Techmeme: Apple Now Number One Mobile Brand In Australia (Rue Liu/SlashGear)

4:50 AM ET, June 28, 2011

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Jonathan S. Geller / BGR:

Google's first Ice Cream Sandwich phone to be manufactured by Samsung, possibly dubbed ‘Nexus Prime’ — We exclusively reported details of Google's first Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone — either a Nexus device, or a “pure Google” flagship handset from one of Google's key partners …

Awais Imran / Redmond Pie:

Nexus Prime Is Google's Next Flagship Superphone; 1.5 GHz, Super AMOLED HD Display And Android Ice Cream Sandwich [REPORT] — Rumors surrounding the successor to the Nexus S are heating up! A report from BGR claims that the superphone will be titled “Nexus Prime” and will release sometime near Thanksgiving this year.

Discussion: PhoneDog.com

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:

Google Quietly Rolls Out WDYL.com: A Range Of Google Product Results On One Page — This morning, we got tipped to check out wdyl.com. The tipster noted that it was apparently a new Google site attempting to “create a unified UI to search in multiple channels”.

Discussion: Googling Google Blog, Engadget, paidContent, Gizmodo, Digitizor, Digital Inspiration … and SlashGear

Kari Wilson / Google Webmaster Central Blog:

+1 around the world — A few months ago we released the +1 button on English search results on google.com. More recently, we've made the +1 button available to sites across the web, making it easy for the people who love your content to recommend it on Google search.

Discussion: 9to5 Google and Search Engine Land

Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:

The HP TouchPad Will Come With Its Own Facebook Tablet App (Leaked Pics) — The world has been waiting for an official Facebook tablet app, and waiting, and waiting. But that app may not appear on the iPad first (although Facebook is working on an iPad app for sure).

Discussion: Widgets Lab, T3.com News, CNET News, @joshconstine, App Advice, webOSroundup, PreCentral.net, Electronista and Gizmodo

Austin Carr / Fast Company:
HP: TouchPad's WebOS Threatens Android, Apple iOS

Discussion: parislemon

Kristen Purcell / Pew Internet:

E-reader ownership doubles in six months — e-Reader ownership surges since last November; tablet ownership grows more slowly — The share of adults in the United States who own an e-book reader doubled to 12% in May, 2011 from 6% in November 2010. E-readers, such as a Kindle or Nook …

Ryan Tate / Gawker:

MySpace Layoffs Rumored for This Week — We hear MySpace's Southern California offices are thick with rumors that the social network is planning some serious bloodletting this week. Scary as that sounds, some employees are apparently looking forward to the layoffs.

Discussion: Digital Trends

Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Myspace Expected To Lay Off At Least 150 Employees On Wednesday

Discussion: VentureBeat and Neowin.net

Sascha Segan / PC Magazine:

The Fastest Mobile Networks 2011 — PCMag hit the road to test eight 3G and 4G networks in 21 U.S. cities. Before you buy your next phone or tablet, find out which wireless carrier has the fastest data network where you live. — With smartphone innovation moving at a breakneck pace …

Discussion: Neowin.net, PhoneDog.com, Android Phone Fans, techblog.dallasnews.com, SlashGear, TmoNews, pocketnow.com, PhoneArena, 9 to 5 Mac and Engadget

Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:

Will the NY Times Give David Pogue Another Pass on Ethics? — David Pogue has weathered one mini-scandal after another in his years as the star technology columnist for The New York Times. Lately, however, the infractions have been piling up, and the very most recent may be too clear-cut for the paper to gloss over.

Discussion: The Wire and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »

Angela Watercutter / Epicenter:

All-You-Can-Watch MoviePass Brings Netflix Model to Theaters — Updated: Information on 3-D and Imax pricing and a comment from an analyst were added to this story June 27, 2011, at 11:20 a.m. Pacific. — MoviePass, a new $50-per-month service for film fans, will let subscribers watch unlimited movies …

Discussion: The Download Blog, GigaOM and CNET News

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:

A Tale Of Two iPhones — A new iPhone is approaching — this, everyone knows. While WWDC came and went without an announcement, this was expected. Instead, this year it will be all about the fall — with new hardware hitting just in time for the formal launch of iOS 5. But what exactly will the new hardware be?

Discussion: Digital Trends and Daring Fireball

Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
Report: Apple is building two (!) iPhones for September release

Chris Foresman / Ars Technica:

Apple to move ARM SoC production away from Samsung in 2012 — Apple's increasingly tenuous relationship with Samsung as a component supplier for its mobile devices could end next year, according to numerous sources inside the semiconductor industry. The company will likely tap contract fab …

Brad Molen / Engadget:

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango in-depth preview (video) — Make no mistake, Microsoft isn't playing coy in the smartphone market any longer. The folks in Redmond are making a significant jump forward in the mobile arena, announcing that the upcoming version of Windows Phone, codenamed “Mango,” …

Discussion: Pocket-lint

Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:

(Not so) Crazy Microsoft Rumors: Windows 8 to RTM in April 2012 — It's been a while since I blogged about another of my (not so) crazy Microsoft rumors. It's also been a while since I've heard any kind of an update on Windows 8 timing. In that spirit — here's the latest …

Discussion: Geeky-Gadgets, Redmond Pie, Tech Trader Daily, TechSpot, Windows 8 Beta, The Tech Trade, Windows 8 News, Rumors & Tips, Digitizor, Windows 8 Center, The Next Web, WinRumors, Electronista, Neowin.net and Softpedia News

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Hulu Buyers Would Get Exclusive Content, With Strings Attached — A few days after the news first broke that Hulu is for sale, we know a bit more about what, exactly, that means. Here's where things stand right now. — Hulu's owner/partners — Disney's ABC and News Corp.'s Fox …

Discussion: VentureBeat, Electronista and Betabeat

Horace Dediu / asymco:

The iPhone at four; growing up or just growing? — Ever since the iPhone launched four years ago (to the day), the question on everyone's mind has been: When will Apple expand the portfolio to reach into all market segments? I remember thinking in 2007 whether it would be in six months …

James Kanter / New York Times:

French Company Says It Will File Anticompetitive Suit Against Google, Seeking Damages — BRUSSELS — An Internet company in France says it will seek heavy damages from Google in what it says is the largest claim of its kind in Europe against the American giant.

Discussion: Reuters and Bloomberg

Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

France Telecom Debuts the Data Plan of the Future — While carriers in the United States have talked about having one data plan that can be shared among a number of digital devices, one international telecom company is already putting the plan into action. — For a couple of months now …

Discussion: MacNN, MacRumors, Consumer Reports News, App Advice and iLounge

Laura June / This is my next:

Sony VAIO Z debuts in Europe: external GPU, Light Peak, and new look included — Sony Europe has just announced full details of its brand new 13.1-inch VAIO Z, and it's a real looker. The big news here is the external GPU and optical drive, or what Sony's calling the Power Media Dock.

Discussion: Electronista, AppleInsider, 9 to 5 Mac, presscentre.sony.eu, iClarified, MacRumors, Engadget, DailyTech, The Next Web, TechNet Blogs and Pocket-lint

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:

A Massive Solar Flare Of Activity Pushes Tumblr To 400 Million Pageviews A Day — Last month, founder David Karp noted that Tumblr was now seeing over 250 million pageviews a day. As we noted, that was incredible since as recently as July of 2009, they were seeing 250 million pageviews for the entire month.

Discussion: @ia

Agence France Presse:

Guns, grenades and iPads for Singapore soldiers — SINGAPORE (AFP) - New recruits to Singapore's military, air force and navy are to get a new standard-issue item of equipment besides their rifle — the iPad. — The defence ministry said Monday it will be issuing “about 8,000” of the sleek …

Discussion: AppleInsider, TUAW, CNET News, Examiner, Engadget, iClarified, MacDailyNews, 9 to 5 Mac, The Next Web and Electronista

Rue Liu / SlashGear:

Apple Now Number One Mobile Brand In Australia — The Apple brand continues to surge when it comes to mobile devices despite the growing competition. According to a new report from IDC, the first quarter 2011 results show that Apple has become the number one mobile brand in Australia for the very first time.

Discussion: IDC, 9 to 5 Mac, Fast Company, TUAW and PhoneArena

Zach Epstein / BGR:

TomTom lowers guidance again as customers seek cheap, converged navigation solutions — TomTom on Monday lowered its 2011 financial outlook again as consumer interest in dedicated navigation devices dwindles. Despite beating second-quarter revenue estimates, the Dutch company cut …

Discussion: Reuters

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