|
November 4, 2013, 3:55 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Boyd Erman / Globe and Mail: |
BlackBerry-Fairfax takeover dies; Thorsten Heins out — BlackBerry Ltd. is abandoning a plan to find a buyer and will instead raise $1-billion of new funds and replace its chief executive and some directors, sources said. — The Waterloo, Ontario-based smartphone company had spent the past …
More:
Marketwired, AllThingsD, Reuters, Tech Trader Daily, CNET, ctvnews.ca, The Verge, PhoneArena, Global Nerdy, Engadget, Daring Fireball, TechSpot, The Atlantic Wire, Digits, DSLreports, ParisLemon, Network World, I4U News, whatmobile.net, CrackBerry.com, TechnoBuffalo, Electronista, Gizmodo UK, Bloomberg, Gotta Be MobileGotta Be Mobile, MobileSyrup.com, Yahoo! News, BGR India, memeburn, Phones Review, Softpedia News, SlashGear, iPhone in Canada Blog, MobileBurn.com, iPhone, AppleInsider and Business Insider
Tweets: @tim_stevens, @parislemon, @danprimack, @asymco, @charlesarthur, @sladurantaye, @jbrodkin, @zacharye and @markruddock
| Reuters: |
BlackBerry says it has no plans to shut handset unit — (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd has no plans to shut down its loss-making handset business, incoming interim Chief Executive John Chen said on Monday, adding that the smartphone maker has sufficient resources to stage a turnaround.
More:
The Verge, ZDNet, Tech Trader Daily, Engadget, PhoneArena, MobileSyrup.com, Pocket-lint and CrackBerry.com
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
More:
Guardian, CNET, TechHive, Forbes, VentureBeat, Guardian, InfoWorld, Tech Trader Daily, BetaKit, BetaNews, PC Magazine, ABC News, CNBC, ReadWrite, Wired.co.uk, Business Insider, Gigaom, Cult of Mac, ZDNet, InfoWorld, The Next Web, PhoneNews.com, Phandroid, WebProNews, PhoneArena, Inquirer and Newsy. Tweets: @lessien
| Chris Velazco / TechCrunch: |
More:
Businessweek
| Deborah Kan / Wall Street Journal: |
Google's Eric Schmidt Lambastes NSA Over Spying — On a recent visit to Hong Kong, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt spoke to Deborah Kan about allegations that the U.S. National Security Agency spied on the company's data centers, censorship in China, and the country he wants to visit next.
More:
CNNMoney.com, PC Magazine, eWeek, The Register, Digital Trends, Associated Press, CNET, Reuters, VentureBeat, Salon, Nextgov, TechCrunch, China Real Time Report, Tech Trader Daily, TechPresident, ZDNet, Cult of Mac, Engadget, Electronista, 9to5Google, Consumerist, bizjournals, Softpedia News and Mashable
Tweets: @glynmoody and @feardept
| The Switch: |
How we know the NSA had access to internal Google and Yahoo cloud data — The Washington Post reported last Wednesday that the National Security Agency has been tapping into the private links that connect Google and Yahoo data centers around the world. Today we offer additional background …
More:
Guardian and China Real Time Report
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
IBM Claims Twitter Infringes On At Least 3 Of Its Patents, According To Twitter's Latest S-1 Update — As Twitter embarks on its initial public offering roadshow, the company has issued another update to its S-1 today with a curveball. IBM has recently issued a letter to Twitter alleging …
More:
Inquirer, CNET, Forbes, TechHive, Gigaom, VentureBeat, The Atlantic Wire, Engadget, The Next Web and Softpedia News
Tweets: @fosspatents and @tim
| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
We play with the Steam Machine, Valve's game console of the future — Can the company behind ‘Half-Life’ build hardware worthy of the TV? — Valve Corporation, the video game developer responsible for Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress , and the digital distribution platform Steam …
More:
Engadget, The Seattle Times, The Switch, PC World, Gigaom, Ars Technica, Wired, The Next Web, Gamasutra, Engadget, IGN, Polygon, PC Gamer and PIXEL ENEMY
| Daniel Rubino / Windows Phone Central: |
Revealed - The Nokia Lumia 929, Verizon's 5 inch 1080P Windows Phone — Although Nokia had a lot to announce a few weeks ago in Abu Dhabi, one of those devices not mentioned was the Nokia Lumia 929, destined for Verizon. That device is said to be in carrier testing right … | Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
iPad Air Adoption 5X That Of iPad 4 After Opening Weekend, Says Fiksu — Nokia, Samsung Extend Their Secretive Patent Deal Another 5 Years, Avoiding Yet Another Mobile Patent Suit, Shoring Up For Others? — Apple may indeed have attracted a much broader audience of upgraders …
More:
CNET, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, BGR, 9to5Mac, AllThingsD, Computerworld, Internet2Go, iMore, The Verge, App Advice, Pocket-lint, Gigaom, PadGadget, Mashable, Forbes, Marketing Land, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, 9to5Mac, whatmobile.net, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, dailywireless.org, TechSpot, TUAW, Softpedia News and MacRumors
| Marvin Ammori / Wired: |
We're About to Lose Net Neutrality — And the Internet as We Know It — Net neutrality is a dead man walking. The execution date isn't set, but it could be days, or months (at best). And since net neutrality is the principle forbidding huge telecommunications companies from treating users … | Joshua Topolsky / The Verge: |
Nexus 5 review: an excellent flagship smartphone if Google can fix its major camera issues — Nexus 5 review — The ultimate Google Phone? — In this review of the Nexus 5, I will attempt to answer one simple question: is Google capable of making a flagship, best-in-class smartphone it can sell for $349 off-contract?
More:
Search Engine Land, Gizmodo, CNET and Forbes
Tweets: @reckless and @markgurman
Thanks:@sidharthdassani| Phil Nickinson / Android Central: |
‘Glass Guides’ to educate new Explorers over Hangouts — In-person-pickups of Google Glass are no longer necessary, but Google still wants to make sure you understand the $1,500 device — The still-relatively exclusive Google Glass club is set to grow by as much as 300 percent in the days and weeks ahead … | Tim Cook / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple CEO Tim Cook pens op-ed urging Congress to pass bill prohibiting anti-gay discrimination — Tim Cook: Workplace Equality Is Good for Business — Long before I started work as the CEO of Apple, I became aware of a fundamental truth: People are much more willing to give of themselves …
More:
The Verge, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, TechCrunch, Macworld, Inc.com, Telegraph, AppleInsider, VentureBeat, TUAW, BGR, App Advice, MacRumors, Mashable and Examiner
Tweets: @siracusa, @senatedems, @m1ke_ellis, @markgurman and @markgurman
| Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD: |
Western Digital Adds Something New to Hard Drives: Helium — When you think about it, aside from the fact that, over time, they increase in capacity while getting cheaper, there's not that much new about hard drives. They store our digital stuff, occasionally give out, and that's pretty much that.
More:
Computerworld, Ars Technica, Engadget, Inquirer, VentureBeat, Gigaom, Geek.com, CNET, PC World, InfoWorld, I4U News, Gizmodo UK, Softpedia News, SlashGear and The Register
| Woody Leonhard / InfoWorld: |
OS X Mavericks upgrade destroys data, reports Western Digital — Issues extend to external hard drives, as well as eSATA- or Thunderbolt-based peripherals from other vendors — Wetern Digital sent an email to its registered customers over the weekend, warning them not to use …
More:
Softpedia News
| Joseph Volpe / Engadget: |
Samsung's Galaxy S4 Zoom hits AT&T for $200 on-contract on November 8th — We forgive you if Samsung's Galaxy S4 Zoom(ed) out of mind since its announcement back in June — it was nearly five months ago (or eons in mobile years). Now that we're leading up to the holiday season, however … 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 and tech.
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 and tech.
Zoho:
From content collaboration to content intelligence: Zoho WorkDrive's 2025 journey — As 2025 draws to a close, we're reflecting on a year marked by meaningful progress, purposeful innovation, and continuous learning at Zoho WorkDrive.
From content collaboration to content intelligence: Zoho WorkDrive's 2025 journey — As 2025 draws to a close, we're reflecting on a year marked by meaningful progress, purposeful innovation, and continuous learning at Zoho WorkDrive.
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
Hard Fork:
Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin' Xmas Song
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.
Big Technology Podcast:
Sam Altman: How OpenAI Wins, AI Buildout Logic, IPO in 2026?
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.
Access:
Betting on reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Lenny's Podcast:
The new AI growth playbook for 2026: How Lovable hit $200M ARR in one year | Elena Verna (Head of Growth)
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
"Neither Side Is Used to Losing." Lucas Shaw on What's Next for Netflix and Paramount in the Battle for Warner Bros.
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
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 3:55 PM ET, November 4, 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
Ryan Glasspiegel / Front Office Sports:Natalie Korach / @nataliekorach:
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
| Peter Kafka / AllThingsD: |
More:
Gigaom, USA Today, ABC News, Speakeasy and TechCrunch. Tweets: @johnpaczkowski. See also Mediagazer
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
| Matt Brian / Engadget: |
More:
Franç, Inquirer, The Verge, iMore, Ars Technica and gHacks Technology News
| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
More:
The Verge, Ars Technica, CNET, TechSpot, AllThingsD, AndroidPure, Geek.com, Yahoo! News, SlashGear, Phandroid, Android and Me, 9to5Google, Digital Trends, Inquirer, TechHive, Gigaom, VentureBeat, iDownloadBlog.com, I4U News, Ausdroid, PC Magazine, BGR India, pocketnow.com, Gotta Be MobileGotta Be Mobile, The Next Web and Softpedia News. Tweets: @motorola
Earlier Picks
| Roger Cheng / CNET: |
More:
AllThingsD, FierceWireless and PadGadget
| Drew Fitzgerald / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
SiliconBeat
| Timothy B. Lee / The Switch: |
Tweets: @davemcclure
| Nick Bilton / NYT Bits: |