|
October 1, 2013, 8:30 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Note 3's benchmarking “adjustments” inflate scores by up to 20% — We noticed an odd thing while testing the Samsung Galaxy Note 3: it scores really, really well in benchmark tests—puzzlingly well, in fact. A quick comparison of its scores to the similarly specced LG G2 makes it clear …
More:
The Loop, BetaNews, TechHive, Examiner, 9to5Mac, BGR, AppleInsider, Softpedia News, Gotta Be Mobile, Forbes, Daring Fireball, Computerworld, Patently Apple, TechnoBuffalo, Macgasm, IntoMobile, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, iPhone in Canada Blog, Apple News aus Cupertino, The Verge, Ubergizmo, Guardian, AndroidHeadlines.com, Global Nerdy, iDownloadBlog.com, SlashGear, iPhone Hacks, Android Beat, MacRumors, Electronista and Business Insider
Tweets: @panzer, @dangillmor, @bill_gross, @johnpaczkowski and @lessien
| Raymond M. Soneira / DisplayMate: |
Galaxy Note 3 Display Technology Shoot-Out — The Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy S Smartphones are flagship products for Samsung to show off its latest and greatest OLED display technology. The Galaxy Note 3 has the newest generation of OLED display technology.
More:
Yahoo! News, Android Authority and iPhone Hacks
| Brian Klug / AnandTech: |
More:
Ars Technica, The Verge, CNET, Yahoo! News, BGR, SlashGear and GigaOM
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft Surface chief: ‘Multiple aspect ratios and sizes’ are in the works — Panos Panay was literally on the floor when I walked into Microsoft's Seattle store last night. — The vice president responsible for the company's Surface tablets was on his back, with a crowd of people around him …
More:
The Verge, TechnoBuffalo, SlashGear, Softpedia News, pocketnow.com, Gizmodo, WebProNews, PC World, WinBeta, Gotta Be Mobile and Engadget
Tweets: @toddbishop and @maryjofoley
| Liz Gannes / AllThingsD: |
Kevin Rose tops AngelList Syndicates leaderboard with over $1M per deal — Kevin Rose Is AngelList's Million-Dollar Man — Next time Kevin Rose makes an angel investment, he has more than $1.1 million at his beck and call to do it. — Rose is the current leading man on AngelList … | Brad Feld / Foundry Group: |
| Gregory Ferenstein / TechCrunch: |
My Government Is A Complete Mess: Obamacare Websites Failing Amid Government Shutdown — The U.S. government is a complete mess. Congress could not even perform its basic constitutional duty to fund the government and had to shut down most of the public system.
More:
Slate, Digital Trends, Forbes, Healthcare Reform and Geekosystem
Tweets: @healthcaregov, @healthcaregov and @russellbrandom
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
More:
Ars Technica, AllThingsD, Examiner and The Switch
Tweets: @nasavoyager2, @cdcemergency, @nasa, @uscapitol, @statuelibrtynps, @nationalzoo, @cdcflu and @ftc
| Julianne Pepitone / CNNMoney.com: |
More:
Fast Company, Inventor Spot and The Verge
| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy Gear review: poor software and design overshadow decent camera and speakerphone — Samsung Galaxy Gear review — The perfect companion for your life companion? — If you've ever seen a cycling race, you'll know that leading from the front isn't always a great idea.| Rip Empson / TechCrunch: |
With 37M Users And Revenues At $34M, DIY Website Creation Platform Wix Files For $100M IPO On The NYSE — Once upon a time, there were few places that the not-so-technically-inclined could go to secure their own slice of web real estate and build themselves a professional-looking websites.| High-Tech Bridge: |
What's your email security worth? 12 dollars and 50 cents according to Yahoo — Today more and more companies are offering Bug Bounty Programs, or in other words, remunerating security researchers for reporting vulnerabilities and weaknesses in their applications and software.
More:
GeekWire, Graham Cluley, Security Watch, Geek.com, WebProNews, Betabeat, Inquirer, VentureBeat, SC Magazine and ZDNet
| Mike Snider / USA Today: |
Ford's Mulally dispels Microsoft CEO rumors — With resurfacing rumors about the possibility of Ford CEO Alan Mulally moving to Microsoft to run the software giant, Mulally himself downplays the speculation. He spoke exclusively with USA TODAY. — CONNECT
More:
The Verge
| Bloomberg: |
Google Said to Avoid U.S. Antitrust Challenge Over Waze — Google Inc. (GOOG), owner of the world's largest search engine, won't be challenged by U.S. antitrust regulators over its purchase of mapping application Waze, people familiar with the matter said. — Federal Trade Commission …
More:
Engadget, The Verge and Search Engine Land
| Bloomberg: |
Icahn Pushes Apple CEO for $150 Billion Share Buyback — Carl Icahn, who disclosed a $1 billion stake in Apple Inc. (AAPL) in August, said he had dinner with Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and “pushed hard” for a $150-billion share buyback. — Talks will continue in about three weeks …
More:
CNBC, Mercury News, Fortune, AppleInsider, Computerworld, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Tech Trader Daily, Business Insider, TheStreet.com, AllThingsD, MoneyBeat and ZDNet
Tweets: @carl_c_icahn, @levie, @markgurman and @levie
See also Mediagazer| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Image of Logitech iPhone Game Controller Leaked — An image of what might be Logitech's upcoming MFi (Made for iPhone) controller for the iPhone has been leaked on Twitter by @evleaks, who has been known to provide reliable images in the past. — The enclosure controller wraps around the iPhone …
More:
9to5Mac, CNET, AppleInsider, The Verge, TechnoBuffalo, GigaOM, PhoneDog.com, TechCrunch, Touch Arcade, Polygon, App Advice, iDownloadBlog.com, iClarified, Cult of Mac and Gotta Be Mobile. Tweets: @evleaks
| Laura Hazard Owen / GigaOM: |
Scribd moves beyond document sharing with $8.99/month ebook subscription service — There must be something in the water: Just under a month after startup Oyster launched a Netflix-like subscription service for ebooks, the six-year-old document sharing site Scribd officially rolled out its own ebook subscription service on Tuesday.| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Windows 8 now up to 8.02% market share but Windows 7 sees bigger gains for the first time — With back-to-school sales now over, Windows 8 has returned to its slow but steady growth in market share. Meanwhile, Windows 7′s hold not only remains strong, but it has outgrown its successor …
More:
ZDNet, Engadget, The Register, TechCrunch, BetaNews, TechCrunch, PC World and Softpedia News
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
New Calls To Action In Facebook's Mobile App Ads Can Help Publishers Reconnect With Users — The purpose of Facebook's Mobile App Ads seems pretty clear. They're supposed to drive installations, right? Well, in a new blog post, the company says its ads can now help with what comes afterward …
More:
Facebook, Facebook Developer Blog, CNET, ReadWrite, AllFacebook, Inside Facebook, GigaOM, Digits, VentureBeat, The Next Web and AllThingsD
| Guardian: |
Google's new concessions on European search will put rivals' logos into results — Joaquin Almunia says that new commitments on search could avoid legal action by giving rivals greater visibility via auction — Europe's antitrust commissioner signalled on Tuesday that he will seek …
More:
Washington Post, PC Magazine, WebProNews and Electronista
| Claire Davenport / Reuters: |
More:
New York Times, GigaOM, Beyond Search, ReadWrite, Ars Technica, Engadget, Search Engine Land, 9to5Google, ZDNet, The Register and PC World
| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Former Twitter Platform Chief Sarver Joins Redpoint as Partner — Ryan Sarver, Twitter's former director of platform, who left the company in May, is joining Redpoint Ventures as a partner. — Sarver joined Twitter in 2009, after working at Skyhook Wireless and, previous to that, having founded real estate startup Blue Trim.
More:
Fortune, Redpoint Ventures, PandoDaily, TechCrunch, VatorNews and GigaOM
Tweets: @rsarver, @hunterwalk, @rsarver, @rsarver, @redpointvc and @kevinweil
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:
Environmental impact of remote support: Reducing carbon footprints in IT — Information technology is essential for powering core business processes and facilitating communication.
Environmental impact of remote support: Reducing carbon footprints in IT — Information technology is essential for powering core business processes and facilitating communication.
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:
Magatte Wade, Unlocking Prosperity in Africa (#53)
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:
Thu. 04/18 - Game Emulators On iOS And The Atlas Robot Lives!
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 8:30 PM ET, October 1, 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
Gene Maddaus / Variety:Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Jessica Testa / New York Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch: |
| Ina Fried / AllThingsD: |
| Ginny Marvin / Search Engine Land: |
| Joab Jackson / PC World: |
More:
PR Newswire, ZDNet, AllThingsD and SiliconANGLE
| Leena Rao / TechCrunch: |
Earlier Picks
| Roger Cheng / CNET: |
More:
AT&T, GigaOM, GigaOM, Reuters, DSLreports, Softpedia News, Gotta Be Mobile, The Verge, eWeek, Ars Technica, AndroidHeadlines.com, Electronista and The Register
| Ben Rooney / Digits: |
More:
GigaOM, Venture Capital Dispatch, BostInno, venturefizz.com and TechCrunch
Tweets: @willmcq and @logentries
| Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
More:
YouTube Blog, Los Angeles Times, Digits, USA Today, ABC News, AdAge, The Verge, PC Magazine, TechSpot, BetaNews, Hollywood Reporter, WebProNews, 9to5Google, TechHive, Billboard and BBC
| Kevin Fitchard / GigaOM: |
| Brad Molen / Engadget: |
More:
Business Insider, ZDNet, The Verge, Android Beat, AnandTech, Yahoo! News, PadGadget, SlashGear and GigaOM