Monday, October 8, 2012

Top Stories of the Day // October 8, 2012

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Sprint Launches StarStar Me To Replace Your Phone Number With Your Name

Capitalizing on our increasing loss of memorization skills, Sprint is today launching a new product that will let users replace their usual phone number with... read more

iPad Mini: Apple Orders More Than 10 Million Units For Q4, Says WSJ

Following its story last week that suppliers to Apple had kicked off production of a smaller iPad -- the so-called 'iPad mini' -- the Wall Street Journal is now... read more

LinkedIn: 10 Office Tools And Workplace Norms That Are Going Extinct

You know the office is changing when old school executives tell you they work from home. They might go into the office to check in but often they are either... read more

The Story Of Lockitron: Crowdfunding Without Kickstarter

Editor's note: After a rejection by Kickstarter, the co-founders of Lockitron, Cameron Robertson and Paul Gerhardt, decided to follow in the footsteps of... read more

How France's Government Screwed Its Entrepreneurs So Hard They Became Pigeons

It's ironic that for a country that invented the word entrepreneur, France has gained such a reputation for being frosty towards startups. Take French culture,... read more

Angry Birds Star Wars Hits iOS, Android And Toys-R-Us On November 8th

Did you know that George Lucas will pimp out the Star Wars franchise to anyone with $10 and a Twinkie? It's true. In related news, the Angry Birds Star Wars... read more

The Forgotten Half Of Social

Editor's note: Jack Krawczyk is head of monetization at StumbleUpon, the discovery platform. Jack was a founding member of Google+ and tweets about stuff.... read more

In A Keyboard-Free Future, What Happens To All The Writers?

I wrote this post with my voice. I made no changes, save for a few typo corrections, and used no keyboard. That's probably why it's so bad.... read more

Google Launching AdWords Business Credit Card To Boost SMB Search Ad Spend, Starting First In UK, Extending To U.S.

When small businesses need to make investments in IT or other operations, it's often the companies selling them the goods that help with financing solutions.... read more

Chinese Telecoms Kit Makers, Huawei, ZTE, Should Be Shut Out Of U.S., Says Draft Congress Report

A U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee report recommends that top Chinese telecoms equipment makers Huawei and ZTE are shut out of the U.S.... read more

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