"Sharp in Talks With U.S. Firms: Sharp Corp. is in discussions with U.S. technology companies to bolster its battered balance sheet and has offered a stake to Dell Inc., among others, in return for a stable supply of breakthrough display technology, according to people familiar with the discussions."
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:19 AM
"Sharp's Trump Card: IGZO Screen Technology"
WSJ Blogs 9:39 AM
"Sharp Rises After Report on Talks With Dell for Investment"
Bloomberg 9:40 AM
"Sharp in talks with Dell for possible $240 million investment"
Business Insider 9:29 PM
"Dell ships lightweight XPS 13 laptop with Ubuntu Linux: The laptop has the frame of an Ultrabook, and is priced at $1,549 with a year of on-site support"
IDG News Service 10:54 AM
"Ballmer: Microsoft should have entered tablet market earlier"
ZDNet 12:25 PM
"Microsoft Faces 'Year of Reckoning' in Mobile Software, IDC Says"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:50 AM
"Microsoft Is Still Finding It Difficult To Catch Up To Apple"
Forbes 9:57 AM
"NPD: U.S. Windows Device Sales Down 21% On Last Year; Windows 8 Tablet Sales 'Almost Non-Existent'"
TechCrunch 11:54 AM
"Microsoft Windows 8 makes lukewarm debut: sales tracker"
Reuters 4:01 PM
"Microsoft announces pricing and detailed specs for Surface Pro"
ZDNet 12:23 PM
"Microsoft Puts Price Tag on Intel-Powered Surface Pro, With Models Starting at $899"
AllThingsD 12:34 PM
"Microsoft Announces Surface Pro Pricing" [Video Report]
CNBC 12:39 PM
"Microsoft: Windows 8 adoption will take a while/Expect businesses to deploy Windows 8 alongside Windows 7 in the near term says exec"
Network World 11:14 AM
"The Trouble with Windows Phone 8: It's Not the Apps, It's the Basics"
Techland 12:07 PM
"With Windows Blue, Microsoft may take a page out of Apple's Mac OS X playbook"
VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 12:13 PM
"Irony: Internet Explorer 10's 'do not track' risks upsetting users, finds poll"
Techworld 11:11 AM
"Microsoft STALKS YOU even more than supermarkets do, says dev: Web-tracking is rife on technology vendor websites, with Microsoft among the worst offenders."
The Register 12:04 PM
"Microsoft Trolls The Trolls In Latest IE10 Ad"
TechCrunch 11:54 AM
"Microsoft Vancouver Gets Renamed, Working On 'Next Halo'"
Forbes 9:57 AM
"HP's big problem isn't Autonomy: It's HP/With Hewlett-Packard's cash cows drying up and its mobile strategy in ruins, CEO Meg Whitman has a huge rebuilding job on her hands"
InfoWorld 10:53 AM
"In a symbolic shift, IBM's India workforce likely exceeds U.S.: IT salaries in India for all firms close to minimum wage in America"
Computerworld 10:37 AM
"IBM adding 500 jobs at new data analytics center in Columbus"
Columbus Business First 9:42 AM
"IBM to bring 500 jobs to new Ohio analytics center"
Associated Press 12:37 PM
"Monty on broken MySQL promises: Oracle's going to fork it up"
The Register 12:05 PM
"Oracle's appeal of ruling in Google/Java case focuses entirely on copyright, drops patents"
Foss Patents 5:58 PM
"AMD to Sell, Lease Back its Texas Campus to Raise Cash"
TheStreet 9:35 AM
"AMD plans to sell Texas campus, lease back land to raise cash"
ZDNet 12:27 PM
"Why AMD's Stock Collapsed And How It Can Recover"
Seeking Alpha 1:34 PM
"Intel: Amid Ongoing PC Weakness, Street Cuts Estimates"
Forbes 12:37 PM
"Intel Capital Leads $5M Series A In Spain's Indisys: Maker Of Machine-Human Interaction Natural Language Virtual Assistants"
TechCrunch 11:55 AM
"Cisco Keeps Up Acquisition Pace With $141 Million Cariden Buy"
AllThingsD 9:32 AM
"Cisco Buys Telecom Infrastructure Management Specialist"
CRN 10:34 AM
"Cisco takes aim at fakers with anti-piracy tool"
The Register 12:05 PM
"Cisco's internal security team fights to corral BYOD, malware and Wild West environment"
Computerworld New Zealand 5:09 PM
"CompTIA opinion: A technology agenda for Obama's second term/Among the issues that Congress and the president can tackle are taxation, STEM education and the need for a national standard on data breaches"
Computerworld 10:36 AM
"Republicans Give SOPA Architect Power Over Science Committee. Goodbye, Geek Supporters"
TechCrunch 11:53 AM
"Hurricane Sandy Delays Rollout of ISP Piracy Warnings Until 2013"
PC Magazine 11:09 AM
"Debut of 'six strikes' anti-piracy program pushed back to 2013"
PCWorld 11:11 AM
"'Six strikes' anti-piracy measures postponed until next year"
TG Daily 12:00 PM
"Server revenues decline in the third quarter: EMEA taking it especially hard, says Gartner"
The Register 12:06 PM
"IT buying decisions more complex in 2013"
ZDNet 12:26 PM
General Interest
"Why you can't read too much into the Wii U's 'slow' clock speed: Comparing raw numbers just doesn't work when measuring consoles' relative power."
Ars Technica 7:22 PM
"Amazon Data Pipeline promises to ease management of data stored in multiple locations"
Computerworld New Zealand 8:37 PM
"Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Said He Was Hugely Surprised By The Success Of AWS"
TechCrunch 5:47 PM
"Amazon-Google cloud price war heats up: Google cuts its Cloud Storage pricing by 10 percent only a few days after slashing it by about 20 percent. The reduction comes a day after Amazon lowered its own pricing. Your move next, Amazon."
CNET News 4:01 PM
"Video: Winulator runs classic Windows games on Android"
TG Daily 12:00 PM
"James Gosling using Java to build smart marine robots"
Network World 11:57 AM
"Augmented Light Bulb Turns a Desk Into a Touch Screen: A computer that can be screwed into a light socket can project interactive images onto any nearby surface."
Technology Review 11:56 AM
"Dotcom may soon be free to buy mansion"
Fairfax NZ News 11:32 AM
"Eucalyptus: We're the Amazon of private cloud companies"
Network World 11:14 AM
"Hackers make headway porting webOS to Android"
PCWorld 11:11 AM
"Sony tempts 4K Ultra HD TV buyers with free films"
The Register 12:03 PM
"Sony packages Ultra HD movie system with 4K TVs"
PCWorld 11:10 AM
"Samsung will issue firmware fix for printer security flaw on Friday: Samsung said disabling older versions of SNMP on the printers would protect them, contradicting an earlier security warning from US-CERT"
IDG News Service 11:14 AM
"Rugged, Push-to-Talk Samsung Rugby III Hits AT&T Dec. 14"
PC Magazine 11:09 AM
"Metcalfe on Ethernet's lessons and unsung heros"
EE Times 10:44 AM
"Satellite carrier may open new Wi-Fi channel for US: Globalstar might hold the key to Channel 14, not available in the US yet, with its proposal to make better use of its spectrum"
IDG News Service 10:36 AM
"File-sharing site Newzbin2 shuts down"
ZDNet 12:24 PM
"Piracy site Newzbin2 gives up and closes 15 months after block"
BBC 10:07 AM
"Google GRINCHES have change of heart, bring back Christmas: Android fix restores month of December"
The Register 12:06 PM
"Google tools gaffe let ZOMBIE web admins feast on websites"
The Register 12:04 PM
"Google Street View Hits The Slopes"
InformationWeek 9:53 AM
"Researchers Steal Cloud Computing Power Via Browsers"
InformationWeek 9:53 AM
"B&N: Nook sales 'doubled' over Black Friday weekend"
CNET News 9:48 AM
"Workday Posts Strong Start As Public Firm: Workday post-IPO financial results exceed expectations and it sets lofty goals for market share gains against Oracle and SAP."
InformationWeek 9:52 AM
"Workday Sales Beat Estimates on Cloud-Computing Demand"
Bloomberg 9:44 AM
"Final stretch of BlackBerry 10 push sees RIM tapping Titanium community"
ZDNet 12:26 PM
"Desperately Seeking Developers: RIM Offers Appcelerator's 390,000 Titanium Devs Incentives To Port Apps To BlackBerry 10"
TechCrunch 11:55 AM
"RIM bribes coders: Make BlackBerry 10 apps, GET A FREE SHINY"
The Register 12:03 PM
"RIM Offers BlackBerry 10 QWERTY Phone to Developers"
PC Magazine 11:10 AM
"RIM preps developers for BlackBerry 10 QWERTY smartphone: Developers will be able to trade in their Alpha C devices for a limited-edition BlackBerry 10 smartphone"
IDG News Service 10:54 AM
"Research in Motion shows off BlackBerry 10 with keyboard"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 9:34 AM
"AirPlay for everyone? Zapstreak outs Android SDK with more in store"
GigaOM 9:16 AM
Press Releases
"Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Cariden: Acquisition Further Strengthens Cisco's Ability to Lead the Evolution in Service Provider Networking"
Marketwire 9:38 AM
"Dell Expands Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Offerings with New Windows Server 2012 Solution"
Business Wire 9:39 AM
"IBM Opens Advanced Analytics Center In Columbus, Ohio: New Center to Foster Economic Competitiveness in the U.S., Create 500 Jobs Aligned to New Markets for Watson, Smarter Commerce and Social Business Client Capabilities"
PRNewswire 9:43 AM
"Ghana's Fidelity Bank Turns to IBM to Power Next Phase of Growth"
PRNewswire 9:42 AM
Microsoft
"Doing the Math on DigiTimes' Microsoft Surface Shipment Claims"
Techland 9:40 PM
"Is Microsoft's Surface Pro Tablet DOA on Price?"
Wired 6:50 PM
"Microsoft Surface Pro to have half the Surface RT's battery life"
ZDNet 5:19 PM
"Surface Pro's $899 Price Tag Aimed At Businesses, Not You"
ReadWrite 2:50 PM
"Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro: $899 in January"
GigaOM 2:47 PM
"Valley View: Windows Phone 8 Up Close" [Video Report]
InformationWeek 12:54 PM
"Microsoft to IE haters: You're sad"
CNET News 12:51 PM
"Why I can't recommend the Surface RT for tablet shoppers"
ZDNet 12:24 PM
"Microsoft Vancouver becomes Black Tusk Studios"
Destructoid 5:32 PM
"Microsoft Is A 4 Star Dividend Stock For Your Portfolio"
Seeking Alpha 9:58 AM
"Microsoft Puts $250M More Into Its Ed-Tech Program, Partners In Learning; Wants Provide 20M Teachers With '21st Century Skills'"
TechCrunch 11:55 AM
"Microsoft Renews Commitment to Education With US$250 Million Investment in Partners in Learning: Renewal commitment brings total program investment to US$750 million for improving teacher skills, resources to improve student readiness for the global workforce."
PRNewswire 9:58 AM
"Microsoft's Windows 8 Numbers Meaningless: Microsoft says it has sold more than 40 million Windows 8 licenses, but the information is worthless in absence of key data the company won't divulge."
InformationWeek 9:52 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"Judge says 'no fundamental right to use Facebook,' tosses antitrust case"
GigaOM 8:37 PM
"Accused IBM Inside Traders Weishaus, Conradt Arrested by FBI"
Bloomberg 12:37 PM
"Mozilla and German lawmakers spar in increasingly furious 'link tax' row"
ZDNet 12:26 PM
"Senate Committee Approves Bill Requiring Warrants for E-Mail"
Wired 12:15 PM
"Congressman seeks Reddit review on internet regulation freeze"
V3 12:09 PM
"UK gov. coalition partner may drop support for data snooping bill"
ZDNet 12:25 PM
"Jimmy Wales welcomes Richard O'Dwyer ruling but UK legal concerns remain"
V3 12:09 PM
"Gary McKinnon UK legal meeting delayed"
V3 12:09 PM
"Broadband minister admits rural rollout by 2015 is 'challenging target'"
The Register 12:05 PM
"The Slow, Ineffectual ICANN Is Still the Best Option for Internet Governance"
Slate 11:33 AM
"Italy claims Google failed to declare millions"
Associated Press 11:27 AM
"Twitter forced to keep firehose flowing"
TG Daily 11:58 AM
"Social analytics firm PeopleBrowsr wins temporary order against Twitter"
IDG News Service 11:14 AM
"Syria suffers Internet 'blackout'; cut off from the outside world"
ZDNet 12:24 PM
"Syria Shuts Down Internet In Midst Of Uprising, Mobile Services And Land Lines Partially Down"
TechCrunch 11:54 AM
"Syria cuts Internet access nationwide"
Associated Press 11:12 AM
"US piracy crackdown delayed until 2013"
BBC 10:06 AM
"Greater Email Privacy Won't Hinder Law Enforcement"
Associated Press 9:47 AM
"Obama Turns His Back On Silicon Valley"
Business Insider 9:37 AM
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"Laptop Buyers Should Pay Some Attention to the Chromebook"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:13 PM
"Drop Your Cell Plan And Still Use Your Phone"
BYTE 12:54 PM
"HP Pavilion dm1-4310e: Swapping Windows 8 for Linux"
ZDNet 12:24 PM
"Take a Peek at What's Next from Halo Creator Bungie"
Techland 12:07 PM
"What KILLED Motorola? Not Google! It was Moto's DIRE software"
The Register 12:05 PM
"Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 Review"
HotHardware 11:25 AM
"HP's Big Autonomy Flap: Much Ado About Not Much News"
Seeking Alpha 9:40 AM
"Google's Latest Nexus Tablet a Hit, but Not a Perfect 10"
AllThingsD 9:32 AM
"Verizon best, AT&T worst in Consumer Reports carrier survey"
NBC News 11:06 AM
"AT&T yet again the worst-rated carrier in U.S."
CNET News 9:48 AM
"Wireless Carrier Rankings: AT&T Vs. Verizon/Verizon outscored its rivals in Consumers Reports' annual rankings of wireless network operators, but not in every category."
InformationWeek 10:52 AM
"AT&T still at bottom of Consumer Reports rankings, but boasts best 4G network"
PCWorld 11:11 AM
"AT&T has best 4G network in Consumer Reports' rankings"
CNNMoney 9:15 AM
Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers
"Groupon scores Major League Baseball partnership: The daily deals site signs with the MLB to offer deals and exclusive perks for all 30 of the league's clubs."
CNET News 2:47 PM
"Workshare acquires U.K.-based enterprise social firm IdeaPlane"
ZDNet 12:26 PM
"Acquia Lands $30 Million Series E To Scale Out Its Enterprise Drupal Development Platform"
TechCrunch 11:54 AM
"Google acquires promotions platform firm Incentive Targeting"
IDG News Service 11:13 AM
"Back From the Dead? RIM Rallies Around Buy Rating From Goldman"
FOXBusiness 10:50 AM
"Research In Motion Spikes As Goldman Ups To Buy From Hold"
Forbes 10:48 AM
"Ingram Micro to buy Promark Technology"
MarketWatch 12:35 PM
"Ingram Micro Acquires Government-Focused Distributor Promark"
CRN 10:34 AM
"Drupal software firm Acquia raises another $30M"
Boston Herald 10:19 AM
"TeliaSonera Seeks More Than $500 Million From Kazakh IPO"
Bloomberg 10:17 AM
"Taiwan body to reopen DRAM asset tender after failed auction"
Reuters 9:51 AM
"Telenor Says Not Looking for New Partners in India"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:31 AM
Tech Stocks
"Apple, RIM, AMD lead techs up: Apple rises as iPhone 5 gets China OK; RIM upgraded by Goldman"
MarketWatch 12:34 PM
"U.S. stocks extend gains on 'cliff' hopes"
MarketWatch 3:58 PM
"U.S. Stocks Climb Amid Optimism Over Budget Negotiations"
Bloomberg 3:58 PM
"Stocks Hold Gains; Nasdaq Back Above 3000"
TheStreet 3:58 PM
"Stocks inch higher as fiscal cliff worries remain"
CNNMoney 3:58 PM
"Apple's iPhone 5 gets final approval for China release"
"Facebook, Zynga revamp partnership"
"Facebook, Zynga revamp partnership"
"Sprint unveils in-car communications system for automakers"
"Sony's PlayStation3 beats Nintendo's Wii U over Black Friday"
"Microsoft Windows 8 makes lukewarm debut: sales tracker"
"OCZ 'back on track', taps more NAND chip suppliers"
"Cisco to buy privately held network software company"
"Twitter in legal spat over data clampdown"
"Belden to sell defense cable business to Carlisle for $265 million"
TechWeb
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"Drop Your Cell Plan And Still Use Your Phone"
"Valley View: Windows Phone 8 Up Close"
"Managing The Multi-Vendor Backup"
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