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Computer Industry

"How Microsoft Could Kill Google on the Web" SeekingAlpha 10:01 AM
"Gates: Vista is doing just fine" CNET News.com 10:23 AM
"Microsoft's Windows Vista Spin Merits Second Look: Vista uptake is unquestionably on the rise, but a variety of factors need to be considered with looking at the numbers, says Gartner." InformationWeek 10:37 AM
"Clamoring for Microsoft to keep XP alive/Commentary: Why not kill Vista instead of Windows XP?" MarketWatch 9:56 AM
"Microsoft Made Eyes At Facebook as Talks With Yahoo Waned" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:18 AM
"Microsoft has no plans for another Yahoo bid" Reuters 2:18 PM
"No Boo-hoo, Yahoo! Industry Searching For Microsoft's Next Move" New York Post 12:32 PM
"Windows XP SP3 Sows Havoc, Users Complain: The problems with XP SP3 range from spontaneous reboots to outright system crashes." InformationWeek 2:03 PM
"Court issues split decision in Lucent-Microsoft patent row" Associated Press 4:13 PM
"MySQL backtracks on closed-source plan: Sun has backtracked on previous plans to release important backup features for its MySQL database under a proprietary licence, following widespread criticism from the open-source community." ZDNet UK 10:53 AM
"Sun Has Ambitious Plans For JavaFX: Sun plans to follow JavaFX for the desktop, due this fall, with JavaFX for mobile devices in the spring of 2009." InformationWeek 10:37 AM
"Sun defends JavaFX Script: Despite multitude of scripting languages, need is served by new platform, Sun official says" InfoWorld 1:53 PM
"Sun execs show off JavaFX widgets" [Video Report] ZDNet 10:52 AM
"Sun previews JavaFX-powered game" [Video Report] ZDNet 10:53 AM
"Sun and Liferay launch web-presentation platform" ZDNet UK 10:52 AM
"Dell to replace all European Vostro 1310 and 1510 keyboards" Engadget 8:51 PM
"New Dell Inspiron consumer laptops leaked! (hint: thin)" ZDNet 10:56 AM
"HP's Hurd Rallies Public Sector VARs" CRN 8:58 PM
"HP pipes YouTube into MediaSmart: Video services integrated into multimedia hardware lineup" vnunet.com 11:21 AM
"Climate Researchers Tap 4,000-Chip IBM Supercomputer" InformationWeek 2:05 PM
"IBM uses Austin tech in superfast supercomputer" Austin American-Statesman [Free Registration Required] 3:50 PM
"AMD chief says changes afoot at chip giant: Ruiz says goal is 'consistent profitability in good times and in bad'" MarketWatch 4:11 PM
"AMD tightlipped on company's future" Associated Press 3:27 PM
"AMD's New Roadmap: Can It Find the Way?" SeekingAlpha 9:52 AM
"AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?" ZDNet 11:01 AM
"AMD must rebuild momentum, despite customer loyalty" IDG News Service 12:37 PM
"Intel's Expensive WiMax Habit" TheStreet.com 9:59 AM
"Intel Moves on Global System" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:17 AM
"Intel buys license for Sweden-wide WiMax network" Associated Press 12:29 PM
"Why Intel's betting its chips on 4G" CNET News.com 4:26 PM
"Intel, SGI To Work On NASA Supercomputer: The plan is to build a 1-petaflop system by 2009 and a 10-petaflop supercomputer by 2010." InformationWeek 10:36 AM
"Cisco and Competition" SeekingAlpha 9:53 AM
"Virtualization discussion with Oracle" ZDNet 10:59 AM
"Oracle ignores BEA out of existence" Reg Developer 11:41 AM
"JavaOne: Oracle shows off Web 2.0 mashup" CNET News.com 4:26 PM
"Are Non-PC Devices Hurting 'Net Innovation? One researcher thinks the iPhone, Blackberry, Xbox and other sealed devices ultimately pose a threat to advancement." Reuters 12:49 PM
"Tech firms' millions get them a muddle on patent bill: Reform bill pulled despite rich lobbying effort; a motley opposition" MarketWatch 4:12 PM

General Interest

"MySpace lets users share data" BBC 8:55 PM
"MySpace Embraces Data Portability" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 7:06 PM
"Google turns Postini into Google Web Security for Enterprise" Ars Technica 6:42 PM
"PluggedIn: Free software takes on Microsoft Office" Reuters 4:14 PM
"Now GPS Can Tell You Where the Cops Are: Highway Cops Can't Hide From New GPS" ABCNews.com 3:56 PM
"California museums tell the history of computing: Bit by bit, they gather and display gadgets from the computer revolution." Christian Science Monitor 3:39 PM
"Fake media file snares PC users" BBC 3:49 PM
"Trojan Infects More Than 500,000 PCs" eWeek 2:36 PM
"Yahoo tests aggregated text, video, and image search: Yahoo will beta test in India the new Glue Pages search concept that combines text, images, and video results on a single results page" IDG News Service 1:52 PM
"Kagermann Reflects on His Years at SAP" IDG News Service 12:21 PM
"Srizbi Botnet Sets New Records for Spam" Computerworld Australia 12:20 PM
"Id Dooms gamers to new shoot-'em-up sequel" Reg Hardware 11:41 AM
"Inventor of first practical transistor dead at 91" The Register 11:40 AM
"Comcast considers cap on Net usage" Associated Press 11:37 AM
"Vonage To Provide DSL Service" PC Magazine 12:23 PM
"Vonage Narrows Loss, Subscriber Growth Slows" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:17 AM
"Research firm cuts into Sony claims for super-thin TV" Associated Press 3:26 PM
"Sony's Newest Display Is a Culture Shift: A Low-Cost TV Shows the Way To Better Profits" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:15 AM
"NHS rolls out infection-resistant keyboards" Silicon.com 10:51 AM
"Nokia Says To Sell 35 Million GPS Phones In 2008" Reuters 10:36 AM
"Tethered gadgets threaten Internet future: academic" Reuters 10:32 AM
"Google may run display advertisements with image-search results" Bloomberg News 12:03 PM
"Google Still Unchallenged" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 10:49 AM
"Google Cuts Price, Rebrands Postini Security Service: Google has slashed the cost of its security service by 40% and added an optional protection feature for public Wi-Fi users in its continued efforts to lure businesses to Google Apps." InformationWeek 4:36 PM
"Google unveils Web Security for corporations" CNET News.com 10:25 AM
"News Corp.: We're out of the Microsoft-Yahoo-AOL fray" CNET News.com 10:24 AM
"Verizon Wireless debuts the Samsung Glyde" Crave 10:24 AM

Press Releases

"TELE Greenland and Cisco Bring IP Next-Generation Network to World's Largest Island" Market Wire 9:54 AM
"U.S. Troops in Iraq Connect With Family and Friends via TelePresence: Cisco, Verizon Business and Wal-Mart Team With SkyPort and the USO to Help Troops Speak to and See Loved Ones at Home" Market Wire 9:54 AM
"Dell Virtualization Servers Featuring Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processors Now Available: 15 Servers from Global OEMs Now Shipping with Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors" Business Wire 9:52 AM
"Modcomp Systems and Solutions Named a Hewlett Packard PartnerONE GOLD Member" Market Wire 9:56 AM
"NCAR Installs 76-Teraflop Supercomputer for Critical Research on Climate Change, Severe Weather" Market Wire 4:14 PM

Microsoft

"Mark your calendars: Microsoft to push Office 2007 SP1 on June 16" ZDNet Blogs: All about Microsoft 8:55 PM
"Microsoft shares more IE8 security details" ZDNet Blogs: All about Microsoft 7:49 PM
"Microsoft increases focus on Fone+ cellphone project for the poor" Engadget 7:07 PM
"Microsoft Move Suggests Not Reversing Yahoo Decision" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:17 PM
"Microsoft frees rival slate from Yahoo commitment" Reuters 4:17 PM
"With Microsoft mum, analysts mull next moves for Live Search" Associated Press 4:17 PM
"How to Get Microsoft Office at 91 Percent Off" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 3:32 PM
"How one vendor learned to love Microsoft" Computerworld 12:40 PM
"Microsoft to Increase Focus on Handsets for Poor" IDG News Service 12:20 PM
"Microsoft seeks a few good geeks: Last few places left in UK Challenge" vnunet.com 11:23 AM
"Author: Microsoft is Still Here, Dammit!" Wired 11:06 AM

Government/Law/Politics

"House overwhelmingly passes controversial PRO-IP Act" Ars Technica 6:48 PM
"Democrats revive another Net neutrality proposal" CNET News.com 4:26 PM
"House wants copyright czar, new piracy penalties" CNET News.com 4:26 PM
"Marvell Technology Settles S.E.C. Case" Associated Press 3:32 PM
"SEC charges Marvell Technology Group for stock option backdating" San Jose Mercury News 2:41 PM
"Google Among Sites Under Investigation In China For Illegal Mapping" InformationWeek 2:04 PM
"Mobile Ads to Kids? FTC Opens Debate" InternetNews.com 12:49 PM
"Belgium accuses China of cyberattacks" Techworld 12:40 PM
"Hollywood Wants $15 Million From Pirate Bay" IDG News Service 12:20 PM
"NZ software to help keep British kids safe" The Dominion Post 12:17 PM
"Nvidia paid the right amount for 3dfx, court affirms" Reg Hardware 11:41 AM
"European city aims for phone-free transport" vnunet.com 11:22 AM
"Bournemouth floats UK's first 100Mbps sewer broadband network" The Register 11:40 AM
"Bournemouth broadband goes down the drain" vnunet.com 11:22 AM
"Los Angeles Says Piracy 'Detrimental to the Public Health, Safety'" Wired Blogs 11:09 AM
"MPs attack 'flimsy' gov't sums on shared services" Kablenet.com 10:52 AM
"FCC to Test Transition to Digital TV in N.C." Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 10:49 AM
"Internet Archive Wins David-and-Goliath Privacy Tussle With FBI" E-Commerce Times 2:39 PM
"FBI Backs Off From Secret Order for Data After Lawsuit" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 10:48 AM
"Six studios win copyright award against file-sharing site TorrentSpy.com" Associated Press 12:44 PM
"MPAA wins $110m from TorrentSpy" vnunet.com 11:21 AM
"TorrentSpy to appeal whopper legal judgment" CNET News.com 10:23 AM
"IRS website opens door to phishers" CNET Blogs 10:23 AM

Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion

"Will Google and Cable Firms Rejuvenate WiMAX?" Red Herring [Free Registration Required] 7:07 PM
"Google: We Like Yahoo, and We Like It Independent" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 7:06 PM
"Video games don't create killers, new book says" Reuters 4:32 PM
"Who needs an HDTV?" Boston Globe 3:44 PM
"The 10 most important technologies you never think about" PC World 3:30 PM
"Where Is Europe's Google?" InformationWeek 2:05 PM
"Readers respond: To print or not to print/You also weigh in on whether you favor home laser printers over inkjets" MSNBC 12:41 PM
"First look: Samsung's Glyde phone" PC World 12:40 PM
"Can the Clearwire coalition save WiMAX?" Network World 12:36 PM
"Bargain Hunt: Laptops/A tricked-out new laptop doesn't have to mean a wiped-out bank account if you take advantage of these notebook steals." PC Magazine 12:23 PM
"The Seven Deadly Twitter Sins" PC Magazine 12:22 PM
"The New Pocket PCs: With these talented smartphones, talking is only part of the picture. Here's how to choose the right network and platform, along with the perfect device to keep you productive and entertained on the go." PC Magazine 12:22 PM
"Two Laptops Travel Light, but Flaws Weigh Them Down" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:15 AM
"Moving Photos Off of a Cellphone" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:15 AM
"Gear Gallery: New Motorola Slider, Mobile TV and the Ultimate Gadget Watch" Wired 11:07 AM
"Mozilla spreads malware rather than security" ZDNet 10:58 AM
"Think Over Data's Value When Deciding What To Store" InformationWeek 10:36 AM
"The New Hacker Economics" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:29 AM
"Will Grand Theft Auto Change the Game?" Minyanville 10:02 AM
"MicroHoo Collapse Is Good for You" eWeek 2:36 PM
"What Should Jerry Do? My Advice to Yahoo" SeekingAlpha 10:01 AM
"The Falling Price Of Flat Screens" Minyanville 9:57 AM
"Meeting the Net's need for speed: Akamai's servers and software help enhance the flow of video streams and other online data - and if that's not a high-growth business, nothing is." Forbes Magazine 9:41 AM

Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers

"Activist Investor Carl Icahn Ups Motorola Stake, But Skips Annual Meeting" InformationWeek 4:34 PM
"Take-Two vulnerable despite $500M blockbuster" Fortune 4:17 PM
"Hynix invests in ProMOS, transfers 50-nm process" EE Times 12:00 PM
"Sprint-Clearwire negotiations like one big McCaw reunion" Seattle Times 11:58 AM
"Huawei seeks external strategic investor" FT.com 2:20 PM
"China's Huawei May Sell a Stake Abroad" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:16 AM
"Juniper Bidding For India Networks" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:16 AM
"Google Execs 'Divided' On Yahoo Search Deal; AOL Talks Continue Without Urgency: Report" paid.Content.org 10:01 AM
"Carphone and Best Buy Strike $2.2 Billion Deal" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:29 AM
"Best Buy Plans New Investment In U.K. Retailer" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:46 AM
"Best Buy extends reach into Europe: Nation's biggest electronics retailer pays $2.1 billion for a 50% stake in the European retail operation of Carphone Warehouse." Associated Press 9:41 AM

Tech Stocks

"Nasdaq first-quarter profit surges on boost from OMX buyout" Associated Press 2:23 PM
"Sector Snap: Chip stocks up, inventory trends seen improving" Associated Press 4:15 PM
"Tech Stocks: Tech stocks advance in quiet session" MarketWatch 4:08 PM
"Stocks rise despite oil spike: Wall Street ends higher as investors eye some better-than-expected April retail sales, take in stride rising oil prices." CNNMoney 4:02 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Commodity Producers; Wal-Mart Climbs" Bloomberg 3:48 PM
"Stocks rise modestly even as oil extends record high run" Associated Press 4:07 PM
"Caution Keeps Stocks Hemmed In" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:05 PM
"Telecom Stocks: DT, Ericsson rise; Clearwire, Sprint fall" MarketWatch 4:05 PM
"Asia Markets: Tokyo dips into red; banks, oils take lead in Sydney/Asian shares closed mostly lower Thursday, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 Average losing ground on weakness in export stocks such as Sony Corp., while Australia's benchmark index shrugged off a weaker start to edge into positive territory as energy shares such as Santos Ltd. rallied amid record oil prices." MarketWatch 9:47 AM
"Europe Markets: Most Europe markets fall after rate decisions/Shares of conglomerate Unilever climb; Unicredit shares slip" MarketWatch 4:06 PM

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Associated Press (Checked 9:30 PM; no changes since 10:15 AM CDT)

"Papa John's surpasses $1 billion in online pizza sales"

CNET News.com (Updated 9:30 PM CDT)

"EIC Squared: SAP, Sun, AMD and Microhoo"
"Webjam offers Apple-like simplicity for site building"
"Decider 1, RIAA 0"
"What is your stolen data worth?"
"RealNetworks plans to spin off its games unit"
"Dupont targets OLED display mass production"
"Yahoo Go 3.0 beta a go for Windows phones"
"Schmidt hints at coming YouTube ads"
"Report: EA buys Shawn Fanning's Rupture for $30 million"
"Report questions Sony's next-gen TV claims" ...

New York Times (Updated 9:30 PM CDT)

"Facebook Agrees to Protect Young Customers"
"MySpace Turns Social Network Sharing the Right Direction"
"Google: We Like Yahoo, and We Like It Independent"
"NBC Bypasses Apple to Stream TV Shows to the iPhone"
"The New Hacker Economics"
"Cablevision Plans Wireless Broadband Network"
"Carphone and Best Buy Strike $2.2 Billion Deal"
"Marvell Technology Settles S.E.C. Case"
"Deutsche Telekom Meets Expectations"
"How to Get Microsoft Office at 91 Percent Off" ...

Reuters (Checked 9:30 PM; no changes since 4:30 PM CDT)

"Video games don't create killers, new book says"
"Free software takes on Microsoft Office"
"Facebook users willing to let employers see profiles"
"MySpace's fashionable child launches new designers"
"No signs of game industry slowdown: Activision CEO"
"Tethered gadgets threaten Internet future: academic"
"MySpace to let users share profile across the Net"
"Nintendo Wii makes Yamauchi Japan's richest: Forbes"
"Cablevision to launch wireless broadband network"
"'Guitar Hero' helps Activision to 4th-qtr profit" ...

TechWeb (Updated 9:30 PM CDT)

"Windows Vista More Vulnerable To Malware Than Windows 2000"
"Microsoft Disbands Board Slate For Yahoo"
"Vonage Reports 1Q Loss, Slow Customer Growth"
"Apple Reportedly Offers $44 Credit To Canadian iPod Owners"
"DARPA Plans Cyberwar 'Matrix'"
"Intel, Sun: So Happy Together, When It Comes To Software"
"Ultra Low-Cost Notebooks Destined As Second Computers"
"Activist Investor Carl Icahn Ups Motorola Stake, But Skips Annual Meeting"
"MySpace To Share User Profiles With Other Sites"
"FBI Withdraws Probe Of Wayback Machine Users" ...

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