|
November 3, 2017, 9:35 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| iFixit: |
iPhone X teardown reveals TrueDepth camera system, stacked logic board with 3GB RAM, L-shaped dual-cell 2,716mAh battery, and Qi-based inductive charging coil — Tools Featured in this Teardown — Introduction — Ten years ago, Apple introduced the very first iPhone, and changed the world.
More:
Motherboard, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, iFixit, ZDNet, Forbes, iDownloadBlog.com, Computerworld, ABC, Lifehacker, Digital Trends, Business Insider, Motherboard, iPhone Hacks, ExtremeTech, Macworld, CNET, TechCrunch, InvestorPlace, International Business Times, EE Times, Slice Intelligence, Ars Technica, MacDailyNews, Neowin, Tom's Guide, TechSpot, Inquirer, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, AppAdvice.com, Digital Photography Review, PhoneArena, The Register, The Verge, Fone Arena, Mashable, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @caitlin__kelly, @benlovejoy, @ahess247, @motherboard, and @ifixit
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Some New iPhone X Owners Facing Activation Issues — The iPhone X is now widely available across the United States, but some new iPhone X owners aren't able to start using their new phones due to carrier activation issues and congestion. — On the MacRumors forums, a number of AT&T users …
More:
iDownloadBlog.com, The Verge, Bloomberg, PhoneDog.com, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, Lifehacker, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppAdvice.com, and ZDNet. Tweets: @markgurman
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Broadcom is considering a bid to acquire Qualcomm for about $70 per share, or $100B+; bid is likely to be made in the coming days — Broadcom is exploring a deal to acquire Qualcomm, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be the biggest ever takeover of a chipmaker …
More:
Wall Street Journal, Android Police, The Register, Fortune, Reuters, SiliconANGLE, AppleInsider, Reuters, The Verge, CNBC, PhoneDog.com, Financial Times, Patently Apple, FierceWireless, ExtremeTech, Seeking Alpha, Silicon Valley Business …, Business Insider, Investor's Business Daily, Android Central, Phandroid, Business Insider, TechSpot, Light Reading, Axios, CNET, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @ahess247, @real_evanyoung, @ahess247, @jandawson, @nat_droz, @danprimack, @cnbcnow, and @chris_ciaccia
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Twitter says a customer support employee on their last day of work deactivated Trump's account for 11 minutes — For 11 beautiful minutes, the President was off Twitter — President Donald Trump's Twitter account, @realdonaldtrump, disappeared from the site for around five beautiful minutes shortly before 7PM ET.
More:
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Fox News, BuzzFeed, Axios, CNNMoney, Business Insider, CNN, Neowin, Socialnomics, Wired, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, TheStreet, BBC, CSO, Vox, Silicon Valley Business …, Silicon Republic, USA Today, Tech Times, Raw Story, ABC, Washington Post, The Next Web, Techdirt, Nextgov, Talking New Media, SiliconBeat, The FADER, Breitbart, TechCrunch, Recode, Ars Technica, Mashable, Forbes, The Atlantic, TechSpot, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, East Bay Times, CBS New York, Newser, VentureBeat, CNBC, CNET, The Guardian, NPR, ABC News, Engadget, CBS San Francisco, CNNMoney, Wall Street Journal, GeekWire, The Next Web, Mashable, KTLA, Consequence of Sound, The Ringer, Business Insider, Refinery29, New York Magazine, Snopes.com, and Washington Post
Tweets: @twittergov, @realdonaldtrump, @twittergov, @twittergov, @caseynewton, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @cwarzel, @qjurecic, @paulmwatson, @realjameswoods, @kantrowitz, @redsteeze, @mad_hill, @passantino, @tcarmody, @joshtpm, @ericajoy, @allisongrey, @nickbilton, @mdudas, @stevekopack, @politicalshort, and @thedweck
| VIVE Blog: |
Logitech introduces BRIDGE developers kit, an SDK for using keyboards in VR using HTC Vive — This is a guest blog post by Vincent Tucker, Director Of Innovations & Strategy at Logitech. — What are we sharing today? — I am excited to introduce the BRIDGE developers kit …
More:
Engadget, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, SlashGear, Digital Trends, TechSpot, Blog PROD, Road to VR, MSPoweruser, VRFocus, TechCrunch, Neowin, UploadVR, and bit-tech.net
| Michael Geist: |
US court issues preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a Canadian court order requiring Google to remove search results on a global basis — A U.S. federal court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a Canadian court order requiring Google to remove search results on a global basis.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Marvell in advanced talks to merge with Cavium to create chipmaker worth ~$14B — Marvell had market value around $9 billion while Cavium's was above $4 billion — Marvell Technology Group Ltd. MRVL 1.26% is in advanced talks to combine with Cavium Inc., CAVM 3.42% according … | Dustin Volz / Reuters: |
Internet Association, representing Facebook, Amazon, Google, others, says it now backs Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, after Congress made requested changes — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. internet firms on Friday said they would support legislation to make it easier to penalize operators …
More:
New York Times, Techdirt, Internet Association, The Guardian, Bloomberg, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MediaPost, and Wired. Thanks:@dnvolz
| Twitter: |
Twitter updates rules to clarify its enforcement approach on abusive behavior, self-harm, graphic violence, spam, and adult content — Online behavior continues to evolve and change, and at Twitter, we have to ensure those changes are reflected in our rules in a way that's easy to adhere to and understand.
More:
Recode, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, BuzzFeed, Mashable, CNET, BetaNews, Engadget, CNNMoney, The Next Web, Neowin, BBC, Motherboard, CBS New York, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @jack, @kurtwagner8, @getongab, and @timsweeneyepic
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Facebook launches Polls with pictures and gif support on iOS, Android, and the web — Polls check a lot of social media manager boxes like “engagement,” “feedback” and “traffic lift.” With all those buzzwords, it's truly a wonder that Facebook hadn't yet pilfered, I mean borrowed, the idea from poll-crazy rival Twitter.
More:
The Next Web, Marketing Land, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Verge, Metro.co.uk, Adweek, TechCrunch, and MacRumors. Tweets: @mattnavarra
| Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
Microsoft is ending free Windows 10 upgrade “assistive technologies” exception on Dec. 31 — More than a year after ending its free Windows 10 upgrade program, Microsoft is getting ready to shut down the last official free upgrade extension. The news wasn't exactly shouted from the rooftops.
More:
Digital Trends, BetaNews, Ars Technica, Neowin, MSPoweruser, Windows Central, and Inquirer
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Networking chip design company Aquantia raises $61M in its IPO, closes up 6% on its first day of trading — Networking chip design company Aquantia went public on Friday and raised $61 million in its initial public offering. — The stock is trading up for the San Jose …
More:
TechCrunch and Silicon Valley Business …
| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Tim Cook's strategy of continuing to sell older iPhone models at lower cost appears to be working as Apple doubled its Q4 revenue YoY in India — (Reuters) - By delivering solid financial results that beat Wall Street's expectations for both revenues and profits on Thursday …
More:
Bloomberg, Seeking Alpha, MacRumors, Digital Trends, Reuters, Engadget, Inquirer, MediaNama, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechCrunch, Reuters, Softpedia News, The Indian Express, The Economic Times, NDTV Gadgets 360, The Verge, bgr.in, MacRumors, and The Verge
Tweets: @jandawson, @shiraovide, and @asymco
| Apple: |
More:
Fortune, CBS San Francisco, CNBC, Screenwerk, The Verge, Business Insider, CNBC, FierceWireless, Inquirer, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, TheStreet, Ars Technica, PYMNTS.com, MacDailyNews, MacRumors, RAIN News, Digital Trends, iPhone in Canada Blog, Softpedia News, Gizmodo, Fox News, USA Today, Cult of Mac, BetaNews, AppleInsider, ZDNet, Silicon Valley Business …, Neowin, SiliconANGLE, The Register, and International Business Times
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model — Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental) is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy. Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model — Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental) is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy. Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
UiPath:
Introducing the UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation — UiPath's new platform empowers enterprises to experience the full power of AI to transform industries
Introducing the UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation — UiPath's new platform empowers enterprises to experience the full power of AI to transform industries
Zoho:
2025: World Password Day is now also World Passkey Day — Since 2013, the first Thursday of May has been recognized as World Password Day to spread awareness about good password practices and protecting our online accounts.
2025: World Password Day is now also World Passkey Day — Since 2013, the first Thursday of May has been recognized as World Password Day to spread awareness about good password practices and protecting our online accounts.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
Josh Kopelman from First Round Capital
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
The Talk Show With John Gruber:
'The Ratchet of Flippancy', With Craig Mod
The director's commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
Subscribe to The Talk Show With John Gruber.
Techmeme Ride Home:
ChatGPT Just Wants To Please
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
Azeem Azhar's Exponential View:
The difference between early and late AI adopters
Azeem Azhar explores how AI and exponential technologies are shaping our future.
Subscribe to Azeem Azhar's Exponential View.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Tariffs, Trump, TikTok: What's going to happen to ads in 2025?
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.
Spotlight On:
*S3 Feature* Transcend's Kate Parker on putting data back into the hands of users in an AI-driven world
A podcast from Accel about how companies are built, from the people doing the building.
Subscribe to Spotlight On.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9:35 PM ET, November 3, 2017.
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.
From Mediagazer
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:John J. Lennon / Vulture:
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Michael Mimoso / Threatpost: |
More:
eWeek, Softpedia News, Trend Micro Simply Security, O'Grady's PowerPage, MacRumors, Zero Day Initiative, Zero Day Initiative, eWeek, Forbes, eWeek, SecurityWeek, eWeek, International Business Times, SecurityWeek, Neowin, AppleInsider, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, Softpedia News, ZDNet, Neowin, CSO, and Naked Security
Earlier Picks
| Jeff Engel / Xconomy: |
More:
PR Newswire, Boston Business Journal, Silicon Valley Business …, Computer Business Review, ZDNet, TechCrunch, EE Times, and BetaNews. Tweets: @gthuang
| Ars Technica: |
More:
Polygon, TechSpot, Windows Central, Tom's Guide, Wired, The Verge, Gizmodo, Engadget, AnandTech, The Next Web, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, and Mashable
Tweets: @arstechnica and @tomwarren
| Manish Singh / Manish Kumar Singh: |