Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Node.js - A giant step backwards?

Node.js - A giant step backwards?
http://fennb.com/nodejs-a-giant-step-backwards

State of the Servers

State of the Servers
http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/january-2012-state-of-servers.html

Netflix Engineer Daniel Jacobson: The API at the Root of Your Business

Netflix Engineer Daniel Jacobson: The API at the Root of Your Business
http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2012/01/netflix-engineer-daniel-jacobs.php

NewsFlash For iOS Proves That An Anti-UX Can Be A Great UX

NewsFlash For iOS Proves That An Anti-UX Can Be A Great UX
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/26/newsflash/

TheFunded Calls Ben Horowitz The Most Disruptive VC

TheFunded Calls Ben Horowitz The Most Disruptive VC
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/thefunded-top-investors-2011/

Zyngaâs Stock Rating Gets A Boost, And So Does Its Traffic

Zynga’s Stock Rating Gets A Boost, And So Does Its Traffic
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/zyngas-stock-rating-gets-a-boost-and-so-does-its-traffic/

We Need to Empower Hollywood--Not Kill Hollywood

We Need to Empower Hollywood--Not Kill Hollywood
http://www.launch.is/blog/we-need-to-empower-hollywood-not-kill-hollywood.html

Facebook Cofounderâs Productivity Startup Asana Launches To The Public

Facebook Cofounder’s Productivity Startup Asana Launches To The Public
http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/02/facebook-cofounders-productivity-startup-asana-launches-to-the-public/

FounderSoup: Stanford and Andreessenâs New Startup Generator

FounderSoup: Stanford and Andreessen’s New Startup Generator
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/28/founder-soup/

That Was Fast: Betaworks Returns All Capital⦠And Then Some

That Was Fast: Betaworks Returns All Capital… And Then Some
http://pandodaily.com/2012/01/28/that-was-fast-betaworks-returns-all-capital-and-then-some/

Barnes & Noble To Launch a New Nook This Spring

Barnes & Noble To Launch a New Nook This Spring
http://gizmodo.com/5880395/barnes--noble-to-launch-a-new-nook-this-spring

Tales of Password-Hacking Woe

Tales of Password-Hacking Woe
http://gizmodo.com/5878505/tales-of-password+hacking-woe

Tomorrow's Spies Will Drop F-BOMBS All Over the Place

Tomorrow's Spies Will Drop F-BOMBS All Over the Place
http://gizmodo.com/5880116/tomorrows-spies-will-drop-f+bombs-all-over-the-place

New Trademarkia Feature Exposes Biggest Trademark Bullies; Apple, Zynga Among Top Five

New Trademarkia Feature Exposes Biggest Trademark Bullies; Apple, Zynga Among Top Five
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/new-trademarkia-feature-exposes-biggest-trademark-bullies-apple-zynga-among-top-five/

Codecademy Launches Peer-to-Peer Coding Lessons

Codecademy Launches Peer-to-Peer Coding Lessons
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/01/26/codecademy-launches-peer-to-peer-coding-lessons/

Google: âHundredsâ Of Schools In 41 States Use Chromebooks

Google: “Hundreds” Of Schools In 41 States Use Chromebooks
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/google-hundreds-of-schools-in-41-states-use-chromebooks/

Starting Over

Starting Over
http://www.inc.com/magazine/201202/jason-fried/starting-over-get-real.html

The Macalope Weekly: Often quoted, often wrong

The Macalope Weekly: Often quoted, often wrong
http://www.macworld.com/article/165050/2012/01/macalope_often_quoted_often_wrong.html

Curebit Apologizes for Copying 37Signals: âStupid, Lazy, and Disrespectfulâ

Curebit Apologizes for Copying 37Signals: “Stupid, Lazy, and Disrespectful”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/28/curebit-apologizes-for-copying-37signals/

Pass the popcorn: Y Combinator startup caught stealing from 37signals

Pass the popcorn: Y Combinator startup caught stealing from 37signals
http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/28/cant-look-away/

Brands Pay Celebs for Tweets, but who Pays Twitter?

Brands Pay Celebs for Tweets, but who Pays Twitter?
http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2012/01/28/brands-may-be-paying-celebrities-for-tweets-but-whos-paying-twitter/

For Apple, iCloud is just the beginning

For Apple, iCloud is just the beginning
http://gigaom.com/apple/for-apple-icloud-is-just-the-beginning/

Before he died, Steve Jobs kept a letter from Bill Gates by his bed

Before he died, Steve Jobs kept a letter from Bill Gates by his bed
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/before_he_died_steve_jobs_kept_a_letter_from_bill_gates_by_his_bed_.html

Steve Jobs asked Google to stop poaching Apple workers

Steve Jobs asked Google to stop poaching Apple workers
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/steve_jobs_asked_google_to_stop_poaching_apple_workers.html

iNdustrial Revolutions

iNdustrial Revolutions
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/28/industrial-revolutions/

Tony Hsieh's new $350 million startup

Tony Hsieh's new $350 million startup
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/23/tony-hsieh-las-vegas-zappos/

The Programming Djinn

The Programming Djinn
http://ethanfast.com/2012/01/the-least-boring-programming-book-chapter-1-excerpt/

An exclusive exit interview with Jon Rubinstein: 'What we accomplished has been amazing'

An exclusive exit interview with Jon Rubinstein: 'What we accomplished has been amazing'
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/27/2752581/jon-rubinstein-going-to-take-some-well-deserved-time-off

Apple Buy Hollywood? Thatâs A Terrible Idea

Apple Buy Hollywood? That’s A Terrible Idea
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/28/apple-buy-hollywood-no/

Google, Facebook, Privacy - And You

Google, Facebook, Privacy - And You
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/28/google-facebook-privacy-and-you/

Moving Away from Menus: Is Ubuntu's HUD Change We Can Believe In?

Moving Away from Menus: Is Ubuntu's HUD Change We Can Believe In?
http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2012/01/moving-away-from-menus-is-ubun.php

How Google+ Can Win: Make Publishing Universal

How Google+ Can Win: Make Publishing Universal
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/29/how-google-can-win-make-publishing-universal/

Why we shut down a product that was $75,000/year profitable

Why we shut down a product that was $75,000/year profitable
http://wildbit.com/blog/2012/01/26/why-we-shut-down-a-product-that-was-75000year-profitable/

Apple buy Hollywood? Not a chance

Apple buy Hollywood? Not a chance
http://gigaom.com/video/apple-wont-buy-hollywood/

My Startup Failed, But It's OK

My Startup Failed, But It's OK
http://www.coderholic.com/my-startup-failed-but-its-ok/

Games Decreasing In Popularity On Android, Entertainment Apps On The Rise

Games Decreasing In Popularity On Android, Entertainment Apps On The Rise
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/29/games-decreasing-in-popularity-on-android-entertainment-apps-on-the-rise/

Interview with Facebook's Andrei Alexandrescu

Interview with Facebook's Andrei Alexandrescu
http://www.serversidemagazine.com/news/10-questions-with-facebook-research-engineer-andrei-alexandrescu/

Interview with Facebook's Andrei Alexandrescu

Interview with Facebook's Andrei Alexandrescu
http://www.serversidemagazine.com/news/10-questions-with-facebook-research-engineer-andrei-alexandrescu/

7 Reasons Why Pinterest Isnât Yet Ready for Tech Brands

7 Reasons Why Pinterest Isn’t Yet Ready for Tech Brands
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/29/7-reasons-why-pinterest-isnt-yet-ready-for-tech-brands/

Steve Jobs, Superhero

Steve Jobs, Superhero
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/28/steve-jobs-superhero/

Rethinking iPhone UI and getting things done with Clear to-do app

Rethinking iPhone UI and getting things done with Clear to-do app
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/01/rethinking-iphone-ui-getting-things-done-with-clear-to-do-app.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

How I come up with new startup ideas (in 4 steps)

How I come up with new startup ideas (in 4 steps)
http://thestartuptoolkit.com/blog/2011/12/how-i-come-up-with-new-startup-ideas-in-4-steps/

Kindle Fire dwarfs other Android tablets in market share after just three months

Kindle Fire dwarfs other Android tablets in market share after just three months
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/kindle-fire-dwarfs-other-android-tablets-in-market-share.ars

Phoenix Wright iOS HD remasters coming soon, Ace Attorney 5 confirmed

Phoenix Wright iOS HD remasters coming soon, Ace Attorney 5 confirmed
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/30/2757740/phoenix-wright-ios-hd-ace-attorney-5

Five Million Android Users Might Have Fallen Victim to Another Malware Attack

Five Million Android Users Might Have Fallen Victim to Another Malware Attack
http://gizmodo.com/5880268/five-million-android-users-might-have-fallen-victim-to-another-malware-attack

Old Techies Never Die; They Just Canât Get Hired as an Industry Moves On

Old Techies Never Die; They Just Can’t Get Hired as an Industry Moves On
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/us/bay-area-technology-professionals-cant-get-hired-as-industry-moves-on.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

NDM-1: The Bacterial Gene That's Resistant to 15 Different Antibiotics

NDM-1: The Bacterial Gene That's Resistant to 15 Different Antibiotics
http://gizmodo.com/5880320/ndm+1-the-bacterial-gene-thats-resistant-to-15-different-antibiotics

Plink Pays You Facebook Credits To Eat Out

Plink Pays You Facebook Credits To Eat Out
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/plink/

Apple Post-Quartum Thoughts

Apple Post-Quartum Thoughts
http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/01/29/apple-post-quartum-thoughts/

Startup Lessons. Learning the hard way.

Startup Lessons. Learning the hard way.
http://klinger.io/post/16308736248/the-things-first-time-founders-do

Saturday, January 28, 2012

What Apple Should Do With Its $100 Billion In Cash: Buy Hollywood

What Apple Should Do With Its $100 Billion In Cash: Buy Hollywood
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/26/apple-100-billion-buy-hollywood/

How the next Xbox could stop you from playing used games

How the next Xbox could stop you from playing used games
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/01/how-the-next-xbox-could-stop-you-from-playing-used-games.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad

In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/business/ieconomy-apples-ipad-and-the-human-costs-for-workers-in-china.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

Tim Cook calls assault on Apple's ethics in China "patently false and offensive"

Tim Cook calls assault on Apple's ethics in China "patently false and offensive"
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/tim_cook_calls_assault_on_apples_ethics_in_china_patently_false_and_offensive.html

Chinese respond to report on Apple's suppliers in China

Chinese respond to report on Apple's suppliers in China
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/chinese_respond_to_report_on_apples_suppliers_in_china.html

You Call That Evil?

You Call That Evil?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/you-call-that-evil/

It's Official: Google Is Evil Now

It's Official: Google Is Evil Now
http://gizmodo.com/5878987/its-official-google-is-evil-now

Larry Page to Googlers: If You Donât Get SPYW, Work Somewhere Else

Larry Page to Googlers: If You Don’t Get SPYW, Work Somewhere Else
http://pandodaily.com/2012/01/24/larry-page-to-googlers-if-you-dont-get-spyw-work-somewhere-else/

Introducing the HUD. Say hello to the future of the menu.

Introducing the HUD. Say hello to the future of the menu.
http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/939

RIM Roadmap Leaked, Points To BlackBerry 10 Launch In September

RIM Roadmap Leaked, Points To BlackBerry 10 Launch In September
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/rim-roadmap-leaked-points-to-blackberry-10-launch-in-september/

Stem Cell Treatment For Blindness Works, and Is Safe

Stem Cell Treatment For Blindness Works, and Is Safe
http://gizmodo.com/5879102/stem-cell-treatment-for-blindness-works-and-is-safe

Kelihos botnet creator worked for antivirus company, Microsoft says

Kelihos botnet creator worked for antivirus company, Microsoft says
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/kelihos-botnet-creator-worked-for-antivirus-company-microsoft-says.ars

Fitness Tracker Fitbit Raises $12M To Market New Wi-Fi Enabled Smart Scale, Aria

Fitness Tracker Fitbit Raises $12M To Market New Wi-Fi Enabled Smart Scale, Aria
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/fitness-tracker-fitbit-raises-12m-to-market-new-wi-fi-enabled-smart-scale-aria/

The Kurio: A Kid's Tablet That Parents Can Use, Too?

The Kurio: A Kid's Tablet That Parents Can Use, Too?
http://gizmodo.com/5879116/the-kurio-a-kids-tablet-that-parents-can-use-too

How the Government Used a Con Artist to Catch Google's Criminal Activities

How the Government Used a Con Artist to Catch Google's Criminal Activities
http://gizmodo.com/5879207/how-the-government-hired-a-con-artist-to-catch-googles-criminal-activities

Navigation Data Shows Costa Concordia May Have Had a Steering System Failure

Navigation Data Shows Costa Concordia May Have Had a Steering System Failure
http://gizmodo.com/5879137/navigation-data-shows-how-costa-concordia-meet-its-fate

Google Stockpiles Data Ammo Through Privacy Merge, Guns To Win Relevancy War

Google Stockpiles Data Ammo Through Privacy Merge, Guns To Win Relevancy War
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/google-stockpiles-data-ammo-through-privacy-merge-guns-to-win-relevancy-war/

NoSQL No More: Letâs double down with MoreSQL

NoSQL No More: Let’s double down with MoreSQL
http://tatiyants.com/nosql-no-more-lets-double-down-with-moresql/

Why Does NASA's Chief Climate Scientist Keep Getting Arrested?

Why Does NASA's Chief Climate Scientist Keep Getting Arrested?
http://gizmodo.com/5878959/why-does-nasas-chief-climate-scientist-keep-getting-arrested

How the Glock Became America's Favorite Weapon

How the Glock Became America's Favorite Weapon
http://gizmodo.com/5879193/how-the-glock-became-americas-favorite-weapon

This Is Obama's 2012 State of the Future

This Is Obama's 2012 State of the Future
http://gizmodo.com/5879127/this-is-obamas-2012-state-of-the-future

Tim Cook: âThere Will Come A Day When The Tablet Market Is Larger Than The PC Marketâ

Tim Cook: “There Will Come A Day When The Tablet Market Is Larger Than The PC Market”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/tim-cook-there-will-come-a-day-when-the-tablet-market-is-larger-than-the-pc-market/

New iOS Hack Lets You Natively Tweet By Talking To Siri

New iOS Hack Lets You Natively Tweet By Talking To Siri
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/new-tweak-lets-you-natively-tweet-by-talking-to-siri/

Why Apple TV is finally starting to matter

Why Apple TV is finally starting to matter
http://gigaom.com/video/apple-tv-matters/

Apple âactively discussingâ what to do with $98B cash pile

Apple “actively discussing” what to do with $98B cash pile
http://gigaom.com/apple/apple-actively-discussing-what-to-do-with-98b-cash-pile/

I Launched My Startup Yesterday, This Is How The Hectic Day Went

I Launched My Startup Yesterday, This Is How The Hectic Day Went
http://www.webstartup.me/launched-startup-yesterday-hectic-day

This is Tim: Apple's CEO in his own words

This is Tim: Apple's CEO in his own words
http://www.macworld.com/article/164979/2012/01/this_is_tim_apples_ceo_in_his_own_words.html

Famous iPhone Hacker George Hotz Has Left Facebook

Famous iPhone Hacker George Hotz Has Left Facebook
http://www.businessinsider.com/this-famous-iphone-hacker-quit-facebook-heres-what-hes-doing-now-2012-1?op=1

Apple now largest computer maker, sold more iPads alone than HP sold PCs

Apple now largest computer maker, sold more iPads alone than HP sold PCs
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/24/apple_now_largest_computer_maker_sold_more_ipads_alone_than_hp_sold_pcs.html

The Day Apple Left The Tech Worldâs Collective Mouth Agape

The Day Apple Left The Tech World’s Collective Mouth Agape
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/apple-pwned/

Scientists Create Star Matter In California

Scientists Create Star Matter In California
http://gizmodo.com/5879405/scientists-create-matter-as-hot-as-the-sun-in-california

Netflix Decides to Ditch Video Game Rentals

Netflix Decides to Ditch Video Game Rentals
http://gizmodo.com/5879417/netflix-decides-to-ditch-video-game-rentals

How iPad Demand Led to Last Year's Deadly Foxconn Explosion

How iPad Demand Led to Last Year's Deadly Foxconn Explosion
http://gizmodo.com/5879532/how-ipad-demand-led-to-last-years-deadly-foxconn-explosion

Samsung Employee Leaks New Info On Future Galaxy Tabs

Samsung Employee Leaks New Info On Future Galaxy Tabs
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/samsung-employee-leaks-new-info-on-future-galaxy-tabs/

Pinterest Is Tumblr for Ladiez

Pinterest Is Tumblr for Ladiez
http://gizmodo.com/5878947/pinterest-is-tumblr-for-ladiez

Mathematical Proof That Your Senator Is Miserable

Mathematical Proof That Your Senator Is Miserable
http://gizmodo.com/5879129/mathematical-proof-that-your-senator-is-miserable/gallery/1

Apple Overtakes Exxon As Most Valuable Traded Company In The World⦠Again

Apple Overtakes Exxon As Most Valuable Traded Company In The World… Again
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/apple-overtakes-exxon-as-most-valuable-traded-company-in-the-world-again/

What Wall Street is saying about Appleâs record quarter

What Wall Street is saying about Apple’s record quarter
http://gigaom.com/apple/what-wall-street-is-saying-about-apples-record-quarter/

Japanese Officials Peep Damaged Fukushima Reactor, Catch a Glimpse of Gamma Rays

Japanese Officials Peep Damaged Fukushima Reactor, Catch a Glimpse of Gamma Rays
http://gizmodo.com/5879077/japanese-officials-peep-inside-damaged-fukushima-reactor-catch-a-glimpse-of-gamma-rays-instead

Location-Based Shopping App Shopkick Now 3 Million Users Strong; 1B Deals Viewed

Location-Based Shopping App Shopkick Now 3 Million Users Strong; 1B Deals Viewed
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/location-based-shopping-app-shopkick-now-3-million-users-strong/

Symantec: Anonymous stole source code, users should disable pcAnywhere

Symantec: Anonymous stole source code, users should disable pcAnywhere
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/symantec-says-anonymous-stole-source-code-tells-customers-to-disable-security-product.ars

1000s Of Journalists Now Use Facebook Subscribe, And Thatâs Bad For Twitter

1000s Of Journalists Now Use Facebook Subscribe, And That’s Bad For Twitter
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/facebook-subscribe-journalists/

US has already flexed cyberwar muscle, says former NSA director

US has already flexed cyberwar muscle, says former NSA director
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/us-has-already-flexed-cyberwar-muscle-says-former-nsa-director.ars

Tibbr Has a New Twist on Geolocation

Tibbr Has a New Twist on Geolocation
http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2012/01/tibbr-has-a-new-twist-on-geolo.php

Jailbreaking (or Rooting) Your Phone Could Become Illegal Again. Fight It.

Jailbreaking (or Rooting) Your Phone Could Become Illegal Again. Fight It.
http://gizmodo.com/5879180/jailbreaking-or-rooting-your-phone-could-become-illegal-again-fight-it

On the Evolution of Investing

On the Evolution of Investing
http://ma.tt/2012/01/on-the-evolution-of-investing/

Apple's Growth Rate Is Simply Incredible... And It's Accelerating

Apple's Growth Rate Is Simply Incredible... And It's Accelerating
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/apple_sales_growth_rate.php

TIBCO Updates Social Enterprise App Tibbr With Geo-Location Features

TIBCO Updates Social Enterprise App Tibbr With Geo-Location Features
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/tibco-updates-social-enterprise-app-tibbr-with-geo-location-features/

Google already knows you're a 24-year old woman who loves wombats

Google already knows you're a 24-year old woman who loves wombats
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/google-already-knows-youre-a-24-year-old-woman-who-loves-wombats.ars

Current social networks may have been present in the earliest modern humans

Current social networks may have been present in the earliest modern humans
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/01/studying-people-of-the-past-with-people-from-the-present.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Friday, January 27, 2012

More on Appleâs Anobit acquisition: team remains in Israel (for now), headed by notable chip VP

More on Apple’s Anobit acquisition: team remains in Israel (for now), headed by notable chip VP
http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/24/more-on-apples-anobit-acquisition-team-remains-in-israel-for-now-headed-by-notable-chip-vp/

Google Created Gmail's Perfect Logo the Night Before It Was Due

Google Created Gmail's Perfect Logo the Night Before It Was Due
http://gizmodo.com/5879334/google-created-gmails-perfect-logo-the-night-before-it-was-due

HP publishes webOS Enyo framework under open source Apache license

HP publishes webOS Enyo framework under open source Apache license
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/hp-publishes-webos-enyo-framework-under-open-source-apache-license.ars

Google Maps Gets Public Safety Alerts for Weather & Earthquakes

Google Maps Gets Public Safety Alerts for Weather & Earthquakes
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_maps_gets_public_safety_alerts_for_weather.php

Will The iPhone 5 Really Have a Bigger Screen and Ship In The Summer?

Will The iPhone 5 Really Have a Bigger Screen and Ship In The Summer?
http://gizmodo.com/5879493/will-the-iphone-5-really-have-a-bigger-screen-and-ship-in-the-summer

Feature: Mega-man: The fast, fabulous, and fraudulent life of Kim Dotcom

Feature: Mega-man: The fast, fabulous, and fraudulent life of Kim Dotcom
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/mega-man-the-bizarre-rise-and-sudden-downfall-of-kim-dotcom.ars

Using a Cell Phone in North Korea Is Now a War Crime

Using a Cell Phone in North Korea Is Now a War Crime
http://gizmodo.com/5879576/using-a-cell-phone-in-north-korea-is-now-a-war-crime

Someone Finally Makes âShit Silicon Valley Saysâ

Someone Finally Makes “Shit Silicon Valley Says”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/finally-someone-makes-shit-silicon-valley-says/

Marc Andreessen Seeks $1.5 Billion in Funding

Marc Andreessen Seeks $1.5 Billion in Funding
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/marc-andreessen-seeks-1-5-billion-in-funding/

33Across Acquires Tynt To Become Social Data Powerhouse

33Across Acquires Tynt To Become Social Data Powerhouse
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/25/33across-acquires-tynt/

Apple's blow-out quarter: Once again, the Street blew it

Apple's blow-out quarter: Once again, the Street blew it
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/25/apples-blow-out-quarter-once-again-the-street-blew-it/

Hello, Mr. Chips

Hello, Mr. Chips
http://www.cringely.com/2012/01/hello-mr-chips/

For Newcomers in Silicon Valley, the Dream of Entrepreneurship Still Lives

For Newcomers in Silicon Valley, the Dream of Entrepreneurship Still Lives
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/us/silicon-valley-newcomers-are-still-dreaming-big.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

Someone Took Down the German Parliament's Email System With a Single Click

Someone Took Down the German Parliament's Email System With a Single Click
http://gizmodo.com/5879665/someone-took-down-the-german-parliaments-email-system-with-a-single-click

Siri Can Translate Languages for You with a Tweak

Siri Can Translate Languages for You with a Tweak
http://gizmodo.com/5879522/siri-can-translate-languages-for-you-with-a-tweak

Apple Q1 results show why the iPhone doesn't have LTE-yet

Apple Q1 results show why the iPhone doesn't have LTE-yet
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/01/apple-q1-results-show-why-the-iphone-doesnt-have-lteyet.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Book details Apple's 'packaging room,' Steve Jobs's interest in advanced cameras

Book details Apple's 'packaging room,' Steve Jobs's interest in advanced cameras
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/24/book_details_apples_packaging_room_interests_in_advanced_cameras_.html

Notes of interest from Apple's Q1 2012 conference call

Notes of interest from Apple's Q1 2012 conference call
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/24/notes_of_interest_from_apples_q1_2012_conference_call.html

Apple earns record $13B on sales of 37M iPhones, 15M iPads and 5.2M Macs

Apple earns record $13B on sales of 37M iPhones, 15M iPads and 5.2M Macs
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/24/apple_earns_record_13b_on_sales_of_37m_iphones_15m_ipads_and_52m_macs_.html

Apple Reports Best Quarter Ever in Q1 2012: $13.06 Billion Profit on $46.33 Billion in Revenue

Apple Reports Best Quarter Ever in Q1 2012: $13.06 Billion Profit on $46.33 Billion in Revenue
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/01/24/apple-reports-best-quarter-ever-in-q1-2012-13-06-billion-profit-on-46-33-billion-in-revenue/

Apple Q1 2012 earnings call live blog

Apple Q1 2012 earnings call live blog
http://live.theverge.com/Event/Apple_Q1_2012_earnings_call_live_blog

Will This Be Appleâs First $40 Billion Quarter?

Will This Be Apple’s First $40 Billion Quarter?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/apple-first-40-billion-quarter/

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Why Tarsnap won't use DynamoDB

Why Tarsnap won't use DynamoDB
http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2012-01-23-why-tarsnap-wont-use-dynamodb.html

Scala: The Static Language that Feels Dynamic

Scala: The Static Language that Feels Dynamic
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=328540

JavaScript on the server: Growing the Node.js Community

JavaScript on the server: Growing the Node.js Community
http://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/01/javascript-on-the-server-growing-the-node-js-community/

Cloud9 launches documentation site to support growing Node.js community

Cloud9 launches documentation site to support growing Node.js community
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/cloud9-launches-documentation-site-to-support-growing-nodejs-community.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Cloud Computing Software Company Joyent Raises $85 Million To Pursue Global Growth

Cloud Computing Software Company Joyent Raises $85 Million To Pursue Global Growth
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/cloud-computing-software-company-joyent-raises-85-million-to-pursue-global-growth/

Apple Will Worry About iPad Competition When There Is Any

Apple Will Worry About iPad Competition When There Is Any
http://gizmodo.com/5878989/apple-will-worry-about-ipad-competition-when-there-is-any

Apple Sells 37 Million iPhones, 15 Million iPads in Monster Moneybags Quarter

Apple Sells 37 Million iPhones, 15 Million iPads in Monster Moneybags Quarter
http://gizmodo.com/5878957/apple-sells-37-million-iphones-15-million-ipads-in-huge-money+grabbing-quarter

Apple: iCloud Now Has 85 Million Users

Apple: iCloud Now Has 85 Million Users
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/apple-icloud-85-million-users/

It's Time for Apple to Stop Patent Trolling

It's Time for Apple to Stop Patent Trolling
http://gizmodo.com/5878791/its-time-for-apple-to-stop-patent-trolling

Verizon Posts A Net Loss Of $2.02B In Q4 2011

Verizon Posts A Net Loss Of $2.02B In Q4 2011
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/verizon-posts-a-net-loss-of-2-02b-in-q4-2011/

Evil, Greed, And Antitrust Arenât Googleâs Real Problems, Relevancy Is

Evil, Greed, And Antitrust Aren’t Google’s Real Problems, Relevancy Is
http://pandodaily.com/2012/01/23/googles-real-problem/

Anonymous Documentary We Are Legion Peels Back Hacktivist Group's History

Anonymous Documentary We Are Legion Peels Back Hacktivist Group's History
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/01/we-are-legion-documentary/

How The Biggest Solar Storm Since 2005 Is Going to Affect You

How The Biggest Solar Storm Since 2005 Is Going to Affect You
http://gizmodo.com/5878656/how-this-huge-solar-storm-is-going-to-affect-you

File Sharing Sites Cast Themselves into Exile Over MegaUpload Bust

File Sharing Sites Cast Themselves into Exile Over MegaUpload Bust
http://gizmodo.com/5878653/file-sharing-sites-cast-themselves-into-exile-over-megaupload-bust

The Developer Divide: When Great Companies Can't Hire

The Developer Divide: When Great Companies Can't Hire
http://www.nirandfar.com/2012/01/developer-divide-when-great-companies.html

Foreign journalist claims corruption, brutality, death threats from Japanese airport officials

Foreign journalist claims corruption, brutality, death threats from Japanese airport officials
http://boingboing.net/2012/01/22/foreign-journalist-claims-corr.html

Iâd Rather Watch Instagram Than A Movie

I’d Rather Watch Instagram Than A Movie
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/the-attention-wars/

Google's New Plan: Annoy You Into Compliance

Google's New Plan: Annoy You Into Compliance
http://gizmodo.com/5878527/googles-new-plan-annoy-you-into-complying

Your Next Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It Is⦠YouTube!

Your Next Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It Is… YouTube!
http://blog.empireavenue.com/2012/01/23/your-next-mission-should-you-choose-to-accept-it-is-youtube/

With Self-Serve Ads On The Way, Twitter Adds Security Startup Dasient To Its Ad Product Team

With Self-Serve Ads On The Way, Twitter Adds Security Startup Dasient To Its Ad Product Team
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/with-self-serve-ads-on-the-way-twitter-adds-security-startup-dasient-to-its-ad-product-team/

Is Twitter Gearing Up for a Malware Crackdown?

Is Twitter Gearing Up for a Malware Crackdown?
http://gizmodo.com/5878687/is-twitter-gearing-up-for-a-malware-crackdown

Supreme Court: Warrantless GPS Tracking Is Unconstitutional

Supreme Court: Warrantless GPS Tracking Is Unconstitutional
http://gizmodo.com/5878435/supreme-court-warrantless-gps-tracking-is-unconstitutional

Nimble Goes After Salesforce, Wants To Be The âPandora Of Contactsâ

Nimble Goes After Salesforce, Wants To Be The “Pandora Of Contacts”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/nimble-goes-after-salesforce/

Iâma Set It Straight, This Watergate

I’ma Set It Straight, This Watergate
http://daringfireball.net/2012/01/ima_set_it_straight_this_watergate

How Apple is sabotaging an open standard for digital books

How Apple is sabotaging an open standard for digital books
http://m.zdnet.com/blog/bott/how-apple-is-sabotaging-an-open-standard-for-digital-books/4378

Apple expected to adopt gigabit WiFi standard ahead of schedule

Apple expected to adopt gigabit WiFi standard ahead of schedule
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/01/apple-may-adopt-gigabit-wifi-standard-ahead-of-schedule.ars

Our Apple whisper numbers

Our Apple whisper numbers
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/23/our-apple-whisper-numbers-2/

DLD 2012 - @Jack Dorsey: âTwitter Has A Business Model That Worksâ

DLD 2012 - @Jack Dorsey: “Twitter Has A Business Model That Works”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/22/dld-2012-jack-dorsey-twitter-has-a-business-model-that-works/

Want to go Inside Apple? Read this book

Want to go Inside Apple? Read this book
http://gigaom.com/apple/want-to-go-inside-apple-read-this-book/

Meet Sonyâs new CMOS image sensor, good candidate for future iPhones

Meet Sony’s new CMOS image sensor, good candidate for future iPhones
http://gigaom.com/apple/meet-sonys-new-cmos-image-sensor-good-candidate-for-future-iphones/

Microsoft To Ditch âMicrosoft Pointsâ? Oh, Please Let It Be True.

Microsoft To Ditch “Microsoft Points”? Oh, Please Let It Be True.
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/microsoft-to-ditch-microsoft-points-oh-please-let-it-be-true/

350,000 Textbooks Downloaded From Apple's iBooks in Three Days

350,000 Textbooks Downloaded From Apple's iBooks in Three Days
http://allthingsd.com/20120123/350000-textbooks-downloaded-from-apples-ibooks-in-three-days/

Rumor: Apple spent $100 million in its first case against HTC - and got almost nothing

Rumor: Apple spent $100 million in its first case against HTC - and got almost nothing
http://www.realdanlyons.com/blog/2012/01/23/rumor-apple-spent-100-million-in-its-first-case-against-htc-and-got-almost-nothing/

Why Apple Should Follow Michelin

Why Apple Should Follow Michelin
http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/01/22/why-apple-should-follow-michelin/

Xobni Brings Contact Manager Smartr To The iPhone

Xobni Brings Contact Manager Smartr To The iPhone
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/xobni-brings-contact-manager-smartr-to-the-iphone/

McDonald's Is Spraying Robbers with an Invisible DNA Mist

McDonald's Is Spraying Robbers with an Invisible DNA Mist
http://gizmodo.com/5878783/mcdonalds-is-spraying-robbers-with-an-invisible-mist-of-dna

The Pirate Bay Says Downloading Actual Products Is Next

The Pirate Bay Says Downloading Actual Products Is Next
http://gizmodo.com/5878776/the-pirate-bay-says-downloading-actual-products-is-next

Report: Steve Jobs Wanted Lytro's Crazy Camera Guts in the iPhone

Report: Steve Jobs Wanted Lytro's Crazy Camera Guts in the iPhone
http://gizmodo.com/5878805/report-steve-jobs-met-with-lytros-founder-to-discuss-light-field-cameras-in-iphones

Encrypting Your Hard Drive No Longer Works Against Federal Prosecution

Encrypting Your Hard Drive No Longer Works Against Federal Prosecution
http://gizmodo.com/5878709/encrypting-your-hard-drive-no-longer-works-against-federal-prosecution

No âDrastic Change Neededâ? Looks Like RIMâs Stockholders Disagree

No “Drastic Change Needed”? Looks Like RIM’s Stockholders Disagree
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/no-drastic-change-needed-looks-like-rims-stockholders-disagree/

RIMâs New Playbook: The CEO Sneak

RIM’s New Playbook: The CEO Sneak
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/22/rims-new-playbook-the-ceo-sneak/

5 Things RIMâs New CEO Absolutely Must Not Do

5 Things RIM’s New CEO Absolutely Must Not Do
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/5-things-rims-new-ceo-absolutely-must-not-do/

New RIM CEO Thorsten Heins Is A Patsy Set Up To Fail

New RIM CEO Thorsten Heins Is A Patsy Set Up To Fail
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_rim_ceo_thorsten_heins_is_a_patsy_set_up_to_fa.php

A Handcrafted Selection of Wonderful Quotes from RIM's Recently Departed CEOs

A Handcrafted Selection of Wonderful Quotes from RIM's Recently Departed CEOs
http://gizmodo.com/5878466/the-most-ridiculous-quotes-from-rims-recently-departed-ceos

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

RIM Co-CEOs To Step Down; COO To Take The Reins

RIM Co-CEOs To Step Down; COO To Take The Reins
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/22/breaking-rim-co-ceos-to-step-down-coo-to-take-the-reins/

RIM CEOs to Give Up Top Posts in Shuffle

RIM CEOs to Give Up Top Posts in Shuffle
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052970204624204577177184275959856-lMyQjAxMTAyMDIwMjEyNDIyWj.html

RIM CEO Thorsten Heins: 'can't wait to see' BlackBerry 10

RIM CEO Thorsten Heins: 'can't wait to see' BlackBerry 10
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/22/2726620/rim-ceo-thorsten-heins-got-to-ship-on-time

RIM's Co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie Finally Step Down

RIM's Co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie Finally Step Down
http://gizmodo.com/5878320/rims-ceos-finally-step-down

RIM co-founders step down as chairmen, CEOs

RIM co-founders step down as chairmen, CEOs
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/22/rim_co_founders_step_down_as_chairmen_ceos.html

The Uphill Battle Of Social Event Sharing: A Post-Mortem for Plancast

The Uphill Battle Of Social Event Sharing: A Post-Mortem for Plancast
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/22/post-mortem-for-plancast/

RIM: Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis step down, co-COO Thorsten Heins is the new CEO

RIM: Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis step down, co-COO Thorsten Heins is the new CEO
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/22/2726445/rim-jim-balsillie-and-mike-lazaridis-to-step-down-coo-thorsten-heins

The State of NoSQL in 2012

The State of NoSQL in 2012
http://practicalcloudcomputing.com/post/16109041412/the-state-of-nosql-in-2012

What Happened To Kodakâs Moment?

What Happened To Kodak’s Moment?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/21/what-happened-to-kodaks-moment/

Investment Firm Y Combinator Goes on Offensive Against Hollywood

Investment Firm Y Combinator Goes on Offensive Against Hollywood
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/y-combinator-goes-on-the-offensive-against-hollywood/

On the Proprietary Nature of the iBooks Author File Format

On the Proprietary Nature of the iBooks Author File Format
http://daringfireball.net/2012/01/ibooks_author_file_format

The Macalope Weekly: The unbearable lightness of analyzing Apple

The Macalope Weekly: The unbearable lightness of analyzing Apple
http://www.macworld.com/article/164926/2012/01/macalope_the_unbearable_lightness_of_analyzing_apple.html

Why Apple Products Are Manufactured in China

Why Apple Products Are Manufactured in China
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

Steal This Book!

Steal This Book!
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/21/steal-this-book/

Apple Just Incentivized Every College Kid To Get An iPad. As For High Schoolersâ¦

Apple Just Incentivized Every College Kid To Get An iPad. As For High Schoolers…
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/21/an-ipad-in-every-childs-hands/

Pick up the pitchforks: David Pogue underestimates Hollywood

Pick up the pitchforks: David Pogue underestimates Hollywood
http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2012/01/pick-up-the-pitchforks-david-pogue-underestimates-hollywood/

If The Tech Industry Had Its Way, Hollywood Would Be Zynga

If The Tech Industry Had Its Way, Hollywood Would Be Zynga
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/20/hollywoodville/

Kill Hollywood

Kill Hollywood
http://ycombinator.com/rfs9.html

Anonymous Just Deleted CBS.com and Took Down Universal

Anonymous Just Deleted CBS.com and Took Down Universal
http://gizmodo.com/5878238/anonymous-deleted-cbscom

Dave McClure Isnât Worried About The âSeries A Crunchâ

Dave McClure Isn’t Worried About The “Series A Crunch”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/21/dave-mcclure-series-a-crunch/

How the Yahoo! homepage predicts your clicks

How the Yahoo! homepage predicts your clicks
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/23/yahoo_core_personalization/

Logging out of Facebook is not enough

Logging out of Facebook is not enough
http://nikcub-static.appspot.com/logging-out-of-facebook-is-not-enough

Facebook Re-Enables Controversial Tracking Cookie

Facebook Re-Enables Controversial Tracking Cookie
http://nikcub.appspot.com/facebook-re-enables-controversial-tracking-cookie

Microsoft faces iPad, iWorks without articulated plan for Windows 8 Office

Microsoft faces iPad, iWorks without articulated plan for Windows 8 Office
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/19/microsoft_faces_ipad_iworks_without_articulated_plan_for_windows_8_office.html

Why the iPhone 5 Never Arrived - Time to question BIG media?

Why the iPhone 5 Never Arrived - Time to question BIG media?
http://blog.deg.io/post/11054132161/why-the-iphone-5-never-arrived-time-to-question-big

Adobe Acquires Developer Of HTML5 Mobile App Framework PhoneGap Nitobi

Adobe Acquires Developer Of HTML5 Mobile App Framework PhoneGap Nitobi
http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/03/adobe-acquires-developer-of-html5-mobile-app-framework-phonegap-nitobi/

Commonred Launches VIP Contests To Let Entrepreneurs Pitch Top VCs, Angels (And Win A Meeting)

Commonred Launches VIP Contests To Let Entrepreneurs Pitch Top VCs, Angels (And Win A Meeting)
http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/03/commonred-launches-vip-contests-to-let-entrepreneurs-pitch-top-vcs-angels-and-win-a-meeting/

App Genius Mike Lee Talks Product Engineering

App Genius Mike Lee Talks Product Engineering
http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/09/app-genius-mike-lee-talks-prod.php

On Twitter Acquiring Bagcheck...

On Twitter Acquiring Bagcheck...
http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1371

The Web's rapid release cycle-and how IT departments can tame it

The Web's rapid release cycle-and how IT departments can tame it
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/09/the-webs-rapid-release-cycleand-how-it-departments-can-tame-it.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Facebookâs Smart Lists: Real Friends Again

Facebook’s Smart Lists: Real Friends Again
http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/20/facebooks-smart-lists-real-friends-again/

Google offers Ice Cream Sandwich guidance to Android app devs

Google offers Ice Cream Sandwich guidance to Android app devs
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/09/google-offers-ice-cream-sandwich-guidance-to-android-app-devs.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Why Is Carbon Fiber So Expensive?

Why Is Carbon Fiber So Expensive?
http://gizmodo.com/5843276/why-is-carbon-fiber-so-expensive

Google's "free food" is not free

Google's "free food" is not free
http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2012/01/21/notfree/

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Social Media News Site Gains Clout

Social Media News Site Gains Clout
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/business/media/mashable-once-a-one-man-blog-gains-clout-in-social-media.html?pagewanted=all

Drinking Doubles Your Lifespan and Makes You Impervious to Stress*

Drinking Doubles Your Lifespan and Makes You Impervious to Stress*
http://gizmodo.com/5878089/drinking-doubles-your-lifespan-and-makes-you-impervious-to-stress

Netflix Discovers It Has a Marketing Problem

Netflix Discovers It Has a Marketing Problem
http://gizmodo.com/5878044/netflix-discovers-it-has-a-marketing-problem

Google Trims The Fat

Google Trims The Fat
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/20/google-trims-the-fat/

Before Netscape: the forgotten Web browsers of the early 1990s

Before Netscape: the forgotten Web browsers of the early 1990s
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2011/10/before-netscape-forgotten-web-browsers-of-the-early-1990s.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

YouTubeâs Rick Klau Joins Google Ventures To Head Startup University

YouTube’s Rick Klau Joins Google Ventures To Head Startup University
http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/03/youtubes-rick-klau-joins-google-ventures-to-head-startup-university/

You Are Underestimating the Future

You Are Underestimating the Future
http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2011/10/06/you_are_underestimating_the_future.html

Tech Job Site Dice Reports Shortage Of .NET Developers

Tech Job Site Dice Reports Shortage Of .NET Developers
http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/04/tech-job-site-dice-reports-shortage-of-net-developers/

Local Loyalty: Perkville Wants To Turn Your Email Address Into A Virtual Rewards Card

Local Loyalty: Perkville Wants To Turn Your Email Address Into A Virtual Rewards Card
http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/05/local-loyalty-perkville-wants-to-turn-your-email-address-into-a-virtual-rewards-card/

UpNext Releases Amazingly Fluid 3D Mapping App On iPad And Android

UpNext Releases Amazingly Fluid 3D Mapping App On iPad And Android
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/20/upnext-releases-amazingly-fluid-3d-mapping-app-on-ipad-and-android/

Why Did the Feds Target Megaupload? And Why Now?

Why Did the Feds Target Megaupload? And Why Now?
http://gizmodo.com/5877836/why-did-the-feds-choose-megaupload-and-why-now

Math-Blind AI Teaches Itself Basic Number Sense

Math-Blind AI Teaches Itself Basic Number Sense
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/20/math-blind-ai-teaches-itself-basic-number-sense/

International Reaction to Megaupload Indictment: This Means War

International Reaction to Megaupload Indictment: This Means War
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/international_reaction_to_megaupload_indictment_th.php

Layoffs Underway at Gilt Groupe Right Now: âGeneral Atmosphere Is Terrifyingâ

Layoffs Underway at Gilt Groupe Right Now: ‘General Atmosphere Is Terrifying’
http://www.betabeat.com/2012/01/20/layoffs-happening-at-gilt-groupe-right-now-general-atmosphere-is-terrifying-01202012/

Ellison Reveals Oracleâs Public Cloud; Calls Salesforce The âRoach Motelâ Of Cloud Services

Ellison Reveals Oracle’s Public Cloud; Calls Salesforce The ‘Roach Motel’ Of Cloud Services
http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/06/ellison-reveals-oracles-public-cloud-calls-salesforce-the-roach-motel-of-cloud-services/

Internet wins: SOPA and PIPA both shelved

Internet wins: SOPA and PIPA both shelved
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/internet-wins-sopa-and-pipa-both-shelved.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

What Comes After 4G?

What Comes After 4G?
http://gizmodo.com/5877997/what-comes-after-4g

Reddit: How the site went from a second-tier aggregator to the Webâs unstoppable force.

Reddit: How the site went from a second-tier aggregator to the Web’s unstoppable force.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/01/reddit_how_the_site_went_from_a_second_tier_aggregator_to_the_web_s_unstoppable_force_.single.html

Union Square Ventures Leading Series B in Iowa-Based Dwolla for About $10 M.

Union Square Ventures Leading Series B in Iowa-Based Dwolla for About $10 M.
http://www.betabeat.com/2012/01/20/union-square-ventures-leading-series-b-in-iowa-based-dwolla/

Zynga Confirms It Is Seeking Partners for Online Gambling Initiatives

Zynga Confirms It Is Seeking Partners for Online Gambling Initiatives
http://allthingsd.com/20120120/zynga-confirms-it-is-seeking-partners-for-online-gambling-initiatives/

Scientists Will Halt Research on Avian Flu That Could Kill Half the World's Humans-for Two Months

Scientists Will Halt Research on Avian Flu That Could Kill Half the World's Humans-for Two Months
http://gizmodo.com/5877934/scientists-will-halt-research-on-avian-flu-that-could-kill-half-the-worlds-humansfor-two-months

Appleâs Hidden Museum Reveals Clashes in the Jobs Interregnum

Apple’s Hidden Museum Reveals Clashes in the Jobs Interregnum
http://mashable.com/2012/01/20/apple-hidden-museu/

Apple To Battle iOS Piracy With App Rentals?

Apple To Battle iOS Piracy With App Rentals?
http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/03/app-store-rentals/

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Summify Joins The Flock At Twitter!

Summify Joins The Flock At Twitter!
http://blog.summify.com/2012/01/19/summify-joins-the-flock-at-twitter/

Tech Industry Buys Itself a Mouthpiece

Tech Industry Buys Itself a Mouthpiece
http://gawker.com/5876539

Bitly Rolls Out New Enterprise Dashboard, Providing Better Access To The Real-Time Social Web

Bitly Rolls Out New Enterprise Dashboard, Providing Better Access To The Real-Time Social Web
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/bitly-rolls-out-new-enterprise-dashboard-providing-better-access-to-the-real-time-social-web/

LOIC: Tool Anonymous Is Tricking the Internet Into Using

LOIC: Tool Anonymous Is Tricking the Internet Into Using
http://gizmodo.com/5877719/heres-the-tool-anonymous-is-tricking-the-internet-into-using

Anonymous Goes on Megaupload Revenge Spree: DoJ, RIAA, MPAA, and Universal Music All Offline

Anonymous Goes on Megaupload Revenge Spree: DoJ, RIAA, MPAA, and Universal Music All Offline
http://gizmodo.com/5877679/anonymous-kills-department-of-justice-site-in-megaupload-revenge-strike

Anonymous Reacts to Megaupload Takedown With âLargest Attack Everâ

Anonymous Reacts to Megaupload Takedown With “Largest Attack Ever”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/anonymous-megaupload-department-of-justice/

RIAA Is "Deeply Grateful" to Justice Department for Thwarting Megaupload's "Sinister Scheme"

RIAA Is "Deeply Grateful" to Justice Department for Thwarting Megaupload's "Sinister Scheme"
http://gizmodo.com/5877723/riaa-is-deeply-grateful-to-justice-department-for-thwarting-megauploads-sinister-scheme

Jailed MegaUpload Employees Denied Bail

Jailed MegaUpload Employees Denied Bail
http://gizmodo.com/5877779/jailed-megaupload-employees-denied-bail

iSuppli Agrees With IDC, Gartner: Windows Phone To Surpass iOS By 2015

iSuppli Agrees With IDC, Gartner: Windows Phone To Surpass iOS By 2015
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/isuppli-agrees-with-idc-gartner-windows-phone-to-surpass-ios-by-2015/

Are iBook 2's High-Res Images Meant for the iPad 3?

Are iBook 2's High-Res Images Meant for the iPad 3?
http://gizmodo.com/5877716/are-ibook-2s-high+res-images-meant-for-the-ipad-3

Hands on with iBooks Author: The desktop publisher grows up

Hands on with iBooks Author: The desktop publisher grows up
http://gigaom.com/apple/hands-on-with-ibooks-author-the-desktop-publisher-grows-up/

Will Interactive iBooks Be The Next Big Booty For Pirates?

Will Interactive iBooks Be The Next Big Booty For Pirates?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/will-interactive-ibooks-be-the-next-big-booty-for-pirates/

Why Apple Won't Disrupt the Textbook Industry Anytime Soon

Why Apple Won't Disrupt the Textbook Industry Anytime Soon
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/why_apple_wont_disrupt_the_textbook_industry_anyti.php

Apple unveils iBooks Author, a Mac app for easy interactive e-book authoring

Apple unveils iBooks Author, a Mac app for easy interactive e-book authoring
http://gigaom.com/apple/apple-unveils-ibooks-author-a-mac-app-for-easy-interactive-e-book-authoring/

Apple announces new iPad textbook experience with iBooks 2

Apple announces new iPad textbook experience with iBooks 2
http://gigaom.com/apple/apple-announces-new-ipad-textbook-experience-with-ibooks-2/

Why textbooks of the future are not books

Why textbooks of the future are not books
http://gigaom.com/apple/why-textbooks-of-the-future-are-not-books/

Apple to help âreinvent the curriculumâ with new iTunes U

Apple to help “reinvent the curriculum” with new iTunes U
http://gigaom.com/apple/apple-to-help-reinvent-the-curriculum-with-itunes-u/

Hands on with iBooks 2?s textbooks

Hands on with iBooks 2?s textbooks
http://gigaom.com/apple/hands-on-with-ibooks-2s-textbooks/

Apple releases iTunes 10.5.3 with iBooks 2 textbook syncing

Apple releases iTunes 10.5.3 with iBooks 2 textbook syncing
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/19/apple_releases_itunes_1053_with_ibooks_2_textbook_syncing.html

Kno CEO Osman Rashid To Apple: âNow We Will Fight On Who Has The Better Productâ

Kno CEO Osman Rashid To Apple: “Now We Will Fight On Who Has The Better Product”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/kno-apple-fight/

You Can't Afford Apple's Education Revolution

You Can't Afford Apple's Education Revolution
http://gizmodo.com/5877574/you-cant-afford-apples-education-revolution

Unprecedented, Thatâs for Sure

Unprecedented, That’s for Sure
http://david-smith.org/blog/2012/01/19/ibooks-author-unprecedented/

iBooks Author Is Not Going To Hurt Publishers. It Might Even Help Them

iBooks Author Is Not Going To Hurt Publishers. It Might Even Help Them
http://pandodaily.com/2012/01/19/ibooks-author-is-not-going-to-hurt-publishers-it-might-even-help-them/

Steve Jobs rumored to have shot down Push Pop Press for iBooks Author

Steve Jobs rumored to have shot down Push Pop Press for iBooks Author
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/19/steve_jobs_rumored_to_have_shot_down_push_pop_press_for_ibooks_author_.html

Google Maps & World Bank Join Forces, So Why Isnât Everyone Smiling?

Google Maps & World Bank Join Forces, So Why Isn’t Everyone Smiling?
http://mashable.com/2012/01/19/google-maps-world-bank/

A Word to the Resourceful

A Word to the Resourceful
http://www.paulgraham.com/word.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PaulGrahamUnofficialRssFeed+%28Paul+Graham%3A+Unofficial+RSS+Feed%29

Jerry Yang's Short Goodbye: The Official Letter

Jerry Yang's Short Goodbye: The Official Letter
http://allthingsd.com/20120119/jerry-yangs-short-goodbye-the-official-letter/

Joe Stump on Lens.ly, a project by Mokriya

Joe Stump on Lens.ly, a project by Mokriya
http://www.rajeshsetty.com/2012/01/02/joe-stump-on-lens-ly-a-project-by-mokriya/

The Seven Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful Executives

The Seven Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful Executives
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/01/02/the-seven-habits-of-spectacularly-unsuccessful-executives/

Itâs Still Funny, But It Might Not Be A Joke: Jotly Arrives On Android

It’s Still Funny, But It Might Not Be A Joke: Jotly Arrives On Android
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/its-still-funny-but-it-might-not-be-a-joke-jotly-arrives-on-android/

Open-Mindedness

Open-Mindedness
http://thewirecutter.com/2012/01/open-mindedness/

Absence makes the heart grow fonder and other weird thoughts

Absence makes the heart grow fonder and other weird thoughts
http://www.cringely.com/2012/01/absence-makes-the-heart-grow-fonder-and-other-weird-thoughts/

Why I quit Facebook

Why I quit Facebook
http://kev.inburke.com/kevin/why-i-quit-facebook/

Women as Entertainment in the SEO Industry

Women as Entertainment in the SEO Industry
http://janecopland.co.uk/2011/12/women-as-entertainment-in-the-seo-industry/

Friday, January 20, 2012

The Android Takeover Rolls On: 250 Million Handsets Worldwide

The Android Takeover Rolls On: 250 Million Handsets Worldwide
http://gizmodo.com/5877664/the-android-takeover-rolls-on-250-million-handsets-worldwide

Itâs Still Funny, But It Might Not Be A Joke: Jotly Arrives On Android

It’s Still Funny, But It Might Not Be A Joke: Jotly Arrives On Android
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/its-still-funny-but-it-might-not-be-a-joke-jotly-arrives-on-android/

Summify news aggregator purchased by Twitter, shutting down its services soon

Summify news aggregator purchased by Twitter, shutting down its services soon
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/19/2718988/twitter-purchase-summify-news-aggregator-service-shutdown

As Weak Q4 Earnings Loom, YHOO Freezes Hiring and Considers Layoffs

As Weak Q4 Earnings Loom, YHOO Freezes Hiring and Considers Layoffs
http://allthingsd.com/20120119/as-weak-q4-earnings-loom-yahoo-freezes-hiring-and-also-contemplates-layoffs/

Twitter Is Making A Gigantic Move (And Going To War With A Board Member)

Twitter Is Making A Gigantic Move (And Going To War With A Board Member)
http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-is-about-to-make-a-gigantic-pivot-while-no-one-is-watching-2012-1?op=1

Surprising New Figure in the Piracy Wars? Swizz Beatz, Megaupload.comâs Secret CEO

Surprising New Figure in the Piracy Wars? Swizz Beatz, Megaupload.com’s Secret CEO
http://www.betabeat.com/2012/01/19/surpising-new-figure-in-the-piracy-wars-swizz-beatz-megaupload-coms-secret-ceo/

Twitter Acquires, Shuts Down Social News Startup Summify

Twitter Acquires, Shuts Down Social News Startup Summify
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/twitter-acquires-summify/

Nike's Fuelband Is an Awesome Fitness Wristband for Your Entire Life

Nike's Fuelband Is an Awesome Fitness Wristband for Your Entire Life
http://gizmodo.com/5877553/nikes-fuelband-is-an-awesome-fitness-wristband-for-your-entire-life/gallery/1

Swizz Beatz's Resume: The History of a Multi-Tasker

Swizz Beatz's Resume: The History of a Multi-Tasker
http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/swizz-beatz-s-resume-the-history-of-a-multi-1005925562.story

MegaUpload's legal battle with labels and the DOJ: the full story

MegaUpload's legal battle with labels and the DOJ: the full story
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/19/2719560/megaupload-doj-lawsuit

Why the feds smashed Megaupload

Why the feds smashed Megaupload
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/why-the-feds-smashed-megaupload.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Megaupload Taken Down On Piracy Allegations

Megaupload Taken Down On Piracy Allegations
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/megaupload-taken-down-on-piracy-allegations/

All the Insane Loot Seized from Megaupload's Crazy Owners

All the Insane Loot Seized from Megaupload's Crazy Owners
http://gizmodo.com/5877715/all-the-insane-loot-seized-from-megauploads-crazy-owners

Feds Kill Megaupload (Updated)

Feds Kill Megaupload (Updated)
http://gizmodo.com/5877612/feds-kill-megaupload

Wireless Sensor Posts Temperature, Humidity, And Radiation Levels To Twitter (Video)

Wireless Sensor Posts Temperature, Humidity, And Radiation Levels To Twitter (Video)
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/sensor-twitter/

Appstores.com Launches An âAdSense For Mobile Appsâ

Appstores.com Launches An ‘AdSense For Mobile Apps’
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/appstores-com-launches-an-adsense-for-mobile-apps/

iTunes U Puts Entire College Courses on Your iPad

iTunes U Puts Entire College Courses on Your iPad
http://gizmodo.com/5877532/itunes-u-puts-entire-college-courses-on-your-ipad

How a Mouse Company Might Become King of the PC Jungle

How a Mouse Company Might Become King of the PC Jungle
http://gizmodo.com/5876793/how-a-mouse-company-might-become-king-of-the-pc-jungle

A Design Primer for Engineers

A Design Primer for Engineers
http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2012/01/16/a_design_primer_for_engineers.html

Objective-C Is The Language

Objective-C Is The Language
http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/2256/objective-c-is-the-language

The Long-Term Failure of Web APIs

The Long-Term Failure of Web APIs
http://nick.typepad.com/blog/2011/11/the-long-term-failure-of-web-apis.html

Q&A: Nokiaâs CEO Explains Plan for Smartphone Dominance

Q&A: Nokia’s CEO Explains Plan for Smartphone Dominance
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/nokia-ceo-stephen-elop-qa/

Improvement On Age-Old Mathematical Principle Could Yield Improved Images, Video

Improvement On Age-Old Mathematical Principle Could Yield Improved Images, Video
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/18/improvement-on-age-old-mathematical-principle-could-yield-improved-images-video/

Amazon Takes Another Pass at NoSQL with DynamoDB

Amazon Takes Another Pass at NoSQL with DynamoDB
http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2012/01/amazon-enters-the-nosql-market.php

Native JSON features submitted for PostgreSQL 9.2

Native JSON features submitted for PostgreSQL 9.2
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/native-json-features-submitted-for-postgresql-92.ars

Signs that you're a bad programmer

Signs that you're a bad programmer
http://www.yacoset.com/Home/signs-that-you-re-a-bad-programmer

Crash goes to Japan

Crash goes to Japan
http://all-things-andy-gavin.com/2012/01/11/crash-goes-to-japan-part-1/

Facebook Open Graph launches with 60 new partners

Facebook Open Graph launches with 60 new partners
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/18/2717453/facebook-open-graph-launches-mark-zuckerberg-new-partners

Cloudera Founder Debuts Big Data Management And Analysis Platform Wibidata With Backing From Eric Schmidt

Cloudera Founder Debuts Big Data Management And Analysis Platform Wibidata With Backing From Eric Schmidt
http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/02/cloudera-founder-debuts-big-data-management-and-analysis-platform-wibidata-with-backing-from-eric-schmidt/

Sources: Four More Board Members Will Be Following Yang Out the Door

Sources: Four More Board Members Will Be Following Yang Out the Door
http://allthingsd.com/20120117/sources-four-more-board-members-will-be-following-yang-out-the-door/

Sources: Is Facebook IPO on Track for Late May?

Sources: Is Facebook IPO on Track for Late May?
http://allthingsd.com/20120116/is-facebook-ipo-on-track-for-late-may/

Hereâs Why Roy Bostock Isnât Outâ¦.Yet

Here’s Why Roy Bostock Isn’t Out….Yet
http://pandodaily.com/2012/01/17/heres-why-roy-bostock-isnt-out-yet/

Is This Activism?

Is This Activism?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/18/is-this-activism/

Confessions of a Publisher: âWeâre in Amazonâs Sights and Theyâre Going to Kill Usâ

Confessions of a Publisher: “We’re in Amazon’s Sights and They’re Going to Kill Us”
http://pandodaily.com/2012/01/17/confessions-of-a-publisher-were-in-amazons-sights-and-theyre-going-to-kill-us/

How Wikipedia Turned Off the Lights

How Wikipedia Turned Off the Lights
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/wikipedia-blackout/?pagewanted=all

The Effect of Samsung's Dominance

The Effect of Samsung's Dominance
http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2012/01/the-effect-of-samsungs-dominan.php

Samsung Not Sold On The Bada-Tizen Merger Just Yet

Samsung Not Sold On The Bada-Tizen Merger Just Yet
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/17/samsung-not-sold-on-the-bada-tizen-merger-just-yet/

Yammer And Other Virtual Workspaces Have Real Problems

Yammer And Other Virtual Workspaces Have Real Problems
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/yammer_and_other_virtual_workspaces_have_real_prob.php

Apple's 'Bliss' e-textbook project inspired by Al Gore's 'Our Choice'

Apple's 'Bliss' e-textbook project inspired by Al Gore's 'Our Choice'
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/apples_bliss_e_textbook_project_inspired_by_al_gores_our_choice_.html

BitTorrent's New P2P Protocol Could Fix the Internet's Shoddy Streaming Video Quality

BitTorrent's New P2P Protocol Could Fix the Internet's Shoddy Streaming Video Quality
http://gizmodo.com/5877372/bittorrents-new-p2p-protocol-could-fix-the-internets-shoddy-streaming-video-quality

News360 Syncs Your Personal News Feed Across All Devices

News360 Syncs Your Personal News Feed Across All Devices
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/news360_syncs_your_personal_news_feed_across_all_d.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29

Google Reader and Mac/iOS RSS readers that sync

Google Reader and Mac/iOS RSS readers that sync
http://inessential.com/2011/10/24/google_reader_and_mac_ios_rss_readers_th

The fallacies of a coffee-drinking programmer

The fallacies of a coffee-drinking programmer
http://asfkrs.tumblr.com/post/11733537320/fallacies

JavaScript as a First Language

JavaScript as a First Language
http://ejohn.org/blog/javascript-as-a-first-language/

The Great Tech War Of 2012

The Great Tech War Of 2012
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/160/tech-wars-2012-amazon-apple-google-facebook

The secrets Apple keeps

The secrets Apple keeps
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/18/inside-apple-adam-lashinsky/

New Mars Meteorite Is Selling for $22,500 Per Ounce-10 Times the Price of Gold

New Mars Meteorite Is Selling for $22,500 Per Ounce-10 Times the Price of Gold
http://gizmodo.com/5877062/if-youve-got-the-cash-you-can-buy-a-piece-of-mars

iPad 3 event reportedly on the horizon

iPad 3 event reportedly on the horizon
http://gigaom.com/apple/ipad-3-event-reportedly-on-the-horizon/

How Cancer Drugs Make Cancer Worse and Kill Patients

How Cancer Drugs Make Cancer Worse and Kill Patients
http://gizmodo.com/5876919/how-cancer-drugs-make-cancer-worse-and-kill-patients

What Itâs Really Like to Work at Google

What It’s Really Like to Work at Google
http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/01/16/what-its-really-like-to-work-at-google/

Apple interest in Intel switch led to purchase of NeXT, return of Steve Jobs

Apple interest in Intel switch led to purchase of NeXT, return of Steve Jobs
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/13/apple_interest_in_intel_switch_led_to_purchase_of_next_return_of_steve_jobs.html

Apple interest in Intel switch led to purchase of NeXT, return of Steve Jobs

Apple interest in Intel switch led to purchase of NeXT, return of Steve Jobs
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/13/apple_interest_in_intel_switch_led_to_purchase_of_next_return_of_steve_jobs.html

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Client-Side Re-Write, OH MY!

Client-Side Re-Write, OH MY!
http://devblog.joindiaspora.com/2012/01/10/client-side-re-write-oh-my/

The V8 Myth: Why JavaScript is not a Worthy Competitor

The V8 Myth: Why JavaScript is not a Worthy Competitor
http://blogs.adobe.com/avikchaudhuri/2012/01/17/the-v8-myth-why-javascript-is-not-a-worthy-competitor/

Tagged: Four Years Profitable, Big Plans for hi5

Tagged: Four Years Profitable, Big Plans for hi5
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/18/tagged-profitable-hi5/

Foursquare Adds Restaurant Menus as It Looks to Eat Yelp For Lunch

Foursquare Adds Restaurant Menus as It Looks to Eat Yelp For Lunch
http://gizmodo.com/5877304/foursquare-adds-menus-as-it-looks-to-eat-yelp-for-lunch

Working at Apple Is Brutally Insane and Awful

Working at Apple Is Brutally Insane and Awful
http://gizmodo.com/5877213/working-at-apple-is-brutally-insane-and-awful

Multicellular Evolution Apparently Isn't That Tough To Do and Only Takes 60 Days

Multicellular Evolution Apparently Isn't That Tough To Do and Only Takes 60 Days
http://gizmodo.com/5877041/multicellular-evolution-apparently-isnt-that-tough-and-only-takes-60-days

Microsoft Now Opposes SOPA, But Only 'As Currently Drafted'

Microsoft Now Opposes SOPA, But Only 'As Currently Drafted'
http://gizmodo.com/5877095/microsoft-now-opposes-sopa-but-only-as-currently-drafted

Whited00r brings latest iOS enhancements to the devices Apple left behind

Whited00r brings latest iOS enhancements to the devices Apple left behind
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/18/2716095/whited00r-ios-custom-firmware-legacy-apple-iphone-ipod-touch

Amazon Web Services Introduces Web-Scale Database, DynamoDB

Amazon Web Services Introduces Web-Scale Database, DynamoDB
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/18/amazon-database-dynamodb/

âAt Apple Everything Is A Secretâ

“At Apple Everything Is A Secret”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/18/apple-everything-secret/

Whited00r Aims To Breathe New Life Into Old iOS Hardware

Whited00r Aims To Breathe New Life Into Old iOS Hardware
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/18/whited00r-aims-to-breathe-new-life-into-old-ios-hardware/

Should RIM Abandon Ship?

Should RIM Abandon Ship?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/18/should-rim-abandon-ship/

Why Android Handsets are Bigger Than the iPhone

Why Android Handsets are Bigger Than the iPhone
http://gizmodo.com/5877084/why-android-handsets-are-bigger-than-the-iphone

Regarding the Scope of Appleâs Education Initiative

Regarding the Scope of Apple’s Education Initiative
http://daringfireball.net/2012/01/apple_education_scope

The Rest Of The Story

The Rest Of The Story
http://codahale.com/the-rest-of-the-story/

Real life Scala feedback from Yammer

Real life Scala feedback from Yammer
http://blog.joda.org/2011/11/real-life-scala-feedback-from-yammer.html

Scala at Yammer

Scala at Yammer
http://eng.yammer.com/blog/2011/11/30/scala-at-yammer.html

Scope in JavaScript

Scope in JavaScript
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/scope_in_javascript/

HAML: the unforgivable sin

HAML: the unforgivable sin
http://opensoul.org/blog/archives/2011/11/30/haml-the-unforgivable-sin/

PHP to Objective C, where the f**k are parameters?

PHP to Objective C, where the f**k are parameters?
http://kentnguyen.com/ios/ios-beginner-series-function-names/

How To Build A Site That Looks Great On Every Screen

How To Build A Site That Looks Great On Every Screen
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_to_build_a_site_that_looks_great_on_every_scre.php

For Start-Ups That Aim at Giants, Sorting the Data Cloud Is the Next Big Thing

For Start-Ups That Aim at Giants, Sorting the Data Cloud Is the Next Big Thing
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/26/technology/for-start-ups-sorting-the-data-cloud-is-the-next-big-thing.html?pagewanted=all

IFTTT Triggers Loyal, Nerdy Following

IFTTT Triggers Loyal, Nerdy Following
http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/28/ifttt-triggers-loyal-nerdy-following/

Facebook code reappears in iOS beta: hereâs hoping it sticks around

Facebook code reappears in iOS beta: here’s hoping it sticks around
http://gigaom.com/apple/facebook-code-reappears-in-ios-beta-heres-hoping-it-sticks-around/

SOPA Isn't Dead

SOPA Isn't Dead
http://gizmodo.com/5876941/sopa-isnt-dead

Jerry Yang Out at Yahoo!

Jerry Yang Out at Yahoo!
http://gizmodo.com/5876960/yahoo-kicks-founder-jerry-yang-to-the-curb

Jerry Yang's Decision to Leave Yahoo Was His Own

Jerry Yang's Decision to Leave Yahoo Was His Own
http://allthingsd.com/20120117/jerry-yangs-decision-to-leave-yahoo-was-his-own-even-if-it-was-inevitable/

Another Reason To Become Facebook Friends With Strangers

Another Reason To Become Facebook Friends With Strangers
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/another_reason_to_become_facebook_friends_with_str.php

The online echo chamber may be a myth - at least on Facebook

The online echo chamber may be a myth - at least on Facebook
http://www.theverge.com/web/2012/1/17/2714109/online-echo-chamber-facebook-sharing-study

NSFW: Crazy Stoned Woman Goes Topless at Apple Store

NSFW: Crazy Stoned Woman Goes Topless at Apple Store
http://gizmodo.com/5876986/nsfw-crazy-stoned-woman-goes-topless-at-apple-store

Scientists Create Cyborg Rats to Combat Brain Damage

Scientists Create Cyborg Rats to Combat Brain Damage
http://gizmodo.com/5876711/scientists-create-cyborg-rats-to-combat-brain-damage

OK, Gawker, Weâll Engage in Your Link Bait for Just One Post

OK, Gawker, We’ll Engage in Your Link Bait for Just One Post
http://pandodaily.com/2012/01/16/ok-gawker-well-engage-in-your-link-bait-for-just-one-post/

Steve Wozniak On iPhone vs Android

Steve Wozniak On iPhone vs Android
http://gizmodo.com/5876719/steve-wozniak-prefers-android-to-iphone-kind-of

Apple's education event is getting seriously over-hyped

Apple's education event is getting seriously over-hyped
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/17/apples-education-event-is-getting-seriously-over-hyped/

HTC And Sprint Working On Software Updates That Remove Carrier IQ

HTC And Sprint Working On Software Updates That Remove Carrier IQ
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/17/htc-and-sprint-working-on-software-updates-that-remove-carrier-iq/

Why Are Android Smartphones Bigger Than the iPhone?

Why Are Android Smartphones Bigger Than the iPhone?
http://daringfireball.net/2012/01/why_are_android_phones_bigger

Study: Facebook Pages Shouldnât Post More Than 1x Every 3 hours

Study: Facebook Pages Shouldn’t Post More Than 1x Every 3 hours
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/17/how-often-should-facebook-pages-post/

Do We Need A âGarageBand For Books?â

Do We Need A “GarageBand For Books?”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/17/do-we-need-a-garageband-for-books/

Lessons for Kickstarter creators from the worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter

Lessons for Kickstarter creators from the worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter
http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2012/01/lessons-for-kickstarter-creators-from-the-worst-project-i-ever-funded-on-kickstarter.html

This Kind of Ignorance Is What Gives Gadget Guys A Bad Name

This Kind of Ignorance Is What Gives Gadget Guys A Bad Name
http://gizmodo.com/5876507/this-kind-of-ignorance-is-what-gives-gadget-guys-a-bad-name

iOS chief Scott Forstall called Apple's 'CEO-in-waiting'

iOS chief Scott Forstall called Apple's 'CEO-in-waiting'
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/17/ios_chief_scott_forstall_called_apples_ceo_in_waiting_.html

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The Strange Case of John Dillinger and the Fraudulent Apple ID

The Strange Case of John Dillinger and the Fraudulent Apple ID
http://programmingzen.com/2012/01/12/john-dillinger-apple-id/

Quick Tip: JavaScript Hoisting Explained

Quick Tip: JavaScript Hoisting Explained
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/quick-tip-javascript-hoisting-explained/

JavaScript Scoping and Hoisting

JavaScript Scoping and Hoisting
http://www.adequatelygood.com/2010/2/JavaScript-Scoping-and-Hoisting

Fragmentation Is Not The End of Android

Fragmentation Is Not The End of Android
http://ceklog.kindel.com/2012/01/14/fragmentation-is-not-the-end-of-android/

Charlie Kindel: 'Google has already lost control of Android and has zero chance of regaining [it]'

Charlie Kindel: 'Google has already lost control of Android and has zero chance of regaining [it]'
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/16/2711490/charlie-kindel-google-has-already-lost-control-of-android-and-has

Twitter Doesn't Make You Martin Luther King

Twitter Doesn't Make You Martin Luther King
http://gizmodo.com/5876512/twitter-doesnt-make-you-martin-luther-king

Wikipedia Will Go Offline Wednesday for SOPA Protest

Wikipedia Will Go Offline Wednesday for SOPA Protest
http://gizmodo.com/5876660/wikipedia-will-go-offline-wednesday-in-protest-of-sopa

Microsoft unveils its new file system for Windows 8: ReFS

Microsoft unveils its new file system for Windows 8: ReFS
http://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2012/1/16/2712061/microsoft-unveils-windows-8-refs

Sarah Lacy Launches Pando Daily, Your New Favorite News Site

Sarah Lacy Launches Pando Daily, Your New Favorite News Site
http://uncrunched.com/2012/01/16/sarah-lacy-lauches-pando-daily-your-new-favorite-news-site/

Hackers Threaten to Dump Norton AntiVirus Source Code Tomorrow

Hackers Threaten to Dump Norton AntiVirus Source Code Tomorrow
http://gizmodo.com/5876683/hackers-threaten-to-dump-nortons-antivirus-source-code-tomorrow

Woz loves Android, but iPhone is still good for most

Woz loves Android, but iPhone is still good for most
http://gigaom.com/mobile/woz-loves-android-but-iphone-is-still-good-for-most/

Astronomers Getting Ready to Take The First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole

Astronomers Getting Ready to Take The First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole
http://gizmodo.com/5876627/astronomers-getting-ready-to-take-the-first+ever-photo-of-a-black-hole

TC Alum Sarah Lacy Launches New Tech Blog, PandoDaily

TC Alum Sarah Lacy Launches New Tech Blog, PandoDaily
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/16/tc-alum-sarah-lacy-launches-new-tech-blog-pandodaily/

Microsoft To ARM Win8 Tablet Makers: No Dual Boot For You

Microsoft To ARM Win8 Tablet Makers: No Dual Boot For You
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/16/microsoft-to-arm-win8-tablet-makers-no-dual-boot-for-you/

Ultrabook: The New Most Meaningless Word in Tech (Updated)

Ultrabook: The New Most Meaningless Word in Tech (Updated)
http://gizmodo.com/5875845/theres-no-such-thing-as-an-ultrabook

Unpacking the invisible knapsack

Unpacking the invisible knapsack
http://boingboing.net/2012/01/16/unpacking-the-invisible-knapsa.html

OWC supercharges storage for MacBook Air, Mac Pro, and enterprise

OWC supercharges storage for MacBook Air, Mac Pro, and enterprise
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/01/owc-supercharges-storage-for-macbook-air-mac-pro-and-enterprise.ars

Sarah Lacyâs PandoDaily launches with $2.5 million in funding

Sarah Lacy’s PandoDaily launches with $2.5 million in funding
http://gigaom.com/2012/01/16/sarah-lacys-pandodaily-launches-with-2-5-million-in-funding/

Design Sets Tone at Square, a Mobile Payments Start-Up

Design Sets Tone at Square, a Mobile Payments Start-Up
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/disruptions-design-sets-the-tone-at-a-new-start-up/

Real Online TV Is Finally Here

Real Online TV Is Finally Here
http://gizmodo.com/5876456/real-online-tv-is-finally-here

Mobile Game Design: How Evil Monkeys Chased Temple Run To App Store #1

Mobile Game Design: How Evil Monkeys Chased Temple Run To App Store #1
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/15/temple-run/

The Winners And Losers Of CES 2012

The Winners And Losers Of CES 2012
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/15/the-winners-and-losers-of-ces-2012/

Failed Russian Probe Phobos-Grunt Crash Lands in the Pacific

Failed Russian Probe Phobos-Grunt Crash Lands in the Pacific
http://gizmodo.com/5876380/failed-russian-probe-phobos+grunt-crash-lands-in-the-pacific

An MRI-Powered Robot Can Swim Through Your Guts

An MRI-Powered Robot Can Swim Through Your Guts
http://gizmodo.com/5876373/an-mri+powered-robot-can-swim-through-your-guts

"Goofy" Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Defends His Decisions on "60 Minutes"

"Goofy" Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Defends His Decisions on "60 Minutes"
http://allthingsd.com/20120115/goofy-groupon-ceo-andrew-mason-defends-his-decisions-on-60-minutes/

The Dolphin Marines Roll Out to Iran's Most Important Stretch of Water

The Dolphin Marines Roll Out to Iran's Most Important Stretch of Water
http://gizmodo.com/5876370/the-us-military-relies-on-dolphins-to-detect-mines

ARM Devices Running Windows 8 Will Have Boot Options Locked Down

ARM Devices Running Windows 8 Will Have Boot Options Locked Down
http://gizmodo.com/5876384/arm-devices-running-windows-8-will-have-boot-options-locked-down

Zappos Hacked to the Tune of Millions of Compromised Accounts

Zappos Hacked to the Tune of Millions of Compromised Accounts
http://gizmodo.com/5876415/zappos-hacked-to-the-tune-of-millions-of-compromised-accounts

The Little Bug That's Ruining Google Music

The Little Bug That's Ruining Google Music
http://gizmodo.com/5876430/the-little-bug-thats-ruining-google-music

AWS offers free Windows on EC2 (kind of)

AWS offers free Windows on EC2 (kind of)
http://gigaom.com/cloud/aws-offers-free-windows-on-ec2-kind-of/

Is iTunes the key to Appleâs paid app advantage?

Is iTunes the key to Apple’s paid app advantage?
http://gigaom.com/apple/is-itunes-the-key-to-apples-paid-app-advantage/

Samsung Turns Any Window into an Amazing Computer

Samsung Turns Any Window into an Amazing Computer
http://gizmodo.com/5876441/samsung-turns-any-window-into-an-amazing-computer

2012 Predictions: Richard MacManus

2012 Predictions: Richard MacManus
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/2012_predictions_richard_macmanus.php

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Siri may infringe old Excite patents

Siri may infringe old Excite patents
http://www.cringely.com/2012/01/siri-may-infringe-old-excite-patents/

Murdoch Slams Obama For "Supporting Online Piracy"-Calls Google "Piracy Leader"

Murdoch Slams Obama For "Supporting Online Piracy"-Calls Google "Piracy Leader"
http://gizmodo.com/5876189/murdoch-slams-obama-for-supporting-silicon-valley-piracy-leaders

Here's Why Robert Scoble And The Rest Of The Pundits Are Wrong: Windows Phone Will Be A Success

Here's Why Robert Scoble And The Rest Of The Pundits Are Wrong: Windows Phone Will Be A Success
http://www.businessinsider.com/windows-phone-2012-1?op=1

SOPA Supporters On The Run

SOPA Supporters On The Run
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/14/sopa-supporters-on-the-run/

Exclusive: Inside Microsoft's Envisioning Lab

Exclusive: Inside Microsoft's Envisioning Lab
http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/27/2663620/microsoft-envisioning-lab-exclusive-tour

Mossberg's Look at 2011's Biggest Tech Products

Mossberg's Look at 2011's Biggest Tech Products
http://allthingsd.com/20111221/year-of-the-talking-phone-and-a-cloud-that-got-hot/

2012 Predictions, Cloud Edition: Joe Brockmeier

2012 Predictions, Cloud Edition: Joe Brockmeier
http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/12/2012-predictions-joe-brockmeie.php

2012 Predictions, Mobile Edition: Dan Rowinski

2012 Predictions, Mobile Edition: Dan Rowinski
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/2012_predictions_mobile_edition_dan_rowinski.php

Facebook Agrees To Make Privacy Improvements, Though Audit Says Itâs Lawful

Facebook Agrees To Make Privacy Improvements, Though Audit Says It’s Lawful
http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/21/audit-privacy-changes/

Hackers and Fighters

Hackers and Fighters
http://www.lambdassociates.org/blog/hackers.htm?_escaped_fragment_=99

Ex-Google Man Sells Search Genius to Rest of World

Ex-Google Man Sells Search Genius to Rest of World
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2011/12/ex-google-man/

A Bag of Holding

A Bag of Holding
http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2011/12/04/a_bag_of_holding.html

Kindle Touch Lightning Review: The Only Book Gadget You Need

Kindle Touch Lightning Review: The Only Book Gadget You Need
http://gizmodo.com/5859117/kindle-touch-lightning-review-the-only-book-gadget-you-need

Kindle Touch review

Kindle Touch review
http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/14/2559732/kindle-touch-review

Kindle Fire Review: The iPad Finally Has Serious Competition

Kindle Fire Review: The iPad Finally Has Serious Competition
http://gizmodo.com/5858779/kindle-fire-review-the-ipad-finally-has-serious-competition

Three Ways to Overcome Career Anxiety

Three Ways to Overcome Career Anxiety
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/11/three_ways_to_overcome_career.html

Is Today the Most Depressing Day of the Year?

Is Today the Most Depressing Day of the Year?
http://gizmodo.com/5876375/is-today-the-most-depressing-day-of-the-year

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Putting The Google-Is-Ripping-Off-A-Kenyan-Startup Story In Perspective

Putting The Google-Is-Ripping-Off-A-Kenyan-Startup Story In Perspective
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/13/sorryfornotjumpingtoconclusions/

The Intel engineer behind Stephen Hawking's computer

The Intel engineer behind Stephen Hawking's computer
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/11/2701284/intel-engineer-stephen-hawking-computer

Foxconn suicide threat resolved, 45 workers resign

Foxconn suicide threat resolved, 45 workers resign
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/12/2701990/foxconn-150-suicide-threat

Microsoft now paid royalties on 70% of US Android smartphones

Microsoft now paid royalties on 70% of US Android smartphones
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/01/microsoft-now-paid-royalties-on-70-of-us-android-smartphones.ars

ITC Sides With Motorola In Key Apple Patent Suit

ITC Sides With Motorola In Key Apple Patent Suit
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/13/itc-sides-with-motorola-in-key-apple-patent-suit/

Nintendo Wii U video walkthrough

Nintendo Wii U video walkthrough
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/11/2700613/nintendo-wii-u-video-walkthrough

iCloudâs App Search Engine: A First Step To A Cloud-Enabled Phone

iCloud’s App Search Engine: A First Step To A Cloud-Enabled Phone
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/13/iclouds-app-search-engine-a-first-step-to-a-cloud-enabled-phone/