"Microsoft preparing for diskless Windows 8 PCs: Microsoft has imagined future computers that don't include onboard disks, but do boot from external USB 3.0 devices, and has prepared Windows 8 so that it can install and operate in such environments."
The Register 11:24 AM
"Microsoft shrinks Windows 8 install time"
ZDNet 11:35 AM
"Windows 8 App Store Open For Business: With Windows 8 launch less than two months away, developers from around the world can now submit their wares."
InformationWeek 10:04 AM
"Windows Store for apps has opened to developers globally: Microsoft also announced some incentives for developers"
Techworld 11:20 AM
"Microsoft throws open Windows Store to all developers"
The Register 11:26 AM
"Microsoft preps its Office 2013 upgrade program"
CNET News 9:56 AM
"Microsoft readies Office 2010 to Office 2013 upgrade program"
ZDNet 11:35 AM
"Microsoft Xbox 3D-projected games outlined in patent"
BBC 10:12 AM
"IBM Connections Merges Social Business With Big Data Analytics"
eWeek 10:31 AM
"IBM Upgrades Connections Enterprise Social Networking Software"
IDG News Service 11:03 AM
"IBM updates social Connections tool for enterprise collaboration"
V3 11:29 AM
"Intel's Promise to Reinvent the PC Falls Flat"
AllThingsD 9:41 AM
"Intel's even thinner ultrabook of the future"
CNET News 9:57 AM
"Intel's new Itanium chip, Poulson, to launch later this year: Intel also ship test units of its Ivy Bridge server processors, and renames its Atom server processors with the brand name Atom S"
IDG News Service 11:05 AM
"Intel Showcases New Chips, Big Vision: Intel unveiled Haswell chips, which it said will help revolutionize the tablet and PC markets, and painted a future in which its technology touches every person on Earth."
InformationWeek 4:02 PM
"Intel debuts 'Haswell' chippery: from tablets to servers"
The Register 11:25 AM
"Intel to etch 22nm Xeons and Atoms in 2013"
The Register 11:26 AM
"HTML5 still floundering in 'chicken and egg' era, says Intel"
The Register 11:25 AM
"Cisco Releases Cloud IPS, Upgrades Security Products: Network equipment vendor's new products and services focus on improving security for mixed physical, virtual, and cloud environments, as well as BYOD."
InformationWeek 10:39 AM
"Cisco looks to secure the data center with new releases: Introduces array of products to enforce end-to-end security for high-capacity environments, mobile workforces"
Network World 11:06 AM
"Cisco Delivers New Data Center Security Solutions"
CRN 10:23 AM
"'Six strikes' piracy warning system to debut in months"
PCWorld 11:02 AM
"If Washington doesn't blow it, stronger tech growth possible: Tech spending is getting cautious thanks to 'uncertainty'"
Computerworld 10:24 AM
"IEC approves USB charging standard that could be used for laptops"
V3 11:30 AM
"Hurricanes, floods, fiber cuts keep IT pros on their toes"
Network World 11:05 AM
"Researchers find way to grow nanowires on graphene"
ZDNet 11:34 AM
"Ultrafast Chips that Run on Light: Nanoswitch Breakthrough Brings Us Closer"
Techland 11:27 AM
"New breed of superfast mobile phones will be available by Christmas"
The Independent 10:46 AM
"Ultrabooks with iPhone Siri-like voice interaction to come in Q4"
IDG News Service 10:43 AM
General Interest
"GoDaddy offers users one month credit following service outage"
CNET News 11:47 AM
"Adobe has ColdFusion hotfix, could contain remote execution flaw"
ZDNet 11:36 AM
"Samsung Galaxy Beam: a projector/smartphone"
ZDNet 11:35 AM
"PS4, Xbox 720 to have Avatar-style graphics"
TG Daily 11:22 AM
"Dropbox alternative lets firms retain encryption keys: BlockMaster ShieldShare works as server or cloud"
Techworld 11:20 AM
"AOL Founder Steve Case On The JOBS Act: Not A Big Deal In Silicon Valley, 'Really Important' In Detroit"
TechCrunch 11:17 AM
"Brocade guns for 100G Ethernet supremacy: Unveils chassis-based fabric switch at 4Tbps per slot; extends MLX router and ADX load balancer, too"
Network World 11:05 AM
"Acer to Sell Smartphone in China Using Alibaba's Aliyun OS"
IDG News Service 11:03 AM
"Google, two labels spar on cloud music fees"
CNET News 11:47 AM
"Google Unveils Open Source Online Education Software"
PC Magazine 11:01 AM
"Nintendo Revealing Wii U Details Tomorrow"
PC Magazine 11:01 AM
"Zuckerberg sketches new areas of growth for Facebook"
Reuters [Free Registration Required] 10:38 AM
"Zuckerberg: Facebook Will Make the Social Mobile"
Forbes 10:34 AM
"Zuckerberg admits Facebook wasted years"
Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:32 AM
"HTC introduces smartphones selling in China, Japan to other markets in Asia"
DigiTimes 10:28 AM
"The Lowly Rack Rises to New Heights in Cloud Data Centers"
InformationWeek 10:04 AM
"Ford Puts Pedal To Metal On In-Car Electronics"
InformationWeek 10:03 AM
"Nokia Siemens Networks to begin job cutting in Finland"
Reuters 10:02 AM
Press Releases
"Cisco Delivers New Wave of Security Solutions to Defend Fast-Evolving Data Centers: New Intrusion Prevention System, Updates to Core ASA Firewall Platform Boost Performance, Visibility for Addressing Virtualized and Cloud-Based Data Centers"
Marketwire 9:46 AM
"IBM Continues Business Expansion in Poland with New Branches in Krakow and Poznan"
PRNewswire 9:49 AM
"IBM Expands Operations in Turkey with New Branches in Adana and Bursa"
PRNewswire 9:48 AM
"Primerica Turns to IBM for Social Business Transformation and Improved Customer Experience"
PRNewswire 9:48 AM
"IBM Redefines Social Business with the Power of Analytics"
PRNewswire 9:48 AM
"Intel to Software Developers: Embrace Era of Transparent Computing"
Business Wire 11:45 AM
"Oracle President Mark Hurd Highlights How Data-Driven HR Decisions Help Maximize Business Performance"
Marketwire 11:46 AM
Microsoft
"Information is the UI in Windows 8, says design guru"
The Register 11:25 AM
"Windows 8: Life in a post .NET world – speak your brains"
The Register 11:24 AM
"Microsoft leads from behind on Windows 8"
The Register 11:24 AM
"How Windows 8 tablets could beat the iPad"
InfoWorld 10:43 AM
"The top 7 new features in Microsoft's Lync Server 2013"
InfoWorld 10:42 AM
"Kennards adopts Windows Server 2012 for virtualisation"
ZDNet 11:36 AM
"Windows Server 2012 in photos: Reviewer Jonathan Hassell takes you through the highlights, and some lowlights, of the newly available Microsoft operating system." [Slideshow]
Computerworld 10:25 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"China's Huawei decries its treatment by U.S. government"
Reuters 10:42 PM
"Feds demand $1B from LCD maker for price-fixing"
CNET News 10:40 PM
"University of California sues Facebook, Wal-mart over patents"
Reuters 7:59 PM
"Anonymous doxes Cambodian gov. in latest attack"
ZDNet 11:35 AM
"UK start-up Huddle signs major deals with US government bodies"
V3 11:29 AM
"Huddle secures contracts with US federal government: Company hopes gaining FISMA accreditation will also drive business in the private sector"
Techworld 11:19 AM
"Prepping For IPO, Huddle Tools Its Cloud Collaboration Platform For U.S. Intel Honchos Dept Of Homeland Security And NGA"
TechCrunch 11:17 AM
"Patents amendment may be shot down"
Fairfax NZ News 11:14 AM
"Judge sticks it to Twitter: Give up or pay up"
New York Post 10:59 AM
"Myspace and FTC settle privacy dispute"
Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 10:15 AM
"US woman loses music downloading appeal"
Associated Press 11:13 AM
"US court reimposes $220,000 music piracy fine"
BBC 10:12 AM
"20 Great Ideas To Steal In 2012" [Slideshow]
InformationWeek 10:04 AM
"Android Device Activations Top 500 Million"
PC Magazine 11:01 AM
"Google Races Toward 1 Billion Android Activations"
InformationWeek 10:03 AM
"HTML5 is dead. Long live HTML5!"
CNET News 9:57 AM
"IDF Tech Zone: Ivy Bridge Windows 8 Tablets, Ultrabooks, 4K Video on HTPCs, Hands On with Haswell"
HotHardware 9:45 AM
"With new changes, can Quora overtake Wikipedia?"
VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 9:44 AM
"Samsung's Galaxy Note II: first impressions"
VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 9:44 AM
"Amazon's new $199 tablet gets tepid reviews"
Reuters 11:48 AM
"Review: Kindle Fire HD Is a Very Amazon Tablet"
Techland 11:28 AM
"Reviews: Kindle Fire HD good, but not quite an iPad"
CNN 10:22 AM
"Kindle Fire HD Is Better but It Isn't the Best Color Tablet"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:36 AM
"What Mark Zuckerberg didn't say (but should have)"
Fortune 10:37 AM
"Facebook Search: Why the Mystery?"
TheStreet 9:32 AM
"Cloud vs. Tablet: Expect Constant Change"
TheStreet 9:31 AM
Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers
"Zendesk raises $60M in VC funds; rebuilds customer service interface"
ZDNet 11:35 AM
"Investment in British tech firms to exceed £900m by year end"
Techworld 11:19 AM
"Ensighten Raises $15.5M Series A Round To Provide Enterprise Tag Management"
TechCrunch 11:17 AM
"5 tips for locking in VC funding: Venture capitalists and entrepreneurs offer advice on what they're looking for and what it takes to nail down money in a competitive fundraising environment"
Network World 11:06 AM
"Global chip capex expected to drop 6% in 2012"
EE Times 10:28 AM
"Samsung invests $4 million in ESL tool vendor"
EE Times 10:29 AM
"Samsung begins building China fab"
EE Times 10:29 AM
"Samsung Breaks Ground on $7 Billion Memory Chip Factory in China"
IDG News Service 11:04 AM
"Samsung breaks ground on $7B chip factory in China"
Computerworld 10:24 AM
"Amplidata: New CEO, New $6 Million Funding Round"
CRN 10:23 AM
"Vodafone Investors Said to Face Verizon Dividend Wait"
Bloomberg 10:14 AM
"SAP Plans Mobile Expansion to Capitalize on Phones, Tablets"
Bloomberg 10:14 AM
"SingTel seeks more high-tech acquisitions in multimedia drive"
Reuters 10:01 AM
"Facebook shares up after Zuck's comments on post-IPO woes"
CNET News 9:55 AM
"Singapore Airlines taps Panasonic for electronics"
MarketWatch 9:42 AM
"Infosys's New Plan: Source Deals"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:42 AM
"Open Garden, A TechCrunch Disrupt NY Battlefield Finalist, Raises $2M Seed Round"
TechCrunch 11:17 AM
"Open Garden raises $2M to create crowdsourced mesh networks"
GigaOM 9:30 AM
Tech Stocks
"Facebook leads tech gains; Apple trades mixed/Zynga bolstered by Zuckerberg remarks; Apple unveils iPhone 5"
MarketWatch 4:06 PM
"U.S. stock end higher on German court ruling: Possibility of another round of easing from Fed also supports"
MarketWatch 4:06 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise Amid German Bailout Ruling, Fed Bets"
Bloomberg 4:06 PM
"Stocks Seek Direction; German Ruling, Fed Eyed"
FOXBusiness 10:38 AM
"Stocks Finish Higher Ahead of Fed Decision"
TheStreet 7:49 PM
"Stocks edge higher ahead of Fed"
CNNMoney 4:07 PM
"Dow Keeps on Trucking: The Dow industrials inched up to hit another multiyear high, as investors got their first look at the new Apple iPhone and turned their attention to Thursday's Federal Reserve announcement."
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:08 PM
"Stocks to rise on German court ruling"
CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"BAE Systems surges in London, FTSE 100 ends lower"
MarketWatch 7:47 PM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks jump on China, global optimism"
MarketWatch 9:36 AM
"Asian Shares Rise; Optimism Before Fed, German Ruling"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:41 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks cheer German ruling; BAE jumps/BAE Systems, Airbus parent EADS in merger talks"
MarketWatch 11:40 AM
"European stocks rally after German ruling"
CNNMoney 9:30 AM
"Verizon CFO expects little Q3 iPhone margin fall-out"
"Google blocks YouTube clip in Egypt and Libya; keeps it online"
"Amazon's new $199 tablet gets tepid reviews" ...
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