Apple’s new iPad jailbroken on day one
Matthew Panzarino, thenextweb.comApple’s latest tablet has already been jailbroken, according to iPhone Dev Team member Musclenerd. The hacker tweeted out evidence that root access had been acquired on the device, a major step in the jailbreak process and the root of …
// While I don’t think companies should just embrace hackers, on the other hand it’s silly to think you can keep them from wrecking your stuff.
Apple sued by Trans Video Electronics over digital video distribution patents -
Matthew Panzarino, thenextweb.com
Apple has been sued over patents related to digital video distribution by Trans Video Electronics. The suit names two patents that are related to a ‘global digital video news distribution system’.
Complaint (1)
More to…
// Another lawsuit clogs our system. Apparently in 1993, the company Trans World patented streaming video over a network. Apparently we’ve all been living in sin.
Forget $3B In Revenue: Things "Don't Look Good" For Facebook -
Evidence is quickly mounting that Facebook’s initial public offering will not be the big boost the social media sector needs as Silicon Valley companies try to prove to Wall Street they can grow revenues.
On Thursday, PrivCo CEO Sam Hamadeh told VentureBeat that several people close to the company were saying Facebook was going to miss first-quarter revenue projections. Meanwhile, eMarketer released a report predicting Facebook’s advertising revenue growth will slow in 2013 and 2014. That follows reports earlier this week about retailers shutting down Facebook stores.
Oh yeah, and don’t forget about that class action lawsuit filed this week that once again brings Facebook’s ongoing privacy woes into focus.
// At this point, reporting that newly public social media firms are overvalued shouldn’t be news.
Nanosecond Trading Could Make Markets Go Haywire
By Brandon Keim, wired.comThe afternoon of May 6, 2010 was among the strangest in economic history. Starting at 2:42 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones stock index fell 600 points in just 6 minutes. Its nadir represented the deepest single-day decline in that market’s…
// You’ll need cyborg traders pretty soon (if not already).
iPhone Address Book Fiasco Should Be Apple’s Cue to Build Its Own Social Network
Dan Frommer, readwriteweb.comApple is good at many things, but so far, it has not excelled at “social” Web services. For example, Ping, the music-focused service it launched in 2010, is seen as one of its rare failures.
But now Apple has a real chance to do something…
// Would be a heck of a fight if Apple put its weight behind its own social network.
Apple’s iCloud Is No Dropbox Killer (It’s Much More)
Sarah Perez, techcrunch.comWith today’s reveal of the next version of OS X - OS X 10.8, aka Mountain Lion – Apple is more deeply integrating its iCloud service into the operating system itself. No longer will storing your documents in the cloud feel like an extra…
7 Pinterest Clones: Can You Tell the Difference? -
“It’s like Pinterest, but…” Welcome to my inbox for the last several months. Just as the world now has a Groupon and a Birchbox for everything, so too is Pinterest creating a wake of copy-cat sites. We’re not talking about sites that merely incorporate Pinterest’s design elements. There a…
It’s Time to Ditch StumbleUpon for Pinterest
Alicia Eler, readwriteweb.comStumbleUpon is one of those sites we’ve had on our radar for quite sometime. We covered the company’s redesign last year, which re-focused the site on topic features. So when StumbleUpon snuck in a strange change the other day without…
// While it doesn’t replace Facebook, it does encroach on bookmarking sites.
Digital Divide: If You’re Reading This, You’re One of the Lucky Ones -
Charlie White, mashable.com
Even in the richest countries on the planet such as the U.S., not everyone has easy access to this cornucopia of connectivity, the Internet.
The Internet is a tremendous growth engine, responsible for 21% of economic growth in t…
// A lack of competition compared to the developed world? In the US? No! We have the FCC whose sole purpose is to keep that from happening. What else would they be doing?
Apple Kicks Chart Topping Fakes Out Of App Store
Josh Constine, techcrunch.comTemple Jump, Tiny Birds, Numbers With Friends. These are not the apps you love. They’re fakes designed to scam you out of $1.99 when you go to buy Temple Run, Tiny Wings, or Words With Friends. Today Apple took a stand against plagiarism,…
// Interesting. Movies are released every week that shamelessly try and scam people by imitating new releases. They have similar covers and titles, but are just cheap ripoffs. Those are allowed. Interesting how Hollywood hasn’t stopped those.
As the Komen Foundation Caves, the Internet Wins Again
By Beth Carter, wired.comJust a few weeks after the tidal wave of internet backlash postponed the controversial PIPA and SOPA legislation (in the Senate and House, respectively), the mighty Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation has caved to a mass influx of…
// Even if it was a decision that made sense or was necessary b/c of Planned Parenthood’s alleged bad behavior, the Internet mob (of which I’m frequently a part of in all fairness) has spoken!
Anonymous Eavesdrops on FBI Anti-Anonymous Strategy Meeting
By Kim Zetter, wired.comAs FBI and Scotland Yard investigators recently plotted out a strategy for tracking suspects linked to Anonymous, little did they know that members of the group were eavesdropping on their conference call and recording their…
// Now isn’t that ironic?
5 tips to increase engagement on your Facebook Page -
Amalia Agathou, thenextweb.com
Advising brands to get active on social media is, in the words of Black Eyed Peas, “so 2000 and late.” Every brand smaller or bigger has at least a Facebook page, if not also at least one Twitter handle, a Tumblr, a Google+, an Instagram a…
// Already doing it :)
The Pirate Bay switches to a Swedish domain to prevent seizure from US authorities -
Paul Sawers, thenextweb.com
The Pirate Bay‘s founders may be facing jail after being refused a Supreme Court appeal, but the people behind the site are clearly determined to keep the site active and out of reach of US authorities.
As TorrentFreak reports today, th…
// Yaaaar!
Facebook Subscribe Is Ruining the News Feed
Todd Wasserman, mashable.comYou know who I’m tired of seeing on Facebook? Me. Whenever I post an update, no matter what idiotic thought pops into my head, it jumps right to the top of the pack.
That’s because back in September I signed up for the Subscribe featu…
// I have not run into the subscription problem (I’m hardly famous) but I have seen a large drop off of much of my friends from my newsfeed. I’m guessing it’s the algorithm :p