Techmeme
December 17, 2012, 6:10 PM

Top News

Nielsen:
Nielsen and Twitter Establish Social TV Rating  —  Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, and Twitter today announced an exclusive multi-year agreement to create the “Nielsen Twitter TV Rating” for the US market.
Eben Upton / Raspberry Pi:
Introducing the Pi Store  —  We've been amazed by the variety of software that people have written for, or ported to, the Raspberry Pi.  Today, together with our friends at IndieCity and Velocix, we're launching the Pi Store to make it easier for developers of all ages to share their games …
Reed Morse / YouTube Blog:
Film and share videos instantly with YouTube Capture for iPhone and iPod touch  —  Life moves fast.  To speed up recording, enhancing and sharing videos with your friends or the whole world, you can now use the YouTube Capture app on your iPhone or iPod touch.  —  Making sharing fast and easy
Tim Culpan / Bloomberg:
HTC Said to Halt Larger Windows Phone on Display Resolution  —  HTC Corp. (2498) scrapped plans to produce a large-screen smartphone using Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s operating system because the screen would have had lower resolution than competing models, according to a person familiar with the project.
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Facebook to Launch Its Own Snapchat Competitor App  —  Facebook is currently testing its own built-in-house version of a “Snapchat-like” application, a messaging app that allows users to send impermanent photo messages to one another, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Hands On With Facebook Nearby, A New Local Biz Discovery Feature That Challenges Yelp And Foursquare  —  Each month 250 million Facebook users tag posts with location.  Today that data goes to work for you in a major revamp of Facebook's Nearby feature for its iOS and Android apps.
Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Google Maps for iOS downloaded 10M times in under 48 hours  —  Google's Jeff Huber has just announced via Google+ that Google Maps for iOS was downloaded 10 million times in under 48 hours from its release last week.  —  “We're excited for the positive reception of Google Maps for iPhone around the world,” writes Huber.
John Davidson / Financial Review:
Microsoft urged to ditch Windows brand by Dell  —  Top Dell executives warned Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer against sticking with the Windows brand for its new tablet operating system Reuters  —  A top Dell executive warned Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer not to call its new tablet operating system …
Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Hulu's 2012: Revenue up 65% to $695M, subscribers double to 3M, 28% more advertisers  —  Hulu had a bang-up 2012, and they've rounded it up in a blog post today.  We combed through the figures and found the most eyebrow-raising statistics.  Revenue for the streaming site was up 65% in 2012 …
Sencha Blog:
The Making of Fastbook: An HTML5 Love Story  —  When we started what became Sencha, we made a bet on the web: a bet that modern application development didn't need anything except the browser, a great set of frameworks and a great set of tools.  With those three weapons in hand …
CrackBerry.com:
New BlackBerry 10 UI images show off Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and more!  —  With an L-Series device in the hands of the folks over at Tinhte there has been plenty of hands-on time with BlackBerry 10 spread around.  It's safe to say that what we're seeing is certainly not the shipping version …
NYT Bits:
What Instagram's New Terms of Service Mean for You  —  Instagram released an updated version of its privacy policy and terms of service on Monday, and they include lengthy stipulations on how photographs uploaded by users may be used by Instagram and its parent company, Facebook.
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
Have Apple's iPhone and iPad saturated the U.S. market?  —  A new Morgan Stanley survey suggests there is still room to grow  —  FORTUNE — “Despite concerns to the contrary,” writes Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty reporting the results of a proprietary survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers, “iPhone and iPad demand remain strong.
Myriam Joire / Engadget:
Nokia Lumia 920 camera fuzziness getting fixed in PR1.1 update  —  We're not going to lie.  After spending some quality time with several Lumia 920 prototypes in Finland last September, we came away extremely impressed with the PureView-branded camera aboard Nokia's Windows Phone 8 flagship.
Anthony McCartney / Associated Press:
Hollywood hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Monday sentenced a hacker to 10 years in prison after he broke into the personal online accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and other women and posted revealing photos and other material on the Internet.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft left ‘surprised’ by Google's Exchange ActiveSync announcement  —  Google announced last week that it plans to drop Exchange ActiveSync support for new devices on personal Gmail accounts from January 30th.  While Microsoft has remained quiet on the issue affecting Windows 8 …
Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note:
Whitman: One Write-Off Too Far  —  Meg Whitman's efforts to turn HP around follow a proven script.  But, in her efforts to frame future results against a background of past misdeeds, she might have gone one excuse too far and engaged in a potentially embarrassing fight against Mike Lynch, Autonomy's founder.
Tweets: @qthrul
Tim Peterson / Adweek:
Amazon, Advertising's Sleeping Giant, to Awaken in 2013  —  Amazon made a splash during October's Advertising Week while previewing its advertising business, but that was merely a ripple compared to the waves the e-commerce behemoth has coming for 2013 and beyond.
New York Times:
E.U. and Google to Discuss Antitrust Issues  —  BRUSSELS — The European Union's top antitrust regulator is expected to meet with Google executives early this week as settlement talks between the search giant and the U.S. authorities gain momentum.  —  The Europeans have been seeking …
More: The Verge
Steve Dent / Engadget:
French reporters infiltrate Foxconn iPhone 5 factory, find few of the vaunted changes (updated)  —  Envoyé Spécial, a 60 Minutes-like program from public TV station France 2, went undercover at the Zhengzhou iPhone 5 Foxconn factory recently (within the past two months) …

Sponsor Posts

Tribe AI:
Build AI that works  —  Tribe builds tech for top AI companies.  Get in touch to learn how our bench of 500+ engineers and researchers can accelerate your roadmap.
Kulkan Security:
Hire Kulkan as your penetration testing partner  —  Kulkan prioritizes deep-dive manual security reviews, dissecting your software and infrastructure to find issues that once remediated can truly reduce security risk.
Zoho:
Navigating the workday with Zoho Cliq's task management capabilities  —  As Monday dawns and I settle into my workday with a steaming cup of coffee, I brace myself for the usual storm of tasks headed my way.
Mastodon:
Donate to Mastodon  —  Mastodon gGmbH, the non-profit behind the open-source software powering the social web, relies entirely on support from users like you.  Donate directly with a credit card or through Patreon.
The Kevin Rose Show:
Magatte Wade, Unlocking Prosperity in Africa (#53)
Gain unconventional wisdom and insights through conversations with top expert in AI, investing, wellness, technology, and culture.
Techmeme Ride Home:
Tue. 04/16 - What Should An AI Wearable Be: AI Pin Or Limitless Pendant?
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or RSS.
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:10 PM ET, December 17, 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.

More News

Earlier Picks