Open Links In New Tab
Mobile Archives Advertise Site News
Techmeme
March 16, 2012, 12:00 PM
Mediagazer memeorandum WeSmirch
Home River Leaderboards About Events Newsletter

Top News

Jenna Wortham / Bits:
Crowds Gather for the Latest Version of the iPad
James Bamford / Wired:
The NSA Is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)  —  The spring air in the small, sand-dusted town has a soft haze to it, and clumps of green-gray sagebrush rustle in the breeze.  Bluffdale sits in a bowl-shaped valley in the shadow of Utah's Wasatch Range to the east and the Oquirrh Mountains to the west.
Julia Angwin / Wall Street Journal:
Google in New Privacy Probes  —  Regulators in the U.S. and European Union are investigating Google Inc. for bypassing the privacy settings of millions of users of Apple Inc.'s Safari Web browser, according to people familiar with the investigations.  Google stopped the practice last month …
Brooke Crothers / CNET:
Evidence of Apple chip design change in iPad teardown  —  Apple needs some serious silicon to drive that gorgeous, pixel-dense display.  —  (Credit: Apple)  —  Apple has changed the design of the main chip in the new iPad with tweaks to accommodate a higher-performing chip, according to teardown analysis.
Tim Rowe / AllThingsD:
The New Law That Will Turn the Start-Up World Upside Down: Crowdfunding  —  Remember that special moment when we all realized that the Web was going to remake yard sales and auctions, but we didn't know yet who was going to win?  (And then eBay left the rest in the dust?)
Matt Brian / The Next Web:
Confirmed: Sprint pulls the plug on LightSquared 4G contract, repays $65 million  —  Reports suggested it was imminent but today Sprint has officially confirmed that it has pulled the plug on its LTE 4G contract with LightSquared, which will return $65 million in repayments to the struggling wireless company.
Chris O'Brien / SiliconBeat:
Hiring of Kevin Rose by Google sends all the wrong signals to Silicon Valley  —  “Embrace failure” is the first thing anyone will tell you is the secret to Silicon Valley's success.  There are other things of course, but that's likely the first thing that will pop out of people's mouths.
More: SiliconANGLE.  Tweets: @pkedrosky and @rycaut
Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: Kevin Rose Will Join Google
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
The new iPad is a beautiful reminder of how stupid data plans are  —  Apple's new iPad is magnificent.  The screen is superb, the processor is fast, and despite its newfound LTE cellular connectivity, the battery life lasts.  And yet, I'd never, ever recommend you buy an LTE tablet …
Quentin Hardy / Bits:
Better Economic Forecasts, From the Cloud  —  GT Nexus used shipment data to track countries' import-export balance in 2008, left, and 2011.  The diagonal line represents balanced trade.  —  Someday soon, the Federal Reserve may be dead, at least for economic information.
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
The Retina iPad Apps To Test Tonight And Tomorrow  —  The new iPad nears.  Apparently Walmart will be selling them in just a few short hours, well before Apple itself does tomorrow morning.  Meanwhile, the first direct-to-consumer shipments should be hitting anytime now.
Paul Thurrott's / SuperSite for Windows:
Microsoft Office 15 Preview  —  Forget the rumors.  Here's what it's really like to use the Office 15 Technical Preview, which Microsoft recently made available only to a select group of customers under non-disclosure agreement.  I was able to get my hands on a copy, and while it's …
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
PayPal Here: hands-on photos with the new credit card reader and app  —  We just ran through a demo of the PayPal Here app that was unveiled today and there's frankly not anything complicated or surprising about using this as a credit card payment system — especially if you're at all familiar with Square.
David Marcus / The PayPal Blog:
Introducing PayPal Here: The Future of Commerce for Small Business
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Intel Capital Invests $21 Million In Swedish Eye-Tracking Tech Company Tobii  —  Intel is betting big on the future of human interfaces with a $21 million (143 million kronor) investment in Tobii, a Swedish company that has been working for years on eye-tracking laptops and other devices.
Matt Lynley / Business Insider:
Tim Cook Dragged Path's Dave Morin Into His Office And Grilled Him  —  After Path was caught storing contacts from your address book on its servers, Tim Cook called its CEO Dave Morin into his office.  —  There, Cook and other Apple executives grilled him over the infraction …
More: Know Your Cell.  Tweets: @pegobry

Sponsor Posts

Google:
Reimagine your photos with a prompt  —  Our new native image generation and editing is state-of-the-art, and ranked #1 in the world.  Try it for free in the Gemini app.
Zoho:
App Spotlight: LinkZoho - WooCommerce Plugin for Zoho Books  —  App Spotlight brings you hand-picked solutions that enhance your Zoho apps and tools.  Visit Zoho Marketplace to explore all of our apps, integrations …
Sevalla:
Sevalla - PaaS from the future  —  Deploy your app before your coffee gets cold.  It's that simple.  Application, database, object storage and free static site hosting.  Start with $50 free credit!
Bitrix24:
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses  —  Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place.  Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
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.
Sponsor Techmeme

Featured Podcasts

Invest Like the Best:
 Wolfgang Hammer - The Power of Story
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
 Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn't think AI will destroy the web
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Grit:
 From Yext to Roam: Howard Lerman's Second Act
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
 "Sell the alpha, not the feature": The enterprise sales playbook for $1M to $10M ARR | Jen Abel
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.
[trading places]:
 Phil Haslett EquityZen 🧘🏻‍♂️ | Goldman Acquires Industry Ventures 💰 | Deel at $17B 🤝
a very bad podcast about broken unicorns & busted carry hosted by dave mcclure and aman verjee
Subscribe to [trading places].
Big Technology Podcast:
 OpenAI Bailout?, Elon's $1 Trillion Pay Deal, Amazon Sues Perplexity
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.
Add your podcast here
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 12:00 PM ET, March 16, 2012.

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

Lewis Goodall / Goodall and Good Luck:
An ex-BBC editor says Panorama's editing error is a minor issue exaggerated by right-wing newspapers and social media, but the BBC needs major internal reforms

Greensburg Tribune-Review:
A US appeals court panel orders the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to restore striking journalists' benefits from 2017, ruling the paper bargained in bad faith

Reuters:
Paramount says it will invest $1.5B+ to grow its streaming business and revitalize its film studio in 2026; David Ellison says its 2025 films “underperformed”

More News

Earlier Picks

Mediagazer memeorandum WeSmirch
Home River Leaderboards About Events Newsletter