|
September 12, 2013, 10:05 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| @twitter: |
More:
AllThingsD, Businessweek, GigaOM, Fortune, BetaNews, PC World, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, SiliconANGLE, VatorNews, NYT Bits, PandoDaily, ReadWrite, DealBook, NEWS.com.au, InfoWorld, PC Magazine, SiliconANGLE, DailyFinance.com, Digital Trends, Forbes, The Technology Chronicles, Business Insider, The Tell, CNET, ABC, ZDNet, The Switch, Marketing Land, MoneyBeat, TechHive, Inc.com, WebProNews, Charlene Li, The Register, GeekWire, VentureBeat, Wired, Softpedia News, New York Magazine, BBC, Tech Trader Daily, ABC News, Business Insider, BGR, iClarified, Geek Beat Technology News, Business 2 Community, Ubergizmo, Marketing Pilgrim, SlashGear, Daily Dot, memeburn, ValueWalk, Mashable, NPR, The Mac Observer, MobileSyrup.com, AllTwitter and Pocket-lint
Tweets: @bloombergnews, @twitter, @vindugoel, @sg, @howardlindzon, @danprimack, @bijan, @jack, @thestalwart, @alexia, @dannysullivan, @fmanjoo, @futureboy, @devinbanerjee, @pkafka, @hunterwalk, @dcseifert, @pkafka, @elizabeth, @markgurman, @hunterwalk, @parislemon, @hunterwalk, @pkafka, @georgezachary, @sdkstl, @danprimack, @preetatweets, @dcurtis, @mattrosoff and @sacca
| GigaOM: |
Twitter makes IPO plans official: files confidential S-1, but expected value is about $14B — Twitter has finally announced that it will go public via a tweet that went out after markets closed on Thursday. — Twitter has announced its long-awaited IPO in, what else, a tweet that came after market closed on Thursday:
More:
VentureBeat, San Francisco Chronicle, eWeek, Mashable and Valleywag. Tweets: @mattbuchanan. See also Mediagazer
| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Twitter files for “confidential” IPO, suggesting its annual revenue is less than $1 billion — Twitter will become a public company, files for IPO — The company is using a “secret” IPO process, meaning it has less than $1 billion in annual revenue
More:
Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Business Insider, USA Today, Mercury News, Forbes, Washington Post, Betabeat, DealBook, Engadget, Digits, Hollywood Reporter, Sky News, MoneyBeat and NBCNews. Tweets: @inafried. See also Mediagazer
| John Herrman / BuzzFeed: |
| Kim Yoo-chul / The Korea Times: |
Like iPhone 5S, next Galaxy smartphone will be 64-bit, Samsung's mobile chief tells partners — Samsung to expand China business — A Samsung Electronics executive said Wednesday the firm will expand its smartphone business in China to better compete with Apple in the world's largest smartphone market.
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft testing virtual personal assistant “Cortana”, likely to ship with Windows Phone 8.1 — ‘Cortana’: More on Microsoft's next-generation personal assistant — Summary: Microsoft is working on its ‘Cortana’ rival to Apple's Siri and Google Now, which will be integrated into all flavors of Windows in the future.
More:
WMPoweruser, Internet2Go, Gizmodo, PhoneArena, Windows Phone Central, Softpedia News, SlashGear, Engadget, It's a Gadget, Geek.com, eWeek, PC World, I4U News, Kotaku, BGR, GeekWire, AndroidHeadlines.com, LiveSide.net, ExtremeTech, PC Magazine, My Nokia Blog, GadgeTell and pocketnow.com. Tweets: @msdev
| Lance Whitney / CNET: |
Walmart to sell iPhone 5C for $79, iPhone 5S for $189 — The retail chain will also offer a trade-in deal for existing smartphone owners. — Consumers looking to pick up either of the two new iPhones can save a bit of cash via Walmart. — The company announced today that it will sell …
More:
Examiner, TUAW, Unwired View, PhoneArena, ValueWalk, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, AppleTell and iClarified
| Roger Cheng / CNET: |
More:
BGR and AndroidHeadlines.com
| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
More:
AppleInsider, iMore, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac, Digital Trends, 9to5Mac, IntoMobile, PC Magazine, Gizmodo, TUAW, ValueWalk and App Advice. Thanks:@hsumra
| Steve Kafka / Outlook Blog: |
Outlook.com now has IMAP — As we shared on Reddit, we're happy to announce the immediate availability of IMAP (and OAuth) for Outlook.com. Outlook.com already supports the industry's best email connectivity with Exchange ActiveSync (EAS), which is available on the majority of smartphones and tablets …
More:
Computerworld, TechCrunch, Windows Phone Central, The Verge, ZDNet, PC World, iMore, BetaNews, Engadget, SuperSite for Windows and The Next Web
Tweets: @davegirouard and @jpmens
| Brian Klug / AnandTech: |
Apple Increases iPhone 5C and 5S Battery Sizes relative to iPhone 5 — While poking through the FCC documents and piecing together a story on the network band situation for the iPhone 5S and 5C, I remembered that part of a normal disclosure is in fact battery size.| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
iPhone's M7 motion processor to integrate with Maps as Apple develops indoor mapping, public transit — Besides the main 64-bit A7 processor in the new iPhone 5s, Apple has included a dedicated motion co-processor called the M7. The chip powers many of the sensor technologies in the iPhone … | Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Exclusive: Hugo Barra Talks About His Future at Xiaomi and Why He Really Left Google — Lauren Goode/ATD Hugo Barra shows me Xiaomi. — “First, let's begin with the name,” said Hugo Barra to me, in his first extended interview since he was named new head of global for Xiaomi a little over two weeks ago.
More:
PhoneArena, 9to5Google, TechnoBuffalo, pocketnow.com, The Verge, AndroidHeadlines.com, Quartz, SlashGear and Guardian
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft launches iPad trade-in promotion — Summary: Microsoft is launching a limited-time iPad trade-in offer in its brick-and-mortar Microsoft Stores. — Microsoft is kicking up a notch its competition with Apple's iPad with a new, limited time trade-in offer.
More:
AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, BGR, TechCrunch, TUAW, AllThingsD, IntoMobile, Pocket-lint and Ubergizmo. Tweets: @fxshaw
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 with Mail, WiFi, screensaver fixes — Following an extensive period of betas for developers, Apple has publicly released OS X 10.8.5. The update is available from the Mac App Store Software's Update section and is recommended for all users on OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.4.
More:
AppleInsider, Apple, iMore, The Next Web, Macworld, Gizmodo and MacRumors
| Paul Thurrott / SuperSite for Windows: |
Preview: Fall 2013 Windows Tablets from Acer, Asus, Dell, Lenovo, Nokia, Microsoft, & Toshiba — Fall 2013 Windows Tablet Preview — Microsoft and its hardware partners will unleash a new generation of Windows tablets for the 2013 holiday season, in a variety of price points, sizes, and form factors.| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Exclusive: Jawbone raises more than $100 million — Electronics maker Jawbone raises new capital to handle excess demand. — FORTUNE — Electronics startup Jawbone seems to have everything going for it. More than $200 million in venture capital funding.
More:
VentureBeat, VatorNews, GigaOM, PE Hub Blog, AllThingsD and Mashable
| Brian Fung / The Switch: |
CloudFlare CEO: ‘Insane’ NSA gag order is costing U.S. tech firms customers — We've now moved beyond mere talk about how the National Security Agency's surveillance programs may hurt U.S. cloud providers, says Matthew Prince, the chief executive of CloudFlare. The companies are already feeling the pain.
More:
VentureBeat and bizjournals
| Allyson Kazmucha / iMore: |
Calendars 5 for iOS review: Combine your calendars and tasks into one beautiful, easy to use app — Calendars 5 has just become available for both iPhone and iPad and is a complete redesign of Readdle's popular Calendars+ app. With a great new design, support for natural language input …
More:
The Next Web, Readdle Blog, GigaOM, The Verge and 9to5Mac
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Security of Java takes a dangerous turn for the worse, experts say — The security of Oracle's Java software framework, installed on some three billion devices worldwide, is taking a turn for the worse, thanks to an uptick in attacks targeting vulnerabilities that will never be patched …
| Peter Kafka / AllThingsD: |
Another Big-Money Bet on YouTube, as Maker Raises $26 Million More — Can you build a really big business on the world's biggest video site? — That's a subject of much debate this year, as many of YouTube's biggest partners have complained that they're getting lots of views on the site, but not enough money.| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
J.P. Morgan's plan to help startups stay private longer — J.P. Morgan develops debt product for high-flying startups that aren't yet ready for IPOs. — FORTUNE — “Come to Silicon Valley.” — That was the message that J.P. Morgan Chase's (JPM) head of Internet and digital media banking …
More:
VentureBeat
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Twitter for Android getting major redesign, beta available now — Twitter's first-party Android app has been steadily getting better over the years, but it has generally maintained the same look and feel, with four navigation tabs located at the bottom of the app.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.
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.
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:
Stay alert: Zoho Cliq keeps you in the Checkout loop — Payment pages are becoming increasingly significant for various organizations. For instance, consider an NGO committed to helping those in need.
Stay alert: Zoho Cliq keeps you in the Checkout loop — Payment pages are becoming increasingly significant for various organizations. For instance, consider an NGO committed to helping those in need.
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.
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.Who's Hiring In Tech?
The Kevin Rose Show:
How to Cultivate Everyday Dharma, Suneel Gupta (#54)
Gain unconventional wisdom and insights through conversations with top expert in AI, investing, wellness, technology, and culture.
Subscribe to the Kevin Rose Show!
Techmeme Ride Home:
Tue. 04/23 - Microsoft's Own LLMs and Perplexity's Big Raise
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 10:05 PM ET, September 12, 2013.
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
Chris Morris / Fortune:Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Mark Maremont / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
Digits
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
More:
newsroom.fb.com, ReadWrite, Business Insider, GeekWire, Marketing Land, AllFacebook, Inside Facebook, The Verge, CNET, Engadget and Mashable. Thanks:@dicebourbon
| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
More:
Extreme Networks News, GigaOM and Wall Street Journal
Earlier Picks
| Kevin C. Tofel / GigaOM: |
| Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD: |
More:
Dell, DealBook, Bloomberg, Guardian, BGR, ITworld.com, PE Hub Blog, ZDNet, The Register, GigaOM, SiliconANGLE and CNET
| Ellis Hamburger / The Verge: |
More:
TechnoBuffalo, MacRumors, Laughing Squid and Lifehacker
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
More:
Engadget, VentureBeat, GigaOM, NEWS.com.au, Computerworld and eWeek