|
July 5, 2013, 4:35 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Miyoung Kim / Reuters: |
Samsung Electronics' second quarter misses forecast as smartphone worries deepen — (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd missed already modest expectations for its quarterly earnings guidance on Friday, deepening worries that its smartphone business may have peaked, as growth in sales …
More:
Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, ReadWrite, Fortune, Computerworld, Guardian, New York Times, Bloomberg, Examiner, Digits, CNET, Quartz, TechCrunch, Android Authority, Pocketnow, memeburn, Beyond Search, Mobile Magazine, Electronista, Forbes, The Register, iDownloadBlog.com, TechSpot, Forbes, Light Reading, CNET, PhoneArena, WMPoweruser, TechEye, SlashGear, BGR India, Yonhap News Agency, 9to5Google, Engadget and MoneyBeat
Tweets: @zackwhittaker and @benedictevans
| Aaron Souppouris / The Verge: |
Samsung's record $8.3 billion profit isn't enough for worried investors — Samsung today released guidance for its latest financial quarter, and to the average eye they're very positive. The company's early figures reveal an operating profit of 9.5 trillion won (around $8.3 billion) from 57 trillion won ($49.9 billion) revenue.
More:
Fortune, The Next Web, AppleInsider and 9to5Google
| Charles Arthur / Guardian: |
European watchdogs order Google to rewrite privacy policy or face legal action — European watchdogs threaten tech company with legal action over 2012 policy which ‘violates commitment to transparency’ — Privacy watchdogs in the UK, Germany and Italy have told Google to rewrite … | Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Softbank buyout of Sprint, Sprint buyout of ClearWire both approved by FCC — As previously rumored, the FCC has officially approved Softbank's purchase of Sprint and, furthermore, Sprint's purchase of the rest of ClearWire. Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn and commissioner Ajit Pai …
More:
Engadget, Featured News, DSLreports, BGR, GigaOM, AllThingsD, Reuters and iClarified. See also Mediagazer
| Chris Davies / SlashGear: |
Glass Boutique app store, MP3 player, Lock-screen & more revealed — Google's recent XE7 update for its Glass Explorer Edition already shows signs of an unactivated locking system for the wearable, as well as a “Boutique” app store and media player. The official changes in XE7 include a web browser …
More:
Engadget, ReadWrite, Gizmodo, AndroidHeadlines.com, TechCrunch, AndroidOS.in, Android Beat, SelfScreens and Softpedia News. Thanks:@c_davies
| Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
BBC to end 3D TV experiment with ‘Doctor Who’ special later this year — For the past two years the BBC has been experimenting with 3D television, but the technology hasn't quite caught on the way the corporation would've hoped. Because of this, 3D programming will be put on hiatus at the end of this year …
More:
Radio Times, Guardian, Telegraph, CNET, Examiner, The Next Web, TechCrunch, PC Pro, Engadget, TechnoBuffalo, SlashGear, paidContent and Mashable. See also Mediagazer
| David Meyer / GigaOM: |
European PRISM anger gains momentum with fresh cloud warnings and data threats — There's no stopping the slew of PRISM reactions coming out of Europe, and they're getting more serious by the day. Yesterday we had the first senior European politician suggesting citizens shun U.S. web services … | Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
More:
VentureBeat, VatorNews, Softpedia News, Guardian and Reuters
| Elyse Betters / Pocket-lint: |
Google sends invites to 11 July press event - subtly hints at Moto X unveiling in ad? — Google has invited 50 journalists to a small press event from 10 July to 11 July, where Motorola could unveil the Moto X smartphone, according to Leo Laporte. Laporte, a tech reporter … | Eric Mack / CNET: |
More:
9to5Google and Droid Life
| Cody Toombs / Android Police: |
Falcon Pro Updates To v2.0.4 Outside Of The Play Store, Now Supports A Way To Blatantly Skirt Twitter's Token Limit — Falcon Pro users have had a front-row seat to quite a bit of drama over the last few months. The events started when the app struck its 100,000 user token limit …
More:
Joaquim Verges, ZDNet, The Verge, Techie Buzz and Android Beat
| Aaron Souppouris / The Verge: |
HTC profit down 83 percent from last year despite flagship launch — HTC has just announced its unaudited results for the second quarter 2013, and they're not pretty. Despite launching a much-lauded flagship smartphone, the HTC one, the company made just NT$1.25 billion (roughly $41 million) … | Serena Saitto / Bloomberg: |
Michael Dell, Silver Lake Said to Rule Out Raising Offer — Michael Dell and Silver Lake Management LLC won't sweeten their $24.4 billion offer to take Dell Inc. (DELL) private, people with direct knowledge of the situation said. — Dell and Silver Lake are ruling out an increase … | Andrew Leonard / Salon: |
AdBlock Plus lets some advertisers pay to play — The hugely popular browser extension charges a fee from big advertisers such as Google to let some ads go through — If you use AdBlock Plus to keep your Web browsing experiencing free of annoying clutter, this is the kind of tweet that might grab your attention:
Tweets: @labnol
| Laura Hazard Owen / GigaOM: |
Amazon and Barnes & Noble slash prices on tablets in Europe — Consumers in Europe are getting better deals on tablets this week, as both Amazon and Barnes & Noble dropped prices on their devices. — Barnes & Noble, which sells Nook products only in the U.K. and not the rest of Europe … 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:
Environmental impact of remote support: Reducing carbon footprints in IT — Information technology is essential for powering core business processes and facilitating communication.
Environmental impact of remote support: Reducing carbon footprints in IT — Information technology is essential for powering core business processes and facilitating communication.
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:
Magatte Wade, Unlocking Prosperity in Africa (#53)
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:
Fri. 04/19 - All The News About Llama 3
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 4:35 PM ET, July 5, 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
Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:Todd Spangler / Variety:
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Brenda Goh / Reuters: |
More:
BBC, The Next Web, CircleID, VentureBeat, TechEye and Softpedia News
| Chris Davies / SlashGear: |
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
More:
VentureBeat, Blog Portal, TechHive, Android Beat, FierceMobileContent News, GSMArena Blog, Phones Review, SlashGear, The Droid Guy, PhoneDog.com, AndroidOS.in, The Next Web, Android Authority, The Verge, Xperia Blog, MobileSyrup.com, Ubergizmo, AndroidHeadlines.com, Pocket-lint and Android Police
Earlier Picks
| Leo Kelion / BBC: |
More:
Microsoft Research, I4U News, Gearburn, bit-tech.net, Polygon and Tnooz