"Microsoft Makes New Push Into Music"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:47 AM
"Microsoft Unveils Xbox Music to Compete With Apple's iTunes: The new service will replace Zune on the Xbox 360 console Tuesday, followed by a launch on PCs, slates and Surface devices 10 days later."
The Hollywood Reporter 8:13 AM
"Xbox Music to offer on-demand music free on tablet"
Associated Press 8:01 AM
"Microsoft Hits the Restart Button With Xbox Music"
AllThingsD 8:01 AM
"Microsoft to launch Xbox music service"
Telegraph 8:15 AM
"Microsoft debuts Xbox music service to take on Apple"
Reuters 7:47 AM
"Microsoft's Windows 8 a Turnoff for Some Corporate Users"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:56 PM
"Microsoft Surface tablet goes all a Twitter: The upcoming Windows 8 tablet is receiving some social media action with its own new Twitter account."
CNET News 7:49 AM
"Microsoft gets crazy with its first Windows 8 TV ad"
PCWorld 3:00 PM
"Microsoft's New Windows 8 Commercial Has Lift-Off"
TechCrunch 8:05 AM
"Lenovo and Hewlett-Packard Battle Over Title of No. 1 PC Seller"
Minyanville 12:39 PM
"How HP Could Reinvent 3D Printing...and Itself"
Forbes 9:08 AM
"What Many People Are Missing About HP"
Forbes 8:00 AM
"A Deeper Look at the PC Industry and H-P's Desperation"
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 8:47 AM
"Microsoft's Xbox Music Looks Good, As Far As It Goes"
Techland 8:24 AM
"Xbox Music is not available on Windows Phone 7 or Windows 7"
The Verge 8:09 AM
"Microsoft's Surface graffiti ads go global, French version hints at European launch"
The Verge 8:09 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"Zynga sues former exec for 'wholesale theft' of data"
CNET News 9:20 PM
"Congressman to FTC: Don't mess with Google"
CNET News 6:22 PM
"Congressman warns FTC: Leave Google alone"
Ars Technica 3:57 PM
"San Francisco Proposes Revised Open Data Legislation, Plans to Hire Chief Data Officer"
TechCrunch 8:45 AM
"Second LulzSec member pleads guilty to Sony hack"
The Register 8:39 AM
"Lulzsec hacker pleads guilty over Sony attack"
BBC 8:36 AM
"EU will tell Google to change privacy policy tomorrow, report says"
CNET News 9:05 AM
"Google 'to be ordered to reverse privacy policy'"
Telegraph 8:15 AM
"Google faces double whammy from FTC and EU"
TG Daily 8:13 AM
"Amazon to refund e-book customers following price fix settlement"
BBC 8:36 AM
"Amazon details ebook price-fixing refund policy, will give up to $1.32 per book"
The Verge 8:09 AM
Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion
"Google TV finally gets added to a TV set-top box... in Korea"
GigaOM 8:40 PM
"How Secure Is Google's Data Bank? Google knows more about you than you know, but that information could easily be stolen or fabricated."
PC Magazine 3:59 PM
"Saying goodbye to our favorite tech"
TG Daily 12:35 PM
"How Hard Will FTC Hit Google?"
Seeking Alpha 12:31 PM
"Google Vs. Vringo: Why I Think A Settlement Is In The Cards"
Seeking Alpha 12:31 PM
"Why I pay extra for 'business-class' broadband at home: No data caps, no blocked ports, and better support are pretty darn compelling."
Ars Technica 8:26 AM
"Softbank CEO on why he bought Sprint: 'I am a man and every man wants to be number one'"
BGR 6:30 PM
"Sprint's $20 Billion Deal Could Mean Lower Rates for All"
Wired 3:00 PM
"Why A Softbank Investment in Sprint Could be Disruptive"
Tech.pinions 1:37 PM
"Where does Softbank-Sprint rank?"
Fortune 12:05 PM
"Softbank's Son On Sprint Acquisition: Every Man Aspires To Be #1"
Business Insider 8:15 AM
"The Hidden Losers In Softbank's $20 Billion Sprint Deal: Startups, VCs, And Yahoo Shareholders"
Business Insider 8:14 AM
Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers
"Esri Acquires Location Platform Geoloqi, Plans To Launch Alternative iOS Mapping Library Soon"
TechCrunch 4:23 PM
"Japanese Games Giant GREE Buys Minority Stake In Dutch Chat Startup eBuddy"
TechCrunch 12:23 PM
"Pittsburgh Healthcare System Invests $100M In Big Data"
InformationWeek 9:06 AM
"Message Bus Lands $11M From North Bridge, True Ventures To Be The Dropbox For Cloud Messaging"
TechCrunch 8:44 AM
"Video Platform Startup Tvinci Raises $4.5 Million To Help Cable Companies Build Streaming Video Apps"
TechCrunch 8:05 AM
"GrabCAD Raises $8.15M From Charles River Ventures, Yammer Co-Founder & Others For Its 'GitHub For Mechanical Engineers'"
TechCrunch 8:05 AM
"Message Bus Raises $11 Million For Cloud Messaging Platform"
The Next Web 7:52 AM
"Science-Backed TopFloor Raises $6 Million For Social Shopping Play"
The Next Web 7:52 AM
"Amazon in talks to buy TI mobile chip arm: paper"
Reuters 1:40 PM
"Amazon reportedly looking to buy TI chip-maker at heart of Kindle Fire"
The Register 8:33 AM
"Report: Amazon In Advanced Talks To Buy Texas Instruments' Mobile Chip Business In Deal Worth Billions"
TechCrunch 8:04 AM
"Amazon looks to acquire TI mobile chip business, report says"
CNET News 7:48 AM
"Japan's Softbank snaps up Sprint in $20 billion deal"
Reuters 9:58 AM
"Sprint's Hesse Takes Care Of Hesse, Remains CEO After Change of Control"
Forbes 9:57 AM
"Sprint Agrees to Sell Majority Stake to SoftBank"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:50 AM
"SoftBank invests $20.1B in Sprint for 70 percent stake"
BetaNews 8:45 AM
"Report: Softbank deal to buy 70 percent stake in Sprint to be announced Monday"
TechHive 8:18 AM
"Softbank Confirms It Is Buying 70% Of Sprint For $20.1B, Creating World's Third Largest Mobile Carrier By Sales"
TechCrunch 8:04 AM
"Softbank to Buy Sprint Nextel for About $20 Billion"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:58 AM
"Sprint All But Confirms Softbank Deal with Hastily Arranged Meeting"
The Next Web 7:53 AM
"Softbank plans to take control of Sprint for $20.1 billion"
CNET News 7:50 AM
"Softbank says Sprint deal a risk but need to break out of Japan"
Reuters 7:49 AM
"Banks OK $21.1 billion loans to Softbank for Sprint deal: sources"
Reuters 7:49 AM
"Japan's Softbank to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20.1 billion"
Reuters 7:49 AM
"Sprint savior? Japan's Softbank could bring badly needed boost"
CNET News 7:49 AM
"Softbank to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20 bln"
Associated Press 7:44 AM
Tech Stocks
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks climb as Japan leads gains/Japanese shares jumped to lead broad gains in Asia on Tuesday, with exporters and banks notably advancing after some surprisingly strong U.S. economic data and earnings."
MarketWatch 9:21 PM
"Tech Stocks: Microsoft up on music play; TI leads techs/Software titan reveals iTunes competitor ahead of Windows launch"
MarketWatch 12:36 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise as Retail Sales, Citigroup Top Estimates"
Bloomberg 8:49 AM
"Stock Futures Rise as Retail Sales Jump"
TheStreet 8:28 AM
"Stock Futures Climb After Choppy Week"
FOXBusiness 8:46 AM
"Stocks head higher after retail sales improve"
Associated Press 12:24 PM
"Stocks look to start week higher"
CNNMoney 8:46 AM
"Sprint deal drives Clearwire, tower stocks: AT&T, Verizon and MetroPCS fall as Softbank makes deal official"
MarketWatch 12:36 PM
"Asia Markets: Most Asian markets slip after China data/Most of the major Asian markets fell on Monday after a set of Chinese economic data offered mixed signals to investors and led to doubts Beijing would act soon to further loosen its policies."
MarketWatch 8:46 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks rise after Chinese data; banks up/European stock markets moved higher on Monday, with banks and drug makers in the lead, as investors digested a raft of data out of China, including better-than-expected export numbers."
MarketWatch 8:46 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading"
Associated Press 6:45 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at the close of trading"
Associated Press 6:46 PM
"Yahoo's Mayer taps former Google colleague for COO"
"Japan's Softbank snaps up Sprint in $20 billion deal"
"Raine Group arrives in big way as Softbank's adviser"
"Softbank, Sprint Nextel to pay up to $600 million if deal is terminated"
"Japan's Softbank snaps up Sprint in $20 billion deal"
"Raine Group arrives in big way as Softbank's adviser"
"Yahoo's Mayer taps former Google colleague for COO"
"Amazon in talks to buy TI mobile chip arm: paper"
"EU data chiefs ask Google to change privacy policy"
"New iPhones snapped up in Gaza despite high prices, poverty" ...
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