|
October 30, 2015, 1:40 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
Sources: Google will work with partners next year to build laptops running Android, will retain Chrome OS as an option for Chromebooks — Why Google Tapped Android Over Chrome as Its Marquee OS — Android is a big deal for Google. It is Google's portal for the smartphone market, where it maintains a global dominance.
More:
The Verge, Business Insider, The Verge, PC Magazine, PCWorld, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Guardian, 9to5Google, Android Authority, Business Finance News, TechnoBuffalo, Tech Insider, The Unshut, Android Beat, Computerworld, SlashGear, BetaNews, The Register, ReadWrite, International Business Times and Android Central
Tweets: @lockheimer, @mattcutts and @dannysullivan
| Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Google folding Chrome OS into Android, plans to release a single, combined OS by 2017 — Alphabet's Google to Fold Chrome Operating System Into Android — Move is a sign of the growing dominance of mobile computing — Alphabet Inc. 's Google plans to fold its Chrome operating system …
More:
Business Insider, iTnews, Android Authority, Computerworld, Inquirer, PC Magazine, BetaNews, The Register, The Overspill, Tech Insider, Android Community, FierceMobileIT News, Thurrott.com, Dice Insights, Social Media Today, Tech Trader Daily, Geeky Gadgets, ExtremeTech, International Business Times, TechCrunch, Patently Apple, TechSpot, MacDailyNews, WebProNews, Neowin, ITworld.com, TWICE, OMG! Chrome!, Fone Arena, Android Central, ZDNet, Laptop Mag, PhoneDog.com, SiliconANGLE, BetaBoston, Digital Trends, Mashable, Ubergizmo, Engadget, The Next Web, MobileSyrup.com, Slate, Techaeris, Pocket-lint, Good E-Reader, AppleInsider, Ars Technica, Droid Life, New York Times, Gizmodo, Marketing Land, TechnoBuffalo, Fortune, Seeking Alpha, CNET, bizjournals, Forbes, Android Police, Pocketnow, PCWorld, SlashGear, VentureBeat, Phandroid, BGR, 9to5Google, Android Beat and Phoronix
| Jack Clark / Bloomberg Business: |
Apple's secrecy and reluctance to publish research on AI hurt its ability to hire best researchers, some say — Apple's Deep Learning Curve — The company's secrecy is hurting its AI software development. — In the world of artificial intelligence, one of the year's biggest coming … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft clarifies Windows 10 rollout: OS will be pushed as a “Recommended Update” for Windows 7 & 8 next year, but users can choose when to upgrade, roll back — Microsoft more clearly articulates next phase of its Windows 10 upgrade rollout plans
More:
Windows Blog, InfoWorld, Computerworld, Forbes, TechEye, Ars Technica, Wired.co.uk, Computerworld, FierceCIO News, International Business Times, Guardian, Engadget, Dice Insights, Mashable, Pocketnow, Fone Arena, TechWorm, BGR, gHacks Technology News, BetaNews, Windows Central, Lifehacker, TechSpot, VentureBeat, CIO.com, The Verge, Neowin, GeekWire, The Tech Report, WinBeta, The Register, Business Insider, SlashGear, PCWorld, The Fire Hose and WinBeta
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
New Windows 10 PC test build offers media casting from Edge to any Miracast and DLNA enabled device — New Windows 10 PC test build adds media casting support — Microsoft has added media casting from its Edge browser to the latest Windows 10 test build for PCs, Build 10576.| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
SEC approves Title III equity crowdfunding rules that will go into effect next year — It's official: Your grandma can soon invest in startups — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday morning voted 3-1 to approve equity crowdfunding rules, a scant three years after its original deadline to do so.| Sukhbir / The Tor Blog: |
Tor releases beta version of Tor Messenger, its OTR-encrypted, cross-platform chat program, on Linux, Windows and OS X — Tor Messenger Beta: Chat over Tor, Easily — Today we are releasing a new, beta version of Tor Messenger, based on Instantbird, an instant messaging client developed in the Mozilla community.
| Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless: |
Report: T-Mobile's Uncarrier 10 plan to offer customers unlimited high speed data for watching select streaming video services like Netflix, HBO — Rumor Mill: T-Mobile's ‘Uncarrier 10’ plan to let customers stream Netflix, HBO without chewing through data
More:
GeekWire, Gizmodo, Washington Post, Phandroid, Yahoo Tech, The Verge, MacNN, Pocketnow, Engadget, TechSpot, STASHED, The Next Web, CNET, DSLreports, Neowin and Ubergizmo
Tweets: @evleaks, @evleaks, @johnlegere and @evleaks
| Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider: |
Google tests extending its DoubleClick ad technology to digital billboards with a trial in UK — Google is bringing DoubleClick to billboard ads for the first time — which could be huge for outdoor advertising — Google has begun testing extending its DoubleClick ad technology beyond desktop computers … | Martyn Williams / PCWorld: |
Google, Amazon and Wal-Mart join FAA drone task force — The group faces a Nov. 20 deadline and is accepting public comments — Google, Amazon and Wal-Mart have joined the government's task force charged with figuring out a registration and identification system for drones.| Jeff Gamet / The Mac Observer: |
SteelSeries Nimbus wireless controller available as $50 add-on when buying Apple TV — Game On! Apple TV gets Game Controllers — If you plan on getting into multiplayer games with the new Apple TV you just ordered, or aren't into using the included remote as a game controller …
More:
iMore, NEWS.com.au and TouchArcade
| Kirk Koenigsbauer / Office Blogs: |
Microsoft adds Skype voice and video integration to Office Online, launches Chrome extension — The new Office—October feature update — Welcome to our first new Office update post in which we share the features we are delivering to our Office customers across Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Office Online.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's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI.
Shopify's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI.
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
Grit:
How Evan Spiegel Is Building the Future of Computing
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Acquired:
10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)
Learn the playbooks that built the world's greatest companies - and how you can apply them as a founder, operator, or investor.
Subscribe to Acquired.
Lenny's Podcast:
Why humans are AI's biggest bottleneck (and what's coming in 2026) | Alexander Embiricos (OpenAI Codex Product Lead)
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
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.
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:40 PM ET, October 30, 2015.
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
Dan Mangan / CNBC:Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
Sara Fischer / Axios: