Today’s Hot Topic: Hot news today is the announcement that Microsoft and Yahoo are a step nearer to getting married.

The headlines in technology news today are gathered from internet based news sources including BBC Technology News, CNN Technology, Sky News, BusinessWeek, Computing, Computer Weekly, BBC dot.life, IT Pro, Register, Wired, CNET News, The Wall Street Journal, Silicon.com, Engadget, Financial Times, Times Online, Reuters, Telegraph, The Gadget Show, New Scientist, Gates Notes, Huffington Post and The Guardian.

• BBC Technology News: Microsoft offers browser choice
• CNN Tech: Cashing in on Internet censorship
• Sky News: Row Over ‘Wobbling Breasts’ iPhone App
• Telegraph:
• Financial Times: Grids to harness power of electric cars
• Guardian: Kneber botnet catches 2,500 companies
• The Wall Street Journal: Dell’s Profit Slips on Margin Squeeze
• Times Online: ‘Microhoo’ search deal given go-ahead
• BusinessWeek: Yuri Milner: DST Has $1 Billion for Social Media
• Reuters: U.S. agency says Google can be power marketer

 

• Computing: Domain registration rules could be tightened
• Computer Weekly: IT suppliers are "in for a shock" if they rely on public sector
• The Register: Sony seeks ‘universal console controller’ patent
• IT Pro: Computer jargon hinders security
• Silicon.com:
• CNET News: Drinking with droids at BarBot 2010
• Huffington Post: Google Wins Approval To Buy And Sell Energy
• BBC dot.life: Tweeting for President Obama

 

• Wired: Free, Ad-Supported Music … With a Twist
• Engadget: Windows 7′s European browser ballot screen revealed, rolling out next week
• The Gadget Show: TomTom outs new in-car kit
• New Scientist: Who needs banks if you have a mobile phone?

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