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tnt - 07-22

[00:00][business] The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is planning a massive initial run for the iPhone 6

] as many as 80 million phones to be manufactured this year.
] Apple reports earnings today at 2pm Pacific.
] last year they did between 50+60 million of last models 5c + 5s,
] likely part of the "optimism" is due to deal with Chinese mobile, now selling iphones,
] iphone6 is more difficult to mfg, may be struggling a bit with some mfg technologies,
] ex incell technologies, harder to do on larger screens, part of the reason for the delay on the 5.5 inch model
] people take it for granted apple will get everything right, mfg, supply chain, ...
] 57% of apple total sales revenue is from iphone

[00:00][technology-hardware] From Apple iPhone to Apple iWatch. Or more precisely, Apple iTime

] which involves a newly issued patent. w/Mikey Campbell appleinsider
] patent granted, filed in 2011, illustration shows 'iTime' logo on mockup
] incorporates old 6th gen ipod nano, strapped to wrist
] operation of the smarthwatch, connects to idevice (phone, ipod), transfer notifications to the smartwatch
] apple has never confirmed that they are even working on a 'smartwatch'
] technology 'piconet', personal area network
] rumours were multiple form factors for smartwatch

[00:00][technology-software] Sarah Perez of TechCrunch reports that Amazon has quietly rolled out an app and service called Amazon Wallet.

] The app is in beta, and it’s designed to be used at retail stores at the register, and currently supports only gift and loyalty cards.
] dozens of supported merchants

] The move, which seeks to bolster Yahoo's mobile advertising business,
] comes one week after Yahoo announced disappointing Q2 earnings.
] hear so much about google and facebook and the pressure they are under to realize mobile ad revenue
] before Marissa Meyer took over, Yahoo bought and then closed lots of companies, Marissa is continuing along the same path
] have invented very little, have announced very little,
] yahoo needs to find balance where they can aquire companies and utilize that companies technologies

[00:00][technology-software] The Electronic Frontier Foundation(EFF) released a free plug-in for Firefox and Chrome

] It’s called Privacy Badger, and it can block trackers and widgets that record what you do online.
] there are already other solutions() out there, why do we need this one?
] getting it out there for free, backed by a reputable organization
] can block ads, from sites that use tracking cookies to follow you, ex from google's adsense network
] its simple to use, you can configure it, but you dont have too

[00:00][technology] New York City wants to transform its payphones into WiFi hotspots.

] phonebooths are still everywhere in NYC
] NYC has 10K+ payphones that it could transform
] could be the dawning of a wifi supercloud
] many major industry players() bidding on the contract
] could be problem with location of booths, as they are close to the curb,
] seasons, can impact the service as well, trees with leaves could block wifi signals in the spring thru fall
] can the network handle the load once people find out about the service
] and what about companies that provide wifi services for a fee now

[00:00][technology-software] Facebook unveiled a new feature called “Save” that lets you essentially bookmark links, pictures and other web content. w/Lily Hay Newman @slate.com

] Unlike Evernote, Instapaper, Pocket and Apple’s “Reading List,” Facebook Save doesn’t let you access the content offline. It’s more like Google Keep, which is accessible only if you’re online and logged in.
] save is located in the dropdown menu of posts,
] view 'saved' items is located in ...
] for users its "bookmarking" the same thing weve had in browsers
] for facebook its learning more about your interests
] rolling out over the next couple of days, for android, ios and web

] company added 1.15M contracted tablet connections
] subscription growth is 3x faster than growth in smartphone sub's
] tablet sales are currently shrinking, not growing, surprising because of how fast ...
] just a blip on the radar for verizon,

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