note 2 successor for 2013?"
CNET News 12:17 PM
"Your weakest link: All those online accounts you've forgotten about"
VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 12:01 PM
"Book explores dangers of tech 'solutionism'"
USA Today 11:57 AM
"Torvalds asks 'Why do PC manufacturers even bother any more?'"
The Register 11:53 AM
"How Facebook Slew the Mobile Monster: The fortunes of the world's largest social network depend on how much it can earn from mobile advertisements."
Technology Review 11:46 AM
"IT Age Discrimination Truths | Facebook's Data Center: Where Likes Liv"
"London Aims To Be World's 'Smartest' City"
"Samsung Galaxy S IV: New Feature Details"
"Facebook's Data Center: Where Likes Live"
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