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Friday, May 22, 2009
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Computer Industry

"Gates: Tech Will Lift U.S. Out Of Recession/Speaking at Microsoft's CEO Summit, Steve Ballmer also struck an optimistic note, saying that the Internet revolution is only 'coming into halftime.'" InformationWeek 10:16 AM
"Microsoft Antitrust Hearing in Europe Canceled: Microsoft and the European Commission have canceled the only hearing planned in an antitrust investigation into the company's Internet browser because of a dispute over the attendance of European regulators serving as advisers." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:12 AM
"Microsoft calls off EU antitrust hearing over IE: Blames inflexible EU agency, scheduling conflict, as it cancels June defense" Network World 1:09 PM
"Microsoft pulls out of Brussels hearing" Financial Times 12:44 PM
"Microsoft set to reveal Windows 7 pricing mid-June" The Register 1:48 PM
"Report: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks" ZDNet Blogs 2:02 PM
"Windows 7, you are our only hope" MarketWatch 2:14 PM
"Cancel Your Cable, Watch TV on an Xbox" PC World 1:11 PM
"Hewlett-Packard spent $840K lobbying gov't in 1Q" Associated Press 3:43 PM
"Hewlett-Packard: Is Diversification Strategy Really Working?" Seeking Alpha 9:54 AM
"Vista launch best argument for Linux says IBM exec" Techworld 1:42 PM
"IBM, Juniper May Plan Joint Attack on Cisco" TheStreet 2:12 PM
"Big Blue claims 8x SSD performance hike" TG Daily 1:44 PM
"IBM Offers Solid-State Drives On Power Systems: The approach is recognition that companies using SSDs in the data center are also likely to use traditional drives, which are considerably less expensive." InformationWeek 10:16 AM
"IBM ships SSDs for Power Systems" The Register 1:48 PM
"Bulgaria picks IBM as partner in nanotech centre" Reuters 9:55 AM
"IBM expands presence in Vietnam: The company opened a new innovation center and announced research pacts with universities in the country" IDG News Service 1:10 PM
"Dell Looking for More PC Market Share: While Dell is still trying to reinvent its own business, the PC maker is looking to expand its enterprise customers base in order to win back a bigger share of the world's IT hardware market." eWeek 12:17 PM
"Dell expected to be hurt by falling PC demand: Cost cutting may help preserve profit margins in economic slump" MarketWatch 2:10 PM
"Dell's Revamped 'Della' Site For Women: Can Dell Computer capture what women really want?" Forbes 2:12 PM
"Inside Dell's command center" ZDNet Blogs 2:02 PM
"AMD to move desktop CPU production to 45nm process in 3Q09" DigiTimes 12:07 PM
"AMD aims for 45nm production by Q3" TG Daily 1:44 PM
"10 Years After: Intel's Itanic still striking bergs" TG Daily 1:44 PM
"Intel to play WiMax vs. 3G game as capacity vs. coverage" TG Daily 1:45 PM
"Intel's Netbook OS Plans Hint Smartphone Aspirations" GigaOM Network 1:30 PM
"Cisco releases patch for critical flaw in CiscoWorks" Network World 1:09 PM
"The Cisco surrender to open source" ZDNet Blogs 2:01 PM
"Counting Down to the End of Moore's Law" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:12 AM
"Tech firms balance cost cuts and innovation" Reuters 10:14 AM
"Tech execs cautiously optimistic on recovery" Reuters 1:25 PM

General Interest

"AT&T touts new gadgets and more" CNET News 2:22 PM
"EMC: Virtualisation is ready for big apps" ZDNet UK 2:04 PM
"Opera: Web standards could eclipse Flash/The next revision of the HTML web language will make Adobe's Flash technology largely redundant, according to the chief executive of browser company Opera." ZDNet UK 2:04 PM
"New MSI Wind Ships with TV-Tuner" Wired 2:00 PM
"Japanese invent robot that can cry" TG Daily 1:45 PM
"Researchers warn of major flaw in transistor theory" EE Times Europe 1:25 PM
"Google cashes in at television upfronts" CNET News 2:21 PM
"Google Grabs More Geo-Data: By letting developers store data on its servers, Google hopes to make the geo-Web more searchable." Technology Review 1:42 PM
"Google Refreshes Logos, Gmail Gets Psychic" PC World 1:17 PM
"The InfoWorld news quiz: May 22, 2009" InfoWorld 12:53 PM
"Mozilla Labs Scopes Out the Future of the Web" eWeek 12:17 PM
"Palm faces 'make-or-break' event with launch of the Pre: New smart phone and operating system will re-establish company: or sink it" MarketWatch 2:11 PM
"Not All Sprint Stores Carrying the Pre- Find Out Which Ones Near You Will" GigaOM Network 1:32 PM
"Palm's Pre Retail Strategy? Go Big: The Palm Pre, when it launches on June 6, will be available not only through Palm channels, but at Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Radio Shack. While Apple's strategy is to be cool and exclusive, Palm's strategy is to go big, or go home." eWeek 12:16 PM
"Invisibility cloaks spread out" EE Times 12:11 PM
"Dallas Cowboys officially unveil world's largest HD video board" Dallas Morning News [Free Registration Required] 11:17 AM
"Mozilla's JetPack Simplifies Firefox Extension Programming: There are already more than 7,000 Firefox add-ons, but Mozilla would be happy to see more." InformationWeek 10:16 AM
"Wolfram Alpha searching for its niche" CNET News 10:10 AM
"Android phone for businesses in the works: Open-phone specialist Koolu says it is two weeks from shipping beta developer versions of the Neo FreeRunner mobile phone running Google's open-source Android 1.5 'Cupcake' operating system." CNET News 10:10 AM
"'The Sims' return with more personality quirks" Associated Press 10:08 AM
"Acer eyes Japan growth with new cheap laptop" Associated Press 9:53 AM
"Japanese Handset Makers Seek Fresh Demand Overseas" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:42 AM
"Satyam Chair Sees Earnings Headwinds" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:42 AM
"A Facial-Recognition-Based Playlist? Some day, your cellphone might be able to read you as well as your best friend or significant other, though not if you have a poker face." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:42 AM
"Netbooks Go Mobile: Phone companies are finding new ways to make money in the recession, including capitalizing of the exploding popularity of netbook computers." [Video Report] TheStreet 9:25 AM
"Autodesk Posts Earnings, Cuts Jobs" TheStreet 9:24 AM

Press Releases

"American Airlines and HP Survey Shows Bigger Connection Between Travel and Technology in 2009" PRNewswire-FirstCall 2:13 PM
"IBM and Bulgarian Government in Partnership in Nanoscience" PRNewswire-FirstCall 2:14 PM
"Report: IBM Ranked #1 in Web Portal Software Market Share" PRNewswire-FirstCall 10:48 AM
"IBM Helps Ling Tung University Build System to Monitor and Analyze Patients' Health at Home" PRNewswire-FirstCall 10:48 AM
"UNESCO and Sun Microsystems Announce Joint Education and Community Development Effort Powered by Open Technologies*" Business Wire 10:00 AM

Microsoft

"Windows 7 Pricing Expected Mid-June: Retailers were getting pricing info in May under a non-disclosure agreement, according to Windows tipster TechArp." InformationWeek 9:54 PM
"MSFT passed on chance to speak to EU's top antitrust official" ZDNet 4:06 PM
"Microsoft cuts Windows Live Messenger access for users in five countries" ZDNet Blogs 2:02 PM
"Microsoft Ads Winning Over More Consumers Than Apple's" GigaOM Network 1:31 PM

Government/Law/Politics

"Hollywood vs. RealNetworks Goes To The Judge: The MPAA is accusing the Internet media company of violating its license to use the DVD CCA's Hollywood-sanctioned copyright-protection technology." InformationWeek 9:54 PM
"Google Sued By Inventor of Vibrating Toilet Seat: Johnny I. Henry says he was humiliated that Google and AOL returned search results that refer to him with a hateful term." InformationWeek 9:53 PM
"U.S. Cyberattack Console Aims to Turn Grunts into Hackers" Wired 1:59 PM
"Samuel gives broadband network the nod: The head of Australia's consumer watchdog has sparked a row with the Opposition by giving an extraordinary endorsement of the Federal Govern-ment's plans to build a new national broadband network." Sydney Morning Herald 1:33 PM
"Arguments end in case over right to DVD backups" San Francisco Chronicle 1:26 PM
"DTV 'Soft Test' Prompts 55K Calls to FCC Hotline" PC Magazine 1:15 PM
"Vizio files patent infringement lawsuit against Funai" DigiTimes 12:07 PM
"Probe into teacher Twitter posts: A Scottish teacher who posted messages discussing her pupils on a social networking website is being investigated by her employers." BBC 10:29 AM
"Malware knocks out U.S. Marshals Service network" Network World 11:16 AM
"Computer virus strikes US Marshals, FBI affected" Associated Press 10:08 AM
"NKorea allows limited Internet cell phone service" Associated Press 10:08 AM

Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion

"How Long Did It Take for the World to Identify Google as an AltaVista Killer?" Technologizer 9:57 PM
"Battle Between Craigslist and Legal Officials Gets Nuttier" InfoWorld 9:37 PM
"Not All Customers Are Equal: The Case for Differentiated Service/Insurers can maximize their customer service technology investments by identifying what is valuable to different tiers of customers and matching capabilities to customer profitability." Insurance Tech 2:27 PM
"Wolfram Alpha asks searching questions of the web" Financial Times 2:15 PM
"The time is now for Mozy and cloud backup services" ZDNet Blogs 2:01 PM
"Gallery: 10 useful Android apps" ZDNet 2:01 PM
"Eee PC Seashell Looks Sharp, Cuts Wrist Bindings" Wired 2:00 PM
"Save money with a netbook" USA Today 1:52 PM
"Users set to ditch tape for online storage" Techworld 1:42 PM
"OQO, she is dead" CrunchGear 1:40 PM
"How Do You Organize Your Email, Aliza Sherman?" GigaOM Network 1:31 PM
"Home Energy Programs Getting Smarter With Software" GigaOM Network 1:31 PM
"Is Palm Deliberately Creating a Pre Shortage?" PC World 1:17 PM
"10 Gadgets for Germaphobes: Bacteria, germs, dust mites, oh my! Get rid of them with an ionic light bulb, a washable keyboard, cell-phone wipes, or any of these other germ-fighting gadgets." PC Magazine 1:16 PM
"More Than One-Third U.S. Households Have HDTVs" PC Magazine 1:15 PM
"Palm Pre vs iPhone 3.0 vs Blackberry Storm 2" PC World 1:10 PM
"Test the strength of your password policy: Roger Grimes presents a useful tool for figuring out how susceptible your network might be to a password-cracking attack" InfoWorld 12:53 PM
"Report Recommends How to Switch to Linux: If managers take the time to prepare -- both themselves and their users -- changing the operating system need not be painful." InternetNews 12:50 PM
"Still No Chrome For Linux?" InformationWeek 12:49 PM
"IT Infrastructure: Technology That Shouldn't Be Forgotten This Memorial Day" eWeek 12:16 PM
"Why Netbooks Cannot Make It in the Enterprise" eWeek 12:15 PM
"'The Sims' return with more personality quirks" Associated Press 11:21 AM
"Web series come into a prime time of their own: Seen any good TV lately? I have. I haven't seen it on TV, though, not even replayed on Hulu.com. Hulu is amateur hour. I'm deep into Web-only stuff right now. And it's really, really good." Washington Post 11:20 AM
"First look: Google Chrome 2.0 - Fast but lacking features" ZDNet Blogs 2:03 PM
"Google Chrome 2.0: faster, but feature-poor" Computerworld Blogs 11:15 AM
"Hijacking Clicks On The Internet: 'Clickjacking' One Of Most Serious New Web Risks" CNET 10:57 AM
"UK 'worst electrical recycler': A study on recycling suggests Britons are the worst in Europe when it comes to recycling electrical equipment." BBC 10:30 AM
"How to back up your offline emails to an online account" CNET News 10:10 AM
"How safe is your IT security?" Financial Times 9:58 AM

Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers

"Russian group mulls Facebook investment: report" Reuters 9:54 PM
"Facebook's Valuation Heading North Again. Up To $10 Billion Now." TechCrunch 8:44 PM
"Will Facebook Say 'Da' To Russian Investors?" AllThingsD 8:44 PM
"Russian Firm Offers to Invest in Facebook" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:44 PM
"IBM, NetSuite, and Sybase Are Looking To Buy, Too" Silicon Alley Insider 2:13 PM
"Warner Bros. makes bid for Midway Games" Los Angeles Times [Free Registration Required] 11:13 AM
"Two Technology Offerings Find Favor on Wall Street" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:12 AM
"SK Telecom to Buy Leased-Line Firm" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:42 AM

Tech Stocks

"Buffett Is Right: Don't Buy Tech" The Motley Fool 9:57 AM
"Today's Tech Winners: Tech reporter James Rogers tells Alix Steel about the three stocks on his radar." [Video Report] TheStreet 9:26 AM
"Under-the-Radar Tech Stocks for Today" TheStreet 9:24 AM
"Tech Stocks: Techs battle forward as Nasdaq tightens grip on week's gain/Autodesk shares jump on better-than-expected results" MarketWatch 2:06 PM
"Stocks Cling to Green Despite Ratings Worries: The markets edged higher Friday afternoon as the bulls attempt to hold onto this week's gains despite continued worries about the nation's ability to hold onto its coveted 'AAA' credit rating." FOXBusiness 2:06 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise as Sears Profit Overshadows Treasury Auction" Bloomberg 10:36 AM
"Stocks Hold to Mild Gains" TheStreet 2:07 PM
"Stocks advance in quiet trading: Major indexes climb as investors look past concerns about the U.S. credit rating. Bonds and dollar fall." CNNMoney 2:07 PM
"Stocks Higher in Muted Trading: Stocks traded higher Friday as traders scooped up defensive stocks and trading was thin heading into the long holiday weekend." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:54 PM
"Stock rebound in the works: Markets set to rise at Friday's open as investors decide if patch of economic disappointments is past." CNNMoney 9:22 AM
"Asia Markets: China's economy to hit 'soft spot' but avoid stalling/Economists expect gauge to show economic activity decelerating in May" MarketWatch 9:44 AM
"Europe Markets: European shares lower for second straight session/Swiss stocks weak as investors return from holiday" MarketWatch 2:08 PM

SectorWatch

BioTech

Broadcasting and Cable

CAD/CAM

Chips

Communication

Communications Equipment

Communications Services

Computers

Computer Services

Consultants and Integrators

Productivity Software

Telecommunication-Cellular

Telecom Equipment

Wireless

Wireless Communications

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Associated Press (Updated 9:50 PM CDT)

"Move to online public notices looms over papers"
"EBay wins court fight against L'Oreal in UK"
"'The Sims' return with more personality quirks"
"Indonesian imams OK Facebook - but no flirting!"
"`Keyboard Cat' phenomenon spreads on Web, TV"
"NKorea allows limited Internet cell phone service"
"Computer virus strikes US Marshals, FBI affected"
"Pope 2.0: Vatican launches Facebook application"

CNET News (Updated 9:50 PM CDT)

"Microsoft warns of SharePoint bug"
"The site that helps you expose your family"
"New Chrome is more than polish"
"Track traffic while on the go for Memorial Day"
"In-box preview makes Gmail's loading less painful"
"So. Carolina AG ordered to leave Craigslist alone"
"CNET News Daily Podcast: What Wolfram Alpha is really all about"
"Report: So. Carolina AG never prosecuted prostitution case"
"AMD says Intel-only deal struck at Apple in 2005"
"Microsoft may lift application limit for Windows Starter" ...

New York Times (Updated 9:50 PM CDT)

"Microsoft Antitrust Hearing in Europe Canceled"
"Data.gov: Unlocking the Federal Filing Cabinets"
"Spat of the Week Update: Craigslist 1, McMaster 0"
"A.M.D. Hits the Reset Button"
"With Virtual Iron, Oracle Bought a Big Loss"
"Counting Down to the End of Moore's Law"
"Two Technology Offerings Find Favor on Wall Street"
"At Xerox, a Transition for the Record Books"
"Counting Down to the End of Moore's Law"

Reuters (Updated 9:50 PM CDT)

"Russian group mulls Facebook investment: report"
"Tech companies look for deals as values fall"
"Pope on Facebook in attempt to woo young believers"
"Tokyo park plays high-pitch tone to teen vandals"
"Tech firms balance cost cuts and innovation"
"EBay wins UK court battle with L'Oreal"
"Yahoo eyes acquisitions, social media"

TechWeb (Updated 9:55 PM CDT)

"Apple's Tablet: Open Or Closed?"
"Hollywood vs. RealNetworks Goes To The Judge"
"Virtual Environments Get Enhanced Backup, Recovery Via Vizioncore"
"BlackBerry Curve 8900 Hits AT&T"
"NASA Launches 'Nebula' Compute Cloud"
"3-Year-Old Levels Parents: Earthmover Bought Online"
"Google Develops Celebrity Face Recognition For YouTube"
"Windows 7 Pricing Expected Mid-June"
"Air Force Sees Little Risk Of Losing GPS Accuracy"
"Google Sued By Inventor of Vibrating Toilet Seat" ...

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