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RT @allthingsd: Why America Is Really Worried About Huawei -by @ahess247

The 10.1-inch tablet will boast a pixel density that is higher than Apple's third-generation iPad, said Richard Shim, an analyst at NPD DisplaySearch.

In Spring of 2011, Dick asked me to take an operational role overseeing product, design, and brand. Our shared goal was to get those organizations back under him as soon as possible, simply because it was the right thing to do for the company. We moved all of my reports back under him in January of this year after leadership was firmly in place. This allowed me to focus on refining our brand and logo, to work more with Dick and the leadership team on our direction forward, and ultimately return the majority of my time to Square, where I’m CEO. I’m back to going to Twitter on Tuesday afternoons, something I started before taking the interim operational role.

The new hardware (also manufactured by D-Link) sheds Boxee Box's angled black cube in favor of a form factor that resembles competing products from Apple, Roku, and others. But what Boxee's latest gadget loses in character, it stands to gain in functionality. Whereas the current Boxee Box requires a separately-sold dongle to watch live television, the new box carries a TV tuner (complete with coax input) right inside its matte black casing — an external antenna is also said to be included. It's here that Boxee seems to be launching a full-scale assault against the traditional cable model, imploring users to "watch more free tv" and "stop spending money on stuff you don't watch" on the device's packaging.

RT @Techmeme: Apple Choice of IPhone Aluminum Said to Slow Down Output (Bloomberg)

RT @Techmeme: Apple Choice of IPhone Aluminum Said to Slow Down Output (Bloomberg)

Microsoft Sends Mixed Signals About Office on Android, iOS | |

The sharing you see on sites like Facebook and Twitter is the tip of the 'social' iceberg. We are impressed by its scale because it's easy to measure. 2. But most sharing is done via dark social means like email and IM that are difficult to measure. 3. According to new data on many media sites, 69% of social referrals came from dark social. 20% came from Facebook. 4. Facebook and Twitter do shift the paradigm from private sharing to public publishing. They structure, archive, and monetize your publications.

Windows 8 campaign kicks off with first official television commercial - Neowin | |

According to AllThingsD, "The previous record for a single Web video service: Around 500,000 concurrent streams, which Google served up during the Olympics this summer."

Alongside the smaller iPad, Apple will debut a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, according to a consistently reliable source at a high-profile U.S. retailer.

RT @Techmeme: Samsung official cites serious chip rift with Apple - report (@mbrookec / CNET)

RT @Techmeme: Samsung official cites serious chip rift with Apple - report (@mbrookec / CNET)

RT @Techmeme: Google is now showing personal search results and Google+ promotions to Gmail users... ...

RT @Techmeme: Google is now showing personal search results and Google+ promotions to Gmail users... ...

RT @Techmeme: Apple's Hire of William Stasior May Be for More than Just Search (@codyfink / MacStories) ...

RT @Techmeme: Apple's new iPod touch takes a step back: No light sensor (@kevinctofel / GigaOM)

RT @Techmeme: Apple's new iPod touch takes a step back: No light sensor (@kevinctofel / GigaOM)

RT @Techmeme: Apple also planning new Mac minis for launch alongside smaller iPad (@markgurman / 9to5Mac) http://t. ...

RT @Techmeme: Apple, other thin laptop makers pass latest round of EPEAT tests after summer mini-drama... http://t. ...

RT @turnstylenews: Reading someone’s Gmail doesn’t violate federal statute, court finds

Microsoft today detailed pricing for its Surface tablets, at least those running the scaled down RT version of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system designed for use on low-power processors. The Surface starts at $499 for an entry-level 32GB version without the Touch Cover with integrated touch-sensitive keyboard, while one with the cover runs $599. At the top of the line, a 64GB version with the touch cover included costs $699.

It is actually very interesting that we may have found a security device in this cable. Previously, we have analyzed security devices regarding medical printer media (armbands), printer cartridges, flash drive memory, batteries, and smart cards, but this is the first secure cable we have seen. The security does not come close to the herculean approaches that are used in (for example) today’s printer cartridges, but resembles the level of effort that cartridge manufacturers used to implement in the olden days. This is likely a calculated decision by Apple to keep costs to a minimum knowing that their core customer base prefers to shop in Apple stores or for brand name peripherals. In these places, piracy is not a concern. In other words, at this time the security is “just enough.” With future generations of Apple and non-Apple products, we may begin to see even stronger security and control if the market forces merit it.

RT @Techmeme: How Much Tablet Does $500 Get You? Microsoft Surface vs. iPad vs. Galaxy Note 10.1.... ...

RT @Techmeme: How Much Tablet Does $500 Get You? Microsoft Surface vs. iPad vs. Galaxy Note 10.1.... ...

RT @Techmeme: Motorola calls stock Android 'the right thing,' but bows to Verizon customization (@backlon /... http ...

"Ever since the talented team at Impossible Studios got their hands on 'Infinity Blade: Dungeons,' they've been adding their great ideas to the game," Epic spokesman Wes Phillips said. "There was also the matter of getting the Impossible Studios team up and running with desks, chairs, staplers and computers. The logistics of a new studio and implementing all these great ideas required a little extra time, so 'Infinity Blade: Dungeons' will hit iOS in 2013."

Urs Hölzle had never stepped into a data center before he was hired by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. A hirsute, soft-spoken Swiss, Hölzle was on leave as a computer science professor at UC Santa Barbara in February 1999 when his new employers took him to the Exodus server facility in Santa Clara. Exodus was a colocation site, or colo, where multiple companies rent floor space. Google’s “cage” sat next to servers from eBay and other blue-chip Internet companies. But the search company’s array was the most densely packed and chaotic. Brin and Page were looking to upgrade the system, which often took a full 3.5 seconds to deliver search results and tended to crash on Mondays. They brought Hözle on to help drive the effort.

A source within the company tells us that the Color’s shareholders and board last week voted to shut the business down.

“Color is not shutting down,” a spokesperson speaking on behalf of Color and its largest investor Sequoia Capital said in a phone call this morning. The spokesperson declined to comment further. In addition, sources close to Color say that neither they, nor anyone they work with, had received the email published by VentureBeat that was supposedly sent to Color employees last night. The email purportedly read in part: “As you may or may not have heard, Color is going through a number of changes. Last week, the Board and major shareholders voted to wind down the company.”