|
August 13, 2012, 3:00 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Claire Cain Miller / New York Times: |
Motorola to Cut 20% of Work Force, Part of Sweeping Change — SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Motorola Mobility, the ailing cellphone maker that Google bought in May, told employees Sunday that it would lay off 20 percent of its work force and close a third of its 94 offices worldwide.
More:
BetaNews, CNNMoney.com, Guardian, ReadWriteWeb, GigaOM, PC World, Wall Street Journal, LAPTOP Magazine, Marketing Land, Washington Post, Business Insider, Ars Technica, BBC, Gizmodo, FOSS Patents, PhoneNews.com, Know Your Cell, The Verge, ZDNet, GamePolitics blogs, TechSpot, digitaltrends.com, TWICE, AllThingsD, Bloomberg, VentureBeat, Light Reading, T3 News, Liliputing, 9to5Google, The Tech Block, iDownloadBlog.com, SoMobile, Macgasm, Electricpig.co.uk, MacDailyNews, Marketing Pilgrim, Android News, Rumours …, Android and Me, iPhone, PhoneArena, Geekosystem, Droid Life, Mashable!, IntoMobile, AndroidGuys, FierceWireless, BGR, Business Insider, Phones Review, Postnoon, CNET, Softpedia News, WebProNews, memeburn, The Next Web, The Register, Datamation.com, Reuters, Inquirer, DSLreports, BuzzFeed, Forbes, Hillicon Valley, dailywireless.org, Engadget, MacNN, CNET, Fortune and silicontap.com
| Reuters: |
Apple has licensed design patents to Microsoft: executive — (Reuters) - Apple Inc licensed its prized design patents to Microsoft Corp but with an “anti-cloning agreement” to prevent copying of its iPhone and iPad, an Apple executive said on Monday. — The testimony from Apple patent …
More:
MacRumors, The Next Web, The Verge, Engadget, Neowin, Ars Technica, iDownloadBlog.com, Electronista, TechnoBuffalo, WMPoweruser, iLounge and iClarified. Tweets: @mpanzarino
| Josh Lowensohn / CNET: |
Samsung in Apple patent talks: Rock vs. hard place — Now we know that Apple came to Samsung to offer it a deal to license its patents, but it's not that simple. — SAN JOSE, Calif. — Whether or not you agree that Samsung copied the look and feel of Apple's products … | Jonathan S. Geller / BGR: |
AT&T planning for iPhone launch in late September, clearing schedules through October — According to a trusted AT&T (T) source, the carrier is currently planning to launch Apple's (AAPL) next-generation iPhone during the third or fourth week of September, with an all-hands-on-deck policy … | Rene Ritchie / iMore: |
iPhone 5 pre-orders planned for September 12, second release wave for first week of October — A couple of weeks ago iMore reported that Apple would be holding their iPhone 5 event on September 12, 2012. We've since learned that iPhone 5 pre-orders are currently planned to begin that same day …
More:
MacRumors, Business Insider, BGR, 9to5Mac, MobileSyrup.com and iDownloadBlog.com
| Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal: |
Google to Buy Frommer's Travel Brand — Google Inc. is acquiring the Frommer's travel brand from publicly traded publishing house John Wiley & Sons Inc. for an undisclosed price in order to bolster its offerings of local reviews around the world. — The deal is expected to close shortly.
More:
Forbes, BGR, GeekWire, ZDNet, Screenwerk, Ars Technica, paidContent, Search Engine Land, Betabeat, 9to5Google, Business Insider, CNET, Engadget, Gizmodo, TPM IdeaLab, Skift, WebProNews, Media Decoder, PhoneArena, Droid Life, Mashable!, TechSpot, App Advice, MobileBurn.com, AllThingsD, The Verge, Tnooz, The Tech Block, Business Wire, VentureBeat, Reuters, The Next Web, TechCrunch, SlashGear, Skift, Softpedia News and silicontap.com. Tweets: @michaelpilla
| Simson Garfinkel / Technology Review: |
The iPhone Has Passed a Key Security Threshold — Does society really want extremely private mobile devices if they make life easier for criminals? Apple's newly toughened standards sharpen the focus on that question. — Less than a month after Apple first shipped the iPhone in June 2007 …
More:
Gizmodo, ZDNet, BGR, MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, TechnoBuffalo and Slashdot. Tweets: @csoghoian
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Photos of alleged next-generation iPhone motherboard surface, point to new antennas, battery — A WeiPhone forums user posts a couple of photos of what is apparently claimed to be a motherboard/logicboard for the next-generation iPhone. If legitimate, the part appears to be a prototype unit …
More:
Washington Post, Wired, VentureBeat, The Verge, Los Angeles Times, PC Magazine, WebProNews, Geek.com, MacRumors, Pocket-lint, Redmond Pie, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, SlashGear, Mashable!, Macgasm, Gotta Be Mobile, SoMobile, stuff.tv/news/*, T3 News, Phones Review, iPhone, Business Insider, everythingiCafe, iDownloadBlog.com, PhoneArena, CNET, Engadget, iLounge and HotHardware.com News. Tweets: @arnoldkim. Thanks:@deancorp
| Lukasz Lindell / Day4: |
How we screwed (almost) the whole Apple community — Have you heard the phrase “That's true because I saw it on TV” at some point? It was often the truth in the old days when people only had the TV or newspaper to relate to. What you saw or read was the truth, although it obviously wasn't always so.| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Kim Dotcom promises that disruptive new music service, Megabox, will launch this year — Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has dropped the biggest hint yet that his disruptive new music project is on schedule to launch before the end of the year, according to a tweet from the German …
More:
BGR, Computerworld, CNET, Macworld, VentureBeat, GadgeTell, ZDNet, hypebot, Mashable!, Betabeat, Inquirer and Gizmodo. Tweets: @kimdotcom
| Shira Ovide / Wall Street Journal: |
Groupon Sales Force Cracks Under Pressure — Groupon Inc. is facing a new hurdle: strains on its sales force. — Such pressures are a boon to people like Mike Silagadze. The chief executive of education-software firm Top Hat Monocle Inc. said that over the past month …
More:
Screenwerk, CNET, SocialTimes, Wall Street Journal, Marketing Pilgrim and AllThingsD
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Windows Next: Just call it ‘Blue’? — Summary: Windows 9 might not be Microsoft's next version of Windows. Instead, ‘Blue’ could be the interim release that shows up first. — It's been a couple weeks of Microsoft naming madness. To top it all off at the end of last week …
More:
The Next Web, Gizmodo, WinBeta and Windows 8 Beta
| Somini Sengupta / New York Times: |
A Steep Climb Back for Facebook's Stock — SAN FRANCISCO — The Facebook spring is over. The dog days of August have taken hold. — In May, when investors tripped over themselves to buy a piece of Facebook, not even the skeptics predicted what has happened.| Adam Rifkin / TechCrunch: |
| Cliff Edwards / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Struggling GameStop reinventing itself — In an effort to avoid the fate of Blockbuster, Circuit City and others in the remainder bin of failed retailers, GameStop has embarked on a daring, if inglorious, strategy: refashioning itself from a console-game purveyor into a repairer and reseller …
More:
Computerworld, TUAW and blog.chron.com
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Sponsor Posts
Soxton:
Fast, affordable law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
Fast, affordable law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
F5:
Accelerate AI Adoption at F5's AI Virtual Summit — Learn how to architect, secure, and scale AI for production with real-world insights from industry leaders on June 23. Register now to save your spot.
Accelerate AI Adoption at F5's AI Virtual Summit — Learn how to architect, secure, and scale AI for production with real-world insights from industry leaders on June 23. Register now to save your spot.
Zoho:
Website traffic analytics: How to read your data and take action — Traffic is up. Sessions look healthy. The dashboard is full of green arrows and yet — conversions are flat, revenue targets are slipping, and the leads coming through aren't closing.
Website traffic analytics: How to read your data and take action — Traffic is up. Sessions look healthy. The dashboard is full of green arrows and yet — conversions are flat, revenue targets are slipping, and the leads coming through aren't closing.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Invest Like the Best:
Alex Sacerdote - How to Invest Through Technology Cycles
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Lenny's Podcast:
Father of the iPod and iPhone on building taste, judgment, and creativity in the AI era | Tony Fadell
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
Big Technology Podcast:
Will Apple (Finally) Get AI Right At WWDC?, Anthropic's Worry, Microsoft vs. OpenAI
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Hard Fork:
Hot I.P.O Summer + What Is A.I. Doing to Math? + HatGPT
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
The Upstarts Podcast:
Vanta's Christina Cacioppo: The Underdog Turning 'Nonsense' Compliance Into A $4.2B Security Standout
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
AI's Mythos Moment: Rishi Sunak on preparing governments for AI
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 3:00 PM ET, August 13, 2012.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Axios:Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Dante D'Orazio / The Verge: |
More:
Engadget, LAPTOP Magazine, ZDNet and The Next Web
| Josh Halliday / Guardian: |
More:
AllFacebook, Naked Security, Neowin, Geekosystem and internetretailer.com
| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
More:
PC Magazine, Business Insider, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, GigaOM and silicontap.com. Tweets: @sachinrekhi. Thanks:@techtsp. See also Mediagazer
| Marguerite Reardon / CNET: |
| Colleen Taylor / TechCrunch: |
More:
GeekWire
Earlier Picks
| Sean Buckley / Engadget: |
More:
PC World, Ubergizmo, GadgeTell, FierceWireless, IntoMobile, 9to5Google, PhoneArena and MacNN
| Chloe Albanesius / PC Magazine: |
More:
msnbc.com and The Register