"Greed Will Be the End of Microsoft's Surface" ["Just $284 in components and manufacturing costs go into making the $599 tablet with its attachable keyboard cover. By IHS iSuppli's math, that makes the Surface more profitable -- with a 53% profit margin -- than Apple's industry-leading iPad."]
The Motley Fool 3:10 PM
"Gadget fans' outrage as screens of new Microsoft tablets break within days of use"
Daily Mail (UK) 8:52 AM
"Does the Microsoft Surface Really Fall Apart?"
Forbes 12:44 PM
"Windows 8 security patches to be released"
PCWorld 11:12 AM
"Windows 8, RT Get First Security Fixes: Microsoft's first set of Windows 8 and Windows RT patches for critical vulnerabilities hits next week."
InformationWeek 8:50 AM
"Microsoft's Marketing Malfeasance: Microsoft is almost a month into actively marketing its Surface tablet, its first branded smartphone, and a radically new and unique Windows 8, and the brand has settled into a comfortably routine communications strategy. I expected more for a rumored $1.5 billion price tag. Microsoft should have, too."
Forbes 8:54 AM
"Why Microsoft Is Working Right Now"
Seeking Alpha 11:56 AM
"Microsoft Software Provides Instant Chinese Translation In User's Own Voice"
redOrbit 8:54 AM
"Microsoft Corp. Investing in Brazil for Research Center"
eStocksDaily [Free Registration Required] 8:54 AM
"How Microsoft Lit Up London's Night Sky to Launch Halo 4"
Wired 8:54 AM
"Intel, HP tout newest Itanium server technology"
Reuters 8:56 AM
"Manufacturer sues IBM over SAP project 'disaster': An IBM worker allegedly called the project the worst SAP implementation they'd ever seen"
PC Advisor 8:57 AM
"Here comes the Windows Phone Hail Mary"
CNNMoney 11/9
"Wintel to help leading vendors promote sales of Windows 8 touch notebooks in US, say Taiwan makers: Microsoft and Intel will offer assistance to first-tier vendors to promote sales of Windows 8 touch-controlled notebooks in the US during the year-end peak sales period, with retail prices for 11.6-inch models possibly to be lowered to US$399, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers."
DigiTimes 11/9
"Windows 8 gets first critical Patch Tuesday security bulletins: The new OS faces threats of remote code execution"
Network World 11/9
"Windows 8, RT to get first critical security patches next Tuesday"
CNET Reviews 11/9
"Microsoft forced to ready critical Windows 8 patch"
V3 11/9
"Windows 8, Surface slabs ALREADY need critical security patch"
The Register 11/9
"Windows 8 Pro: a Windows 7 User's Reaction"
The Motley Fool 11/9
"Microsoft's IE 10 for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8: What's different"
ZDNet 11/9
"Some Surface covers are splitting seams: Microsoft is replacing some covers for the Surface tablet, Priceline names its price for Kayak, and GameFly adds PC games for download."
CNET News 11/9
"Microsoft demos instant English-Chinese translation"
BBC 11/9
"Microsoft's translation breakthrough: Speak, and hear your voice in Chinese"
ZDNet 11/9
"Microsoft shows off real-time translation"
TG Daily 11/9
"Xbox 360 still one bright spot in weak video game market"
CNET News 11/9
"Do not downgrade new PCs to Windows 7, HP urges customers: Will not support Windows 8-to-Windows 7 moves with drivers, company-provided apps"
Computerworld 11/9
"HP: Look to the East, admins! Lo, it is Project Dawn/Dawn is approaching for HP storage, and the sun will rise on two new low-end 3PAR storage arrays providing a future for legacy EVA array users."
The Register 11/9
"HP gives mission-critical Integrity systems a new lease of life with Itanium 9500"
V3 11/9
"HP revs up Integrity, Superdomes for Itanium 9500s"
The Register 11/9
"Cisco VP Mike Quinn Threatens to Stalk Memo Leaker"
Opposing Vies 11/9
"Cisco recommends McAfee switch for IronPort customers hit by Sophos flaws"
IDG News Service 11/9
"NASA Testing Interplanetary Internet System"
PC Magazine 11/9
"Top 10 technology priorities for president Obama"
V3 11/9
"Tablets beat out PCs on holiday shopping lists"
TechHive 11/9
"Mainstream and value PCs rule over high-end performance models, says IHS"
DigiTimes 11/9
"2013 IT salaries: 15 titles getting the biggest pay raises/Mobile application developers and wireless network engineers can expect a 9 percent and 7.9 percent increase in starting salaries"
Network World 11/9
"ARM chief tosses Moore's Law out with the trash, says efficiency rules all"
Engadget 11/9
General Interest
"When a Palm Reader Knows More Than Your Life Line"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:14 PM
"With Digital Trail, an End to the Hushed Affair"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:14 PM
"Spotify Is Having A Good 2012: Revenues Could Reach $500M As It Expands The Digital Music Market"
TechCrunch 4:25 PM
"EU officials: We were hacked at Web conference"
Associated Press 1:04 PM
"HootSuite privacy fail sees hundreds of emails sent to users, complete with other people's details [updated]"
The Next Web 11:55 AM
"Facebook tests sound alerts, direct reply option"
TechHive 11:12 AM
"Google is now a 'mobile first' company, execs say"
Crave @ CNET 9:32 AM
"Africa: Where RIM still steals the show"
The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 8:49 AM
"The era of Japanese consumer electronics giants is dead: Once venerable names in consumer electronics such as Sony, Panasonic, and Sharp have been besieged by competition from rivals in the U.S., South Korea and, increasingly, China."
CNET News 11/9
"Infamous 15-Year Old Hacker Banned from Internet for Six Years"
Gizmodo 11/9
"15-year-old hacker sentenced to six years of probation with limited, supervised internet use"
The Verge 11/9
"Lawdingo Makes It Easy To Find And Instantly Consult A Lawyer Online"
TechCrunch 11/9
"'Own Your Code': Facebook's Engineering Shift Tackles the Problem of Mobile"
AllThingsD 11/9
"Facebook Calls for Servers You Can Compost Like Coffee Grounds"
Wired Magazine 11/9
"Researchers find vulnerabilities in CryEngine 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3/Luigi Auriemma and Donato Ferrante of ReVuln also showed a vulnerability in the CryEngine 3 gaming platform"
Techworld 11/9
"Moore's Law Is Becoming Irrelevant: The CEO of ARM says power-efficient chips for mobile devices will move into desktops, laptops, and servers."
Technology Review 11/9
"Clear as ... paper? Scientists 'see' through solid layers: Scientists have developed a method to 'see through' layers of thin, solid material in a breakthrough that holds promise for medical imaging, nanotechnology — and the spy trade."
Agence France-Presse 11/9
"NYC techies gather to build disaster-relief apps"
Associated Press 11/9
"VMware releases micro version of Cloud Foundry PaaS"
Network World 11/9
"Wireless spectrum driving new design approaches"
EE Times 11/9
"Foxconn may release 130-inch TV products in the future, says company vice president"
DigiTimes 11/9
"Google TV Gains Access To Music & Movies In The UK, Germany And France Next Week"
TechCrunch 11/9
"Google Play Music and Movies heading to Google TV in the UK next week"
The Independent 11/9
"Google expands Cloud SQL offering with increased storage and speed"
V3 11/9
"Google gives cloud-based database a performance boost"
IDG News Service 11/9
"Astronaut uses space internet to control robot on Earth"
BBC 11/9
"AT&T unveils pricing for Windows Phone 8X, Lumia 920, 820"
CNET News 11/9
"Yahoo tests new Windows 8-like home page"
CNET News 11/9
"HTC's Windows Phone 8X, Nokia Lumia 822 ship November 13"
CNET News 11/9
"Verizon to Complete 4G LTE Rollout by Mid-2013"
PC Magazine 11/9
"Verizon plans to complete its LTE rollout by mid-2013"
CNET News 11/9
"Verizon To Complete LTE Network In Mid-2013"
TheStreet 11/9
Press Releases
"IBM Helps Organizations Address Growing Mobile Computing Opportunity: New software and services enable businesses to create and enhance mobile strategies"
PRNewswire 11/9
"IBM Delivers New Software To Help Organizations Build Smarter Products"
PRNewswire 11/9
"Windows Phone 8: Tips, Tricks and Hidden Features"
Wired 11/9
"Bloke flogged $1.2m of pirated Microsoft gear on eBay, say Feds"
The Register 11/9
"Photo Organizing App Woven Arrives On Windows Phone; Automatic Photo Albums Coming To All Platforms Soon"
TechCrunch 11/9
"Shops pinged for pirated software: One of the six Auckland companies that Microsoft today accused of supplying pirated software to undercover investigators says it fears reprisals if it discusses the circumstances of the 'sting'."
Fairfax NZ News 11/9
"Bing Photos Now Downloadable as Full-Screen Wallpaper"
PC Magazine 11/9
"7 things we love, 7 things we hate about Microsoft Office 2013 for Windows RT" [Slideshow]
Network World 11/9
"Microsoft Kicks Off WOWZAPP 2012: Worldwide Hackathon for Windows/More than 14,000 students in 100 locations slated to create Windows Store apps this weekend."
PRNewswire 11/9
Government/Law/Politics
"Teenage hacker sentenced to six years without Internet or computers"
Digital Trends 6:20 PM
"Vatican computer expert convicted in leaks case"
Reuters 8:59 AM
"Expert Witness Dinged $300,000 for Making Fake Child Porn"
Wired 11/9
"Google Is Blocked in China as Party Congress Begins"
New York Times 11/9
"Google says multiple services blocked in China"
Reuters 11/9
"Woman accuses Google of 'falsely imprisoning' her: A woman allegedly signs up for a Google Blogspot account and the company offers ads. This leads to her suggesting in a lawsuit that she has been imprisoned by the company."
CNET News 11/9
"NASA and ESA test interplanetary internet protocol using Lego robot"
ZDNet 11/9
"U.S. punishes Iran for Internet censorship practices"
ZDNet 11/9
"Lawmakers Target Operations of Data-Mining Firms"
Associated Press 11/9
"Michigan man charged with selling counterfeit Microsoft software: The Justice Department said he sold counterfeit software bought from China and Singapore"
IDG News Service 11/9
"The U.S. government's cloud mandate loses steam: Once a leader in cloud computing, the government has fallen behind much of the tech world in cloud adoption"
InfoWorld 11/9
"Navy SEALs from Bin Laden kill unit spanked for video game work"
The Register 11/9
"Navy SEALs Disciplined for Consulting on 'Warfighter' Video Game"
PC Magazine 11/9
"U.S. Navy SEALS punished for work on 'Medal of Honor' video game"
Reuters 11/9
"Surreal twist in Facebook ownership case: A strange letter to a federal court claims ties to Paul Ceglia, the man who is suing for 50% ownership of Facebook."
Fortune 11/9
"US army builds its own 3D printer: The US military is developing its own 3D printer that it can use to produce spare parts for spacecraft."
BBC 11/9
"Meet The Texas Lawyer Suing Hundreds Of Companies For Using Basic Web Encryption"
Forbes 11/9
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"The two things that could doom the 'Internet of things' revolution"
GigaOM 7:56 PM
"The great mobile technology leap forward: Sales of smart tech devices are soaring as the traditional PC declines. Observer writers look at their impact, which is already helping children to learn, spreading literacy, improving healthcare, boosting harvests in Africa – and making the web giants sit up"
The Guardian 7:00 PM
"How mobile and IT mismanagement failed Mitt Romney"
GigaOM 9:52 AM
"Ultrabooks – what are they and why do I want one?"
Electronic Theatre 8:58 AM
"The Problem With Measuring Digital Influence"
TechCrunch 8:39 AM
"If You Use Facebook Camera Or Messenger, You're One Of Zuck's Guinea Pigs"
TechCrunch 11/9
"How to decide: should you buy an iPad mini, a Kindle Fire HD, or a Nexus 7?"
ZDNet 11/9
"Seven days with Nokia's Lumia 920: The good"
ZDNet 11/9
"Welcome to the new planned obsolescence"
Washington Post 11/9
"Quarter of web users run outdated browsers, say Kaspersky"
V3 11/9
"Gadget Lab Show: Nook HD and Samsung Galaxy Note II"
Wired 11/9
"Baig: Nexus 10, Nook HD are solid tablet choices"
USA Today 11/9
"Is a Blackberry bad for your health?"
TG Daily 11/9
"Google Chrome's Sham 'Do Not Track' Feature"
PC Magazine 11/9
"VMware Does Complicated Dance With Open Source"
InformationWeek 11/9
"IBM surprised by Avantor lawsuit, calls claims exaggerated"
"China derides U.S. 'Cold War mentality' towards telecoms firm Huawei"
"Spotify to raise $100 million at $3 billion valuation - report"
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