|
April 27, 2015, 11:20 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Jaimee Minney / Slice Intelligence: |
Only 376K or 22% of 1.7M ordered Apple Watches shipped on the first weekend — Watching and Waiting: Only 22 Percent Apple Watches Shipped First Weekend — Most people who pre-ordered an Apple Watch did not receive one in the first wave of shipments, with Slice Intelligence reporting …
More:
BetaNews, PC Magazine, MacRumors, TIME, CNET, TechCrunch, bizjournals, TechnoBuffalo, Business Insider and VentureBeat
| Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times: |
In e-commerce push, Google releases first fashion trends report and plans to share search data to help major retailers with fashion planning and forecasting — The Latest Fashion, Trending on Google — Normcore? So last year. String bikinis? Most definitely over.
More:
TIME, Think with Google and Beyond Search
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Engineering Director Lars Rasmussen Leaving Facebook To Co-Found A Music Startup — Facebook at Work, Facebook's first move to turn its social network into an enterprise tool, has remained in closed beta since its launch in January this year. But as the product continues to inch …
More:
The Register and GeekWire
| Jussi Rosendahl / Reuters: |
Nokia says it currently has no plans to manufacture or sell consumer handsets — Nokia denies return to phone manufacturing — (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia denied reports in Chinese media that it planned to return to manufacturing phones. — “Nokia notes recent news reports claiming …
More:
Nokia, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Computerworld, International Business Times, USA Today, BGR, Inquirer, TechCrunch, WMPoweruser, TechnoBuffalo, TechSpot, MobileSyrup.com, OneTechStop, Tech Times, Forbes, PhoneDog.com, CNET, Android and Me, Gizmodo, PhoneNews.com, Fone Arena, SlashGear, Electronista, Ubergizmo, Digital Trends, MediaNama, Neowin, Communities Dominate Brands, Android Central, VentureBeat, The Register, GeekWire, BetaNews and Engadget. Tweets: @theleebase
| Lizzie Plaugic / The Verge: |
Jay Z takes to Twitter to defend Tidal, says it's “doing just fine”, declares “we are here for the long haul”, notes competitors are even richer — Jay Z defends Tidal in a Sunday afternoon tweetstorm — Jay Z officially relaunched his streaming service Tidal …
More:
Page Six, App Advice, BGR, International Business Times, Business Insider, Rolling Stone, Cult of Mac, MacNN, Tech Times, SiliconANGLE, Inc.com, Ubergizmo, AppleInsider, New York Times, Engadget, Slate, EW.com, HotNewHipHop.com, bet.com, The Source, Fast Company, The FADER and Variety
Tweets: @neilcybart, @netw3rk, @startupljackson, @anildash, @neilcybart, @jason, @alexrkonrad and @startupljackson
See also Mediagazer| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
The promise—and massive challenge—of making games for the Apple Watch — How to make 15-second microgames with targets “the size of salad bar ham cubes” — When the iPhone was first announced in 2007, Apple didn't sell the pocket computer as a gaming device.| Wall Street Journal: |
Qualcomm Launches Unit to Help Chinese Smartphone Makers Sell Overseas — Chip maker aims to prove itself a valuable partner as Beijing looks to reduce its reliance on foreign technology — Qualcomm Inc. has launched a unit to help Chinese smartphone makers sell overseas …
More:
SlashGear, PhoneArena and Android Central
| Jay Yarow / Business Insider: |
Analysts expect record Apple Q2 results, estimate revenues up 23% YoY to $55.96B, iPhone sales up 33% to 58.1M units, and iPad down 17% to 13.6M units — All signs point to Apple announcing a monster earnings report — Apple reports earnings for the quarter that ended in March after the market closes on Monday, April 27.| Jon Christian / Slate: |
Ancestry.com's data export tool for shuttered social networking site MyFamily didn't save the discussions of former users, erasing family memories of avid users — Deleting the Family Tree — When Ancestry.com shuttered its social network for relatives, it erased 10 years' worth of my family's correspondence and memories.| Jake Halpern / The Atlantic: |
Behind Liberty Reserve, the digital currency shut down by US authorities for money laundering — Bank of the Underworld … In the fall of 2011, the U.S. Secret Service orchestrated a sting operation. The target was a Vietnamese man named Hieu Minh Ngo.| Benjamin Brake / Foreign Affairs: |
Governments can better mitigate risk from the burgeoning surveillance software industry with bug bounties, not export controls — The Bug Trade … Since Apple and Google announced last year that they would encrypt mobile user data by default, senior Western officials have denounced … | Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Xiaomi Boosts Its Business In India With Strategic Investment From Tata Sons Head — Xiaomi is making a push to be a local player in India. Days after unveiling its first phone customized to the South Asia country (the impressive $205 Mi 4i), Xiaomi announced that it has taken investment from leading Indian businessman Ratan Tata.
More:
Mi India, Reuters, ZDNet, Fone Arena, MediaNama, SiliconANGLE, The Economic Times, Times of India and YourStory.com. Tweets: @jonrussell
| Daniel Roberts / Fortune: |
The dearth of women in Bitcoin mirrors tech as a whole, with some women actively involved, influential, and welcomed in the community — Think there aren't women in bitcoin? Think again. — The bitcoin community—the developers, executives, venture capitalists, policy wonks, academics …
Tweets: @danprimack
| Felix Salmon / Fusion: |
Sponsor Posts
Soxton:
Fast, affordable law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
Fast, affordable law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
F5:
Accelerate AI Adoption at F5's AI Virtual Summit — Learn how to architect, secure, and scale AI for production with real-world insights from industry leaders on June 23. Register now to save your spot.
Accelerate AI Adoption at F5's AI Virtual Summit — Learn how to architect, secure, and scale AI for production with real-world insights from industry leaders on June 23. Register now to save your spot.
Zoho:
Zoho RPA named a Leader in the 2026 RPA Technology Value Matrix by Nucleus Research — Zoho RPA has been named a Leader in the 2026 RPA Technology Value Matrix, published by Nucleus Research …
Zoho RPA named a Leader in the 2026 RPA Technology Value Matrix by Nucleus Research — Zoho RPA has been named a Leader in the 2026 RPA Technology Value Matrix, published by Nucleus Research …
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
Lenny's Podcast:
The hidden pattern behind successful products | Mark Pincus (Founder of Zynga)
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.
Big Technology Podcast:
SpaceX's IPO Triumph, Anthropic's Fable Fumble, OpenAI's Price War
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:
A top iPhone app developer reacts to Apple's new Siri
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Hard Fork:
'Hard Fork' Live, Part 1: Satya Nadella and Cindy Cohn
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.
The Upstarts Podcast:
TBC's Alex Ksendzovsky: The Neurosurgeon Using Brain Cells To Build Better AI
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
AI's Mythos Moment: Rishi Sunak on preparing governments for AI
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 11:20 AM ET, April 27, 2015.
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
Gary Baum / The Hollywood Reporter:Marah Eakin / Current:
Daniel Arkin / NBC News: