Techmeme: The M-Banking Revolution (Foreign Policy)

8:35 AM ET, August 30, 2010

Top Items:

Google plans pay-per-view films — Google's YouTube video site is in negotiations with Hollywood's leading movie studios to launch a global pay-per-view video service by the end of 2010, putting it head-to-head with Apple in the race to dominate the digital distribution of film and television content.

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:

The Full-On Assault On Cable Is Underway — Google, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Amazon — when you hear these names, you usually think about how these tech giants all compete with one another. But what if they all teamed up for one cause? They'd be unstoppable, right? We're about to find out.

Discussion: Go Rumors

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:

Cisco May Be Making A Run For Skype — Cisco has made an offer to acquire Skype before they complete their IPO process, says one of our more reliable sources. We have not been able to confirm this rumor one way or another via other sources, which isn't surprising.

Discussion: Fast Company, GigaOMGigaOM, VentureBeat, CloudAve, Softpedia News, SlashGear, Velocity and Fudzilla

Nilay Patel / Engadget:

Joojoo lawsuit shocker! Court rules Fusion Garage and TechCrunch were business partners, tosses most everything else — It's been a few blissful months since we've thought about or had to interact with the Joojoo, but the court case Michael Arrington and TechCrunch filed against Fusion Garage …

Hank Williams / Why does everything suck?:
Judge Says TechCrunch Case vs. JooJoo Tablet Likely Has Merit

Discussion: Startups Down Under and Daring Fireball, Thanks:rawmeet

Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:

Chatroulette Gets It Up: V.2 Is Now Live — The transformation is now complete. Our favorite random video chat site Chatroulette has gone through a redesign over the past week and is now back up, in what founder Andrei Ternovskiy and those who believe in second chances hope will be a more nudity-free i.e. more monetizable version.

Discussion: The Next Web, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, Softpedia News, Mashable!, SelectStart and Pocket-lint

Brooke Crothers / CNET News:

Intel to buy Infineon's wireless unit for $1.4 billion — Intel has agreed to acquire Infineon Technologies' Wireless Solutions business for approximately $1.4 billion, the companies announced late Sunday, as the world's largest chipmaker seeks to boost its presence in smartphones.

Discussion: 9 to 5 Mac, DigiTimes, Engadget, VentureBeat, Velocity, Tech Eye, Associated Press, MobileCrunch, Electronista, Computerworld, DailyFinance, Gizmodo, Softpedia News, Agence France Presse and Reuters

Intel:
Intel to Acquire Infineon's Wireless Solutions Business

Discussion: Between the Lines Blog and SlashGear

Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech:

Farewell to ATI, AMD to Retire the ATI Brand Later this Year — Four years ago AMD did the unthinkable: it announced the 5.4 billion dollar acquisition of ATI in a combination of cash and stock. What followed was a handful of very difficult years for AMD, an upward swing for ATI …

Discussion: Gadget Lab, Inquirer, The Tech Report, Engadget, Tech Eye, HotHardware.com News, DailyTech, Gizmodo, Fudzilla, THINQ.co.uk, SlashGear, Mashable!, Techie Buzz, Geek.com and Softpedia News

Vivek Wadhwa / TechCrunch:

Silicon Valley's Dark Secret: It's All About Age — An interesting paradox in the technology world is that there is both a shortage and a surplus of engineers in the United States. Talk to those working at any Silicon Valley company, and they will tell you how hard it is to find qualified talent.

Discussion: karaten's posterous, Simply Ryan, Scripting News, w3matter.com, Regular Geek and CNET News

Foreign Policy:

The M-Banking Revolution — Why cell phones will do more for the developing world than laptops ever could. — As recently as two years ago, mobile banking in the developing world was an object of skepticism among financial insiders. While proponents argued that cell phones …

Ross Miller / Engadget:

Samsung Galaxy Tab, in the wild and now teasing CDMA — Okay, this is getting ridiculous. Samsung's Galaxy Tab has once again surfaced online via unofficial channels, and this time it's carrying a sticker on one side that clearly states CDMA. The iAndroid forum goer who allegedly snapped …

Discussion: Android Phone Fans, PhoneReport v2.0, Gadgetell, BlogsDNA, Softpedia News, AndroidGuys and OLED TV Display Lighting …

Steve Cheney / TechCrunch:

Behind The Bidding War: The Real Reasons Why HP And Dell are So Desperate For 3Par — As I was writing this, news of the HP / Dell bidding war for 3PAR broke on the front page of Yahoo. This made me laugh, as it typified just how crazy this story has become—few things outside of a bidding war …

Discussion: The Register

Matt Brian / The Next Web:

Apple confirms iPhone 4 proximity sensor glitch still not patched — The launch of the iPhone 4 came with quite a few issues; first and most importantly were the antenna issues experienced when holding the device but users also complained of a proximity sensor glitch that would result …

Discussion: 9 to 5 Mac, Sydney Morning Herald, Tech Eye and Softpedia News

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