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What Android's familiar new features mean for the filter... Android 4.2, the version that's debuting on the Nexus 4, swipes functionality from Swype - but its implementation of photo filters could spell trouble... What Android’s familiar new features mean for the filter crowd http://t.co/i5pvlBKF

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Where in the world is your email provider? Three major American email providers are competing for popularity outside the U.S. We take a look at how they are faring in the rest of the world. Where in the world is your email provider? http://t.co/OzXac5ni

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It's around the corner: RoadMap is this Monday! Our annual RoadMap event -- a day long show on design in the age of connectedness -- kicks off this coming Monday, November 5th, bright and early in... It’s around the corner: #roadmapconf is this Monday 11/5 in SF: http://t.co/Dh7a7EOH Reserve your place: http://t.co/caMibVD4

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Yelp’s flaws become Apple Maps flaws in iOS 6 There's been plenty of anecdotal evidence already offered that Maps needs work -- at times location data is missing or directions were wrong. But on... Yelp’s flaws become Apple Maps flaws in iOS 6 http://t.co/BmPBfAL5

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GigaOM RoadMap 2012 DESIGNING OUR CONNECTED FUTURE ... How are connected gadgets, our culture and our lives being changed by design? Find out 11/5 @ #roadmapconf http://t.co/PGjvy4Ns

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For LTE sky may not be the limit Will there be a day when we shall see commercial planes connecting to the Internet at LTE speeds? A recent test by Ericsson gives hope to the... For LTE sky may not be the limit http://t.co/VP23mxrn

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Graph startup Neo raises $11M as specialized databases take... Graph database startup Neo Technology has raised another $11 million, providing more fuel to the fire of specialized databases. Whether they're graph... Graph startup Neo raises $11M as specialized databases take hold http://t.co/myWTBUWp

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Better Place raising $100M more in the wake of Agassi... Electric car charging startup Better Place continues to raise money from its investors -- particularly Israel Corp -- as it seeks to finish building... Better Place raising $100M more in the wake of Agassi departure http://t.co/CdvtKZeL

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Open-source CRM player SugarCRM talks up IPO Encouraged by Workday's splashy initial public offering, SugarCRM a provider of open-source customer relationship management software-as-a-service, is... Open-source CRM player SugarCRM talks up IPO http://t.co/dVdLUWeU

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Our RoadMap connected design conference is two weeks away! GigaOM's RoadMap conference is exactly two weeks from today and will feature speakers like Kickstarter CEO Perry Chen, Tumblr CEO David Karp,... Our RoadMap connected design conference starts Monday! http://t.co/6bRgpSNR Learn more and register now #roadmapconf http://t.co/c1XLYu9h

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First impressions of the Google Nexus 4 smartphone Although Hurricane Sandy put the kibosh on Google's Android event this week, the company still introduced the Nexus 4 smartphone. My first impressions... First impressions of the Google Nexus 4 smartphone http://t.co/dLJRTJIY

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A smaller launch for a smaller tablet: new iPad mini arrives... Reports from around the world were rolling in by Friday morning and in general queues were manageable and shorter than many are used to for new Apple... A smaller launch for a smaller tablet: new iPad mini arrives in stores http://t.co/zwvSVdce

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Slush lights up northern startup scene Slush brings top-tier angel and VC investors to meet the top 500 startups from Northern Europe and Russia on November 21–22 in Helsinki, Finland.... Sponsor post: Slush lights up northern startup scene http://t.co/wzAO15aa

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Flurry rides the mobile boom, raises $25M with an eye toward... App analytics and advertising firm is raising $25 million from Crosslink Capital as it builds out internationally and looks at a possible IPO by the... Flurry rides the mobile boom, raises $25M with an eye toward IPO http://t.co/zwTgcFor

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Amazon speeds up EBS storage input-output -- again Another busy week for Amazon Web Services which added new compute instance types, cut prices on others, and upped the limit on provisioned IOPS for... Amazon speeds up EBS storage input-output — again http://t.co/B8KLdqRi

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The disruption of education: How technology is helping... Mobile technology and social networks aren't just disruptive to existing industries like communications and media, they are also helping the change... The disruption of education: How technology is helping students teach themselves http://t.co/yGsdpoVi

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Power unites: New Yorkers come together, charge together As large parts of New York City remain in a power blackout, local bars and stores are offering up their generators to help people stay connected. Here... Power unites: New Yorkers come together, charge together http://t.co/OCVK5E5s

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First Solar ekes by with a profit, and sets sights overseas First Solar generated profits for the third quarter as it marches into new markets and carries out cost-cutting measures to compete at a time when... First Solar eeks by with a profit, and sets sites overseas http://t.co/tdyxLoqC

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Science Hack Day: Bridging the gap between coders and... What would happen if you put hackers and scientists together and let them play? That's what Ariel Waldman is trying to find out with Science Hack Day,... Science Hack Day: Bridging the gap between coders and chemists http://t.co/wzLsjejf

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Commutist podcast: Sandy's social, infrastructure impact,... In this week's episode, we look at the Hurricane Sandy's impact on social media and the damage caused to the web's infrastructure as well as the big... Commutist podcast: Sandy’s social, infrastructure impact, and Forstall http://t.co/wHGgjZQL

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How the internet economy works: Guns, butter and bandwidth The internet is made of thousands of networks, and a complex web of economic considerations has developed to support the free flow of information. How... How the internet economy works: Guns, butter and bandwidth http://t.co/ku5optZS

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Is Google looking beyond NFC? Reportedly prepping plastic... Android Police has gotten a hold of a leaked version of a new Google Wallet which suggests the company is preparing to release physical Google Wallet... Is Google looking beyond NFC? Reportedly prepping plastic Wallet cards http://t.co/PQLevtkn

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iPad mini goes on sale amid chaos in one of Apple's key... Friday is the first day that Apple's new iPad mini and updated iPad go on sale in the U.S. While it will be business as usual in most Apple stores,... iPad mini goes on sale amid chaos in one of Apple’s key markets http://t.co/ccDxMA5x

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PayPal offers price matching, free return shipping for the... PayPal is trying to lure in customers with new holiday promotions that allow shoppers to get pricing matching, free return shipping and free six-month... PayPal offers price matching, free return shipping for the holidays http://t.co/yraMS0Pl

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Cloudonomics: making the cloud pay Join GigaOM Pro and Telx on Nov. 6 to learn how the core characteristics of the cloud -- such as on-demand resources, usage-based charging and... Cloudonomics: making the cloud pay http://t.co/5kgXsLuX

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Coaster app lets you buy a drink, tip your bartender from... With your credit card connected to the Coaster iOS or Android app, you can order and buy a drink and tip your bartender all from your phone without... Coaster app lets you buy a drink, tip your bartender from your phone http://t.co/MJKRQdSx

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MIT researcher says he can predict Twitter trends An MIT researcher says he has created an algorithm that can identify Twitter trends hours before the service can itself. If the algorithm works as he... MIT researcher says he can predict Twitter trends http://t.co/votNU4W2

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Facebook, AMD, HP and others team up to plan the ARM data... Building an ARM-based server is actually not the hardest part of getting ARM into the data center. The real challenge will be getting software that... Facebook, AMD, HP and others team up to plan the ARM data center takeover http://t.co/PrsJxyDW

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It's Crunchies time again! Get your nominations in For the sixth year in a row, GigaOM, along with our friends at TechCrunch and VentureBeat, are cohosting the Crunchies, the annual awards show that... It’s Crunchies time again! Get your nominations in http://t.co/ZdBeL6Xu

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Internet of things gets big push from ARM and other Silicon... ARM, Neul and CSR have joined hands with Cable & Wireless Worldwide to push adoption of the Weightless wireless standard. Meanwhile, ARM and Neul are... Internet of things gets big push from ARM and other Silicon Fen players http://t.co/xyjV5rB5

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Simplee's payment portal for for health care gets boost from... With a new integration that enables Simplee to support millions of Medicare beneficiaries, as well as other recent partnerships with healthcare... Simplee’s payment portal for for health care gets boost from Medicare support http://t.co/S0Z0zApN

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HuffPost Live's new iPad app could be a second screen... HuffPost Live's new app could help usher in an era where content producers seek to dominate not just our TV but our tablet devices -- at the same... HuffPost Live’s new iPad app could be a second screen breakthrough http://t.co/tCrOC8F1

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Birchbox, Warby Parker co-founders to speak at RoadMap The co-founders of two companies changing the face of connected retail, Warby Parker and Birchbox, will join us at our upcoming RoadMap conference... .@Birchbox, @WarbyParker co-founders on tomorrow's connected consumer: http://t.co/xXNgJ1yr #roadmapconf http://t.co/YpNv1xpG

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To scale, telcos must learn from the ops community Half of the base stations now deployed by telco operators are small cells, which means telcos have to deal with the problems of scale out systems.... To scale, telcos must learn from the ops community http://t.co/EbZq2Ovt

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HealthTap wants to get the vote out – for the country’s... Hoping to bring more transparency to the quality of care doctors provide, Palo Alto, Calif.-based HealthTap is announcing a ongoing competition on its... HealthTap wants to get the vote out – for the country’s top docs http://t.co/8vlbbTmJ

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Path targets its family audience with new iPad app and... Path is finally expanding to the iPad, America's most popular tablet and a natural place for Path's family-oriented users to head next. In landscape... Path targets its family audience with new iPad app and landscape mode http://t.co/QLETTmoe

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Microsoft takes Azure to China Chasing a potentially huge market, Microsoft has inked a pact with the municipality of Shanghai and with ISP 21Vianet to offer Windows Azure services... Microsoft takes Azure to China http://t.co/KBPNZSpP

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Testing Boxee TV: First impressions, screenshots and... Boxee's new Boxee TV device officially went on sale on Thursday, but we got our hands on one of the units early. Check out our first impressions, as... Testing Boxee TV: First impressions, screenshots and unboxing video http://t.co/nAYIuKU5

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Fab, now with 9 million members, gets festive with new... Design site Fab is getting festive with new holiday shops that help people find the right gift for the holidays. The new shops caps off a huge year of... Fab, now with 9 million members, gets festive with new Holiday Shops http://t.co/FWzjXe5d

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Midemlab seeks startups for music disruption and engagement Are you a tech innovator? Have you built the next solution that will help music executives, artists and brands to engage or monetize audiences?... Sponsor post: Midemlab seeks startups for music disruption and engagement http://t.co/7M9KVwUQ

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As paid content booms, will ad opportunities shrink? Numbers of people paying for digital content will take off thanks to new media devices, Forrester forecasts. If paid content becomes commonplace, will... Sponsor post: As paid content booms, will ad opportunities shrink? http://t.co/xlaokKur

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Dollar Shave Club raises $9.8 million for international... Dollar Shave Club, the seemingly too-good-to-be-true promise of razors every month for only $1, has raised almost $10 million in a Series A funding... Dollar Shave Club raises $9.8 million for international expansion http://t.co/vkqWpHkk

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Summly wants to make news summaries cool Nary a day goes by when someone or the other doesn't come up a new way to help us deal with information overload. Today, Summly enters the sweepstakes... Summly wants to make news summaries cool http://t.co/tj53nKd4

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Now that Halo 4 will run on Windows Azure, what's next? The next release of Microsoft's popular Halo game will run on the company's own Windows Azure platform-as-a-service. Inquiring minds want to know when... Now that Halo 4 will run on Windows Azure, what’s next? http://t.co/KCHPZ5pw

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When is iCloud going to be more reliable? The scope of the task before Apple's internet services division is especially obvious this week. In the midst of news that SVP Eddy Cue would be... When is iCloud going to be more reliable? http://t.co/G4bLNXR0

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Behind the curtain: GigaOM debates @ComfortablySmug and web... What should be done with Twitter prankster @ComfortablySmug? The topic sparked quite a discussion among GigaOM staffers this morning, and we decided... Behind the curtain: GigaOM on @ComfortablySmug and web vigilantes http://t.co/VoZHlMmk

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When does community action against an anonymous troll become... A Twitter user named @ComfortablySmug has been held up as a villain for posting fake news reports to Twitter, and his identity has been forcibly... When does community action against an anonymous troll become a lynch mob? http://t.co/5AzHC0FO

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Google explains how more data means better speech... A new research paper from Google highlights the importance of big data in creating consumer-friendly services such as voice search on smartphones.... Google explains how more data means better speech recognition http://t.co/HniGP9tm

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A debate emerges: are solar panels a commodity yet? Solar panels have been described as commodities, but are they? A solar project investor says that is not quite true given the uneven quality of solar... A debate emerges: are solar panels a commodity yet? http://t.co/iLSUXT0U

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Carl Icahn's Netflix investment bumps up its stock,... Carl Icahn has taken a stake in Netflix, and may now be looking to get the company to sell of to a bigger entity. Rumors that Microsoft is interested... Carl Icahn’s Netflix investment bumps up its stock, rekindles sale chatter http://t.co/C14SLCvP

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