"HP ponies up bigger bucks for Linux Foundation: The WebOS backer boosts its status to Platinum membership, which requires a $500,000 commitment. HP also will now hold a seat on the Linux Foundation's board."
CNET News 10:11 AM
"HP Takes Linux Foundation Membership To New Level"
CRN 10:52 AM
"Acer: Has Microsoft bitten off more than it can chew?"
ZDNet 1:58 PM
"Microsoft's Surface Is Doing Well, but the Pro Edition May Secure Its Future"
Minyanville 2:08 PM
"Microsoft looks to give Surface sales a pop with pop-up stores"
PCWorld 11:31 AM
"Ford And Microsoft Deliver Their 5 Millionth SYNC-Enabled Vehicle, Plan To Bring Cloud And Car Closer Together"
TechCrunch 1:26 PM
"Microsoft extends social drive with Moxie partnership"
V3 1:41 PM
"Microsoft CEO visits Israel, meets with Netanyahu: On heels of Microsoft's Windows 8 launch, chief executive visits Israel to renew commitment"
Associated Press 10:05 AM
"Microsoft CEO lauds close hi-tech ties with Israel during visit"
Xinhua 9:12 PM
"AMD announces fastest 16-core server chips as ARM future looms: New Opteron server chips include the new Piledriver cores"
IDG News Service 10:54 AM
"AMD unveils Abu Dhabi chips for speedier servers"
Computerworld Blogs 10:55 AM
"AMD rolls Piledriver core into Opteron 6300 for high-end servers"
V3 1:41 PM
"AMD Launches New Opteron 6300 Processors For Servers"
CRN 10:52 AM
"AMD revs Opterons up to 6300 for fat x86 servers"
The Register 1:38 PM
"New PlayStation 4 development kit contains an AMD 'heart': report"
ZDNet 1:58 PM
"Files aren't property, says US government: New twist in Megaupload case a threat to all clouds, claims EFF"
The Register 1:38 PM
"Are Chip Makers Chipping Away at PC Business?"
The Motley Fool 9:57 AM
"Apache Server Setting Mistakes Can Aid Hackers: Numerous large companies that use free Apache server software leave internal status pages visible, which can help hackers exploit networks."
InformationWeek 10:25 AM
"Gartner upbeat on big data jobs"
Computerworld 11:35 AM
"Tech Pros Optimistic About Job Growth: Independent tech field reps most optimistic about prospects than they've been in 15 months, survey finds."
InformationWeek 10:25 AM
"IT sector rebounds, gains 12,500 jobs in October"
Network World 11:15 AM
General Interest
"Tumblr grows to 20 billion monthly pageviews, monetizes a fraction"
The Verge 9:29 PM
"Mom writes book on her BlackBerry: Londoner Georgina Campbell says she wrote a whole book on her much-maligned little machine. It has now been published. Is it a new version of 'Thumbelina?'"
CNET News 8:20 PM
"Instagram moves from the smartphone to the desktop: New user profile pages will rollout throughout the week, company says."
Ars Technica 5:22 PM
"KDE 'annoys the hell out of' Linus Torvalds"
The Register 1:38 PM
"Rare Air Raid Atari game worth at least $30K"
TG Daily 1:30 PM
"Step Away from the Remote Control: Startup PredictGaze thinks technology that can determine where you're looking—and what you look like—is the interface of the future."
Technology Review 1:28 PM
"OLED TVs to Arrive This Year But Won't Make Huge Splash"
PC Magazine 11:30 AM
"Virgin Mobile USA Launches $5 Daily Broadband Plan"
PC Magazine 11:30 AM
"More VMware secret source splattered across internet"
The Register 1:34 PM
"More VMware ESX hypervisor source code leaked by hackers"
IDG News Service 11:16 AM
"Colt aims to make power, cooling management in data centers more flexible"
IDG News Service 11:16 AM
"Twinstrata Unveils Cloud Storage Platform: CloudArray 4.0 adds network attached storage (NAS) capability, new appliances and support for additional cloud service providers."
InformationWeek 11:13 AM
"Hackers claim attacks against ImageShack, Symantec, PayPal, other websites"
IDG News Service 10:56 AM
"League of Legends rewards well-behaved players"
BBC 10:34 AM
"Big Data Supports Superstorm Sandy Relief Efforts: Data integration, visualization and analysis tools help get medical help to people devastated by natural disasters like Sandy or Haiti's earthquake."
InformationWeek 10:23 AM
"Facebook password-bypass flaw fixed"
CNET News 10:12 AM
"AUO to lay off almost 100 employees"
DigiTimes 11:04 AM
"AU Optronics cuts 100 jobs, 0.5% of workforce"
MarketWatch 9:51 AM
Press Releases
"AMAX Scales Performance With the Latest 16-Core AMD Opteron(TM) 6300 Series Processors Codename 'Abu Dhabi'"
Marketwire 9:58 AM
"Supermicro® Debuts SuperServer® and SuperBlade® Solutions Supporting New AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor"
PRNewswire 9:58 AM
"Cray XE6 Series of Supercomputers Now Available With New AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processors"
Marketwire 9:58 AM
"New AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processors Deliver the Winning Solution for Virtualized Data Centers and High Performance Computing Clusters"
Marketwire 9:57 AM
"HP Selected by P&G to Help Improve Supply-Chain Efficiency, Speed Products to Market"
Marketwire 10:02 AM
"Textkernel Selects Autonomy, an HP Company, to Power Document Extraction"
PRNewswire 10:02 AM
"IBM Smarter Cities Solution Enables Maryland to Expand Health Insurance Options for Citizens"
PRNewswire 2:10 PM
"Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Enrolls IBM PureSystems to Elevate Student Experience"
PRNewswire 10:02 AM
"Intel Announces Intel® SSD DC S3700 Series -- Next-Generation Data Center Solid-State Drive (SSD)"
Business Wire 2:10 PM
"Oracle's 'Designing an M2M Platform for the Connected World' Report: Companies Extending the Use of M2M Data to Increase Opportunity and Intelligence Across the Enterprise"
Marketwire 10:06 AM
"EP2M and Oracle Announce Successful Completion of Multi-Product Implementation and Integration of Oracle Utilities Applications for Middlesex Water Company"
PRNewswire 10:06 AM
Microsoft
"Surface Pro Gets A Price In Germany, And It's Not Cheap"
Redmond Pie 5:49 PM
"Which peripherals work with Windows RT, Surface RT?"
ZDNet 5:24 PM
"Surface fine print: Windows eats up storage space"
CNET News 4:05 PM
"Microsoft's Surface Is Doing Well, but the Pro Edition May Secure Its Future"
Minyanville 3:08 PM
"'Halo 4' Should Have Been A Windows 8 Launch Title"
Forbes 11:07 AM
"Microsoft Launches Office, Azure Services In China"
InformationWeek 10:24 AM
"Microsoft posts Build Conference videos online"
CNET News 10:11 AM
"Review: Microsoft Surface with Windows RT"
Houston Chronicle 11:11 AM
"A Cheap Play On The Success Of Microsoft's Surface"
Seeking Alpha 10:05 AM
"Microsoft's Shape the Future: Getting kids started on Windows 8"
ZDNet 1:58 PM
"Windows 8 may be 'safer', but you're still not buying it"
ZDNet 1:58 PM
"Windows Phone 8: Exceptional tools, but where are the devs?"
The Register 1:35 PM
"Windows 8 presses developers to update their skills"
IDG News Service 11:32 AM
"Free ebook teaches IT pros the Windows 8 basics"
PCWorld 11:31 AM
"Top Businesses Deliver New Experiences With Windows 8 Apps: Power brands address critical business needs, better engage customers using new Windows 8 apps."
PRNewswire 10:05 AM
"Windows Phone 8: 5 BYOD Considerations"
InformationWeek 11:13 AM
"Windows Phone 8 Review: Good, But Not Good Enough"
TheStreet 9:40 AM
"Microsoft Is Way Dumber Than Facebook"
TheStreet 9:39 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"Defamation Suits Threaten Google and Other Search Engines: An Australian man successfully sued Google for defamation, opening the floodgates for more suits against search engine companies."
PC Magazine 4:38 PM
"Politicians united by data retention"
ZDNet 2:00 PM
"Mozilla gets away with $1.5m tax bill in Googlebucks settlement"
The Register 1:34 PM
"Enterprise Architecture Is the Steak to Cloud's Sizzle for Feds"
CIO 11:35 AM
"DHS official suggests sharing IT resources to survive hacks"
Computerworld 11:35 AM
"Carriers to feds: Fix current telecom deal before starting follow-on/As the GSA starts defining its NS2020 telecom program, carriers are urging the agency to modify the current Networx contract"
Network World 11:34 AM
"'World's largest' telecom deal turns out to be a dud: U.S. government's Networx program is billions below its projected revenues, years behind schedule"
Network World 11:34 AM
"Twitter now posts takedown messages for tweets that violate copyrights"
IDG News Service 11:31 AM
"EU tells member states to open up spectrum for more 4G"
ZDNet 1:57 PM
"EC demands more 4G spectrum from member states"
V3 1:41 PM
"EU spectrum for 4G to double US amount: New rules mean that EU countries must open up the 2GHz band"
IDG News Service 11:35 AM
"EU boosts radio spectrum for superfast mobile services"
Reuters 9:59 AM
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"Offline: the election/How can anyone lie when the truth is just a Google search away?"
The Verge 6:10 PM
"Will 10-inch Android tablets be the losers of the tablet PC wars?"
ZDNet 1:58 PM
"Bravo's Silicon Valley vs. A Real Silicon Valley Founder"
Wired 1:54 PM
"Mmm, what's that smell: Coffee or sweat? How to avoid a crap IT job"
The Register 1:37 PM
"These $600 Android-powered Oakley goggles are so cyberpunk"
TG Daily 1:31 PM
"Google's Nexus Strategy In A Nutshell: Cheap Mobile Internet Everywhere"
TechCrunch 1:26 PM
"How does wi-fi localisation work?"
Fairfax NZ News 11:50 AM
"Kim Dotcom burning through PR capital"
Fairfax NZ News 11:50 AM
"The easiest and most reliable way to send photos"
UTSanDiego 11:46 AM
"Like it or not, closures are coming to Java"
InfoWorld 11:15 AM
"Security through obscurity: How to cover your tracks online"
InfoWorld 11:15 AM
"October, 2012: The Month That Your Smartphone and Four Other Technologies Officially Started To Die"
Forbes 11:08 AM
"Fondle fever: Growing tablet market no longer just an iPad market"
Channel Register 1:36 PM
"Apple's share of tablet market slips"
Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:06 AM
"Apple Share of Tablet Market Dips as Amazon, Samsung Gain"
Bloomberg 10:36 AM
"5 Ways To Survive The Coming IT Apocalypse"
InformationWeek 10:24 AM
"After Hurricane Sandy: Lessons for the data center"
InfoWorld 11:14 AM
"Sandy A Grim Reminder: Back Up Your Data"
BYTE 10:24 AM
"Smartphone Anti-Theft Database: What's Enterprise Impact? Major U.S. phone carriers hope their new database will deter thieves. But experts say the plan won't soothe many enterprise data security concerns."
InformationWeek 10:23 AM
"Get a year of unlimited cloud backup for $25"
CNET News 10:12 AM
"Room To Read Turns Silicon Valley Riches Into Global Libraries, Schools"
Forbes 10:05 AM
"U.S. stocks rise modestly before election"
MarketWatch 4:02 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise Before American Presidential Elections"
Bloomberg 4:02 PM
"Stocks Edge Up Ahead of Election Day"
TheStreet 4:02 PM
"Stocks end slightly higher as election looms"
CNNMoney 4:02 PM
"Stocks Eke Out a Gain Ahead of US Election"
CNBC 4:02 PM
"Blue Chips Finish in the Black: Stocks rose on the eve of the presidential election, rebounding from a selloff Friday that had capped the Dow industrials' second straight weekly loss."
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:03 PM
"Investors on hold as election looms"
CNNMoney 9:38 AM
"HSBC shares drag London stocks lower"
MarketWatch 9:51 AM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks lower, eyes on U.S. election"
MarketWatch 9:46 AM
"Europe Markets: U.S. election, Greece weigh on Europe stocks"
MarketWatch 9:46 AM
"Markets on edge ahead of crucial Greek votes and US presidential election"
Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 9:56 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m."
Associated Press 2:07 PM
"Apple sells three million iPads over first weekend"
"Microsoft pulls out the stops for Halo 4"
"U.S. judge tosses Apple vs. Google lawsuit over patents"
"Symantec says another senior executive is leaving company"
"Staples to have Amazon lockers in U.S. stores: spokeswoman"
"U.S. judge tosses Apple vs. Google lawsuit over patents"
"Cable industry seeks out Silicon Valley pizzazz"
"William Shatner - there's an app for him"
"Windows Phone sales to 'ramp quickly': Microsoft CEO"
"Apple sells 3 million iPads over first weekend"
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"Wireless Connectivity Problems Hinder Mobile Medical Image Systems"
"Anonymous Threatens Zynga, Facebook Takedowns"
"Ballmer Says Windows Phone Sales To Surge"
"National Health Information Exchange: Why The Delay?"
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