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Business News Twitter to flog IPO shares at $26, eyes $2bn prize ... IBM will be pleased TWTR to start trading Thursday as Big Blue threatens patent lawsuit Acer suffers terrible let-down after unexpected withdrawal of Wang Plan for the future? Shih ... it Will small biz get a bite of mega UK.gov IT pie? Yes: if it can pass the bulls**t sniff test Analysis ObamaCare, UK.gov, and paying for blusterguffs instead of technology Prem Watsa takes control of BlackBerry as tech vultures circle firm Analysis White knight charges to the rescue, horse promptly keels over Microsoft CEO shortlist claim: It's just Elop, Bates, Mulally, Nadella and... Comment New Ballmer must navigate Nokia bump Twitter, Facebook and pals keep BEELLIONS from treasury with exec pay tax break – report Stock option loophole helps 12 tech firms legally dodge $4bn, say activists More Azzurri execs run for the hills, turnover keeps sliding Staff attrition rates at 18% as two more big cheeses walk It's the Inter-THREAT of THINGS: Lightbulb ARMY could turn on HUMANITY Fujitsu Forum CTO calmly illuminates us on the world's biggest potential botnet Ex-HP VP predicts PC arm sell-off and life as IBM's number 2 Interview Would Bernd Bischoff join the IT industry again? Mmm, let me think Huawei was never interested in buying Blackberry That sound you heard? A thousand spooks' sphincters just unclenched Microsoft CEO shortlist down to EIGHT ... appropriately enough, perhaps Who wants Ballmer's sweaty seat? The prodigal, the revhead or the server wonk? None of your Bezos: Jeff's wife gives one star to journo's Amazon tome I am less biased than his wife, tech hack snaps back T-Mobile US brags of cash pile this quarter as biz gambles pay off But still soaked in red ink Data Centre News Ogle high-end 3D models, games in a browser: Ask Amazon, Autodesk, Otoy 3DS Max graphics and gaming machines in the cloud Cisco rolls dice with 'CONTROL EVERYTHING' softy networking launch Analysis Either a gratuitious lock-in, or reasonable technical strategy Inside Intel's secret super-chips: If you've got the millions, it's got the magic Analysis Just what the heck are they building in there? We asked Facebook Fujitsu fattens its all-in-one data protection box by 300 per cent And gives it a 50 per cent throughput boost, for good measure Cisco gobbles Insieme, belches software-defined network clouds We'll break down hardware barriers - provided it's our hardware, says IT giant The future of storage is a horror show - just ignore the biz strategists Blocks and Files The simple days are long gone, folks I survived Spiceworld 2013, heat and all: Here's how I did it Sysadmin blog Our man from the North ventures into a humid Texas Hey, Presto! Facebook spills petabyte-munching SQL brain sauce online Zuck on that, Hortonworks and Cloudera Supercomputer-maker offers Cray-TAS-tic cold storage solution Cryogenic arrays? Not quite, but there WILL BE TIERS Sysadmins: How do YOU protect your networks against 'friendly fire'? Thinking beyond perimeter security Speaking in Tech: Cisco buys out Insieme. To UNCLOAK data centre tech, just press PLAY Podcast You heard it here first Storage upstart Coho Data decloaks from stealth, slurps $25m Xen(Source) and the art of starting a storage startup Cisco partners with Wilocity on hyper fast 5-gigabit Wi-Fi tech Networking giant investigates launching 802.11ad into primetime EMC lobs sueball at Pure, tells court: Look what they told EL REG Accuses rival of poaching staff, customers and trade secrets in complaint Space-saving ideas for improving storage performance Uncork those bottlenecks Storage upstarts, you disappoint me. Are you building SHELFWARE? Storagebod Looking for the exit when it should be all about the tech WTF is WRF? Student cluster-wrestlers cram for app SMACKDOWN SCC 2013 Last minute tips, tricks, and traps for procrastinators IBM looks to soften the SoftLayer migration blow In the meantime, how about a SmartCloud Analytics tool? VMware reverses decision to kill off standalone ThinApp Version 5.0 emerges, ready to give 64-bit apps a ride Red Hat plants flag in OpenStack for hybrid future All your clouds are belong to our control freak We can't go on like this for much longer, boffins cry to data centre designers Whole racks on chips needed or scalability will SLAM into the laws of physics Hardware News We've invented the FONBLET, says Samsung Analyst presentation reveals Korean giant's Big Data WORLD DOMINATION plan Google: THE TRUTH at last about our MYSTERY BARGES Admen tell El Reg what's planned for floating metal monsters Planet hopper: The Earthly destinations of Doctor Who Doctor Who @ 50 Data Visualisation: Locations of the Doctor's stories set on Earth EYE-GASMIC: Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch with Retina Display Review A classy notebook - but can you live without discrete graphics or upgrades? Samsung: Get ready to BEND OVER – foldable fondleslabs 'by 2016'... ... but first, we'll need to penetrate 'technology barriers' McDonalds ponders in-store 3D printing for Happy Meal toys Would you like to supersize that molten plastic? (the toy, not the cheeseburger) Google's Nexus 5: Best smartphone bang for your buck. There, we said it Review No wonder this one sold out in hours Email delivery: 4 steps to get more email to the inbox This whitepaper lists some steps and information that will give you the best opportunity to achieve an amazing sender reputation. Download here > Networks News Build your own mobile network for the low, low price of US$2,000 *Spectrum license not included Facebook gives THUMBS DOWN to its own design makeover New Like, Share buttons pressed into service Virgin Media suffers growing pains as Cable Cowboy daddy settles in Life under Liberty Global: Flat sales, big operating loss hit UK telco's Q3 Policy News Drugs e-souk Silk Road back from the dead with new Dread Pirate Roberts And offers teen pop tearaway Justin Bieber a voucher Australia's Electoral Commission won't release vote-counting code Democracy and transparency don't go well together apparently Microsoft Australia calls fibre-to-the-premises 'best outcome' for NBN Mal the Builder … will he listen? Google's secret search offer to EU antitrust chief LEAKED by rivals REVEALED: Ad giant is now Trigger happy Anonymous hacktivists' Million Mask March protest hits London 'Remember who your enemies are' says protestor as 11 arrested Thought you didn't need to show ID in the UK? Wrong Your papers please. NOW Australia hobbles self in tech tax chase Some tax revenue is 'unrealisable' says new money minister Security News Microsoft, Facebook: We'll pay cash if you can poke a hole in the INTERNET New bug-hunting program to shore up security across the whole damn web Make him a wiki he can't refuse: MafiaLeaks takes on the Godfathers Informers urged to tattle on their capo di tutti capi Crowdfunded audit of 'NSA-proof' encryption suite TrueCrypt is GO Line-by-line code exam will blow hidden backdoor doubts into orbit, hope devs It's the Shiz: Mutant RAT spotted gnawing at SAP apps Mystery trojan peeps at your SAP privates - but nobody knows why Google preps Chrome password-blab bug fix A password to view your passwords Software News Put your mind to WRIST: Pebble watches get new app toolkit, iOS 7 alerts But be warned: SDK version 2.0 will break all your programs Apple patents technology to STALK YOU in your own HOME Do you really want the music on EVERY TIME you walk to the garage? Science News Next Chelyabinsk meteor FIREBALL 'SEVEN times more likely' than feared NASA's checked its space rock math and it's not good news SCIENCE and RELIGION AGREE! LIFE and Man ARE from CLAY Even an intelligently designed watch is right twice a day, or something Vulture 2 spaceplane STRIPPED to the bone Detailed structural plans for your viewing pleasure Bootnotes News Okay maths wonks: PRIME TIME has arrived Cosmic prime number alignment due just after lunchtime today Email delivery: 4 steps to get more email to the inbox This whitepaper lists some steps and information that will give you the best opportunity to achieve an amazing sender reputation. Download here >

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