Check out Mini-Techmeme for simple mobiles or Techmeme Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:45 PM ET, July 18, 2010

Techmeme

 Top Items: 
Stuart Miles / Pocket-lint:
HTC: Droid Eris complaints nothing compared to iPhone 4  —  EXCLUSIVE: HTC starts its fightback against Apple  —  While HTC?hasn't yet come back with an official comment in respect to Apple's decision to highlight the Droid Eris' performance at its emergency press conference …
RELATED:
Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note:
Antennagate: If you can't fix it, feature it!  —  ...and don't diss your customer, or the media!  —  Rewind the clock to June 7th 2010.  Steve's on stage at the WWDC in San Francisco.  He's introducing the iPhone 4 and proudly shows off the new external antenna design.
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
Reactions to Steve Jobs' performance  —  A sampling of opinions — the good, the bad and the ugly  —  Given how much attention Apple (AAPL) was getting before Steve Jobs' “Antennagate” press conference Friday — CNBC greeted it with a countdown clock and eight simultaneous talking heads …
Kevin Michaluk / CrackBerry.com blogs:
Official statement from Research In Motion in response to Apple's …
Markcuban / blog maverick:
The End of Location Based Applications ?  —  I just invested in a company that takes video of an area and can tell you exactly how many people are in the capture area at any given time.  It's great for traffic patterns, security, and much more.  We are posting cameras in certain environments …
Discussion: TechCrunch, Thanks:rawmeet
Sean Hollister / Engadget:
Verizon's LTE rollout is imminent, computers updated for 4G SIM cards  —  We just got some alleged (but very convincing) internal documents on Verizon's 4G plans, and it's mostly stuff we've already heard — 5-12Mbps down, aircards before smartphones, and plans to roll out in 30 cities in 2010.
Malatesta / WMExperts:
All KIN sales being stopped, being sent back tomorrow (July 18th)  —  We already know that Verizon and Microsoft have pulled the plug on the whole KIN series (see our review), the question then becomes what to do about existing supplies?  —  We're getting word, confirmed though two sources …
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
You Want My Personal Data?  Reward Me for It  —  LIFE, as they say, imitates art.  And the way things work commercially today across much of the Web recalls that chapter in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” where Tom cajoles his guileless friends into whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence.
RELATED:
Esther Dyson / The Huffington Post:
Release 9.0: User-Managed Privacy Tools
Thanks:rawmeet
Kevin Parrish / Tom's Guide:
Browser Plug-In Will Delete Your Ex From Internet  —  Here's a good way to banish that heart-breaker—or stalker—from your side of the Internet.  —  So you—a studly guy looking for a date—were talked into the whole Internet match-making deal and reluctantly set up an online profile.
Discussion: NY Daily News and Gizmodo
Jenna Wortham / New York Times:
As Older Users Join Facebook, Network Grapples With Death  —  Courtney Purvin got a shock when she visited Facebook last month.  The site was suggesting that she get back in touch with an old family friend who played piano at her wedding four years ago.  —  The friend had died in April.
Discussion: CNET News and The Atlantic Online, Thanks:rawmeet
Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Why Web host shut down 73,000 blogs a mystery  —  Blogetery.com, a little-known WordPress platform used by more than 70,000 blogs, was shut down by its Web hosting company mroe than a week ago and nobody seems willing to say why or who is responsible.  —  BurstNet, the Web-hosting company …
Discussion: Pulse2, Techdirt and TorrentFreak
Sarah Lacy / TechCrunch:
Conan O'Brien's Love/Hate Relationship with the Internet  —  Back in January Conan O'Brien was supposed to come to San Francisco for a SF Sketchfest Tribute and Q&A about his career.  And then, he lost his dream job as he said, “s**t really hit the fan” and he had to cancel.
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Four Business Tips From Apple & Steve Jobs  —  This morning, Apple hosted a press event which included a 45-minute Q&A session with CEO Steve Jobs.  (Watch the video.)  Jobs, who returned from a vacation in Hawaii to host this conference, was pretty open (i.e. he was spinning a little less and was fractionally more candid.)
Discussion: Fortune, jkOnTheRun and CenterNetworks
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Techmeme at 9:45 PM ET, July 18, 2010.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Techmeme Sponsor Posts: 
Tribe AI:
Is AI just hype?  —  Find out how top enterprises use Tribe to get real business results.
Techmeme Leaderboards:
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more  —  We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics.  Download reports immediately for just $100.
Zoho:
All new Zoho Workerly 2024  —  Staffing businesses around the world face a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing their temporary workforce.  With a constantly shifting job market and changing staffing needs …
Comprehensive.io:
Browse salary data from 3,000 startups for free  —  Click for FREE, immediate access to real-time compensation benchmarking data.  Paid version helps HR automate comp reviews and communicate total compensation to employees.
Sponsor Techmeme
 
 See Also: 
Techmeme: site main
Techmeme River: reverse chronological Techmeme
Techmeme Mobile: for phones
Techmeme Leaderboard: Techmeme's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Techmeme RSS feed
Techmeme on X
Techmeme on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Washington Post:
A new America through broadband
Discussion: Mobility Site
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
AwayFind Makes Sure You See The Emails That Matter
Adrian Chen / Gawker:
The Art of Trolling: Inside a 4chan Smear Campaign
 Earlier Items: 
Katie Marsal / AppleInsider:
Apple says it takes 3 years to get a new cell tower in San Francisco
Discussion: The Angry Drunk and Electronista
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Is the Difference Between MySpace and Facebook Black and White?
Discussion: broadstuff