Netflix Q3 2012 earnings: 2 million more streaming subscribers worldwide, $8 million net income
By Donald Melanson posted Oct 23rd 2012 4:10PM Netflix saw a return to profitability and more than half a million new US subscribers in the second quarter of this year, and it’s now announced that it’s added a full two million more streaming members worldwide for the third quarter. That brings the company’s global base of streaming subscribers to 29 million, 25.1 million of which are in the US. It’s also...
Apple faithful, Android/Windows fans debate iPad Mini on Twitter
The #appleevent, #ipadmini and other hashtags were out in full force, as Apple enthusiasts and others took to Twitter to ooh, aah and zzzzz in reaction to the latest “gorgeous,” “amazing” and “magical” iPads — both the widely anticipated iPad Mini and the surprise iPad fourth-generation models. See original here: Apple faithful, Android/Windows fans debate iPad Mini on...
Going to Extremes with Aperture
After running Palouse Falls, a 189-foot waterfall in southeast Washington State, 24-year-old extreme kayaker Rafa Ortiz of Mexico described experiencing part of the descent in what felt like slow motion. But for photographer Lucas Gilman, who covered the attempt, the drop was very much in real time. “Rafa was actually visible for only three frames of the 4-second free fall, because after he got over the tongue, he was engulfed in...
Facebook posts $59 million net loss in fiscal Q3, touts 1.01 billion active users
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 23rd 2012 4:32PM The bloom is slightly off the rose for Facebook. After a banner first post-IPO quarter, it’s recording a net loss in its fiscal third quarter of $59 million despite its revenue climbing to $1.26 billion — a big swing that the company is blaming on payroll tax tweaks and income taxes, which becomes clearer when you learn that the company posted a $311 million profit before factoring...
Google Drive apps reach the Chrome Web Store and Chrome OS for quicker web work
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 23rd 2012 4:44PM It’s a long overdue match, really — if the Google Drive productivity suite is considered the centerpiece of Google’s web app catalog, and the Chrome Web Store is the catalog, why weren’t the two combined? Google has seen the light by turning Docs (text), Sheets (spreadsheets) and Slides (presentations) into neatly packaged web apps that can be installed through the...
