Top Items:
Adam Satariano / Bloomberg:
Apple TV Effort Said to Be Led By ITunes Creator — Apple Inc. (AAPL) is turning to the software engineer who built iTunes to help lead its development of a television set, according to three people with knowledge of the project. — Jeff Robbin, who helped create the iPod in addition …
Discussion:
Music Ally, AllThingsD, AppleInsider, Gizmodo UK, I4U News, Pocket-lint, Redmond Pie, The Next Web, MacRumors, Daring Fireball, @eghosao, Electricpig.co.uk, Daily Patricia, SlashGear, Examiner, TiPb, Electronista, App Advice, Guardian, 9to5Mac, parislemon, MacGazette.net, Business Insider, iClarified and MarketBeat, Thanks:logicalmoron
RELATED:
Dan Frommer / SplatF:
Here's how Apple could finally put the “TV” in Apple TV — After reinventing the mobile phone (iPhone) and personal computer (iPad), it makes sense for Apple to eventually apply its magic to the living room. The company has been clear to distance itself a bit from the existing Apple TV box by calling it a “hobby.”
Discussion:
Fortune, more at Mediagazer »
Steven Levy / Wired.com:
Brave New Thermostat: How the iPod's Creator Is Making Home Heating Sexy — “You're going to built a what?” — That's what Tony Fadell's wife, Dani, said to him in 2009 when he told her his idea for a new company. Fadell is one of the most sought-after talents in the world of gadgetry …
Discussion:
CNET News, TechCrunch, GigaOM, New York Times, TechCrunch, blogs.forbes.com …, SlashGear and Gizmodo
RELATED:
Sarah Lacy / TechCrunch:
Tony Fadell Demos His New Nest Learning Thermostat (TCTV)
Discussion:
Technologizer, msnbc.com, Los Angeles Times and Ubergizmo
Christopher Lawton / Wall Street Journal:
It's Crunch Time for Nokia — Fast Rollout Crucial for Firm's Windows Smartphone, Expected to Debut This Week — When Nokia Corp. Chief Executive Stephen Elop takes the stage Wednesday at the big cellphone maker's annual conference in London, all eyes will be on the device in his hand.
RELATED:
Kunur Patel / AdAge:
Nokia Windows Phone Likely to Miss Holidays in U.S. — Struggling Handset Maker Pursues Europe-First Strategy on Windows Phone Launch — The leading smartphone manufacturers have already unveiled their holiday wares — Apple's iPhone 4S, Samsung's Galaxy Nexus and Motorola's Droid RAZR.
Nick Bilton / Bits:
Obama Campaign Experiments With Tumblr for '12 — It's no secret that President Obama's victory in 2008 was helped by his adoption of Twitter and other social media platforms. For 2012, Republicans and other politicians are flocking to these services too, hoping to spread the party gospel 140 characters at a time.
Discussion:
New York Times
RELATED:
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
The Go-Go Growth Days Screech to a Halt at Netflix — A first look at Netflix's Q3: Revenue of $822 million and earnings $1.16 a share. The Street was expecting around $811 million and about $0.94 a share (bear in mind that “consensus” actually varies depending on whom you ask).
Discussion:
Between the Lines Blog, Between the Lines Blog, DealBook, Engadget, Reuters, TechCrunch, SplatF, Digital Trends, GigaOM, CNET News, VatorNews, SlashGear, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, @jonfortt, Bloomberg, paidContent, The Next Web, BGR, @fromedome, Mercury News, @dgelles, @adamostrow, @pkafka, @taylorbuley, @taylorbuley, @sdkstl, The Tech Trade, Between the Lines Blog, TechCrunch, Tech Trader Daily, PE Hub Blog and @pkafka, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Peter Burrows / Bloomberg:
Jobs Warned Cook Not to Try to Copy Him — Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) — When Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook took the microphone at a memorial tribute to Steve Jobs at the company's campus last week, he shared a piece of advice Jobs gave him before his death on Oct. 5.
Discussion:
Business Insider and Bloomberg
RELATED:
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Bluetooth 4.0 Becomes ‘Bluetooth Smart’ as iPhone 4S Creates New Opportunities — Following the debut of the iPhone 4S as the first phone to support the Bluetooth 4.0 standard, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has begun promoting the technology under the new “Bluetooth Smart” marketing term.
Discussion:
Fast Company, The Official Bluetooth® …, 9to5Mac and Electronista
Aaron Lee / DigiTimes:
New Windows verification process creates controversy between ODM and brand vendors — Microsoft's new verification system for Windows 8 - OA 3. - which will add complications toward the upstream ODM's production lines and relatively generate significant extra cost, is raising controversy between notebook ODMs …
Discussion:
TechEye, WinRumors, The Next Web and Electronista
Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Sprint and Apple are working on a ‘nationwide issue’ with iPhone 4S data speeds [Updated] — To say that the iPhone 4S has been well received on Sprint and AT&T is a bit of an understatement, as it set opening day sales and activation records for both carriers.
Discussion:
App Advice, Digital Trends, TiPb, Loic Le Meur Blog, iPhone Alley, 9to5Mac, Between the Lines Blog, Electronista and iClarified, Thanks:binaryghost
Rocky Agrawal / reDesign:
Think Groupon is a technology company? Think again. — Through much of its roadshow presentation, Groupon tries to make the claim that it's a technology company. At one point, CEO Andrew Mason bizarrely uses a cyborg to illustrate how much the company is about technology.
Discussion:
Running Shoes, DealBook and VentureBeat
Casey Chan / Gizmodo:
How Much the iPhone Camera Has Improved — When the first iPhone came out, the camera was an afterthought, only tossed in to feature match its competitors. Fast forward four years and it's an entirely different story, Apple has made it a point of emphasis and the camera in the iPhone 4S sh-sh-sh-shines.
Discussion:
PetaPixel, Redmond Pie, Electronista, iDownloadBlog.com and 9to5Mac
Meghan Kelly / VentureBeat:
Meg Whitman joins Zaarly's board of directors, company gets $14M from Kleiner Perkins — Mobile marketplace Zaarly announced today that Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman is joining its board of directors, and that it's getting a $14 million investment led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers.
Discussion:
AllThingsD, Social Markets, Mashable!, Silicon Prairie News, Bits, GeekWire, GigaOM and Business Insider
Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch:
CNET In Talks To Acquire gdgt As Early As This Week — Back in 2009, TechCrunch Founder Michael Arrington wrote that CNET (and parent company CBS) were sniffing around gdgt, the then-brand-new community/review site/blog of Peter Rojas and Ryan Block. While CNET was considering an investment at the time …
Discussion:
@ryan and @peterrojas
RELATED:
Emily Steel / Wall Street Journal:
Using Credit Cards to Target Web Ads — The two largest credit-card networks, Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc., are pushing into a new business: using what they know about people's credit-card purchases for targeting them with ads online. — Their plans, if implemented …
Discussion:
Digits, AllThingsD and Digits
Reuters:
Zynga's IPO due week before Thanksgiving: sources — (Reuters) - Zynga Inc is currently planning to price its initial public offering and have its shares begin trading the week before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on November 24, two sources briefed on the offering said on Monday.
Discussion:
Inside Social Games, All Facebook, TechFlash and VG247, Thanks:logicalmoron
Michael Jones / Fortune:
Myspace: Five lessons learned from the front — Myspace may be the most high-profile failure to turnaround a major Internet media property. Now, ex-CEO Michael Jones reveals what went wrong — and why. — By Michael Jones, contributor — FORTUNE — Over the last two years, I served as co-president and then CEO of Myspace.
Jay Yarow / Business Insider:
Android Blows Past Apple To Take The Lead In Market Share For App Downloads — According to fresh data from ABI Research, more Android apps were downloaded in Q2 2011 than iOS apps. — Makes sense since Android is a bigger platform, but we think this is a first for the rival mobile platforms.
Discussion:
Engadget, ABI Research, Neowin.net, BGR, Electricpig.co.uk, GigaOM, AppleInsider, FT Tech Hub and Electronista
Ryan Kim / GigaOM:
JP Morgan: Kindle Fire expected to sell 5 million in Q4 — Just weeks after dismissing the Kindle Fire as a potential challenger to the iPad, J.P. Morgan is now upping its assessment of Amazon's debut tablet, saying the device is expected to move 4.5 to 5 million units in the fourth quarter.
Discussion:
Between the Lines Blog, AllThingsD, Android and Me and Betabeat
Neal Ungerleider / Fast Company:
The Dark Side Of Biometrics: 9 Million Israelis' Hacked Info Hits The Web — Biometrics are the next big thing in government and homeland security. But the recent theft of the personal information of 9 million Israelis living and dead—including the birth parents of adoptees …
Journalism.org:
How People Use Tablets And What It Means For The Future Of News — READ THE FULL REPORT BELOW OR SEE THE FINDINGS IN AN INFOGRAPHIC OR SLIDESHOW — Eighteen months after the introduction of the iPad, 11% of U.S. adults now own a tablet computer of some kind.
Discussion:
PewResearch.org and Adweek
