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In Line For The iPhone 5: #OccupyApple Is Occupying The Line To Sell Their Spots
TechCrunch - 20 Sep 2012 23:56
As Jordan told you earlier, I am standing in the line for the iPhone 5. Unexpected buyers showed up as well. Occupy Wall Street demonstrators planned a strategy to hijack the event. They are currently standing in line an...
Apple Knows Apple Maps Suck Right Now But Says It'll Get Better [Apple]
Gizmodo - 20 Sep 2012 23:43
Apple just released a statement regarding the overall ***tiness of Apple Maps and though Cupertino ducks most of the issues like false listings and a melting 3D world, it promises that the service will get better as more...
Exec Changes At Etsy: Adam Freed Steps Down From COO Role
TechCrunch - 20 Sep 2012 23:39
Adam Freed, who was appointed chief operating officer at Etsy just over a year ago in August 2011, has stepped down from the COO role at the online crafts marketplace. News of the change first came to us through sources ...
iPhone 5 case roundup from A to Z
CNET - 20 Sep 2012 23:34
Looking for a new case for your iPhone 5? Here are some of the best ones that are set to hit the market. [Read more]
Sorry Folks, Kiss Your Animated Twitter Avatars Goodbye
TechCrunch - 20 Sep 2012 23:33
I've never been a fan of animated avatars on any service, let alone Twitter. I am an avid user of the web client, and I cannot stand seeing things flash before my eyes along with 140 characters, but maybe I'm just a jerk...
Apple: iOS 6 Maps Is A First Attempt, We’re “Just Getting Startedâ€
TechCrunch - 20 Sep 2012 23:31
Apple has finally broken silence on the customer reaction to Maps in iOS 6, which spawned Tumblrs, fake twitter accounts and generally a lot of mockery and confusion. The statement, provided to AllThingsD from Apple spok...
Twitter Just Outlawed Animated GIF Avatars [Twitter]
Gizmodo - 20 Sep 2012 23:26
Amid all the horrible horrible changes and new policies Twitter has implemented in the past six months, one of the few saving graces is that it never nixed the ability to upload animated GIFs for use as avatars. As Buzzf...
The Harder You Press, the Faster This Food Processor Chops [Appliances]
Gizmodo - 20 Sep 2012 23:20
As beautiful as Kenwood's CH250 food processor will look on your kitchen counters with its brushed die-cast steel finish, it's not all about appearances. Inside you'll find a set of four stainless steel blades instead of...
Visa CEO talks consumer tech, future of mobile payments
USA Today - 20 Sep 2012 23:12
Credit card-processing giant weighs in on cashless society, future retail, IPO market.
It Might Be a Couple of Months Before We See a Proper Google Maps iPhone App [Google Maps]
Gizmodo - 20 Sep 2012 23:09
TechCrunch's Alexia Tsotsis has sources at Google telling her that they hope to have a proper Google Maps iOS 6 app "before Christmas." Not next week, not next month. Before Christmas. Ugh. More »
Congress Must Allow More STEM Visas Today
TechCrunch - 20 Sep 2012 23:07
Editor's note: Michael Beckerman is President and CEO of The Internet Association, a new policy lobby representing Google, Amazon, and Facebook, among many web-based technology companies. This piece, in support of the ST...
Is Apple Maps Enough to Keep You From Upgrading to iOS 6? [Chatroom]
Gizmodo - 20 Sep 2012 23:00
Legions of suckers iPhone users jumped at the opportunity to upgrade to iOS 6 yesterday only to discover that Apple Maps is a horrible piece of crap that doesn't work. Some of us on staff are refusing to upgrade until th...
IFTTT To Remove Twitter Triggers Due To API Constraints, Your Recipes Are Baked
TechCrunch - 20 Sep 2012 22:58
Here's an email that IFTTT sent out today to users, and it's not good news for Twitter fans.
Apple Accused of Stealing Design from Swiss Federal Railways
Forbes - 20 Sep 2012 22:56
Is it patent infringement when you copy basic design elements? Apple says yes, and so does a billion dollars in damages form the landmark Apple vs. Samsung case. The Cupertino juggernaut may wan to temper that claim, how...
Exclusive: Sony/ATV starts auction for Virgin Music song catalog
Reuters - 20 Sep 2012 22:54
(Reuters) - Sony/ATV, the music publishing division of Sony Music, has kicked off an auction to sell the rights to more than 30,000 songs from artists ranging from Culture Club to Iggy Pop contained in the Virgin Music a...
Oracle’s Mixed Q1 Earnings: Profits Up 15 Percent But Revenue Down As Ellison Emphasizes The Cloud
TechCrunch - 20 Sep 2012 22:54
Oracle just announced mixed third quarter earnings this afternoon, reporting that revenues were down 2% to $8.2 billion. GAAP earnings per share were $0.41, up 15% compared to last year while non-GAAP earnings per share ...
Rapper Gets Mad Using Search Engine: ‘WTF Is a Google?’ [VIDEO]
Mashable - 20 Sep 2012 22:52
We've all "Googled" our names. But what happens when rapper DMX encounters Google's search engine on a laptop for the first time? Well, first confusion ensues and then frustration sets in. "That's scary, it's scary," he ...
Facebook Points Brands To 12 Top B2Bs Awarded “Strategic†Preferred Marketing Developer Distinction
TechCrunch - 20 Sep 2012 22:49
Today Facebook awarded the 12 best social marketing tool and service providers with a new "Strategic Preferred Marketing Developer" distinction. The exclusive sPMD list will help brands sort through the 300 B2Bs in Faceb...
Tibco FY Q3 Revs Light; EPS In Line; Shares Slip After Hours
Forbes - 20 Sep 2012 22:44
Tibco Software shares are trading modestly lower after hours Thursday following the infrastructure software company's financial report for the fiscal third quarter ended September 2.
Tibco revenue misses estimates
Reuters - 20 Sep 2012 22:44
(Reuters) - Business software maker Tibco Software reported third-quarter revenue that failed to meet analysts' expectations.
Suitcase Laptop Support Gives You a Standing Desk Wherever You Travel [Laptops]
Gizmodo - 20 Sep 2012 22:40
The next time you've got time to kill at the airport—whether at the hands of inclement weather or a never ending security line—you can still stay productive with this laptop stand that turns your suitcase int...
In Line For The iPhone 5: Where Have All The Fanbois Gone?
TechCrunch - 20 Sep 2012 22:35
Today I dropped off TC writer Romain Dillet at Apple's 5th Ave flagship store in New York City, where he'll be waiting in line for the iPhone 5. He'll be bringing you updates from the front lines all day, and through the...