"Microsoft's real target should be BlackBerry"
MarketWatch 9:32 AM
"Why 2012 will be remembered as year Microsoft was bold"
V3 11:07 AM
"Microsoft: With PC Demand Weak, Estimates Start To Slip"
Forbes 9:40 AM
"Ballmer predicts 400 million Lumia and Surface fumblers: Steve Ballmer's back in the numbers game, this time predicting sales of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 kit to draw in application developers."
The Register 11:04 AM
"Microsoft adding staff, R&D in China mobile push: Microsoft hiring 1,000 additional staff in China, adding to R&D in mobile push"
Associated Press 9:50 AM
"Microsoft to hire 1,000 in China over next year: executive"
Reuters 9:50 AM
"Microsoft Invests In China R&D, Eyes Mobile Uptake"
Forbes 9:49 AM
"Microsoft to Increase Hiring, Investment in China"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:47 AM
"Microsoft plans large expansion in China to push cloud services"
IDG News Service 10:46 AM
"Bing It On: Microsoft Claims 2:1 Users Prefer Bing's Search Results Over Google's In Blind Test"
TechCrunch 10:59 AM
"Microsoft Bing takes on Google in search challenge"
USA Today 11:06 AM
"Microsoft to Google: Proof our search is better"
Fortune 9:48 AM
"Microsoft tells Google searchers to 'Bing it on'"
CNET News 9:54 AM
"Bing takes on Google with a 'Pepsi Challenge'"
CNNMoney 10:15 AM
"Can Microsoft's New Alternative To Hotmail Take On Gmail?"
Forbes 9:47 AM
"Is Windows 8 phone confusion good for Microsoft?"
ZDNet 11:14 AM
"Microsoft puts Windows 8 users at risk with missing Flash update"
ZDNet 11:13 AM
"Internet Explorer 10's bundled Flash leaves users exploitable"
Ars Technica 4:22 PM
"Dell: Give our transformation time"
ZDNet 11:15 AM
"Dell makes unexpected grab for the PAYG storage cloud: Dell quietly released an announcement a few days ago that it was offering a cloud storage service in partnership with Nirvanix."
The Register 11:03 AM
"IBM Interactive Unveils New Services for CMOs, CIOs"
eWeek 10:22 AM
"Oracle seeks to delay cloud features in enterprise Java: Oracle hopes to stay on schedule for Java EE 7 by deferring planned cloud capabilities to Java EE 8, due in 2015"
InfoWorld 10:33 AM
"Java Still Not Safe, Security Experts Say: Oracle needs to fix holes faster, say some security experts. Leave Java disabled for now, because Oracle's emergency patch is insufficient."
InformationWeek 11:29 AM
"Oracle-Google judge ends probe into paid bloggers"
Reuters 9:50 AM
"Intel forum is next front in x86 vs. ARM war"
EE Times 10:22 AM
"Intel to promote Haswell platform at IDF San Francisco"
DigiTimes 10:21 AM
"Intel's 'Mobile Etiquette' survey uncovers global peevishness"
The Register 11:05 AM
"Dataram executes agreement with AMD for Radeon RAMDisk"
Theflyonthewall 9:37 AM
"Is AMD Going Out Of Business?"
Seeking Alpha 2:37 PM
"Cisco hints at major collaboration product overhaul for 2013"
V3 11:07 AM
"Cisco challenges Microsoft-Skype on video interoperability"
V3 11:08 AM
"Cisco Physical Security Updates Target Large-Scale IP Video Deployment"
CRN 10:16 AM
"Physicists Quantum Teleport Photons Over 88 Miles"
Forbes 10:26 AM
"5 key new improvements in OpenSuse Linux 12.2: It's been almost a year since the last release, but a raft of updates make this new Linux distribution well worth checking out"
PCWorld 10:33 AM
General Interest
"Samsung accused of worker abuse at eight more factories"
BGR 5:15 PM
"Google Taps Chile for First Latin American Data Center"
Wired Magazine 5:28 PM
"Google to rent Chromebooks for $30 per month"
The Register 11:05 AM
"Electronic Arts exec in single-player snub"
TG Daily 11:01 AM
"Interactive gravestones link mourners to online profiles"
Reuters [Free Registration Required] 10:29 AM
"Smart TVs are failing to connect: Consoles and set top boxes are proving much easier for consumers to use than even the most advanced new TVs."
Fortune 10:28 AM
"AlgoSec Releases Security Management Suite 6.3"
eWeek 10:23 AM
"Western Digital Updates My Passport Edge Portable Hard Drives"
eWeek 10:23 AM
"Western Digital announces its smallest external drive with USB 3.0"
Computerworld 10:17 AM
"Cheetah robot 'runs faster than Usain Bolt'"
BBC 10:05 AM
"Samsung sells 20 million Galaxy S3s, adds new colors"
CNET News 9:54 AM
"Galaxy S III sales top 20 million in just 100 days"
Yahoo! News 9:10 PM
"Singapore's M1 to roll out nationwide LTE service"
ZDNet 11:15 AM
"Singapore Launches 'Super Wi-fi' Internet Trials"
WSJ Blogs 9:50 AM
"Sapient to continue to hire most staff from India"
MarketWatch 9:32 AM
"How new Kindle Fire device compares with rivals"
Yahoo! News 4:56 PM
"Amazon assaults iPad turf with high-end Kindle Fire HD | Internet & Media - CNET News"
CNET News 4:07 PM
"Amazon introduces new Kindle Paperwhite"
CNET News 4:07 PM
"Amazon Updates Its Kindle Line of E-Readers"
New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:07 PM
"Possibility of Amazon smartphone has tech community bubbling with excitement"
VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 9:27 AM
"Verizon to sell Windows phones; Nokia plan seen"
MarketWatch 9:32 AM
"Verizon adding more Windows devices to lineup"
MarketWatch 9:25 AM
"Kobo announces smallest eReader in Kobo Mini, Kobo Glo, and Kobo Arc 7 inch Android tablet"
ZDNet 11:13 AM
"Kobo takes aim at Google Nexus 7 with Arc Android tablet"
V3 11:07 AM
"Kobo revamps e-reader line, intros mini model"
Register Hardware 11:05 AM
"Kobo unveils new range of ebook readers"
BBC 10:05 AM
"Kobo takes aim at Amazon with two new e-readers and a tablet"
GigaOM 9:17 AM
"Nokia admits to faking Lumia 920 ad"
ZDNet 11:12 AM
"Nokia Apologizes for Faking Lumia PureView Camera Demo"
PC Magazine 10:44 AM
"Nokia apologises for 'faked' Lumia smartphone advert"
BBC 10:05 AM
"Nokia cuts prices of older Windows phones, shares fall"
Reuters 9:48 AM
"Nokia Windows Phone 8 Devices Arrive With Thud"
InformationWeek 10:29 AM
"Nokia, Motorola Race Against Apple"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:22 AM
"Google to Apple: Get off our lawn!"
CNNMoney 9:16 AM
Press Releases
"Cisco Introduces Video Surveillance Manager 7.0 With Suite of Hyper-Scalable Connected Physical Security Solutions"
Marketwire 9:38 AM
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Marketwire 9:38 AM
"Dell Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy to Address Investors at the 19th CLSA Investors' Forum"
Business Wire 11:25 AM
"Dell Positioned in the 'Leaders' Quadrant in 2012 Leading Analyst Firm Report on Data Center Outsourcing and Infrastructure Utility Services"
Business Wire 11:25 AM
"Dell SonicWALL Next-Gen Firewalls Secure Networks, Prevail as Top-Rated Products in Independent Lab Tests"
Business Wire 9:40 AM
"VPI Selects Autonomy, an HP Company, to Deliver Advanced Speech and Multichannel Analytics"
PRNewswire 9:42 AM
"HP Helps Diversified Agency Services Transition to Cloud Data Center"
Marketwire 9:41 AM
"IBM Smarter Commerce Helps RadioShack Deliver Customer Value and Drive Sales"
PRNewswire 9:43 AM
"The American Marketing Association Turns to IBM Smarter Commerce to Target CMOs, Marketing Professionals' Interests"
PRNewswire 9:43 AM
"Anheuser-Busch InBev Extends Global Supply Chain with IBM Software"
PRNewswire 9:42 AM
"IBM Strengthens Operations in Morocco with New Branch in Rabat"
PRNewswire 9:42 AM
"Oracle Sets the Date for Its First Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Earnings Announcement: Earnings Results to Be Released on September 20, 2012, After the Close of the Market"
Marketwire 9:51 AM
Microsoft
"Lightworks V11 for Windows: First Take"
ZDNet 11:16 AM
"Windows 8 Executive Summary: Book review"
ZDNet 11:12 AM
"Skype inks deal to tack payments onto your mobile bill: Microsoft's VoIP operation Skype has signed a deal with MACH linking customers' Skype accounts and their mobile bills, allowing them to bypass credit card firms and PayPal when they cough up their payments."
The Register 11:04 AM
"'New' Windows 8 PCs: We've seen 'em before/Old laptop and tablet designs get trotted out as new designs specially optimized for Windows 8 at launch events in Germany and Taiwan"
InfoWorld 10:33 AM
"Windows 8 'doesn't move the needle' on security, says Symantec: Plans to issue several 'Modern' apps in October"
Computerworld 10:18 AM
"The Microsoft-Samsung Partnership Will Improve Windows Phone Prospects"
Seeking Alpha 9:49 AM
"Bing Challenges Nation to 'Bing It On': Study suggests people prefer Bing's Web search results nearly 2-to-1 over Google."
PRNewswire 9:48 AM
Government/Law/Politics
"Botnet master gets 30-month prison term for renting out infected PCs: Defendant installed malware on 72,000 computers in botnet-for-hire service"
Ars Technica 5:38 PM
"immy Wales threatens to encrypt Wikipedia if UK passes snooping bill: Bill would force ISPs to retain data on users' online activities for one year."
Ars Technica 5:15 PM
"Jimmy Wales, Tim Berners-Lee slam UK's internet snooping plans"
ZDNet 11:14 AM
"McKinnon's mother confident that May will reject extradition request"
V3 11:07 AM
"Gary McKinnon extradition decision due before end of the year"
ZDNet 11:15 AM
"Home secretary holds out on McKinnon extradition decision"
V3 11:07 AM
"Home Sec to decide Gary McKinnon's fate by 16 October"
The Register 11:04 AM
"Hacker fears over net data plan: Privacy advocates say a government proposal to keep all of Australia's internet and telephone information for two years would create a 'honey pot' for hackers and criminals."
Sydney Morning Herald 10:53 AM
"Grooveshark Embraces HTML5 Amidst (Another) EMI Lawsuit"
PC Magazine 10:44 AM
"Cambodia gets $59M in aid after arrest of Pirate Bay co-founder"
CNET News 9:56 AM
"South Korea opens antitrust probe into Samsung"
ZDNet 11:15 AM
"Korean anti-trust watchdog investigating Samsung over Apple 3G licensing complaint"
V3 11:07 AM
"Samsung faces antitrust probe in SKorea over possible abuse of its wireless technology patents"
Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 9:27 AM
"Review: Dell blade servers tip the scales"
InfoWorld 10:33 AM
"The BlackBerry 10 and BES confusion untangled: Research in Motion has finally clarified how today's BlackBerrys, the promised BlackBerry 10, and its BES tools will work together"
InfoWorld 10:32 AM
"12 'best practices' IT should avoid at all costs" [Slideshow]
InfoWorld 10:32 AM
"Telecommuting: Lower pay, but fewer annoying colleagues"
Fortune 10:28 AM
"4 security suites that protect all your devices: McAfee, Symantec, Trend Micro and Webroot offer protection for all your devices plus Web-based management."
Computerworld 10:18 AM
"Total number of US gamers has declined"
TG Daily 11:01 AM
"How do you wrap a digital gift? MIT startup Delightfully has a clever answer"
Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 10:09 AM
"Now may not be time to buy next gadget" [Video Report]
Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 10:08 AM
"Bridging Hot And Cold Cloud Storage: Pogoplug takes the chill off Glacier, turning it into a continuously replicated archive."
InformationWeek 9:59 AM
"How Google Earth changed the world"
The Independent 10:35 AM
"The ultimate Android tethering guide"
PCWorld 10:33 AM
"No Jelly Bean on Motorola's newest phones? #GoogleFAIL"
Houston Chronicle 10:32 AM
"Stocks Hit a High Point: Stocks marched to their highest level in years, fueled by the promise of stimulus from Europe's top bankers and hints of a strengthening U.S. economy."
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:04 PM
"London stocks up after rate decisions, bond plan: Miners lead FTSE higher"
MarketWatch 9:25 AM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks higher ahead of ECB meeting"
MarketWatch 9:22 AM
"Australian Stocks Lead Asian Markets Higher"
WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:20 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks, Spain bonds rally on ECB bond plan/European Central Bank leaves key lending rate at 0.75%"
MarketWatch 11:20 AM
"FBI Pressuring Apple, Google to Crack Suspects' Devices"
"Amazon Unveils Kindle Fire HD"
"Sweden, U.S., U.K. Top First-Ever Web Index"
"EHRs May Shortchange Depression Patients"
"Ice Cream Sandwich On 21% Of Android Devices"
"FCC To Measure Wireless Data Speeds"
"Adobe Social Promises To Capture Business Results"
"Collaboration Strategy: Avoid The Online Dating Syndrome"
"Java Still Unsafe | Inside Apple's Design Patent Strategy"
"New Group Connects Independent Health IT Consultants"
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