| ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tRIe4XdUJxZIWBcTemr3DhW13QNubfsDARyHh5VjVe38ocNo-G7A6i2_1Md-JISeIJXbPancxHlQeHaVitsGg-H1PgviBxmQEFPJazuFTLbb-45RuLGoaV8tCmC25h8taD97urRUO-I4stSQ=s0-d) Disrupt Europe lands in Berlin in less than 3 weeks with an outstanding agenda and speaker lineup. Register today! ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_scWJYBzjhZ4Dg_xQ67iVuzX4u2PIXhJb3YeqM5QNVkowYWjp4siizqXIyMRiFm6Q8xgsoht9tU0WI7mF1d4mXe3kxDDsneEQOUx2Az3W6TI1WFNdiud23ZchjSWv7I0yh4KZayftLqX0ni7BuPM0e5Q9yive2k=s0-d) | Alexandra Jordan | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_salJ1Ii3C119QBPVsh_YekF8_wQl6YDU7Se2NtA-7YcgLi9Hl4S08vBMvmuMp-cm5WH6CWlwxcOp73Js_n6-H9lWgCSI0s_xFAerumKwXGWbL1JOJCEhlVnsdNflCljlxLMGDC9VFhOE7G_2d7-Lt5vtvZP_LJge7MU9viR6f6ZkCcgrWdzl6LjMeHehRaD7susOfd5oLN6sY7oF5Reg=s0-d) | Matthew Panzarino | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vJwdilyg8-CWw8KEl4LyuflzyrwuyCDqifd2JsrYy1xUQqHWMulRi2Ahw-VVTYOn2viILxuFkgFSrQc-NOcyo6v1q7puKxqn0-B-oQVX-ITNumq6HwxdQsdn8ZXeV2izGazughKLId0Yj2ZuLGPLH5e1n9qi61ATM=s0-d) | John Biggs Acer was early to the Chromebook market, releasing the C7 for a mere $199 and the C710 for $299. These laptops - more tablets with keyboards than fully-featured... read more | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tOzwsYUI60av-6v_3FtIUbe755SsQgPubnEK03quUoBOoxHJDl-dKap4kn96n_JnU0VhLUCMQ9O_Sm1ebn9jXaa-nxTwHgnEQjLMxk1RDyTnXzigOGZfJyFo0MX7qbRaDScJ7UErwtw6U-0QJjMvyhSkhR8RWsL4Ft7Gir-G3wt1aBPVg-R4YbwlusGrOTmw=s0-d) | Ingrid Lunden Amazon's AWS cloud services division has become one of the go-to places for startups looking for hosting and other services for their apps and other business.... read more | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s2dtZ0njjlguyF7u_9_tMBxl_QFjCkMQMy5ggdIf37i-SX0wHUQ08_IQPeWaYLnghLrCoLVNl-eV6yUbymR5bLIA1tXjbzRixiq-6fVEOfqPOvMtVg1FtkeV2dG-AIS97mK-g-AZoEUZrklNHCUJpO9Um8mBPvsKWB=s0-d) | Darrell Etherington Today when I opened Facebook, as I do every day, at some point, at least once, I was surprised to see the social network asking me for some time and input.... read more | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vHmlNmEK9vPnoYECmCVXzK1oiWzoy0JgwLea-iUMK0XxDpR2rrU1s90zKypjAkxE47wIZIz6vBRR8EklSL7YlrD9Aw6vTCczWnBsgBXvU3X-rBvU_z6MYGn49Ux5JZKruWpSjiDWH1Irf6trc5MW3CDsxja65Y0d3O8z7UjQ=s0-d) | Darrell Etherington Canada's beleaguered smartphone pioneer BlackBerry is apparently warming to the idea of a break-up, Bloomberg reports, as the Fairfax Financial buyout bid for... read more | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vsxhLjFUH7UhZIN-Pf7E3_tFmLivk4a7heQaEqJ6BZWpTbBF3-tXkXnLXg0XcMckXTkbDkv0m96kzurY4ooVBkZU4GazBV045v7BDJupWWcmk-RAqeRgqw3bmt4abA3iM0aadv99pvlg7YKTMMcNHvHcgEACc=s0-d) | Chris Velazco T-Mobile USA just loves to crow about how different it is from the rest of its carrier rivals; it decided to show off the latest of its "Uncarrier" moves at a... read more | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uYsz2u5mNHyaQv6h0VVum_nQUa-EzJkqmBKitPvLAwqks2KvKmboqHt_uzJt1rObVFRyKRhbg_DSXb0WGaZSd_slp5Qm0Azq7JobBVvvha6ad_FY7rJTOc5mMayJU18ra4oN3mv5pmbhMOHSTXsa-qhfZDPA0YuDhKzEuS_5jhCoCr3P-PySAHHZcGBjAQZRrUvrLicJSQKtUl=s0-d) | DogVacay, the Los Angeles-based startup that operates a pet boarding marketplace that's been dubbed the "Airbnb... read more | | ![](?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | As we mentioned earlier this week, Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky and Sequoia Capital partner, Airbnb board member,... read more | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_viO57DYR4dn7bUk6MaNI8f7IU6jM2tsUsGy06DEWRugTVCvNaRNWOADAct-MFnPN4ALfl4CFjv25FNsE0YVCNskQSJ-TJo8n0J795fFs__Y_vq_hIybTkEuijdaaKhGOPIFKSJsyyC3LnM7K3fGbTAbA-VqH5tTlVnykFmgTA2D1iO9LNVCFN9X3B_fyAp0s7X2KA3P6lz9QE=s0-d) | As a feature writer for the New York Times Magazine, Wired and many other publications, Clive Thompson is one of... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |