"Will Microsoft and Google Both Lose In This Lawsuit?"
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 10:04 AM
"Windows exec's abrupt exit is poor timing for Microsoft: The departure of Steven Sinofsky, the executive in charge of the Windows business, is also seen as a sign that CEO Steve Ballmer has no plans to step down soon."
Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:06 PM
"Ballmer comes not to praise Sinofsky but to bury him"
The Register 11:52 AM
"Microsoft's Karia Jumps Ship to Silicon Valley Bank"
WSJ Blogs 12:13 PM
"Here's A Clue About How Many Surface Tablets Microsoft Made"
Business Insider 10:04 AM
"Lawyer Sues Microsoft Over Surface Tablet Storage"
Associated Press 9:19 PM
"Microsoft hit with lawsuit over Surface's storage space"
CNET News 9:23 PM
"Nokia sees no change in relationship with Microsoft"
Reuters 10:05 AM
"Attention shoppers: Patch Internet Explorer immediately before you shop online/Microsoft released six new security bulletins. One is a critical update for Internet Explorer that users should patch before shopping online"
PCWorld 11:26 AM
"MS plugs 'highly exploitable' IE 9 hole in November Patch Tuesday"
The Register 11:52 AM
"Skype tackles hack vulnerability that put accounts at risk"
BBC 10:23 AM
"Skype Vulnerability, Now Blocked, Allowed Account Hijack"
BYTE 10:16 AM
"Skype fixes major security flaw, re-enables password resets"
Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:13 AM
"Windows Longhorn: still the most exciting Windows UI to date"
ZDNet 12:01 PM
"IBM kills Lotus brand, readies beta of Notes/Domino Social Edition: A final version will start shipping during Q1 next year"
IDG News Service 10:38 AM
"Dell to sell Brit firm's 'fastest in the world' HPC arrays: Deal inked, Xyratex gets chance to ride the elephant"
The Register 11:53 AM
"Video: Oracle Outlines Aggressive Cloud Play"
CRN 10:36 AM
"AMD Says It Isn't Actively Pursuing a Sale of the Company"
Bloomberg 9:56 AM
"AMD Says It's Not Pursuing A Sale Of The Company"
CRN 10:36 AM
"Is AMD Up for Sale? AMD Answers with a Firm 'No!'"
LAPTOP Magazine 1:44 PM
"Inside Intel's Haswell with tour guide David Kanter"
EE Times 10:44 AM
"Cisco's John Chambers on Growth Prospects" [Video Report]
Bloomberg 9:58 AM
"Cisco Sees Growth Opportunities in Europe" [Video Report]
Bloomberg 9:59 AM
"Why Cisco CEO John Chambers Loves Canada"
AllThingsD 12:10 PM
"Cisco to build small cellular base stations, Chambers says"
IDG News Service 11:24 AM
"Cisco's Chambers downplays danger of trade war over Huawei"
IDG News Service 11:24 AM
"Is Oracle Really Better Than IBM And SAP?"
Seeking Alpha 4:28 PM
"Obama signs secret directive to help thwart cyberattacks"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 11:57 AM
"Obama Secret Order Authorizes Cybersecurity Strikebacks: Secret policy details how military units may be used to launch offensive cyber operations in the wake of online attacks against the United States."
InformationWeek 9:33 PM
"Final attempt to pass cybersecurity legislation appears doomed: Republicans say 'no closer to compromise' than last summer"
CSO 11:25 AM
"U.S. government honored for pioneering work in IPv6: IPv6 Forum says other countries should be 'replicating' U.S. efforts to next-gen Internet services"
Network World 11:25 AM
"If You Believe Your Internet Content and Webmail are Private, Read This..."
E-Commerce Times 10:44 AM
"Computer memory set for five-fold boost"
TG Daily 11:49 AM
General Interest
"Texas Instruments Cuts 1,700 Jobs and Winds Down Tablet Chips"
Reuters [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:29 PM
"Adobe breach reportedly spills easy-to-crack password hashes: Company apologizes for hack of forum database containing MD5-hashed passcodes."
Ars Technica 4:07 PM
"Samsung feud engulfs memorial service for founder"
Reuters 4:05 PM
"SAP plans to add 'mission-critical' features to HANA in-memory database"
IDG News Service 11:25 AM
"Hacker Claims to Have Breached Adobe"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:15 PM
"Adobe investigating potential data breach of 150,000 accounts"
V3 11:54 AM
"Adobe investigates alleged customer data breach"
IDG News Service 11:25 AM
"$500 Asus VivoTab RT hits AT&T November 16"
TG Daily 11:49 AM
"AT&T to offer Asus Windows RT tablet with LTE for $499"
IDG News Service 11:22 AM
"Western Digital Hops on 802.11ac Train With Latest Wi-Fi Router"
PC Magazine 11:21 AM
"Software Entrepreneur in Hiding From Police Investigating Murder in Belize"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:29 PM
"Still on the Lam, John McAfee Says He's Now In Disguise"
Wired 11:58 AM
"3 detained in killing of Internet pioneer's neighbor in Belize"
CNN 11:28 AM
"Murder in Belize: A guide to the long, strange tale of John McAfee"
Fortune 10:55 AM
"Panasonic to release another 10K employees"
ZDNet 12:02 PM
"Japanese Hardware Layoffs Continue: Panasonic To Cut 10K More Workers In The Next 5 Months"
TechCrunch 11:45 AM
"Panasonic unveils yet more job cuts"
Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:47 AM
"Nokia to offer free maps app and service for rival handsets"
BBC 10:23 AM
"RIM Adds Free Voice Calling Over Wi-Fi to BlackBerry Messenger"
PC Magazine 11:20 AM
"RIM adds free call feature to BBM"
The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:56 AM
"Blackberry introduces free wi-fi calls on BBM chat tool"
BBC 10:23 AM
"RIM Expects Government Customers to Embrace BlackBerry 10"
Bloomberg 10:29 AM
"RIM Promises BlackBerry 10 Handsets Shortly After Launch: RIM insists that its BlackBerry 10 smartphones are nearly ready and will ship soon after the big January 30 launch event."
InformationWeek 10:17 AM
"Mighty Samsung weighs heavy on S Korea"
Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:48 AM
"Samsung feud engulfs memorial service for founder"
Reuters 10:14 AM
"VimpelCom Q3 net more than doubled"
MarketWatch 9:47 AM
"A 23-Year-Old's Tiny Cellphone Start-Up Now Looks to Take on the World"
AllThingsD 9:47 AM
"Gmail now searchable by size, more flexible date options"
CNET News 9:25 PM
"Google TV Update Adds Universal Voice Search, Rebrands Movies & TV Store To 'Primetime'"
TechCrunch 11:45 AM
"Google: Seriously, we've improved Google TV"
CNET News 10:11 AM
"Google TV Update Adds Voice Search, Improved Guide"
PC Magazine 11:20 AM
"Speak Up! Google TV Adds Voice Control"
AllThingsD 9:47 AM
"Facebook takes on Mother Nature by using open air cooling for N.C. data center"
GigaOM 9:31 AM
Press Releases
"Cisco Issues 2012 Corporate Social Responsibility Report: Company Meets GHG Reduction Goal, Announces Human Rights Roadmap and Details $294 Million Cash and In-Kind Contributions"
Marketwire 9:58 AM
"Dell Reconnect Expands Computer Recycling to Goodwill Donation Sites in Hawaii"
Business Wire 12:12 PM
"IBM and City of Lyon, France to Create Transportation Management Center of the Future"
PRNewswire 10:01 AM
Microsoft
"Microsoft Phone Sales Jump 139% In Q3: Windows Phone still trails far behind Android and iPhone, but it's finally making inroads in the smartphone market."
InformationWeek 4:05 PM
"Microsoft and APHSA Survey Reveals Status of Health and Human Services IT Modernization Efforts and a Promising Future for Transformation"
PRNewswire 12:13 PM
"Why Sinofsky's departure makes me a happy Windows enthusiast"
ZDNet 12:01 PM
"Internet Explorer becomes Korean election issue"
The Register 11:53 AM
"Paying for Windows Server 2012 - More complicated than using it?"
The Register 11:51 AM
"New Windows 8 Phone ads: Big stars, small ambitions"
CNET News 9:25 PM
"From Windows 8 to Windows 7: why I downgraded"
ZDNet 12:01 PM
"10 killer Windows 8 business apps for real productivity" [Slideshow]
PCWorld 11:23 AM
"Windows 8 deep dive: Get to know the Mail and Calendar apps"
PCWorld 11:22 AM
"Windows to Go revisited: This early skeptic recants"
InfoWorld 10:58 AM
"Bill Gates: From DOS to PC domination"
EE Times 10:43 AM
"The Microsoft Surface RT is not for me"
ZDNet 12:03 PM
"Seven days with the Microsoft Surface: The good and the bad"
ZDNet 12:01 PM
"Michael Gartenberg: Looking beneath the Surface"
Computerworld 10:38 AM
"Get free worldwide Skype calls for a month: That's the good news. The bad news is that the offer is good only for existing Skype customers. What the heck, Microsoft?"
CNET News 10:11 AM
"Microsoft flings free Xboxes to long-term Live lovers"
Register Hardware 11:51 AM
"Xbox Live long-timers getting free Xbox 360 consoles"
CNET News 10:10 AM
"Microsoft: Don't Trust Anyone Over 40"
TheStreet 10:05 AM
"Barnes & Noble releases Nook app for Windows 8, Windows RT"
CNET News 10:11 AM
"Barnes & Noble debuts Nook for Windows 8"
MarketWatch 9:48 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"Belize PM says McAfee 'bonkers,' should help in murder case"
Reuters 9:31 PM
"Petraeus e-mail affair highlights U.S. privacy law loopholes"
CNET News 9:24 PM
"France considers broad tax clampdown on web companies"
Reuters 12:16 PM
"Google India fined $13.8M for false accounting"
ZDNet 12:02 PM
"Could Private IT Best Practices Save Feds $220 Billion? Wiser use of technology can save the government money, cut healthcare costs and improve services, according to an American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council report."
InformationWeek 10:17 AM
"Congress urged to probe Chinese cyber-espionage"
Reuters 10:15 AM
"New UAE cyberlaw focuses on political dissent, pornography, gambling"
Techworld 11:46 AM
"UAE tightens Internet law, cracks down on bloggers"
CNET News 10:12 AM
"Android Is Dead, Part 1: Why"
Seeking Alpha 2:48 PM
"The BIG browser benchmark: All the latest browsers tested"
ZDNet 12:00 PM
"One Simple Trick Could Disable a City's 4G Phone Network: High-speed LTE networks could be felled by a $650 piece of gear, says a new study."
Technology Review 11:46 AM
"Instant facial recognition tech a two-edged sword: Retailers can use FaceFirst surveillance software to quickly identify potential shoplifters. But such technology raises privacy concerns."
Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:27 AM
"Review: 6 slick open source routers"
InfoWorld 10:58 AM
"SMS use declines, but you aren't sending fewer texts. Wait, what?"
Houston Chronicle 10:56 AM
"Charts of the day: Samsung vs. Apple vs. Google"
Fortune 10:55 AM
"Trouble In Japan: Sharp Seeks Capital, Panasonic Slashes Jobs"
Forbes 10:53 AM
"HP, Lenovo aim to ship 40 million notebooks each in 2013, say Taiwan makers"
DigiTimes 10:42 AM
"How AT&T got service back after Sandy"
CNNMoney 10:36 AM
"Email privacy: What you need to know" [Video Report]
CBS News 10:34 AM
"3 steps to a cloud database strategy that works"
InfoWorld 10:58 AM
"7 Dumb Cloud Computing Myths" [Slideshow]
InformationWeek 10:17 AM
"Google named 2nd best company to work for in the world"
CNET News 10:10 AM
"From Nokia to Angry Birds: Finland's tech economy whiplash"
Reuters [Free Registration Required] 10:56 AM
"Nokia Tumbles Amidst Competition From Apple, Samsung"
PC Magazine 11:21 AM
"Nokia slips to seventh in global smartphone market"
MarketWatch 9:48 AM
"Nokia Slips to Seventh in Smartphone Market"
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"Tessera to close Tel Aviv facility, cut jobs"
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