Apple takes over porn domains, the Facebook phone that wasn’t, and more

This article titled “Boot up: Apple takes over porn domains, the Facebook phone that wasn’t, and more” was written by Josh Halliday and Charles Arthur, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 23rd November 2011 08.57 UTC

A quick burst of 7 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team

Exclusive: SV Angel’s investment portfolio – The Term Sheet >> Fortune CNN

“Overall, SV Angel reports 290 active portfolio companies through the end of October. Notables include Facebook, Foursquare, Gerson Lehrman Group, Square, Twitter and Zynga.” … And Groupon, whose shares were ticking back around IPO price last we checked.

HP surprisingly emerges as No. 2 tablet maker >> CNET News

?Despite all of the attention focused on Apple’s iPad, other tablet makers have seen some adoption this year. In total, the U.S. tablet market–excluding Apple–saw sales of more than 1.2 million units and retail revenue of $415 million from January through October, according to a new study from NPD. HP stood on top of that non-iPad hill, closely followed by Samsung Electronics.”

iPhone 4S Becomes Second Most Popular Cameraphone on Flickr >> Mac Rumors

Apple gets control over porn domain names >> Domain Name Wire

Web-blocking, the Apple way.

Microsoft readies new Kinect hardware for Windows PCs >> ZDNet

In time for Christmas? Don’t betcha bottom dollar, but interesting nonetheless.

The Facebook Phone: The “Slayer” That Wasn’t >> AllThingsD

Liz Gannes has a pretty convincing report on the origins of the Facebook phone that wasn’t. Apparently Facebook planned to make a phone ‘just as much as Apple makes phones’ – hardware and all. The handpicked team even had their own separate building, according to the report.

FCC Chief to Seek Hearing on AT&T Deal >> WSJ.com

“It’s rare for the FCC to seek an administrative hearing on merger deals like this. Holding such a hearing adds an additional layer of review and extends the time the agency looks at the deal. The last time the agency did this was in 2002 on the proposed merger of EchoStar and DirecTV. The companies eventually pulled the deal.”

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