Techmeme: (TCTV Exclusive) DropBox CEO Drew Houston Says The $250 Million “Is All Going Into The Company” (Erick Schonfeld/TechCrunch)

12:10 AM ET, October 19, 2011

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Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results — CUPERTINO, California—October 18, 2011—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter ended September 24, 2011. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $28.27 billion and quarterly net profit of $6.62 billion, or $7.05 per diluted share.

Mark Gongloff / MarketBeat:

Apple Misses on Earnings, Revenue, iPhone Sales, Stock Tanks … The mixed-bag earnings season continues. — Apple reported third-quarter earnings of $7.05 a share, on revenue of $28.3 billion. — Analysts, on average, expected Apple to earn $7.22 a share on revenue of $29.5 billion.

Discussion: The Next Web, Examiner, Digits, Hillicon Valley, Engadget, Deal Journal, L.A. Times Tech Blog, WinRumors and Reuters

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:

After A Rare Miss, Apple Predicts Record iPhone, iPad Sales And Hints At A $40 Billion Quarter — Yes, Apple missed with their earnings today. It's the first time in a long time that has happened. Some are suggesting that hasn't happened since 2002. That's big news.

Dan Frommer / SplatF:
Apple's just-okay quarter in charts

Discussion: AllThingsD, Thanks:fromedome

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Apple's CFO: iPhone rumors had a definite negative fiscal impact on Apple's business

Discussion: The Next Web, The Loop and Reuters, Thanks:findingnewo

Jordan Golson / MacRumors:
Apple Records Q4 2011 Earnings of $6.6B on $28.3B in Revenue, Tops $100 Billion in Sales for Fiscal 2011

Discussion: AppleInsider, CNNMoney.com, 9to5Mac, MacStories and Redmond Pie

Vlad Savov / This is my next:

Galaxy Nexus with Ice Cream Sandwich: pictures, video, and hands-on — Samsung may have been the one to launch and produce it, but the Galaxy Nexus is all about Google and its latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. This 4.65-inch smartphone is loaded with a fundamentally new operating system …

Discussion: Engadget, Google Mobile Blog, 9to5Google, Engadget, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, This is my next, Engadget, VentureBeat, VentureBeat, AllThingsD, Business Insider, Gizmodo, 1001 Noisy Cameras, T3 News, ongoing, Android and Me and Engadget

Paul Miller / This is my next:

Android 4.0 ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ official: release in November, SDK available today — Alongside a new flagship handset, Google is announcing an all-new version of its Android OS. Codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich, Android 4.0 is a continuation and refinement of ideas that first emerged in Honeycomb …

Donald Melanson / Engadget:
Google announces NFC-based Android Beam for sharing between phones

Discussion: MediaNama, PhoneArena, Phones Review and 9to5Google

Chris Ziegler / This is my next:
Galaxy Nexus versus the competition: by the numbers

Discussion: Engadget and Neowin.net

Victoria Barret / Forbes:

Dropbox: The Inside Story Of Tech's Hottest Startup — Here's that rare Steve Jobs story, one that's never been told, about the company that got away. Jobs had been tracking a young software developer named Drew Houston, who blasted his way onto Apple's radar screen when he reverse-engineered …

Discussion: Tradigital, Dropbox, LiveSide.net, iSource, Business Insider, Neowin.net, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone, Edible Apple, PC Magazine, Redmond Pie, Gizmodo, App Advice and VatorNews

David Coursey / Forbes:

How Dropbox Will Die — Dropbox, the online file system, may be “tech's hottest startup” but that does not mean the company will survive. — There is always a “ hottest startup” in tech and in most cases the level of heat is almost inversely proportional to likelihood of lasting success.

Discussion: Digits

Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
(TCTV Exclusive) DropBox CEO Drew Houston Says The $250 Million “Is All Going Into The Company”

Discussion: @mathewi

Todd Haselton / BGR:

Verizon unveils DROID RAZR by Motorola, pre-orders begin October 27th for $299.99 — Verizon Wireless announced the DROID RAZR by Motorola on Tuesday, a brand new Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) smartphone that will take advantage of the carrier's 4G LTE network.

Discussion: Ars Technica, Examiner, This is my next, TechCrunch, eWeek, Pulse2, GottaBeMobile, Mobilized, CNET News, Electronista, GigaOM, Android and Me, 9to5Mac and mocoNews

Chris Ziegler / This is my next:
Motorola Droid RAZR for Verizon announced, just 7.1mm thick

Discussion: Engadget, Technologizer, Ars Technica, LAPTOP Magazine, eWeek and BGR

Brian Heater / Engadget:
Motorola Droid RAZR hands-on (video)

Discussion: Droid Life, SlashGear and Geek.com

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:

Yahoo Q3 Revenue Down 5 Percent To $1.07B; Net Income Down 26 Percent To $293M — Yahoo reported third quarter earnings today. Revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs ("revenue ex-TAC") was $1.072 billion for the third quarter of 2011, a 5 percent decrease from the third quarter of 2010.

Discussion: GigaOM, VatorNews, Pulse2, AdExchanger.com, Mixed Media, Guardian, VentureBeat and Social Markets

Jay Greene / CNET News:
Microsoft extends revenue guarantees to Yahoo

Discussion: Search Engine Land, All about Microsoft Blog and Wall Street Journal

Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:

Michael Dell On His Infamous 'I'd Shut Down Apple' Quote: “My Answer Was Largely Misconstrued.” — During a Q&A today at Web 2. Summit, I asked Dell CEO Michael Dell if he regretted saying that Apple should shut down the company and its CEO sell the stock back to shareholders 14 years ago …

Discussion: TUAW, bijan sabet, The Tech Trade and Gizmodo UK

Rachel King / Between the Lines Blog:
Michael Dell: HP's confusion presents opportunity for Dell

Discussion: CNET News, The Register, Electronista, Bits and VentureBeat

The Official Google Blog:

Designing an infinite digital bookcase — (Cross-posted on the Google Code blog) — As digital designers, we often think about how to translate traditional media into a virtual space. Recently, we thought about the bookcase. What would it look like if it was designed to hold digital books?

Discussion: VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Google Operating System and The Next Web, Thanks:timcohn

Rip Empson / TechCrunch:

Ballmer On Not Buying Yahoo: “Sometimes You're Lucky” — Speaking today at Web 2.0, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was boisterous as usual. In a rousing talk with John Batelle, Ballmer talked about how, since last being on stage at Web 2.0 three years ago, Bing has doubled its market share …

Discussion: eWeek, Business Insider, VentureBeat, paidContent, The Tech Trade, GigaOM, WinRumors, Pocket-lint, Mashable!, The Next Web and Electronista, Thanks:erickschonfeld

Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:

Mary Meeker's 2011 Presentation On Internet Trends [Slides] — Kleiner Perkins partner and former Morgan Stanley analyst Mary Meeker is about to take the stage here at Web 2.0 Summit to present on Internet trends, as she does every year. — I'll be writing this up live, so keep refreshing.

Discussion: Digits, CNET News, ReadWriteWeb, @swiftstories and @digiphile, Thanks:alexia

Nick Bilton / Bits:

Caught Between Two Conferences — Two technology conferences, two blocks away from each other in San Francisco, were two worlds apart. — On Tuesday, the Web 2.0 Summit and Research In Motion's developer conference explored the future of the Internet and mobile technologies.

Discussion: @digiphile

Timelines.com:

Why we are suing Facebook and a request for help — Much has been written and said about our suit against Facebook for infringing upon our registered trademark “Timelines”, and we've heard from people who are understandably confused by the whole issue. We'd like to let you know our reasons for doing this and ask for your help.

Discussion: TechCrunch

Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

Exclusive: Groupon's IPO Road Show Set for Next Week — According to multiple sources close to the situation, Groupon plans to conduct its road show for investors next week, starting either on Monday or Tuesday. — While the decision to move forward could still change …

Discussion: CNET News and Reuters

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