In this series we round up the technology-based articles from around the web that have caught our eye in the last week. Have something we should know about? Send us a note!
Here comes the white Nexus 4 on T-Mobile and Google Play [9to5 Google]
After being seen in the wild quite a few times, most people didn't think it was the real thing. Well, Google and T-Mobile have made the white Nexus 4 a sure thing.
Chicago Sun-Times trains reporters to shoot with iPhones after laying off all its photographers [The Verge]
Move over professional photogs; you're not wanted anymore. Make room for the roving mobile phone reporters. Is this for real?
Yahoo eliminates classic Mail, requiring users to agree to Gmail-like email scanning [The Verge]
If you've been using Yahoo! Mail's classic interface, say goodbye on June 3rd, as Yahoo turns off classic, and moves everyone to the new design along with new Terms of Service in tow. Are you going to miss it?
A closer look at what's new in Windows 8.1 [ZDnet]
The Start button is back!
The Moto X phone will be made in the US and is coming this summer, says Motorola [The Verge]
The mysterious Moto X is real according to Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside. He didn't reveal many details but it is supposedly coming in October of this year.
Time to back away from the cookie jar? Introducing nutrition info in search [Official Google Search Blog]
Ever wonder how many calories are in a mango? Well, now you can. Google Search is including nutritional information on over 1000 fruits, vegetables, meats, and meals. Rolling out to the US in the coming days.
Fan TV revealed: is this the set-top box we’ve been waiting for? [The Verge]
Fanhattan co-founder and CEO Gilles BianRosa unveiled Fan TV at the D11 conference. Fan TV combines a streaming media box (ala Apple TV & Roku) and a set-top cable box with cloud DVR. But will it catch on?
Apple announces new $229 16GB iPod touch: 4-inch Retina display, no rear-facing camera [The Verge]
Fans of the smaller 16GB version of the iPod Touch missed out on the newer design of the 32GB and 64GB versions when they were first revealed. Apples makes up for it with a new 16GB version.
Samsung Introduces the GALAXY S4 mini: A Powerful, Compact Smartphone [Samsung Official Global Blog]
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- Verizon now taking pre-orders for BlackBerry Q10; to ship June 6
- Verizon offers "text-to-donate" relief program for victims of central Oklahoma storms
Weekly Roundup
Here comes the white Nexus 4 on T-Mobile and Google Play [9to5 Google]
After being seen in the wild quite a few times, most people didn't think it was the real thing. Well, Google and T-Mobile have made the white Nexus 4 a sure thing.
Chicago Sun-Times trains reporters to shoot with iPhones after laying off all its photographers [The Verge]
Move over professional photogs; you're not wanted anymore. Make room for the roving mobile phone reporters. Is this for real?
Yahoo eliminates classic Mail, requiring users to agree to Gmail-like email scanning [The Verge]
If you've been using Yahoo! Mail's classic interface, say goodbye on June 3rd, as Yahoo turns off classic, and moves everyone to the new design along with new Terms of Service in tow. Are you going to miss it?
A closer look at what's new in Windows 8.1 [ZDnet]
The Start button is back!
The Moto X phone will be made in the US and is coming this summer, says Motorola [The Verge]
The mysterious Moto X is real according to Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside. He didn't reveal many details but it is supposedly coming in October of this year.
Time to back away from the cookie jar? Introducing nutrition info in search [Official Google Search Blog]
Ever wonder how many calories are in a mango? Well, now you can. Google Search is including nutritional information on over 1000 fruits, vegetables, meats, and meals. Rolling out to the US in the coming days.
Fan TV revealed: is this the set-top box we’ve been waiting for? [The Verge]
Fanhattan co-founder and CEO Gilles BianRosa unveiled Fan TV at the D11 conference. Fan TV combines a streaming media box (ala Apple TV & Roku) and a set-top cable box with cloud DVR. But will it catch on?
Apple announces new $229 16GB iPod touch: 4-inch Retina display, no rear-facing camera [The Verge]
Fans of the smaller 16GB version of the iPod Touch missed out on the newer design of the 32GB and 64GB versions when they were first revealed. Apples makes up for it with a new 16GB version.
Samsung Introduces the GALAXY S4 mini: A Powerful, Compact Smartphone [Samsung Official Global Blog]
Samsung reveals a smaller 4.3 in. version of its 5 inch flagship phone. Is this more your size?
A new inbox that puts you back in control [Official GMail Blog]
Have you given the new Gmail inbox a spin? I've become a big fan of it. Click the link for details on how you can flip it on before it begins to roll out.
T-Mobile subscribers and fans of the upcoming BlackBerry Q10 can now own BB's QWERTY BlackBerry 10 smartphone for $100 up front (w/ 2yr plan) or $580 outright.
Facebook Acquisition Talks With Waze Fall Apart [AllThingsD]
Months of negotiations for Facebook to acquire Israel-based social navigation app Waze fell apart on conflicts as to whether or not to relocate the Waze team.
PayPal denies teenager reward for finding website bug [Computer World]
PayPal didn't exactly win hearts with its decision to deny a reward to a 17-years old for finding a vulnerability on its website. Paypal provides an explanation.
Odds and Ends
Have you ever experienced a 17-year Cicada emergence? We had one in my hometown of Chicago a couple of years ago and it was the most amazing thing I'd ever seen. Filmmaker Samuel Orr films an incredible time-laps of one of mother nature's creepiest, yet harmless, events. [Mashable]
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