Techmeme
November 24, 2015, 4:10 PM

Top News

Laura P. Thomas / Direct2Dell:
Dell posts instructions to remove unsafe eDellRoot certificate, will provide software update that removes it automatically today  —  Response to Concerns Regarding eDellroot Certificate  —  Today we became aware that a certificate (eDellRoot), installed by our Dell Foundation Services application …
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
T-Mobile gives existing Simple Choice customers three months of unlimited LTE, as long as they use the Binge On feature, which downgrades video streams to 480p  —  T-Mobile gives existing customers three months of unlimited LTE  —  One catch: You can't watch high-definition video.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple to launch Apple Pay in China by February, has inked deals with country's big four state-run banks to support the platform  —  Apple Pay to Launch in China by February, Sources Say  —  Apple struck deals recently with China's big four state-run banks, paving the way for Apple Pay's entry
Myke Hurley / The Pen Addict:
Apple Pencil review: closest in offering a true handwriting experience on a digital device  —  Apple Pencil Review  —  (This is a guest post by Myke Hurley.  You can find more of Myke's work at Relay FM and can follow him on Twitter @imyke.)  —  In all of the press shots and in all of the reviews …
Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code:
Sources: EMC and VMware shareholders demand changes to Dell buyout deal including VMware stock buyback, shutting down Virtustream, more  —  EMC and VMware Shareholders Demand Changes to Dell Buyout Deal  —  EMC and VMware shareholders, who have watched their stock prices plummet …
Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web:
Xiaomi's first all-metal Redmi Note 3 phone and Mi Pad 2 start at just $140  —  Xiaomi has launched its first all-metal devices in Beijing today: the Redmi Note 3 phone and the Mi Pad 2 tablet.  —  The 5.5-inch phone runs on Xiaomi's Android-based MIUI 7 OS and features a 1080p display …
Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
Amazon forces resets of account passwords for some users, citing insecure password handling  —  Amazon force-resets some account passwords, citing password leak  —  It's not clear how many accounts are affected.  —  Amazon has force-reset an unknown number of accounts, after passwords may have been compromised.
Ed Bott / ZDNet:
Latest Windows 10 update no longer available from Microsoft's tool for doing clean OS installs; Microsoft says future installs should be through Windows Update  —  Microsoft yanks latest Windows 10 release from its download server  —  Without explanation, Microsoft has removed …

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.
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.
Zoho:
Introducing Zoho Expense MCP: Turn conversations into expense workflows  —  Artificial intelligence (AI) has already changed how we search for information, summarize documents, and analyze data.
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.

Featured Podcasts

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.
Big Technology Podcast:
Demis Steps Down, Apple's Memory Problem, Microsoft's Clever Trick
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.
Hard Fork:
The White House's Secret A.I. Rules + The State of Model Alignment With METR's Chris Painter + The Final Hot Mess Express
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Oliver Darcy on Status, Bari Weiss, and Why Media Reporters Are Too Soft
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:
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 4:10 PM ET, November 24, 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.

More News

Joseph Kristoffer / Pebble:

Earlier Picks

Paresh Dave / Los Angeles Times: