stickwithjosh via flickr A popular saying goes that programmers are machines that turn caffeine into code. And sure enough, ask a random programmer when they do their best work and there’s a high chance they will admit to a lot of late nights. Some earlier, some later. A popular trend is to get up at 4am and...
Email More Facebook has a big press conference tomorrow. One rumor, started by TechCrunch columnist MG Siegler, is that Facebook will announce a phone. Would that be smart, or not? lt;divgt;Please enable Javascript to watch this videolt;/divgt; Produced by Robert Libetti SEE ALSO: What Can Apple Do With A Cheaper iPhone That’s Unique? SEE...
The Atlantic has set Twitter abuzz this evening by publishing some “sponsor content” from the Church of Scientology. Folks generally don’t have any problem with sponsor content. The Atlantic’s readership is just aghast at the choice of sponsor. Here’s the screenshot. Click for the real thing: The Atlantic Article source: SAI http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/alleyinsider/silicon_alley_insider/~3/8Rmstr8k4To/atlantic-article-on-scientology-that-twitter-is-going-insane-about-2013-1
Canada-based Rogers Communication announced that it had signed an agreement to secure Options to “purchase Shaw Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum holdings in 2014.” In addition, Rogers also acquired Shaw’s cable system in Hamilton, Ontario. But Shaw said it will be buying the remaining one-third percent stake from Rogers in TVtropolis, a specialty...
Apple has announced that the WiFi + Cellular models of its iPad mini and 4th-gen iPad will arrive in China this Friday, January 18th. In its release, Apple also said that these iPad models are now available in 100 countries worldwide, making it one of the company’s fastest international rollouts ever. The models will...
Web backup service Dropmysite is making a big push into Japan after it announced a partnership with GMO Cloud. The deal sees the Japanese hosting company — an arm of the GMO Internet Group – invest in the Singapore-based startup and begin reselling its email backup service Dropymyemail in the country. The deal is for...
It took Amazon Web Services (AWS) eight years to hit $650 million in revenue, according to Citigroup in 2010. Just three years later, Macquarie Capital analyst Ben Schachter estimates that AWS will top $3.8 billion in 2013 revenue, up from $2.1 billion in 2012 (estimated), valuing the AWS business at $19 billion. It’s a lot...
Apple is getting creamed today because the Wall Street Journal reported that the company recently cut orders for components. Shares are down more than $18 (3.65%) today to $502 from $520. They were $550 just days ago, and nearly $700 last fall. Speculation is that demand for the iPhone 5 has been weakening and...
Aaron Swartz, Internet activist, pioneer and innovator, died on Friday. He was 26. Swartz committed suicide in his New York apartment, according to his family. (For more on the case, see The Persecution Of Aaron Schwartz, by ReadWrite’s Jon Mitchell.) Swartz was best known for creating RSS when he was 14 and later as...
Over the past two or three years “electric vehicles have been way over hyped by the media,” and it’ll actually be a lot more of a gradual transition, says auto industry veteran Bob Lutz, during a phone interview from the sidelines of the Detroit Auto Show on Monday morning. By 2020, I’d expect only...