|
January 21, 2013, 10:10 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Jonathan S. Geller / BGR: |
BlackBerry 10 OS walkthrough, BlackBerry Z10 pricing — With BlackBerry 10′s official launch just around the corner, we happened upon a few photos of the final gold master version of the operating system running on a BlackBerry Z10 handset. Well, thanks to a close source at BlackBerry … | Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google makes Microsoft sweat over Sync cutoff, but Windows Phone will get DAV support — A curious twist in the ongoing ecosystems war — Google's decision to drop Exchange ActiveSync support, a protocol used to sync Gmail calendar, contacts, and mail items on mobile devices, left Microsoft surprised and disappointed.| Eric Pfanner / New York Times: |
France Proposes an Internet Tax — PARIS — France, seeking fresh ways to raise funds and frustrated that American technology companies that dominate its digital economy are largely beyond the reach of French fiscal authorities, has proposed a new levy: an Internet tax on the collection of personal data.
More:
CNET, The Verge, The Next Web, Ars Technica, SlashGear, dailywireless.org, Marketing Land, Daily Dot, DSLreports and CircleID
| Valéry Marchive / ZDNet: |
| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Searching for Relevance: Yahoo Aiming to Be the “Google of Content” — Earlier today in Germany, new Yahoo COO Henrique De Castro pretty much told a crowd at the DLD conference in Munich that the portal — which he is now responsible for helping run — needs a drastic overhaul.| Noam Cohen / New York Times: |
How M.I.T. Ensnared a Hacker, Bucking a Freewheeling Culture — In the early days of 2011, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology learned that it had an intruder. Worse, it believed the intruder had been there before. — Months earlier, the mysterious visitor had used …
More:
Boston Herald, Firedoglake, AdAge and emptywheel
Tweets: @frankpasquale and @mikeisaac
See also Mediagazer| Jessica Roy / Betabeat: |
Victims of Revenge Porn Mount Class Action Suit Against GoDaddy and Texxxan.com — Ms. Toups being filmed for a video news segment about her experience with revenge porn. (Photo: Instagram/h0lliewood) — “I don't think that society really realizes how rampant it is,” Sarah … | Lee Hutchinson / Ars Technica: |
Megabad: A quick look at the state of Mega's encryption — Puzzling design choices and potential holes make the service a mixed bag. — The news this past weekend was all Mega, Mega, Mega. We've covered the launch of the new “cyber locker” service (and I swear that's the last time I'll ever use … | Paul Graham / Hacker News: |
What we discovered about InstallMonetizer — Last week there was some controversy online about a company we funded called InstallMonetizer. IM makes software that companies can put in their Windows installers that offers other software to the user as part of the install process.
Tweets: @steveklabnik, @longzheng and @syneryder
| Ben Sisario / New York Times: |
Myspace Is Accused of Using Music Without Permission — Last week, Justin Timberlake's new song, “Suit & Tie,” did double promotional duty. Not only was it a teaser for Mr. Timberlake's latest album, but it also served as an introduction for a revamped version of Myspace, the once-mighty social network and music site.
More:
digitaltrends.com, The Verge, Examiner, VentureBeat, Geekosystem, WebProNews, Mashable!, Gizmodo and Inquirer. Tweets: @sisario
| Jamie Rigg / Engadget: |
Samsung exec confirms 8-inch Galaxy Note coming to MWC — The internet has been quietly discussing the possibility of an 8-inch Galaxy Note for a while now, but nothing appeared at CES. However, these rumors might've just been waiting for the right time to become a reality …
More:
SamMobile, TechCrunch, Mashable!, CNET, BGR, Forbes, MobileSyrup.com, Mobile Magazine, Pocket-lint, LAPTOP Magazine, SlashGear, AndroidOS.in, Ars Technica, Gotta Be Mobile, GSMArena Blog, digitaltrends.com, Android and Me, PhoneArena, Droid Life, Android Community, Know Your Cell, GigaOM, The Verge, 9to5Google, Inquirer, Android Authority and Gizmodo
| Julianne Pepitone / CNNMoney.com: |
PayPal: ‘Aggressive changes’ coming to frozen funds policy — PayPal's overzealous fraud filters have frustrated customers for years, with an inscrutable verification process that leaves some battling for months to get access to their money. — The eBay ( EBAY, Fortune 500) … | Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Spotted: Sergey Brin wearing Google Glass specs as he blends in on NYC subway — Google last week announced its first two ‘hackathon’ events for Google Glass developers, and the company is aiming to make its wearable glasses technology something that can be used by anyone at any place.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Behind The Scenes Of The iPhone 5 Jailbreak — Technically speaking, the iPhone 5 is already jailbroken. You're just not allowed to have it yet. The reason for this is because one of the bugs that contributes to a functional jailbreak is so good, that the hackers who discovered … Sponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Cape:
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Zoho:
Meet Zoho Social MCP: Your AI assistant can now help run social media — Social media management has come a long way from simply publishing posts.Today, marketers are expected to create content …
Meet Zoho Social MCP: Your AI assistant can now help run social media — Social media management has come a long way from simply publishing posts.Today, marketers are expected to create content …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce 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 & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Invest Like the Best:
Eric Vishria - A Decade of Lessons Investing in Software & Hardware
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
The Talk Show With John Gruber:
'Getting the Snack Right', With Chance Miller
The director's commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
Subscribe to The Talk Show With John Gruber.
Grit:
Booking.com CEO on AI and the Future of Travel
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Acquired:
Disney: The Renaissance and the Empire
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:
The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor
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.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Connecting the Unconnected: Doreen Bogdan-Martin
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 10:10 PM ET, January 21, 2013.
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
Matthew Belloni / Puck:Wall Street Journal:
Reuters:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Kim Bhasin / Business Insider: |
More:
DailyFinance, CNET, WebProNews, Examiner, Los Angeles Times and Gizmodo
| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
More:
The Verge, iDownloadBlog.com, Macgasm, Tech Cocktail, IntoMobile, The Next Web and TUAW. Tweets: @caseynewton
| Lee Chyen Yee / Reuters: |
More:
Engadget, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, The Verge, Forbes, Electronista, ZDNet and BBC
| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
More:
GigaOM, Tech in Asia and ZDNet
| Jeff Blagdon / The Verge: |
Earlier Picks
| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
More:
Los Angeles Times, Technabob and Forbes
| Jeremy Kirk / ITworld.com: |
| Christina Farr / VentureBeat: |
More:
GigaOM and Venture Capital Dispatch
| Gene Demby / NPR: |
More:
Mashable!, The Register and Kotaku
| Eric Ravenscraft / Android Police: |
| Ben Fritz / Los Angeles Times: |
More:
PR Newswire, Mobile Marketing Watch, Bloomberg, VentureBeat, BBC, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Next Web, Examiner, Ars Technica, digitaltrends.com, CNET, Geekosystem, Mashable!, TechSpot, The Register, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, WebProNews, Touch Arcade, PC World, SideQuesting, Softpedia News, TechCrunch, The Verge, Inquirer, Guardian, Polygon, GamesIndustry International, VG247, The Loop and Gematsu
| Ethan Cox / National Post: |