10 Tech Things You Need To Know This Morning
Sep 20, 2013, 16:43 IST
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- New iPhones have started going on sale in Asia and Europe. Initial sales indicate more demand for the iPhone 5S.
- If you have your heart set on a gold iPhone though, have a second choice. The popular model is in short supply for the launch.
- Twitter's IPO might be just around the corner. A Reuters source says it is likely to hit before Thanksgiving
- All Things D is officially parting ways from Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal is hiring to fill the void and it will hold its own technology conferences.
- When All Things D does spin off, the venture could be worth up to $40 million.
- Jony Ive teased a big new project he's working on at Apple. "I would love, love, love to show you what we are working on now, but I'd lose my job," he said.
- Pinterest will start monetizing with promoted pins.
- Joy Covey, CFO of Amazon, died tragically in a bike accident a few days ago. Whether you knew her or not, this obituary will make you respect her.
- What is Steve Ballmer's biggest regret? Missing out on phones, the Microsoft CEO said in an analyst meeting. "The time we missed is the time we were working on what became [Windows] Vista and I wish we had resources slightly differently [deployed]," he said. "It would have been better for Windows."
- The Here's some of the science behind immortality, which Google is trying to achieve through its new company, Calico.