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15 September 2011
Video: Video: Microsoft shows off Windows 8

Microsoft will post the first developer preview beta of Windows 8 late on Tuesday, the company announced as it showed off the new OS running on a Samsung tablet.
News: Google acquires over 1,000 IBM patents

Google has acquired over 1,000 patents from IBM, as part of its strategy to strengthen its patent portfolio to counter litigation, according to records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
News: SAP pays $20M to settle criminal charges in Oracle case

SAP has agreed to pay just over US$20 million to settle a criminal case brought against its TomorrowNow subsidiary.
14 September 2011
News: Social Startups Kick the Tires: Great Spin or Retread?

For social startups, creating buzz and building a big user base (not to mention finding revenue) isn't what it used to be. Many of the companies presenting at DEMO Fall 2011 in Silicon Valley face the prospect of being a retread.
News: Match.com buys stake in Chinese dating site

Match.com announced on Wednesday it had acquired a 20 percent stake in a company behind one of China's largest online dating sites.
News: U.S. needs to be on-guard for a big cyber-attack

A destructive attack from cyberspace "is coming, in my opinion. It is a question of time. What we don't know is how far out it is," and whether it will target commercial infrastructure, government networks or mobile platforms Army Gen. Keith Alexander told attendees of the "Maneuvering in Cyberspace" symposium this week.
News: US agencies making progress on cybercrime, officials say

U.S. government agencies are getting better at sharing information about cyberattacks with private companies, but cybercrime shows no signs of slowing down, cybersecurity experts told lawmakers Wednesday.
News: IT industry to get Digital Nation census

A "comprehensive census" of the UK's IT industry is being launched this month to support business development and innovation.
News: Threat of settlements may have spurred Google, Moto deal

A blow-by-blow account of negotiations leading up to Google's acquisition of Motorola indicates that the deal may have been one of necessity rather than opportunity for Google.
News: Android tablets lose ground to BlackBerry PlayBook as iPad soars

Increased demand for the iPad 2, 1 million HP TouchPads and the launch of the BlackBerry Playbook pushed Google Android tablet market share down below 30%.
News: CSC acquires Indian testing company AppLabs

IT services company, Computer Sciences Corporation, said Wednesday it has acquired AppLabs Technologies, a privately held Indian software testing services provider, for an undisclosed amount.
News: AMD breaks world record with overclocked chip

AMD has broken the world record for the Highest Frequency of a Computer Processor' after it overclocked one of its chips.
News: Google, Motorola file for merger clearance in many countries

Google and Motorola Mobility plan to file for pre-closing antitrust clearances for the merger of Motorola with a Google subsidiary in a number of jurisdictions including Canada, China, Israel, Russia, Taiwan and Turkey, in addition to filings in the U.S. and before the European Commission.
News: Cisco comes out swinging after cutbacks

Cisco Systems emerged from 150 days of restructuring on Tuesday as an aggressive competitor, laying out some of the problems that led it to make changes, while saying its rivals are in even worse predicaments.
13 September 2011
News: Remains of the Day: Everything but the kitchen sync

Apple may be up for bringing back some of MobileMe's soon-to-be-discontinued features at a later date, if consumers barrage them with feedback. Elsewhere, a profile of Tim Cook's successor, an ultra luxury car with an Apple twist, and who made HTC the latest barometer of cool, anyway? The remainders for Tuesday, September 13, 2011 would like their car brought around right away.
News: U.S. launches criminal probe into eBay-Craigslist dispute

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether eBay executives broke the law and stole trade secrets while sitting on the board of Craigslist.org.
News: Enterprise Startups: A Long Road Ahead

Like the mythical Greek tragic figure, Sisyphus, forced to roll a boulder up a hill only to watch it roll down again, tech startups hoping to woo the enterprise face an uphill battle.
News: Survey: Jobs departure won't hurt consumer purchases

While Steve Jobs's departure from the Apple CEO chair marked a major shift in the company's development, one thing it probably won't affect--for now, anyway--is the company's bottom line. A new survey from market research firm ChangeWave Research says that the end of Jobs's tenure at the company's top post won't slow consumer adoption of its products.
News: Intel shows off tablet with upcoming Atom chip

Intel on Tuesday for the first time showed working prototypes of tablets with Google's Android OS and the chip maker's upcoming Atom low-power chip, code-named Medfield.
News: Obama jobs bill includes spectrum auctions

New legislation pushed by U.S. President Barack Obama and intended to stimulate job growth includes proposals for mobile spectrum auctions and for a nationwide mobile broadband network for emergency responders.