Top Items:
Leander Kahney / Cult of Mac:
More Detail On Apple's iPhone Nano [Exclusive] — We have more detail on Apple's iPhone nano, which according to Sunday's Wall Street Journal is real and may be headed to market this year. — But what we have will blow your mind. — This week, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal …
Discussion:
Between the Lines Blog, Examiner, AppAdvice, Mobile Marketing Watch, Computerworld, Fast Company, Technologizer, Digital Trends, Pulse2, Appolicious Advisor, MarketingVOX, Hardware 2.0 Blog, ReadWriteWeb, Edible Apple, I4U News, MacRumors, O'Grady's PowerPage, Gadget Lab, Techie Buzz, Appletell, Gadgetell, Fortune, blogs.chron.com, RazorianFly, MacStories, Los Angeles Times, MacHackPC, Know Your Cell, Redmond Pie, TiPb, Notebooks.com, Softpedia News, Gearlog, Webomatica, iLounge, The Atlantic Online, iPhone Download Blog, msnbc.com, GigaOM, ITProPortal, Geek.com, Faster Forward, Pocket-lint, PhoneArena, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Tech Report, Switched, Data Center Knowledge, Music Ally, Electricpig.co.uk and Black Web 2.0
RELATED:
Paul Miller / Engadget:
The iPhone nano to forgo local storage? Common sense says ‘no’ — Well, MWC is in full swing, where folks like LG, Samsung, Sony, and Nokia are pouring their souls out in front of us in device form. So, naturally, the rumors are swirling about... the iPhone nano.
Discussion:
L.A. Times Tech Blog, The Loop, 9 to 5 Mac and Electronista
Matt Cutts / The Official Google Blog:
New Chrome extension: block sites from Google's web search results — We've been exploring different algorithms to detect content farms, which are sites with shallow or low-quality content. One of the signals we're exploring is explicit feedback from users.
Discussion:
ReadWriteWeb, TechCrunch, CNET News, SAI, Search Engine Land, Domain Name Wire, Techie Buzz, Geek.com, @pkedrosky, The Next Web and DailyFinance
Ina Fried / Mobilized:
Microsoft to Add Multitasking, Internet Explorer 9 to Windows Phone Later this Year — Microsoft announced on Monday plans to fill in some of the key gaps from the initial Windows Phone 7 release with two updates due out this year. — The more interesting of the updates is the second one-a major release-is due later this year.
Discussion:
eWeek, LiveSide.net, BGR, Engadget, VentureBeat, Gadget Lab, The Seattle Times, 9 to 5 Mac, Microsoft, Windows Phone Blog, MobileCrunch, Reuters, The Register, Pulse2, WinRumors, iThinkDifferent, Global Nerdy, All about Microsoft Blog, GottaBeMobile, Smartphones …, ZDNet, pocketnow.com, Windows Phone Secrets, Neowin.net and MobileCrunch
RELATED:
Todd Bishop / TechFlash:
Video: Microsoft shows Kinect and Windows Phone, together
Discussion:
Engadget, BetaNews and CrunchGear, Thanks:johnhcook
Vlad Savov / Engadget:
LG Optimus Pad first hands-on! (video) — We've just gotten back from playing around with LG's 8.9-inch, 3D-friendly Optimus Pad (known as the G-Slate in the US). This Android Honeycomb tablets sports a dual-core CPU inside and a dual-camera array outside, giving you both the optical and processing capabilities to produce 3D video.
Discussion:
CrunchGear, Examiner, MobileCrunch, Gadget Lab, Pulse2, PhoneDog.com, Gadget Lab, eWeek, SlashGear, Crave, Liliputing, CrunchGear, Gearlog, BGR, TmoNews and MobileWhack.com
RELATED:
Sean Cooper / Engadget:
LG Optimus 3D hands-on
Discussion:
Digital Trends, Mashable!, IntoMobile, SAI, techeblog.com and Black Web 2.0
Aza Raskin / Co.Design:
The Untold Story of How My Dad Helped Invent the First Mac — Jef Raskin, my father, (below) helped develop the Macintosh, and I was recently looking at some of his old documents and came across his February 16, 1981 memo detailing the genesis of the Macintosh.
Loïc Le Meur / Loic Le Meur Blog:
The new nightmare of developers and brands — It used to be simple. You just needed a website. Whatever you do on the web today, it's now a nightmare if you want to optimize your presence. — Platforms — You need to be on all popular platforms. iPhone of course …
Thanks:loic
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Bill Gross' UberMedia Raises $17.5 Million From Accel, Index and Steve Case — UberMedia, which just bought TweetDeck for $30 million in equity last week, has raised $17.5 million, in a round led by Accel Partners. — The valuation for the Pasadena, Calif. start-up founded …
Jackie Cohen / All Facebook:
First Facebook SIM Card Released — Every GSM cell phone will soon have Facebook built right in, as Gemalto has created the first SIM card including functions related to the social network. — A spokesperson for the social network confirmed the development in via email:
Discussion:
Hardware 2.0 Blog, The Register, Pocket-lint and The Next Web
Scott Austin / Venture Capital Dispatch:
Kleiner Perkins Invests In Facebook At $52 Billion Valuation — Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Facebook are together at last. — VentureWire reports today that Kleiner is taking a small stake in Facebook by buying as much as $38 million of stock from other shareholders at a valuation …
Discussion:
VentureBeat, All Facebook, Digital Trends, paidContent, The Digital Home, GigaOM, SiliconANGLE, Switched, CNET News and SAI
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Qualcomm enables instant streaming of Netflix movies on Android — Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon mobile processors will enable future Android devices to be able to instantly stream TV shows and movies from Netflix. — Instant streaming is the hottest new way to get movies into the hands of users.
Discussion:
MobileCrunch, Zatz Not Funny!, MSDN Blogs, Techland, Liliputing, DSLreports, CNET News, Light Reading, Mobilized, PC World, Notebooks.com, V3.co.uk, Android Tapp, SlashGear and Hacking NetFlix
Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
Netflix Finally Arrives On the Boxee Box — Can you hear that? That's the sound of relief coming from Boxee's offices in New York, as the startup is finally able to add a Netflix app to its Boxee Box today. Owners of the device can access the app by manually initiating a firmware update …
Discussion:
Boxee Blog, ReadWriteWeb, VentureBeat, Gearlog, SlashGear, Engadget, Hacking NetFlix, eHomeUpgrade, Reddit, Gizmodo and The Next Web
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Economics of Blogging and The Huffington Post — When The Huffington Post announced earlier this week that it was being acquired by AOL for $315 million in cash and stock, one group felt slighted: a set of unpaid bloggers for the site, identifying by the Twitter hashtag #huffpuff …
Discussion:
GigaOM, broadstuff, New York Times, Invisible Inkling and Stowe Boyd, more at Mediagazer »
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Huge Vote Of Confidence: Uber Raises $11 million From Benchmark Capital — Uber, a young startup that let's people book a black car service on the fly via their mobile app, has closed an $11 million round valuing the company at $49 million pre-money valuation, $60 million post-money, we've confirmed from sources.
Discussion:
GigaOM
Stephen Shankland / CNET News:
HTML5 spec set for 2014 completion — It's been a work in progress for years, but there are a few more years to go yet before the next version of Hypertext Markup Language is finalized. — Specifically, the World Wide Web Consortium's HTML Working Group is set to announce today that it expects …
Discussion:
The Register, ConceivablyTech and PC World
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Intel Invests $26 Million In CloudMade, Kaltura and Others — Intel Capital, Intel's investment arm, has announced six new investments totaling $26 million in a number of startups developing technology for mobile platforms. The startups intel invested in include open source mobile software company Borqs …
Discussion:
Business Wire, VatorNews, The Register, Market Wire, GigaOM, Beet.TV and SiliconANGLE, Thanks:beet_tv
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Research In Motion Acquires Professional Contact Manager Gist — We heard the rumors that Research In Motion (RIM) was involved in serious talks to buy professional contact manager Gist, and today it's official. RIM has bought Gist, we've confirmed with the company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Discussion:
ReadWriteWeb, eWeek, SAI, GigaOM, Gist Blog, Inside BlackBerry, Between the Lines Blog, BlackBerry Cool, NetworkEffect, Erictric, Mashable!, CrackBerry.com blogs and BerryReview.com
Chris Foresman / Ars Technica:
iOS developers making leap to the Mac, thanks to Mac App Store — The Mac App Store is, by most accounts, off to a good start. But not all entrenched Mac developers are ready to entrust their entire business to Apple's recently opened digital distribution point due to certain restrictions placed …
Discussion:
AppAdvice and MacStories
Jessica Dolcourt / CNET News:
Adobe spells out Flash-y plans for Android — Adobe may be leaving the flashy announcements to Nokia and Sony Ericsson this Mobile World Congress, but there are some plans pertaining to Flash that will impact a wide swatch of Android smartphones and tablets going forward.
Discussion:
Business Wire, Technologizer, Crave, VentureBeat, Download Squad, IntoMobile, Electronista, Fast Company, PhoneArena, Fortune, GottaBeMobile, GigaOM, eWeek, PC Magazine, Softpedia News and The Register
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Judge tosses iPad overheating lawsuit — ‘Allegations are insufficient,’ says federal judge; plaintiffs have 30 days to file amended complaint — Computerworld - A federal judge has tossed a class-action lawsuit that claimed Apple's iPad overheats when used outdoors in warm weather or in direct sunlight …
Discussion:
MacStories
CNN:
U.S. State Department starts Farsi Twitter feed — (CNN) — The U.S. State Department launched a new Farsi-language Twitter feed Sunday in a bid to connect with internet users in Iran. — “US State Dept recognizes historic role of social media among Iranians.
Discussion:
Hillicon Valley, Slate and Reuters
Aron Kozak / The Qt Blog:
Update on Qt — Judging by the sheer volume of comments on Daniel's post on Saturday you are all feeling like we are. Not the finest time in the history of Qt for sure, but also not the death of Qt that some of you are predicting either. — I was unable to continue to reply to all the comments …
David Meyer / ZDNet:
Intel unveils MeeGo tablet interface — Intel has shown off a developer preview of the tablet user interface for its MeeGo Linux operating system at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. — At the same time on Monday, the company also addressed Nokia's withdrawal from the long-term development …
Discussion:
BlogsDNA
Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web:
Twitter: $10 billion Google acquisition talks “just a rumor” — Twitter is putting a damp towel on the fiery whispering that Google might be in talks to pick up the social darling for as much as $10 billion. — Today at the Mobile World Congress, Twitter's Dick Costolo said …
Discussion:
Reuters and Neowin.net
