Activations of Apple devices grew by 2.3 times on Christmas Day - The rate of device activations for Apple more than doubled on Christmas Day this year, though the real winner was Amazon, whose low-margin Kindle devices saw a 24-fold surge in new devices for the single day.
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Apple releases videos, slides from iOS 7 Tech Talks developer conferences - The iOS 7 Tech Talks are small developer conferences that give app creators a deeper understanding of the new core technologies available in Apple's latest mobile operating system.
Google's reaction to Apple's iPhone unveiling: 'We're going to have to start over' on Android - "I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong," Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson. "I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this."
Distimo Stat Show 2013 Was a Huge Year for Android Gaming - Eric Johnson - Mobile - AllThingsD - Google Play as a source of revenue leads in South Korea and Japan, two of the three fastest-growing markets worldwide.
iPhones Dominate Sales at All Four Major U.S. Carriers - John Paczkowski - Mobile - AllThingsD - Prior to the launch of the iPhone 5s and 5c, the iPhone 5 was Apple’s sole Top 3 entrant at the big four carriers, and it held the top spot at AT&T alone; it was the second-most-popular handset at Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile, where Samsung’s Galaxy S4 led the pack.
Anonymous Internet Poster - Android Apps on Google Play
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Apple pulls another anti-censorship app from China's iOS App Store - The app, called FreeWeibo, bypasses government restrictions on the Twitter-like Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo and was pulled from the App Store on Friday, according to a report from Agence France-Presse.
Apple partner ARM acquires graphics software firm Geomerics - Geomerics — based, like ARM, in Cambridge, England — is the maker of Enlighten, a product that game companies can integrate into a game's rendering engine to provide dynamic radiosity calculation.
Apple's iPad Air, iPad mini take 6 of Japan's top 10 tablet sales spots - During its first month on the market, Apple's iPad Air has taken four of Japan's top ten tablet slots while iPad mini has taken two additional spots, giving Apple 60 percent of the sales charts.
How Minecraft Creator Persson Almost Took a Job at Valve - Eric Johnson - General - AllThingsD - This chapter from “Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus ‘Notch’ Persson and the Game that Changed Everything,” excerpted with permission of the authors, tells the tale.
Sony Plans a 4K Fest for CES - Ina Fried - News - AllThingsD - Sony may not use the term “4K” 4,000 times during its CES press conference and keynote. But it will surely come close. The electronics giant is betting heavily on the next big-screen technology to help reestablish Sony’s name as the kind of brand that consumers aspire to buy.
Here's a first look at the Tesla statue in Palo Alto | VentureBeat | Business | by J. O'Dell - Tesla memorial statues also have been erected in Croatia, the inventor’s birthplace; Long Island, the site of his laboratory; and Niagara Falls. Here’s a slideshow of Tesla monuments around the world:
Microsoft Takes Action Against Alleged Ad-Fraud 'Botnet' ZeroAccess - WSJ.com - Microsoft doesn't know precisely who is behind ZeroAccess, nicknamed after code in the malware, but suspects the operators are based in Eastern Europe.
Calling Overseas on Wi-Fi - Walt Mossberg - Mossberg's Mailbox - AllThingsD - The Motorola Moto X sold by Republic is a modified version that defaults to making calls and sending texts via Wi-Fi and only relies on cellular networks in the U.S. when Wi-Fi is too weak or unavailable.
Samsung's #Galaxy11 viral ad fumbles when Franz Beckenbauer tweets from iPhone - A global ad campaign to promote Samsung devices, involving soccer stars and an alien invasion story, instead revealed that the fantasy campaign's star manager Franz Beckenbauer tweets from his iPhone, not a Galaxy device.
China sending its 'Jade Rabbit' rover to the moon this weekend | VentureBeat | Business | by Tom Cheredar - the first mission to the Moon’s surface since the Russians did it 37 years ago.
Apple widens lead over Android in worldwide ad impression share, now twice as large - For the third quarter of 2013, worldwide ad impressions recorded from devices running Apple's iOS doubled those from rival Android.
Silicon Valley Isn't a Meritocracy. And It's Dangerous to Hero-Worship Entrepreneurs | Wired Opinion | Wired.com - But if the tech scene is really a meritocracy, why are so many of its key players, from Mark Zuckerberg to Steve Jobs, white men? If entrepreneurs are born, not made, why are there so many programs attempting to create entrepreneurs? If tech is truly game-changing, why are old-fashioned capitalism and the commodification of personal information never truly questioned?
Apple patents Lytro-like refocusable camera suitable for iPhone - The patent describes a plenoptic camera, otherwise known as a "light-field camera," that uses a microlens array in the form of an adaptor rather than a fixed and integrated component as seen on what is arguably the most famous consumer light field camera, the Lytro.
Amazon's Black Friday deals kick off today, with new bargains every 10 minutes throughout the week - Amazon is getting a head start on the competition by launching its Black Friday deals a full five days early, promising new bargains every 10 minutes throughout the week.
This social video app is more popular than Facebook among Japanese teens | VentureBeat - Facebook started in colleges. Japanese live video startup TwitCasting said yesterday that it owns 50 percent of the college market in Japan — and it’s coming here.
Rumor: Apple field testing 'iPhone 6' with 4.9-inch display - Apple has begun field trials of a next-generation iPhone sporting a larger, 4.9-inch display, according to new information from one popular tech-focused Far East website.
Apple updates iMovie for Mac with support for older video cards - Apple on Wednesday released an update to its consumer-level video editing and management software iMovie for Mac, adding support for machines running legacy video cards.
Insights from an app-developer veteran: Think simple, low-risk | VentureBeat - Rob Jonson is a self-taught programmer who has been releasing apps under the Hobbyist name for 10 years. Rob makes his living selling apps (including the best selling VLC Remote and VLC Streamer) direct to customers via app stores.
NASA to launch robotic explorer to Mars | Fox News - NASA is sending Maven to Mars to study its upper atmosphere. Scientists want to know why Mars went from being warm and wet during its first billion years, to the cold and dry place it is today.
Facebook's Mobile Chief on Lessons Learned from its Android "Home" - Ina Fried - Mobile - AllThingsD - Facebook’s mobile image took a bit of a beating in the weeks that followed the April launch of its Home software for Android.
Thanks to iPhone, Japan becomes Apple's hottest market - With an estimated 37 percent of the smartphone market and 50 percent of the tablet market, Apple has seen explosive growth in Japan.
Los Angeles wants to bring free fiber Internet to every resident, without paying for it | VentureBeat To require fiber in "every residence, every business, and every government entity within the city limits of Los Angeles"
In "Hatching Twitter," a Billion-Dollar Company That Almost Wasn't - Mike Isaac - Social - AllThingsD - Twitter’s founders may indeed have tapped into one of the most pervasive new forms of communication in the past century
Review: Apple's late-2013 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display - Users who want more power from their portable machine in the form of a discrete GPU will be forced to upgrade to Apple's 15-inch model, and even then it's not a standard inclusion.
Apple-backed patent consortium sues Google, major Android manufacturers - It is widely believed that thanks to the agreements, Microsoft makes more money each year from Android than Google does.
Facebook earnings show that desktop ads — and Google — may soon become irrelevant | VentureBeat - With the social network’s monthly active userbase up 45 percent year over year, ad money from mobile added up to around 49 percent of all ad revenue ($1.8 billion) from this quarter.
UnitedHealth Unit Tapped to Repair Health-Law Website - Jennifer Corbett Dooren - News - AllThingsD - The Obama administration said Friday it has named a unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc. to oversee repairs to its troubled health-insurance website and for the first time gave a specific estimate — the end of November — for when the site would be fixed.
Samsung Fined Over HTC Smear Campaign - John Paczkowski - Mobile - AllThingsD - On Thursday, the agency levied a $341,037 fine against Samsung’s Taiwanese subsidiary for hiring students to post fake online reviews criticizing HTC devices.
Apple's updated 15" MacBook Pro features Intel Crystalwell graphics, starts at $1999 - Along with the $200 price drop, which extends down to the new 13-inch model, Apple's latest flagship notebook features faster PCIe flash, as well as an optional GeForce GT 750M graphics processor.
YouTube Becoming a Mobile First Company - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD
Larry Page announced that 40 percent of YouTube’s traffic was coming from mobile devices. That’s up from 25 percent a year ago, and six percent in 2011."
Voxeljet: From 3D printed James Bond cars to a wildly successful IPO | VentureBeat - For the 2012 James Bond movie Skyfall, Propshop Modelmakers used Voxeljet’s 3D printers to create three full-scaled replicas of the ultra-rare Aston Martin DB5. The cars, which are ultimately destroyed in the film, are almost indistinguishable from the original, thanks in large part to Voxeljet’s printers.
Meet Blogger Mobile Biz Stone's Idea for Twitter Before Twitter - Mike Isaac - Social - AllThingsD - This is quintessential Twitter before actually becoming Twitter. The entire premise was to easily post messages from your phone — a concept foreign to most folks who only had feature phones (which basically was most people with cellphones at the time).
Apple Surpassing Android With Businesses Writing Custom Mobile Apps - Ina Fried - Mobile - AllThingsD - importantly, more than 95 percent of custom apps developed by businesses are written for Apple devices.
6 things wrong with the ‘Lean Startup’ model (and what to do about it) | VentureBeat - Michael Sharkey is cofounder and CEO of Bislr. He started his first business to impress girls.
Rocket flight as we’ve never seen it before: SpaceX captures Grasshopper rocket via hexacopter | VentureBeat - SpaceX is continuing to test its vertical takeoff and vertical landing rocket, Grasshopper, with small hops to test the rocket guidance and landing technology needed to return a rocket to Earth in exactly the way it slipped the surly bonds of our planet.
Why developers should build on iOS before heading to Android | VentureBeat - Sensopia chose an iOS-first approach for the development of MagicPlan. We are now releasing our software on Android, after having developed and iterated on iOS for a while.
iPhone IP Wars: Apple & the thorny issues of patent protection
Apple's win against Franklin apparently left the company confident that it could also protect the Macintosh from software infringement through similar copyright claims. But things didn't work out that way. "
Jeff Bezos Amazon Book Excerpt - Jason Del Rey - Commerce - AllThingsD
“He has Ted’s laugh!” the stepson told Stone. “It’s almost exact.”"
Mac shipments continue to shrink as Apple loses ground in US PC market - But the numbers don't include Apple's growing international share, nor does either firm track tablet shipments, such as Apple's market-leading iPad.
Apple’s next iPhone will have a big 4.8″ screen (analyst) | VentureBeat - we didn’t see a larger iPhone from Apple this fall when the company released the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C.
Piper: More than half of teens own an iPhone, iPad immensely popular
iPhone and iPad remain popular among young people, according to a new study that shows the iPhone in the hands of more than half of American teens. "
HBO COO Kessler -- Who Spearheaded Digital Strategy -- Is Departing - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD - According to a memo from HBO CEO Richard Plepler, COO Eric Kessler will be departing the premium cable channel.
Behind-the-scenes details revealed about Steve Jobs' first iPhone announcement - And the rest of the day turned out to be just a [expletive] for the entire iPhone team.
Apple's 'spaceship' campus clears another regulatory hurdle on way to breaking ground - Cupertino's planning commission gave Apple's new corporate campus the go-ahead this week, clearing the way for a final vote on the project by the Cupertino City Council later in October.
Apple's 'iPad 5' and 'iPad mini 2' to sport iPhone-quality 8MP cameras, Sony to supply sensors - With the new Sony sensors, Apple will bump resolution to 8MP, up from 5MP in the fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini.
Twitter Founder Reveals Secret Formula for Getting Rich Online | Wired Business | Wired.com - “The internet is not what I thought it was 20 years ago,” Williams said. “It’s not a utopian world.”
Fifteen Years In, Google Revamps Its Search Algorithm - Liz Gannes - News - AllThingsD
Google had last revamped its search engine in 2010, calling that boost Caffeine and replacing years of incremental improvements to the original Google PageRank."
How to Escape the Dark Valley of Your Hadoop Journey - Gary Nakamura - Voices - AllThingsD
Hadoop Distributed File System into something halfway manageable. "
Leaks hint at second-gen iPad mini with A7, Touch ID, gold option | Electronista Claiming to have photos of a gold-colored second-generation iPad mini with a Touch ID sensor. The authenticity of the photos is difficult to determine, but it's widely anticipated that Apple will bring the Touch ID technology to other devices as soon as it can...
Retina display-toting iPad mini may not ship with 'iPad 5' this year, report says - "The Retina Mini looks less certain for that time," said IHS iSuppli's director of Tablet and Monitor Research, Rhoda Alexander.
Microsoft signals it's committed to Surface hardware for the long haul - Though Microsoft has lost hundreds of millions of dollars on its Surface tablets, the company made it clear on Monday that it has no intention of backing away from the platform
Logitech, ClamCase tease iOS-compatible game controllers - The materials emerged Thursday in the form of a teaser trailer fromClamCase and a post (via MacRumors) to Logitech's Facebook page. Clamcase's video shows glimpses of the form factor for a device called the GameCase.
Madonna releases new film exclusively via BitTorrent Bundle | VentureBeat - Madonna has released her new anti-persecution SecretProjectRevolution film exclusively via BitTorrent Bundle.
Apple's iOS App Store now offers 'last compatible' versions of apps for older devices
The new app accessibility, first spotted by a user on Reddit, allows owners of older Apple products like the iPhone 3GS or 3G to download a compatible version of an app if the most recent update does not support their device's firmware."
Michael Dell Says He's Not Taking Company Back Into the Phone Business - Ina Fried - Mobile - AllThingsD - Michael Dell has lots of plans for his soon-to-be-privately-held company. But getting back into the mobile phone business is apparently not on the list.
Michael Dell bristles when his beleaguered PC company is compared with mighty Apple Inc. – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home -
Twitter Co-Founder Evan Williams Lays Out His Plan For The Future Of Media | TechCrunch - In another example, Aron Solomon put a national spotlight on smartphone taxi app, Uber, after it unintentionally instituted surge pricing during Toronto’s massive summer storm. A few news outlets covered the embarrassing incident, but nothing else went viral like the voice of an innocent bystander outraged at the negligent price gouging in his hair-raising post, “The Don’t Be An Asshole Rule.”
Canon shows off new CMOS video sensor in nighttime firefly video | Electronista
Canon has released a promotional video shot using one of the company's new 35mm full-frame CMOS sensors.
Hugo Barra Talks About His Future at Xiaomi and Why He Left Google - Kara Swisher - Mobile - AllThingsD: "He was even more interested when Android design head Matias Duarte told him he thought Xiaomi had done one of the best jobs of anyone extending the Android platform. "
Hands-on with the new 64-bit A7-powered iPhone 5s with new M7, camera features & Touch ID: "The new iPhone 5s joins the previously considered iPhone 5c as a pair of new options that take the company's existing flagship iPhone 5 in new directions."
Apple's iPhone 5c uses unique design, precision manufacturing to avoid 'plastic' stigma
"This whole process culminates in an extraordinarily rigid structure and a solid, dense feel that you would not expect from a plastic product," Ive says in the video.
Twitter Amplify signs its first sponsored video partnership in Europe with French TV channel TF1 - The Next Web: "Amplify has grown to roughly 30 partners, most of whom are in the US."
If Steve Jobs applied for a job at Apple today, there’s no chance in hell he’d get hired | VentureBeat
Not political. Collaborators. People who really don’t care who gets credit. Those are the type of people that Apple looks for in new employees, Apple CEO Tim Cook said recently. In other words, if Steve Jobs was applying for a job at Apple today, he’d probably get shown the door double-quick-time."
Flickr for iOS update brings new live filters, editing tools
Yahoo's official Flickr app for iOS was given new filter capabilities in an update on Thursday that brings it into direct competition with Instagram
Apple's 'iPhone 5S' to use 31% faster 'A7' chip, feature motion tracking - report: "Citing inside sources, Clayton Morris claims the so-called 'iPhone 5S' will be powered by an Apple-designed 'A7' system on a chip that is some 31 percent faster than the current A6 silicon used in the iPhone 5."
Ashton Kutcher on "Jobs" -- "I Loved a Man I Never Knew" - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsDI think the real question here is: what is quora?
In fact, he answered several questions on Quora — such as, “How did Ashton Kutcher prepare for his role as Steve Jobs in the new movie Jobs?” and “Why did Ashton Kutcher decide to play Steve Jobs in the upcoming movie Jobs?” "
Samsung Galaxy Mega Coming to AT&T, Sprint, U.S. Cellular - Bonnie Cha - Product News - AllThingsDThat's not a phone, this is a phone.
Looking like something out of The Onion or a “Saturday Night Live” skit, the gargantuan Galaxy Mega smartphone was announced today by Samsung, which is bringing the jumbo device to the U.S. via AT&T, Sprint and U.S. Cellular."
iPhone 5C captured in high-def video: red, yellow, green, blue, white | VentureBeat: "As always with rumors and leaks, your mileage may vary, but the case seems identical to previous leaks from other sources."
Digital First Facebook Kills Physical Goods Delivery Gifts Service - Mike Isaac - News - AllThingsD
Facebook’s great gifting experiment has come to an end — for physical goods, at least."
Early Apple employees Kottke, Fernandez comment on new film 'Jobs'
"It seems to me that there's a lot of fan fiction about Apple Computer and about Steve Jobs," Fernandez elaborated, "and i think that this is the biggest, flashiest piece of fan fiction that there's been to date.
Steve Jobs's $1.1 billion AAPL windfall & Steve Ballmer's $11 billion MSFT blunder: "In 2000 the non-voting stock was converted into 18.2 million common shares at $8.25 per share, and were subsequently sold off between August 2000 (the earliest date allowed) and 2003. "
Google: Gmail Users Can't Legitimately Expect Privacy
Google doesn't believe that people can reasonably expect their emails to stay private. At least, that's what the internet giant articulated in a brief that was filed last month in federal court and recently surfaced by Consumer Watchdog. The document was written in response to a class-action lawsuit accusing Google of violating wiretap law when it scans emails to serve up targeted ads."
Photos show front panel, digitizer for fifth-generation iPad | Electronista: "Macfixit Australia, is claiming to have obtained a front panel and digitizer assembly for the fifth-generation iPad."
Twitter Activity Can Boost Live TV Ratings - Nielsen Study - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD: "And that pitch is more important than ever, as Twitter starts to get very serious about ad money, and about an impending IPO."
Rumor: Apple planning development center in Taiwan for future iPhones: "An alleged internal communications document from Apple was detailed by VR-Zone on Thursday, claiming that the company is currently in the recruiting stage for a new engineering development team in Taiwan. "
New 'Jobs' trailer reveals a few new scenes from upcoming biopic: "'Jobs' features Kutcher in the title role, with Gad playing Steve Wozniak, while other players include Dermot Mulroney, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, Matthew Modine, and James Woods."
Rumor: Video shows partially assembled next-gen iPad with translucent Apple logo: "seen through the front glass is the Apple logo, which is revealed to be a translucent white color when viewed from the back, much like Apple's MacBook.
Apple Store app for iOS now giving away paid apps for free: "The first paid app to get the free app showcase in the Apple Store app is Color Zen, a puzzle game that usually sells for $1. "
Starbucks Ditches AT&T Wi-Fi for Google - Liz Gannes - Mobile - AllThingsD: "The 7,000 Starbucks stores in the U.S. — which already have better and more reliable Wi-Fi than a lot of other places you can walk in and park yourself with a computer"
Praise the Lord! This is an example of fiber being good for digestion.
YouTube Show "Dick Figures" Plans Movie for September - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD: "Here, for instance, is Dick Figures, a very popular YouTube series — 350 million views in three years — featuring animated stick figures who make the sort of jokes familiar to anyone who has ever been or spent time around a 12-year-old boy."
Chinese scalpers booking & selling Apple Store Genius Bar appointments online: "Local ticket scalpers are online in Beijing charging between 10 and 40 yuan ($1.63 to $6.52) for a Genius Bar appointment after booking up all available appointments months in advance, according to Beijing Morning News."
Fake Webcam Latest Safari Apple Mac - Free Download Apple/Mac/OSX: "CamCamX is capable of serving as a fake webcam with the latest versions of Mac desktop browsers"
Rumor: Photo may show retail packaging for Apple's low-cost "iPhone 5C": "The photo, which appeared on the same WeiPhone forums that have produced several other early peaks at Apple devices, shows a manufacturer's bin full of dozens of new plastic retail boxes in the size, shape, and style "
Why Startups Are Sporting Increasingly Quirky Names - Lindsay Gellman - News - AllThingsD: "The New York cousins who started a digital sing-along storybook business have settled on the name Mibblio."
Google to Host July 24 Event With Sundar Pichai - Bonnie Cha - News - AllThingsD: "Google has sent out invites for a July 24 event in San Francisco, hosted by Sundar Pichai, senior vice president for Android and Chrome at Google."
Apple's free promotion led to 5.7M new downloads of 'Infinity Blade II'
The success of the promotion was revealed by Chair publicist Laura Mustard in an interview with AllThingsD. She revealed that 1.7 million downloads occurred on the first day of the promotion, totaling 5.7 million by the end of the week."
Amar Bose, Pioneer of High-End Audio, Dies at 83 - Stephen Miller - News - AllThingsD: "Mr. Bose, who died Friday at age 83, had been a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His discoveries led to new designs for speakers and other audio components that reputedly made him a billionaire."
FlixMaster brings interactive videos to the iPhone and Android | VentureBeat
FlixMaster’s platform for editing and publishing interactive videos is going mobile."
Apple drops 'App Store' lawsuit against Amazon, says no need to pursue case
Apple and Amazon on Tuesday asked U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton to dismiss Apple's lawsuit over the App Store name, according to Reuters."
Editorial: Apple, Google and the failure of Android's open: "The ideological allure of 'open' is very strong. Really, who doesn't want technology to scramble ahead as quickly as possible, unfettered by the proprietary barriers erected by companies trying to make money? Except, of course, said companies trying to make money."
The shocking truth about Silicon Valley genius Doug Engelbart | ZDNet
Logitech, which made a lot of money from the computer mouse, one of Mr Engelbart's creations, gave him permanent office space."
'Jobs' movie poster shows Kutcher as technicolor vision of Apple founder: "With tag lines encouraging viewers to 'Turn on your mind,' the 'Jobs' promo poster shows Kutcher as the iPod-era version of the late Apple CEO, and the color palette isn't too far from what one might have expected from an iPod commercial for that period."
Apple Plans A Reno Solar Farm To Power Its Data Center - Mike Isaac - General - AllThingsD
In conjunction with Nevada utility company NV Energy, Apple plans to build a solar array next to its Reno, Nevada data center, eventually powering the center as well as providing energy to the surrounding community, the company said on Monday. The new solar farm is in addition to two previously announced centers in Maiden, North Carolina. "
US assembly of Apple's new Mac Pro to be handled by Flextronics - report: "The official Flextronics website reveals that the company already has facilities in a number of locations across the U.S., including Texas, California, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and both North and South Carolina. The report did not indicate which U.S.-based Flextronics facility will handle assembly of the new Mac Pro."
MacTubes - YouTube video Player and Downloader for the Mac.
How $96,000 can buy you a top 10 ranking in the U.S. app store | VentureBeat: "Can you buy your way to the top of the app store? In a word, yes."
Apple announces WWDC 2013 keynote for Monday, June 10: "But in a rare move, the company has already revealed that it will show off the next major releases of both iOS and OS X at WWDC 2013. Upgraded MacBooks featuring Intel's new Haswell processors are also expected to be introduced at the event."
Google's Chrome team developing app launcher for Mac
Because the Chrome OS platform runs Web apps instead of traditional programs, the app launcher is a vital part of the experience. Instead of having to enter Chrome to execute app functions, the launcher breaks out the Web-based titles into a separate window. "
Cook: US-built Mac will be refreshed version of existing product: "While not a major topic of discussion, the Apple chief told Politico that Apple's upcoming domestically-made computer will not be a new product, but a revision on an existing machine. "
Smartphone companies, including Apple, have little to show for patent litigation: "Courts around the world have rebuked claims made in lawsuits from smartphone manufacturers, The Wall Street Journal detailed in an industry profile this week."
As its shares rebound, Apple seen as ready to 'change the narrative'
Reitzes expects Apple to announce new software, services and Macs at WWDC, followed by another event in September, where the company is expected to announce a new iPhone.
Editorial: Apple's iOS is the new Windows: "How is it possible that Apple has managed to rapidly sop up the majority of the entire mobile device industry's profits, and has since then continued to dominate the direction of the industry? "
Google Glass is creepy, but augmented reality doesn’t have to be | VentureBeat
“Creepy” is a word that often gets thrown around when we’re talking about Google Glass, somewhat rightfully, and somewhat not"
IBM makes the world’s smallest movie with atoms | VentureBeat: "Andreas Heinrich (pictured below), principal investigator at IBM Reseach, said in an interview with VentureBeat that his team used the tool to move thousands of atoms into precise spots, creating 242 frames of stop-motion scenes. "
New Apple iPhone 5 Camera Ad - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD: "Apple’s newest iPhone ad is one minute long. It has a single sentence of voiceover dialogue. It conveys no information about the iPhone 5’s capabilities."
Yahoo Adds 38-Year SNL Archive to SiteYahoo, it's paaaaaaaat and grumpy old man...
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said in a blog post that the Silicon Valley Internet giant had reached an agreement with Broadway Video to “feature Saturday Night Live content exclusively on Yahoo! "
BlackBook - The insiders' guide to style and culture.: "Who among you remembers a time when record stores were an important part of your life? It's a dwindling number, to be sure, but we're out there. "
In L.A. Amoeba, and in L.B. Fingerprints.
Viral Video: Harrison Ford's Wookiee Problem - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD
Here’s a brilliant segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live when Harrison Ford, who will be forever known as “Star Wars’” Han Solo, said he did not want to answer questions about the iconic, fan-addled movie."
Funny or Die's 'iSteve' hits the web one day early with 78-minute run time
"iSteve" was originally slated for debut on Monday. The film was rescheduled to air tomorrow, but it appears that those interested can can watch it now. "
Google Fiber TV adds HBO & Cinemax to its programming lineup | VentureBeat: "Google has forged an agreement to bring premium TV channels HBO and Cinemax to its Google Fiber TV customers, the company announced today."
Even Apple isn’t sure whether AppGratis actually violated Apple’s app store guidelines | VentureBeat: "There seem to be a lot of assumptions flying around about AppGratis."
Rockmelt Ends Its Browser Dreams - Mike Isaac - Social - AllThingsD
Rockmelt announced Thursday it would soon end support for its desktop browser service, instead transitioning its user base to its mobile apps and newly launched Web-based product."
Avid announces Pro Tools 11 and Media Composer 7 for Mac & PC
Avid's new Pro Tools 11 brings new high-powered audio and video engines, 64-bit architecture, expanded metering, and direct HD video workflows."
Google drops UDID support with latest AdMob SDK for iOS
In an update to its AdMob software development kit for iOS, Google finished the process of deprecating UDID access in accordance with Apple's privacy policies, completing the transition that began over six months ago."
Chernin, Comcast Investing in YouTube Tools Startup Fullscreen - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD
Old media companies keep lining up to invest in YouTube. Here’s the latest: The Chernin Group and Comcast are putting money into Fullscreen, "
Computing pioneer Alan Kay calls Apple's iPad user interface 'poor'
Alan Curtis Kay is recognized as one of the few people behind the concepts that have defined much of personal computing over the past three decades."
Trailer offers first glimpse at Steve Jobs biopic from 'Funny or Die': "The short film will star Justin Long, former Apple stand-in for the company's 'Mac vs. PC' commercial campaign, as Steve Jobs. James Urbaniak is said to play Bill Gates, with Michaela Watkins as Melinda gates and Jorge Garcia as Steve Wozniak. "
Here’s Hyundai’s dorky vision for the future of personal transportation | VentureBeat: "Any vehicle that requires riders to wear that sort of thing isn’t going get any traction. And that’s a fact."
‘Game of Thrones’ premiere shatters torrenting records: "‘Never before has there been a torrent with so many people sharing a file at the same time, more than 160,000 simultaneous peers,’ TorrentFreak founder and editor-in-chief ‘Ernesto’ wrote."
Thuraya SatSleeve turns Apple's iPhone into a satellite phone
The system, which includes an iPhone holder that docks into a separate satellite communications unit, allows iPhone owners to place voice calls and send text messages nearly anywhere in the world."
Understanding the New Boom in Subscriptions - Dan Burkhart - Voices - AllThingsD
Fast forward to today. We are in the midst of yet another explosive expansion of subscription business models. "
Twitter's Developer Event Will Deal With Cards - Mike Isaac - Social - AllThingsD: "At the event, Twitter plans to announce additional types of Cards beyond the three that third parties currently have available, according to sources. "
Quicksilver Mac app launcher sees release after 10 years in beta: "Quicksilver's main draw is its ability to locate files and folders with abbreviated search terms, and launch the assets in the appropriate OS X applications. "
Briefly: Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak talks Apple I, Jobs, and more in rare video from 1984: "In the videos, Woz discusses everything from being a college prankster to working on some of the most important products in Apple history. "
Microsoft Says Paying Developers Not Main Strategy for Windows Apps: "In a statement to AllThingsD, a Microsoft representative said that paying developers is not its primary strategy."
A Third Steve Jobs Movie? Please Tell Me They’re Not Calling It iSteve: "Because two Steve Jobs biopics aren’t nearly enough, Funny or Die will release a third that will beat the Kutcher and Sorkin projects to market. "
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Briefly: 'Jobs' biopic release date delayedThis can't be a bona fide Apple movie, because if it was, it would "ship on time".
According to people familiar with the matter, the film's production company Open Road wanted more time for marketing after the film debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival in January."
Microsoft Now Supports Adobe in Windows 8, Windows RT Browser - Ina Fried - News - AllThingsDThe enemy of my enemy is my friend and other illogicisms.
Microsoft has changed its mind, yet again, on when and how to support Flash within the latest versions of Windows."
YouTube Programmers Complain About Video Ad Dollars - : "The dollars programmers earn from YouTube’s ad-selling efforts range widely."You could make over $2000!
TV Is Changing Before Our Eyes - David Pakman - Voices - AllThingsD: "As more of our viewership takes place over IP, we lose our allegiance to networks as the point of distribution and allow new distributors to guide us toward content choice."We'll never put our television shows on your stinky internet! We have our own dedicated network.
Apps Rocket Toward $25 Billion in Sales - Jessica E. Lessin and Spencer E. Ante - Mobile - AllThingsD: "Nearly five years after Apple Inc. kicked off the mobile-apps craze, the industry is booming."
QOTD: Money Changes Everything - John Murrell - Voices - AllThingsD
Andrew Mason, in an interview about a month before he was fired as Groupon’s CEO"
Google denies plans to build its own retail stores: "Andy Rubin said in a roundtable at this week's Mobile World Congress that he feels there is no need for Google to create its own retail stores, according to All Things D."
Glenn Reynolds: The Hollywood Tax Story They Won't Tell at the Oscars - WSJ.com
Iowa ended its motion-picture subsidies in 2010, after officials misused $26 million in state money, leading to criminal charges."
Morgan Stanley expects 6% dividend, cheaper 'iPhone mini' after meeting with Apple CFO: "That's why she expects Apple to expand the iPhone lineup, and also to introduce new services that can 'unlock significant value' and drive device sales."
Google Glasses Are Great for Skydivers, Ballerinas and Snake Charmers - Lauren Goode - Product News - AllThingsD: "If you were itching to get your hands on a pair of Google Glasses … well, you still can’t."
Apple likely to debut $199 iPhone as low-cost smartphone market hits $135B in 2013: "Following up on his report from early January, analyst Gene Munster on Tuesday reiterated his stance that Apple is likely to release a more affordable iPhone targeting developing regions like China and India. "
Burglar breaks $100K custom glass door with rocks at Boulder Apple Store
The damage caused to the glass door in the burglary of a Boulder, Colo., Apple Store was more costly than the goods that were actually stolen."
Why Twitter Paid $90 Million for Bluefin Labs - Dive Into Media - Mike Isaac - Dive Into Media - AllThingsD: "Twitter just paid a lot of money for Bluefin Labs (around $90 million, we hear), a social analytics startup that marries two key streams of data to Twitter in its pitch to advertisers: What’s happening on TV, and what’s happening on Twitter."
Ashton Kutcher on Steve Jobs biopic: 'This was done with the utmost love, admiration, and respect': "The 29th annual Macworld conference kicked off today at the Moscone Center in San Francisco with Macworld GM Paul Kent interviewing Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad, stars of the Steve Jobs biopic JOBS. "
Steve Jobs action figure rears articulated head again: "A 12-inch collectible action figure depicting late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is once again for sale on a Japanese site, marking at least the second time in a year that a figurine company has attempted to cash in on Jobs' likeness."
Wozniak on jOBS biopic: 'So far from anything that really happened': "Wozniak's comments came after a sneak peek of Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad as Jobs and Wozniak debuted on the Internet Thursday. Speaking to 'Good Morning America' this week, the Apple co-founder was harshly critical of the first footage to emerge from the film."
First footage of Ashton Kutcher as Apple's Steve Jobs emerges: "The clip, obtained by ETonline, shows Kutcher (as Jobs) excitedly attempting to convey to Gad (as Wozniak) how important the Wozniak's nascent operating system is. "
Apple Loses World Chip-Eating Challenge to Samsung - John Paczkowski - News - AllThingsD: "In January of 2012, Apple claimed the title of world’s largest buyer of semiconductors. "
Crowdfunding Efforts Draw Suspicion - Jean Eaglesham - News - AllThingsD: "Regulators are scrutinizing about 200 websites set up by entrepreneurs to profit from a more lenient law on the sale of shares in small companies."
With Help From Fusion-io, Facebook's Data Centers Are Going All Flash - Arik Hesseldahl - News - AllThingsD: "Flynn, who only half in jest refers to hard drives as ‘spinning rust,’ says that once data centers convert to all flash, their energy requirements become a little looser."
Apple to receive technical Emmy award for streaming TV content to mobile devices: "Apple will be awarded a Technology & Engineering Emmy on Thursday for its work on streaming tech that allows mobile device users to view TV content in real time without requiring specialized production hardware. "
Cox reveals future live streaming, remote control iPad app | Electronista: "Cox Communications has shown off a new version of its mobile app, which it hopes will give a more personalized TV experience to customers."
America in Need of National and Local Bandwidth Initiatives - Blair Levin and Ellen Satterwhite - Voices - AllThingsD: "South Korea is now number one in the world for computer download speeds, and the U.S. has fallen to number 15."
'jOBS' biopic to hit theaters in April: "Open Road Films and Five Star Feature films on Thursday announced that distribution agreements are in place for the Steve Jobs biopic 'jOBS,' which will arrive in theaters sometime in April. "
50M Phones and Tablets Activated and 1.76B App Downloads This Holiday - Tricia Duryee - Commerce - AllThingsD: "Overall, it was a very appy holiday season..."
