Top Items:
Antoine Leblond / MSDN Blogs:
Previewing the Windows Store — Hi. I'm Antoine Leblond, Vice President of Windows Web Services. This is the first post in our new Windows Store blog, which will be dedicated to informing developers both on the progress of the Store as a service, and the platform and economic opportunity the Store represents.
Discussion:
Geek.com, Daring Fireball, LAPTOP Magazine, eWeek, Digits, Inquirer, Tech Trader Daily, AnandTech, Gizmodo, SlashGear, Windows Dev Center, MSDN Blogs, AllThingsD, thinq_, Neowin.net, BetaNews, istartedsomething, PC Pro, eWeek, WebProNews, Computerworld, Softpedia News, Softpedia News, Engadget, The Windows Blog, GeekWire, Windows 8 Beta, Tim Anderson's ITWriting, Silicon Republic, PhoneArena, TechCrunch, gHacks Technology News, Ubergizmo, Network World, VentureBeat and LiveSide.net, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Windows Store launch details: late February, $1.49 minimum price, 80% revenue share after $25K sales — Microsoft just revealed when we can expect the Windows Store for Windows 8, and how much you can expect apps to cost. Starting in late February, developers can submit apps starting at $1.49 and charge as much as $999.
Discussion:
BGR, WinRumors, Techland, All about Microsoft Blog, AllThingsD, CNET News, Within Windows, SlashGear, T3 News, The Register and Neowin.net
Sean Ludwig / VentureBeat:
Flipboard launches sleek iPhone app with new ‘Cover Stories’ section — Popular iPad news reading application Flipboard has made the move to the iPhone and while it retains its smart and simple design, it also has added a new Cover Stories section to boot. — Flipboard's application …
Discussion:
Telegraph, Inside Flipboard, IntoMobile, Inside Flipboard, The Verge, SlashGear, AllThingsD, Robert Scoble, Engadget, WebProNews, ReadWriteWeb, blog.chron.com, GottaBeMobile, SiliconFilter, GigaOM, CNET News, AllThingsD, Electronista, Bits, The Apple Core Blog, USA Today, MacStories, 9to5Mac, mocoNews, Gadget Lab, @markson, iPhone in Canada Blog, TUAW, PalmAddicts, Technologizer, Social Markets, Mashable! and Macgasm, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Philip Schiller / @pschiller:
New Flipboard app for iPhone is very nice. @flipboard
Discussion:
MacRumors, PC World, GigaOM, Business Insider, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews and App Advice
David Sarno / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Flipboard CEO's new media mission: ‘crawl the social networks’
Discussion:
CNET News
Christian Zibreg / 9to5Mac:
Apple job openings hinting at Siri API, prettier interface and additional languages — Siri, Apple's artificial intelligence-driven digital secretary exclusive to iPhone 4S, is being worked on, improved and is about to get smarter, a pair of job openings indicate.
Discussion:
TechCrunch, Electricpig.co.uk, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, SlashGear, Edible Apple, Softpedia News, PhoneArena and MacNN
RELATED:
Benoit Maison / Benoit Maison's blog:
Why Siri had to start in beta
Discussion:
Inquirer and TechPinions
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Evernote Launches Two New iPhone Apps: ‘Food’ And ‘Hello’ — Today at the Le Web conference in Paris, Evernote is debuting two new applications for the iPhone and iPod touch devices. The first one is called Food, and is designed to help people easily save and ‘relive’ all of their favorite meals and food experiences.
Discussion:
VentureBeat, Gizmodo, Smartphones …, paidContent, ReadWriteWeb, Evernote Blogcast, Evernote Blogcast, MacNN, Softpedia News, Fortune, MacStories, GottaBeMobile, @jspepper, TUAW, App Advice, MobileBurn.com, iPhone, Lifehacker and SlashGear
Gary Ng / iPhone in Canada Blog:
Apple Submits Updated Campus 2 Plans to Cupertino, Reveals Stunning Renderings — Steve Jobs surprised the Cupertino City Council when he personally showed up to explain and debut plans for a new massive Apple Campus 2. The original campus plans were submitted back in the summer …
Discussion:
9to5Mac, Business Insider, AppleInsider, Techie Buzz, CNET News, Pocket-lint and MacRumors, Thanks:iphoneincanada
Matt Brian / The Next Web:
Facebook to launch a Subscribe button for websites ‘imminently’ — Speaking on stage at LeWeb 2011, Joanna Shields, VP & Marketing Director EMEA at Facebook announced that the world's largest social network is to launch a new Subscribe button that will allow Facebook users to subscribe to user updates anywhere on the web.
Discussion:
TechCrunch and Business Insider
Curtis Cartier / The Daily Weekly:
Crystal Cox, Oregon Blogger, Isn't a Journalist, Concludes U.S. Court—Imposes $2.5 Million Judgement on Her — A U.S. District Court judge in Portland has drawn a line in the sand between “journalist” and “blogger.” And for Crystal Cox, a woman on the latter end of that comparison, the distinction has cost her $2.5 million.
Discussion:
WebProNews, Guardian and Street Fight, more at Mediagazer »
Jonathan Chang / Facebook Blog:
Like My Status: Memology 2011 — Each year, millions of people post on Facebook to share what's important to them, discuss world events, or just catch up with friends. With more than 800 million people connected around the globe on Facebook, news about the world's triumphs and tragedies spreads fast.
Discussion:
ReadWriteWeb, TechCrunch, TechCrunch Japan and WebProNews
Reuters:
Exclusive: Verizon to take on Netflix with Web service — (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc plans to launch a standalone service allowing customers to stream movies and television shows over the Web, in a fresh challenge to Netflix Inc and the traditional cable TV business, according to several people briefed on the plan.
Dan Frommer / SplatF:
Isn't it ironic: Google Wallet “closed” on the airwaves Google lobbied the FCC to keep “open” — About four years ago, Google was in activist mode, campaigning the FCC to force our wireless airwaves “open”, serving consumers' interests above those of wireless operators.
Discussion:
TechCrunch
Frederic Lardinois / SiliconFilter:
Eric Schmidt at LeWeb — During LeWeb in Paris this afternoon, Google's former CEO Eric Schmidt took the stage together with Loic Le Meur to discuss a wide variety of topics, including the state of local and mobile development, the state of Google Android and the role of technology in society.
Discussion:
TechCrunch, TechEye, paidContent and TechCrunch
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Uber Announces $32 Million In Funding From Menlo Ventures, Jeff Bezos, And Goldman Sachs — 18 months into operations, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick just announced that the company has closed $32 million in funding lead by Menlo Ventures, Jeff Bezos and Goldman Sachs.
Discussion:
VatorNews, GeekWire, Business Insider, Shervin, CNET News and SiliconFilter
Tim Carmody / Wired:
With TVs, Microsoft Is Right and Apple Is Wrong — “The problem with innovation in the television market is the go-to-market strategy,” Steve Jobs told Hillcrest Labs' Dan Simpkins at D8 in 2010. “It's not a problem of technology; it's not a problem of vision; it's a fundamental go-to-market problem.”
Discussion:
Forbes and Dice Blog Network
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Twilio Raises $17 Million Series C From Bessemer and Union Square To Expand Abroad — Cloud communications pioneer Twilio is dominating the US with APIs that let developers add SMS, voice, and VoIP functionality to apps. Now it plans to roll out services to 20 more European countries using a $17 million Series C funding round.
Discussion:
Business Insider, VentureBeat, GigaOM, AllThingsD, TechCrunch Europe and silicontap.com
Andrew Munn / Google+:
Follow up to “Android graphics true facts”, or The Reason Android is Laggy — Yesterday +Dianne Hackborn posted to Google+ an article that dismissed the common accusation that Android is laggy because UI rendering wasn't hardware accelerated until Honeycomb: — https://plus.google.com/105051985738280 261832/ posts/2FXDCz8x93s
Discussion:
Techland, App Advice, Computerworld, Android Community, PhoneArena, AppleInsider, SlashGear and Electronista
Jenna Wortham / New York Times:
Emoji in iPhones Signals a Shot at Mainstream Success — Say you wanted to invite a friend to happy hour. You could send a simple text message, but that would be boring. Instead, why not send a cartoony picture of two clinking beer mugs? — That's the kind of thing Alicia Fernandez …
Discussion:
Betabeat and @jennydeluxe
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
AT&T confirms NYC LTE network will be officially live this month; holiday smartphone sales expected to soar — AT&T's LTE network has been unofficially active in pockets of New York City for just about a week now — and now it'll be officially live throughout NYC sometime this month.
Discussion:
GigaOM, BGR, Between the Lines Blog, GigaOM, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Bloomberg and Electronista
Boonsri Dickinson / Business Insider:
Sean Parker Invests In Music Startup StageIt — We've learned that billionaire Sean Parker of Napster and Facebook fame has invested in StageIt, an online platform for live concerts. — The investment makes sense, as Parker has been focused on shaking up the music industry.
Discussion:
VentureBeat
Richard Lawler / Engadget:
RIM loses BBX trademark battle, next OS is named BlackBerry 10 — Die-hard fans of RIM's mobile efforts should put those BBX tattoo plans on hold, as the US Federal Court has blocked the company from using the BBX trademark, favoring the existing use by BASIS International for its software.
Discussion:
AllThingsD, ReadWriteWeb, TechCrunch, @blackberrydev, Guardian, Washington Post, BGR, CrackBerry.com, Network World, Slashdot, Digital Trends, Between the Lines Blog, Reuters, Silicon Republic, Newlaunches.com, Mashable!, Electronista, IntoMobile, GottaBeMobile, The Next Web, Gizmodo, PhoneArena, VentureBeat, ITworld.com, @jperlow, BerryReview.com, MobileSyrup.com, The Verge and Inquirer
Ed Sutherland / Cult of Mac:
The iPhone Is About To Become The FBI's Newest Crime-Fighting Partner [Exclusive] — The next time you are pulled over by police you may encounter a familiar face: your iPhone. Faster than you can say “Book 'em, Dano,” Apple's handset is quickly becoming law enforcement's favorite tool for identifying unknown fingerprints.
Discussion:
iPhone in Canada Blog and The Verge
Apple:
Apple Store Grand Central Opens Friday, December 9 — Amazing Location to Serve Customers in One of New York's Busiest Transportation Hubs — The Apple Store® Grand Central, Apple's fifth store in Manhattan, will open Friday, December 9, at 10 a.m., just in time for the holidays.
Discussion:
MacRumors, 9to5Mac, The Next Web, Business Insider, MacStories and techfootnote
Mobiledia / Forbes:
Smaller, Thinner and Maybe Bendable Phones Coming Soon — A new chip-making material may compete against silicon, according to researchers, leading to smaller, thinner and possibly flexible mobile devices. … Scientists at the Laboratory of Nanoscale Electronics and Structures have created …
Colleen Taylor / GigaOM:
It's a start: Facebook begins Timeline rollout in New Zealand — Screenshot of Timeline (click to enlarge) — Updated. Facebook has officially started rolling out the new Timeline user interface in earnest, some 10 weeks after announcing its imminent release at the f8 conference in September.
Rachel King / Between the Lines Blog:
Yahoo updates Search BOSS with more developer tools — Summary: Yahoo Search BOSS has been redesigned to better address user engagement, traffic recirculation, monetization, and high development and maintenance costs. — Yahoo is updating its open search web services platform, Search BOSS …
Discussion:
InfoWorld, Yahoo! Search Blog and WebProNews
Ari Levy / Bloomberg:
Jive IPO Gets Boost Following Billion-Dollar Cloud Deals: Tech — Jive Software Inc. has every reason to lift its initial public offering price after billion-dollar cloud-computing acquisitions led by SAP AG and Oracle Corp. — Jive, a social-networking software maker …
Discussion:
Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
In fundamental breakthrough, SuVolta cuts chip power use by 50 percent — Fujitsu revealed today that it has confirmed that startup SuVolta's PowerShrink technology can cut power consumption in a chip by 50 percent without hurting performance. — Fujitsu Semiconductor …
Discussion:
TechEye, MarketWatch and Digits
Know Your Mobile:
Exclusive: Amazon Kindle Fire coming to UK in January — Know Your Mobile has been told Amazon's Android-powered Kindle Fire tablet will be getting a UK release date in January — Amazon will be bringing the Kindle Fire to the UK, a source close to the launch has informed us.
Discussion:
The Verge, T3 News, PC Pro, IntoMobile and Eurodroid, more at Mediagazer »
