- Apple Inc. said Tuesday that quarterly profit rose 31% on demand for the iPhone, …
the company said it sold 48.04 million iPhones, …
Revenue rose to $51.50 billion…
The iPhone continues to do well in China, where it has become a premium brand akin to Prada bags or Rolex watches. (WSJ) - The social network on Tuesday launched “2G Tuesdays” to let its staffers experience the social network as if on a 2G connection. The idea is to simulate the experience of Facebook users in regions with sluggish networks – a major area of growth for Facebook – who might use the site differently. (WSJ)
- The Weather Company Is in Talks With IBM About Sale of Digital Assets (Recode)
related 2013 WSJ Article Weather Channel Now Also Forecasts What You’ll Buy (WSJ)
“Google Photos is now used by over 100m users who have collectively uploaded more than 50bn photos & videos.” So average of only 500 each?
— Benedict Evans (@BenedictEvans) October 27, 2015
“Locally grown by a guy with a Masters in Philosophy” (via https://t.co/KELv4i09l6) pic.twitter.com/oFBMjZmvzg
— Chris Dixon (@cdixon) October 27, 2015
“Half the people in Hong Kong live *above* the 16th floor.” —Rosemary Feenan, to illustrate urban vertical density pic.twitter.com/ugv0U50F5J
— John Maeda (@johnmaeda) October 27, 2015
The glamour of business travel. pic.twitter.com/CA7iZydBt2
— Benedict Evans (@BenedictEvans) October 27, 2015
Nice long-form analysis from the folks at @a16z on the Dell-EMC combine. https://t.co/YESTeUXTNF
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) October 28, 2015
How fast things change… “North America at center of the mobile ecosystem” – GSMA report. https://t.co/IbWCmbmi64 pic.twitter.com/NRipt7P0Vt
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) October 27, 2015
For Alibaba, mobile’s the word! over 60% of Alibaba’s China revenues in Q3 2015 came from mobile devices. pic.twitter.com/DAHxLJAxAQ
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) October 27, 2015
Carnegie Mellon researchers making progress on 3D printing a heart https://t.co/zgzDj5eC2M pic.twitter.com/FgZzDnXdru
— Ross Dawson (@rossdawson) October 30, 2015
15 Accurate Predictions Bill Gates Made About the Future in 1999 https://t.co/tDa99zKDwj https://t.co/QUMatChUaP very good indeed!
— Ross Dawson (@rossdawson) October 29, 2015
Samsung Screens 18.4 12.2 10.5 10.1 9.7 9.6 8.4 8 7 6.3 6 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.25 5.1 5 4.8 4.77 4.7 4.65 4.5 4.3 4.27 4 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.27 3.2 3
— Derek Kessler (@derekakessler) October 29, 2015
In 1800 there was no country with a life expectancy over 40. https://t.co/TKLjt8Hy2H pic.twitter.com/3CvcCroMkU
— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) October 29, 2015
Avg time to start a biz around the globe has reduced from 51 days in 2003 to 20 days now https://t.co/Tg3YUsWcHX pic.twitter.com/0QwzerYMVt
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) October 30, 2015