Story by
Andrii Degeler
Andrii is the Head of Media at TNW, with over a decade of experience in covering the European tech ecosystem. Talk to him about new and exci Andrii is the Head of Media at TNW, with over a decade of experience in covering the European tech ecosystem. Talk to him about new and exciting developments in tech, especially those involving vastly underreported industry niches and geographies.
If you’ve been offline for the weekend, we’ve got you covered — check out what happened in the world of Internet and technology and take part in the most interesting online discussions.
In the news
- A new Trojan variant has Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 in its sights and uses Google Docs as a proxy to communicate with its server.
- Netflix has announced that its service is now available on the Wii U home screen.
- FaceTime and iMessage went down for several hours over the weekend.
- U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren intends to tap Reddit for new legislative ideas.
- Microsoft expects both Windows Phone 7.8 and Windows Phone 8 to “exist for quite some time.”
- Hacktivist group Anonymous has claimed to have leaked the personal information of over 3,000 individuals who are said to have donated to pro-Israel group, Unity Coalition for Israel.
Reads and discussions
- How London’s Tech City will help solve youth unemployment
- Eight companies that hope to democratize finance in Latin America
- When is it time to stop calling yourself a freelancer and become an entrepreneur?
- Get productive! Ten workflow apps to enhance your productivity
- Port of call: Airbnb’s Android app creators discuss reworking iOS apps for other platforms
- Kim Dotcom’s plan to give New Zealanders free internet could just work
Good reads from elsewhere
- Apple Can Finish What Microsoft’s Sinofsky Started [MondayNote]
- Into the vault: the operation to rescue Manhattan’s drowned internet [The Verge]
- Disruptions: A $1 Billion Start-Up Might Not Be So Fun [New York Times]
- Romney campaign got its IT from Best Buy, Staples, and friends [ArsTechnica]
- Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like [Both Sides of the Table]
Image credit: trophygeek / Flickr.
