Story by
Josh Horwitz
Josh Horwitz is an intern for TNW based out of Taipei, Taiwan, where he enjoys studying Mandarin, translating forgotten Taiwan independent f Josh Horwitz is an intern for TNW based out of Taipei, Taiwan, where he enjoys studying Mandarin, translating forgotten Taiwan independent films, playing German board games, and rowing on his dragon boat crew team. You can find him on Twitter at @HorwitzJosh, and can email him at [email protected]
Too busy to follow all the tech news that broke over the weekend? TNW, as usual, has got your back. Check out our roundup of the weekend’s best pieces below!
In the news
- Google publishes – then removes – a post stating that Fiber will launch in Austin, Texas next
- Microsoft apologizes for employee’s XBox Durango’s ‘always online’ tweets, claims customer centric approach
- Github moves its hosted developer Pages to a github.io domain over security concerns
- AngelList ‘Salaries & Equity’ tool finds the best paying tech jobs, helps you compare compensation
- This simple app brings Spotify to the App notification center
- Meet the SandFlea, an 11 pound robot that can jump over buildings
Good reads
- Facebook’s long road to “mobile best:” HTML5, native apps, and now Home
- Impact and numbers from Uruguay’s One Laptop Per Child program
- Catching up with Watsi: Y Combinators first non-profit graduate
- Top tier London nightlife apps – stay connected, have fun, get home safe
Interesting stories from beyond The Next Web
- Tencent President: WeChat will remain free [People’s Daily Online]
- Samsung Galaxy Note lands in UK [ZDNet]
- No TV? No Subscription? No problem [The New York Times]
- Apple pulls iOS discovery app service AppGratis from App Store [TechCrunch]
- iPhone naming: when simple gets complicated [Ken Segall’s Observatory]
- “Dog Wearing Pantyhose” is now a thing in China [Kotaku]
Image Credit via Thinkstock