Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Top Stories of the Day // September 18, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Sep 18, 2012

Twitter Announces New Design With Focus On Profile Pages, iPad Update On The TODAY Show

Today, Twitter's CEO Dick Costolo announced a new design with a focus on profile pages and an iPad update on the TODAY Show, live. The show teased "big changes"... read more

Yahoo!s Now Removing The ® From Their Logo. Is The Exclamation Mark Next?

File in "Silicon Valley Things That Are Amazing/Ridiculous"*: Apparently free iPhones and food aren't the only cultural changes being enacted in Marissa Mayer's... read more

Alleged Leaked iPad Mini Pics Show Lightning Port, Odd Hole On The Back

Before the hot-selling iPhone 5 launched into existence, most of the surprise had already been ruined. We saw parts, heard about launch dates, and even saw... read more

Startups: Here's A Calculator For Funding And Equity, Courtesy Of SmartAsset

If you're a first-time entrepreneur, there can be a lot of confusing financial jargon to deal with — especially when you're raising funding. If you don't want... read more

Watch This Author Use A Google Document To Write And Edit A Book In Real-Time

I can't imagine someone being able to watch every keystroke as I write a post like this, but author Silvia Hartmann is writing a novel and is welcoming you to... read more

Motorola Officially Outs The RAZR i, Its First Intel-Powered Smartphone

Intel's mobile chipsets have popped up in a handful of devices over the past few months, but Motorola -- arguably the biggest of Intel's smartphone partners --... read more

Twitter Gives Muslims A Voice, A (Seriously) Funny Voice #MuslimRage

Muslims found an unlikely opening to voice their opposition to mainstream stereotypes, exploiting a social media misstep by Newsweek's inflammatory cover on... read more

AT&T On Notice: Carrier To Face Net Neutrality Complaint Over FaceTime

AT&T announced early on that users wouldn't be able to use FaceTime over cellular connections on its network, for subscribers who aren't on the carrier's... read more

Class2Go: Stanford's New Open-Source Platform For Online Education

The cost of higher education in the U.S. today is ridiculous. Student debt shot north of $1 trillion earlier this year, for example. It's not surprising, then,... read more

Dice Holdings Pays $20M Cash For Slashdot, SourceForge And Freecode From Geeknet

Some consolidation afoot in online media: Dice Holdings, the career website owner, has bought the online media business of Geeknet, which includes the... read more

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