June in all its glory is here and we’re half way through 2012 and closer to the alleged day of doom. There was lots going down this past week. The Coolness Factor’s Bits and Bytes is an attempt to whittle much of it down to one-line news briefs for quick scanners. Think of it as news for those with a short attention span, collected by one who shares that affliction.
- 10th AllThingsD conference well underway
- Samsung Galaxy S III mania in full bloom
- Google savors victory in Oracle copyright case
- Apple: Set to show New Apple TV OS AT WWDC
- Facebook shares still having issues
- Apple concerned about iPhone Design Leak
- Facebook makes Paid Status Promo Platform Official
- Verizon to double FiOS Internet Speeds
- Steve Jobs legacy is big topic at AllthingsD conference
- Google Lets Companies Pay for Search Results
- 2.1 lb all Carbon Fiber Ultrabook coming to market
- Google said to be ruling out Chrome OS tablet
- Android adoption four times faster than iPhone
- Apple’s CEO Tim Cook talking up US made products
- Google’s Brin hints possibility of 2013 Project Glass release
- Dell to make tablets again, likes Windows 8
- June 30 Apple shutting down MobileMe
- AT&T predicting data-only phone plans in 2 years
- Groupon stock taking a nose dive
- Google to steal Apple’s 3D Maps thunder June 6th, before WWDC
- Schools being urged to buy tablets to use Windows 8
- Yahoo shutters ‘Livestand’ after only 6 months
- Google Nexus 7′Android tablet may enter market by July
- Samsung Galaxy S III release hinted at within next month
- Sprint’s iDEN Network might shut down by June 2013
- Whitman driving Huge HP layoff:, will decimate staff
- Ad-driven Facebook phone given little hope
- AMD conceds CPU Speed War to Intel, going different direction
- Cricket to offer prepaid iPhone! Boost Mobile may come in Sept.
- Google Victory: judge rules APIs not copyrightable
- Judge rules Oracle Can’t Copyright Java APIs
- ETSI approves new nano-SIM design, Apple is estatic
- Microsoft makes “Do Not Track” default in IE10
- E3 News: Microsoft Unveiling “Smart Glass”
- Superfocus eyeglasses new generation of assisted vision.
Side note: Weather here in the S.F. Bay Area is currently absolutely amazing. This probably means that you should book for a tech conference or Expo in S.F. this Summer. Also reserving a ticket or two to visit AT&T Park for a Giants game wouldn’t hurt.