"3 execs who could succeed Steve Ballmer: Microsoft's hard-charging chief is not going anywhere yet, but here are the men vying to be next in line."
Fortune 10:52 AM
"This Is One Incredible CEO" ["This week I want to switch gears back to the technology sector and point out, despite the obvious criticisms, why Steve Ballmer of Microsoft is truly a class act."]
The Motley Fool 3:39 PM
"Appeals court denies Google's request for rehearing of appeal of Microsoft injunction"
Foss Patents 9:50 AM
"Gutless Microsoft: Set to Sell Out to Apple"
TheStreet 10:02 AM
"Microsoft's Surface RT may win by default: Seven or more hardware manufacturers were slated to have Windows RT tablets out at this point, but Asus and Microsoft currently are the only horses in the race"
InfoWorld 10:57 AM
"Surface: Is it 'Microsoft's iPad', or something else?"
ZDNet 11:53 AM
"First look: Microsoft's sharp, new Windows Phone SDK/Windows Phone SDK 8.0 gives developers extensive features, snappier code, lots of help, and the option to code in JavaScript and HTML"
InfoWorld 10:55 AM
"Video: Kinect Fusion tool headed to Windows SDK"
TG Daily 11:35 AM
"Microsoft to fold in-memory database technology into SQL Server Next"
ZDNet 11:51 AM
"Microsoft In-Memory Move Challenges SAP, Oracle: Microsoft SQL Server 'Project Hekaton' promises in-memory transactional processing that will stack up against SAP Hana and Oracle Exadata."
InformationWeek 12:10 PM
"Angry Birds Space On Windows Phone 8 Reinforces Microsoft's Mobile Gaming Potential"
Forbes 10:51 AM
"Microsoft turns jobs centres into tech hubs to improve youngsters IT skills"
V3 11:44 AM
"Dell warns Taiwan notebook ODMs against producing white-box servers"
DigiTimes 10:36 AM
"Understanding Oracle's Growth Position"
TheStreet 9:35 AM
"'Intel Inside' Needs Intel Outside"
TheStreet 9:58 AM
"Intel Fast Becoming BlackBerry Lite"
TheStreet 9:35 AM
"Intel in Flash flush, offers 'smoother' fresh jobbie to data centre bods"
The Register 11:39 AM
"AMD shutters German Linux lab, gives devs the axe"
The Register 2:50 PM
"Obama faces piracy, privacy tests in his second term"
CNET News 10:10 AM
"5 Items Should Top Obama's Technology Agenda"
InformationWeek 10:14 AM
"The post-election tech tally: Winners and losers"
CNET News 8:02 PM
"Security experts push back at 'Cyber Pearl Harbor' warning"
CSO 10:56 AM
"Electronica 2012 highlights mobile, embedded"
EE Times 11:18 AM
"Fiber speeds boosted '2,000 times': Scientists at Bangor University in Wales say they've come up with a way to boost the performance of optical networks to reach speeds of up to 20Gbps."
TG Daily 11:35 AM
"Welsh researchers promise 40Gbps fibre speeds with low-cost components"
ZDNet 11:52 AM
"Water-soluble circuit boards could revolutionize e-waste recycling"
TG Daily 11:35 AM
"Daily Report: The 'Smart Device' Future"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:13 AM
"How management fads are killing IT"
InfoWorld 10:56 AM
General Interest
"At Panasonic, blunt chief looks to force turnaround"
Reuters 8:08 PM
"Google follows Apple's lead with Android app security screening"
CSO 1:15 PM
"Verizon Wireless Waives Billing For Some Sandy Victims"
BYTE 8:10 PM
"HTC, Verizon To Unveil HD Phablet: HTC and Verizon Wireless invite media to 'experience their latest collaboration' at event in New York City on November 13."
InformationWeek 12:10 PM
"Samsung releases 840 SSD family of solid state drives, includes Assassin's Creed III with 840 Pro line"
ZDNet 11:52 AM
"Amazon slashes cloud database prices"
ZDNet 11:52 AM
"SGI losses widen, but revenue bumps up"
The Register 11:41 AM
"Torvalds: I want to be nice, and curse less, but it's just not in me"
The Register 11:40 AM
"Finally, Humans Can Hang Out with Rats by Using Virtual Reality and Robotics"
Techland 11:43 AM
"This Robotic Dragonfly Will Soon Flit Into Your Nightmares For $99"
TechCrunch 11:31 AM
"Robo-dancers' moves aid research: Christchurch scientists are making robots dance Gangnam Style."
Fairfax NZ News 11:21 AM
"Piwik among winners at open source awards"
Fairfax NZ News 11:20 AM
"Facebook testing free Wi-Fi at retailers"
Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:06 AM
"Adobe, now 'married' to Microsoft, moves Flash updates to Patch Tuesday: Will sync Flash security updates with partner's monthly schedule"
Computerworld 10:32 AM
"TI unveils wireless charging chip with 4X powering area"
Computerworld 10:31 AM
"Android ICS powers these 4K TVs"
TG Daily 11:36 AM
"Google researcher warns firms not to use Sophos AV for mission-critical systems"
V3 11:44 AM
"Google wallet card is coming, support page confirms"
Mashable 11:22 AM
"Google rolls out new search page look"
CNET News 10:27 AM
"Google's Chrome finally embraces Do Not Track, but with a warning"
ZDNet 11:52 AM
"Chrome browser updated with battery-saving feature"
Techworld 11:33 AM
"Google adds Do Not Track to Chrome"
VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 9:48 AM
"Leap Wireless swings to 3rd-quarter profit"
MarketWatch 9:46 AM
"AT&T execs are confident about spectrum position"
CNET News 10:09 AM
"AT&T to boost spending to $22 billion per year for next 3 years"
Reuters [Free Registration Required] 10:28 AM
"With $14 Billion Investment, AT&T Will Offer LTE To 300 Million People By 2014, Fiber To 1 Million More Businesses By 2015"
TechCrunch 11:31 AM
"AT&T will spend $14B to pump up wireless, wireline networks"
CNET News 10:10 AM
"AT&T unveils $14 bln infrastructure plan"
MarketWatch 9:45 AM
"AT&T to refund $700K for data overcharges"
MarketWatch 9:44 AM
"Telefónica Swings to Profit as Latin America Grows"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:44 AM
"After A Tough Q3, Telecoms Kit Maker Ericsson To Cut ~9% Of Workforce In Sweden: 1,550 Jobs To Go In Cost-Cutting Drive"
TechCrunch 11:31 AM
"Ericsson to Cut 1,550 Jobs in Sweden as Carriers Spend Less"
Bloomberg 10:21 AM
"Ericsson to cut near 9 percent of Swedish staff amid downturn"
Reuters 10:13 AM
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Microsoft
"Rumor Has It: Xbox gaming tablet Microsoft's missing link?"
CNET TV 4:48 PM
"Microsoft's chief patent counsel Bart Eppenauer: 'We believe our patent laws have served the country very well.'"
The Verge 3:52 PM
"A $50 Not-Really-Windows Tablet: Maybe we should call this Windows NR, for 'Not Really.'"
Techland 3:51 PM
"Why Microsoft is the Most Interesting Name in Tech"
The Motley Fool 1:17 PM
"Windows 8 users now getting 'how-to' e-mails from Microsoft"
CNET Reviews 12:08 PM
"Microsoft Signs Licensing Agreements for exFAT With Sharp, Sigma, NextoDi, Black Magic and Atomos Global"
PRNewswire 12:06 PM
"Microsoft invests $100m in Brazil with new technology center"
ZDNet 11:52 AM
"Surface RT: A tweener device for Windows laptop users"
ZDNet 11:51 AM
"Microsoft delivers powerful desktop tools for Windows admins: Admins seeking meaningful virtualization, management, and restoration tools will welcome Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2012"
InfoWorld 10:56 AM
"Halo 4 offers lessons on how to hand off a brand, CEO says"
Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 11:47 AM
"Halo 4 Launch Goes Off with Few Hitches"
Forbes 10:03 AM
"Form 8-K for Microsoft Corp"
EDGAR Online 10:02 AM
"Russian Windows Phones to Ship With Yandex as Default Search"
WSJ Blogs 10:02 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"David Cameron trialling app to aid government decisions"
BBC 10:11 PM
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"After election, no sequel for three SOPA-sponsoring congressmen"
CNET News 8:03 PM
"Election 2012: New Voting Tech Caused Some Headaches"
InformationWeek 12:10 PM
"UK cybercrime victims get response team to call on after attacks"
ZDNet 11:52 AM
"Scotland gets ready to spend £60m on tablets"
ZDNet 11:52 AM
"Gary McKinnon's mother slams hypocrisy of potential UK prosecution"
V3 11:44 AM
"Inside the Secret World of the Data Crunchers Who Helped Obama Win"
Time 11:42 AM
"Pandora sues publishers over online music royalties"
The Register 11:40 AM
"Feds, US Businesses to Link Arms on Cybersecurity"
Agence France-Presse 10:37 AM
"Megaupload Case Has Far-Reaching Implications for Cloud-Data Ownership Rights"
Wired 11:48 AM
"Megaupload boss aims to lie low: Flamboyant Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom has vowed to lie low as he awaits a US attempt to extradite him from New Zealand, fearing a backlash after making a series of high-profile announcements."
Sydney Morning Herald 11:23 AM
"Kim Dotcom's new Mega site barred by Gabon"
The Register 11:40 AM
"Megaupload sequel faces Gabon's suspension order setback"
BBC 10:18 AM
"Sony PlayStation certificate sparks talk China may lift console ban"
Reuters 10:04 AM
"Sony PlayStation 3 Gets Safety Certificate From China Authority"
Bloomberg 10:01 AM
"AT&T settles with the FCC over unauthorized switching of data plans"
Houston Chronicle 10:53 AM
"AT&T, Govt Reach Deal On Data Plan Complaints"
Associated Press 10:06 AM
"AT&T, government reach deal on forcing monthly data plans, AT&T to pay $700,000, offer refunds"
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Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"WTF is... RF-MEMS? Apparently, a way to make smartphones much, much better phones"
The Register 11:40 AM
"Grand Theft Auto V can't settle down"
TG Daily 11:36 AM
"How (and why) to surf the Web in secret"
PCWorld 11:14 AM
"Outsourcing contracts down by 19 percent, says research firm"
IDG News Service 11:14 AM
"Review: Samsung's Galaxy Note II gets bigger and better"
InfoWorld 10:56 AM
"Dell XPS 12 Windows 8 Tablet Vs. Hurricane Sandy: When I found myself without power for four days in Manhattan, Dell's Windows 8 tablet was my main link to the outside world. See how it fared."
InformationWeek 10:54 AM
"Five Things You Should Know About the Future of Mobile"
Forbes 10:50 AM
"Google Search and Maps take a pounding in China"
The Register 11:40 AM
"Is it a blessing for Asustek to have Google backing?"
DigiTimes 10:36 AM
"How Do You Survive The Innovation Hamster Wheel?"
InformationWeek 10:15 AM
"Teardowns of iPad Mini and Kindle Fire HD reveal differing business models"
Techworld 11:14 AM
"Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD 'outperform' iPad Mini display"
CNET News 10:11 AM
"Tablet showdown: iPad mini vs. Nexus 7 vs Kindle Fire HD"
CNNMoney 9:31 AM
Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers
"Citrix teaming with NetApp on data sharing, storage deployments"
ZDNet 11:51 AM
"Box signs German distribution deal with Deutsche Telekom"
Techworld 11:33 AM
"LearnStreet Launches With $1M From Vinod Khosla To Help You Learn How To Build, Test And Push Code"
TechCrunch 11:31 AM
"Tech groups invest in conquest of Brazil"
Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:47 AM
"AT&T to Invest $14 Billion in Networks, Lifts Dividend"
Bloomberg 10:22 AM
"Telefonica Debt Shrinks as Alierta Sells Assets for Cash"
Bloomberg 10:22 AM
"Sprint to Buy U.S. Cellular's Midwest Airwaves, Customers"
Bloomberg 10:22 AM
"Sprint Buying Some US Cellular Markets For $480M"
Associated Press 10:06 AM
"Sprint Buys Spectrum From U.S. Cellular"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:38 AM
"Sprint Snaps Up U.S. Cellular Midwest Markets"
TheStreet 9:35 AM
"Facebook and Twitter Should Merge"
TheStreet 9:34 AM
Tech Stocks
"Tech Stocks: Apple, Orbitz slide in big tech slump/IPad maker sinks further; telco providers up on AT&T spending plan"
MarketWatch 4:48 PM
"U.S. stocks slammed on fiscal-cliff fears: Europe's debt troubles also weigh on sentiment"
MarketWatch 11:54 AM
"Post-Election Retreat: Dow Plummets Below 13K for First Time in 2 Months"
FOXBusiness 10:52 AM
"Stocks Slammed by Fiscal Cliff Fears"
TheStreet 4:49 PM
"Stocks plunge: Dow's worst day of the year"
CNNMoney 4:49 PM
"Dow Tumbles Most in One Year After Presidential Elections"
Bloomberg 4:49 PM
"Stocks head for sell-off after election"
CNNMoney 9:29 AM
"Resource firms, banks lead U.K. stocks lower"
MarketWatch 11:55 AM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks higher following Obama win"
MarketWatch 9:38 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks slump on U.S., Germany concerns/ECB's Draghi flags effects of crisis on German economy"
MarketWatch 11:55 AM
"Obama re-election fails to buoy market as investors fear policy gridlock from divided Congress: Stock markets plunged Wednesday on concerns that newly re-elected President Barack Obama will struggle to agree on a budget deal with a divided Congress and as Europe's economic outlook darkened further."
Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 11:55 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at 1 p.m."
Associated Press 1:36 PM
"Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares down at 1 p.m."
Associated Press 1:36 PM
"Just Say 'No' to Tech Stocks"
Minyanville 12:03 PM
TechWeb
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"Microsoft Folds Windows Live Messenger Into Skype"
"Digital Revolution's Winners And Losers"
"Apple Hit With $368 Million Patent Verdict"
"Small Data Beat Big Data In Election 2012"
"Sophos AV Teardown Reveals Critical Vulnerabilities"
"Samsung Galaxy Note II Visual Tour | Election Voting Tech Glitches"
"Hybrid Notebook/Tablet, Android-Style From Lenovo"
"Malware Tools Get Smarter To Nab Financial Data"
"HTC, Verizon To Unveil HD Phablet"
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