|
December 4, 2014, 4:25 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Jeff Elder / Wall Street Journal: |
Lawyers say Apple deleted music from rival services on users iPods between 2007-2009 — Apple Deleted Rivals' Songs from Users' iPods — Apple deleted music that some iPod owners had downloaded from competing music services from 2007 to 2009 without telling users, attorneys …
More:
Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, The Next Web, iPhone in Canada Blog, iMore and App Advice. Tweets: @jeffelder. See also Mediagazer
| Marco della Cava / USA Today: |
Google to create new versions of its most popular products for kids 12 and under starting early next year — Google to revamp its products with 12-and-under focus — SAN FRANCISCO - With Google processing 40,000 search queries a second - or 1.2 trillion a year - it's a safe bet that many of those doing the Googling are kids.
More:
PC World, Federal Trade Commission, Mercury News, Mashable, Electronista, CNNMoney.com, VatorNews, Wall Street Journal, BetaNews, Android Authority, Reuters, Gizmodo UK, Engadget, SlashGear, Ars Technica, 9to5Google, The Next Web, Ubergizmo, TIME, WebProNews, Android Central and EdSurge. Tweets: @chrismessina
| Marcus Wohlsen / Wired: |
Starbucks launches Mobile Order & Pay in Portland, will roll out program nationwide in 2015 — Starbucks Schools Silicon Valley (Again) With Launch of iPhone Ordering — Starting on Wednesday, if you open up the Starbucks iPhone app in Portland, Oregon, you'll see a new tab that reads “order.”
More:
GeekWire, Oregonian, The Verge, 9to5Mac, KOIN-TV, iClarified, Techvibes Global News, App Advice and iMore
| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Sprint CFO says company's “Cut Your Bill in Half” promo will save average customer only 20% — Sprint's Crazy “Cut Your Bill in Half” Promo Actually Saves Customers 20 Percent — Sprint acknowledged Tuesday that its eye-popping promotion offering to cut AT&T and Verizon customers' bills …
More:
TechnoBuffalo, Digital Trends, PhoneDog.com, BGR, Windows Phone Central, O'Grady's PowerPage and The Verge. Tweets: @doctorparadox
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
SoftBank Invests $250M In GrabTaxi, Uber's Archrival In Southeast Asia — Not content with leading a $627 million mega-round for Flipkart and a $210 million raise for Ola as part of a $10 billion commitment to startups in India, SoftBank has now turned its attention to Southeast Asia …
More:
ABC News, Wall Street Journal, Channel NewsAsia, The Business Times, Bloomberg, Business Wire and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @joshconstine
| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Zenefits Faces Shutdown In Utah For Giving Its Cloud-Based HR Software Away For Free — Zenefits has become the latest startup to face regulatory scrutiny in a market it serves, as it now faces opposition from the Utah Insurance Department. The department is taking the company to task essentially …
More:
Fortune, Utah Governor, Vox, Beehive Startups, Quartz, Insurance Journal, Techdirt, SiliconBeat and Change.org
Tweets: @aaronklein, @brezina, @andrewdumont, @zacherynielson, @andyswan, @pmarca, @mg and @pmarca
| Jamie Rigg / Engadget: |
YotaPhone 2 review: mediocre camera, average battery life, and a high price, but E Ink and dual-screen design make this a cool device — YotaPhone 2 review: niche and expensive, but seriously cool — YotaPhone was inarguably one of the quirkiest smartphones released last year, with not one, but two displays.
More:
The Next Web, ExtremeTech and CNET
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Google's new API for reCAPTCHA doesn't rely on distorted word test, instead uses cues like cookies, mouse movements, IP addresses and requires only one click — Google Can Now Tell You're Not a Robot With Just One Click — When Alan Turing first conceived of the Turing Test in 1947 …
More:
The Verge, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, NPR, SFist, USA Today, The Next Web, PandoDaily, VentureBeat, Tech Times, The Register, Geek.com, Gigaom, BetaNews, 9to5Google and Help Net Security
| Kevin Fitchard / Gigaom: |
Verizon starts killing off 3G networks to make room for LTE — Verizon has already launched two distinct LTE networks since it first turned on 4G in 2010, but now it's started paving the way for the third. Unlike the first two, however, this new network won't tap virgin airwaves.| Tim Moynihan / Wired: |
Puzzlephone is a modular smartphone concept with just 3 swappable parts, available end of 2015 — The Puzzlephone Is a Slick, Simpler Take on the Modular Phone — The Puzzlephone is a conceptual handset built around an idea similar to Google's mix-and-match Project Ara phone.| Emily Steel / New York Times: |
Dish, consumer groups, more unite to launch Stop Mega Comcast coalition to advocate against $45B TWC merger — Coalition Opposes Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger — A group of companies, public interest groups and labor unions have joined forces to urge regulators to reject Comcast's …
| Kia Kokalitcheva / VentureBeat: |
Loup raises $1.5M from Ev Willams' Obvious Ventures and others to replace mass transit with private cars on predictable routes — Loup grabs $1.5M to replace mass transit with private cars on predictable routes — I'll be the first to say it: I use Uber, Lyft, and so on because San …
More:
Re/code, bizjournals and SFist
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Google brings better, faster TV and internet hardware to Austin for Fiber launch — Google Fiber signups in Austin are now underway, and when installations begin, Austinites will be the first to try Google's new, improved hardware for its gigabit internet service.
More:
Engadget
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:
Instant invoice insights with Zoho Cliq and Zoho Invoice — Timely communication is the cornerstone of successful invoicing management. Picture this: your business diligently sends out invoices to customers …
Instant invoice insights with Zoho Cliq and Zoho Invoice — Timely communication is the cornerstone of successful invoicing management. Picture this: your business diligently sends out invoices to customers …
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:
Thu. 04/25 - Zuck Is Disappointing Wall Street Again
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 4:25 AM ET, December 4, 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
Eli Stokols / Politico:Michael Sisak / Associated Press:
Wall Street Journal:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Tweets: @peretti, @jessmisener, @reckless, @buzzfeedben, @jsnell, @alicetruong, @cdirusso and @alexia. See also Mediagazer
| Marcus Wohlsen / Wired: |
More:
Dropbox for Business blog, The Next Web, 9to5Mac, Geeky Gadgets and Inquirer. Tweets: @joshconstine
| Rachel King / ZDNet: |
More:
Facebook, AllFacebook, BetaNews, The Register, eWeek, SecurityWeek, ClickZ, Computerworld, InvestorPlace, CNET, Guardian and PC World
Earlier Picks
| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
| Vanessa Friedman / New York Times: |
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
More:
VentureBeat, Re/code, Techdirt, PCMag UK, Pocketables, TechCrunch, The Hill, The Register, SlashGear, Electronista, Broadcasting & Cable and FierceCable
Tweets: @ajitpaifcc and @karlbode
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |