"HP tries to beat ultrabook pricing with 'Sleekbooks': HP's new thin-and-light Sleekbooks start at at $599, while ultrabooks start at $749"
IDG News Service 10:31 AM
"HP Laptop Launch Includes AMD 'Sleekbook'"
PC Magazine 12:16 PM
"HP Expands Ultrabook Line, Unveils 'Sleekbooks'"
AllThingsD 9:36 AM
"HP Antes Up With Wave Of Business-Focused Ultrabooks"
CRN 10:29 AM
"HP ultrabook prices sink, widening gap with MacBook Air"
CNET News 10:07 AM
"HP design exec: No, we did not copy Apple"
CNET News 8:57 PM
"HP Revamps Business Laptop Line"
PC Magazine 12:16 PM
"HP Unveils New Compaq Business PC Lineup"
PC Magazine 12:17 PM
"Google files for new trial on copyright claims in Android suit: The move, which was not unexpected, comes as the patent phase of Oracle's lawsuit against Google begins"
IDG News Service 10:57 AM
"Google Seeks New Trial In Oracle Fight: Google says incomplete verdict returned on Monday violates its constitutional trial rights."
InformationWeek 4:16 PM
"Google formally demands new trial on API infringement while Oracle advocates efficiency"
Foss Patents 9:30 AM
"As expected, Google asks for new trial in Oracle case"
CNET News 10:06 AM
"Android chief says he didn't know about Sun's patent portfolio"
ZDNet 1:12 PM
"Case could ripple through software world"
Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 1:38 PM
"Deaf IBM researcher scoffs at not talking on the phone"
CNET News 10:07 AM
"Many users not keen on latest Microsoft Bing search test: The company is testing a new way to display Bing results -- in a separate tab or window -- among a subset of users."
CNET News 1:40 PM
"Windows Phone Smokes Android, iPhone, But No One Wants It"
PCWorld 12:20 PM
"MirageTable: Microsoft presents augmented reality device/Microsoft has shown off an augmented reality system that allows users at different locations to work together on tabletop activities, sharing objects which they can both handle."
BBC 10:19 AM
"Cisco's 3Q Earnings Rise 20 Pct To Top Street View"
Associated Press 4:16 PM
"Back in Its Skinny Jeans, Cisco Systems Looks for Fat Profits"
AllThingsD 1:35 PM
"Cisco hits the roof in Olympics marketing dash: Not just 3D, but Fry-D™"
The Register 12:57 PM
"Could this be the end of the hard disk?"
The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:54 AM
"ICANN targets May 22 to resume name expansion"
Associated Press 12:32 PM
"PHP patches critical CGI vulnerability: PHP 5.4.3 and PHP 5.3.13 include a fix for the PHP CGI vulnerability that is being actively exploited to compromise websites"
IDG News Service 11:01 AM
"Survey: Half of IT workers eyeing greener pastures/Improving IT job market has employees feeling more confident and motivated -- but still considering new work opportunities"
InfoWorld 10:57 AM
"IT Managers' Relationship With Staff of High Importance: Dice"
eWeek 10:49 AM
"Moore's Law Over, Supercomputing 'In Triage,' Says Expert: A dean of high performance computing says silicon is at the end of the line."
Technology Review 12:47 PM
General Interest
"Robot That Connects to Neurons Could Provide Key to Understanding the Human Brain"
Techland 1:00 PM
"Doro Makes a Smartphone for Seniors"
Techland 1:00 PM
"Physicists Store Short Movie In A Cloud of Gas: Researchers have been able to store single images in a cloud of rubidium atoms for several years. Now they've gone a step further"
Technology Review 12:47 PM
"Alternatives to YouTube catch on"
Reuters 12:37 PM
"Nvidia contributes CUDA compiler to open source"
EE Times 12:33 PM
"RIM looks to outsiders to beef up senior management team"
V3 1:15 PM
"With BlackBerry 10 On The Horizon RIM Launches Last-Generation Curve 9320"
PCWorld 12:20 PM
"RIM Announces BlackBerry Curve 9220 and 9320"
PC Magazine 12:16 PM
"Sprint Preps Tri-Fi Hotspot, HTC LTE Smartphone: Sprint will sell two new LTE products starting May 18, the HTC EVO 4G LTE smartphone and the Sierra Wireless Tri-Fi, a mobile hotspot like you've never seen."
InformationWeek 9:02 PM
"Sprint phones get smarter about Wi-Fi, battery usage"
CNET Reviews 1:41 PM
"Sprint: A Better Network is Coming"
PC Magazine 12:15 PM
"BioShock Infinite Delayed Until February 2013 to Make the Game 'Even Better'"
Techland 1:00 PM
"Bioshock: Infinite Delayed Until 2013"
Forbes 10:52 AM
"Samsung, Visa Unveil Limited-Edition Galaxy S III for Olympians"
PC Magazine 12:15 PM
"Samsung To Include Nuance Voice Controls In Some TVs"
Forbes 10:52 AM
"Telefónica launches own smartphone chat app"
Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:50 AM
"AT&T sees an end to Wi-Fi-only tablets: The carrier thinks device makers should converge on models with cellular radios as the cost goes down"
IDG News Service 10:30 AM
"Sony will not televise E3 press conference"
TG Daily 12:50 PM
"Sony might unveil 20 games at E3"
TG Daily 12:49 PM
"Sony launches 13-megapixel LTE smartphone -- for Japan: Sony also announced the Xperia SX, which only weighs 95 grams and still has LTE"
IDG News Service 10:29 AM
"Smart shoes step up the wearable-computing pace"
CNET News 10:07 AM
"Android Trojan copies PC drive-by malware attack: Automated attack start of a new era"
Techworld 12:24 PM
"Q&A: Google's Jonathan Rochelle Talks Enterprise Strategy"
InformationWeek 1:45 PM
"Google adds more semantic smarts to its search engine: An upgrade to Google's search results aims to provide key facts, figures, and other information related to your search term."
CNET News 1:41 PM
"Google Unveils Tighter Gmail, Google+ Integration"
PC Magazine 12:16 PM
"Google releases 'experimental' full-text search API for App Engine: The lack of full-text search for Google App Engine has long frustrated Web developers"
IDG News Service 11:02 AM
"Dell Financial Services Offers Zero Percent Financing on EqualLogic Storage Solutions to Help Growing Businesses Keep Up with Data Demands"
Business Wire 9:48 AM
"Dell Completes Acquisition of IT Security Leader SonicWALL"
Business Wire 9:48 AM
"Dell Enhances Desktop Virtualization Enterprise Offerings with Unidesk"
Business Wire 9:48 AM
"HP Expands Thin and Light Collection With New Ultrabook Systems and Sleekbooks"
Marketwire 9:54 AM
"HP Unveils New Fleet of Business-Driven PCs"
Marketwire 9:54 AM
"HP Unveils New High-Performance Business Solutions"
Marketwire 9:53 AM
"HP Launches Consumer Notebook PCs Reflecting New Design Philosophy: Company Also Unveils Web-Connected e-All-in-One Printer"
Marketwire 9:53 AM
"HP Launches Imaging and Printing Offerings to Enhance Efficiency for Businesses of All Sizes: New Solutions, Including World's First Mobile All-in-One Printer, Enable Businesses to Better Capture, Connect and Communicate Information"
Marketwire 9:53 AM
"HP Unveils Powerful and Stylish Technology for Consumers and Businesses: Newly Merged HP Printing and Personal Systems Group Exhibits Compelling Customer Experiences With Innovative Portfolio"
Marketwire 9:53 AM
"Using IBM Analytics, Santam Saves $2.4 Million in Fraudulent Claims"
PRNewswire 9:55 AM
"Red Hat and IBM Achieve Top Security Certification for KVM Hypervisor on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and IBM Servers"
Business Wire 9:55 AM
"Intel Survey Finds 'Digital Over-Sharing' is Leading Mobile Etiquette Faux Pas"
Business Wire 9:57 AM
"Oracle Delivers New Oracle Business Accelerators for Oracle Business Intelligence Applications"
Marketwire 10:02 AM
"Oracle PartnerNetwork Announces Specialization for Oracle Spatial"
Marketwire 10:02 AM
Microsoft
"Microsoft sees augmented reality in tablets, phones, laptops"
CNET News 8:56 PM
"Microsoft bans Firefox on ARM-based Windows, Mozilla says"
CNET News 8:51 PM
"SharePoint deployment: Pitfalls of a pioneer"
ZDNet UK 1:18 PM
"Microsoft quietly rolls out Silverlight 5.1"
ZDNet 1:15 PM
"RIM and Microsoft in 2012: Obvious advantage goes to Microsoft"
ZDNet 1:12 PM
"Microsoft patches 'Sons of Duqu' flaws"
ZDNet UK 1:18 PM
"Microsoft makes good with a 23-fix Patch Tuesday: Busy Wednesday for BOFH"
The Register 12:58 PM
"Microsoft security patches fix 23 vulnerabilities in Word, Office, Windows"
Techworld 12:48 PM
"Analyzing Microsoft's Dividend For The Long Run"
Minyanville 9:59 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"ICANN extends Net domain application date -- again"
CNET News 8:55 PM
"Dutch ratify net neutrality law"
ZDNet UK 1:18 PM
"FBI warns business travellers of hotel Wi-Fi malware scam"
V3 1:14 PM
"Queen's speech confirms government internet snooping plans still in place"
V3 1:14 PM
"US pipelines targeted in cyber attack: The US Department of Homeland Security warns that an ongoing cyber campaign is targeting natural gas infrastructure across the country."
TG Daily 12:51 PM
"Senator Al Franken questions Comcast on Xbox 360"
TG Daily 12:49 PM
"Police-themed Ransomware Starts Targeting US and Canadian Users"
IDG News Service 12:19 PM
"Army Eyes Monitoring Tools To Stop WikiLeaks Repeat: Keystroke monitoring may be just a start as Army seeks ways to sift through soldiers' website visits, search queries, and other work, watching for abnormal behavior and trying to stop inside attacks."
InformationWeek 10:55 AM
"That Nasty, Lying Anonymous Internet Post Could Cost $13.78 Million"
E-Commerce Times 10:47 AM
"Tougher interception laws to reach Twitter"
ZDNet UK 1:17 PM
"Twitter resists subpoena to release user's data without warrant"
IDG News Service 10:31 AM
"Twitter resists US court's demand for Occupy tweets"
BBC 10:19 AM
"MySpace settles with FTC over privacy; sentenced to 20 years of regular federal assessments"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:39 AM
"India Puts Vodafone Tax Bill at $3.75 Billion"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:36 AM
"Google report says search results protected by First Amendment"
CNET News 10:06 AM
"Search engines have same speech rights as New York Times says Google report"
GigaOM 9:19 AM
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"Carrier news dominates a quiet day 2 of CTIA"
CNET Reviews 11:23 PM
"Who Would We Miss? Microsoft, Yes. Apple, Sort-Of. RIM, Definitely"
BYTE 9:02 PM
"Why I'm thrilled Mark Zuckerberg is annoying the bankers"
CNET News 4:16 PM
"New York's Tech Industry Tops U.S. in Growth, Study Finds"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:43 PM
"Is your technology biased?"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 1:33 PM
"Dodging Verizon's New $30 Upgrade Fee"
SmartMoney 1:33 PM
"HP's new laptop lineup: Will it be sexy enough?"
CNET News 1:40 PM
"HP's new laptop lineup: Will consumerization kick in?"
ZDNet 1:16 PM
"How Teeny, Tiny Transistors Are Born in a Near-Total Vacuum"
Wired 1:10 PM
"Hands On: HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE Impresses With Speed, Sharp Display"
Wired 1:10 PM
"CTIA: HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE, Samsung Focus 2 and more"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 1:07 PM
"Why Samsung's Galaxy S III Is Friggin' Huge"
Techland 12:59 PM
"Mobile BYOD users want more security: Juniper survey shows anxiety and even confusion about mobile security"
Network World 12:24 PM
"Huawei's MediaPad 10 Tablet Shown at CTIA 2012: This tablet, which we first saw in February, still has a lot to like, but it's not shipping soon."
PCWorld 12:24 PM
"Dreaming of a better Kindle Fire"
TechHive 12:19 PM
"New RIM Execs; Nokia Boosts Lumia Apps; Yahoo CEO Drama Continues"
PC Magazine 12:16 PM
"Next-generation IT has big shoes to fill"
InfoWorld 10:57 AM
"Dell UltraSharp U3011 30-inch Monitor Review"
HotHardware 10:56 AM
"Verizon, Sprint: U.S. Tops in Wireless, But Spectrum, Trust Issues Loom"
eWeek 10:49 AM
"Flipboard Unofficially Available For Any Android Device And Here's How To Install It"
TechCrunch 12:46 PM
"5 Hidden Gmail Tricks for Power Users"
CIO 12:20 PM
"Facebook Will Always Be No. 2 To Google"
Seeking Alpha 10:00 AM
"Learning how Google really works: Google's YouTube channel for Webmasters offers an informative glimpse into the world of the company's mysterious algorithm."
Fortune 9:59 AM
"Yahoo CEO didn't have to get 'Minkowed'"
MarketWatch 9:37 AM
"Should Yahoo's CEO be fired for lying?"
CNNMoney 9:20 AM
Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers
"Samsung takes entertainment to the cloud with mSpot buy"
CNET News 11:22 PM
"T-Mobile reportedly in talks to buy MetroPCS"
CNET News 8:56 PM
"AOL to give shareholders all proceeds from patent bonanza"
CNNMoney 1:29 PM
"Leap Motion Raises $12.75 Million, Wants To Change 'The Future Of Human/Computer Interaction'"
TechCrunch 12:46 PM
"Hutchison Said to Make Revised $2.6 Billion Offer for Eircom"
Bloomberg 10:24 AM
"América Móvil Bids to Increase Stake in KPN"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:09 AM
"Potential Bidding War Emerges for Quest Software"
IDG News Service 12:19 PM
"Quest Received Multiple Buyout Proposals During Shop Period"
Bloomberg 10:24 AM
"Quest gets alternative proposals, shares hit year high"
Reuters 10:02 AM
"AOL Rising on Q1 Beat; May Sell TechCrunch, Says Pando"
Barron's 9:59 AM
"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is roadshow no-show"
Boston Herald 10:25 AM
"Why I'm thrilled Mark Zuckerberg is annoying the bankers"
CNET News 8:54 PM
"Analyst: Mark Zuckerberg's hoodie is 'a mark of immaturity'"
ZDNet 1:13 PM
"Facebook IPO: Addressing the mobile problem"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 1:08 PM
"How to get a piece of Facebook"
MarketWatch 9:38 AM
"Sage Group raises dividend by 30%"
MarketWatch 9:37 AM
Tech Stocks
"Techs close mixed session; AOL keeps gain: Sector gains ground from earlier sell-off; Demand Media jumps"
MarketWatch 4:10 PM
"U.S. stocks hit by European worries: Longest losing streak for Dow industrials since last summer"
MarketWatch 4:10 PM
"Choppy Trading: Euro Turmoil Roils Wall Street"
FOXBusiness 4:10 PM
"Dow Heads for Longest Losing Streak Since August"
TheStreet 4:10 PM
"Dow Falls 6th Day in Longest Slump Since August on Greece"
Bloomberg 4:11 PM
"Greek political turmoil spooks stocks as market jitters spread to Spain, Italy"
Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 1:06 PM
"Dow Losing Streak at Six: The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled for a sixth straight day as investors remained focused on concerns from Greece and Spain."
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:11 PM
"Stocks: Investors still on edge/U.S. stocks were headed for a lower open Wednesday as investors remained on edge over developments in Europe."
CNNMoney 9:20 AM
TechWeb
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"How To Solve The Scale Out Storage Problem"
"DreamWorks Turns To Cloud To Speed Production"
"RIM's Latest BlackBerry Aims Low"
"Google Seeks New Trial In Oracle Fight"
"Who Would We Miss? Microsoft, Yes. Apple? Sort Of. RIM, Definitely."
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