"IBM offering $4 billion in credit through partners: The company has also developed a new mobile app to help customers get financing quickly as credit markets remain tight"
IDG News Service 10:42 AM
"IBM to Offer $4 Billion in Client Financing Through Partners"
Bloomberg 9:59 AM
"HP PC chief: Microsoft's Surface is 'KLUDGEY'. There, I said it"
The Register 11:31 AM
"HP PC chief: Surface is 'kludgey,' not really competition"
CNET News 10:09 AM
"HP Shrugs Off Microsoft Surface: Report"
TheStreet 10:02 AM
"HP targets new Proliant SL4500 server at distributed environments: HP's new SL4500 server is targeted at Hadoop and the OpenStack cloud OS that are highly scalable in distributed computing environments"
IDG News Service 10:24 AM
"HP tweaks ProLiant servers for big data"
V3 11:35 AM
"HP Unveils New ProLiant Servers Built For Big Data Apps"
CRN 8:46 PM
"HP Unveils First Purpose-Built Server for Big Data"
eWeek 8:46 PM
"Microsoft's Ballmer Says Company Must Combine Hardware, Software"
Bloomberg 10:01 AM
"Microsoft CEO Ballmer suggests more hardware coming"
Reuters 10:03 AM
"Ballmer hints at more Microsoft-developed hardware"
Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:49 AM
"Steve Ballmer attacks Android security and Apple's high prices"
Techworld 11:28 AM
"Steve Ballmer: Sinofsky was 'amazing'"
Fortune 10:05 AM
"Sinofsky: I Didn't Try to Gain Control of Windows Phone"
PC Magazine 10:58 AM
"Sinofsky: I never tried to take over Windows Phone division"
CNET News 10:09 AM
"New Microsoft Windows chief 'shocked' by Sinofsky defenestration"
The Register 11:31 AM
"Microsoft Windows 8 Tablet Plans In Disarray: Surface Pro and other systems that run Win8 on Intel's Clover Trail platform are missing in action at a key time -- creating a nasty enterprise tablet problem for Microsoft."
InformationWeek 10:40 AM
"Microsoft Surface users complain about Wi-Fi problems: Users of Microsoft's Surface tablet are complaining about Wi-Fi connection dropping, poor signal strength and limited connectivity"
IDG News Service 11:02 AM
"Dell Profit Down 47% as PC Sales Fall"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:23 PM
"Dell's profits slump by 47% on weak sales"
BBC 5:34 PM
"Dell earnings fall hard as PC sales slide: Results slightly miss Street's estimates; full-year forecast maintained"
MarketWatch 4:22 PM
"Dell revenue lower than Street view"
Reuters 4:22 PM
"Dell's Third Quarter Earnings Report"
Investopedia 4:23 PM
"Dell quarterly results close to Wall Street estimates"
Electronista 6:28 PM
"Dell's Not Dead Yet Despite PC Space Slowdown"
TheStreet 9:33 AM
"Dell: Can new servers offset PC malaise?"
ZDNet 11:43 AM
"Dell expected to show further declines: PC maker reports third-quarter results against low bar"
MarketWatch 11:48 AM
"Dell moves Fluid Data forwards with updated enterprise storage portfolio"
V3 11:35 AM
"Lenovo unveils new Windows 8 home theater PC"
CNET News 10:08 AM
"NEC Unveils Facial-Recognition System to Identify Shoppers"
PC Magazine 10:58 AM
"As AMD Explores Options, Intel Pain Looms: Moore's Law is changing the rules of the game again. This time AMD and Intel could both be on the losing team."
InformationWeek 10:12 AM
"Intel Thunderbolt suffers low penetration in the PC market"
DigiTimes 10:28 AM
"Cisco buys Cloupia for $125 million, bolsters cloud management tools"
ZDNet 11:42 AM
"Cisco Snaps Up Automation Software Startup Cloupia"
CRN 10:23 AM
"Cisco to Acquire Cloud Software Firm Cloupia for $125 Million"
AllThingsD 9:44 AM
"Cisco to acquire Cloupia for $125M"
MarketWatch 9:45 AM
"Cisco to Acquire Cloupia for $125 Million"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:57 AM
"Cisco Grows Where Others Can't"
TheStreet 9:34 AM
"Cisco, Qualcomm join to make better use of Wi-Fi in stores and venues: Users of some phones will get to see free information and download apps by tapping a flashing icon"
IDG News Service 11:03 AM
"Daily Report: Cybersecurity Bill Stalls"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:11 AM
"Another U.S. 'cybersecurity' bill declared dead in Senate"
Reuters [Free Registration Required] 10:38 AM
"Cybersecurity bill fails in US Senate: Some senators had raised concerns about government authority and privacy issues in the legislation"
IDG News Service 11:03 AM
"Researchers claim performance fix for overused Wi-Fi points: The researchers' protocol, called WiFox, can be incorporated into existing routers as a software update"
IDG News Service 10:42 AM
"Web's freedom threatened by 'worrisome' rules: The US faces a tough debate with emerging nations such as India and Brazil at an upcoming UN conference discussing global rules for the internet, the US delegation chief says."
Agence France-Presse 11:13 AM
"New technology can improve public WiFi connections by 700 per cent"
The Independent 10:47 AM
"WiFox 'Congestion Handler' Could Speed Up Wi-Fi Without Hardware Tweaks"
TechCrunch 11:25 AM
"Researchers offer possible fix for slow public Wi-Fi"
PCWorld 10:59 AM
"Worldwide IT Spending To Grow 2.5% In 2013, Gartner Says"
Forbes 11:51 AM
"Gartner: 'Scant Growth' In Global Enterprise IT Spending This Year, But 2.5% Rise Projected For 2013: To Total of $2.679 Trillion"
TechCrunch 11:26 AM
"IT employment is still soaring, and so are bonuses: With unemployment in the IT industry at historically low levels, bonuses are up as employers scramble to fill open positions"
InfoWorld 10:42 AM
"Taiwan's PC Design Firms Brace for Change"
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General Interest
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CNET News 9:18 PM
"'Star Wars: The Old Republic' goes free to play today"
The Verge 9:17 PM
"Twitter takes new steps to be even more like Instagram: The microblogging service rolled out a series of new features today that together make it more instantly visual and take it even further past 140 characters."
CNET News 8:39 PM
"University Consortium to Offer Small Online Courses for Credit"
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"Calling for (Cellphone) Backup: Verizon, AT&T Differ on How To Make Mobile Networks More Reliable in a Disaster"
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"RIM to spice BlackBerry 10 AppWorld with local flavors"
Yahoo! News 7:23 PM
"Amazon adds Adobe's Photoshop Touch to Kindle Fire Appstore"
Engadget 5:34 PM
"Mozilla's search revenue jumps 31%, likely due to nearly $1B Google deal"
Computerworld 3:27 PM
"Nvidia's Tesla Sees New Challenge in INTC's 'Phi,' Says Evercore"
Barron's 11:50 AM
"So you broke our encrypted files? Ha! They were DOUBLY encrypted: Developers have launched a sync-and-share service aimed at small businesses that adds an extra layer of encryption absent from popular services such as Dropbox and Box."
The Register 11:33 AM
"Toshiba readies feature-pruned, profit-boosting Jelly Bean tablet"
The Register 11:31 AM
"New Mozilla tool lets anyone create and hack interactive videos"
PCWorld 11:04 AM
"Texas Instruments Cuts 1,700 Jobs in Shift from Mobile Chip Market"
PC Magazine 10:58 AM
"Texas Instruments To Slash Jobs, Wind Down Mobile Business"
CRN 10:23 AM
"Circuit City website going away as brand owner Systemax plans to merge site with TigerDirect"
Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 11:37 AM
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"Exclusive: Spotify to begin rolling out browser-based music app in beta today"
The Verge 10:21 AM
"Game Controller Marries Tablet: Here Comes Baby"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:11 AM
"Kindle Fire HD 8.9IDG News Service Shipping Today, On Best Buy Store Shelves Tomorrow"
TechCrunch 11:24 AM
"Amazon Now Shipping 8.9-Inch Kindle Fire HD"
PC Magazine 10:57 AM
"Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 ships today, earlier than planned"
CNET News 10:08 AM
"GameStop swings to loss on write-down; sales fall"
MarketWatch 9:45 AM
"Leap Wireless Names Elliott COO in Management Overhaul"
Bloomberg 10:17 AM
"Leap names Elliott COO, McBride replaces as CFO"
MarketWatch 9:44 AM
"Tech startups target fashionistas"
MarketWatch 9:44 AM
"Invensys profit up 5.5%, sees improved FY result"
MarketWatch 9:44 AM
"Panasonic executive: panel displays to return to profit in Q4"
Reuters 10:11 AM
"At Sony, Share Slide Underscores Test for CEO"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:44 AM
"Sony's Hirai Is Coming Unplugged"
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"OnLive Makes Good On Its Promise, Brings Its Cloud Gaming Service To LG's G2 Smart TVs"
TechCrunch 11:25 AM
"LG, OnLive bring console gaming to G2 Series Google TVs"
TechHive 11:00 AM
"Google stealthily coalesces UK music cloud into being"
The Register 11:32 AM
"Google targets Android fragmentation with updated terms for SDK: The Android SDK's new terms of service are meant to ensure developers don't contribute to the fragmentation of Android"
IDG News Service 11:03 AM
"Google Launches Ingress, a Worldwide Mobile Alternate Reality Game"
AllThingsD 9:44 AM
"Google Asks 'Which Result Do You Prefer?'"
TheStreet 9:34 AM
Press Releases
"Qualcomm Atheros and Cisco Announce Indoor Location Technology Collaboration"
PRNewswire-FirstCall 9:59 AM
"Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Cloupia: Acquisition Extends Cisco's Data Center Portfolio With Software That Enables Management of Converged Infrastructure Solutions"
Marketwire 9:57 AM
"New Cisco Solution Helps Service Providers and Enterprises Deliver Exciting, Profitable Mobile Experiences With Advanced Location-Based Wi-Fi Technology"
Marketwire 9:57 AM
"Dell Moves Fluid Data Architecture Forward with Latest Advances in Storage Efficiency, Performance and Protection"
Business Wire 10:01 AM
"HP Delivers Industry's First Purpose-Built Server for Big Data: HP ProLiant SL4500 Server Series Redefines Performance, Economics"
Marketwire 10:02 AM
"HP Board Declares Regular Dividend"
Marketwire 10:02 AM
"IBM Makes $4 Billion in Financing Available for Business Partners; Announces New Mobile App to Speed Access to Credit within Minutes"
PRNewswire 10:03 AM
"Perusahaan Gas Negara Goes Live With Oracle Fusion Governance, Risk, and Compliance to Automate Enterprise-Wide Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance"
Marketwire 11:51 AM
"Oracle Announces Availability of Oracle Knowledge 8.5"
Marketwire 10:06 AM
Microsoft
"Is Surface a prelude to more Microsoft hardware?"
TG Daily 5:19 PM
"Microsoft To Host Free App Labs For Windows 8 Developers In 30 Cities Around The World"
TechCrunch 4:42 PM
"Microsoft Surface Gains Early Lead Among Windows 8 Devices, Ad Data Indicates"
ReadWrite 4:19 PM
"Bull Vs. Bear - Microsoft On The Rise"
Investopedia 2:46 PM
"Microsoft targets Israeli reseller in $1.3m 'fake Windows stickers' case"
ZDNet 11:43 AM
"Why Microsoft Says the Patent System Is Peachy Keen"
Wired Magazine 11:39 AM
"Microsoft loses Sinofsky and the plot"
Slate 11:11 AM
"Gadgets that play well with Windows 8" [Slideshow]
The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 10:39 AM
"Microsoft's Sinofsky, by the numbers: How many times he used 'fast and fluid' at Windows 8's intro, how much his division may have cost the company, and more"
Computerworld 10:25 AM
"Steve Ballmer's Pitch For Windows 8: 'Touch! Touch! Touch!'"
Business Insider 10:06 AM
"Telefonica launches Microsoft video platform"
Reuters 10:05 AM
"Microsoft Dynamics Cloud-Based Business Solutions Now Available for U.S. Federal Government"
PRNewswire 10:05 AM
"I Hate Microsoft and Shareholders Should Too"
TheStreet 9:33 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"Iceland Crowdsources Its Constitution"
Yahoo! News 8:25 PM
"Aust government makes AU$20M video-games investment"
ZDNet 11:43 AM
"US safety group calls for ban on mobile use while driving"
V3 11:36 AM
"Government and Google urge children to embrace digital entrepreneurialism"
V3 11:35 AM
"European Commission to appoint internet entrepreneurs as formal advisors"
V3 11:35 AM
"Free hacking tool kits fuel cyber arms race"
Washington Post 11:12 AM
"Majority of popular EU websites don't ask permission to install cookies, report says"
IDG News Service 11:03 AM
"Who Will Be Accountable for Military Technology? As drones, robots, and even enhanced soldiers take the battlefield, questions of responsibility get more complicated."
Slate 10:33 AM
"Stolen NASA Laptop Had Unencrypted Employee Data"
InformationWeek 10:40 AM
"NASA Moves to Secure Laptops After Breach"
PC Magazine 10:59 AM
"Nasa to encrypt data after its latest laptop loss"
BBC 10:16 AM
"NASA's IT Future: Robot Telework, 3-D Printing"
InformationWeek 10:13 AM
"Tech firms launch new Web site to fix patent mess"
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Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"Who's Securing Your Data in the Cloud?"
The Motley Fool 4:26 PM
"What is 600Hz? Plasma TV specifications hype '600Hz' refresh; is this better than 120Hz or 240Hz?"
CNET Reviews 11:53 AM
"Does Nokia's Here launch imagine a world without Nokia phones?"
ZDNet 11:42 AM
"Kill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can't Protect Us Anymore"
Wired 11:39 AM
"Brilliant Bastards: The Toughest Tech Bosses Who Haven't Been Fired Yet" [Slideshow]
Wired 11:39 AM
"Free hacking tool kits fuel cyber arms race"
11:12 AM
"How-to: Get started with MySQL/An easy step-by-step guide to setting up a MySQL database server, along with phpMyAdmin, on Fedora, CentOS, or Ubuntu"
InfoWorld 10:42 AM
"Programmer picks: 7 tools for HTML5, Ruby, Python, and more/PHP, Ruby, Python, and beyond -- developers weigh in on seven popular IDEs and tools aimed at dynamic languages" [Slideshow]
InfoWorld 10:42 AM
"Google TV Gets Some Much-Needed Improvements, Still Needs More"
Techland 11:34 AM
"In just three years, Android has crushed the smartphone competition"
ZDNet 11:43 AM
"Android really is the new Windows"
ZDNet 11:42 AM
"Why Android's Dominance Is Bad: Google's Android platform grabbed a commanding 72% share of the smartphone market during the third quarter. That needs to change."
InformationWeek 10:41 AM
"IT's new battlegrounds in the cloud revolution"
ZDNet 11:42 AM
"7 Cheap Cloud Storage Options" [Slideshow]
InformationWeek 10:40 AM
"Petraeus Mission Impossible: Cloaking Email, Online Identities"
InformationWeek 10:40 AM
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