|
October 27, 2014, 2:55 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Apple discussed NFC use for building security access, public transit, more, with possible partners like HID Global and Cubic — Apple Eyes New Uses for NFC Beyond iPhone Payments — Consumers are just starting to use Apple Pay to make purchases at cash registers and online stores.
More:
New York Times, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Digital Trends, BGR, Macworld, MacRumors, Gizmodo, Business Insider, ZDNet, iMore, MacDailyNews, TechnoBuffalo, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac, MacNN, Gotta Be Mobile, SlashGear, App Advice, O'Grady's PowerPage and iLounge. Tweets: @amir
| Scott Stein / CNET: |
Fitbit announces new wearables: $130 Charge coming in November, $150 Charge HR and $250 Surge fitness smartwatch arrive early 2015 — Fitbit Charge, Charge HR and Surge unveiled: Hands-on with Fitbit's new wearables — Fitbit dives into all-day heart-rate tracking with its new Charge HR and Surge … | Lauren Goode / Re/code: |
Fitbit joins smartwatch race with Surge “Fitness Super Watch”, replaces recalled Fitbit Force — Fitbit Joins the Smartwatch Race, and Replaces the Rash-y Force With a New Wristband — After complaints emerged last February that the Fitbit Force was causing skin rashes for some wearers …
More:
CNET, iPhone in Canada Blog, Macworld, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Yahoo Tech, Electronista, Mashable, Pocket-lint and Wired
| David Carr / New York Times: |
As Facebook considers hosting content on mobile, publishers worry about losing control — Facebook Offers Life Raft, but Publishers Are Wary — For publishers, Facebook is a bit like that big dog galloping toward you in the park. More often than not, it's hard to tell whether he wants to play with you or eat you.
More:
The Shareaholic Content …, New York Times, Gawker, PandoDaily, The Awl, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider and WebProNews
Tweets: @rpogrebin, @nspector4, @anildash, @mikeisaac, @counternotions, @reckless, @pmarca, @joshconstine, @chrisroper, @monkbent, @russb, @mikeisaac, @dangillmor, @om and @ronenv
See also Mediagazer| Min-Jeong Lee / Wall Street Journal: |
Early iPhone 6/6 Plus orders in Korea reportedly top Galaxy Note 4 launch numbers by over 3X — Koreans Snap Up iPhones in Presales — Is Apple Inc.'s smartphone market share set to increase in Samsungland? Presales figures for the U.S. company's latest, large-screen models in South Korea suggest so.
More:
AppleInsider, iMore, BGR, TUAW, The Verge, CNET, Neowin, MacNN, DailyTech, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Patently Apple, App Advice, iPhone, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, Tech in Asia and TechCrunch. Tweets: @jonrussell
| Dan Rayburn / StreamingMediaBlog.com: |
Amazon announces Chromecast-like $39 Fire TV Stick with dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and direct access to streaming services — Amazon Announces New Streaming Device, Fire TV Stick, Special Limited Pricing Of $19 — This morning Amazon announced a new HDMI streaming device called …
More:
Amazon, Android Police, Engadget, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Verge, CNET, GeekWire, VentureBeat and 9to5Toys. Thanks:@danrayburn. See also Mediagazer
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft targets Dropbox and Google with unlimited OneDrive storage for Office 365 subscribers — Microsoft is removing its OneDrive storage limits for Office 365 subscribers. If you're an Office 365 Home, Personal, or University subscriber then OneDrive storage will be unlimited …
More:
OneDrive Blog, Office Blogs, TechCrunch, iMore, ZDNet, Liliputing, Business Insider, BetaNews, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, Neowin and iPhone in Canada Blog
| Casey Johnston / Ars Technica: |
The ugly afterlife of crowdfunding projects that never ship and never end — An all-terrain camera slider, successfully funded on Kickstarter in 2012 and effectively abandoned by the creator in 2013. — Kickstarter — The public life-cycle of a Kickstarter rarely ends in tragedy.| Dante D'Orazio / The Verge: |
Lenovo's first wearable tracks sleep, exercise, unlocks your PC; pricing and release date TBA — Lenovo's first fitness tracker looks a lot like the Fitbit Flex — Everyone wants a piece of the fitness tracker pie. Lenovo has quietly revealed its entry into the market … | Paul Sawers / The Next Web: |
Amazon's crowdsourced publishing program, Kindle Scout, is now open for voting — With Kindle Scout, Amazon's taking a 21st century approach to publishing, letting readers nominate which books progress to funding. It's like your favorite reality TV show, except for books.
More:
ABC News, VentureBeat, CNET, Engadget, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, Business Wire, Publishers Weekly, Good E-Reader and WebProNews
| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
EU Court rules that it is legal to embed copyrighted content without rightholders' permission — Embedding Is Not Copyright Infringement, EU Court Rules — One of the key roles of the EU's Court of Justice is to interpret European law to ensure that it's applied in the same manner across all member states.| Matt Burns / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft drops Xbox One price $50 to $350 for the holidays, cheaper than PS4 for first time — Microsoft Prices Xbox One Below PS4 For The First Time — Starting November 2nd, the Xbox One's starting price will be $350. That's $50 off the current level. Thanks, PlayStation!| Lee Gomes / IEEE Spectrum: |
Interview with AI expert Michael Jordan on big data, machine learning, and our current limits — Machine-Learning Maestro Michael Jordan on the Delusions of Big Data and Other Huge Engineering Efforts — The overeager adoption of big data is likely to result in catastrophes of analysis comparable …
More:
AMPLab and Forbes. Tweets: @nicolasterry, @cmastication, @pieromuscara, @aj20000, @pmarca, @stochastician, @johnplattml and @skynetbot
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Shopify:
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26 — Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26 — Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Zoho:
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box 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 & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's 2026 Priority, Disney's AI Play, Datacenter Buildout Trouble
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:
Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
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.
Access:
Why the next AI frontier is phone calls, with Beside CEO Maxime Germain
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Great Chat:
So what happens after AGI?
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Ted Sarandos: Netflix and how tech changed storytelling
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Lachlan Cartwright Started in Tabloids. Now He's a Must-Read Media Gossip.
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 2:55 PM ET, October 27, 2014.
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
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Krisztina Than / Reuters: |
More:
ZDNet, The Next Web, BetaNews, Wall Street Journal and Engadget
| Jeff Sommer / New York Times: |