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1	TITLE: SSL Flatlines With Heartbleed * 981	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Natali Morris
2	This is Tech News Today for Tuesday, April 8, 2014!
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10	A widely distributed flaw in OpenSSL called “Heartbleed” potentially exposes millions of users to being monitored as they interact with web sites.	http://heartbleed.com/	http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2014/04/08/half-a-million-widely-trusted-websites-vulnerable-to-heartbleed-bug.html https://www.ssllabs.com/
11	Joining us to explain it all is Steve Gibson, a security researcher, founder of Gibson Research Corporation and co-host of TWiT’s Security Now. Q: First of all, can you tell us what OpenSSL is and how widely it’s deployed. Q: So what is Heartbleed?	Steve Gibson Founder, Gibson Research Corporation @SGgrc
12	* several versions of OpenSSL, a cryptographic library that enables SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) or TLS (Transport Security Layer) encryption. Most websites use either SSL or TLS, which is indicated in browsers with a padlock symbol. * flaw introduced December 2011 * Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.1g, released on Monday * If exploited, the flaw could allow attackers to monitor all information passed between a user and a Web service or even decrypt past traffic they’ve collected. * “This allows attackers to eavesdrop communications, steal data directly from the services and users and to impersonate services and users,” the researchers wrote. * The bug found by Codenomicon, a computer security company, and Neel Mehta, who works on security for Google. * The scope of the problem is vast, as many modern operating systems are suspected as having an affected OpenSSL version. * Operating systems that may have a vulnerable version of OpenSSL include Debian Wheezy, Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS, CentOS 6.5, Fedora 18, OpenBSD 5.3, FreeBSD 8.4, NetBSD 5.0.2 and OpenSUSE 12.2, they wrote. * The “oldstable” versions of Debian Squeeze and Suse Linux Enterprise Server are not vulnerable. * allows attackers to obtain the private keys used to encrypt traffic * attackers can only access 64K of memory during one iteration of the attack, but the attackers can “keep reconnecting or during an active TLS connection keep requesting arbitrary number of 64 kilobyte chunks of memory content until enough secrets are revealed
13	Steve * grc.com * @SGgrc
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15	An Indian startup called Ineda Systems has developed a chip for wearable computers that can run for 30 days without recharging. The company emerged from stealth mode today. And they’ve got some big backers, including Samsung and Qualcomm.	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/08/wearable-chip-maker-emerges-in-india-with-big-backers/
16	Don Clark Technology writer, The Wall Street Journal Q: Can you tell us about Ineda Systems?	Don Clark Technology writer, The Wall Street Journal
17	* Called the Dhanush * Ineda: Dhanush * or smartphones, enabling 30 days of always-on battery life. * The Dhanush will come in four tiers, from the “Nano” to the “Advanced,” customized for simple fitness trackers up to high-end smart watches. * Hyderabad in India; more than 180 engineers. * chairman is Sanjay Jha, who led Motorola Mobility until its sale to Google; worked at Qualcomm * Chips will operate up to 30 days without a charge in an always-on mode * Ineda stresses a “hierarchical” computing architecture Ineda’s chips = three different classes of cores. One extremely low-power block of circuitry remains on and exists mainly to talk to sensing devices, which will signal when to wake other parts of the chip up. Another core is designed to run simple apps and the third is a full-on application processor, able to run mobile-style apps, the company says.	http://stpaulsice.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sj.bmp
18	Don * wsj.com * @donal888
19	Sujit * timesofindia.indiatimes.com * @sujitjohn
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23	Comcast made its case today for why regulators should let the company buy Time Warner Cable in a $45 billion transaction. Comcast’s 180-page filing to regulators today said that Time Warner Cable is not a competitor, but that Google, Apple and Facebook are.	http://corporate.comcast.com/comcast-voices/comcast-and-time-warner-cable-file-applications-and-public-interest-statement-with-fcc	http://recode.net/2014/04/08/comcast-no-competitive-threats-here-move-along/
24	* Summarized in a blog post by Comcast executive vice president David Cohen * Mostly about why Comcast isn’t dominant * Comcast: plenty of local high-speed broadband providers and its merger wouldn’t decrease competition * Broadband service is sold on a local basis, and there’s plenty of choice * Comcast blog post: “Netflix now has over 33 million customers in the United States alone, with another 11 million international customers; Google’s video websites now attract over 157 million unique viewers each month who watch nearly 13 billion videos; Apple iTunes viewers purchase over 800,000 TV episodes and over 350,000 movies per day” * Problem is that customers need Internet connections, and little choice there * Review of Comcast’s deal is only beginning. Tomorrow, a Senate panel will examine the deal in some detail and provide a sense of whether lawmakers may support it or pressure FCC officials to either reject the deal or impose strict conditions on it. * Justice Department officials looking at competitive threats * FCC looking at whether the deal is in the “public interest”
25	Peter * recode.net * @pkafka
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27	The FTC says a Massachusetts-based website called Jerk.com and its owner, Napster cofounder John Fanning, deceived more than 73 million users by harvesting personal information from their Facebook profiles.	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-07/jerk-com-napster-co-founder-misused-facebook-profiles-ftc-says.html
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29	* Ranked users as either a “jerk” or “not a jerk.” * FTC: website falsely claimed that people could pay $30 to revise their online profiles * FTC: Jerk.com misled people when it claimed the content on Jerk.com had been created by other users of the site, when in fact most of the site’s content was harvested from Facebook. * many believed that someone they knew had created their Jerk.com profile”; actually info from FB
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32	Six major Hollywood studios are suing Megaupload for copyright violation.	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/08/business/media/studios-file-new-lawsuit-against-megaupload-and-its-founder.html
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34	* MPAA: Paid users based on how many times the content was downloaded by others – and didn't pay at all until that infringing content was downloaded 10,000 times. * Six major film studios—Twentieth Century Fox, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Columbia and Warner Bros * Suit: Megaupload was “encouraging and profiting” from copyright violations * Kim Dotcom denied similar charges; New Zealand to stand trial over charges of mass copyright infringement. * Shut down by U.S. regulators in 2012 * Accused of allowing copyright-holders to lose more than $500m in revenue. * Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA): because site paid its users to upload TV and movies, it was not just a file-sharing site MPAA: Not “a cloud storage service at all, it was an unlawful hub for mass distribution”
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37	Netflix started streaming 4K TV today. The second season of House of Cards and some nature documentaries are available in 4K/Ultra HD format, and not much else yet.	http://www.cnet.com/news/netflix-begins-4k-streams/
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39	* The bitrate is just 15 Mbps -- picture superior to the HD movies you can stream from Netflix, but it's inferior to less compressed approaches to 4K. * Even some Blu-ray movies will probably look better. * 4K streams from Amazon, Comcast, Fox and others this year
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67	(OPEN LINK) - We told you April 3 about ZunZuneo, a Cuban social network created by the US government. The story was an exclusive by the Associated Press, and they characterized the program as a covert operation designed to undermine the Cuban government and harvest the personal data of Cubans. Yesterday, the agency responsible for the program, the U.S. Agency for International Development, responded to the article in a blog post, saying the AP story was riddled with inaccuracies and false conclusions.	http://blog.usaid.gov/2014/04/eight-facts-about-zunzuneo/
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69	We told you recently about Twitter’s flirtation with a redesign that would make it look more like Facebook. Well this morning, they announced it. And the examples they showed look more Facebook like even than the tests. They also announced that tweets that get more engagement will be larger. You’ll be able to pin tweets to the top of your page, filter tweets and have other custom viewing options. The new profile setup is available today to what Twitter says is a small group of users and will be rolled out to all over the next few weeks.	https://blog.twitter.com/2014/coming-soon-a-whole-new-you-in-your-twitter-profile
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71	The Chinese government has approved Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone products and services business, erasing the last credible threat to the $7.2 billion deal. Nokia today repeated its prediction that the deal will close this month.	http://recode.net/2014/04/08/china-approves-microsofts-nokia-deal-but-expresses-patent-concerns/
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90	A software flaw called Heartbleed could expose your web traffic -- even if it's encrypted!
91	Comcast says it's an underdog surrounded by strong competitors like Apple, Google and Facebok and should be allowed to buy Time Warner Cable.
92	And the FTC says the people behind the social site Jerk.com are, well, a bunch of jerks.
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1	TITLE: Google to Launch Android TV	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Natali Morris
2	This is Tech News Today for Monday, April 7, 2014!
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7	Our guest co-anchor this week is Natali Morris, a contributor to The TODAY Show, CNBC, The Queen Latifah Show and a former anchor for CNET TV. She's also the co-founder of ReadQuick, a speed reading app for iOS.	Natali Morris Contributor, NBC, CBS, CNBC @natalimorris
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15	Google may soon launch a platform called Android TV. Verge writer Sean Hollister got his hands on documents and screenshots that reveal Google's plans, and he wrote an exclusive about it over the weekend.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/5/5584604/this-is-android-tv
16	Sean Hollister Writer, The Verge Q: Google has supported Google TV for years, and that was based on Android. How is this different? Q: How would Android TV be different from, say, Amazon Fire TV? Q: Will this come with a remote controller and, if so, what will that be like? Q: Will Android TV support voice? Q: Google also has Chromecast. Will it confuse developers to have both options? Q: Will Android TV support streaming content sources other than Google products like Play Movies and YouTube? Q: Will it support Google+ Hangouts? Q: What do we know about Android TV supporting games?	Sean Hollister Writer, The Verge @StarFire2258
17	* Major video app providers already building * Very different from Android-based Google TV * Google documents: "Android TV is an entertainment interface, not a computing platform" * Google documents: "It’s all about finding and enjoying content with the least amount of friction." It will be "cinematic, fun, fluid, and fast." * Cards interface showing movies, shows, apps, and games * The controller will also have Enter, Home, and Back buttons to help get around, and there will be "optional" game controllers. * will also support voice input and notifications — though Google is encouraging developers to only use notifications in very limited cases * Android TV is remarkably similar to Amazon's just-released, Android-based Fire TV * Screenshots show Play Movies, YouTube, and Hangouts; but also third party apps like Vevo, Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, and games
18	Sean * theverge.com * @StarFire2258
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22	A new Google Glass app unveiled at the NAB show lets you stream live video from Google Glass live. The app comes from Livestream, which is a popular live-streaming service that specializes in enabling live video from a variety of devices, including smartphones. The new glassware also enables the person wearing glass to get messages back from people commenting on the video. They can then respond back by talking.	http://new.livestream.com/producer/glass	http://www.slashgear.com/livestream-for-glass-turns-glassholes-into-roving-reporters-07324086/
23	Chris Davies Executive Editor, SlashGear Q: So what can you tell us about this app? Q: Is there any way to push the video to a platform other than the Livestream site? Q: What do you suppose this will do to the battery? Q: Will this damage Glass’s already bad reputation as an unwanted privacy intrusion?	Chris Davies Executive Editor, SlashGear @c_davies
24	* Google’s own Hangouts app lets you live-stream to 9 people or fewer. * Once installed, tap the side and say “Livestream.”
25	Chris * slashgear.com * @c_davies
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27	Amazon unveiled small Wi-Fi enabled barcode scanner called the Dash. When you use it to scan the bar code of a can of soup or box of cookies, the item is placed on your Amazon Fresh shopping list. (Amazon Fresh is that company’s grocery delivery service, which is currently available only in a few cities). You can also talk into the device to place an order.	https://fresh.amazon.com/dash
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29	* You can sign up to receive a free one from Amazon. For now, Amazon is only giving them out on an invitation-only basis, so you may not get one, even if you sign up—at least not right away.
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32	Everybody wants to get into the TV show creation, apparently. We’ve told you about recent announcements about plans for original programming from Amazon and AOL. Over the weekend we learned that both Yahoo and Microsoft are radically expanding their plans as well. Yahoo is close to ordering four web-based TV series, according to The Wall Street Journal. Microsoft's Xbox Entertainment Studios has already committed to six TV shows with more than a dozen projects in development, according to Bloomberg.	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304819004579485820610824060 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-07/microsoft-goes-hollywood-in-amazon-like-programming-push.html
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34	* Yahoo news based on unnamed sources * Yahoo series: 10-episode, half-hour comedies with per-episode budgets ranging from $700,000 to a few million dollars. * Yahoo led by writers or directors with experience in television * Yahoo hasn't yet sealed any new original programming deals * Yahoo could possibly announce at April 28 event in New York * Yahoo has done original programming in the past: Morgan Spurlock's "Failure Club" reality show as well as "Electric City," an animated series created by and starring Tom Hanks * Yahoo chief marketing officer, Kathy Savitt, have reviewed more than 100 projects * Xbox includes a "Halo" series from Stephen Spielberg * Xbox shows launch globally in June
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37	A startup that makes an Android lockscreen app called Cover announced a few minutes ago that it has been acquired by Twitter, and Twitter has confirmed the news. The announcement was vague on future plans, but did say it that smartphones can be a lot smarter — more useful and more contextual.	http://blog.coverscreen.com/post/81998756366/cover-is-joining-twitter
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67	We told you back in January that action-camera maker GoPro planned to offer extreme sports videos on Microsoft’s Xbox Live. Well, the GoPro channel app launches tomorrow for Xbox Live Gold subscribers worldwide. In other Xbox video news, Google announced this morning that their newly updated YouTube app for Xbox One lets you upload game play to Youtube in just two clicks.
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86	Google plans to launch Android TV -- not to be confused with Android-based Google TV.
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1	TITLE: SHOW TITLE, Facebook's Little Secret?	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Scott Budman

2	This is Tech News Today for Friday, April 4, 2014!
3	This episode of Tech News Today is brought to you by… Gazelle, the fast and simple way to sell your used gadgets! Find out what your used Apple and Android devices are worth at gazelle.com.
4	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan - I'm Jason Howell.
5	Tech News Today explores the big stories of the day in conversation with some of the world's best journalists.
6	Our guest co-anchor today is Scott Budman, a Silicon Valley based tech and business reporter for NBC News.	Scott Budman Tech and business reporter, NBC News @scottbudman
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14	Facebook may be interested in offering some level of anonymity on the social network. The company has met with the people behind the anonymous social app Secret to see how they can work together, according to a report by Mike Isaac on Recode. That report was based on two sources who, naturally, wished to remain anonymous.	http://recode.net/2014/04/03/facebook-explores-anonymity-features/
15	Mathew Ingram Senior Writer, Gigaom Q: First of all, do you think a company like Facebook would ever offer anonymity? Q: You’ve argued in favor of the need to protect anonymity. Why is that? Q: But doesn’t anonymity give trolls, haters, racists, misogynists and other vicious people the power to bully and intimidate online and with impunity? Q: Do you think the rise of anonymous social apps like Whisper and Secret are a positive trend? Q: Isn’t pseudonymity better? Q: Our own TWiT chat room supports anonymity. It works well, but we have to moderate it.	Mathew Ingram Senior Writer, Gigaom @mathewi
16	* Secret went down this morning following yesterday’s update, which introduced a variety of new features, including anonymous invites * Recode’s sources also said the $100 acquisition rumors were false. * Whisper, Secret and others show interest in anonymity
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21	Nest, the company best known for its smart thermostat (and also for being acquired by Google in January), says they're going to stop selling their smoke alarm product until they fix a defect that could prevent the alarm from sounding during a fire. The company is also doing a very interesting recall -- we’ll get to that in a minute. The problem, which hasn't been reported by users, is that “unique combination of circumstances” could activate Nest Wave, which is a motion-gesture control interface for turning off the alarm sound. Critics are slamming the company for the flaw and using the Nest as the poster child for what's wrong with smart devices and the Internet of things. But Slashgear’s Chris Davies says the whole incident demonstrates the clear superiority of smart devices. He’s here to explain.	http://www.slashgear.com/nests-smoke-snafu-only-validates-the-internet-of-things-03323710/
22	Q: Chris, Nest CEO Tony Fadell says they’re halting sales. That's reasonable. But what are they doing for existing owners? Q: So how does this glitch as you wrote “validate the Internet of Things” Q: If this was a dumb device not connected to the Internet, how might a recall take place	Chris Davies Executive Editor, SlashGear @c_davies
23	* Nest Protect: Smoke + Carbon Monoxide * Company will turn Nest Wave back on only after a extensive testing and approval * Fadell expects it will take two to three months * People who have a Nest Protect connected to a Nest Account via Wi-Fi don’t need to do anything at this point * Nest Wave will be automatically disabled within 24 hours * The device will continue to monitor for increased levels of smoke and carbon monoxide, according to the announcement. * Users w/ no Wi-Fi should stop using the device and claim a full refund from the company * Purchased by Google in January for $3.2 billion. * The WiFi fix is to disable the Wave feature
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26	Apple may have acquired a company called Novauris to power voice recognition for Siri, according to a report by Sarah Perez on TechCrunch.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/03/speech-recognition-pioneer-novauris-bought-by-apple-team-now-works-on-siri/
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28	* Novauris Technologies grew out of Dragon Systems R&D U.K. Ltd., the British research subsidiary of Dragon Systems * Founded in 2002 * The acquisition took place last year, but had not been announced * Terms of the deal were not disclosed * Great tidbit -- is this how they discovered? “The Novauris website doesn’t make any note of the Apple acquisition, but when we rang their U.K. offices, Novauris co-founder Hunt answered the phone, “Apple.” He confirmed that he and the team now work for Apple, and that Novauris itself is no longer an active entity.” * Dragon Systems, a company known for products like “DragonDictate” and “Dragon NaturallySpeaking.” * Novauris operated in embedded and server space and owned the core engine * Apple had tried to acquire Nuance, the technology that powers Apple’s Siri * Nuance merged with ScanSoft in 2005, a company which itself had acquired the rights to the Dragon product line * Novauris supports U.S., U.K. and Singapore English, German, Canadian French, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese and others.
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63	A Tech News Today fan named Adam in Oklahoma sent us an email in support of the Amazon Fire TV announcement we covered earlier this week. He writes: "It seems to me that Lab 126 really outdid themselves this time. As a casual gamer who hasn't had a console in his house for years, this hits the spot for me perfectly. I also love the fact that they have equipped this to handle audio well. Navigating this with my voice looks easy and painless. They even have PLEX!!! I expect this to sell out in no time."
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66	We’ve been keeping you up to date over the past couple of weeks about the Turkish government’s blocking of Twitter and YouTube. Yesterday, Twitter was unblocked due to a court order. And today, a Turkish court has ruled that a total block on all of YouTube violated human rights. However, the court allowed the government to block 15 specific videos. All this social media blocking in Turkey was designed to prevent the spread of a leaked and alleged conversation among government officials proving corruption.
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69	A San Diego, California, resident named Kristoffer Von Hassel was officially thanked by Microsoft for exposing a flaw in Xbox Live. The flaw enabled people to log into an account without knowing the password. He was also added to the company’s list of recognised security researchers. But here’s the thing: Kristoffer is five years old. He discovered that entering the wrong password on his dad’s Xbox Live account brought up a second password-verification screen. By simply pressing the spacebar to fill up the password field, the system would accept those spaces as the correct password. Microsoft has now fixed the flaw. Kristopher thought he’d get in trouble with dad. Instead, Microsoft gave him four free games and a one-year free subscription to Xbox Live all his own.	START VIDEO AT 0:13 http://khon2.com/2014/04/03/5-year-old-hacks-xbox/
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85	Is anonymity a great idea that supports both privacy and free speech? Or does it simply empower the trolls and haters to hijack every online conversation?
86	Plus, Nest issued a recall on its smart smoke detector. Is the Internet of Things doomed? Or does the whole fiasco prove how great smart gadgets really are?
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1	TITLE: The Cuban Twitter Was a US Plot, 978	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Jillian D'Onfro

2	This is Tech News Today for Thursday, April 3, 2014!
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6	Our guest co-anchor today is Jillian D'Onfro who writes for Business Insider.	Jillian D'Onfro Tech writer, Business Insider @jillianiles
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14	A social network called ZunZuneo emerged in Cuba in 2009 for users of the tightly controlled Internet in that country, then mysteriously vanished two years later. The Marxist, one-party government there, ruled by the Castro brothers for 45 years, sounded paranoid when they called it a US-controlled plot. But it turns out they were right. The whole thing was a US government scheme to undermine the Castro brothers’ grip on power.	VIDEO http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-secretly-created-cuban-twitter-to-stir-unrest/2014/04/03/8a2dc77c-bafa-11e3-80de-2ff8801f27af_story.html
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16	* The site lasted for two years * Called ZunZuneo, but often referred to as the "Cuban Twitter,” was created through secret shell companies and financed through foreign banks. Hatched by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the site’s purpose was to build an audience of young Cubans, then foment dissent against the Cuban government. * The project had tens of thousands of subscribers, and the US government gathered personal information about them through American contractors. * It is unclear whether the scheme was legal under U.S. law * Undermines USAID’s claims that it does not conduct covert actions * USAID and its contractors went to extensive lengths to conceal Washington's ties to the project, according to interviews and documents obtained by the AP * Set up front companies in Spain and the Cayman Islands to hide the money trail, and recruited CEOs without telling them they would be working on a U.S. taxpayer-funded project. * publicly launched shortly after the 2009 arrest in Cuba of American contractor Alan Gross * The AP obtained more than 1,000 pages of documents about the project's development * It independently verified the project's scope and details in the documents through publicly available databases, government sources and interviews with those involved in ZunZuneo. * hoped the network would reach critical mass so that dissidents could organize "smart mobs" that could trigger political demonstrations, or "renegotiate the balance of power between the state and society." * "Mock ad banners will give it the appearance of a commercial enterprise * "It was such a marvelous thing," said Ernesto Guerra, a Cuban user who never suspected his beloved network had ties to Washington. * Executives set up a corporation in Spain and an operating company in the Cayman Islands * Subscribers' messages were funneled through two other countries — but never through American-based computer servers. * For more than two years, ZunZuneo grew and reached at least 40,000 subscribers * Cuban officials tried to trace the text messages and break into the ZunZuneo system * ZunZuneo stopped in September 2012 when a government grant ended. * The moment when ZunZuneo disappeared, (it) was like a vacuum," said Guerra, the ZunZuneo user. "In the end, we never learned what happened. We never learned where it came from."
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21	Google’s long-awaited stock split goes into effect today. Normally stories like this are boring. But in this case, Google is not only splitting the stock, but changing the types of stocks issued to boost the power of the company's two founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Critics call it a naked power grab. Supporters say it’s just a smart move.	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/27/that-class-c-google-stock-split-is-finally-happening-heres-what-it-means/
22	Rolfe Winkler is a reporter for the Journal. Q: Can you tell us about the new share types and what they mean for the company and its shareholders? Q: Because of the split, the shares won’t alter the balance of power in the company, so what’s the point? Q: Why are critics calling this a power grab? Q: Why would they need to bolster power. Aren’t they firmly in control anyway? Q: Why has Google needed to issue so many shares to pay for acquisitions. Aren’t they swimming in cash?	Rolfe Winkler Reporter, The Wall Street Journal @RolfeWinkler
23	* Super-voting Class B shares, Page and Brin controlled 56% of Google as of last April’s proxy filing * Founders power has faded as Google continued to issue Class A shares to finance acquisitions and pay employees with stock * Each Class A share carries one vote, while each Class B share carries 10 votes. * Today’s solution: Google created ”Class C” shares that are being issued at the beginning of April to shareholders of record March 27. * Class C = no voting rights and, going forward, are the shares Google intends to issue for compensation and acquisitions. That will end the slow-motion dilution for Class B shareholders.
24	Rolfe * wsj.com * @RolfeWinkler
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26	The European parliament passed a major set of telecom reforms, including strong net neutrality rules and laws to kill roaming fees within Europe.	http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/179762-europe-votes-to-protect-net-neutrality-abolish-mobile-data-roaming-charges
27	Maggie Reardon Reporter, CNET Maggie.Reardon Q: First of all, are you impressed with Europe’s new net neutrality law?	Maggie Reardon Reporter, CNET @maggie_reardon
28	* Incredible set of errors in an Associated press report on this: AP: “European policy is now departing sharply with the route taken in the U.S., where a net neutrality law was struck down in January. Since then, Netflix has contracted with Comcast for preferential treatment of Internet traffic bearing its film streams.” 1. It wasn’t a “law” that was struck down, but the FCC’s own rules 2. It wasn’t “struck down” - 3. Netflix and Comcast agreement wasn’t a net neutrality issue * Amendment 234 gave a strong definition for net neutrality: “Net neutrality” means the principle according to which all internet traffic is treated equally, without discrimination, restriction or interference, independently of its sender, recipient, type, content, device, service or application. * The bill also forbids telecommunications companies from blocking or degrading Internet services such as Skype or WhatsApp to prevent them from competing with their own offerings. * phase out roaming fees across the 28-country European Union by December 2015.
29	Maggie * cnet.com * @maggie_reardon
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31	As expected, Microsoft unveiled Cortana yesterday. The Windows Phone virtual assistant feature, which will initially remain in beta and for the US market only, competes with Apple’s Siri and Google Now.	http://www.pcworld.com/article/2139344/hands-on-microsofts-new-cortana-digital-assistant.html
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33	* make phone calls, send texts, take a note or give you a reminder. * Cortana notebook: store your interests, places you frequent, calendar, relationships * After searching, Cortana asks if you want her to store personal info in notebook * third-party apps that can extend Cortana functionality (example = Facebook and Skype) * Windows Phone 8.1 update starts rolling out in next few months * Available on new phones as soon as late April or early May, Belfiore said. * can express ‘emotions’ * Cortana will present contextual alerts like Google Now * Will remember previous topics, so you don’t have to be specific in subsequent questions
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41	Yahoo announced new encryption, partly as a response to the Edward Snowden leaks. The company now encrypts traffic between its own data centers and also changed the default setting for the Yahoo homepage so it’s HTTPS unless the user takes action to turn it off.	http://yahoo.tumblr.com/post/81529518520/status-update-encryption-at-yahoo	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/02/yahoo-faces-balancing-act-between-ads-encryption/
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43	* Google made a similar announcement last month * Yahoo web sites for Good Morning America on Yahoo, Yahoo News, Yahoo Sports and Yahoo Finance won’t feature the encryption by default because it interferes with ads * Yahoo Messenger as the next major product to get a secure update
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66	We told you back in February about Google’s huge expansion of Google Fiber rollouts to up to 34 new cities. Google Fiber, of course, is Google’s fiber infrastructure that the company claims is a hundred times faster than your average broadband connection. Well, an exclusive by Amir Efrati on The Information this morning says Google is working on adding mobile wireless service to markets where Google Fiber exists. If Google goes forward with this idea, it’s possible that a single monthly payment to Google would get you fast home Internet connectivity and also mobile phone data and voice service. The company wouldn’t build its own cell towers, but would instead act as a mobile virtual network operator using the services of an existing network.	https://www.theinformation.com/Google-Plots-Plunge-into-Mobile-Phone-Services
67	A web site promoting a new version of Windows for the Internet of Things appeared a couple days ago. At the time, Microsoft hadn't announced what the site was promoting, and the site was quickly taken down. Well, yesterday Microsoft announced it at its BUILD developers conference and brought the site back up. Awkwardly named Windows on the Internet of Things, the new version runs on the Rasberry Pi like Galileo platform from Intel. Microsoft said the new version of Windows will be free. The site is Windows on Devices dot com.	http://www.windowsondevices.com/
68	FOLLOW-UP 2 - We’ve been keeping you up to date with the Turkish government’s block of Twitter within that country. One of several dramas unfolding there is that Turkey’s constitutional court ruled the ban illegal -- but the government kept the block in place anyway. Reuters reported and Twitter has confirmed this morning that the block has finally been lifted.	https://twitter.com/policy/status/451753089855664128
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1	TITLE: SHOW TITLE, The Amazon Revolution Will Be Televised	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Brian Fung

2	This is Tech News Today for Wednesday, April 2, 2014!
3	This episode of Tech News Today is brought to you by… Gazelle, the fast and simple way to sell your used gadgets! Find out what your used Apple and Android devices are worth at gazelle.com.
4	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan - I'm Chad Johnson. Jason Howell is off today.
5	Tech News Today explores the big stories of the day in conversation with some of the world's best journalists.
6	Our guest co-anchor today is Brian Fung, a tech reporter for the Washington Post.	Brian Fung Reporter, Washington Post @b_fung
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14	Amazon finally unveiled its new video streaming hardware, called the Amazon Fire TV, today.	http://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-unveils-streaming-video/
15	Jillian D'Onfro Tech writer, Business Insider Q: Why are they doing this? Q: What does this have that competitors don’t? * $99 * 2 gigs of RAM, Wi-Fi, a bluetooth remote * content providers: Hulu Plus, Watch Espn, Showtime, MLB, Disney, YouTube, Netflix, and, of course, Amazon Instant Video * VP of Kindle Peter Larsen said Amazon has identified the three problems customers found with other video streaming devices. This includes difficult search capabilities, performance issues and closed ecosystems. He said the Fire TV addresses these issues. * The thin rectangular box runs a quad-core processor, like that found in high-end smartphones. It has dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi, 2 GB of storage, and full 1080p support. The sleek accompanying remote is Bluetooth. It’s shipping today. * Fire Game Controller, which will cost an additional $39.99	Jillian D'Onfro Tech writer, Business Insider @jillianiles
16	* Vice President of Amazon Games Michael Frazzini says thousands of games will be available on Fire TV next month * Amazon is partnering with Sega, Disney, EA and more. Yep, it’s got Minecraft (unlike Oculus ever will). Amazon will also be developing its own games, both for Fire TV and the Kindle Fire HDX. * These games will be available as in-app purchases, in keeping with Amazon’s business model of using hardware to push you to spend money in its marketplace * voice search, which Vice President of Kindle Peter Larsen insists “actually works.” As they say on Twitter, “wow, if true.” In the demo, IMDB ratings popped up when searching for specific movies. * The Fire TV box plays music and displays lyrics to whatever you’re listening to on TV. So, if you buy this you’ll have no excuse for singing “wrapped up like a douche” every again. * High-performance
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21	Yesterday was the first day of a shiny, new Apple-Samsung lawsuit where the two most profitable handset makers haggle over patents. Apple and Samsung went straight for the legal jugular in their opening arguments yesterday, with Apple saying that Samsung quote: “Crossed to the dark side” and blatantly copied the iPhone and Samsung countering by saying that Apple is trying to limit consumer choice.	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/02/technology/apple-and-samsung-reprise-patent-fight-with-google-a-shadow-presence.html
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23	* Samsung argued that the case was about Google and Android, and Apple argued that it was about Samsung. * Apple Lawyer: "It is Samsung, not Google that chose to put these features into its phones" * Samsung Lawyer: "Apple is trying to limit consumer choice and gain an unfair advantage over Google's Android." * smartphone market that was valued at $338.2 billion last year * Samsung had 31 percent of industry revenue, compared with 15 percent for Apple * same San Jose, California, courtroom where a jury two years ago found that Samsung infringed Apple’s patents and awarded $1.05 billion in damages * Apple says Samsung is lucky -- 50 patents could have been at stake * Samsung: Our 'next big thing' ads drove Apple's marketing chief 'crazy'
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26	Is Bitcoin money? It’s an important question. For example, the IRS says it’s property, not currency. And of course they would say that. If it's property, they can tax it. And it turns out that Ross Ulbricht, the alleged creator of the Silk Road online black market agrees with the IRS, according to a new article on Forbes.com by Andrew Greenberg. You see, Silk Road used Bitcoin as the method of payment. And Ulbricht is charged with, among other things, money laundering. He says that if Bitcoin isn’t money, then how could there be money laundering?	http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2014/04/01/alleged-silk-road-creators-lawyer-denies-bitcoin-is-monetary-instrument-moves-to-drop-all-charges/
27	Andrew Greenberg is here to tell us more about the case. Q: First, can you tell us what Silk Road is exactly, and what this case is about? Q: Is the claim that Bitcoin isn’t currency a sound legal strategy? Q: Is this case the right venue to legally determine whether Bitcoin is currency? Q: The bitcoin question isn’t the main point in the case. Isn’t he arguing also the same point that Kim Dotcom claims in the MegaUpload case -- that he merely provided a trade platform that any drug trafficking, computer fraud or money laundering was done by users?	Andrew Greenberg Tech Reporter, Forbes @a_greenberg
28	* Ulbricht’s lawyer Joshua Dratel * They say all charges should be dropped, including accusations of conspiracy to traffic in narcotics, launder money, hack computers, and run a “continuing criminal enterprise” * Is the IRS’s opinion about Bitcoin relevant in this case? * Should be covered by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects site owners and Internet Service Providers from liability against what users do or say on the sites and services they provide
29	forbes.com @a_greenberg
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31	Microsoft's Build developer conference starts today in San Francisco. And it looks like the company gave us an accidental hint of what they’ll be announcing. A web site was spotted yesterday called Windows on Devices dot com. It was quickly taken down. But not before a few bloggers got to rifle through its contents. They found a promotional site talking about Microsoft quote "bringing Windows to a whole new class of small devices -- talking bears, robots, a smart coffee mug and the Internet of Things running Windows and powered by Intel's Galileo platform. The site also talked about a forthcoming SDK, and bragged about a life-sized piano, which may debut at the Build conference today.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/2/5573056/microsoft-windows-on-devices
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33	* Galileo = Arduino-certified development boards based on Intel x86 for maker and education
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36	Google is asking the Supreme Court to decide whether the company’s harvesting of unencrypted WiFi traffic by StreetView cars was legal or illegal.	http://www.wired.com/2014/04/threatlevel_0401_streetview/
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38	* An appeals court September found sniffing may have violated the Wiretap Act * StreetView cars have Wi-Fi hardware to record names and MAC addresses of routers to improve Google geolocation services. * 2008-2010 vehicles snagged fragments of internet traffic from thousands of routers that weren’t employing encryption * This harvesting was part of an engineer’s 20-percent-time project * When the sniffing eventually surfaced, Google apologized, stopped doing it and offered to destroy the data, which it had never used * But the company has vigorously defended the legality of the sniffing, arguing that capturing unencrypted Wi-Fi is not wiretapping. * The Justice Department and the FCC have cleared Google of direct wrongdoing, but the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last September ruled against the company in a dozen merged class action lawsuits stemming from the scandal. The company today asked the Supreme Court to overrule that decision and end the lawsuits * The Wiretap Act generally outlaws the surreptitious interception of electronic communications * exception for “electronic communication [that] is readily accessible to the general public.” * Google’s argument is that plaintext Wi-Fi sniffing is the legal equivalent of listening to a Taxi dispatcher on a Radio Shack scanner. * If the Supreme Court hears the case and eventually rules that unencrypted Wi-Fi sniffing is legal, that might be seen as a boon to criminals who eavesdrop on public access points * Google says 9th Circuit’s ruling is bad for computer security, because it could bar legitimate security scanning. * “IT professionals routinely use the same kind of technology as Google’s Street View cars did to collect packet data in order to secure company networks,” the company writes. “And unlike Google, which never used the payload data it collected, security professionals also parse and analyze the data collected from wired and wireless networks, including networks operated by other persons or entities, to identify vulnerabilities in and potential attacks on the networks they protect.” * A reply brief by the plaintiffs in the case is due by April 30.
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41	A web site called RamshackleGlam.com was stolen from its rightful owner Saturday. The thief immediately attempted to sell it on an auction web site. The “buy it now” price was set at $30,000. The site’s owner is Jordan Reid, and through a lot of resourcefulness and tenacity, she managed to get her site back. She not only lived to tell her story on Mashable, but she’s here to tell us all the gory details. Welcome, Jordan!	http://mashable.com/2014/04/02/ramshackle-glam-hacking/
42	Q: First of all, what is Ramshackle Glam Q: How was the site stolen? Q: So how did you get it back? Q: You wrote that you’re mad at HostMonster and GoDaddy. Why? Q: The system is clearly broken. How could it be fixed so that other’s aren’t victimized in the same way? Q: What advice do you have for other web site owners?	Jordan Reid Founder, Ramshackle Glam @ramshackleglam
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66	We told you on March 5 about a promotion run by T-Mobile that offered $200 to customers to trade in their BlackBerrys for a new phone -- any phone -- it didn’t have to be a new BlackBerry. Some 94% of the BlackBerry users who took advantage of the offer moved to a different brand, mostly iPhones, according to a leaked memo. Today we’ve learned that BlackBerry has sent a “Dear John” letter to T-Mobile telling them that BlackBerrys will no longer be available to T-Mobile customers after April 25. As Ars Technica pointed out this morning, the change will hardly matter. Both BlackBerry and T-Mobile are in fourth place in their respective markets.	http://time.com/46546/blackberry-sends-a-breakup-letter-of-its-own-to-t-mobile/
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1	TITLE: Yahoo's YouTube Envy , 976	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Mark Milian

2	This is Tech News Today for Tuesday, April 1st, 2014!
3	This episode of Tech News Today is brought to you by… Gazelle, the fast and simple way to sell your used gadgets! Find out what your used Apple and Android devices are worth at gazelle.com.
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6	Our guest co-anchor today is Mark Milian, a tech writer and editor for Global Tech at Bloomberg	Mark Milian Editor, Global Tech at Bloomberg @markmilian		Can we mention our Innovation special report that just came out? http://topics.bloomberg.com/how-innovation-happens/
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14	Yahoo may be in talks to buy a video syndication and advertising company called News Distribution Network, according to an exclusive in The Wall Street Journal by Doug MacMillan. The sale price could be about $300 million, according to the report.	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304157204579473780432974344
15	Doug MacMillan is here to provide more details. Q: So what is NDN and why would Yahoo want to buy them? Q: Yahoo hasn’t had much luck with these kinds of acquisitions. They tried and failed to buy Dailymotion, Hulu and even NDN itself last year. Do you think they’ll have better luck this time ? Q: NDN sounds like they have pretty boring content -- mostly from local news. Will boring content help them compete against YouTube? Q: You quoted an NDN spokeswoman as saying the talks are not about acquisition. Could they be talking about a partnership instead? Q: Is there any benefit to YouTube besides the videos? Do they have ad relationships or technology of interest to the company?	Doug MacMillan Tech reporter, The Wall Street Journal @dmac1
16	* Based on sources “familiar with the matter.” * would help Yahoo expand its video offering to thousands of new sites * "We are not in talks to get acquired by Yahoo at this time," Krystal Olivieri, NDN spokeswoman * Re/code reported Yahoo executives have started poaching YouTube video creators * NDN doesn’t make videos. They built a collection of over 100,000 videos from partners like local TV news stations, and make clips available to news organizations * NDN also sells ads to accompany the videos, and keeps a portion of the revenue it generates * NDN is the fourth-largest video site, with 573 million video views, and Yahoo is fifth, with 384 million. * Yahoo has also acquired the rights to shows like "Saturday Night Live" and hired TV veteran Katie Couric to star in a series of online interviews with news makers
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21	New data from a mobile-app measurement and advertising company called Flurry says the average user spends six times more smartphone time using native apps compared to the mobile web.	http://venturebeat.com/2014/04/01/the-mobile-web-is-still-losing-out-to-native-apps-six-years-into-the-mobile-revolution/
22	Dean Takahashi is the Lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. Q: Dean, what do you suppose is driving this trend away from the mobile web and toward apps? Q: What are the apps people are using more? Q: So about a third of usage is gaming on both platforms. Runners up including social networking and watching videos. Looks like people use their phones mainly as distractions. Where do productivity, fitness and, say, reading news, magazines and books fit into all this? Q: What does this mean for the appeal of HTML5 development, vs app development. Q: Are there any significant differences between usage on iOS and Android?	Dean Takahashi Lead writer for GamesBeat, VentureBeat @deantak
23	* 2 hours and 42 minutes per day on mobile devices up from 2 hours, 38 minutes a year ago * Just 22 minutes a day are spent using a mobile browser * Mobile app usage accounts for 2 hours and 19 minutes of that time spent * mobile web usage dropped from 20% of the U.S. consumer’s time in 2013 to just 14% * Flurry gathers data from 450,000 mobile applications installed on over 1.3 billion devices * gaming still dominates mobile usage with 32% of time spent on iOS and Android devices * Facebook remained a strong second with 17% of time spent on mobile, down from 18% * Facebook, combined with Twitter (1.5%) and Social Messaging apps (9.5%) grew to 28% of time spent on mobile, up from 24% last year * Broader shift from socializing on Facebook to sharing within smaller, more private messaging applications * YouTube accounted for 4% of time spent * Utility apps saw their shares remain the same at 8% each, year-over-year, while productivity apps doubled their share from 2% to 4%. * This means that web technologies like HTML5, the lingua franca for the web, aren’t keeping up with the native app’s performance on mobile devices.
24	Dean * venturebeat.com * @deantak
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26	Twitter made major moves this week to boost its connection to the world of television. The company acquired two TV-related companies in Europe, including France’s Mesagraph and the UK’s SecondSync. Twitter also announced that it’s increasing its partnership with Kantar Media, a marketing research firm.	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/31/twitter-doubles-down-on-tv-in-europe/
27	Tom Cheredar is a Staff Writer for VentureBeat Q: So what do Mesagraph and SeconSync do? Q: This is ultimately about gathering data to sell more expensive Twitter ads, isn’t it? Q: Tell us about the Kantar Media relationship? How has Twitter expanded it? Q: Twitter seems like TV’s favorite social network, but Facebook is trying to change that, aren’t they? Q: Twitter is a pretty global company, but less than one third of its revenue comes from outside the US. Why is that?	Tom Cheredar Staff Writer, VentureBeat @TChed
28	* Twitter bought Bluefin Labs in February 2013; company measures Who is watching TV while checking out Twitter * Advertisers want to double down on TV ads and Twitter ads * New acquisitions help Twitter Twitter do Bluefin stuff but in Europe * Twitter also needs to shake down foreigners for more $$. Twitter earned just 27% of its revenue for the three months through December 31 from overseas although 78% of its 241 million monthly active users reside outside of the U.S. * Kantar works like Nielsen to measure TV viewing. Old deal was for UK and Spain. New deal expands to the Nordics, Russia, parts of Africa and Southeast Asia * Twitter has taken the Nielsen Twitter TV rating to Italy and, more recently, to Australia. Elsewhere, it has partnered with Video Research in Japan and GFK in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. * Twitter also launched a TV network-focused ad/promotion platform Amplify last year, as well as forged partnerships with media companies like Comcast.
29	Tom * venturebeat.com * @TChed
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31	A mandatory kill switch could save consumers $2.6 billion each year, according to research out of Creighton (CRAY-ton) University. A kill switch is the ability to remotely erase smartphones when they're lost or stolen.	http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2455789,00.asp	http://readwrite.com/2014/04/01/how-a-smartphone-kill-switch-could-save-customers-money
32	Dave Smith News Editor, ReadWrite Q: Is 2.6 billion dollars a lot, in the larger scheme of things? Q: Why are wireless carriers against this? Q: If kill switches can be an option, why not let the market decide? Q: What’s YOUR opinion?	Dave Smith News Editor, ReadWrite @redletterdave
33	* Dr. William Duckworth, a statistics, data science, and analytics professor at Creighton * surveyed 1,200 smartphone owners, found they support and expect it * Americans spend about $580 million each year replacing stolen phones * Contribute $4.8 billion paying for premium device insurance * California introduced a bill; wireless industry concerned that others could brick your phone
34	Dave * readwrite.com * @redletterdave
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36	A free new browser extension called SellHack adds an unauthorized button on Linkedin profiles that appears to let you see hidden email addresses. The extension doesn’t actually hack Linkedin. Instead, it checks publicly available data and, barring that, actually guesses the email address.	http://sellhack.com/	https://www.yahoo.com/tech/this-sneaky-tool-will-let-you-see-anyones-email-on-81301057402.html
37	alyssa bereznak Technology Columnist for Yahoo Q: Linkedin can’t possibly be happy about this, can they? Q: How does this work exactly? Q: How do you think they guess email addresses? Q: The service seems to collect information. Do we know what they do with it? Q: Which browsers are supported?	alyssa bereznak Technology Columnist for Yahoo @alyssabereznak
38	* the extension is able to watch your activity on the site and collect the information of any direct connection whose page you’ve decided to visit. What it’s using this information for is unclear. * Chrome, Firefox, and Safari * SellHack.com
39	yahoo.com @alyssabereznak
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69	Everyone, it seems, is doing original TV-like programming these days, from Netflix to Amazon. Now even AOL is getting into the act. And, no, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke. AOL has commissioned a reality show called “Connected,” which is a copy -- I mean an adaptation of an Israeli series. Set in New York City, the US “Connected” will enable viewers to watch five cast members as they record their lives with handheld video cameras. The half-hour show premiers in January 2015 on the AOL On Network.	http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-aol-documentary-connected-20140331,0,3805364.story
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1	TITLE: Apple and Samsung Suing Each Other. Again! 975	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Jason Hiner

2	This is Tech News Today for Monday, March 31, 2014!
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15	Apple and Samsung are back in court today. Apple is accusing Samsung of violating five patents. Samsung is accusing Apple of violating 2 patents. What’s different this time is that four of the Apple patents are part of Google’s Android. So if Apple wins the case, it would force Google to change Android for all handset makers, not just Samsung. Apple is seeking about $2 billion in damages.	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/technology/apples-war-on-samsung-has-google-in-crossfire.html
16	Brian X. Chen Tech reporter, The New York Times @bxchen Dan_Rowinski Mobile Editor, ReadWrite Q: Who in your opinion has the stronger case? Q: Didn’t Apple and Samsung already settle all this in the 2012 trial? Q: Some of Apple’s patents in the case sound like pretty basic stuff, such as tapping on a link to go to another app and slide-to-unlock. Q: Apple already won a victory in the case, sort of. Samsung attorneys wanted a video about innovation, which refers to the iPhone and iPad, blocked from being used in court, but that was overruled. Will that matter much in the case? Q: Brian, who are some of the high-level witnesses expected from Apple, Samsung and Google? Q: It seems likely that Google engineers will take the stand, including possibly Andy Rubin. Why doesn’t Apple just sue Google directly over the four Android-related patents? Q: This isn’t about the money for Apple, is it?	Brian X. Chen Tech reporter, The New York Times @bxchen Dan_Rowinski Mobile Editor, ReadWrite @Dan_Rowinski
17	* Google engineers are expected to take the stand, possibly Andy Rubin * patents touch newer phones, including Apple's iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3 * whichever company loses could be banned from selling infringing products. * first trial in 2012: jury ruled for Apple, and Samsung was ordered to pay $930 million. Samsung is appealing. * Apple is seeking damages of $40 per phone * Judge Lucy Koh 1. System and method for performing action on a structure in computer generated data, the so-called “quick links” patent 2. Universal interface for retrieval of information in a computer system, a patent that Apple claims is central to universal search 3. Synchronous data synchronization amongst devices, or what Apple calls its “background sync” patent. 4. Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image, the so-called “slide-to-unlock patent.” 5. Method, system and graphical user interface for providing word recommendations, or the “word suggestions” patent. Samsung, meanwhile, is counter suing over two patents. 1. Camera & folder organization functionality, acquired from Hitachi 2. Video transmission functionality, acquired from Voice Over Cellular * Apple is suing over alleged infringement by 10 Samsung devices: The Admire, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy SII, Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch, Galaxy S II Skyrocket, Galaxy S3, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and Stratosphere. * Samsung, meanwhile, is alleging infringement by eight of Apple’s devices: The iPhone 4. 4S and 5, the iPad 2, iPad 3 and iPad 4, the iPad mini and the fourth- and fifth-generation iPod Touch. * Court is scheduled to run Monday, Tuesday and Friday, meaning the trial itself should last about a month
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23	The Supreme Court today will consider whether software is eligible for patent protection. But software that’s part of a user interface, like the patents in question today coincidentally in the Apple-Samsung case, would not be invalidated no matter what.	http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2014/03/29/the-supreme-court-should-just-abolish-software-patents-in-alice-v-cls-bank/
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25	* The problem: software patents don’t require specificity around method * That’s why patent trolls focus on software * Started in the 70s -- code was not considered; only what the computer did * Alice v. CLS Bank * Case involves Alice Corporation, which holds patents for software for financial transactions * challenged by CLS Bank International, which says they are not patent eligible * Google, Dell, Verizon, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and engine manufacturer Cummins are among the companies that have filed legal papers weighing in on the issue. * The legal question boils down to how innovative an invention should be to receive legal protection * supreme court ruled in the 1970s that an algorithm – a set of simple instructions on how to carry out a task – is not itself patentable * "patent trolls", also known as "non-practising entities" * Between 2007 and 2011, NPEs accounted for an estimated 19% of all patent infringement lawsuits * patents involve human interaction with the computer (in the form of the phone), and so would still exist if the supreme court were to strike out pure software patents.
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28	We’ve been reporting on Turkey’s creeping crackdown on access to Twitter and YouTube. When Twitter was first blocked by the government there, a viral campaign of graffiti spread through the country with Google Public DNS information to get around the Twitter block. Then the government blocked Google Public DNS as well. Now, Google claims that Turkey’s government is redirecting Turkish traffic to fake Google Public DNS sites, presumably to log the IP addresses of anyone attempting to use them. Other DNS server traffic is being re-routed as well.	http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2014/03/googles-public-dns-intercepted-in-turkey.html
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30	* Google's public DNS service - primary: 8.8.8.8, secondary 8.8.4.4 * prime minister Recep Erdoğan * This has been used by Chinese government before. * Tor and VPN are the way to go at this point
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48	Jeff Hawkins is one of Silicon Valley’s most brilliant inventors and entrepreneurs. He’s best known for inventing the Palm Pilot, which mainstreamed the connected PDA concept, which lead to the smartphone revolution. Although his company, Palm Computing, was ultimately mis-managed to death, everyone expected Hawkins himself to go on to keep inventing in the smartphone space. But then, about nine years ago, he made a radical change in his career and devoted his life to re-inventing computing itself.	START AT 12:54 http://youtu.be/iNMbsvK8Q8Y?t=12m54s	http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/29/hawkins_ai_feature/
49	The Register’s Jack Clark recently interview Hawkins, and wrote an extensive piece about it. Q: Hawkin’s company is called Numenta. What is the company working on? Q: How is Hawkin’s approach to artificial intelligence different from other approaches -- like what Google, Microsoft, and Facebook are doing with A.I.? Q: Why is Numenta controversial in A.I. circles? Q: Hawkins published a book ten years ago called On Intelligence. Was this influential among A.I. researchers? Q: Even assuming Hawkin’s radical ideas are good ones, aren’t computers based on them many years away? Q: Are you optimistic about Hawkin’s ability to succeed with his vision of A.I.?	Jack Clark Reporter, The Register @mappingbabel
50	* Hawkins' approach = Cortical Learning Algorithm, or CLA. * Based on neuroscience research
51	theregister.co.uk @mappingbabel
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71	A Malaysian smartphone blog called soya cincau discovered that the Samsung Galaxy S5 has a hidden 'Baby Crying Detector' feature. It only works when the phone is paired with Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch. When you leave your Galaxy S5 in the baby’s room, the watch will vibrate when the phone detects crying.	http://www.soyacincau.com/2014/03/27/hidden-feature-turns-galaxy-s5-into-baby-monitor/
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1	TITLE: Here Comes Amazon TV, 974	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Elise Hu

2	This is Tech News Today for Friday, March 28, 2014!
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15	Amazon is expected to announce a new streaming TV service on Wednesday. The company sent invitations out yesterday. Reports based on leaks, unnamed sources and those annoying “people familiar with the matter” have suggested a set-top box that streams TV shows, movies and music videos and possibly that plays games as well.	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304688104579465690663213198	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304688104579465690663213198
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17	* WSJ reported yesterday a free, ad-supported TV service but Amazon denied it * Amazon Instant Video = more than 40,000 movies and TV episodes to Prime members * 'Betas' Amazon original show offered to Prime subscribers last year * Amazon last year invested about $1 billion in content * Data collected on viewing preferences could improve targeted advertising * We’ll cover the event live, so join me and my guests at live.twit.tv Wednesday, April 2, at 8am Pacific, 3pm UTC, for our special coverage of the Amazon event.
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22	Microsoft announced Office for iPad yesterday. The suite includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint, but not Outlook, which is sold separately. Four years in the making, Office for iPad is getting generally positive reviews. And it’s free to download, but the free version allows only the ability to read, but not create or edit, Word documents. You can edit Excel spreadsheets and present with PowerPoint documents with the free version. Unlocking full functionality requires an Office 365 subscription, which starts at about a hundred bucks a year for the Home Premium edition.	http://www.pcworld.com/article/2111900/microsoft-office-for-ipad-review-finally-true-productivity-on-your-tablet.html	http://recode.net/2014/03/27/microsoft-office-finally-comes-to-the-ipad-with-caveats/ http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-office-for-ipad-sets-the-gold-standard-for-tablet-productivity-7000027797/
23	Mark Hachman is a Senior editor for PCWorld Q: Are you impressed by Office for iPad, and would you recommend it? Q: What are some of the best and worst features? Q: How does this compare with Office running on Surface tablets? Q: If you don’t have an Office 365 subscription, what can you do with Office for iPad, exactly? Q: Microsoft’s revenue model means they don’t have to pay Apple 30%, right?	Mark Hachman Senior editor, PCWorld @markhachman
24	* Not really a suite -- downloaded as separate apps * $80 per year for the student version. * $70 per year Office 365 Personal edition later this spring * Compatible only with Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud service (previously known as SkyDrive) and OneDrive for Business and SharePoint * Reviewers (and Microsoft) say it’s ground-up iPad * Mark up slides using a pen tool, or you can hold your finger on the screen to bring up a laser pointer. * Only for iPads running iOS 7 or later * Custom keyboard for Excel * Ed Bott: “Formulas ribbon includes an extensive selection of functions, arranged by category just as in the desktop app. Even obscure statistical and financial functions are available.” * Ed Bott: Office for the iPad is how it “leapfrogs Microsoft’s Windows tablets. On Windows 8 and Windows RT devices, Office is still a desktop app with some grudging interface tweaks designed to ease the pain of using an app without a mouse. Anyone who owns a Surface RT is likely to look enviously at these iPad apps, which for now are the gold standard for Office on a modern tablet."
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27	BlackBerry released its fourth quarter earnings today, and as you might expect, things look pretty grim. Revenues are down 64 percent, dropping below $1 billion for the first time since 2007. The company lost $42 million for the quarter. But CEO John Chen is optimistic.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/28/5557108/blackberry-q4-2013-earnings-financial-report-bold
28	Here to try to explain this optimism, and BlackBerry’s prospects for survival in an iOS and Android world, is Verge editor Dan Seifert. Q: Is John Chen nuts, or does he have reason for optimism? Q: BlackBerry plans to differentiate with physical keyboards. Is that a winning strategy? Q: How can BlackBerry gain new users, rather than simply thrilling old ones with keyboards? Q: Bringing back the BlackBerry Bold? Q: BlackBerry Messenger is now available on iOS and Android, and soon Windows Phone and on the Nokia X. Is this a significant business for BlackBerry?	Dan Seifert Editor, The Verge @dcseifert
29	* reduced operating expenses, down 51 percent
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32	Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg yesterday provided some surprising facts about the company’s previously announced Connectivity Lab. The group will use drones, satellites and lasers to bring Internet access to remote places as part of Zuck’s Internet.org project.	http://youtu.be/pxX6r-xDgG4	http://recode.net/2014/03/27/send-in-the-drones-facebooks-plans-to-beam-internet-to-the-world/ https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10101322049893211?stream_ref=10 http://internet.org/press/announcing-the-connectivity-lab-at-facebook
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34	* Partners: Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Samsung * 50 employees led by Dr. Yael Maguire, formerly of MIT’s Media Lab * Hired people from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, Ames Research Center and National Optical Astronomy Observatory * Facebook also partially acquired employees from Ascenta (solar aircraft)
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67	We told you yesterday about how Twitter is becoming more like Facebook, and we even talked about the possibility that Twitter might add something similar to Google+’s interactive posts, which enable downloads directly. Now we’ve learned that Twitter is planning to release a mobile ad product targeted at app makers. The format is called the "app-install ad," and it’s designed to encourage users to download the advertised app straight from the ad, according to a report on Bloomberg. Twitter's been testing app-install ads for at least several weeks. One mobile-app maker contacted by Bloomberg said cost of acquiring each new user dropped by four-fifths using the new format.	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-27/twitter-said-close-to-releasing-new-ad-product-for-apps.html
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70	In explaining why Facebook spent $2 billion on the company that makes the Oculus Rift virtual reality goggles, Mark Zuckerberg said Oculus has the potential to be the most social platform ever. So a Montreal-based collective called KO-OP Mode tested -- OK, mocked -- the idea by creating an app for browsing Facebook using Oculus Rift. The app lets you wander around in a 3D environment where the walls show the live Facebook profiles of your friends. The app is called Face rift.	http://facerift.ko-opmode.com/	http://www.psfk.com/2014/03/oculus-rift-facebook-profile.html
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1	TITLE: Twitter Gets Less Twitter-Like, 973	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Darrell Etherington

2	This is Tech News Today for Thursday, March 27, 2014!
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10	President Barack Obama announced this morning his highly anticipated plan to deal with the mass collection of phone metadata by the NSA. His plan is to make the telecom companies do it. The NSA could then access the data with court permission.	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/us/obama-to-seek-nsa-curb-on-call-data.html
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12	* Plan needs congressional approval * Telecoms already required to keep metadata for 18 months anyway * Once court approval given, telecoms required to fork over all new call data * Un-defined “emergency situations” are exempt -- no court approval needed * WHO decides what’s an emergency situation? * new plan would not be in place by a March 28 expiration, he will seek a 90-day reauthorization of the existing program * There are alternative plans floating around in Congress * The proposal would not affect other forms of bulk collection under the same provision. * Edward Snowden
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15	Twitter announced changes that make it more like Facebook or Google+. You can now tag up to 10 people in a picture without adding to the 140-character count, and also attach up to four pictures per tweet. The changes will show up in the iOS and Android apps, and possibly the web site in the future.	https://blog.twitter.com/2014/photos-just-got-more-social http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/26/5550998/twitter-adds-photo-tagging-to-its-iphone-and-android-apps	http://blogs.wsj.com/personal-technology/2014/03/26/twitter-beefs-up-photo-sharing-adds-tagging/
16	Ashley Feinberg is a writer for Gizmodo and wrote an opinion piece on the changes. Q: Twitter’s hyper minimalism seems to me like its secret sauce. Why would they dilute the sauce with more Facebook-like features? Q: Twitter is testing all kinds of changes that would make Twitter unrecognizable. For example, changing the “Tweet” button to “Share,” and even killing off hashtags and @ replies. It’s almost like they don’t like Twitter. Q: You implied in your post that Twitter may be doing all this because of slow user growth. Isn’t the best thing about Twitter’s audience its influence, not its size? Q: Multiple pictures and photo tagging are coming to apps first. Is there any evidence that it will come to the twitter.com site? Q: Is this move mostly about data collection -- so Twitter can harvest more data on users?	Ashley Feinberg Writer, Gizmodo @ashfein
17	* Twitter will automatically craft a collage for you. * Linking people to photos enables Twitter to understand social connections * Tagging data will be carried in the invisible metadata that travels with each tweet * Tagged users will be notified, unless they opt out of notification * Notably, face tagging — or people tagging — is one of the core features of Instagram * Twitter is testing changing its “retweet” button to “share” * Twitter also testing profile design changes and a tile-like format for tweets
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22	Twitter will soon unveil a new music strategy, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The company pulled its one-year-old music app from the Apple iTunes app store less than a week ago. The new strategy won’t involve a dedicated app, but will focus on music-centered conversations on Twitter itself, and in the regular Twitter apps.	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304688104579463970749299750?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304688104579463970749299750.html
23	Ellis Hamburger is a reporter for The Verge. Q: First of all, why do you think the stand alone app strategy failed? Q: This sounds to me like Apple’s ill-fated “Ping” strategy -- to try to combine music with social. Does Twitter’s approach sound better to you? Q: To the best of my knowledge, Twitter hasn’t licensed catalogs from big record labels. So where’s the music going to come from? Q: What kind of partnerships is Twitter building around this initiative?	Ellis Hamburger Reporter, The Verge @hamburger
24	* Comes from a single “person familiar with the matter” * Twitter hasn't licensed catalogs from big record labels, so limited selection * Twitter met w/ Beats Music about promoting subscriptions to the music-streaming service * Twitter is also looking to partner with music-sharing site SoundCloud * Vevo is working with Twitter to offer bite-sized music videos * Might let celebrities better promote their music * Twitter launched a music app April 2013; nobody cared * App Annie's data show it was ranked 255th in the music category last Friday
25	theverge.com @hamburger
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27	Microsoft is interested in Google-glass like smart glasses technology. At least, they were interested enough to spend a possible $150 million to buy smartglass-related intellectual property from the Osterhout Design Group, according to an exclusive in TechCrunch by Ingrid Lunden.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/27/microsoft-paid-up-to-150m-to-buy-wearable-computing-ip-from-the-osterhout-design-group/
28	Ingrid joins us this morning to tell us about it. Q: What did Microsoft buy here? Q: Is any of this technology applicable to consumer devices, or is it just for military and industrial applications Q: Osterhout also has a patent for a virtual reality headset -- theoretically like Oculus Rift Q: You talked to the head of Osterhout, and he had some strong opinions about the Microsoft/Oculus deal, didn’t he?	Ingrid Lunden Writer, TechCrunch @ingridlunden
29	* 81 patents, with six issued patents and “at least” 75 patents in progress * Deal closed last November, with the patents quietly transferring in January 2014 * headset up with a separate device that looks like a wristwatch.
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37	One effect of the Internet of Things and the home automation revolution is that ordinary household items will become consumer electronics gadgets that are sold by consumer electronics companies. The most recent example is Samsung, which announced today a new line of smart lightbulbs. Samsung’s new Smart Bulb product supports Bluetooth, and can be controlled with a mobile app. The company also announced an L-tube series that replaces dumb fluorescent tube lights with smart ones. Samsung’s announcement comes just a few days after LG rolled out a similar line of smart bulbs. While Samsung’s prices haven’t been announced, the standard LG Smart Bulb costs about $32.	http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/27/samsungs-first-smart-bulb-is-bluetooth-only-and-lasts-10-years/	http://techday.com/netguide/news/lgs-smart-light-bulb-to-flash-when-your-phone-rings/181256/
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39	* LG bulb can flash when you’re getting a call * LG can pulse to the beat of music * LG can act as an alarm clock
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67	We've been reporting on the blocking of Twitter in Turkey. And we told you yesterday that a court ruled the block illegal and ordered that Twitter be un-blocked, which hasn't happened yet. This morning we've learned that the government is now blocking YouTube as well.	http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26773702
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70	Walking while texting can be hazardous. But help is on the way from Apple. The company has patented what they call “transparent texting.” The idea is to show the live view through the camera as the background for your iMessage window. That way, you can see the open manhole, telephone pole or fountain in the background of your conversation as you’re text-walking down the street. Of course, apps that do this have existed for years in the App Store.	http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/03/27/apples-transparent-texting-tech-lets-iphone-users-safely-message-while-moving
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1	TITLE: Facebook Buys Oculus, 972	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Stephen Shankland

2	This is Tech News Today for Wednesday, March 26, 2014!
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6	Tech News Today explores the big stories of the day in conversation with some of the world's best journalists.
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15	Facebook announced yesterday that it has agreed to buy Oculus VR. The cash-and-stock deal totals about $2 billion. Oculus VR, a company that makes the Oculus Rift virtual reality goggles, began less than two years ago as a Kickstarter project.	http://youtu.be/2ON7UkFbkyw	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303949704579461812019189626?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303949704579461812019189626.html http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/25/oculus-ceo-describes-rapid-sale-to-facebook/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/03/25/facebooks-plays-the-long-game-with-2-billion-bet-on-oculus-rift/ http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/26/the-oculus-facebook-deal-could-marry-tech-social-and-gaming-once-and-for-all/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game/comments http://notch.net/2014/03/virtual-reality-is-going-to-change-the-world/
16	Reed Albergotti is a reporter who covers Facebook for The Wall Street Journal and he’s also author of the book Wheelmen. wsj.com @ReedAlbergotti Ian Sherr is a reporter who covers video gaming for the Wall Street Journal. wsj.com @iansherr Parmy Olson is Forbes's mobile writer and author of the book “We Are Anonymous” Writer, Forbes @parmy
17	Q: Why? Q: How might this affect Oculus Rift’s launch Q: Is there any evidence that the public will even accept VR? What about motion sickness? Q: Zuckerberg said Oculus could become “the most social platform ever.” Does that make sense? Q: It seems to me that VR as a social platform is way, way in the future. And to get there, it has to spend years as a gaming platform. Is Facebook ready to become a gaming company? Q: Markus Persson publicly cancelled plans to bring Minecraft to the Oculus platform, saying “Facebook creeps me out.” The Oculus Kickstarter comment page lit up with backers slamming the deal. Will Facebook have trouble building a gaming ecosystem? Q: Zuckerberg said Oculus could be monetized with communications services, commerce and “maybe advertising” and that Facebook wouldn’t try to make money selling hardware. It seems to me this is all about platform? Could this be part of a play for the living room, with announcements coming in the future about Facebook TV? Q: Oculus fan critics say Facebook just wants to harvest their data? Is that part of the plan? Q: Reading how this deal came about, it sounds to me like Zuck tried it, got really excited and just wanted to buy it. How much of this is calculation, and how much just Zuckerberg's intuition about wanting to control the next hot thing? Q: Zuckerberg said buying Oculus VR is “a long-term bet on the future of computing” -- PCs, Mobile, VR. First of all, is he right? And, second, Facebook, what, sees itself as the next Microsoft? Q: Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe is on record as saying that the reason for the deal is Facebook’s deep pockets and also that Facebook agrees with their vision. In other words, Oculus believes Facebook will invest a ton of money and also leave them alone. How likely is that in the long term? Won’t Facebook want to control it at some point? Q: This isn’t as big a deal as it sounds, is it? I mean, Facebook is spending only $400 million in cash. It’s really not that big a risk, is it? Q: This is Kickstarter’s first two-billion dollar exit. Oculus VR raised a lot of money from a lot of Kickstarter backs in part based on assurances that Oculus would remain independent. Is this deal bad for Kickstarter? Will it sour people on funding projects?	Reed Albergotti Reporter, The Wall Street Journal @ReedAlbergotti Ian Sherr Reporter, The Wall Street Journal @iansherr Parmy Olson Writer, Forbes @parmy
18	* $2 billion for the startup, forking over $400 million in cash, 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock and a $300 million earn-out in cash and stock based on future performance. * Facebook’s first hardware acquisition * Facebook’s first foray outside of social * Kickstarter’s first $2 billion exit * Founded in 2012 by Palmer Luckey, now 21 years old, home schooled * Raised more than $2.4 million from Kickstarter * Company hired Brendan Iribe as CEO * Marc Andreessen on board of directors.
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22	The New York Times is an ancient newspaper, and advertiser-supported since it launched in 1851. But now they’re exploring new ways to monetize without ads -- or, at least, without regular display advertising. The company today unveiled NYT Now, a mobile iOS app that costs $8 per month. It launches April 2. The app will show “native advertising” which is essentially stories written and edited not by Times Staff but by advertisers. These’ll be labeled as “Paid Posts.” The Times also announced today a new Times Premier subscription that costs $45 per month, which gives access to all Times content, and also extra “behind-the-scenes” information.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/26/new-nyt-now-app-marks-the-grey-ladys-first-step-into-native-ads-on-mobile-dedicated-mobile-editors/
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24	* No word on other platforms for NYT Now * As of December 2013, had 760,000 paid subscribers to its various digital subscription packages, e-readers and replica editions of The New York Times and the International New York Times. * Paid Posts will soon also appear in the NYT’s main app in the coming months
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32	Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella plans to announce tomorrow something called the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite, according to an exclusive on ZDnet by Mary Jo Foley. The bundle is aimed at enterprises and it enables the central management of smartphones and tablets, including iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices. The report is based on information from anonymous sources. Microsoft is also expected to unveil a version of Office for the iPad.	http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-to-unveil-enterprise-mobility-suite-alongside-office-for-ipad-7000027717/
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34	* Included in the suite are Windows Intune, a new Microsoft Azure Active Directory 'Premium' offering and Azure Rights Management Services * The announcement is scheduled to take place during a webcast tomorrow morning at 10am Pacific, which we’ll be covering live here on the TWiT network. * To hear far more detail about this story from Mary Jo, tune in to Windows Weekly today at 11 here on TWiT.
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67	FU1: We told you Friday that the Turkish government blocked Twitter in that country, and this week that they blocked Google Public DNS, which people were using to get around the Twitter block. But yesterday, a court ruled the block illegal and issued a stay of execution. The ban is expected to be lifted shortly.	http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jbMO8z1e2J8ZjhdsIFXwA2qWuSYQ?docId=59c8511c-40ba-4467-bc7f-9ef9565d48cc
68	FU2: We told you yesterday that HTC would offer a plain-vanilla Play Edition of its new HTC One M8. That information was based on files uploaded to the Play Store, but not announced by HTC. But now, Google is already taking orders for the phone. The price is $699 unlocked and it ships in a few weeks.	http://gigaom.com/2014/03/26/more-android-and-less-sense-htc-one-m8-google-play-edition-available/
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70	Microsoft is finally launching its long-threatened anti-trolling reputation system for the Xbox One. When players get a lot of complaints by other players, they’ll start getting reputation warnings. If they keep failing to play nice, their reputation will officially drop on the system from the default “Good” reputation to “Needs Work” and then ultimately end up in the “Avoid me” purgatory. The penalty for this status is "reduced matchmaking pairings” and other barriers to fast and easy game play.	http://news.xbox.com/2014/03/xbox-one-leveling-up-reputation
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1	TITLE: HTC One Gets Version Two! 971	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Jessica Lessin

2	This is Tech News Today for Tuesday, March 25, 2014!
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15	HTC launched its HTC One M8 phone this morning. Like the original, the new HTC One has an aluminum body with front-facing speakers. The five-inch screen is slightly bigger than the original, and the corners of the phone are rounder. It also has two cameras on the back. In other words, all the rumors about it were true. In other HTC news this morning, the company announced that its Blinkfeed home-screen interface would become available to non-HTC Android phones on the Google Play store.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/8/4196446/htc-one-att-lte-review
16	Dan Seifert Editor, The Verge @dcseifert Q: In your review today, you asked in the headline: “The best Android phone yet?” Well? Is it? Q: Why two cameras? Q: The single most unusual feature of this phone is that the front facing “selfie” camera is higher resolution than the back. Q: The company claims a 40% battery life improvement. Q: Were they any surprises in this announcement? What did they announce that wasn’t rumored? Q: HTC partnered with Fitbit for this launch, and preloaded Fitbit software on the phone. How will users be able to use these apps?	Dan Seifert Editor, The Verge @dcseifert
17	* Extra camera allows you to readjust the focus after a picture is taken * Is 4MP sensor and the front has a 5MP one. Yes, that's right—the front camera has a higher pixel count than the back. * Back camera uses HTC's "ultrapixel" technology, which trades off megapixel count for larger, more light-absorbing pixels. * Reduction in hardware buttons * 2.3Ghz Snapdragon 801 * Adreno 330 GPU, 2GB RAM, a 2600mAh battery * HTC also confirmed this morning that a Google Play Edition of the HTC One called the Play Edition M8. * The Play Edition M8 is expected to be close to “stock” Android without Blinkfeed or other HTC interface elements. * Disclosed it accidentally. The confirmation came in the form of an app description in HTC software posted to Google Play * The company also posted “The HTC Service Pack * The two-camera system is called the "Duo" camera
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22	Walt Disney agreed to buy Maker Studios. The $500 million cash deal could be worth a total of $950 million if Maker meets specific performance targets.	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/business/media/disney-buys-maker-studios-video-supplier-for-youtube.html	http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/24/disney-may-buy-youtube-network-maker-studios-for-500m/
23	Tom Cheredar Staff Writer, VentureBeat	Tom Cheredar Staff Writer, VentureBeat
24	* Maker has 55,000 YouTube channels, 380 million subscribers and 5.5 billion video views each month * Disney may put its own existing content online, and use Maker channels as a kind of farm program for Disney programming and films * Maker is based in Culver City * personalities include videogamer "PewDiePie” * Acquisition is by far biggest move by major media company on YouTube * raised $66 million over three rounds of funding, with investors that include Canal+, Astro, SingTel Innov8, Lakestar, Northgate Capital, Time Warner Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Maker executive chairman Ynon Kreiz, Downey Ventures, Elisabeth Murdoch, FUEL: M+C, Daher Capital, and producer Jon Landau. * Most recent valuation: around $300 million * Disney has more than 70 channels on YouTube already, but it mostly treats the video supersite as a promotional channel * Unsual: Maker will be reporting to Disney’s CFO
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42	The University of Southern California is offering a course on using Google Glass in journalism.	http://class.glassjournalism.io/syllabus/J499GlassJournalism-Hernandez-Fa14.pdf	http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/usc-google-glass-journalism/
43	Joining us to tell us about the course is the man who’s teaching it, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Robert Hernandez. Q: So tell us what’s involved in your Google Glass for journalism course. What will you be teaching? Q: The class is also about the consumption of journalism, isn’t it? Glass is an extremely constrained interface. You can’t really watch long videos or read stories. What are the possibilities here? Q: On your blog you call yourself a “hackademic” who believes journalists should learn to code -- will students be creating Glassware apps in your course? Q: How will you teach the class to students who aren’t part of the Google Glass explorer program? Q: What about other wearable platforms, such as smartwatches?	Robert Hernandez Assistant Professor, USC @webjournalist
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47	The world’s biggest eyewear company is partnering with Google to make Google Glass headsets. You may not have heard of the Luxottica Group, but you’ve probably heard about the companies they own, including Ray-Ban, Oakley, LensCrafters and Sunglass Hut. They also license luxury brands to make sunglasses for Giorgio Armani and Prada.	http://www.luxottica.com/en/luxottica-google-glass	https://plus.google.com/+GoogleGlass/posts/aso1yad7q5E
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49	* Google will develop Ray-Ban and Oakley frames for Glass and work with Luxottica to design its own frames * Luxottica will make all Google Glass frames, and sell at retail * Google will continue to sell direct * Google announced January partner with VSP, US’s biggest eyeball insurance provider = subsidized frames and prescription lenses for Glass
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52	Jessica’s own The Information published an exclusive this morning by Amir Efrati about a major effort by Google to compete with Apple in the enterprise space.	https://www.theinformation.com/Parrying-Apple-Google-Pushes-Android-into-the-Office
53	Q: What business-specific features is Google working on? Q: Sundar Pichai is in charge of this, according to the story. That guy seems to run every new initiative these days Q: Google is offering special, enterprise focused features. Is that how Apple did it? Or did they just make the iPhone for everybody also enterprise friendly?
54	* possible features: storage of sensitive information directly on chips stronger data encryption biometric support New APIs for managing device and apps remotely
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70	The Internet Archive is planning to digitize 40,000 VHS tapes, encode them and put them on the site, according to a story posted on Fast Company and written by SARAH KESSLER. But here’s the thing: All the tapes were recorded by a single woman. Her name is Marion Stokes, and she obsessively recorded TV shows for decades. Digitizing the collection will cost an estimated $500,000.	http://www.fastcompany.com/3028069/the-internet-archive-is-digitizing-40000-vhs-tapes
71	* She died in 2012 * Includes a show called Input that Stokes produced between 1968 and 1971 for a local CBS Network affiliate * Many tapes are on Betamax *Digitizing the collection will cost more than $500,000
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1	TITLE: NSA Caught Hacking Huawei, 970	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Donna Tam

2	This is Tech News Today for Monday, March 24, 2014!
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15	The US government has long accused the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei of selling equipment compromised by code that enabled spying and hacking. A new report in the German magazine Der Spiegel says that it’s true. But it’s not the Chinese government doing the spying and hacking -- it’s the NSA.	http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nsa-spied-on-chinese-government-and-networking-firm-huawei-a-960199.html	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/world/asia/nsa-breached-chinese-servers-seen-as-spy-peril.html http://www.lawfareblog.com/2014/03/the-nyt-on-nsas-huawei-penetration/
16	Holger Stark (HOLE-ger Schtark) Senior correspondent, Der Spiegel Q: Can you tell us more about the NSA hacking of Huawei? Why did they target the company and how did they do it? Q: It appears that the initial idea was to hack Huawei to find out if Chinese government and army hackers were using the company’s equipment as secret spy tools. But then the agency appears to have realized that they themselves could do that. Is that right? Q: Did the NSA appear to have found evidence that Huawei was being used by the Chinese government for spying Q: You reported that the NSA was able to access the secret source code of individual Huwaei products. Is there any indication that the NSA was involved in industrial espionage Q: You mentioned involvement of the White House and the FBI. Is this unusual? Q: The piece posted over the weekend was a “preview” to a longer story to be posted in the magazine. Can you give us some highlights of what will appear in the longer story? Q: Your report suggested hacks against other companies besides Huawei. Any major companies? Q: Isn’t this the good kind of spying -- the reason for NSA’s existence?	Holger Stark Senior correspondent, Der Spiegel @holger_stark
17	* Started out trying to figure out whether Huawei was involved with PLA, but once inside decided to take opportunities to piggyback on Huawei’s business to spy broadly * SHOTGIANT didn’t find out whether Huawei was involved in espionage * NSA did identify espionage opportunities in compromising Huawei, including surveillance of an undersea fiber optic cable * “If we can determine the company’s plans and intentions,” an analyst wrote, “we hope that this will lead us back to the plans and intentions of the PRC,” ]\\ * Huawei laid undersea cables to connect its $40 billion-a-year networking empire, the NSA was interested in tunneling into customers like Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kenya, Cuba. * Documents were disclosed by The New York Times and Der Spiegel * The N.S.A., for example, is tracking more than 20 Chinese hacking groups — more than half of them Chinese Army and Navy units — as they break into the networks of the United States government, companies including Google
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22	Apple is talking to Comcast about streaming TV. The deal would give users of a future Apple TV box an advantage in getting past network congestion, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.	http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/03/apple-wants-its-own-path-on-comcast-network-for-video-service-wsj-says/	http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/apple-comcast-tv-pact-dont-hold-your-breath-1201144101/ http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303949704579457554242014552
23	INTERVIEW 1: Jon Brodkin Reporter, Ars Technica Q: If the report is true, it appears that Apple wants preferential treatment without being technically given higher priority in a way that violates net neutrality. How would they achieve this? Q: The report suggests that this is not for Apple TV, but for a future product. Q: In the past, Comcast and Apple could not agree over whether or not such services would be delivered via an Apple ID. Is there any indication that Comcast would change its tune on this? Q: Apple’s general set of goals here is probably the same as what Roku, Google and any number of other companies would love to achieve. Why would Apple be granted this special treatment?	Jon Brodkin Reporter, Ars Technica @jbrodkin
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25	INTERVIEW 2 Andrew Wallenstein Editor-in-chief, VARIETY Digital http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/apple-comcast-tv-pact-dont-hold-your-breath-1201144101/ Q: Andrew, you wrote that this deal is unlikely. Why? Q: How does Time Warner Cable’s pending merger with Comcast affect prospects for an Apple deal? Q: As you pointed out, Apple always seems to be “in talks” with media companies, yet seems to reach actual agreementts only rarely. Why is that? Q: Why are Hollywood studios afraid of Apple?	Andrew Wallenstein Editor-in-chief, VARIETY Digital @awallenstein
26	* Deal would keep Apple’s live streaming TV traffic “separated from public Internet traffic over the 'last mile'——the portion of a cable operator's pipes that connect to customers' homes." * They would get around net neutrality rules by treating Apple traffic as a "specialized" or “managed services” * This would make Apple video “separate” but not “prioritized,” and thereby avoid net neutrality rules * Rumors that Apple was teaming up with Time Warner Cable for video delivered on a new Apple TV set-top box cropped up last July and again in February. * Deal would “mark a new level of cooperation and integration between a technology company and a cable provider to modernize TV viewing.” * Stream live and on-demand TV programming and digital-video recordings stored in the "cloud" * Would replace cable set-top box * Apple wants new TV service's traffic to be separated from public Internet traffic over the "last mile" * Goal: video the same quality as Comcast's TV transmissions to normal set-top boxes * Apple and Comcast are NOT close to an agreement * Comcast would have to spend big bucks to make it happen * Apple wants users to sign on using Apple login IDs * Comcast wants to retain significant control over the relationship with customers and the data * Apple would have to get significant TV programming rights from media companies * People familiar with the matter said that while Apple would like a separate "flow" for its video traffic, it isn't asking for its traffic to be prioritized over other Internet-based services.
27	variety.com @awallenstein
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29	Microsoft’s $7.2 billion deal to acquire Nokia’s phone business has been delayed. The acquisition was expected to be done by the end of this month, but now it probably won’t happen until the end of April. The holdup is Asian regulatory approval, according to Nokia.	http://press.nokia.com/2014/03/24/nokia-expects-the-sale-of-substantially-all-of-its-devices-services-business-to-microsoft-to-close-in-april-2014/ http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2014/03/23/an-update-on-nokia-devices-and-services-acquisition.aspx
30	No Interview
31	* Sale was announced last September * European Union and U.S. Department of Justice approved the purchase in December * The deal = Nokia will sell substantially all of its Devices & Services business and license its patents to Microsoft * Bloomberg reported Huawei and Samsung Electronics have complained to the Chinese government, worried about higher cross-licensing fees
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34	Cisco plans to spend a billion dollars on new data centers over the next two years to compete with Amazon in the cloud services market. Called Cisco Cloud Services, the new offering is very different from Cisco’s previous business of selling networking equipment.	http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cisco-and-partners-to-build-worlds-largest-global-intercloud-2014-03-24	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303949704579457743067494938
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36	* Cisco = $49 billion in annual revenue * Amazon Web Services makes about $3 billion or more in annual revenue * Amazon is big on startups; Cisco may go after enterprises * "It does not mean that we're embarking on a strategy to go head-to-head with Amazon," Cisco's Mr. Lloyd said. * Cisco plans to sell its cloud services to telecom companies that will then use them in a package of Internet-based services the companies already sell to others * Cisco may be getting price-squeezed by rival Huawei and others who sell cheaper
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69	We told you Friday that after Turkey’s government blocked Twitter in that country, a viral campaign of graffiti spread the word about Google’s Public DNS service, which helped users get around the block. Over the weekend, the Turkish government blocked that, too. Twitter users are still able to get around the block by using other DNS servers, or by using a VPN or the Tor network.	http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/03/22/turkey-strengthens-twitter-ban-institutes-ip-level-block/
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88	Apple wants special treatment by Comcast!
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1	TITLE: Turkey’s Twitter Ban Fails, 969	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Andy Ihnatko

2	This is Tech News Today for Friday, March 21, 2014.
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5	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan - I'm Jason Howell.
6	Tech News Today explores the big stories of the day in conversation with some of the world's best journalists.
7	Our guest co-anchor today is Andy Ihnatko, a technology columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and MacWorld, as well as a tech author, blogger, podcaster, squirrel photographer and best of all, a host of TWiT's own MacBreak Weekly!
8	Twitter b-day - 2006 Odeo	http://mashable.com/2014/03/21/twitter-8th-birthday-video/	http://bridgeurl.com/tnt969/all
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10	The Turkish government blocked Twitter yesterday after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threatened to “wipe out” the microblogging service, as well as other social media. He’s trying to contain a corruption scandal a few days before an election there.	http://goo.gl/0rAjMP	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/20/social-media-reacts-to-turkeys-twitter-ban/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/03/21/turkey-bans-twitter-and-twitter-explodes http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304026304579451950514196232
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12	* Brandwatch and We Are Social report that Turkish tweets last night and this morning are up by 138 percent. * Turkey's President Abdullah Gul today criticized the blockade…. with a tweet! = "The wholesale shuttering of social media platforms cannot be approved" * The block seems to be a simple DNS redirect, implemented by Turkey's local ISPs. * Twitter published a tweet addressed to Turkish users saying they should tweet via SMS text message. * Turks using Google DNS to circumvent * Google provides a free DNS service that's open to all * Graffiti has shown up on walls in Istanbul bearing the Google DNS "8.8.8.8" * Twitter users have shared images showing the address with the hashtag #DirenTwitter. * Using VPNs * YouTube and Facebook remain unblocked * Users visiting Twitter.com shown statement apparently from Turkey's telecommunications regulator (TIB) cited four court orders * Hashtag #TwitterisblockedinTurkey * Nazli Ilicak, a columnist who used to work for the pro-government Sabah newspaper described the move as "a civil coup" in an interview on broadcaster CNN Turk. * Erdogan was referring to what it called Twitter's failure to implement Turkish court orders seeking the removal of some links * Links included those to sites with recordings of Erdogan telling his son to make payoffs or bribes * Erdoğan vehemently denies the authenticity of the recordings, which purportedly reveal him telling his son to dispose of large sums of cash * Twitter is currently also blocked in China and has faced restrictions in Cuba, Libya and Pakistan * YouTube was previously banned sporadically in Turkey between 2007 and 2010 * During last year’s Gezi protests, Erdogan called social media “the worst menace to society.” * More than 45% of Turkey’s 80 million people use the Internet, and around 14% of them use Twitter
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18	After admitting to snooping on a blogger’s email, Microsoft announced today a change in its privacy policy. The company had taken advantage of its ownership and control of Hotmail to read a blogger's email messages to find out who leaked Microsoft secrets to said blogger. Allegedly. The incident raises the question of just how common it is for cloud companies to violate the privacy of customers in pursuit of their own internal objectives.	http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/03/transparency_reports
19	No Interview
20	* Different from Gmail scanning for ads (doesn’t mean Google also doesn’t do what MS did) * former Microsoft employee Alex Kibkalo arrested Wednesday, facing accusations that he stole trade secrets from MS * allegedly leaked pre-release updates for Windows RT and a Microsoft-internal Activation Server SDK to a French blogger * Russian national Kibkalo worked for Microsoft both in Russia and in the company's Lebanon office * FBI complaint: Angered by poor performance review, retaliated by leaking * FBI claims in the complaint that the blogger posted screenshots of the unreleased software and attempted to sell Windows Server activation keys on eBay. * Microsoft's Trustworthy Computer Investigations (TWCI) team investigated the Hotmail account in an attempt to identify the blogger and his source * they discovered e-mails from Kibkalo * inconsistent with Microsoft's "Scroogled" campaign * Microsoft issues statement that it will change policies * They still reserve the right to snoop on employee’s email * The company did not apologise * The initial search occurred in September 2012 * The company’s user agreement reserves the right to carry out such searches, even after the changes Frank announced * All of the big web companies have detailed privacy policies, but they generally give themselves broad rights to access customer email if they’re protecting their own rights, says Nicole Ozer, technology and civil liberties policy director at the ACLU. * None of the companies WIRED contacted — Microsoft, Google, and Facebook — could tell us how often user accounts were searched by internal teams or what processes they have to ensure that these search capabilities are not abused * Microsoft is also planning to publish a bi-annual transparency report
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23	A new piece at Slate.com by investigative journalist Allan Holmes says that “the future of wireless communication may be decided by lobbyists, think tanks, and academics who are paid for their opinions.	http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/03/at_t_verizon_t_mobile_sprint_and_auctioning_airwaves_the_corporate_giants.single.html
24	Allan Holmes Writer, analyst, Center for Public Integrity Q: Who are the biggest lobbyists influencing US policy on wireless? Q: And what are they lobbying for? Q: You said that they hire ivy league academics. How does this work? Q: What’s at stake in next year’s big spectrum auction? Q: Are small companies able to fully partipate in the auction? Q: Who is behind the group “Mobile Future”? Q: Don’t the vested interests here -- the mobile carriers and others -- really know how best to serve their customers? Why shouldn’t they influence policy? Q: You wrote that companies give cash to think tanks, associations, and universities, and employing public relations firms. Is this money counted when totals for lobbying are published?	Allan Holmes Writer, analyst, Center for Public Integrity @ATHolmes
25	* Verizon, T-Mobile, Mobile Future (funded by AT&T and Verizon) * Lobbies: want wireless companies to bid without restrictions on as many frequencies as they want. * “The four biggest carriers together spent $37.3 million in 2013 * trying to influence lawmakers and the FCC * policy issues ranging from taxes to cybersecurity as well as spectrum (auction is more than a year away.” * Thurber said. “Lobbying isn’t just what the federal registered lobbyists do. It’s an orchestration of a variety of techniques and influence.” * From the story: “The 600 megahertz band is the kind of airwaves that wireless companies want and need. It travels farther than frequencies above 1,000 megahertz, can penetrate buildings, navigate hilly terrain, and more easily go through vegetation, all of which makes it less likely to lose a connection compared with those traveling on higher bands. It’s also cheaper to operate because it requires fewer towers.” * As of August 2012, Verizon and AT&T together owned 74 percent of the low-band airwaves * Sprint controlled 12 percent, and T-Mobile owned just 0.2 percent * Most of T-Mobile’s and Sprint’s frequencies are in the higher bands
26	publicintegrity.org @ATHolmes
27	CONVERSATION 5	SHOW	LINKS
28	The newest revelation from the Edward Snowden trove of documents, reported on The Intercept, says that the NSA targeted private email, Facebook account information and other personal data about system administrators around the world to make it easier to break into the networks they control.	https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/03/20/inside-nsa-secret-efforts-hunt-hack-system-administrators/
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30	* One of the documents is called “I hunt sys admins.” * effort to break into foreign network routers to breaking into foreign phone and Internet companies * The document makes clear that the admins are not suspected of any criminal activity * The NSA wanted passwords, network maps, customer lists, business correspondence and “pictures of cats in funny poses with amusing captions” * The first step, according to the posts, is to collect IP addresses linked to a sys admin * NSA can then run an IP address through the vast amount of signals intelligence data, or SIGINT, that it collects every day, trying to match the IP address to personal accounts. * You can “dumpster-dive for alternate selectors in the big SIGINT trash can” the author suggests. Or “pull out your wicked Google-fu” * Once sys admin’s personal accounts are identified, NSA can apply QUANTUM hacking techniques (the fake Facebook malware thing). * Report = “Just pull those selectors, queue them up for QUANTUM, and proceed with the pwnage” * Discussed building a “master list” of sys admins across the world * “Our ability to pull bits out of random places of the Internet, bring them back to the mother-base to evaluate and build intelligence off of is just plain awesome!” the author writes. “One of the coolest things about it is how much data we have at our fingertips.”
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33	President Obama has once again summoned top tech executives to the White House. The focus of the meeting today once again is “issues of privacy, technology, and intelligence” -- in other words, the NSA’s exploitation of Silicon Valley to engage in mass surveillance. The invitation list hasn’t been announced, but reports say Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be there -- Zuck recently called Obama to complain about a revelation that the NSA was spreading malware with fake Facebook servers -- and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is expected to be there, too. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer reportedly declined, saying the invitation didn't give her enough notice.	http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/barach-obama-tech-ceos-nsa-104881.html	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/22/business/fallout-from-snowden-hurting-bottom-line-of-tech-companies.html
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35	* Will likely float a trial balloon on a future announcement about steps to increase intelligence oversight. * New York Times story by Claire Cain Miller says NSA snooping is costing tech companies big time: - Microsoft has lost customers, including the government of Brazil. - IBM is spending more than a billion dollars to build data centers overseas to reassure foreign customers that their information is safe from prying eyes in the United States government. - Tech companies abroad, from Europe to South America, say they are gaining customers that are shunning United States providers, suspicious because of the revelations by Edward J. Snowden that tied these providers to the National Security Agency’s vast surveillance program.
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43	It sounds like a story from The Onion, but, no, it’s real: Mt Gox claims that it found 200 thousand bitcoins worth around $116 million in an old virtual wallet thought to be empty. The revelation happened after some noticed the bitcoins moving through the crypto-currency exchange. We reported in previous episodes about the ongoing saga of Mt Gox bitcoin, a leading bitcoin exchange that collapsed after the company claimed that all the bitcoins had been stolen by hackers. It has since filed for bankruptcy. Our advice: Keep checking those old wallets. Maybe the rest will turn up. Also: Try looking under the virtual cushions of the virtual sofa. * Head = 28-year-old Frenchman Mark Karpeles	http://time.com/33270/bitcoin-mt-gox-wallet/
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46	Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to play Steve Jobs for David Fincher’s upcoming biopic, written by Aaron Sorkin. A Cult of Mac reader even whipped up a Photoshop showing what Bale would look like as Steve Jobs. Andy: He’s an insanely great actor, but can he pull off playing Steve Jobs?	http://www.cultofmac.com/271014/proves-christian-bale-really-look-like-steve-jobs/
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61	Turkey blocks Twitter, but the block fails!
62	Microsoft reads a blogger’s Hotmail email to catch a leaker.
63	And we take a look at how wireless carriers buy influence in Washington!
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1	TITLE: Another Dual Boot Phone is Killed, 968	GUEST CO-ANCHOR:

2	It's Thursday, March 20, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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11	Another dual boot Windows-Android project has been killed. Chinese phone maker Huawei announced a dual-boot handset just last week. But now Huawei said they’ve cancelled their plans to launch the phone.	http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/huawei-backtracks-wont-release-dual-os-android-windows-phone-smartphone/2014-03-19
12	Phil Goldstein is the editor of FierceWireless. He broke the story and he’s here to talk about it. Q: Why are these dual-boot devices being announced, then cancelled? Q: What leverage do OS makers have over handset makers? Q: Is Google pressuring handset makers, too? Q: Is this a huge slap in the face to Intel, which invested heavily in its dual-OS platform, then announced it to great fanfare at CES?	Phil Goldstein Editor of FierceWireless
13	* Asustek has postponed plans to release its TD300 tablet that was presented at CES 2014. * Statement: "at this stage there are no plans to launch a dual-OS smartphone in the near future." Huawei’s chief marketing officer, Shao Yang, said last week. Yang claimed the firm was following a "dual OS" strategy with Android and Windows Phone on a single handset. * Karbonn is reportedly releasing its own dual-booting Android and Windows Phone handset, due in the coming months
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17	Motorola design chief Jim Wicks spilled some details about the Moto 360 smartwatch we reported on Monday. He said Motorola decided to make the watch face round, rather than square, because its a culturally familiar shape for a watch, which he believes will make it more socially acceptable.	http://moto360.motorola.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpY8O5Zer78	https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GerwinSturm/posts/8RG3NnMFhZz https://plus.google.com/events/c5oghenfqmpls1i2tmug84vgk1c
18	Scott Stein Senior Editor, CNET Q: Why did Motorola choose to make their watch look like a watch? Q: Everyone is making a big deal out of the fact that it’s round, but isn’t this a standard option in Google’s SDK? Q: What’s the connection between the Moto 360 and the Moto X smartphone? Q: The Moto 360 has no charging ports. How do you think it will be charged? Q: Is the lack of a camera a bug or a feature? Q: There’s still a lot we don’t know about the watch, right?	Scott Stein Senior Editor, CNET @jetscott
19	* Moto 360 emerged from the Moto X and the Moto X emerged from Motorola’s MotoActv fitness smartwatch * What we don’t know: - How it’s charged - no charge port - works with any Android 4.3 phone - can change bands but don’t know about Moto Maker customization - price - availability * When you lift your wrist you’ll see the time (just like the Moto X) How much does it cost? Again, we don't know. * Android Wear has two standard screen shapes in its SDK: square, and round * Wicks most excited about voice interactions * Available this summer
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22	South Korean schools are using an app-based system to restrict what students have access to during class to prevent distractions and cheating. They’re using an app called iSmartKeeper, which enables teachers to lock down phones in one of six modes, ranging from allowing only emergency calls to merely turning off specific apps.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/20/5528842/korean-schools-block-smartphones-in-class-ismartkeeper http://www.wired.com/opinion/2014/03/zero-tolerance/
23	Leah A. Plunkett wrote a piece published in WIRED yesterday slamming zero tolerance policies in schools, especially around the use of phones. Q: You wrote that zero tolerance policies give companies like Google and Apple a bad rap. What did you mean by that? Q: Are kids really getting suspended for taking a single phone call? Q: You mentioned a study out of Harvard that looks at the conflict in schools between teachers and students over smartphone use. What did they find? Q: Should schools take a zero tolerance approach to what you call cyber bullying? Q: What about cheating? Q: What do you think of the Korean experiement with iSmartKeeper?	Leah A. Plunkett Associate Professor, UNH @LeahAPlunkett
24	* Educators can choose to lock all of the phones in the school, allow only emergency calls, allow only phone calls, allow calls and SMS, or turn off specific apps. * Teachers can automate the restrictions to take place only during class * GPS geofencing to automatically begin restricting phones as students enter school grounds * Trialled in at least 11 schools = kids were rooting their phones to get around the app * Android-only now; iOS version is coming next month
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27	Another day, another messaging app. A new app called FireChat for iOS launches today. And this one has a couple of crazy features.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/20/firechat-for-ios-is-a-hyper-local-anonymous-chat-network-that-doesnt-need-an-internet-connection/
28	Frederic Lardinois Writer, TechCrunch Q: FireChat is works like a regular chat app, but it’s also “hyperlocal.” What does that mean? Q: What is the Multipeer Connectivity Framework in iOS 7? Q: FireChat has a mesh architecture. Can you tell us how that works? Q: What is FireChat’s “global chat mode”? Q: No user accounts?	Frederic Lardinois Writer, TechCrunch @fredericl
29	* Multipeer Connectivity Framework allows developers to discover Multipeer-enabled services on nearby iOS devices using Wi-Fi, peer-to-peer connections and Bluetooth. * Range is around 100 feet * , but because of the mesh architecture behind FireChat, the actual range of the network around could be much larger. * FireChat is the first iOS product from Disrupt alums Open Garden
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33	Tech media legend Pat McGovern has died at the age of 76. He founded IDC in 1964, and launched the first major computer magazine, Computerworld, in 1967. IDC has a presence in 97 countries, and has launched 300 publications, 460 websites, and 700 events worldwide. The company employs more than 13 thousand people. Controversially, McGovern never took IDC public. It’s still privately held. McGovern and his wife also funded MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research.	http://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/f76eb4335ec9e8a6bf7867dcc0e83500/744x1128.jpg
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38	Steve Jobs’ Luxury super-yacht has been spotted in Portugal. The 256-foot, iMac-controlled super-boat, which Jobs named the Venus, was the late Apple founder’s dream project since 2008. Jobs even commission the designer of Apple stores to make custom glass windows. This is the first Venus sighting in the wild. The yacht had been docked for years in an Amsterdam port because the designer hadn’t been paid yet.	http://www.cultofmac.com/270831/steve-jobs-luxury-yacht-spotted-sailing-portugal
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53	Another dual-boot smartphone product is killed.
54	More details emerge about the Moto 360 smartwatch.
55	We look at what schools are doing about smartphone use by students.
56	And a new chat app doesn't even need an Internet connection.
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1	TITLE: SHOW TITLE, Virtual Reality is Virtually Here!	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Harry McCracken

2	It's Wednesday, March 19, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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6	Tech News Today explores the big stories of the day in conversation with some of the world's best journalists.
7	Our guest co-anchor today is Harry McCracken, editor at large for TIME who writes the Technologizer blog.	Harry McCracken, Editor at large, TIME @harrymccracken
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11	We’d like to turn to Rwanda this morning, where the country is preparing to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the end of the Rwandan Civil War and genocide. An important subject to be sure, but why are we talking about this on a technology show? The reason is that in the past few years, Rwanda has been engaged in a rapid build-up of technological infrastructure and education development.	Jean Philbert Nsengimana Minister of Youth & ICT, Rwanda @nsengimanajp
12	With us to talk about the education part of this transformation is Jean Philbert (N-Seng-E-Mana) Nsengimana, who is is the Minister of Youth & ICT in Rwanda. Q: Before we talk about education, can you tell us about the development of high-speed Internet connectivity in Rwanda? Q: I’ve read that as an example of the pace of infrastructure development, Rwanda has moved from 2% to 59% penetration for phone service. Is that correct and how long did this take? Q: I understand you make heavy use of Google+ hangouts. Can you tell us about that? Q: Can you tell us about the goals of technology education in Rwanda? What does the government hope to achieve? Q: How many students are currently training, and what are they learning? Q: How does Rwanda’s technology education programs differ from neighboring countries, Q: Is Rwanda training people regionally? Are students coming from surrounding countries, or are they mostly Rwandans? Q: How are these initiatives -- both infrastructure development and education -- related to the country’s economy and things like emergency services? Q: What is the government doing to encourage entrepreneurship?
13	* Alex Lindsay was instrumental in making this interview happen * Rwandan President = Paul Kagame * Fiber Optic highways (ducts) run across all the 30 districts. * Partner: Korea Telecom * YouthConnekt Hangout sessions * K-Lab, apart from offering prospective young entrepreneurs opportunity to test out IT solutions we also offer other necessary hands-on skills in marketing, finance and business management.
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18	Sony unveiled a prototype virtual reality system yesterday called Project Morpheus. It works with the PlayStation 4. Oculus, the company that makes the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, announced that they’re taking pre-orders for their second development kit. The Oculus Rift DK2 costs $350.	http://i.imgur.com/NPyh1el.jpg	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/18/sony-unveils-prototype-for-virtual-reality-game-device/
19	Andrew Williams Features Editor, TrustedReviews.com @wwwdotandrew	Andrew Williams Features Editor, TrustedReviews.com @wwwdotandrew
20	Q: Oculus Rift was announced two years ago and it still hasn’t shipped. How far away is the Morpheus project? Q: Will virtual reality gaming go mainstream? Doesn’t it make people sick? Q: Sony says Morpheus has “true spatial sound.” What do you think that means? Q: Why did they roll this out now when its only a prototype. Drive PS4 sales?		http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/oculus-rift-vs-project-morpheus
21	* Looks similar to Oculus Rift * Sony says it integrates with the PlayStation Camera and PlayStation Move handheld controller. * PS4 consoles sold 6 million units worldwide since its launch in November. * Oculus VR unveiled “Rift” two years ago - hasn’t announced when it will ship * Unveiled yesterday at the 2014 Game Developers Conference * current dev kit has a 1080p HD display and a 90-plus degree of view
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24		http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/19/5524972/oculus-reveals-virtual-reality-development-kit-2-announced
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26	* Ship this July for $350 * 2014 Game Developers Conference * 1080p OLED panel still isn't high enough a resolution to avoid jagged edges * consumer version will have even higher resolution * special techniques to reduce blurring and motion sickness * Much better than first version * new, custom camera tracks the position of 40 infrared LEDs now mounted invisibly beneath the Rift's translucent shell * camera tracks in 3D space
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32	General Electric is jumping deeper into home automation with a new smartphone-controlled air conditioner. Called the Aros, the three hundred dollar A.C. has what is essentially a Nest-like smart thermostat built in.	http://blogs.wsj.com/personal-technology/2014/03/19/aros-window-air-conditioner-can-be-controlled-by-your-smartphone/
33	Chris Velazco Associate Editor, Engadget engadget.com @ChrisVelazco	Chris Velazco Associate Editor, Engadget @ChrisVelazco
34	* A feature called “smart schedule” monitors usage patterns and builds a schedule * “Smart away” enables Aros to turn itself off when you leave home, then cool down a room before you get back home * “smart budget” feature will predict future electricity costs based on factors such as your schedule, your previous usage and forecasts of upcoming weather. * Design and invention company Quirky is involved * Controlled with the Wink app * Will also work with other smart home controllers such as SmartThings * Early adopters can pre-order Aros on Amazon starting today * Product in late April or early May
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37	On yesterday’s show, we told you about Google’s new Android Wear initiative, and about the new watches announced by LG and Motorola that support it. We also talked about the need for apps. Today, BI Intelligence published a study on the state of the wearable app ecosystem -- past, present and future.			Edit In and out to ad
38	Tony Danova is a Research Analyst for BI Intelligence and joins us today to talk about the report. Q: Dozens of major companies and possibly hundreds of minor ones have announced wearable computing devices in the past year. But where are the apps? Q: What are the main reasons for slow app development? Hyper-fragmentation? Lack of consumer interest ? Q: What will the killer apps be for wearable devices. Is it possible to predict this? Q: Which wearable categories will dominate? Smartwatches? Smart Glasses? Some other smart thing? Q: Will most of the smartwatch apps be medical or fitness related? Is there anything for people who are both healthy and lazy and don’t want to track their biological selves?	Tony Danova Research Analyst, BI Intelligence @tonydanova
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57	We told you yesterday about Google’s new Android Wear program, and mentioned a few of the company that Google says will ship Android smartwatches this year. Samsung was one of them. Android Wear smartwatches connect to smartphones via Bluetooth. But now, a report coming out of Korea says Samsung is also working on a smartwatch that doesn’t need a smartphone -- it takes a SIM card directly, and enables calls and other features as a phone would. The report says Samsung plans to release the product first in Korea through SK Telecom, the country’s biggest carrier.	http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140318001136
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60	First Alicia Keys, then Ellen DeGenerus and now… Joe Belfiore? Just as the singer and comedian were caught using iPhones when they were pretending to love BlackBerry or Samsung as paid spokespersons, Microsoft’s Head of Windows Phone Joe Belfiore was caught tweeting pictures from an iPhone. He quickly pointed out in a subsequent tweet quote: “Yes, it’s an iPhone today. Trying out iOS 7.1. No need to alert the media.” unquote. Too late, Joe! The media has been alerted.	http://9to5mac.com/community/head-of-windows-phone-joe-belfiore-tweets-from-an-iphone-then-realizes/
61	In other, other news... Smartphone cases that do jobs unrelated to the phone itself can be great. For example, one product has tools built in like a swiss-army knife. Another’s got a built-in beer bottle opener. Nice! But a new product aimed at fitness fans is literally the worst smartphone case ever conceived. It’s called the ToneFone, and it’s marketed as the “world’s heaviest iPhone case.” One version weighs 2.2 pounds and another weighs 3.3 pounds. It enables you to use your iPhone as a dumbbell for working out. You can pre-order the ToneFone, and it ships in April. Uh…. April First maybe?	http://www.desirablebody.co.uk/fitness-accessories/tonefone-weighted-iphone-5-5s-case.html
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2	It's Tuesday, March 18, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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11	Google senior V.P. Sundar Pichai announced this morning on a blog post a new project called Android Wear, which he said is Android extended to wearables. Pichai said Google is working with companies that will make smartwatches based on Android that will ship this year. These companies include: Asus, HTC, LG, Motorola, Samsung and even Fossil. Moments after Google’s announcedment this morning, LG announced a smartwatch called the G Watch. Motorola announced this morning a new smartwatch called the Moto 360	http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/sharing-whats-up-our-sleeve-android.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrqZl2QIz0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnerqDWwVgg	http://www.cultofandroid.com/54993/google-android-wear-new-platform-just-wearables/
12	Killian Bell writes for Cult of Android. Q: We knew Google was working on a smartwatch with LG, and a wearables platform. What did we learn in Pichai’s announcement this morning? Q: Is this a new version of Android that will have smartwatch-specific apps running on the watch? Or will all the apps run on connected phones? Q: No mention of the smart jacket, sadly Q: Fossil? Q: This looked to me very Google Now based. Is there anything else to it? Is Google Now pretty much the platform? Q: How’d you like that awkward and bulky watch in the video? Are they serious? Q: The video shows one woman playing music through a speaker in the watch. Again, are they serious?	Killian Bell Writer, Cult of Android @killianbell
13	* Starting with watches * Video shows “OK, Google” Google Now function * Plays music * Pichai: “wide variety of Android applications means you’ll receive the latest posts and updates from your favorite social apps, chats from your preferred messaging apps, notifications from shopping, news and photography apps, and more.” * Fitness apps can give you real-time speed, distance and time information on your wrist for your run, cycle or walk. * Multi-screen Your key to a multiscreen world. Android Wear lets you access and control other devices from your wrist. Just say “Ok Google” to fire up a music playlist on your phone, or cast your favorite movie to your TV. * Pichai: “Starting today, you can download a Developer Preview so you can tailor your existing app notifications for watches powered by Android Wear.” * Because Android for wearables works with Android's rich notification system, many apps will already work well. Look out for more developer resources and APIs coming soon.
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18	A new YouTube for kids is in the works, according to an exclusive by The Information’s Amir Efrati. The site will be devoid of adult or inappropriate content, and will be aimed at kids 10 years and younger.	https://www.theinformation.com/YouTube-Sets-Sights-on-Kids
19	Amir Efrati is a Senior reporter for The Information Q: Would this be a second site, or a kind of parent filter like the current Safety Mode on the existing site? Q: Would this simply be YouTube, minus the twerking videos and cussing? Or would this be a curated site of children’s content? Will Google try to get content creators to make exclusive content? Q: Is this just an idea, or does YouTube and Google have solid plans? Q: 10 seems to be a weird cut-off. For example, in the movie business they lump kids into the 13-and-under crowd.	Amir Efrati Senior reporter, The Information @amir
20	* YouTube, which is owned by Google, talked to video producers willing to create child-oriented content * The product is far from being launched * YouTube already has a “safety” mode for filtering out inappropriate content
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23	Google plans to kill its Google Voice phone service in the coming months, according to an exclusive by Seth Weintraub on 9to5mac. The plan is to move most Google Voice features and all users over to Google Hangouts.	http://9to5google.com/2014/03/18/google-plans-kill-google-voice-in-months-integrate-features-into-hangouts/
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25	* G+ Hangouts apps on both Android and iOS * This has already happened to an extent with the ability to phone friends on Hangouts * Make (and receive) VoIP calls directly from your Google phone number via the Hangouts mobile apps
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28	New Facebook technology can recognize human faces almost as well as people do. Called DeepFace, the algorithm can identify a face with 97.25 per cent accuracy. That’s just one quarter of a percentage point worse than people can recognize faces.	http://grahamcluley.com/2014/03/facebook-facial-recognition/	http://www.technologyreview.com/news/525586/facebook-creates-software-that-matches-faces-almost-as-well-as-you-do/
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30	* Yaniv Taigman and colleagues at Facebook's AI lab * Create a 3D model, then rotate it * test dataset that contained more than 13,000 images of faces collected from the web * Amazon's Mechanical Turk crowdsourcing site managed 97.5 per cent * Facebook's neural network was trained on a dataset of more than 4 million images, containing more than 4000 separate identities, each one labelled by humans * Gary Huang of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst says that a Chinese machine vision start-up called Face++ claims to have a comparable level of face recognition accuracy * Face++ is used on China's largest online dating website, Jiayuan.com * Face++ will find users that look similar to your crush * DeepFace doesn’t put names to faces. It just can tell if a face in one photo is the same as a face in another photo
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33	Google and Viacom kissed and made up today. The companies settled their long-running court battle over Viacom content on YouTube, which began with a one billion dollar lawsuit way back in 2007 over copyrighted Viacom content like South Park and The Daily Show posted on YouTube between 2005 and 2008. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/18/us-google-viacom-lawsuit-idUSBREA2H11220140318
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35	* According to Viacom, nearly 160,000 clips of Viacom programming — including clips from shows like “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “South Park” — were available on YouTube without permission, and that those clips had been viewed more than 1.5 billion times. * The companies already have in place a filter that screens for unauthorized Viacom content and allows the entertainment company to take it down. Viacom also has official channels on YouTube that it uses to promote shows from MTV and Comedy Central. * The companies, in a joint statement about the settlement Tuesday, said: “Google and Viacom today jointly announced the resolution of the Viacom vs. YouTube copyright litigation.” * Google acquired YouTube one year before the lawsuit * Even as the suit dragged on, the companies since then have reached biz agreements; for example, Viacom participates in the YouTube Content ID program to scan for copyrighted material uploaded to the service. * Paramount also in 2012 licensed films to YouTube available for rent.
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40	We told you yesterday about the creation, removal, then re-creation of a service called Popcorn Time, which works like Netflix but gets movies from BitTorrent. A viewer named Jared writes: I don't think Popcorn Time is illegal by any means, since all they are doing is getting content from torrenting sites anyway. Whichever way you look at it, movie studio's will need to get this message. Even though it hurts content creators, this is the internet. They need to Work with it.......not against it.
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43	We told you on previous episodes about Amazon’s rumored video streaming box. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Amazon will ship its rumored video-streaming device in early April. The product will be sold through Amazon dot com, of course, and also by Staples and Best Buy in the U.S., according to the article.	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303287804579445721946202990?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303287804579445721946202990.html
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1	TITLE: NSA is in Denial, 965	GUEST CO-ANCHOR:

2	It's Monday, March 17, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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22	We told you Wednesday about a story on The Intercept blog that said the NSA is spreading malware by using fake Facebook servers. The NSA subsequently denied it. And this morning, the Intercept’s Ryan Gallagher posted an intriguing piece contrasting NSA denials against details of the leaked documents, which of course are part of the trove leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.	https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/03/15/nsa-facebook-malware-turbine-non-denial-denial/
23	Ryan Gallagher writes for The Intercept and joins us today to talk about his story. Q: Before we talk about the denials and your piece this morning, can you first summarize this particular revelation as reported last week? Q: So who denied this within the NSA and what did they deny? Q: How do the documents compare with the denials? Q: As you wrote in your piece, the NSA’s denials about faking a Facebook server are in the present tense, so it’s not a denial that they did it in the past, right? Q: To what extent are these Snowden documents just a bunch of talk. Is the media properly parsing out the difference between a stated capability and an actual capability and also an actual use of a capability?	Ryan Gallagher Journalist, The Intercept @rj_gallagher
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32	A service called Popcorn Time, which lets you watch pirated BitTorrent movies free, became available last week, only to be shut down, then resurrected again over the weekend.
33	Devindra Hardawar is Senior Editor and lead mobile writer for VentureBeat. Q: First of all, can you tell us what Popcorn Time is and who created it? Q: Why did it shut down? Q: Who resurrected it? Q: Does an app like this have a chance of both surviving pressure from Hollywood and also competing against all the other ways to download movies? Q: YTS is now claiming that it’s a community project, right? What’s that all about?	Devindra Hardawar Senior Editor, VentureBeat @Devindra
34	* The software was removed from Mega.co.nz mid-week * It’s still unclear if that action was taken by Mega on its own or under threats from Hollywood * Beta builds for Windows, OS X, and Linux are being posted to GitHub * "The YTS team will now be picking up the Popcorn Time project and continuing on like previously," a developer told TorrentFreak. * "We are in a better position copyright wise as for us, because it's build on our API. It's as if we have built another interface to our website." * The Argentina-based team added that piracy is not a people problem, it’s one based around service created by an industry that “portrays innovation as a threat to their antique recipe to collect value.” * Speaking with TorrentFreak, YTS (formerly YIFY-Torrents) developer Jduncanator has confirmed that Popcorn Time will not die with the withdrawal of its founding team. Instead, YTS will pick up the baton and run. VERGE UPDATE: Since our interview with the YTS developer, YTS have given us a new statement which effectively distances them from the Popcorn Time project. “Popcorn Time is a community driven project, not owned nor maintained by a single person or entity,” the site said.
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47	Apple is working on an iOS application that will almost certainly ship with iOS and may be called Healthbook. This passbook-like app will apparently focus on fitness tracking and healthcare monitoring.	http://9to5mac.com/2014/03/17/this-is-healthbook-apples-first-major-step-into-health-fitness-tracking/
48	9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman posted a detailed analysis of Healthbook this morning, and joins us now to fill us in. Q: What is Healthbook and what will it be able to do? Q: You wrote that the interface is like Passbook. In what way? Q: You claim Healthbook will track hydration levels. How will it get this data? Q: It appears that Apple expects users to enter in a ton of data, including what they eat. Will anybody actually do this? It doesn’t seem mainstream enough for Apple. Q: Will some of this data come from the rumored iWatch or other fitness-related bands? Q: There’s a section in the app called Blood Sugar. Will this tie into medical devices designed for diabetics? Q: It appears that the app will track sleep cycles. Any idea how they’ll do that? Q: There’s also an emergency card for the user’s emergency medical data. Any evidence this will be sharable?	Mark Gurman Senior Editor, 9to5Mac @markgurman
49	* Thanks to the capabilities of the iPhone 5s’s M7 motion co-processor, Healthbook could technically receive steps, miles walked, and caloric data from the iPhone itself. However, that is where the M7 stops being useful for Healthbook. * Blood, hydration, and respiratory rate information would clearly need to come from other sources.
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67	Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, who we told in in previous episodes was identified by Newsweek as being the creator of Bitcoin, has gotten himself a lawyer and has officially denied involvement in the crypto-currency. In a statement, he said, quote: “I did not create, invent, or otherwise work on Bitcoin. I unconditionally deny the Newsweek report.” I also assume he'll be cancelling his subscription.	http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html
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13	Media web sites in Russia are having a bad week. They’re under attack both by hackers and also by the Russian government. A local Anonymous branch is allegedly DDoSing Russian media outlets, as well as Russian government and Central Bank sites. These attacks follow government crackdowns on media sites critical of Russian president Vladimir Putin.	http://gigaom.com/2014/03/14/online-attacks-hit-russian-state-and-media-in-wake-of-independent-media-crackdown/	https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/03/short-guide-internets-biggest-enemies
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15	* Anonymous (KAW-cuh-sus) Caucasus, the “Electronic Army of the Caucasus (EH-muh-rut) Emirate,” has claimed responsibility for the attack on its Facebook page with a statement saying, “This is just warming up, Russian pig!” * The Kremlin also claimed this attack was unrelated to the standoff in Ukraine = unlikely * Russia’s Central Bank saw its website knocked offline this morning * Anonymous claimed responsibility for taking out the TV station Channel One: * Ukrainian state and media organizations have reported many online attacks in recent weeks that may or may not have been orchestrated by the Kremlin The latest attacks, however, may be connected with the blocking on Thursday of several major news sites by Russian ISPs. This was on the Kremlin’s orders, under a 2012 law that was ostensibly designed to protect children from child pornography and material relating to drug use and suicide. * The sites affected here – grani.ru, kasparov.ru and ej.ru – are independent news sites with an anti-Putin bent. * Also included in the ban was the LiveJournal blog of dissident Alexei Navalny, who is under house arrest. * Ej.ru editor Alexander Ryklin called it "monstrous" and a "direct violation of all the principles of freedom of speech” * The Kremlin denies allegations of censorship or pressure on the media.
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19	A web published by Dave Zatz called Zatz Not Funny -- see what he did there? -- published pictures of what he claims is a controller for an upcoming Amazon game console. The leak, if accurate, bolsters rumors that Amazon will soon ship a set top box that also runs games.	http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2014-03/amazon-streamer-feature-bluetooth-gaming-controller/
20	Joining us to talk about the prospects of an Amazon game console is Mike Futter, the News Editor for Game Informer Magazine -- and the guy who broke the Amazon game console story back in August. Q: Can you tell us briefly what we know about a possible Amazon game system? Q: Does the leaked controller pic seem legit? Q: As a gaming writer, does it seem likely that Amazon could compete against Microsoft, Sony and Google in the game market? Q: It’s widely assumed that Amazon will use a forked version of Android for their system. That strategy worked for Kindle, but will it work for gaming?	Mike Futter News Editor, Game Informer Magazine @Futterish
21	* Come from a Brazilian regulatory agency similar to the FCC * Mike Futter – News Editor of Game Informer Magazine first broke the story in August * Would compete with Apple TV, Roku and probably a forthcoming Google box * Earlier this month, Amazon bought game studio Double Helix Games * Xbox-style offset analogue sticks. * The controller also features three central buttons that look like Android's back, home, and menu keys * Button beneath that bears the logo for GameCircle, Amazon's service for cloud saves, leaderboards, and achievements. * May run a forked Android like Kindle Fire
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24	Asustek announced earlier this year a new tablet called the Transformer Book Duet TD300. What was different about this tablet is that it was a dual-boot device out of the box, running both Android and Windows. Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich even showed the device during his CES keynote. But now Asustek has postponed, and may cancel, the product, after being pressured by both Microsoft and Google, according to the Wall Street Journal.	GO FULL SCREEN; START AT 33:42 http://youtu.be/FZTLPjxUS7g?t=33m42s	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303546204579438351054533592
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26	* Acer2353 canceled after Google threatened to terminate its “Android-related cooperation and other technology licensing” with Acer. Google said Alibaba’s Aliyun operating system was an “Android fork” and that Acer would break its licensing agreement with Google by using it, a claim that Alibaba contested. * Microsoft and Intel supply large chunks of computer makers’ marketing budgets, and manufacturers who go against their wishes risk jeopardizing the funding * Samsung also announced a dual-OS tablet last year, a product that it hasn't begun selling. * Indicates tension between Microsoft and Intel
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29	Sprint announced a new prepaid prepaid wireless plan, and the Wall Street Journal says it just may be the worst deal ever. Called Sprint Prepaid, the plan charges you $45 a month and you get unlimited voice and text but no cellular data. All Internet surfing on the plan has to be done over Wi-Fi.	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/14/sprint-vies-for-worst-deal-ever/
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31	* Republic Wireless — which buys access to Sprint’s network wholesale and resells it to customers — offers unlimited voice and texts with data over Wi-Fi for $10 a month. * Exact same deal on the exact same network for $35 less a month. Sprint’s own subsidiary Virgin Mobile USA sells a plan for $35 a month that restricts users to 300 minutes of talk time but comes with unlimited mobile data * The new Sprint Prepaid brand will offer a Smart Plus option with unlimited data for $60 a month. But that’s more than the $55 a month that another Sprint subsidiary, Boost Mobile, charges for its own unlimited voice, text and data plan. Boost’s rate, by the way, can eventually drop as low as $40 a month as a reward for on-time payments. * Customers who want the Sprint Prepaid have to use an old phone: Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, the Samsung Galaxy S3, and a used Apple iPhone 4s. * Or the Moto G.
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37	In other news... Symantec researchers spotted a phishing scam for the record books recently. The email arrives with the subject “Documents,” and tells the recipient to look at files on Google Docs, and conveniently provides a link. But here’s the crazy part. The fake page is hosted on Google's servers and is served over SSL. The scammers simply uploaded their file to a public folder on a Google drive account. Once the file is clicked on, the victim is confronted with a standard-looking Google log-in. Once they enter in username and password, the credentials are whisked away to a PHP script on a compromised web server for later use by hackers.	http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/google-docs-users-targeted-sophisticated-phishing-scam	http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/03/phishing-page-hosted-on-google-a-true-dog-bites-man-scam/
38	And finally, some good news: The Pocket Drone looks like it’s really going to fly. The mini tri-copter is strong enough to carry a high quality action camera and it folds up smaller than a 7in tablet. The company, called AirDroids, just ended their Kickstarter campaign with nearly a million dollars in funding -- the most popular drone project ever crowdfunded. Their initial goal was thirty five thousand dollars. Preorders begin in April; the drones should ship in the fall, according to the company.	https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/airdroids/the-pocket-drone-your-personal-flying-robot
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1	TITLE: Tech Corporate Welfare, 963	GUEST CO-ANCHOR:

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3	It's Thursday, March 13, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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12	Two very interesting and credible leaks hit within the last hour or two. The first comes from Evan Blass, who posted to his EvLeaks Twitter account what he says are leaked specifications for the upcoming Google smartwatch, which will be made by LG: More Google (LG) smartwatch specs: He says it’ll have a 1.65-inch IPS LCD at a resolution of 280x280. Also: 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage. And he says the CPU hasn’t been determined yet. Some expect this at Google I/O in June. An in another apparent leak, 9to5Mac is claiming iOS 8 screenshots that appeared on a Chinese Weibo account are legitimate, according to their sources. The screens show new apps called Preview and TextEdit, Healthbook and Tips. We’re also hearing reports of new iCloud enhancements coming soon from Apple.	https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/444146030360416257 http://9to5mac.com/2014/03/13/screenshots-of-ios-8-healthbook-preview-textedit-icons-leaked/
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17	Apple, Microsoft, Google and Cisco collectively hold about $163 billion in US government debt, much of it offshore, which earns them tax-free interest paid for by American taxpayers, according to a report this morning by Nick Mathiason writing for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.	http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2014/03/12/apple-and-microsoft-among-us-tech-giants-reaping-interest-payments-on-offshore-cash/
18	Nick Mathiason Correspondent, Bureau of Investigative Journalism Q: You wrote that the US government collects taxes from US taxpayers and transfers it to these companies in the form of interest payments. You called the amount “vast,” but how much is being transferred? Q: Now this is legal, right? Q: Is this corporate welfare? Q: At least one of these companies says the problem is that US corporate taxes are too high. It seems to me that they’re high on paper, but the actual amount paid by US corporations is relatively low, isn’t it? Is that because of loopholes and offshoring like this? Q: Senator Carl Levin says the money should be taxed. Are there others calling for this, and is this likely to happen?	Nick Mathiason Correspondent, Bureau of Investigative Journalism @NickMathiason
19	* The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is an independent not-for-profit organisation that conducts in-depth research into the governance of public, private and third sector organisations and their influence. They make their work freely available under a Creative Commons licence. * $124bn in US Treasury securities – the remaining $39bn is held in US government agency debt * From report = “The four leading US digital firms have accumulated cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities worth $255 billion in their foreign subsidiaries, which they state in SEC filings could be liable for corporation tax if repatriated to the United States.” * From report = “If this cash was brought onshore and taxed at the current US corporation tax rate of 35%, it would produce a $89bn windfall for the US Treasury – equivalent to 17% of America’s projected $514bn budget deficit this year.” * From report = “Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Cisco Systems hold cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities on their consolidated balance sheets totalling $333bn, making them America’s most cash-rich firms outside the financial sector.”
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24	A new study found that people who click through to news sites from social networks tend to be less engaged. The report, published by the Pew Research Center today, found that it’s hard for content sites to maintain connections with people coming from Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or even Search, for that matter.	http://www.niemanlab.org/2014/03/readers-who-still-click-bookmarks-are-more-loyal-customers-for-news-sites-than-facebook-flybys/
25	Nieman Journalism Lab staff writer Joseph Lichterman posted a really interesting analysis of the numbers this morning and he joins us to talk about it. Q: Joseph, what was the big takeaway from this study? Q: Why is social traffic so fickle? Q: How much does bookmarking and subscription to RSS feeds affect readership? Q: News sites lately have been gravitating toward link-baity headlines, influenced by the Buzzfeeds and the Upworthys. Is this a losing strategy, because it favors the un-engaged readers and angers the engaged ones? Q: While the attraction of less-engaged readers through social is a downside, are these readers more likely to share, and doesn’t that increase traffic? Q: In your piece, you contrasted the New York Times against Buzzfeed in terms of readership and engagement. How are they different?	Joseph Lichterman Staff writer, Nieman Journalism Lab @ylichterman
26	* Used Facebook as the only example social network * Users who arrive at the 26 news sites studied directly spend about three times as long there as opposed to users who arrive via Facebook * Direct visitors also view about five times as many pages per month and visit a news site about three times as often as users coming from Facebook or search. * Pew compiled the study by examining three-months’ worth of comScore data for a group of 26 news sites, spanning both pre-web and online-native outlets (from NBC News to BuzzFeed)
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29	Emotions on social networks can spread like a virus, according to a new study that tracked 100 million Americans and a billion social messages.	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303546204579435550002436002?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303546204579435550002436002.html	http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=1490
30	Robert Lee Hotz is a science writer for The Wall Street Journal. Q: First, can you tell us about the study? Who conducted it and how? Q: The researchers found that rain in a city would change the emotions of people in that city, and that the rainy day emotions would then spread via social networks to other cities where it wasn’t raining. Q: One of the researchers in this study told you that these contagious emotions can even affect financial markets, and also political activity. Did he have any proof? Q: Previous studies have found addictive behaviors also spread online. Is that now generally accepted among researchers?	Robert Lee Hotz Science writer, The Wall Street Journal @leHotz
31	* "We wanted to see if emotional changes in one person caused emotional changes in another person and that's exactly what we found," said UC San Diego political scientist James Fowler, who was lead author on the research published online in the journal PLOS ONE. * Dr. Fowler and his colleagues studied status updates posted by 100 million users in the 100 most populous U.S. cities between January 2009 and March 2012. To further protect confidentiality, the data were kept on Facebook's secure servers and handled by the company's data scientists, two of whom were co-authors on the research paper.
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34	A report coming out of India says that Microsoft may give Windows Phone away free to two Indian phone makers. The Times of India Sources told him that Lava and Karbonn have convinced Microsoft to licence Windows Phone without charge, which would be a first for Microsoft.	http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/MS-offers-Windows-Phone-OS-free-to-Indian-players/articleshow/31924651.cms
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36	* These Windows Phone devices are likely to hit the market in the next few months. * Microsoft reportedly charged Nokia between $20 to $30 for each Lumia * Handset company executive: "Free Windows Phone is part of a strategic partnership. For both Microsoft and us, it is an experiment. Windows Phone still doesn't have lot of appeal in the market but now that it doesn't have any licence fee, it becomes easier for us to experiment with it," said another senior executive. * According to the latest IDC figures, Windows Phone OS has less than 10% share in India's smartphone market, which is dominated by Android. An IDC analyst said the "free" Windows Phone will definitely help Microsoft.
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41	We told you weeks ago that Amazon was thinking about raising the price of its Prime service. Today, the company made it official. The price of Prime has gone up from $79 to $99 per year. Prime gives Amazon customers unlimited free two-day shipping on many items, plus access to streaming movies and TV shows through Amazon Instant Video. The old price is in effect for one more week, so if you want to save twenty bucks, you’d better be quick about it.	http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-prime-price-increase-2014-3
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44	In other news... MIT has built a better robot fish. Their swimming robot has a soft silicon body, and is controlled via WiFi. The fish uses air pressure for movement, which gives it the ability to swim like a real fish, and even execute what MIT robot geniuses say are “high performance maneuvers.” It’s also unusual in that it’s the only “high performance” robot fish with the brain built in. The group is working on an upgraded robot fish that uses water, rather than air, for movement -- that should give the fish about a half-hour of swimming.	GO FULL SCREEN, START VIDEO AT 2:06 http://youtu.be/BSA_zb1ajes?t=2m6s
45	And in other, other news, A new iPad game called Surgeon Simulator 2013 may be the most horrifying app ever. It takes a lot of control and practice to master the art of cutting open a patient and performing surgery using an iPad. So why bother? Why not just mutilate the patient in a kind of free-form, Grand-Theft Auto-style improvisation that, although sure to kill the patient, is at least vaguely entertaining. The game has been around awhile, but offers new controls, new features and new ways to commit medical malpractice. The app costs $5.99.	FULL SCREEN - START AT 0:13: http://youtu.be/17RY58OxS9w?t=13s
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1	TITLE: SHOW TITLE, Google's Got Game	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: David Coursey

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12	PandoDaily's James Robinson published an exclusive yesterday saying that Google bought some of the assets from a company called Green Throttle Games.	http://pando.com/2014/03/11/google-buys-the-ghost-of-green-throttle-games-as-tv-arms-race-gathers-speed/
13	James Robinson Staff writer, PandoDaily @jalrobinson Q: What was Green Throttle Games and what did Google buy? Q: Why would Google want this? Couldn’t they build this themselves? Q: I understand Green Throttle had some prominent founders Q: They kept selling the controller, but stopped the app. Sounds like a badly run company Q: Is this evidence of a game-supporting set-top box coming in future from Google?
14	* Sold $40 “Atlas” Bluetooth controller that could play a handful Android games on a TV * Throttle removed its “Arena” Android app from the Google Play store in November * Its console – which remains on sale through Amazon – is functionally useless * Based in Santa Clara * Launched in late 2012 * Launched by Charles Huang of Guitar Hero fame * Matt Crowley and Karl Townsend, worked on Palm Pilot * Android Arena app via bluetooth * Google confirmed, but didn’t disclose the terms of the deal * Green Throttle staff brought into Google, including two of the three co-founders * Pando: “Green Throttle Games acquisition is a clear signal that Google looking at anchoring its set-top TV box – rumored at the end of last year to be coming in the first half of 2014 – around games.” * Amazon’s set top box could arrive by the end of March * Apple has been talking content deals with Time Warner for a possible April launch of a new box
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19	The web turns 25 today. World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee wrote the first draft proposal for the hyperlinked information management system that would one day usher in the web, and with it Facebook, Google, cloud computing and most importantly, TWiT and Tech News Today. To mark the anniversary, Berners-Lee is calling for a “Magna Carta” or “bill of rights” for the web to protect its independence from censorship, surveillance and control.	http://www.webat25.org	http://time.com/21039/tim-berners-lee-web-proposal-at-25/ http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/11/as-the-world-wide-web-turns-25-fear-about-its-future http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/12/online-magna-carta-berners-lee-web
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21	* Send birthday greetings: http://www.webat25.org/ * Participating in a Reddit AMA today at noon Pacific. * Berners-Leet was a 34-year-old physics graduate working as a software engineer at Cern in 1989, when he wrote a paper simply titled "Information Management: A Proposal". * From the paper: “the hope would be to allow a pool of information to develop which could grow and evolve with the organisation and the projects it describes" * Paper: “generality and portability are more important than fancy graphics techniques and complex extra facilities". * How important is the web? People send hundreds of millions of messages, share 20 million photos and exchange at least $15 million in goods and services every minute of every day on the web (WWW foundation) * The web constitution proposal should also examine the impact of copyright laws and the cultural-societal issues around the ethics of technology. * part of an initiative called "the web we want" * Sir Tim Berners-Lee told the Guardian the web had come under increasing attack from governments and corporate influence and that new rules were needed to protect the "open, neutral" system. * Called for the US to give up control of the Internet, upon which the web runs * Web open to public 1991; first browser: 1992 * Worked at Cern when he created it with a Next computer, which is now a holy relic * Marc Andreessen part of a team that created the first graphical web browser, called Mosaic * More than two people in five are connected to the web
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24	The tech pubs are reporting on Apple’s release of iOS 7.1, talking about bug fixes, enhancements and support for Apple’s CarPlay initiative, mostly. But one overlooked feature is major improvements to Apple’s iBeacon system.	http://beekn.net/2014/03/apple-ios-7-1-launches-major-ibeacon-improvement/
25	Doug Thompson Tech blogger, entrepreneur, co-founder of LOCOLO @Dusanwriter Q: First, can you briefly explain what iBeacon is and how it works? Q: How has Apple updated iBeacon Q: iPhone defaults to hunting for beacons even when app closed; you tested - how did it work? Q: Why is this feature significant? Q: Is there a risk here for hacking? Q: Can users opt out? Q: How else is the performance or functionality of iBeacon different?
26	* Once an app is installed it will “look” for beacons even if your app is shut down or you’ve rebooted your phone.
27	mylocolo.com @Dusanwriter
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29	The NSA is reportedly spreading malware by using fake Facebook servers. The distribution of this malware could be automated and deployed at a massive scale. The payloads themselves could be “tailored to covertly record audio from a computer’s microphone and take snapshots with its webcam” and could also track Skype and other Voice Over IP calls, among other capabilities. This information was reported in an exclusive this morning on The Intercept, which exists to report news from documents uncovered by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.	https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/03/12/nsa-plans-infect-millions-computers-malware/
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31	* Facebook man-on-the-side technique called QUANTUMHAND = fake Facebook server * QUANTUMHAND became operational in October 2010 * Also spread malware via email and possible with spoofed Google pages * Facebook hack spoofs a convincing Facebook page, but with that page loaded “the NSA is able to hack into the targeted computer and covertly siphon out data from its hard drive.” * Facebook spokesman Jay Nancarrow said the company had “no evidence of this alleged activity.” * The malware may have also “enabled the NSA to launch cyberattacks by corrupting and disrupting file downloads or denying access to websites.” * An automated system – codenamed TURBINE – is designed to “allow the current implant network to scale to large size (millions of implants) by creating a system that does automated control implants by groups instead of individually.” * TURBINE as part of a broader NSA surveillance initiative named “Owning the Net.” * Docs talk about a pre-programmed part of the covert infrastructure called the “Expert System,” which is designed to operate “like the brain.” The system manages the applications and functions of the implants and “decides” what tools they need to best extract data from infected machines. (quotes are from nsa) * Earlier reports based on the Snowden files indicate that the NSA has already deployed between 85,000 and 100,000 of its implants against computers and networks across the world, with plans to keep on scaling up those numbers. * QUANTUMSKY used to block targets from accessing certain websites * Code-named SECONDDATE to “influence real-time communications between client and server” and to “quietly redirect web-browsers” to NSA malware servers called FOXACID * SECONDDATE tailored not only for “surgical” surveillance attacks on individual suspects. It can also be used to launch bulk malware attacks against computers.
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34	Well it’s not as exciting as a mystery barge, but Crain’s reported yesterday that Google is close to signing a lease on Greene Street in New York’s SoHo neighborhood, just around the corner from an Apple Store.	http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/11/google-may-launch-its-first-u-s-retail-store-in-new-york-right-next-to-warby-parker/	http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140310/REAL_ESTATE/140319988/greene-street-turns-to-gold-with-potential-new-tenant
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36	* 9to5Google says Google wants retail stores open in time for the holiday shopping season * Google Nexus, Chrome, Glass, Smartwatch? * Some are reporting 8,000-square feet, others 4,100 * 131 Greene Street * First Android store in Melbourne, Australia back in 2011 * Google has dedicated spaces in stores across Europe * Microsoft currently has 63 retail locations * Samsung plans to launch 60 dedicated stores in Europe this year
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39	Twitter crashed again yesterday, and was out for a half an hour. Big deal, right? Well WIRED columnist Mat Honan thinks it’s a very big deal. In an opinion column posted today called “Why Twitter Can’t Keep Crashing,” Mat pointed out why Twitter is just too important these days to crash like it did when it was an irrelevant plaything for Silicon Valley access journalists.	http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/03/twitter-big-fail-whale-now/
40	Mat Honan Senior writer, Wired @mat Q: Mat, why do you believe, as you wrote in your piece, that Twitter is a “core component of the global communications system.” Q: Without Twitter, can’t posts about breaking news and emergency reports just fail over to Facebook or Google+? Q: Why does Twitter need to partner with news organizations? Q: Why can’t Twitter stop crashing, anyway? Q: Given Twitter’s roll as “core component of the global communications system,” can Twitter, the company, be trusted to run it? Maybe it should be taken over and run by an international organization or something.	Mat Honan Senior writer, Wired @mat
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46	In other news... The Starbucks mobile app is getting new features starting one week from today on March 19 -- at least for users in the U.S., UK and Canada. Like the current version, the app will let you find stores and pay for your latte. But the new version has a killer feature -- you can tip your barista between 50 cents and $2 after you’ve paid for your order. But that’s not the killer feature. No, the best feature is that if you change your mind, you can take it back and un-tip -- or is it de-tip -- in any event, you can reach into the virtual tip jar and take your money back. You can also increase your tip if you’re feeling more generous once that caffeine hits your bloodstream.	http://news.starbucks.com/news/starbucks-accelerates-mobile-payment-leadership-with-release-of-enhanced-io
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9	Our guest co-anchor today is Dan Gillmor. Dan teaches media literacy and entrepreneurship at Arizona State's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication. He also writes a weekly column for the Guardian.	Dan Gillmor dangillmor.com @dangillmor
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13	Apple wants Samsung to pay $40 for every patent-violating phone they sell. A transcript posted on Florian Mueller’s FOSS Patents blog shows that Apple will demand that amount for each of Samsung’s phones found to violate five Apple patents.	http://www.fosspatents.com/2014/03/at-upcoming-trial-apple-wants-samsung.html
14	Florian Mueller is an intellectual property activist and analyst. fosspatents.com @FOSSpatents Q: Can you tell us more about the context for Apple’s demand? Q: Why would U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh allow this? Q: You wrote on FOSS Patents that you’re wondering if Apple has lost its mind. But isn’t this just a legal tactic -- to demand too much in the hopes of getting as much as possible? Q: Wasn’t the price for each infringement already set by the previous trial?	Florian Mueller Activist, analyst fosspatents.com @FOSSpatents
15	* 5 Apple patents: phone number tapping, unified search, data synchronization, slide-to-unlock, and autocomplete * In the first California Apple v. Samsung trial -- the one that ended in a $929 million verdict against Samsung -- Apple's per-device ask was a fraction of what it's demanding now. The per-unit claim for "pinch to zoom" was $3.10. For "over scroll bounce" and "tap to zoom" it was $2.02 apiece. That's a total to $7.14 for three patents.
16	fosspatents.com * @FOSSpatents
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20	Google is being taken to court over apps in the Play Store that allow in-app purchases by children. The class-action suit was filed on behalf of all parents whose children have bought apps on Google’s Play store without mom's or dad’s permission.	http://gigaom.com/2014/03/10/mother-sues-google-over-kids-apps-after-5-year-old-son-buys-65-worth-of-virtual-currency/
21	Jeff John Roberts writes about legal and intellectual property issues for Gigaom. Q: Apple settled a case with the Federal Trade Commission recently over in-app purchases by minors. Is this case the same as the Apple one? Q: Isn’t it really the parent’s responsibility to know what their kids are doing with smartphones, rather than Google’s? Q: What responsibility to the so-called “bait app” makers have to prevent kids from doing this?	Jeff John Roberts Writer, Gigaom @jeffjohnroberts
22	* Class action suit on behalf of people in the U.S. who paid for unauthorized purchases of game currency by their minor children through the Google Play app store. * U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California * Many games in Play store induce in-app purchases of virtual supplies, ammunition, fruits and vegetables or cash * So-called “bait apps” * games highly addictive * When the password is entered after purchase, Google permits the user to make in-app purchases for up to 30 minutes without reentering the password; which is when kids can buy stuff * Apple settled a similar case by agreeing to pay at least US$32.5 million * Filed by a New York woman whose child spent $65.95 on digital “Crystals”
23	gigaom.com * @jeffjohnroberts
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25	Wayan Vota says the One Laptop Per Child project is dead. The OLPC is a non-profit organization offering an inexpensive laptop designed for children in developing countries. Vota, who founded the blog OLPC News in 2006, wrote in a post this morning that: “It’s time to face reality. The XO-1 laptop is history.”	START VIDEO AT 0:23 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eck9Hp0DPgA&feature=share&list=PLA4514035CA8B810E&index=3	http://www.olpcnews.com/about_olpc_news/goodbye_one_laptop_per_child.html
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27	* OLPC Boston is completely gone. No staff, no consultants, not even a physical office. Nicholas Negroponte long ago moved onto the global literacy X-Prize project. * He said the idea is still alive: “OLPC Miami is still servicing the major deployments in Uruguay, Peru, and Rwanda * He said: OLPC Miami “licensed commercial rights to the brand to Sakar/Vivitar, which introduced an XO Tablet for American children.” * Wayan founded OLPC News in 2006 to track the One Laptop Per Child program * He has commented on OLPC on 60 Minutes, the Economist, etc. * OLPC is 8 years old * XO-1 laptops
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30	A judge yesterday blocked plans by the National Security Agency to destroy surveillance phone records. The ruling came after the Electronic Frontier Foundation asked the court for a temporary restraining order today, and said the records might be useful as evidence in lawsuits challenging NSA surveillance.	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-10/nsa-phone-record-destruction-halt-sought-by-privacy-group.html	http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/03/10/66002.htm
31	No Interview
32	* The NSA intended to destroy them on order from the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Court, which said the agency was banned from hanging on to data for more than 5 years. * NSA is prohibited from destroying “any telephone metadata or ‘call detail’ records,” White said today. * The records collected under an NSA program consist of “metadata” * EFF challenged the NSA telephone surveillance in a complaint filed in July alleging that it illegally erodes the free-speech rights of religious, environmental and human-rights groups. The records are also relevant to a pending 2008 case challenging NSA surveillance, and the NSA was on notice in both cases that it should preserve evidence, Cindy Cohn, legal director at EFF, said in a filing today.
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35	A New York Times journalist named Albert Son posted a story today about his experience with self-tracking using quantified self gadgets. The story is called The Monitored Man, and he’s here to tell us about it.	http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/the-monitored-man/
36	Albert Son Journalist, The New York Times @albertsun Q: Tell us about your experiment. Q: Did it help you get fit, or at least understand your activity level? Q: What are the downsides or limitations of this category of product? Q: Which did you find to be the most appealing, and which the least?	Albert Sun Journalist, The New York Times @albertsun
37	* Article: “activity trackers generated an estimated $290 million in American retail sales, according to Ben Arnold, an analyst at New York’s NPD Group
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45	In one of the most boring applications of virtual reality ever, the Oculus Rift VR headset may soon be put to use simulate the grocery shopping experience! A company called Figure Digital is using Oculus Rift to enable virtual shoppers to virtually walk around a virtual Tesco -- Tesco is a major UK grocery chain. Even if this could somehow lead to actual products being purchased -- wouldn’t an online catalog be better? What’s so great about the experience of walking down a grocery isle?	START VIDEO AT 10:10 http://youtu.be/08S86X_5Crs?t=10s
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60	On Tech News Today: Apple wants Samsung to pay 40 dollars for every patent-infringing phone they sell. * One parent wants Google to pay for the Apps her own kid downloaded. * And a blogger wants the world to know that the One Laptop Per Child project is dead.
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1	TITLE: Gox Gets Doxxed, 960	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Joe Panettieri

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3	It's Monday, March 10, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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7	On Tech News Today, we explore the most important stories of the day in conversation with the world's leading journalists.
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9	Our guest co-anchor today is Joe Panettieri. Joe is editorial director for The VAR Guy, MSPmentor & TalkinCloud.	Joe Panettieri Editorial director, The VAR Guy @JoePanettieri
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13	NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden began speaking to a crowd at South By South West this morning at 9am Pacific by way of Google Hangouts. The talk may be still be going on. Let’s check in: With the US Constitution green-screened onto his background, Snowden said that the NSA is setting fire to the future of the Internet. And the folks at SXSW are the firefighters, he said. The theme of his comments was that technologists, more than lawyers or regular citizens, need to protect the public from government mass surveillance with encryption and other technological means. The conversation was facilitated by the American Civil Liberties Union.	http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2014/03/10/snowden-at-sxsw-live-blog-of-video-conference-chat/
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15	* Joined by Christopher Soghoian, a Washington, DC based privacy researcher and activist. * Snowden: US officials have been unable to track down my communication with journalists "because encryption works" * Snowden: Facebook and Google can collect data "in a responsible way" and not hold it for a longer time than they need * Snowden: How do we restructure our oversight model? Accountability. We can’t have people like Clapper lying to Congress, he said, referring to the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper. * Snowden: We have a model that can work. But our overseers don't want to improve the system. "That's an incredibly dangerous thing.
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20	Unidentified hackers claim they broke into servers owned by the now defunct Mt Gox Bitcoin exchange and found evidence that the site’s owners kept Bitcoins they reported as stolen.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/09/mt-gox-hack-allegedly-reveals-bitcoin-balances-customer-account-totals/
21	John Biggs East Coast Editor, TechCrunch @johnbiggs Q: What exactly did the hackers say they found? Q: How credible is the accusation that Mt. Gox is lying about losing the Bitcoins? Q: A consensus formed on Reddit that the database file is genuine. Based on what? Q: They also took control of CEO Mark Karpeles' Reddit account and personal blog, right? What did they do with it?
22	* Also took control of CEO Mark Karpeles' Reddit account and personal blog * The data comprises of a spreadsheet of more than a million trades on Mt. Gox as well as a 716MB file that appears to show Mt. Gox's balance in 18 currencies, including bitcoin * The file points to a balance of 951,116 bitcoins belonging to Mt. Gox * At the current exchange rate = worth approximately $595 million. * Reports on Reddit claim the database file is genuine * Hard to confirm
23	TechCrunch.com @johnbiggs
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25	Google is launching a software developer kit for Android-based wearable devices. Google’s Android, Chrome and Google Apps chief Sundar Pichai made the announcement at South By South West. He did not say whether the SDK would favor the time- and cards-based user interface Google developed for Glass, nor did he mention anything about the smartwatch Google is reportedly working on with LG. But he did say the kit would help with arbitrary wearable applications, such as smart jackets. The SDK is expected to be available to developers in about two weeks.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/10/wearable-android/	http://www.businessinsider.com/google-planning-an-sdk-for-android-wearables-2014-3
26	Jay Yarow Writer, Business Insider @jyarow Q: Is this SDK for Android, or a future version of Android designed for wearables? Q: To what extent do you think the Google Glass UI will be favored by the SDK? Q: Do you see the reported LG smartphone, which might be branded the “Nexus” smartwatch, a kind of reference design of some kind to go with the SDK? Q: Pichai also talked about a “mesh layer” of software when asked about Google’s Nest acquisition. Did you interpret this to mean wireless mesh networking inside the home from gadget-to-gadget?
27	* Asked about Nest, Pichai said Google is thinking about creating a “mesh layer” of software * Google’s LG watch -- possibly a Nexus branded watch -- is expected at Google I/O in June
28	businessinsider.com * @jyarow
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30	Singer and songwriter Neil Young plans to unveil a portable digital music player this week at South By South West. Called the PonoPlayer, the device will be what Young called the “highest resolution” digital audio, according to leaked details of his announcement.	http://evolver.fm/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pono-players-yellow-blue.png	http://pitchfork.com/news/54284-neil-young-launching-ponomusic-via-kickstarter/ http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f8-general-forum/neil-young-announces-launch-ponomusic-19703/
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32	* Kickstarter campaign 15 March * Early buyers getting a discount on its planned $399 price. * Online music downloads store called PonoMusic * Young will be chairman of PonoMusic * Work with chief executive John Hamm, a fellow music industry veteran. * PonoMusic is working with US hardware firm Ayre Acoustics to produce the device * 128GB of memory to store music, as well as accepting memory cards to boost its capacity. * The company will also sell earphones and headphones from its website. * PonoMusic is the device's accompanying desktop-based "media management" system
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43	Friday we told you about a startup social networking app for drunk people called Livr. The idea was a breathalyzer attachment to an iPhone, plus an app, which were combined as part of a social network you had to be drunk to participate in. Although nearly all the blogs and publications that covered it reported the news as fact, we called it a hoax. Later Friday, the so-called entrepreneurs behind it -- turns out they were comedians -- admitted that the product was fake and the whole thing was a joke.	http://gizmodo.com/the-livr-hoax-everybodys-favorite-new-drunkbro-app-is-1538595679
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1	TITLE: Desperately Seeking Satoshi, 959	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Joe Panettieri

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3	It's Friday, March 7, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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7	On Tech News Today, we explore the most important stories of the day in conversation with the world's leading journalists.
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9	Our guest co-anchor today is Joe Panettieri. Joe is editorial director for The VAR Guy, MSPmentor & TalkinCloud.	Joe Panettieri Editorial director, The VAR Guy @JoePanettieri
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13	Well is he? Or isn’t he? Is a 64-year-old Japanese-American engineer named Dorian Nakamoto the creator of bitcoin? An extensive, heavily researched 45 hundred-word article in Newsweek by Leah McGrath Goodman says yes. Dorian Nakamoto says no. So which is it?	http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html	http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/03/07/the-switchboard-satoshi-nakamoto-says-he-isnt-newsweeks-dorian-nakamoto/ http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2014/03/07/the-satoshi-paradox/
14	Brian Fung is a tech reporter for the Washington Post. Welcome, Brian! Felix Salmon is the finance blogger at Reuters. Thanks for being on the show! We invited Leah McGrath Goodman to join us today, but she didn’t return our emails. Q: Brian, you’ve been covering this story heavily. Were you persuaded by Leah McGrath Goodman’s article? Q: And after the denials and additional research, have you come to any conclusions about whether Nakamoto is the creator of Bitcoin? Q: Felix, you wrote a really interesting piece titled “The Satoshi Paradox” So what is the Satoshi Paradox? Q: So what you’re saying is that if you look at the circumstantial evidence presented in the Newsweek article, it seems very likely. But if you look at the evidence on the other side, that also seems likely. Q: Journalists get into trouble when they assert that something is true, when instead they should be focusing on the facts. Newsweek had a lot of great facts. But did they fail when they asserted a truth that is still unknown or unknowable?	Brian Fung Reporter, Washington Post @b_fung Felix Salmon Finance blogger, Reuters @felixsalmon
15	* Newsweek's quoted Nakamoto as saying, "I'm no longer involved in that and I cannot discuss it." Goodman interpreted "that" to mean Bitcoin. Nakamoto later said he meant his career in engineering. * Leah McGrath Goodman is standing by her story, telling the AP, "There was no confusion whatsoever about the context of our conversation — and his acknowledgment of his involvement in Bitcoin." * A post by “Satoshi Nakamoto” appeared on the P2P Foundation’s Ning page saying: “I am not Dorian Nakamoto.” * Supposedly made its founder worth $400 million
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20	Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip AIR-DOE-WAN last night strongly suggested that he intends to ban YouTube and Facebook. The statement came in a televised interview on Turkish TV. “We are determined on this subject,” he said. And “We will not leave this nation at the mercy of YouTube and Facebook.” When asked by the interviewer directly if he might block both sites, he said: Yes. But today, Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul contradicted the prime minister, saying the sites would not be banned.	http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2014/03/07/turkeys-erdogan-seeks-youtube-facebook-ban
21	Joe Parkinson Istanbul Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal. @JoeWSJ	Recorded phone interview?	IONTERVIEW
22	RECORDED AN INTERVIEW EARLIER THIS MORNING * PR battle with US-based Turkish imam Fethullah Gulen * Posts allegedly leaked audio recordings online purportedly revealing corruption * Asked if he was considering blocking both sites, Mr. Erdogan added: “Yes, closure included.” * Google and Facebook, both of which have offices in Turkey, couldn’t be reached * Turkey is one of the top 15 countries in the world for Facebook usage: 34 million active users from an overall population of 77 million. * YouTube was previously banned sporadically in Turkey between 2007 and 2010 * That YouTube closure resulted from court orders trying to shut down insults against Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. * Syria, China, Iran and Turkmenistan currently block Facebook
23	WSJ.com * @JoeWSJ
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25	Facebook began rolling out a redesign for the Facebook News Feed yesterday. The new design has bigger everything - bigger pictures, bigger buttons and also less clutter and more similarity to the company’s mobile apps. To me, it looks a little more like Google+.	https://www.facebook.com/business/news/An-Updated-News-Feed	http://gigaom.com/2014/03/06/facebook-will-finally-roll-out-a-news-feed-redesign/
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27	* Another redesign was soundly rejected by users a year ago. Will this one fail, too? * Facebook has 1.23 billion members
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30	The Intercept’s Peter Maass reports this morning that the NSA has an in-house Advice Columnist! An NSA official writing under the pen name “Zelda” is the spy agency’s very own Dear Abby, according the story. Her “Ask Zelda” columns appear on the agency’s intranet and can be read only by those with the right clearance. Her topics include what to do when co-workers smell bad, steal soda’s from the NSA’s employee refrigerators and fall asleep on the job. We learned about Zelda as part of the endless trove of documents uncovered by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.	https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/03/07/nsa-advice-columnist-seriously/
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35	Just in time for March Madness, Motorola introduced new college colors for the Moto X along with custom cases for dozens of universities. If you live in the United States, you can get your college colors, along with the team’s logo, on Motorola’s Moto Maker phone customization site. The phone costs $399 off-contract -- unless you have an .EDU education email address, in which case the price is $339. Nokia’s Lumia Icon Windows phone comes in any color you want, as long as you want either black or white. However, the upcoming Lumia 630 will come in a wide variety of fruity colors, according to a freshly leaked photo by Evan Blass on his Evleaks twitter account.	http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/07/moto-maker-march-madness/ https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/441713229790580736
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46	Wait, a social network for drunk people? The blogs are regurgitating a claim by two guys who’ve put up a web site claiming to be building a social app, service and hardware device called Livr -- spelled L I V R. According to the site and embedded video, you plug in a breathalizer and install the app. Then, when you want to interact with the app, you have to prove you’re drunk enough by blowing into the attachment. Your boozy breath unlocks the app, where you can post messages, play games like Truth or Dare, Drunk Dial and drunk Hot Spots, showing nearby locations and ranking them according to how wasted people are there. My take? I’m skeptical -- I think it’s probably a hoax. And if we ARE being punk’d, I applaud the punkers for creating a brilliant parody of the earnest startup launch marketing so common in the industry. If, on the other hand, this is a real product, then I’ll go ahead and predict that they’ll fall flat on their face.	http://livr-app.com/
47	IN OTHER, OTHER NEWS: If you’re on the fence about whether South By Southwest is worthwhile, well, here’s the best reason I’ve heard. Starting today, show attendees will be able to get free Oreo cookies created by a vending machine that works like a 3D printer to “print” each cookie in less than two minutes. Cookies are customized by sugar-craving users, who can choose from 12 cream filling flavors and cookie colors. The machine was created in partnership with MAYA Design. The SXSW Oreo lounge will also have a DJ, a milk bar and free WiFi.	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/06/twitter-tailored-oreo-cookies-to-sweeten-sxsw/
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61	On Tech News Today: Desperately seeking Satoshi * Turkey may ban Facebook and YouTube * And the NSA has an advice columnist -- sounds like she's been giving bad advice!
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1	TITLE: Bitcoin Founder Found?, 958	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Jill Duffy

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3	It's Thursday, March 6, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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9	Our guest co-anchor today is Jill Duffy! Jill is a writer and software analyst for PCmag.com and the author of the book: Get Organized: How to Clean Up Your Messy Digital Life.	Jill Duffy Writer, software analyst, PCmag.com @jilleduffy	jilleduffy
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13	Hundreds of IBM factory workers have gone on strike in the Southern Chinese city of Shenzhen to protest the unit’s sale to China’s Lenovo.	http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjgwNjEzNjg0.html	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303369904579422812026801036?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303369904579422812026801036.html
14	Paul Mozur, a Reporter for the The Wall Street Journal, is joining us from Beijing. Q: Why are they striking, exactly? Q: Google recently announced its intention to sell most of the Motorola handset division to Lenovo. It’s widely believed that Lenovo is more interested in Motorola branding and carrier relationships than continuing the Moto X and other phone lines. Is that something workers here fear? That Lenovo isn’t serious about continuing to make IBM servers? Q: Why do so many Chinese workers strike when a foreign company is sold to a Chinese company?	Paul Mozur Reporter, The Wall Street Journal @paulmozur
15	* $2.3 billion deal for IBM's low-end server business. * Strike entered its fourth day Thursday. * In a statement IBM spokeswoman Harriet Ip said employees have a choice of remaining at the plant after Lenovo takes over under wages comparable to what they have been receiving or they can leave and receive an "equitable severance package." * Posts on Chinese social media say IBM wasn't offering sufficient severance for those who opt to leave, while those who want to stay worry wages will fall. * Workers have until March 12 to decide whether to resign or to stay and become Lenovo employees. * ($980) bonus for those who decide to leave before March 7. * Protests have occurred at foreign-run plants following large-scale mergers
16	wsj.com * @paulmozur
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19	Investigative journalist Leah McGrath Goodman, along with forensic analysts Sharon Sergeant and Barbara Mathews, believe they have unmasked the creator of Bitcoin, known as Satoshi Nakamoto, in a special report in Newsweek. They claim Nakamoto is a 64-year old Japanese-American who lives with his mother. And, yes, his actual name is Satoshi Nakamoto.	http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/03/14/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto.html
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21	* Nakamoto: "I am no longer involved in that and I cannot discuss it ... It's been turned over to other people. They are in charge of it now. I no longer have any connection." * orth an estimated $400 million * Has six kids from two ex-wives * Temple City, California * He collects model trains * Has done work for the U.S. government as well as private contractors * He previously worked at Hughes Aircraft. * Now goes by "Dorian S. Nakamoto.”
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24	Getty Images are now free to use for bloggers. Getty has concluded that it can’t stop people from stealing its pictures and using them online. So instead, the company is enabling the free use of about 35 million pictures for what it calls “non-commercial” uses. Selected pictures have a new “embed” button that shows code, which bloggers and others can paste into their blogs or sites. The result is an image that’s still hosted on Getty, with Getty branding visible below the picture.	http://goo.gl/1pkOQo	http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-06/since-it-cant-sue-us-all-getty-images-embraces-embedded-photos
25	Joshua Benton is a journalist and writer. He’s also the director of the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University, which he founded in 2008. Joshua Benton Director, Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard @jbenton Q: How does the process work, from, say, a blogger’s perspective Q: Why did Getty decide to allow free use of some of its pictures? Q: (If he didn’t already answer): How will they monetize this? Q: Free Getty images sounds great! But there are downsides, too, right? Q: Why would a blogger comfortable with stealing Getty pictures now use this system? Wouldn’t it be easier to just keep stealing?	Joshua Benton Director, Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard @jbenton
26	* Selected picture have a new “embed” button that shows code, which bloggers and others can paste into their blogs or sites. * The result is an image that’s still hosted on Getty, with Getty branding visible below the picture. * Provides attribution; becomes an ad for Getty * Adds Twitter and Tumblr buttons to the bottom * Getty reserves the right to monetize -- could choose to put ads over pictures in future * Can’t resize * Getty announced Connect program in 2012, which was embeds for paying customers * Can’t be used in advertising but can be used in ad-supported sites * Getty has reputation for issuing DMCA takedown notices. * Reduces the number of people they have to sue
27	joshuabenton.com @jbenton
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29	Facebook announced restrictions what users can and cannot say about guns. The change in policy came after pressure from gun control groups. A Facebook blog post said the company would remove any posts that offer to sell illegal guns without background checks or across state lines, among other changes.	http://newsroom.fb.com/News/814/Facebook-Instagram-Announce-New-Educational-and-Enforcement-Measures-for-Commercial-Activity http://venturebeat.com/2014/02/26/exclusive-buying-a-gun-on-facebook-takes-15-minutes/	http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/05/how-activists-forced-facebooks-hand-on-gun-policy/
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31	* Facebook is one of the world’s largest marketplaces for guns * When users search for guns on its Instagram site, Facebook said it would display messages about gun laws. * Will rely on users to report posts and pages offering to sell guns * Changes will be implemented over the next few weeks * Six-week campaign by the advocacy groups Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America * VentureBeat reported that it arranged to buy a gun illegally on Facebook in 15 minutes * The Wall Street Journal reported assault-weapons parts and concealed-carry weapon holsters have been advertised to teens on Facebook.
32	VentureBeat.com @rbyrnereilly
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34	New Google Glass software from a startup called Emotient can read the emotions of people and inform the person wearing Glass. The San Diego announced $6 million in Series B funding this morning. The software is currently in beta, and so is Google Glass.	START VIDEO AT 1:28 http://youtu.be/9DmiqU8Cxjs?t=1m28s	http://gigaom.com/2014/03/06/with-6m-in-funding-emotient-enables-google-glass-to-see-emotions/
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36	* Emotient says the Google Glass beta software provides “Sentiment Analysis”: * The Emotient software processes facial expressions * Provides an aggregate emotional read-out, measuring overall sentiment (positive, negative or neutral); primary emotions (joy, surprise, sadness, fear, disgust, contempt and anger); and advanced emotions (frustration and confusion). * The auto industry is reportedly interested in the technology for gauging consumers’ reactions to new car features. * Teachers and restaurant owners may also benefit, according to the article in GigaOm.
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45	We told you yesterday about a ground-breaking deal between Dish Network and The Walt Disney Company that would enable Dish subscribers to get Disney content over the Internet to smartphones, tablets and PCs without paying for a separate cable subscription. Now, in an exclusive, Reuters is reporting that DirecTV is in talks with Disney for a similar arrangement. DirecTV is the No. 1 satellite operator with 20.3 million subscribers.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/06/us-directv-disney-idUSBREA242GU20140306
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48	LG released this morning a video ad spot called “The Most Human Phone Ever.” A better title would be: “The Most Disturbing Ad Ever.” In the spot, a man eating at a restaurant with a friend reaches into an LG Flex box, and when he pulls his hand out there’s an ear, a mouth and a beard growing on the hand, representing a bearded friend who’s on the phone. He proceeds to “talk to the hand,” after which he feeds his bearded hand a bit of food. And then it gets really disturbing when he gets a call from his girlfriend.	http://youtu.be/WohB8WDYCZ0
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1	TITLE: Flipboard Buys Zite, 957	GUEST CO-ANCHOR: Dan Patterson

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3	It's Wednesday, March 5, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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12	CNN has sold Zite to Flipboard. The nine-year-old news reading app was a competitor to the larger Flipboard. As part of the deal, CNN will launch custom Flipboard magazines headed by CNN anchors, including Fareed Zakaria, Jake Tapper, and John King. The deal is valued at $60 million.	http://inside.flipboard.com/2014/03/05/flipboard-acquires-zite/	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57619918-94/flipboard-buys-zite-from-cnn-to-quash-a-rival/ http://techland.time.com/2014/03/05/in-a-merger-of-personalized-magazines-flipboard-is-buying-zite/
13	Donna Tam Reporter, CNET @donnaYTam Q: This looks to me like a good deal for CNN. They made about 35 million bucks in three years, and sold into a wildly saturated market. Q: Do we know how many users Zite has? Q: Why would Flipboard make this acquisition? They already claim to be growing by 250,000 new readers each day. What technology does Zite have that Flipboard wants? Q: It’s unusual in such deals, but CEO Mark Johnson won’t be joining Flipboard. Why not?		3/24/2014
14	* Zite stands for Zeitgeist * But the space is crowded: Circa, Facebook’s Paper, * CNN acquired Zite 3 years ago for around $20 million * CNN content on Flipboard covering over 300 feeds. * Terms of the deal were not disclosed on the call but CNN is reporting its value as $60 million.
15	Donna Tam Reporter, CNET @donnaYTam Q: This looks to me like a good deal for CNN. They made about 40 million bucks in three years, and sold into a wildly saturated market. Q: Do we know how many users Zite has? Q: Why would Flipboard make this acquisition? They already claim to be growing by 250,000 new readers each day. What technology does Zite have that Flipboard wants? Q: It’s unusual in such deals, but CEO Mark Johnson won’t be joining Flipboard. Why not?
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20	Well, it’s finally happened. A company has been granted the rights to stream the equivalent of cable TV service over the Internet. In a ground-breaking deal between Dish Network and The Walt Disney Company, Dish will be allowed to stream Disney’s movies and channels to phones, tablets and other devices without the viewers needing a cable subscription. In exchange for those rights, Dish agree to delay its ad-skipping feature for three days after shows air.	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-04/dish-takes-lead-in-race-to-offer-streaming-tv-to-rival-cable.html
21	Peter Kafka Senior Editor, Media Recode @pkafka Q: This deal is the first of its kind, right? Q: How big a role did Dish’s AutoHop play -- as a bargaining chip? Q: Why is the delay just 3 days? Is that for ratings or something? Q: Will this precedent make the world safe for other companies, like Apple, to make such deals?
22	* Several powerful companies, including Apple and Intel, have tried and failed to do this * The channels include ABC and ESPN, which is the most popular cable network. * Ad-skipping called AutoHop * Dismisses all litigation between the two companies * ESPN is by far the most popular cable network. * Such online service known as over-the-top, or OTT, because it runs over an Internet connection
23	recode.net * @pkafka
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25	It seems that BlackBerry just can’t catch a break. First, BlackBerry users were hit yesterday by a six-hour service outage in Canada, where the company is based, and also the Asian-Pacific region. And in an unrelated report, some 94% of BlackBerry users traded in their BlackBerrys for a non-BlackBerry phone when given the chance by a T-Mobile promotion, according to an internal T-Mobile memo obtained by Cam Bunton at Tmo news.	http://www.tmonews.com/2014/03/94-of-blackberry-trade-ins-switched-to-other-platforms-during-promo/	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304585004579419263263924986?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304585004579419263263924986.html
26	Cam Bunton Managing Editor, Tmonews.com @TiP_Cam Q: So what was the T-Mobile offer to BlackBerry users, exactly? Q: T-Mobile said the promotion was successful -- I doubt BlackBerry feels that way. Do we know how many people trade in their BlackBerrys? Q: T-Mobile first promoted the offer as a way to trade to an iPhone. The $50 BlackBerry money sounds like an apology of sorts. Q: What does this tell us about the future of BlackBerry?
27	* In a recent interview with the Financial Times during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, BlackBerry's CEO John Chen said that recovery and restructuring strategies have a "50:50 chance" of success. * The trouble started when T-Mobile offered a $200 trade-in deal for BlackBerry owners. * T-Mobile even incentivized upgrading to a new BlackBerry by reducing the price a further $50. * But a leaked internal T-Mobile memo showed that 94 percent trade in their BlackBerry for a non-BlackBerry phone.
28	Tmonews.com @TiP_Cam
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30	Roku announced the Roku Streaming Stick yesterday. The TV dongle plugs into a TV’s HDMI port, but it’s about the size of a USB thumb drive, giving it most of the features of a full-size Roku box.	http://mms.businesswire.com/media/20140304006744/en/405939/5/New_Roku_Streaming_Stick.jpg	http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57619907-221/roku-streaming-stick-vs-google-chromecast-how-do-they-stack-up/
31	Will Greenwald Consumer Electronics Analyst, PCMag.com Q: So how is this different from their old Roku stick? Q: And how does this differ from Google’s Chromecast? Q: The device connects via HDMI. But it also connects to a PC via USB. What’s that for, power?
32	* Works with any TV that has an HDMI input * Half the price of the original, at just $50. * A Micro-USB port lets you power the device by connecting it to a USB port on TV (if it has one) * Similar to Google's $35 Chromecast * Comes with remote and onscreen interface * Remote works with Wi-Fi Direct * Access to all 1,200 of Roku's apps, or "channels" in Roku's parlance * Netflix, YouTube, HBO Go, Amazon Instant, MLB.TV, Showtime Anytime, and PBS -- as well as a huge number of niche content sources * Ships in April for $49.99
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35	Yahoo will stop letting you log in to using Facebook or Google. A Yahoo ID will be required, even for sites like Flickr and the company’s various sports-related sites.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/05/us-yahoo-login-idUSBREA2407820140305	http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/4/5472186/yahoo-will-block-google-and-facebook-accounts-from-accessing-its
36	Sean Hollister West Coast Editor at The Verge
37	* Reversing a strategy that Yahoo adopted in 2010 and 2011 under then CEO Carol Bartz. * The change to the Tourney Pick'Em began on Monday * The sign-in buttons for Facebook and Google will eventually be removed from all Yahoo properties, the Yahoo spokeswoman, though she declined to provide a timeframe.
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41	PC sales are still dropping. A new report from IDC says PC sales dropped by nearly 9 percent last year, and will decline another 6.1 percent this year. Although that may not surprise anyone, IDC predicted something surprising: They expect the smartphone market in China is expected to slow down next year to about 10 percent growth.	http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24700314	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/05/idc-china-smartphone-growth-to-slow/
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43	Over the past two years, smartphone shipments in China has nearly quadrupled Surprising because only 40% of chinese phone users have smartphones, according to IDC. * Most of the people who can comfortably afford smartphones have already bought them * Smartphones can cost as little as $50 in China. Still too much. * Higher quality PCs mean that consumers aren’t upgrading their machines as much as they used to * Smartphones and tablets have provided lower-cost alternatives for many users who don’t need overly powerful computing machines * The polarizing nature of Windows 8 has meant that many PC users are more than happy to stick with their Windows 7 computers. * Worst of all IDC says that PC sales in emerging markets aren’t likely to pick up anytime soon
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1	TITLE: Facebook Drones!, 956	GUEST CO-ANCHOR:

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3	It's Tuesday, March 4, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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13	Apple CFO and senior vice president Peter Oppenheimer will retire at the end of September after 18 years with the company. He’ll be replaced by Luca Maestri, who is currently Apple's vice president of finance and corporate controller.	START VIDEO AT 4:13: http://youtu.be/xEm2fO1nz5A?t=4m13s	http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140304005632/en/Apple%E2%80%99s-Peter-Oppenheimer-Retire-September#.UxXXdeddV5q
14	Steve Kovach is a Senior tech editor at Business Insider Q: What kind of CFO was Peter Oppenheimer? Q: Luca Maestri joined Apple in 2013 after 25 years of experience. He was the CFO for the Nokia Siemens Network and Xerox. Sounds like working for a consumer electronics company is new to Maestri -- what sort of challenges does he face?	Steve Kovach Senior tech editor, Business Insider @stevekovach
15	* Oppenheimer CFO for 10 years. * Luca Maestri who is currently Apple's vice president of finance and corporate controller. * Oppenheimer is best known to followers of Apple as the primary voice on Apple's earning calls * Reporting to Apple CEO, Tim Cook. * PR = “Peter has served as our CFO for the past decade as Apple’s annual revenue grew from $8 billion to $171 billion and our global footprint expanded dramatically. * Peter Oppenheimer = “I love Apple and the people I have had the privilege to work with and after 18 years here, it is time for me to take time for myself and my family.” Travel. Pilot’s license.
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19	Facebook is in talks to acquire a drone maker called Titan Aerospace. The company makes drones that can fly on solar power for five years without landing. Facebook wants to build 11,000 of the drones to bring Internet connectivity to parts of the world that do not have it, according to an article in TechCrunch, which broke the story. The price of the acquisition is said to be $60 million.	START VIDEO AT 1:25 http://youtu.be/F2oJZU06Rws?t=1m25s	http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/03/facebook-in-talks-to-acquire-drone-maker-titan-aerospace/
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21	* Specifically interested in the “Solara 60″ model * Drones are “atmospheric satellites” but cheaper and more versatile. * Solara 50 and 60 models can be launched at night using power from internal battery packs, then when the sun rises, they can store enough energy to reach 12 miles above sea level where they can remain for five years without needing to land or refuel. * Internet.org * Titan Aerospace = privately held venture with R&D in New Mexico * U.S. Class A airspace ends at 60,000 feet stateside, and above that the U.S. doesn’t regulate. That means the only issue = initial climb. In other parts of the world laws vary. But in the developing markets Internet.org is focused on, it’s likely they’re not as far along in regulating such new technology * The Internet.org project competes with Google’s own R&D effort called “Project Loon”
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24	Sony announced today that its PlayStation 4 console has sold more than 6 million units worldwide.	http://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/04/sony-announces-playstation-4-sales-are-6-million-and-counting/	http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/177788-ps4-hits-6-million-consoles-sold-13-7-million-games-xbox-one-still-only-around-4-million http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/03/04/eager-japanese-push-playstation-4-sales-above-6-million/
25	Sebastian Anthony Senior Editor at Ziff Q: What does this number represent? Is it sold to consumers or to stores? Q: How is Sony doing on the sale of actual games and PS Plus memberships? Q: Is price a factor here? Do people buy PS 4 because it’s cheaper than Xbox One?	Sebastian Anthony Senior Editor at Ziff Davis @mrseb
26	* In January, Microsoft said it shipped — not sold — 3.9 million Xbox One devices worldwide following its Nov. 29 launch. * Sony’s lead is also apparent in the U.S. Though Microsoft claimed victory for U.S. console sales in December, PS4 sales were nearly double that of the Xbox One in January. * PS4 is $100 cheaper than the Xbox One * Sales in Japan of 370,000 units since its Japan debut on Feb. 22.
27	extremetech.com * @mrseb
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29	The US Justice Department is siding with TV broadcasters and against Aereo. In a Supreme Court filing yesterday, the Justice Department said Aereo steps on TV copyrights, and asked the court to overturn a lower-court ruling that found Aereo to be legal. Aereo uses tiny antennas -- one per customer -- to capture TV from the airwaves and stream it to viewers over the Internet. Aereo says they’re merely renting TV antennas. TV broadcasters and now the Justice Department say they’re selling content without paying the content creators or distributors.	http://gigaom2.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/dsc_0191.jpg http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CN/20140108/TECHNOLOGY/140109903/AR/0/Chet-Kanojia.jpg	http://recode.net/2014/03/03/justice-department-backs-broadcasters-in-aereo-dispute/
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31	* Subscribers pay up to $12 a month for the service, which allows them to record shows remotely and store them online for playback on laptops and mobile devices. * Last week, the big four networks warned that an Aereo victory in the case would essentially destroy the broadcast industry’s business model * Aereo’s service just launched in Austin, Texas, and is now available in 10 metro areas. * The company has plans to expand to more than a dozen more areas soon.
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34	Twitter accidentally sent an email to many users today telling them their Twitter passwords had been reset. It all started Monday evening when Twitter locked some users out of their accounts. They then sent an email to those users saying “Twitter believes that your account may have been compromised by a website or service not associated with Twitter. We've reset your password to prevent accessing your account." Except there were no hackers. Just an internal code error.	http://recode.net/2014/03/03/twitter-snafu-triggers-mass-reset-of-user-passwords/
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36	* The problem affected "far less" than 1 percent of Twitter users
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39	Microsoft today launched Skype for Outlook.com worldwide. Plus, Microsoft added a few new features and a bug fix.	http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/04/microsoft-skype-for-outlook-launch/
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41	* Service that was previously only available to a select few countries. * today’s release also now supports HD video calling for PC users * April = UK only * August = US, the UK, Germany, France, Canada, and Brazil * Skype for Outlook.com lets you connect with your Skype friends right from your Outlook.com inbox. * Once a user links their Outlook.com account with Skype, they are prompted to install a plugin which enables the integration.
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46	Kenny White called and left a voicemail about our story yesterday that Pizza Hut is testing restaurant tables with touch-screens for ordering pizza. Kenny points out that these are great, unless people are visually impaired. He says that accessibility is far too often overlooked in the creation of new interfaces.
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49	Today is Fat Tuesday, otherwise known as Mardi Gras. In New Orleans, revelers will be guzzling booze and hunting for a place to relieve themselves. Fortunately, help is on the way. A new company models itself after the AirBnB apartment-finding service is helping people find a place to go to the bathroom during Mardi Gras. The going rate is between a dollar and three dollars per “session.” And the name of this toilet-sharing service? What else? Air PnP!	https://airpnp.co/
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1	TITLE: Xbox Live Goes Cross Platform, 955	GUEST CO-ANCHOR:

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10	Jasons... did you watch the Oscars? Oscar host Ellen Degeneres pulled together a pack of celebrities for what she said would be the most-tweeted selfie ever, and it was, breaking both the previous record held by president Obama and also Twitter, which crashed. At show time this morning Ellen’s retweet count approached 3 million. Samsung was a major advertiser for the show, and Ellen appeared to be use a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 on stage during the show in what appeared to be a paid product placement. Backstage, the photo tweets and selfies continued, but with an iPhone, according to a detailed analysis by Search Engine expert and journalist Danny Sullivan.	http://marketingland.com/ellen-oscars-samsung-iphone-75651	http://bridgeurl.com/tnt955/all
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12	We reported last month that Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 update will include Cortana, a virtual assistant comparable to Apple’s Siri and Google Now. The Verge’s Tom Warren has dug up new information about how Cortana looks and functions.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/3/5465264/microsoft-cortana-windows-phone-screenshots
13	Tom Warren Senior Reporter, The Verge. @tomwarren Q: So what have you learned from your sources about how Cortana will work? Q: You wrote that Cortana will work like Google Now, and harvest contextual information from email. Will it work as a feature of Outlook? Q: Cortana is named after a Halo game character. Is this the codename or the actual name?	Tom Warren Senior Reporter, The Verge. @tomwarren
14	* debut next month at the company’s Build developer conference? * Will call you by your nickname * Notebook * Track flights in email
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17	Microsoft is planning to make Xbox Live cross-platform. Tom’s sources say Microsoft is building a platform to extend Xbox Live functionality to iOS and Android games.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/3/5465250/xbox-live-android-ios-cross-platform-games
18	Q: Some of this information comes from Job postings, right Q: Why would Microsoft do this? Q: On what consoles or devices would users play iOS and Android games from Xbox Live?
19	* JOB POSTING = "We will create a modern framework that is open-source, lightweight, extensible and scalable across various platforms including Windows Store, Windows Phone, iOS, and Android”
20	theverge.com @tomwarren
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24	Microsoft is still reshuffling executives after the promotion of Satya Nadella as CEO. BizDev VP Tony Bates and marketing chief Tami Reller are leaving Microsoft. These departures are expected to be officially announced tomorrow. Executive VP for advanced strategy, Eric Rudder, will replace Bates. Marketing exec Chris Capossela will replace Reller. Mark Penn, a former political aide to the Clinton family and the architect of Microsoft’s negative Scroogled campaign, is becoming Microsoft’s chief strategy officer.	http://www.businessinsider.com/shakeup-at-the-top-of-microsoft-2014-3	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-03/microsoft-s-nadella-said-to-shake-up-staff-with-penn-appointment.html
25	Steve Kovach is a Senior tech editor, Business Insider. Q: Tony Bates is a popular guy both inside and outside of Microsoft. He was apparently a leading internal candidate for the CEO job, and now he might possibly be headed to GoPro. Q: Are you surprised that Mark Penn is staying? His Scroogled campaign was Washington D.C. style negative advertising that was slammed in the press for being both negative and misleading. Q: Does this mean we can expect more Scroogled-style negative campaigns from Microsoft? Q: What does all the reshuffling since Nadella started as CEO say about the new Microsoft?	Steve Kovach Senior tech editor, Business Insider @stevekovach
26	* Tony Bates was passed over for the CEO job
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29	Apple has retired the awkward “iOS in the Car” branding in favor of CarPlay. The new name and more details were rolled out over the weekend in an Apple press release. CarPlay is a dashboard screen and system that enables an iPhone connected via a Lighting cable to be interacted with through the screens, buttons, microphones and speakers built into the car.	http://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/	http://9to5mac.com/2014/03/03/apple-rebrands-ios-in-the-car-as-carplay-compatible-vehicles-launching-later-this-year/
30	9to5Mac blogger Benjamin Mayo Q: What information did we learn in Apple’s release that we didn’t already know? Q: Which cars will get CarPlay support first? Q: Apple said “select” third-party music apps would be supported, right? Q: What about podcasting? Q: Why would they require a Lightning cable and not use Bluetooth?	Benjamin Mayo Blogger, 9to5Mac @BenjaminZAMayo
31	* Google maps will reportedly not be supported * Google * Siri is main interface * Ferrari, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo later this year * After that: BMW, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Hanguar, Kia, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota. * First announced as iOS in the Car at WWDC last year * Apple launched new CarPlay web section * Spotify and iHeart Radio, Beats Radio and Stitcher * Supported = Apple’s Podcasts app * GOOGLE TOO: Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz posted a job ad for an engineer to implement "Google Projected Mode" in cars
32	9to5mac.com * @BenjaminZAMayo
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34	Police in Florida were caught by the American Civil Liberties Union of using a cell phone tracking device 200 times without a warrant. The tracker is called a “stingray,” and it works by simulating a cell tower to trick phones into revealing their locations. Police said it was OK to bypass the law, however. Why? Because they signed a nondisclosure agreement with the company that makes the tracker!	http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/stingray-1-and-2-high-res.jpg https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security-technology-and-liberty/police-hide-use-cell-phone-tracker-courts-because
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36	* The shocking revelation, uncovered by the American Civil Liberties Union, came during an appeal over a 2008 sexual battery case in Tallahassee in which the suspect also stole the victim’s cell phone. * The stingray — which simulates a cell phone tower in order to trick nearby mobile devices into connecting to it and revealing their location — police were able to track him to an apartment. * A stingray made by the Florida-based Harris Corporation.” * The ACLU now suspects these police departments may have all signed non-disclosure agreements with the vendor and used the agreement to avoid disclosing their use of the equipment to courts. * Stingray also called an IMSI catcher * Harris device branded also as The Stingray * It can see and record their unique ID numbers and traffic data, as well as information that points to the device’s location. * The truth came out only after Thomas appealed his conviction, asserting that the police violated his Fourth Amendment right in seizing evidence. * Harris Stingray was priced at $75,000 for the basic device, plus an additional $22,000 – $5,000 for various software packages for use with it. But the police in Florida appear to have obtained the devices for free or on lease from the maker.
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66	Ian Pottinger from Vancouver writes: Hello Mike, Jason and Natali: On Tech News Today, Episode 953 you discussed Google's Project Ara modular cell phone as a mobile market disruptor. Must it be only a cell phone? Talk of a Wi-Fi only version implies that the cellular nature of Project Ara is not a given. Google or some enterprising third party could create alternative communication modules, an ethernet port, radio transmitter, or infrared blaster. Project Ara need not be confined to the phone market. It has the potential to branch out as an affordable, easily customized, yet powerful, mini "brain" for gadgets, toys, appliances, and heavy equipment big and small. Leave in the cellular antenna and devices like Project Ara could play a significant role in making possible the "Internet of things". Built on on top of Android, Ara controlled devices could gain new capabilities with the simple installation of an App. These features could be subscription based or pay-per-use. A singing Teddy Bear can learn a new song for 99¢.
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72	Pizza Hut is working with an Austin Texas-based outfit called Chaotic Moon Studios to turn tables into interactive touch displays for ordering pizza. The system lets you build a virtual pizza from the crust, though the sauce and also choose from various toppings. Once you’re done, you can send it off to the kitchen in the form of an order. Chaotic Moon also makes Pizza Hut’s mobile apps.	http://youtu.be/xvT0MCugb58
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1	TITLE: GCHQ Is Watching You, 953	GUEST:

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3	It's Thursday, February 27, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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9	Our guest co-anchor this week is Natali Morris, a contributor to The TODAY Show, CNBC, The Queen Latifah Show and a former anchor for CNET TV. She's also the co-founder of ReadQuick, a speed reading app for iOS.
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12	The UK version of the NSA, which is called GCHQ, collected pictures from the Yahoo webcam chats of millions of users worldwide, according to a story in the Guardian newspaper today. Code-named “Optic Nerve,’ the capturing of pictures took place between 2008 and 2010 and involved many people not suspected of crimes. The GCHQ says their program was legal.	http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/27/gchq-nsa-webcam-images-internet-yahoo	http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/02/spy-agency-intercepts-yahoo-webcam-chats-nudes-and-all/
13	Jon Brodkin is a reporter for Ars Technica. Q: How did Optic Nerve work exactly: How did they collect pictures? Q: The GCHQ says this was legal. Is that correct? Q: Why did they collect these pictures? Q: What was the NSA’s involvement?	Jon Brodkin Reporter, Ars Technica
14	* With help from the NSA * Captured “substantial quantities of sexually explicit communications,” according to the paper * One document delicately put it: "Unfortunately … it would appear that a surprising number of people use webcam conversations to show intimate parts of their body to the other person. Also, the fact that the Yahoo software allows more than one person to view a webcam stream without necessarily sending a reciprocal stream means that it appears sometimes to be used for broadcasting pornography." The document estimates that between 3% and 11% of the Yahoo webcam imagery harvested by GCHQ contains "undesirable nudity" -- no numbers on “desirable nudity.” * Yahoo claimed ignorance, calling it “a whole new level of violation of our users' privacy" * Documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden * Pictures were used for experiments in automated facial recognition, to monitor GCHQ's existing targets, and to discover new targets of interest. * Program saved one image every five minutes from the users' feeds * The agency did make efforts to limit analysts' ability to see webcam images, restricting bulk searches to metadata only. * Analysts were shown the faces of people with similar usernames to surveillance targets * Optic Nerve was based on collecting information from GCHQ's huge network of internet cable taps, which was then processed and fed into systems provided by the NSA. * Webcam information was fed into NSA's XKeyscore search tool, and NSA research was used to build the tool which identified Yahoo's webcam traffic. * Largely anonymous user IDs, are unable to filter out information from UK or US citizens. * Unlike the NSA, GCHQ is not required by UK law to "minimize", or remove, domestic citizens' information from its databases. * Yahoo: "We were not aware of, nor would we condone, this reported activity," said a spokeswoman. "This report, if true, represents a whole new level of violation of our users' privacy that is completely unacceptable, and we strongly call on the world's governments to reform surveillance law consistent with the principles we outlined in December.
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19	Boeing -- yeah, the company that makes jets and drones -- really is getting into the smartphone racket. Confirming two-year-old rumors, Boeing is building a super secure Android phone for American spies and government agencies called the Boeing Black. We learned about this the same way we learn about many secret smartphones: documents filed with the FCC.	http://im.ft-static.com/content/images/995bed58-0da2-410f-b42a-1386fc0f9ac6.img http://www.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/styles/large/public/article_images/2014/02/boeing-black-specs.jpg	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303801304579407410484115536
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21	* Embedded hardware and software security solutions, operating system policy controls, and compatibility with leading mobile device management systems. * A letter accompanying the filing: “The device will be marketed and sold in a manner such that low level technical and operational information about the product will not be provided to the general public. Detailed technical information distributed at trade shows will be limited or protected by non-disclosure agreements.” * Letter: “There are no serviceable parts on Boeing’s Black phone and any attempted servicing or replacing of parts would destroy the product. The Boeing Black phone is manufactured as a sealed device both with epoxy around the casing and with screws, the heads of which are covered with tamper proof covering to identify attempted disassembly.” * “Any attempt to break open the casing of the device would trigger functions that would delete the data and software contained within the device and make the device inoperable.” * Modular construction of the phone's 5.2-inch-tall body would allow users to attach devices that add such features as advanced location tracking, solar charging, satellite transceivers and biometric sensors. * 50% heavier than iPhone and twice as thick.
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24	Google announced yesterday that it will host three conferences on its Project Ara phone. Now, conferences themselves aren’t interesting. But this news tells us that Google is actually serious about turning the phone concept into a real phone you can buy.	http://techland.time.com/2014/02/26/google-project-ara-modular-smartphone/
25	Harry McCracken wrote an extensive feature on the Ara project, which was published yesterday. He’s here to tell us all about it. Q: Harry, what is Project Ara? Q: When we heard about this in October, it seemed pretty unlikely and the idea was slammed in the press. Were you surprised to learn that they’re serious about bringing this to market? Q: This project is big on 3D printing, isn’t it? Q: They’re hoping the first Ara smartphone is really inexpensive, right? Q: You pointed out in your article that modular phones were tried in the past, including the Handspring Visor and the Modu. How is Ara different? Q: What is Phonebloks? Q: Phones with modules seems very inefficient, and counter to the trend in phone design to make phones small, thin and light, with electronics packed tightly together.	Harry McCracken Editor at Large, TIME
26	* Conference will focus on the alpha release of the Ara Module Developers’ Kit * Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP) from Motorola * Headed by Regina Dugan, the former director of the U.S. Defense Department’s fabled Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) * Three sizes of phone: mini (rather basic), medium (mainstream) and jumbo (an oversized, phablet-style variant) -- determined by the “endoskeleton” or “endo”
27	TIME.com * @harrymccracken
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29	Google launched a new online education tool called Oppia today. It’s an open source project that enables anyone to create interactive learning activities called “explorations.” They can be put together collaboratively by people who have zero programming experience, then embedded into any web page.	http://youtu.be/A9OnENhRah8	http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/02/27/google-debuts-online-education-tool-oppia-help-anyone-create-interactive-activities-teaching-others
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31	* Uses a question-and-response interface. * A “mentor” ask questions, based on the response to the previous question. * Gathers data on how learners interact with it and offers it to exploration authors so they can fix shortcomings in an exploration. * Personalized, customizable feedback after submitting answers * Online analytics dashboard that allows explorations to be improved easily over time * Working on a UI for mobile devices
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34	Some big stories came out of Mobile World Congress this week. But shows like this also bring to the surface some weird and ill-advised new products.	http://www.iphoneeinstein.com/2014/02/27/5-offbeat-finds-from-mobile-world-congress-a-beer-brewing-app-super-secure-phone-and-more/
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61	TNT fan Luigi Claudio emailed us to give his thoughts about Samsung’s Mobile World Congress announcements. He wrote: “As a UX designer with a background in industrial design I'm very impressed by the process of product design and release that Samsung has undertaken with this product. I'm also impressed by how a company as big as Samsung has just released an update to their first version of the Galaxy Gear smartwatch after only 6 months, if not less. He says he believes the “swift product cycle iteration and release would have not been possible if one of the requirements had been the compatibility with Android phones that are not engineered and built by Samsung.” He also says he loves the show, and that “Natalie as a co-anchor is awesome.” * * * Sean Whitehurst also supported Samsung’s decision to support only Samsung phones with their smartwatch line, writing: Why is there all the dislike for Samsung making devices that only pair with their own devices? Isn't it Samsung's best interest to get everyone into the Samsung world and use their app store so they can make money?
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67	You may have heard about IBM’s Cognitive computers, which are designed to develop creative computers that can think like humans do. One of their projects is a computer that can create new kinds of food recipes. They’re mostly mashups of existing foods -- chocolate burritos, Turkish bru-SKATE-ta and so on. Well soon you might get a chance to taste some of the computer’s creations. IBM has partnered with the Institute of Culinary Education to take an IBM Food Truck on a tour across the United States. The truck’s next stop: Austin, Texas, for the South By South West festival, which begins March 3.	http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/cognitivecooking/truck.html	http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/26/5451874/ibm-food-truck-uses-cognitive-computing-to-make-weird-food
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1	TITLE: House of SIM Cards, 952	GUEST:

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3	It's Wednesday, February 26, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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9	Our guest co-anchor this week is Natali Morris, a contributor to The TODAY Show, CNBC, The Queen Latifah Show and a former anchor for CNET TV. She's also the co-founder of ReadQuick, a speed reading app for iOS.	Natali Morris NataliMorris.com @natalimorris
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12	The US House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday that legalizes the unlocking of phones for customers who ware switching carriers. But only for individuals. At the last minute, the bill was changed to keep a ban on bulk unlocking.	http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/02/house-passes-watered-down-phone-unlocking-bill-that-bans-bulk-resale/	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-usa-cellphones-congress-idUSBREA1P00W20140226 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/02/wrong-tool-job-cell-phone-unlocking-bill-fixes-wrong-problem-and-creates-new-ones	http://gigaom.com/2014/02/25/house-passes-bill-to-let-you-unlock-your-phone-but-theres-a-catch/
13	Jeff John Roberts writes for GigaOM on legal issues related to the digital economy.	Jeff John Roberts Writer, GigaOm * @jeffjohnroberts
14	Q: Unlocking advocates were supporting this bill until it was changed at the last minute. Who changed it and why? Q: Why do they think “bulk unlocking” is so important? * "Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act" * Bill repeals a Library of Congress decision that made unlocking phones a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's (DMCA) anti-circumvention provision. * The late section banning "bulk" unlocking made all its supporters turn on the bill: - Public Knowledge - The Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF wrote that "Bulk unlockers acquire phones from a variety of sources, unlock them, and then resell them. By expressly excluding them, this new legislation sends two dangerous signals: (1) that Congress is OK with using copyright as an excuse to inhibit certain business models, even if the business isn’t actually infringing anyone’s copyright; and (2) that Congress still doesn’t understand the collateral damage Section 1201 [of the DMCA] is causing. For example, bulk unlocking not only benefits consumers, it's good for the environment—unlocking allows re-use, and that means less electronic waste." * The bill passed 295-114 with 200 Republicans voting in favor and Democrats split 95-94. The bill will head on to the Senate for consideration there. * The EFF said another House bill, the Unlocking Technology Act, is better because it "would limit violations of section 1201 to actual cases of copyright infringement."
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19	A security company said yesterday that it discovered a hoard of stolen credentials from about 360 million user accounts being sold on online black markets.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/us-cybercrime-databreach-idUSBREA1O20S20140225
20	The find, by Hold Security, was first reported by Jim Finkle of the Reuters news agency who is with us this morning to tell us what happened.	Jim Finkle Reporter, Reuters @techwriterjim
21	Q: Jim, do we know where this data was stolen from? Q: Is this data from hacks that we know about, such as the Target breech, or are they from events that haven’t been covered yet by the press. Q: What kind of data is in there? Q: What are these online black markets?
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24	Motorola didn’t unveil anything at Mobile World Congress. But in a press conference yesterday, they revealed some of their plans for this year.	http://venturebeat.com/2014/02/26/this-leaked-motorola-smartwatch-prototype-could-have-been-the-google-watch/	http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-57619514-78/motorola-wants-in-on-the-smartwatch-game-too-and-soon/
25	Devindra Hardawar is Senior Editor and lead mobile writer for VentureBeat.	Devindra Hardawar Senior Editor, lead mobile writer, VentureBeat @Devindra
26	Q: What did Motorola tell us about their plans for the Moto X this year? Q: They also said they’d come out with a smartwatch this year. What did we learn? Q: I noticed that they hinted at wearables coming this year, as in plural. Yes, they specified a watch, but what else do you think they’re working on? * Wearables (plural) coming this year * Smartwatch coming this year (company already sells MOTOACTV line) * Smartwatch won’t run Tizen ; ) * Motorola still a Google company * Press conference headed by Motorola V.P. Rick Osterloh * Moto Maker coming in Q2 to Europe and Mexico starting with the UK * Moto X coming to Australia and India soon * Google also reportedly working on a smartwatch with LG. * Blog Android Police posted pictures of what they claim is a Motorola-branded smartwatch * No idea if the picture is fake or whether it represents a product in development
27	venturebeat.com @ @Devindra
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29	Out of the box, Google Glass isn’t much of an augmented reality device. That would require a Glassware app that can recognize objects and tell you about them in real time. A startup called Blippar has created such an app, and they unveiled it today.	http://www.fastcompany.com/3026945/fast-feed/blippars-google-glass-app-makes-everyday-objects-interactive
30	Alice Truong is Fast Company's West Coast correspondent and a contributor to USA Today, and she’s here to tell us about Blippar.	Alice Truong West Coast Correspondent, Fast Company @alicetruong
31	Q: So what is Blippar and how does it work? Q: This already exists as a phone and tablet app, right? Q: I understand Blippar also recognizes hand gestures. Is that right? Q: There seems to be a marketing component. For example, Pepsi is using the platform. How are they using this?
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34	President Barack Obama has four options for fixing the National Security Agency phone surveillance mess, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. The president asked intelligence agencies and the attorney general to present options to him for how to bring more oversight to the NSA's phone surveillance program. The deadline was in March, but they presented those options ahead of schedule.	http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702303880604579405640624409748-lMyQjAxMTA0MDIwNTEyNDUyWj
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36	1. White house lawyers say he can scrap the program altogether 2. He can order phone meta-data to be stored by the phone companies. Do not want. 3. He can move it to another government agency (say, the FBI) 4. Move it to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Do not want. * In the options that involve moving the data, the NSA would have to get a court order to access them. * Obama January 17 asked U.S. intelligence agencies and the attorney general to report by March 28 on alternatives for revamping the program in a way that would take it out of the NSA's hands. * The Office of Director of National Intelligence and the Justice Department have provided the options ahead of schedule * Currently: NSA collects millions of U.S. phone records from AT&T, Verizon and Sprint * Telecommunications companies don’t want to store it * The phone-company option is also opposed by the chairman of the House intelligence committee, Rep. Mike Rogers (R., Mich.)
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41	One of China’s major copycat companies, called Goophone, is already promoting a rip-off counterfeit of the Galaxy S5, just two days after Samsung itself unveiled the product. They stole the model name too. Their phone is called the Goophone S5. It has mediocre spects and a low price -- just $300.	http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/26/goophone-s5-galaxy-knock-off/
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3	It's Tuesday, February 25, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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6	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan - I'm Jason Howell.
7	Tech News Today explores the most important stories of the day in conversation with the world's leading journalists.
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9	Our guest co-anchor this week is Natali Morris, a contributor to The TODAY Show, CNBC, The Queen Latifah Show and she's a former anchor for CNET TV. She's also the co-founder of ReadQuick, a speed reading app for iOS.	Natali Morris NataliMorris.com, @natalimorris
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12	Mobile World Congress is well into Day Two. So far, we’ve seen a few rumors confirmed and a few surprises.	http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-57619398-78/what-mattered-at-mobile-world-congress-day-1-samsungs-hero-phone-nokia-goes-android-blackphone-flouts-the-nsa/
13	Kevin Tofel is the mobile editor at GigaOM.com.	Kevin Tofel Mobile Editor, GigaOM.com * @KevinCTofel
14	* Nokia launched three Android-based Nokia X phones for emerging markets, which run a variety of Nokia and Microsoft apps and services. * Samsung launched its finger-print secured, water-resistant Galaxy S5 phone, which is the company’s new flagship, as well as three new smartwatches. * Sony also launched some waterproof devices, including their Z2 phone and tablet. China made a good showing this year, too. 4K video capture. Trotted out SmartBand fitness smartwatch. * Huawei announced a MediaPad X1 tablet. * Silent Circle and Geeksphone’s Blackphone * HTC Desire 816. Looks like HTC One. 13-megapixel resolution camera * Zuckerberg on Internet.org
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18	Google is working hard to make the world safe for Google Glass. The company is lobbying state officials to stop them from banning Google Glass behind the wheel. All this raises the question: Is driving while wearing Google Glass dangerous?	http://gigaom.com/2014/02/25/driving-with-google-glass-road-hazard-or-a-smooth-ride/ http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/us-google-glass-lobbying-idUSBREA1O0P920140225	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/us-google-glass-lobbying-idUSBREA1O0P920140225
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20	Q: Well, Kevin. I’ll put it to you: Is driving with Google Glass dangerous? Q: There’s also the possibility that Glass makes driving safer Q: What about other smart glasses? Q: What should lawmakers do? * At least 3 states being lobbied: Illinois, Delaware and Missouri * 8 states thinking about google glass regulation * Cecilia Abadie cleared in San Diego - no proof the device was operating * Lobbyists include former Obama administration official John Borovicka * Delaware state Rep. Joseph Miro was one of the primary sponsors of a bill that banned texting while driving, and he also introduced legislation targeting Google Glass. * So far, no states have passed Google Glass restrictions.
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25	Bitcoin is under attack. The bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, which is based in Japan, is offline after it reportedly experience a theft of all its bitcoins. The site issued a statement a couple hours ago that say they’ve decided to quote: “close all transactions for the time being in order to protect the site and our users.” And separately a virus called Pony is stealing bitcoins. The security firm Trustwave said the Pony botnet has nabbed about 85 virtual bitcoin wallets, and also those from other digital currencies.	http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/25/mt-gox-bitcoin-exchange-offline/	http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/25/bitcoin-exchange-mtgox-offline-amid-rumours-of-theft http://recode.net/2014/02/24/the-mt-gox-bitcoin-exchange-has-disappeared/ http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-bitcoin-security-idUSBREA1N1JO20140224
26	Richi Jennings is an indepdendent writer and analyst specializing in security who writes for Computerworld.com and other publications.	Richi Jennings Writer, Analyst @RiCHi
27	* Mt Gox used to be the biggest exchange * Rumors that it may declare bankruptcy * The site MtGox.com returns a blank page * On Sunday, Mt Gox chief Mark Karpeles resigned from board of Bitcoin Foundation * Don’t know who’s running the Pony group * Pony is still going * Virtual wallets is how people can store their bitcoins * This is at least the third type of fraud to surface involving digital currencies. Criminals have previously hacked into marketplaces where digital currencies are traded by exploiting security flaws in those sites, then stealing those currencies, according to Trustwave.
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30	LinkedIn is trying to become the first major US social network to launch a Chinese-language version.	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/02/24/linkedin-expands-in-china-with-new-website/
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32	* LinkedIn said it hopes the site will attract 140 million professionals * That would double numbers * LinkedIn has 4 million users in China, through an English-language website and a Chinese-language mobile app. * LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner * Weiner: “We’re expecting there will be requests to filter content,” he said. “We are strongly in support of freedom of expression and we are opposed to censorship,” he said, but “that’s going to be necessary for us to achieve the kind of scale that we’d like to be able to deliver to our membership.” * Google moved its servers out of mainland China and into to Hong Kong because of concerns about censorship and cyberattacks. * YouTube is banned in China, and Gmail can only be used in limited form. * Facebook’s main social network is not accessible in China, though its Instagram service is available there. *Microsoft operates its search engine there and censors results as requested by the Chinese government.
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37	Television broadcasters told the Supreme Court today in a court filing that Aereo quote: “threatens the very existence of broadcast television we know it.” Aereo is a New York City based company that enables customers to watch live and time-shifted TV by renting each one of them a tiny antenna from which the video is streamed.	http://goo.gl/B0bYFY	http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140224-712981.html
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39	* The antennas are centralized and housed in what looks like data centers. * The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments April 22. * American Broadcasting Companies v. Aereo * Broadcasters say Aereo is stealing content * Aereo says they’re just helping people legally watch over-the-air TV
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1	TITLE: Mobile World Congress Kicks Off, 950	GUEST: Natali Morris

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3	It's Monday, February 24, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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6	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan - I'm Jason Howell.
7	Tech News Today explores the most important stories of the day in conversation with the world's leading journalists.
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9	Our guest co-anchor today is Natali Morris, a contributor to The TODAY Show, CNBC and The Queen Latifah Show. She's also the co-founder of ReadQuick, a speed reading app for iOS, and a former anchor for CNET TV.	Natali Morris NataliMorris.com, @natalimorris
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12	It’s after 7pm in Barcelona, Spain, where Mobile World Congress is winding down Day One. Nokia rolled out three Android phones this morning called the Nokia X, Nokia X+ and the Nokia XL. Sony announced a new Xperia Z2 Android waterproof smartphone, which has a 5.2-inch screen and the ability to capture image-stabilized 4K video with its 20.7 megapixel camera. Sony also announced its Xperia Z2 tablet, which the company claims is the world’s thinnest and lightest tablet. China’s Huawei unveiled a wearable wristband device called the TalkBand B1, which has a pop-out earpiece for making calls via Bluetooth. These are just a few of the many announcements that have already taken place at the event.	http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-57619336-78/what-mattered-at-mobile-world-congress-day-zero-samsung-gear-firefox-phones-fierce-convertible-competition/
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14	Q: What do you think have been the most interesting Mobile World Congress announcements so far? Q: What’s your opinion on Samsung’s decision to drop Android and use Tizen for smartwatches? Q: Speaking of Android alternatives, Firefox OS is partnering with Alcatel, ZTE, and Huawei. Does this OS have a prayer of success? Q: I’m kind of impressed by Huawei’s TalkBand B1. The earpiece is kind of wacky, but overall it seems like some creative thinking. What’s your impression? Q: What are you expected from Samsung’s big announcement?
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19	Netflix will pay Comcast for a direct connection, which should boost Netflix performance for Comcast customers. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The move has been slammed as a blow against net neutrality. That claim is probably an exaggeration, but the deal does raise concerns. In fact, such arrangements are commonplace with the exception of one detail: Netflix is paying. Usually, so-called “peering” deals are seen as a mutually beneficial arrangement to improve service and no money changes hands. Another reason this is big news is that Netflix is a big user of network capacity, gobbling up about 30 percent of all Internet traffic during peak hours.	http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2014/02/media-botching-coverage-netflix-comcast-deal-getting-basics-wrong.html
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21	* Frost & Sullivan Principal Analyst Dan Rayburn sharply criticized the media’s coverage of the deal, and had some interesting points to make. For starters, he said that contrary to media reports, the deal could lower costs. He also pointed out that so-called peering deals are commonplace, and have been going on for years. Q: Natali, as a broadcaster are you concerned about this trend? Q: The deal comes less than two weeks after Comcast agreed to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. in a $45.2-billion transaction that would create a broadband behemoth reaching 30 million of the nation's 92 million high-speed Internet customers. * Another point to consider is whether the FCC’s coming net neutrality rule changes will now cover peering deals, but they probably won’t.
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24	The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that Google is working with LG Electronics to create a smartwatch.	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/02/23/google-readying-android-smartwatch-with-lg/
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26	Q: Google working with LG? This sounds like a Nexus product, doesn’t it? Q: What can a Google LG partnership bring to the market that the dozens of other smartwatch makers can’t? Q: How does this affect Google’s relationship with Android hardware makers, such as Samsung?
27	wsj.com * @RolfeWinkler
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29	Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore announced nine new hardware partners over the weekend. The company also said they plan to lower some requirements for the device with the intention of enabling lower-cost Windows Phone handsets for emerging markets.	http://venturebeat.com/2014/02/23/microsoft-announces-new-windows-phone-partners-spring-update-for-windows-8-1/ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-23/microsoft-targets-cheaper-phones-to-tap-global-internet-growth.html
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31	Q: Microsoft’s list of new partners includes Foxconn, Gionee, JSR, Karbonn, Lava, Lenovo, LG, Longcheer, and ZTE. There are several odd things about this list. First, haven’t LG and ZTE made Windows Phone handsets before? Why would they be added? Q: How is Foxconn a handset partner. They’re a contract manufacturer, aren’t they? Q: Lenovo was a bit of a surprise. They just bought the Motorola handset business from Google. They’re going to make Windows Phone handsets, too? Q: Most Americans have probably never heard of some of these companies, such as Gionee, JSR, Karbonn, Lava and Longcheer. Are these significant players? Q: What are some of the requirements Microsoft is removing to enable lower-cost handsets? Q: Microsoft also announced new enterprise functionality. Can you tell us about these? * The company has decided to remove some earlier requirements for Windows Phones, like physical camera, back, and search buttons. It’s also adding support for Snapdragon 200 and 400 chip sets, as well as dual SIM. * Microsoft plans to offer more enterprise functionality on Windows Phone. Features like enterprise Wi-Fi, S/MIME, VPN, and enhanced mobile device management * Spring update called “Update 1″ internally
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34	Apple fixed a security flaw in iOS Friday, but temporarily left its OS TEN open to attack, according to a story by James Temple on Recode. Security researchers say the bug, called “Go to fail,” could have made Apple’s own Safari browser and Mail application vulnerable. Apple said they’re working on a patch.	http://recode.net/2014/02/22/apple-patches-one-security-hole-leaves-open-another/
35	James Temple is a senior editor at Recode	James Temple Senior editor, Recode
36	Q: Can you tell us more about this Go To Fail bug? Q: Researchers claimed to be shocked by Apple’s practices related to how Apple communicated to users about the bug. What’s their complaint? Q: Apple pundit John Gruber even suggested that the NSA might be behind this. Is this a possibility? Q: What should Mac owners do to protect themselves?
37	recode.net * @jtemple
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40	WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum announced at Mobile World Congress today that his app will add voice calling by June. He also confirmed that WhatsApp still has no plans for advertising. The company is being acquired by Facebook. In related news, Koum announced yesterday that a network router knocked out WhatsApp for more than three hours on Saturday.	http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-57619391-78/whatsapp-to-add-voice-communications-in-second-quarter/ http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/22/us-facebook-whatsapp-idUSBREA1L1522014022
41	Jamie Rigg is an Associate Editor at Engadget	URL
42	Q: This appears to be a huge challenge to Google, which offers Google Voice and also phone-based Hangouts. But it also challenges Microsoft, which owns Skype. How will this affect the Microsoft-Facebook partnership?
43	engadget.com * @jmerigg
44	That's our show. Thank you, Natali!
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52	On Tech News Today: Mobile World Congress finishes Day One * Comcast makes a deal with Netflix * And is there a Nexus Smartwatch at hand?
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1	TITLE: I Want My Amazon TV, 949	GUEST: Elise Hu

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3	It's Friday, February 21, and this is Tech News Today.
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6	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan and Jason is off today.
7	Tech News Today explores the most important stories of the day in conversation with the world's leading journalists.
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9	Our guest today is Elise Hu, a reporter who covers the intersection of technology and culture for NPR both on-air and online.	@EliseWho
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12	The Verge’s Tom Warren reports on a leaked Microsoft Windows Phone development kit that features Microsoft’s rumored Siri-like assistant feature, called Cortana. His sources say that Cortana will replace Bing search as the default action when a dedicated Windows Phone button is pressed, and that it will have a personality similar to Siri.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/20/5430188/microsoft-cortana-personal-digital-assistant-windows-phone-8-1
13	Tom Warren is Senior Reporter at The Verge.	Senior Reporter, The Verge
14	Q: What will Cortana look like on screen, according to sources? Q: What data services will Cortana use? Q: What is Microsoft’s Notebook feature? Q: Is Cortana likely to have preemptive features like Google Now? Q: Is there any evidence that Cortana will move to desktop Windows? Q: Can Microsoft compete with Siri and Google Now? Q: When can we expect Cortana in Windows Phones? * Cortana will be backed by data from services like Bing, Foursquare, and others to give it some of the contextual power of Google Now. * A Notebook feature will allow Windows Phone users to control exactly what information is shared with the digital assistant. * Notebook will allow Cortana to access information such as location data, behaviors, personal information, reminders, and contact information. * Notebook is a privacy feature
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19	Amazon is planning an Android-based Web TV box, possibly to ship in March, according to a new report by Peter Kafka on Recode.	http://recode.net/2014/02/21/amazon-gets-its-tv-box-ready-again/
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21	Q: Your sources believe Amazon is targeting a March rollout. This was expected in time for the 2013 holiday season. What happened? Q: We’ve heard conflicting reports about whether Amazon plans to license TV channels or offer a pay TV service. What are you hearing about this? Q: And what about rumors of a gaming feature? Will the Amazon box play games? Q: Is the strategy here just downloadable content, or will the box push shopping?
22	recode.net * @pkafka
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24	Google announced a new phone yesterday that maps indoor spaces. It’s called Project Tango, and the initiative is really a collaboration between several companies and universities. The project is headed by Google’s Advanced Technology and Platforms group, which used to be part of Motorola but will not go with Motorola’s handset unit when Google sells it to Lenovo.	http://www.google.com/atap/projecttango/
25	Sarah Silbert is a senior editor with Engadget	Senior Editor, Engadget
26	Q: How does Project Tango work? Q: What can Tango-enabled phones do? Q: Google is spearheading a software development effort around Tango. Tell us about that. Q: Google claims it can measure more than a quarter million 3D measurements a second. It must have some killer hardware inside, right Q: It works like Kinect, right? Is there a gaming application in Tango’s future? Q: When will this kind of technology show up in real phones we can actually buy?
27	Engadget.com * @sarahsilbert
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29	Google acquired a UK company called Spider.io. The company exists to fight ad fraud. The company has seven team members, all of which have already joined Google’s anti-fraud team.	http://doubleclickadvertisers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/investing-in-cleaner-more-accountable.html
30	With us to explain it is Alex Kantrowitz, a staff reporter at Advertising Age who specializes in marketing and advertising technology.	Reporter, Advertising Age
31	Q: How big of a problem is fraud in the advertising industry? Q: Was the Spider acquisition an acqui-hire, or does the company have some unique methods or technology? Spider has a history with Google. The company discovered an operation that embedded malicious ads on YouTube, which affected about 3.5 million computers. * Google's anti-fraud team = over 100 people and is made up of PHDs, data scientists and computer scientists
32	AdAge.com * @Kantrowitz
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34	A TV antenna maker is working on a way for cord cutters to get free, live TV plus online video. The company is called Mohu, and they plan to launch a Kickstarter campaign next week to raise funds for the device.	http://www.tomsguide.com/us/mohu-channels-tv-online-video,news-18347.html
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36	* The product is called Mohu Channels * Early adopters can get it for $79 * Connects via HDMI. WiFi. Ethernet. * Comes with a QWERTY keyboard and TV remote * Will access online video services like Netflix and Hulu Plus * Can seamlessly switch between streaming video and live TV
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41	The US Postal Service is planning to release a Steve Jobs stamp! The late Apple founder and CEO appeared on a secret list of stamp subjects obtained by the Washington Post. The collectable stamp is due out next year. Also on the list: Elvis Presley.	http://www.scribd.com/doc/208045979/Postage-stamp-subjects-approved-by-U-S-Postal-Service
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43	Samsung teased its Monday Unpacked 5 event in a new “teaser trailer” today. The video appears to promote a waterproof and ruggedized product. You can watch our live coverage of the event here on the TWiT network Monday at 11am Pacific. We're also covering the Nokia press conference starting at 11:30pm Pacific on Sunday night.
44	Thank Elise,
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1	TITLE: Facebook to Buy WhatsApp, 948	GUEST: Jessica Lessin

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3	It's Thursday, February 20, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
4	This episode is brought to you buy SCOTTEVEST, technology-enabled clothing to carry all of your gadgets. Visit Scottevest.com/twit now through February 24th to save 40% off 14 of their bestsellers. That's Scott E Vest dot com slash TWIT, and use the code TWiT 13 at checkout.
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7	[me] Tech News Today explores the most important stories of the day in conversation with the world's leading journalists.
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9	Our guest today is Jessica Lessin, the founder and Editor-In-Chief of The Information. <Talk about ad-free subscription model.>	@Jessicalessin
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12	Facebook plans to buy WhatsApp for as much as 19 billion dollars. The Silicon Valley-based messaging app has 450 million users. The app costs 99 cents a year to use, but the first year is free. Facebook will pay 4 billion dollars in cash plus 12 billion dollars worth of Facebook stock. WhatsApp employees and founders will also get 3 billion dollars in restricted stock units that will vest over four years.	http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/19/facebook-to-buy-messaging-start-up/	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-19/facebook-to-buy-mobile-messaging-app-whatsapp-for-16-billion.html http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304914204579393452029288302?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304914204579393452029288302.html
13	Reed Albergotti is a technology reporter with The Wall Street Journal. * Q: Why did Facebook make this deal?	URL
14	Q: Why did WhatsApp make this deal? * Facebook = strategy of having a lot of apps * Facebook = 1.2 billion users globally * Why continue to operate it independently? * WhatsApp = 72% active every day * Probably share more photos than Facebook * WhatsApp = doesn’t collect names, ages, genders or addresses; doesn’t store users’ messages on its servers. * WhatsApp = does collect phone numbers * Competes with = Line, Kakao and WeChat in Asia to Kik and BlackBerry Messenger * There are about 50 messaging apps with more than 1 million downloads on Google Play * Estimates = seven trillion messages sent on WhatsApp a year * Founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton, former Yahoo employees * Jan Koum = “Monetization is not going to be a priority for us” * Two companies held informal talks for two years * Koum and Zuck negotiated over a plate of Valentines Day chocolate-covered strawberries intended for Ms. Chan. * 55 employees * Deal = $344 million an employee, or about $28 a user. (Others say $42 per user.) * Largest acquisition ever of a venture capital-backed start-up * Facebook had $7.9 billion in revenue last year * If the deal isn’t completed, Facebook will pay WhatsApp $1 billion in cash and $1 billion in stock * WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum will join Facebook's board * Sequoia invested about $60 million and is getting $3 billion * WhatsApp doesn't employ any marketing or public-relations people. * Jan Koum having lived on food stamps * Brian Acton having been rejected from jobs at Facebook and Twitter
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19	Facebook wasn’t the only deep-pocket Silicon Valley giant interested in grabbing WhatsApp. In an exclusive written by The Information’s Amir Efrati, we learned that Google took an unusual approach to WhatsApp -- an approach that, well, didn’t work out so well.	https://www.theinformation.com/Google-s-Unusual-Offer-to-WhatsApp
20	Q: What did Google do to try and make sure a company like Facebook wouldn’t acquire WhatsApp?
21	Q: Why wasn’t WhatsApp more interested in working with Google? Q: How common are “right-of-notice” offers in the valley? Q: How big of a loss is this for Google? Q: Google was surprised by Facebook’s Instagram acquisition, too, weren’t they? Q: It goes both ways, right? Facebook really wanted DeepMind, which Google aquired recently.
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24	Yahoo is funding research to develop a Siri-like virtual assistant. The company has made a 10 million dollar grant to Carnegie Mellon University for a project called InMind.	http://www.technologyreview.com/news/524401/yahoo-launches-10-million-research-effort-to-invent-a-smarter-siri/
25	Jason Abbruzzese is a reporter for Mashable. Q: What do we know about the InMind project so far?	URL
26	Q: Is there other funding besides Yahoo’s grant? Q: What rights over the end product does the grant give Yahoo? Q: It’s a five-year project. Isn’t that a little late to catch up with Siri and Google Now? Q: Why doesn’t Yahoo just buy a startup? Q: The two principal researchers behind this project started out with CALO, which is where Siri came from, right?
27	mashable.com * @JasonAbbruzzese
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29	Microsoft changed the name of its Office Web Apps to Office Online, plus added some new features.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57619180-75/microsoft-relaunches-office-web-apps-as-office-online/
30	Lance Whitney writes for CNET. Q: First, why did they change the name?	URL
31	Q: What else is new with Office Online besides the name? Q: They changed the interface, too, didn’t they? Is this an improvement?
32	cnet.com * @lancewhit
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34	HTC is working on three smartwatches. The company is planning to preview them privately to carriers at next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, according to a report from Bloomberg.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/20/htc-3-wearables/	http://gigaom.com/2014/02/20/htc-google-now-smartwatch/
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36	* One based on Google Now * Another based on Qualcomm’s Toq (TALK) smartwatch, which was kind of a reference design * Another described as “a music-playing bracelett” * HTC has not decided if it will publicly demo any of these wearables next week * HTC chairman, Cher Wang, told Bloomberg HTC would release its first wearable device by Christmas
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41	We reported Tuesday that Apple’s mergers and acquisitions chief met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Yesterday, Musk confirmed the meeting, but refused to say whether the talk was about Apple buying Tesla. He did say that the acqusition of Tesla by any other company is quote “very unlikely.”
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1	TITLE: FCC Rewriting Net Neutrality?, 947	GUEST: David Coursey

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3	It's Wednesday, February 19, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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12	The FCC today said it will re-write the rules for net neutrality. The new guidelines will strongly support net neutrality, which means that companies will be prevented from charging different rates or offering different speeds based on the source of Internet content. Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit cancelled the FCC's authority to impose net neutrality rules because of how it classifies Internet providers.	http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702303636404579392960485193226-lMyQjAxMTA0MDEwOTExNDkyWj
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14	* FCC won’t appeal; will write new rules * The FCC said it would likely complete the rules in the late spring or early summer. * It looks like the FCC won’t reclassify broadband Internet as a public utility, which would subject the industry to much greater regulation. * FCC official Chairman Tom Wheeler * A senior FCC official told the Wall Street Journal that the FCC plans to leave the option for reclassification open at present.
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19	Everyone’s an influencer on LinkedIn now. The business-oriented social site has expanded its influencer feature to all users. The feature allows the publishing of long-form articles. It used to be available only to hand-selected celebrities.	http://blog.linkedin.com/2014/02/19/the-definitive-professional-publishing-platform/
20	Mike Isaac is Recode’s Senior Editor for Social. * @MikeIsaac	@MikeIsaac
21	* Publishing platform has been around since 2012 * Used to be curated offering for about 300 hand-picked entrepreneurs and politicians -- Richard Branson, President Barack Obama, Arianna Huffington. * It will first open to 25,000 members, then gradually expand to everybody over the coming months * articles will only be delivered to people in the author’s network of contacts. If they get traction, they’ll be distributed to a wider audience of LinkedIn users. * Linkedin = wants traffic * Linkedin = 300 million users * Last year, LinkedIn acquired Pulse * The average Influencer post drives more an 31,000 views and receives more than 250 likes and 80 comments.			`
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24	Microsoft relaunched its cloud storage service today. What used to be called SkyDrive is now branded OneDrive. Plus, Microsoft made a few changes to the service.	http://youtu.be/bw1ciTl5YK4?t=41s	http://recode.net/2014/02/19/microsoft-launches-onedrive-basically-the-same-as-skydrive-but-with-100gb-free-if-you-hurry/ http://winsupersite.com/skydrive/onedrive-goes-live
25	Guest Lance Whitney a writer for CNET. * @lancewhit	URL
26	* In a promotion, Microsoft will give 100 GB of storage to the first 100,000 people who sign onto their OneDrive accounts, but it’s free for only a year. * Microsoft announced last month; lost trademark battle with the UK’s Sky Broadcasting Group. * Existing SkyDrive customers don't have to do anything to move to OneDrive * adding automatic camera backup to its Android version of its OneDrive app. * Microsoft offering customers their first 7 GB of storage free * Current customers who refer friends can get up to 5 GB of extra storage. * Use the OneNote camera back-up feature, get an additional 3 GB of storage. * Beyond freebies: 50GB for $25 a year, 100GB for $50 a year, and 200GB for $100 a year. * 200 GB for two years for Surface buyers and 100 GB for Office 365 users. Additional storage costs $0.50 per gig per month. * Microsoft is believed to be readying an Office Web Apps rebrand to "Office Online" * apps for iPhone, Android, Windows Phone and the web. * Microsoft said it planned to share details about OneDrive for Business at its SharePoint conference on March 3.
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29	A New Zealand court ruled today that the arrest of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was legal. The ruling may increase the chances that Dotcom will be extradited to the United States to face online piracy charges.	Start at 2:33:	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26255725
30		http://youtu.be/edKX4f52D6Y?t=2m33s
31	* 2012 ruling that police used illegal warrants was overturned * U.S. prosecutors say Megaupload website cost film studios and record companies more than $500 million and generated more than $175 million in criminal proceeds * Copyright case could set a precedent for internet liability laws * Appeals court upheld an earlier ruling that prosecutors had not been authorized to send clones of seized electronic evidence to the United States. * Dotcom is seeking damages from the government; this ruling will be a setback in that case * The U.S. Justice Department says Megaupload encouraged piracy by paying users who uploaded popular content and by deleting content that was not regularly downloaded.
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34	Dutch telecom giant KPN is partnering with Silent Circle, the US company that makes software for secure calls and messages. KPN is the first telco in the world to offer Silent Circle products, and these will be made available to customers in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.	http://gigaom.com/2014/02/19/silent-circle-gets-its-first-telco-distributor-as-kpn-prepares-to-offer-encrypted-communications/
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36	* Silent Phone and Silent Text available in June: $9.95 per month or $99.95 per year. * Silent Circle was founded a few years ago by Phil Zimmermann and Jon Callas (PGP) and ex-Navy Seal Mike Janke. * Silent Circle famously shut down its Silent Mail email service to protect users’ privacy * Other products include ncrypted voice, video and text communications for mobile and desktop. * No metadata saved * no centralized repository for the encryption keys that can be legally or illegally accessed by law enforcement, intelligence agencies or other hackers. * KPN first telco to offer Silent Circle to its iOS and Android-toting customers * Blackphone, a collaboration between Silent Circle and Spain’s GeeksPhone is expected next week. * Blackphone = “PrivatOS” operating system and Silent Circle software
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39	Evan Blass posted an allegedly leaked photo of what he called the All New HTC One on his Evleaks Twitter feed.	https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/436128330425708544
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41	* Codenamed M8 * Expected March 25 in London, New York * Slightly larger screen - nearly 5 inches * Signature feature rumored - two rear cameras with 6-megapixel and 8-megapixel sensors, to aid in low-light photography and refocusing after the image has been taken.
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44	Amazon’s virtual currency, called Amazon Coins, are now available on all Android devices for users in the U.S., U.K. and Germany. It used to be offered only on Amazon’s own Kindle tablets.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/19/amazon-coins-come-to-android-users-in-u-s-u-k-germany/
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46	* Amazon Coins are to encourage developers to build for the Amazon Kindle platform; reduce the “sticker shock” of paying for things in dollars and increase the revenue generating opportunities for both developers and Amazon. * Customers earn Coins by shopping for apps on Amazon’s app store * Buy coins directly at a 10% discount. The more Coins you buy, the larger the discount * 100 Coins are worth $1 - a penny each
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49	China's anti-monopoly regulator said today that Qualcomm is over-charging for patents and abusing its market position. The San Diego-based company faces fines of more than one billion dollars.	http://qz.com/178422/why-it-is-a-no-brainer-for-china-to-play-hardball-with-qualcomm/#/h/48114,1,2/	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/19/us-china-ndrc-idUSBREA1I0A820140219
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51	* 60% of phones used in China contain Qualcomm chips * licensing fees - numerous patents - on 3G and 4G technologies. * The Chinese government also wants to boost domestic chip makers * The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) headed by Xu Kunlin * The NDRC, main economic planning body, is trying to lower domestic costs as China rolls out its faster 4G mobile networks this year. * China Mobile Communications Industry Association filed a complaint against Qualcomm for overcharging for use of its patents. * NDRC can impose fines of between 1 and 10 percent of a company's revenues for the previous year. Qualcomm earned $12.3 billion in China for its fiscal year ended September * Half of Qualcomm’s global sales are in China * The NDRC raided Qualcomm's Beijing headquarters, Shanghai offices in November. * Also includes a probe of fellow US mobile technology firm InterDigitial
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56	The world’s first private supersonic jet will have no windows. The $80 million Spike Aerospace S-512 will instead have HD cameras mounted on the outside, and giant, high-definition curved screens on the inside. The effect is supposed look like windows that form an unbroken view across the entire fuselage. The feature actually improves the structure of the airplane, especially for supersonic flight. The plane will hit a top speed of 1,370 mph (Mach 1.8) while carrying up to 18 passengers. It's expected to fly in four years.	http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/02/supersonic-jet-video-windows/
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1	TITLE: SHOW TITLE, 946	GUEST: Joe Panettieri

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3	It's Tuesday, February 18, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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12	New revelations from the Edward Snowden documents published on The Intercept today reveal that the US and UK governments targeted WikiLeaks and other activists groups, as well as visitors to the WikiLeaks web site. Documents from the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ, reveal the real-time harvesting of user IP addresses, and the collection of search terms used on other sites, such as Google Search.	https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/02/18/snowden-docs-reveal-covert-surveillance-and-pressure-tactics-aimed-at-wikileaks-and-its-supporters/
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14	* GCHQ code-name for monitoring WikiLeaks: “ANTICRISIS GIRL” * Learned about it in PowerPoint * WikiLeaks is a non-profit organization that publishes leaked documents, and founded by Julian Assange * The Intercept is a new website dedicated to news from the Snowden papers. * Both US and UK governments declared WikiLeaks as an enemy to be destroyed, and urged allies to crack down * GCHQ data showed they tracked Americans, contradicting US claims that a deal between the U.K. and the U.S. prevents each country from spying on the other’s citizens. * GCHQ used publicly available analytics software called Piwik * GCHQ refused to comment on whether ANTICRISIS GIRL is still operational. * “The United States on August 10 urged other nations with forces in Afghanistan, including Australia, United Kingdom, and Germany, to consider filing criminal charges against Julian Assange.”
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19	Bitcoin ATMs are coming to the United States. The company that makes the ATMs, called Robocoin, said today that Bitcoin kiosks will be installed in Seattle and Austin.	http://youtu.be/0SidcjCLrQM
20	GUEST: Phil Wahba, Retail and Consumer Correspondent Reuters News	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/18/us-bitcoin-robocoin-idUSBREA1H05F20140218
21	* Scanners read government-issued identification such as a driver's license or a passport to confirm users' identities. * Swap bitcoin for cash * Or deposit cash to buy more bitcoin by transferring funds to or from a mobile virtual wallet * Robocoin = based in Las Vegas * Robocoin = installed its first bitcoin ATM in Vancouver last fall
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24	Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone will have a fingerprint sensor built into the home button, similar to the Apple iPhone 5S, according to a new report.	http://www.sammobile.com/2014/02/17/explained-samsungs-implementation-of-the-fingerprint-sensor-on-the-upcoming-galaxy-s5/
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26	* sammobile.com * expected Monday at Mobile World Congress * Rumors said the fingerprint sensor would be built into the screen * Finger must be swiped, unlike iPhone * will show real-time image of your fingerprint on the display as you swipe your finger over the sensor. * Phone still using physical buttons, contrary to rumors * Can register 8 fingerprints and assign each fingerprint a different task or use it as an app shortcut * Will support web site logins * New Personal Folder and Private Mode has been developed by Samsung, where you will be able to hide personal apps, widgets, and content you want to keep private.
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29	Google has acquired the Israeli startup SlickLogin, an Israeli startup that replaces passwords with sound-based authentication. A supporting site sends an encrypted code via ultrasonic sound to a smartphone, which transmits the code to the server for authentication. SlickLogin’s technology optionally works over WiFi or Bluetooth.	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/02/17/google-buys-israels-slicklogin/
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31	* Launched a few months ago * Terms unknown * It’s a simpler version of two-step authentication
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34	Apple may have thought about buying Tesla. A new report in the San Francisco Chronicle says Apple mergers and acquisitions chief Adrian Perica met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk last spring.	http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Apple-exploring-cars-medical-devices-to-reignite-5239850.php
35	Joining us to talk about this meeting is Thomas Lee, the business editor and columnist with the San Francisco Chronicle who broke the story. * @ByTomLee	@ByTomLee
36	* Steve Jobs’ dream project was for Apple to build a car * iOS in the Car * Other areas of interest: - partner on battery research - move Tesla from Android to iOS * Tesla market capitalization is about $25 billion
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39	King Digital Entertainment, the UK-based publisher behind Candy Crush, has filed for an IPO.	http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/18/candy-crush-maker-files-for-an-i-p-o/
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41	* wants to trade on the NYSE under the “KING” ticker. * Last year King generated profits of $568 million on revenues of $1.88 billion. * That’s up from just $617,000 and $64 million, respectively, in 2011. * Candy Crush launched summer of 2012 * Candy Crush earns 78 percent of company revenues. * Between 93 million people play Candy Crush every day. * 128 million daily active users of all games * King gives away its product, users buy virtual power-ups that help them get a leg up. King says 4 percent of its users — about 12 million people — are regular buyers. * 70 percent of its revenue comes from mobile users * Almost all of its money comes from people who got the game from Facebook, or the app stores run by Apple, Google and Amazon. * profit surged more than 7,000 percent last year, to $567.6 million from $7.8 million. * Revenues climbed tenfold, to nearly $1.9 billion. * Candy Crush = second-highest-grossing app on Apple’s App Store as of Tuesday, behind Clash of Clans.
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44	The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran's breach of a Navy computer network was more extensive than previously thought. The Journal reported the hack back in September. At the time, the Navy said that intruders had been shut out of the site. But now, the Journal reports that they stayed there until November.	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304899704579389402826681452?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304899704579389402826681452.html
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46	* Hackers targeted the unclassified Navy Marine Corps Internet, * The network has 800,000 users at 2,500 locations, according to the Navy. * Attack allowed the Iranians to conduct surveillance on the Navy's and Marine Corps' unclassified networks * No email accounts were hacked and no data was stolen
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57	The robots defeated humans in Jeopardy, and now want to take us on in ping pong. The Shanghai robot maker Kuka plans to take on German table tennis player Timo Boll in a match scheduled for March 11. The robot is a manufacturing robot built for factory work. So no matter how well it does in the upcoming match, you can be sure it's not ping pong players it will be replacing.		http://www.kuka-timoboll.com/en/home/
58	That's our show!
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66	On Tech News Today: The UK's Spy Agency Tracked WikiLeaks users * Bitcoin ATMs Coming To America * And Why You May Soon Give Samsung the Finger.
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1	TITLE: Solar Power Future Looks Bright, 945	GUEST: Marques Brownlee

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3	It's Valentine's Day, Friday the 14th February, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
4	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan - I'm Jason Howell.
5	[me] Tech News Today explores the most important stories of the day in conversation with the world's leading journalists.
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7	Our guest today is Marques Brownlee, video producer and product reviewer on his YouTube channel, MKB HD
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10	Conversation with Marques about reaching one million subscribers.	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5TvTH3GOdc&feature=share&list=UUBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ&index=1
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15	Japan’s online commerce giant Rakuten bought the messaging app Viber for $900 million in cash.	http://recode.net/2014/02/14/exclusive-interview-rakutens-mikitani-calls-900-million-he-paid-for-viber-a-no-brainer/
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17	* will add 300 million users to Rakuten's existing 200 million users * Viber is one of the top five most downloaded smartphone phone and messaging apps * United States, Russia and Australia among its biggest markets. * Will make them a platform for digital content * Viber competes with Skype * It competes with WeChat, WhatsApp, and Line. * Rakuten co-founder and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani: “Messaging apps are taking over the world and, while search is one of the strongest platforms, what is happening in communications is very, very important.” * Rakuten's e-commerce platform, Rakuten Ichiba, is the sixth largest in the world by sales. * Viber = launched in 2011 * Viber = close to 300 million users on all the major phone platforms * Cyprus-based Viber is a voice-call application, often called an OTT (over-the-top) service * Operating in almost 200 countries * Only messaging player with a globally significant presence besides WhatsApp * Rakuten = $315 million purchase of the e-reader company Kobo in 2011 * Rakuten = $250 million Buy.com acquisition 2010
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20	Two major Bitcoin exchanges this week stopped trading because of denial of service attacks. The exchanges, Mt. Gox and Bitstamp, weren’t alone is being affected. The attack cratered the value of Bitcoin, and caused errors in routine transactions.	http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/networks/what-you-need-to-know-about-mt-gox-and-the-bitcoin-software-flaw
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22	Joining us to explain what’s going on is Science Writer Morgen Peck. Welcome Morgen. * @morgenpeck Q: Can you explain what happened, exactly? Q: What is a “transaction malleability”? Q: And what about the Silk Road 2 problems we’ve heard about this week? How are they related? Q: How are these events being mis-reported or mis-interpreted? Q: Does all this damage the credibility of Bitcoin as a currency?
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25	Facebook’s gender options used to be simple: male or female. But now it’s, well, it’s complicated. A third gender option called “custom” provides a drop-down menu of 56 gender options once you start typing in the custom box. The new options include pan-gender, gender variant, two-spirit and the somewhat geeky sounding “non-binary.”	http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/02/13/facebook_custom_gender_options_here_are_all_56_custom_options.html	http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/apnewsbreak-gender-options-facebook-users-22501422
26	Donna Tam, writer for CNET, @DonnaYTam	URL	SKYPE:
27	* Social networks want identity. This is the right approach. * They should be able to identify who you are without trying to tell you who you are. * Available only in the US for now. * Also choose to he, she or they.
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30	The world’s largest solar project started producing electricity yesterday. The two point two billion dollar Ivanpah solar thermal power plant has more than 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors that reflect sunlight onto boilers, which create steam that turn turbines. The plant is part-owned by Google, and can provide power to 140,000 homes.	http://youtu.be/SoxT98H9J7c	http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_25134528/huge-ivanpah-solar-power-plant-opens-industry-booms
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32	* 392-megawatts. * Partially backed by a $1.6 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy * Solar market has changed dramatically since Ivanpah approved in 2010. * Traditional solar panels undergone a massive drop in price * Owned by Oakland-based BrightSource, NRG Energy Inc and Google * Conventional coal plant $100 to produce a megawatt-hour - $261 for solar thermal power * 45 miles southwest of Las Vegas
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35	Taco Bell is testing a mobile phone-based ordering at five Southern California-based locations. They plan to expand nationwide by the end of the year.	http://www.zdnet.com/taco-bells-upcoming-mobile-app-includes-gps-locator-for-timely-hot-food-7000026347/
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37	* Shows the menu with options * GPS tells the kitchen when to start your order * The interface changes depending on the time of day. Pricing defaults to the menu of the nearest location. And it will also give you directions there. * Chipotle Mexican Grill, Starbucks, Papa John’s, Domino’s and Pizza Hut have mobile ordering apps * McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A are also testing - Smashburger is also teasing the release * KFC is testing a mobile app for the UK. * The promise of iBeacon delivering the “app” * Superior alternative to all-location mobile payments and mobile wallets?
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41	Google collaborated with Ira Glass, the host of the This American Life radio show, for today’s Valentine’s Day Doodle. Each candy heart plays people interviewed by Glass and others about their experiences with love, as animations that were drawn by Google’s doodle staff illustrate the stories.	https://www.google.com/ http://valentine.thisamericanlife.org/
42	That's our show. Thank you for joining us, Marques!
43	Send YOUR news tips to our email address at tnt@twit.tv or call 260-TNT-show and leave a message. Also: Post and upvote your favorite stories on our subreddit at TechNewsToday.Reddit.com. Find the rest of our social pages by searching for Tech News Today on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube. And if you haven't already, subscribe to Tech News Today at twit.tv/tnt
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1	TITLE: Comcast to Buy Time Warner Cable, 944	GUEST: Lance Ulanoff

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3	It's Thursday, February 13, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
4	This episode of Tech News Today is brought to you by… Gazelle, the fast and simple way to sell your used gadgets! Find out what your used iPhone, iPad, and other Apple products are worth at gazelle.com.
5	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan - I'm Jason Howell.
6	[me] Tech News Today explores the most important stories of the day in conversation with the world's leading journalists.
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11	Comcast intends to buy Time Warner Cable. Buying the second-largest U.S cable-TV company would add more than 11 million residential subscribers to Comcast’s reach. It also would bring Comcast into the New York City market and give the company more leverage with content providers.	http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/12/investing/comcast-time-warner-cable/
12	Bryan Bishop writes for The Verge. * @bcbisho Q: Bryan, you wrote a piece about Why you should be scared of Comcast and Time Warner Cable merging. Why should we be scared? Q: Is there any upside? Q: Do you think this will be approved? Should it be approved?	URL
13	To help approval, Comcast plans to sell cable systems serving about 3 million subscribers so that its national footprint does not exceed 30% of the country, people involved in the deal said. The 30% benchmark was the previous FCC cap on cable ownership until a federal court tossed out that rule in 2009. * The roughly 30 million total would represent about 30 percent of the U.S. pay television video market. * The two companies together will control about half of what is called triple-play services — video, voice and internet — in the U.S. * Om Malik says it’s all about broadband, not TV * But this is far from a done deal. It will come under heavy government scrutiny. * $44 billion or $45.2 billion - all-stock transaction * three fourths of the U.S. only has the choice of two providers according to FCC data * Charter Communications had courted Time Warner Cable since June * Comcast now the undisputed leader in cable * Time Warner Cable shareholders will own about 23 percent of Comcast’s common stock. * Charter is unlikely to match Comcast’s bid * The acquisition values Time Warner Cable at about $69 billion including net debt * $17 billion acquisition of NBC Universal was completed in 2013.Q: Bryan, you wrote a piece about Why you should be scared of Comcast and Time Warner Cable merging. Why should we be scared?
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18	Apple says they’re cracking down on conflict minerals.	http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/02/13/apple-releases-2014-supplier-responsibility-report-pushes-against-conflict-minerals
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20	With us to explain what Apple’s up to is Tim Bradshaw, the San Francisco correspondent for the Financial Times. Thanks for joining us, Tim. * @tim Q: OK, so what are conflict minerals? Q: How does Apple say they’re going to avoid them? Q: What is tantalum and what is it used for? Q: What is gold used for in electronics? Q: How in the hell did you get the Twitter name “Tim”? Q: Do you believe Apple is doing enough?
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22	* Most electronic devices contain either gold, tantalum, tin or tungsten. * Last month, Intel announced that it would no longer use conflict minerals in its microprocessors.
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25	Dropbox hired Motorola chief Dennis Woodside to be the company’s new Chief Operating Officer. Jonathan Rosenberg, the former head of product management at Google, will become Motorola’s new CEO.	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/02/12/dennis-woodside-has-a-new-home-at-dropbox/
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27	* Nikesh Arora, Google's Chief Business Officer, will remain Executive Chairman of the Motorola Operating Board, overseeing strategy, the sources said. * Lenovo bought Motorola Mobility for $2.9 billion in January * 10 year Google veteran * There’s a high likelihood that a Dropbox IPO is in the works, and Woodside’s appointment could be part of those efforts, too.
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30	New estimates this week show that Apple and Samsung continue to make all the profits in the smartphone handset business. But today the world’s #3 smartphone maker, LG, unveiled a super phone designed to put the company into the running. It’s called the G Pro 2. It’s got a lot of high-end features, but the camera and screen features are really interesting.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/13/lg-g-pro-2/
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32	* 4K ultra HD video recording; an 120fps HD video recording * 5.9 inch full HD screen * 3.3mm bezel - screen-to-frame ratio of 77.2 percent * Knock Code = touchscreen taps (aka a ‘knock pattern’) to unlock the device * Not clear which markets outside South Korea * Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor clocked at 2.26 GHz. * 2.1-megapixel front camera * 13-megapixel rear camera with optical imaging stabilization.
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35	Apple plans to announce a new Apple TV set-top box in April and ship it in time for the Christmas holiday season, according to Bloomberg. The company is also negotiating with Time Warner Cable and other potential partners for content.	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-12/apple-said-to-plan-new-set-top-box-amid-time-warner-cable-talks.html
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37	* release date could change because programming and distribution partners * Faster processor would make it easy to navigate between TV shows, movies and other online content, one person said. * Agreement with Time Warner Cable = first such deal with a cable or satellite company. * Apple has run into problems with Comcast and DirecTV Eddy Cue been trying to convince to let customers use Apple IDs instead of credentials from Comcast and DirecTV
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15	The European Commission wants control of the Internet to be moved from the United States and distributed globally. Among their stated reasons is a “loss of confidence” in the US following the NSA surveillance revelations.	http://www.icann.org/	http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-142_en.htm
16	Q: Isn’t the EU simply hijacking fear of the NSA to get something it’s always wanted, which is more involvement in the control of the Internet? What does the NSA have to do with functions like allocating IP addresses? Q: Distributing Internet management globally means giving some involvement to authoritarian governments. Is that an improvement? NOTES * Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) * Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), a department of ICANN which allocates IP addresses and manages root nameservers for the DNS. * The commission referenced the NSA * EU wants a "clear timeline for the globalization of ICANN."
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21	The Verge’s Tom Warren reports this morning that his sources say Microsoft may allow Android apps to run on Windows and Windows Phone.	http://gizmodo.com/microsoft-might-be-bringing-android-apps-to-windows-pho-1521383932
22	Tom Warren is a Senior Reporter at The Verge. * @tomwarren Q: Would this save or kill Windows Phone? Q: How did this kind of strategy work out for BlackBerry? Q: You wrote that Microsoft’s plan may involve a third-party “enabler.” What’s an “enabler”? Q: Wouldn’t this damage Microsoft’s reputation?	URL
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26	The use of smartphones in the workplace is growing fast. Today there are 132 million people who use their smartphones or work, and that’s expected to grow to 328 million workers by 2017, according to a report from the mobile security solutions provider, Good Technology.	http://www.macrumors.com/2014/02/12/ios-enterprise-good-technology/	http://recode.net/2014/02/12/business-use-of-mobile-apps-continues-to-rise-while-iphone-gains-ground-in-q4/
27	Joining us to talk about smartphones at work is Ina Fried, a senior editor at Recode. Welcome, Ina. * @inafried Q: The iPhone accounts for about 73 percent of all enterprise mobile device activations, according to the report. Why is the most consumery of devices dominating the enterprise? Q: Is the Bring Your Own Device now the default policy in US enterprises?	URL
28	* Tim Cook said in Apple’s recent earnings call that enterprise sales are “unbelievable numbers.” The iPhone is used in 97% of the Fortune 500, and 91% of the Global 500, and iPad is used in 98% of the Fortune 500 and 93% of the Global 500. * Companies are adopting mobile apps for use in their business at an increasing rate. * Enterprise app activations were up 54 percent from the prior quarter, an acceleration from the 42 percent growth rate between the second and third quarters. * Android: 26 percent * Windows Phone: 1 percent * Document editing is still the most popular business task * Cloud storage and business intelligence apps are on the rise. * Custom enterprise app development grew 55 percent in the fourth quarter * Social business apps also grew in popularity
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31	Microsoft was accused of censoring global Bing search results on behalf of the Chinese government. But Microsoft says it was just a “glitch.” According to the Chinese freedom-of-speech group GreatFire.org and confirmed by Reuters, searches conducted globally in Chinese showed different results than the same searches in English.	https://zh.greatfire.org/blog/2014/feb/bing-practicing-chinese-censorship-globally	http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/11/bing-censors-chinese-language-search-results
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36	Google said today that it’s acquisition of Nest is a done deal. Nest is a startup that makes smart thermostats and smart smoke detectors.	https://nest.com/
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38	Q: Why did Google buy nest, and why was it worth $3.2 billion? NOTES * Nest’s founders, Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers * Tony Fadell: Apple’s former iPod head * Sold Motorola Mobility unit to Lenovo; Nest is now Google’s main hardware thing * Tony Fadell into “home sensor networks" that would relay information and evolve * Nest is selling 100,000 thermostats a month. At $250 each * Annual revenue $300 million. * Android@Home * Neil Doshi of CRT Capital thinks Nest is about home entertainment * iRobot CEO Colin Angle thinks its about robots working with home sensors * DeepMind also about machines that learn
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41	Twitter is testing a redesign that makes Twitter look more like Facebook or Google+. The new look focuses on pictures and a Google-like “cards” interface and isn’t the usual vertical stream.	http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAyLzExL2FkL1R3aXR0ZXJMYXlvLjIyOTc5LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/8f4d9122/4b6/TwitterLayout1.jpg	http://mashable.com/2014/02/11/twitter-redesign-facebook-google/
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46	Snapchat users are being spammed with pictures of smoothies. It’s caused by a new spam outbreak that redirects people who receive messages to an AllRecipes.com page for a "Berry Delicious" smoothie. The messages appear to come from actual Snapchat friends. Snapchat is trying to put a lid on it.	http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/02/snapchat-hack/
47	That's it for today! I'd like to thank Matthew Ingram and Peter Kafka for joining us today. You can find Mathew on Twitter at mathew EYE on Twitter. And Peter Kafka at PEE Kafka on Twitter.
48	Send YOUR news tips to our email address at tnt@twit.tv or call 260-TNT-show and leave a message. Also: Post and upvote your favorite stories on our subreddit at TechNewsToday.Reddit.com. Find the rest of our social pages by searching for Tech News Today on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube. And if you haven't already, subscribe to Tech News Today at twit.tv/tnt
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1	TITLE: Microsoft's Android Phone?, 942	GUEST: Kevin Tofel

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11	Nokia’s rumored and leaked Normandy Android phone is real, according to the Wall Street Journal. The phone will run a forked version of Android and offer a Nokia app store, as well as installed Nokia-made Android apps and possibly Microsoft apps and services.	https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/420933979655512064/	http://goo.gl/BLlOfQ
12	Maggie Reardon is a reporter for CNET * @maggie_reardon Q: The Wall Street Journal piece said Microsoft is making an ally out of Google. Is it clear that Microsoft is fully on board with the Android strategy? Q: The claim is that Android can run on cheap phones that Windows Phone cannot. Is the low end of the market really worth it for Microsoft? Q: Nokia seems to be trying the Amazon model, using Google but not Google services Q: Leaks show a Windows Phone like user interface.	@maggie_reardon
13	* Journal says Microsoft is behind it, making an “ally” out of Google * Microsoft in the process of acquiring Nokia’s phone business * May be called "Nokia X" * Unveiled later this month at Mobile World Congress, which opens February 24 * Possible Windows-phone-like UI * Amazon model of forking Android, shunning Google services? * Low end phone (Windows Phone needs more expensive hardware) * Nokia on Windows Phone 3 years ago * Journal says: Nokia’s Here maps, Mix Radio, and a Nokia app store
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18	One of the most sophisticated malware-driven espionage campaigns ever seen was uncovered recently. The malware campaign is called “Mask,” and it’s been around since at least 2007 infecting the Windows, OS TEN, and Linux operating systems 380 victims in 31 countries. It’s purpose is to steal encryption keys, keystrokes and even Skype conversations.	http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/meet-mask-posssibly-the-most-sophisticated-malware-campaign-ever-seen/
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23	Wireless charging is a great idea. But with three competing, incompatible standards it hasn’t really taken over as the main way to charge phones, tablets and other mobile devices. But now, there’s hope. Two of the standards may soon share technology. The Power Matters Alliance, and the Alliance for Wireless Power have signed an agreement to use each other’s features. That leave the Wireless Power Consortium’s “CHEE” standard as the outsider.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/11/5398066/a4wp-and-pma-merge-tech-to-win-wireless-charging-war
24	CNET executive editor Roger Cheng * @RogerWCheng Q: What is the deal all about? Q: The deal doesn’t mean the two standards are compatible, does it? Q: How will this change the adoption of wireless charging?	@RogerWCheng
25	* “CHEE” is spelled Qi. * The PMA gets the A4WP's resonant wireless charging spec, which can wirelessly charge several gadgets at once, and without requiring them to be oriented in any particular direction on a charging pad. * The A4WP gets the PMA's cloud-based software infrastructure for managing and monetizing charging points, which could direct smartphone users to the nearest charging hotspot when they're low on juice, and allow Starbucks to let its customers top off those devices with the purchase of a latte. * HTC, LG, and Samsung use Qi
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28	You may see protest splash screens and banners all over the Internet today. The movement is a protest against NSA mass surveillance. It’s called the day we fight back, and the idea is to motivate people to call or email lawmakers to ban the broad collection of personal data online.	EXAMPLES: http://boingboing.net/ https://www.eff.org/	https://thedaywefightback.org/
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30	* Anniversary of Aaron Swartz‘s death. * Similar to SOPA and PIPA campaigns * Variety of WordPress apps that auto-protest for you.		http://www.reformgovernmentsurveillance.com/
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33	Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan were the biggest philanthropists in the US last year, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The couple gave a single donation of 18 million shares of Facebook stock valued at $970 million to a Silicon Valley charity in December. The top 50 contributors gave $7.7 billion last year, and also pledged $2.9 billion for the future.	http://www.salon.com/2014/02/10/bargain_for_billionaires_why_philanthropy_is_more_about_p_r_than_progress/
34	With us today to throw ice water on all this is Sean McElwee. Sean is a New York based writer who has written for Salon, The Atlantic and The Rolling Stone. @seanmcelwee Q: Sean, in your recent Salon piece, you seemed less than impressed by Zuckerberg’s generosity. Q: You say that philanthropy is inefficient? How? Q: Are you saying that taxation and government programs are more efficient? Q: You also say philanthropy is undemocratic. What do you mean?	@seanmcelwee
35	* Nineteen people or couples on the list have signed the Giving Pledge, started by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in 2010. More than 120 of the world’s wealthiest individuals and families have pledged to give at least half their wealth to charity since the movement began.
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38	Google is working with Foxconn on factory robots, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. Foxconn is the world’s largest contract manufacturer, and probably best known as the company that builds Apple iPhones. The paper also said Google is expected to build a new robot operating system for manufacturing.	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/02/11/foxconn-working-with-google-on-robotics/
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40	* DeepMind could mean robots learn * Working with Andy Rubin since last year * Google acquired eight robotics companies last year * Foxconn: world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics devices * Foxconn: best testing ground for its new robotics technology. * Foxconn: lowest sales per employee among the contract makers * Foxconn: seeking locations for research and technology investment in the U.S.
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43	A giant campus for tech startups planned for Silicon Valley’s Sunnyvale looks like something right out of the Jetsons. It’s called the Central & Wolfe campus, and it will replace the boring office park that’s currently there. The idea is to build a mini-city -- sort of like a Googleplex or an Apple spaceship type building, but for tiny startups. Architectural plans show the roof taken over by a park-like garden.	http://www.businessinsider.com/central-and-wolfe-campus-silicon-vallery-2014-2
44	Our publicity stunt of the day comes from Sony. The company is trying to sell a waterproof MP3 player. So to emphasize how waterproof it is, the company is selling it inside bottles of water, which are for sale in gym vending machines. It's called the Bottled Walkman.	http://youtu.be/USJSOPPZoKI?t=42s	http://www.vendingtimes.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=EB79A487112B48A296B38C81345C8C7F&nm=Vending+Features&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=38B957DA10F94D34AD22A73E09DA4120
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10	[me] Comcast’s mail servers were hacked on February 5. The hacker group NullCrew FTS posted the details of their exploit on Pastebin, along with a list of Comcast’s mail servers, for 24 hours. During that time, Comcast reportedly didn’t tell customers. At least 34 of their servers were breached, according to reports. That enabled any hacker to have their way with the mail servers. And, in fact, users reported slowdowns, crashes and other problems during that time.	http://www.zdnet.com/change-your-passwords-comcast-hushes-minimizes-serious-hack-7000026118/
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16	[me] Jeanniey Mullen is a co-founder at Ringblingz. * @jeannieymullen *ringblingz.com/ Q: Can we see it? Q: Why do you think teenagers want a smart ring? Q: Are blinking light an appealing interface? Q: Pre-orders in March; When will it ship? What’s the price?	URL
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22	[sl] Over the weekend, the developer of Flappy Bird, Dong Nguyen tweeted that he'd be removing the game from the App Store. Flappy Bird has been the number one downloaded free app on App Store for almost a month. and was averaging $50,000/day in revenue from in-app ads. Well, today's the day - Flappy Bird no longer shows up in search, developer's app listing, and Top Free games.	http://www.macrumors.com/2014/02/09/flappy-bird-removed/	https://twitter.com/dongatory
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27	[me] Yahoo is partnering with Yelp to improve local results. Yelp reviews and listings will show up as results in Yahoo searches.	http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304680904579371263386333816-lMyQjAxMTA0MDAwODEwNDgyWj	http://us.search.yahoo.com/ http://www.yelp.com/
28	[me] Douglas MacMillan is a San Francisco-based technology reporter for the Wall Street Journal. * @dmac1 Q: You reported that Yahoo’s 2010 search deal with Microsoft has been a disappointment for Yahoo. In what way? Q: Mayer tried to acquire Yelp for $500 million in 2009 when she led search at Google. Why does she think so highly of Yelp? Q: Yahoo seems to buy a lot of companies, and partner with others for technology. Why don’t they build more of their own technology? Is the buy or partner strategy really working?	URL
29	* Terms undisclosed * Mayer asked that 50 new PhDs be hired in 2013. * Microsoft recently struck a deal with mobile check-in software maker Foursquare * Yelp previous content partnerships with Microsoft and Apple * Microsoft gets 12% of revenue Yahoo generates from search ads * Yahoo can’t get out of that contract until 2015 * Search ads: little more than one-third of Yahoo's revenue, rose 8% to $461 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, after payouts to Microsoft. * In December, Yahoo claimed 10.8% of the search market, compared with Google's 67.3% and Microsoft's 18.2%, according to comScore.
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32	[sl] ASUS's VivoTab Note 8, an 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet with support for Wacom pen input, has gone live in Microsoft's US store- the 32GB model anyway- for $329, which is a little higher than the $299 price tag it had when shown off at CES. But do you even have room in your heart for a tablet? Zal Bilimoria, a partner at venture capital firm Andreesen Horowitz wrote in an opinion piece published by Re/code over the weekend that consumers are losing interest in tablets all together.	http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/10/asus-vivotab-note-8-now-available/
33	- only 12 percent of tablets have cellular connections, instantly making them non-mobile devices - At Netflix, we witnessed a dramatic increase in phone usage for the streaming service — all that binge-watching of “Sons of Anarchy” and “House of Cards.” The reason was obvious: As phone apps improved in terms of quality and speed, users abandoned their tablets for the device in their pocket that could access the Web anywhere and anytime from Wi-Fi or cellular connections.
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36	[me] The United Arab Emirates government plans to test flying drones to deliver packages. Here’s the crazy part: The drones will feature retina scanners and fingerprint readers to authenticate people accepting packages, according to Reuters.	http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/WATCH-Will-UAE-plan-for-mail-delivery-by-drone-make-mail-carriers-redundant-340951 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgGZSyGCMAA0fYz.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgGWYXQCcAASzSa.jpg:large	http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/uae-develops-delivery-drones-to-improve-government-services
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46	[me] We said in a recent show that the restaurant reservation service OpenTable is no longer supported by Apple's Siri. But a viewer named Jacob points out that OpenTable was added back to Siri more than a year ago.
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49	[sl] Flappy Bird is dead and gone, but don’t worry: Flappy Doge can fiill the void in your life. Flappy Doge is a browser game that plays exactly like Flappy Bird, but with the digital currency world’s favorite shiba. It’s also free and has no ads.	http://www.dogetek.co/game/	http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/10/5397824/play-this-flappy-doge
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1	TITLE: Watson Goes to Africa, 939

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3	[me] It's Thursday, February 6, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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9	[me] The Turkish government passed new laws that make it easier for them to censor the Internet and surveille the public. The laws have triggered both outrage by opposition parties and protests in the streets of Istanbul. They allow the Turkish equivalent of America’s FCC, which is called the TIB, to block any web site without a court order. It also requires Internet providers to store all user activity data for two years, and hand it over when requested by the government.	http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/02/turkish-mps-endorse-internet-control-law-2014266540113308.html
10	[me] Ozgur Uckan (ooze-GUR oo-kan), a writer and teacher who works at Istanbul’s Bilgi University (bill-gee). He’s Skyping in from Paris, France. Thank you for joining us, ooze-GUR. * ozguruckan.com Q: You were quoted on the BBC as saying "The new internet law is catastrophic for Turkey." Why is this a catastrophe in your view? Q: The stated purpose of this law is to “protect the family, children and youth from items on the Internet that encourage drug addiction, sexual abuse and suicide.” The Chinese communist party says the same thing, but it’s clearly also about political control. Is that the case in Turkey, too? Q: I’ve read that censorship is also on the rise in Turkey. Some 40,000 websites are currently blocked in Turkey 10,000 more than last year. Q: Prime minister Erdoğan (ERR-doh-an) famously called Twitter "a menace to society." Will the law also allow the government more control over social media accounts?	ozguruckan.com
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15	[sl] Last night on Tech News Tonight we reported that after its first quarterly earnings as a public company, Twitter stock was down almost 13% in after-hours trading, due to investor concerns over slowing user growth. And...it's fallen further. Twitter shares fell almost 25% this morning, which represents a loss of about $9.8 billion in market value. The stock, which debuted at $26 in November, hit a low of $50 in early trading. The shares peaked at $74.73 in late December.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/06/us-twitter-results-idUSBREA141ZZ20140206
16	- analysts/brokerages seem split on Twitter. IPO was priced to sell, but is it overvalued? too hard to use? the next FB? - Deutsche Bank, one of one at least six brokerages that raised target prices or ratings on Twitter's stock. sees Twitter as reaching 1B users - UBS issued a "sell" recommendation on the stock and cut its price target to $42 from $45. one of at least eight brokerages to cut their target prices or recommendations - fourth-quarter revenue of $243 million beat the street, but slowed user growth, as well as a sharp decline in a measure of user engagement scared ppl - tweet from nickbiltron: Twitter's growth problem isn't just about new users. It's about convincing people who joined in the Oprah days, then abandoned, to come back	https://twitter.com/nickbilton/status/431178294390554624
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19	[th] IBM is putting its Watson artificial intelligence system to work boosting technology in Africa. The company is investing $100 million over the next decade to fund Watson-based projects at its Africa Research laboratory in Narobi, Kenya. The company also plans to open new IBM Innovation Centers in Lagos, Nigeria; Casablanca, Morocco; and Johannesburg, South Africa.	http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/43106.wss http://www.theworldisourlabafrica.com/	http://www.zdnet.com/ibm-watson-heads-to-africa-with-100m-investment-7000026042/
20	[me] Steve Ranger is the UK editor-in-chief for ZDnet and TechRepublic. * @steveranger Q: Steve, can you tell us more about the nature of IBM’s investment in Africa? Q: As I understand it, this is about applying big data to africa’s food, energy and medical problems. But isn’t the hardest part collecting the data? How do they plan to do that?	@steveranger
21	* recruiting research partners such as universities, development agencies, and startups * Will be deployed to tackle the region’s biggest problems: understanding food price patterns, to estimating GDP and poverty numbers, to anticipating disease outbreaks. * IBM said last month that it will spend $1 billion to create a new division around Watson, which analyzes troves of data and can answer questions in conversational language. * Nairobi, Kenya, lab is IBM’s its 12th in the world. * In 2013, IBM had operations in more than 20 African countries, up from four in 2006. * “Africa is facing a double challenge: the lack of accessible data to support its economic development, and the lack of advanced skills in data analysis. IBM's work to share Watson with Africa will help to address both challenges," said Michel Bézy, Associate Director, Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda.
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24	[me] A startup called Refresh launched a Google Glass app today that presents a “dossier” on the people you meet. It harvests this information from sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Github, AngelList, Yahoo, and Zillow. It also connects to your calender, and shows you a dossier on people you’re about to meet.	http://venturebeat.com/2014/02/06/refresh-unveils-google-glass-app-that-presents-instant-dossiers-on-people-you-meet/	http://www.refresh.io/
25		Note on video above: Slide show with Glass screens at the bottom.
26	* Currently an iPhone app called “Refresh app” * People+ is a Glassware app that presents information on people and companies * Refresh is backed by $10 million from Redpoint Ventures, Charles River Ventures, and Foundation Capital. It is based in Palo Alto, Calif.
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29	[sl] 2013 wasn't a great year for HTC. The company's sales dropped 30% last year, its third annual decline, due to product delays, a shrinking marketing budget, and competitors like LG and Lenovo, and HTC also posted its first annual net loss. However, Chang Chialin, chief financial officer and head of global sales for Taiwan-based HTC tells Bloomberg that an updated version of the One smartphone, a new wearable device, and a better focus on marketing will turn things around this year.	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-05/htc-sees-new-devices-and-fresh-marketing-push-driving-turnaround.html
30	- A wearable device will be available by this year’s Christmas shopping season after years of development and technical challenges. Chairman Cher Wang: “Many years ago we started looking at smartwatches and wearables, but we believe that we really have to solve the battery problems and the LCD light problems. These are customer-centric problems.” - The executives declined to say whether HTC’s marketing budget would rise this year after the company last year signed actor Robert Downey Jr. for $12M - Bloomberg reported anon source that next HTC One model coming in March, featuring a twin-sensor rear camera and a larger screen
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33	[th] Amazon has acquired Double Helix Games, the maker of “Silent Hill,” “Killer Instinct” and many other titles. Amazon said that Double Helix Games now available and currently in development will be supported in the future. We reported previously that Amazon was rumored to be working on a low-cost game console that would compete with Xbox and Playstation.
34	* What kind of game company will Amazon be? * Amazon is clearly very serious about becoming a major content creator. Their Amazon Original TV series, for example, show their intent to compete against Netflix. Can an online bookseller and retailer really take on Hollywood and the game industry?	URL
35	* News of the deal leaked due to an invitation to joint recruiting event from Amazon and Double Helix Games taking place in L.A. on February 13th. * Double Helix Games was formed in 2007 via a merger between two Foundation 9 studios, The Collective and Shiny Entertainment. * Other games: Star Wars, The Matrix, Indiana Jones and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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40	[me] FOLLOW-UP: We told you yesterday about Japanese reports that Sony would get out of the PC business by selling its Vaio unit to an investment fund called Japan Industrial Partners. Today Sony confirmed it. The deal is expected to close by March. Sony also announced plans to lay off 5,000 workers globally by March of next year. The company will also spin off its TV business into a separate subsidiary by July. Sony’s fiscal year ends in March, and the company is forecasting a huge loss for the year -- about $1.1 billion.
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43	[sl] Taking a cruise is great -- especially if you have a view from your room. But if you don’t have a view, the next-best thing is a big TV showing you video of the view. That’s the idea behind Royal Caribbean’s "virtual balconies." Instead of a window in 81 rooms on its new cruise ship, they offer 80-inch, high-definition TV screens showing near real-time video of what your view would be... if you actually had a window. The video is taken by two RED Epic digital cinema cameras. The "virtual balconies” will feel like either a breathtaking view out a window or, more likely, a TV playing the most boring show ever.	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8z1BLzb9Fo	http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/cabinclass/cabinTypes/cabinType/cabin/home.do?br=R&cabincls=I&cabinType=SB&shipCode=NV
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49	On Tech News Today: Turkey cuts Internet freedoms * IBM's Watson goes to Africa! * And Amazon buys a game company. All that and more coming up next.
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57	http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/06/apple-bans-another-bitcoin-app-from-iphones
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1	TITLE: Google Ad Chief in at YouTube, 938

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3	[me] It's Wednesday, FEBRUARY 5, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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10	[me] Longtime Google veteran Susan Wojcicki will head the company’s YouTube unit, according to a scoop in The Information. Wojcicki is currently senior vice president of advertising and was Google's employee No. 16 at Google. In fact, Google was launched in her garage in 1998. She's also the sister of Anne Wojcicki, founder and CEO of 23andMe and the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin.	https://www.theinformation.com/Google-Looks-to-Ads-Executive-Susan-Wojcicki-as-Next-YouTube-Chief
11	[me] Joining us to talk about the story is Jessica Lessin, founder and editor-in-chief of The Information (at the information dot com). Jessica also broke the story, along with senior reporter Amir Efrati. * theinformation.com Q: Congratulations on another great exclusive. Why do you think Google might put their top ad executive in charge of YouTube? Q: You said in your story that YouTube isn’t able to attract enough ads to keep up with the huge volume of videos posted. Q: Is Salar Kamangar being snubbed here?	theinformation.com
12	* Salar Kamangar who was Google’s ninth employee and had formerly led YouTube since co-founder Chad Hurley departed in 2010, is expected to shift to another role within Google. * eMarketer thinks YouTube generated $5.6 billion in ad revenue last year. * a billion visitors a month, with more than 40 percent phones and tablets.
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17	[sl] The Nikkei Asian Review is reporting that Sony is in talks to sell its PC operations arm to investment fund Japan Industrial Partners, and shift its hardware focus to smartphones. Here's the alleged plan: the fund will establish a new company to which Sony will sell its entire PC business. That sale price is estimated at 40 billion yen to 50 billion yen ($391 million to $489 million). The new company would continue to make and sell PCs under the Vaio brand. Sony will take only a small stake in the firm, and will withdraw operations from most countries and regions.	http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Deals/Sony-looking-to-sell-PC-business-to-investment-fund
18	- PC business has a staff of roughly 1,000. majority will be taken on by the new firm, but some others will be transferred to other departments within Sony. The parties are discussing having Sony's PC site in Nagano Prefecture continue handling R&D and production under the new company. - The sale of the PC business will result in disposal losses, pushing Sony into a net loss for the first time in two years for the year ending March 31 -- a reversal from the projected 30 billion yen in profit. With TV and digital camera operations languishing, its electronics business is performing below expectations. - Vaio brand of PCs launched in 1996. Its annual PC shipments peaked at 8.7M units but are now projected to fall to 5.8M units this fiscal year. Sony was the ninth-ranked PC maker in the world with a 1.9% share of all PCs shipped during the January-September period of 2013, according to U.S. research firm IDC.
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21	[th] Google’s European antitrust problems may soon be over. The company agreed to change search results to avoid a possible $5 billion fine. Google is willing to display links to three competitors next to links to its own services. It would also label its own links. The European commission will decide whether to make the change legally binding after talking to Google’s competitors to see if it satisfies them. European regulators started investigating Google in 2010 after complaints that it favored its own web sites and services in search results.	https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bftb-LPIMAAjW0Y.jpg:large http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/3960903/google_eu.jpg	http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-116_en.htm http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/5/5381166/google-reaches-antitrust-agreement-with-european-regulators-over
22	* avoided a process that could have lead to a fine of up to $5 billion, or 10 percent of its 2012 revenue * investigation since November 2010 * People from German online mapping service Euro-Cities and Polish online auction site Allegro said it’s not enough. * Google must stick to the deal for the next five years. * Google received only a mild reprimand from the Federal Trade Commission. * Google may still face a second EU investigation, this time into its Android operating system for smartphones
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25	[me] Part of Silicon Valley’s power and phone infrastructure was attacked last April. The attack was covered in the press last year. But an exclusive report in The Wall Street Journal has pieced together a detailed timeline of the incident, and it’s worse than previously reported. The attack started after midnight on April 16. Some unknown number of people broke into an underground vault south of San Jose and cut telephone cables. Then, snipers fired at the nearby Metcalf power substation for 19 minutes, taking out 17 giant transformers that relay power to Silicon Valley. A blackout was avoided because officials re-routed power around the site and boosted electrical production from other nearby power plants. Nobody was caught.	http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304851104579359141941621778-lMyQjAxMTA0MDAwNDEwNDQyWj
26	* Former energy regulator Jon Wellinghoff is calling it a terrorist attack. * US Navy experts said it looked like a quote: “professional job.” * No fingerprints on shell casings * Best spots to shoot from were marked in advance using rocks * The FBI disagrees * But even if it wasn’t done as a test or “dress rehearsal” for an attack, it exposes the risk to infrastructure from physical attacks on such substations. * The event shocked the utility industry, which scrambled to change their security
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29	[sl] You know what's cool? Six billion hours of video viewed every month on Youtube... you know what isn't cool? Fake eyeballs. Google has announced a crackdown on "fraudulent views" on YouTube, from channels who inflate their view counts. YouTube has always audited videos in an effort to try to spot inflated counts, but the company is taking it more seriously, accourding to YouTube software engineer Phillip Pfeiffenberger. It's a quirk of the system that YouTube's parent company is driving traffic to those third-party businesses.	http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/05/youtube-fake-views-counts-google
30	- in the past YT would scan views for spam after they occurred, now will periodically validate the video’s view count, removing fraudulent views as new evidence comes to light. approach shouldn't affect more than a minuscule fraction of videos on YouTube. "we believe it’s crucial to improving the accuracy of view counts and maintaining the trust of our fans and creators." - search 'buy YouTube views' in Google, and hundreds of companies show up, including some paying Google to advertise their services using its AdWords system. - YouTube's motivation the crackdown is about making its service more appealing to advertisers. also wants to make $ from channel-owners building their audiences by paying to use its TrueView ads system. TrueView: you're charged only when a viewer has chosen to watch your ad
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35	[sl] Hi TNT crew, It's been widely reported that John Thompson was reluctant to become Chairman of the Board at Microsoft. I wonder if as part of his negotiations to become CEO, Satya Nadella was promised to also be named the Chairman of Microsoft in a year or two if he does well. Having both jobs would give Nadella a lot of leverage and independence from Gates and Ballmer, something that was a problem for many CEO candidates. - Milton
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38	[??] The late Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs loved Sony. So much so that he tried to convince the company to make a Sony Vaio laptop that ran Mac OS. It happened in 2001. Former president Kunitake Ando told a Japanese reporter yesterday that he met Jobs in Hawaii while Sony executives were playing golf. At the end of the golf course, Jobs and his Apple entourage were waiting with a Sony Vaio running Mac OS. Sony turned them down, because they believed their Windows-based Vaio line was about to take off.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/5/5380832/sony-vaio-apple-os-x-steve-jobs-meeting-report
39	That's our show. Watch today for Twitter's earnings report -- the company's first since its iPO.
40	[me] Send YOUR news tips to our email address at tnt@twit.tv or call 260-TNT-show and leave a message. Also: Upvote the stories you'd like to see us cover on our subreddit at Technewstoday.reddit.com and visit our Tech News Today Google+ community. And if you haven't already, subscribe to Tech News Today at twit.tv/tnt
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1	TITLE: Microsoft's New CEO Satya Nadella, 937

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3	[me] It's Tuesday, January 4, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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10	[me] Satya Nadella is Microsoft’s new CEO. Nadella has been with Microsoft for 22 years. Founder and former CEO Bill Gates will step down as chairman, and take an advisory role to Nadella. Board member John Tompson, the lead independent director, will become chairman. Current CEO Steve Ballmer, who may soon be the company’s largest shareholder, will remain on the board. Nadella starts work as CEO today.	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8JwNZBJ_wI&t=19s	http://windowsitpro.com/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/its-official-microsoft-names-satya-nadella-ceo
11	[me] Elise Hu is a reporter who covers technology for NPR's radio and online news outlets. Thanks for being here, Elise. * @elisewho	http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/01/31/269443258/8-things-worth-knowing-about-microsofts-new-ceo-satya-nadella
12	Q: Elise: You wrote a piece this morning called “8 Things Worth Knowing About Microsoft's New CEO, Satya Nadella” Can you tell a few interesting things about Satya Nadella? Q: Nadella has deep experience in the enterprise and in cloud computing. Is he the right choice for a company struggling in the consumer space and in mobile? Q: Nadella has never run a company before. Do you think this inexperience will be a problem? Q: Nadella is only Microsoft’s third CEO in 39 years. The two previous CEOs are on the board. Gates has a dominating presence, and will be an advisor. Ballmer may soon be the company’s largest shareholder. Will these two outsized personalities let Nadella do his job?		http://wabe.org/post/8-things-worth-knowing-about-microsofts-new-ceo-satya-nadella
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17	[sl] Bill Gates is giving up a seat, but also taking on a bigger role at Microsoft. He's stepping down from his position as chairman today and will take up the role of technology advisor to new CEO, Satya Nadella. Though Gates has said multiple times he'd rather work on philanthropic projects than Microsoft, Nadella apparently requested Gates' assistance specifically, and Gates explained a little more in a somewhat awkward video uploaded to Microsoft's YouTube channel. [[ROLL SOT]]	http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/4/5377226/bill-gates-steps-down-microsoft-chairman-named-tech-advisor
18	Gates quote: "I'm thrilled that Satya has asked me to step up, substantially increasing the time that I spend at the company. I'll have over a third of my time available to meet with product groups, and it'll be fun to define this next round of products working together."	http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=M5BhQVuRcTk#t=1
19	[me] Joining us to talk about Gates' new role is Ed Bott. Ed is a long-time technology columnist and author who has written more than 25 books about Microsoft products.
20	Q: gates best served on product side, or a PR spin to remove as chair? - Gates is Microsoft’s largest individual shareholder with a 4.3% stake Q: Microsoft announced that Gates would spend “a third of his time” on Microsoft.
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23	[th] John Thompson will replace Bill Gates as Chairman, though Gates will remain on the board. Thompson has been on the board for two years, and he was in charge of the effort to find a new CEO. Thompson is the CEO of Virtual Instruments, a cloud company. He’s also an investor. He may be best known as the former CEO of Symantec, a position he held for ten years. Before that he worked at IBM.	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3K5lloQTT8&feature=youtu.be&t=14s	http://www.zdnet.com/meet-microsofts-new-board-chairman-john-thompson-7000025944/
24	[me] Joe Panettieri Joe is editorial director for The VAR Guy and other publications and has been covering Microsoft and John Thompson for more than two decades. * thevarguy.com	http://thevarguy.com
25	Q: Can you tell us more about Thompson and his background in technology? Q: Thompson is Microsoft’s second board chairman. What’s it going to be like running board meetings with Gates on one side and Ballmer on the other? Q: Thompson is a business and enterprise guy. Nadella is, too. Does this leadership team have what it takes to succeed in the consumer space, gaming, content and gadgets?
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30	[me] Steve Ballmer steps down today after running the company for 14 years. When Ballmer took over from Bill Gates in early 2000, the company was flying high, with a record-breaking market capitalization. Today, Microsoft’s market cap is a fraction of that. Ballmer will remain on the board. And he’s expected to surpass Bill Gates some time this year and become the company’s largest shareholder.	http://youtu.be/jy8Qhcf_moA
31	[me] With us to talk about the reign of Ballmer is Paul Thurrott. Paul writes Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows and co-host’s TWiT’s Windows Weekly show. * winsupersite.com	http://windowsitpro.com/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/its-official-microsoft-names-satya-nadella-ceo
32	Q: Was Ballmer an effective CEO? Q: Why was Microsoft never really able to reach its own goals in the mobile space? Q: What kind of role will Ballmer have in on the Microsoft board? Q: What was Ballmer’s greatest accomplishment as CEO?
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35	tweet from @paulthurrott: Odd thing I noticed: The word "cloud" appears nowhere on this entire page.	http://t.co/x9mBwn8ak9
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10	[me] Microsoft has plans to retreat from its Metro UI and go back to a mouse-centric interface. At least that's what an apparently leaked build of the operating system suggests. An early build of Update 1 for Windows 8.1 appeared online over the weekend. It shows a merger between the older Windows desktop interface and the tiled “Metro UI.”	http://gigaom.com/2014/02/03/use-a-mouse-then-youll-likely-love-the-upcoming-windows-8-1-update/
11	[me] With us to explain these changes and what they mean for the future of Windows, we have Kevin Tofel, who writes for GigaOm and co-hosts the MobileTechRoundup podcast. Welcome, Kevin.	@KevinCTofel
12	Q: Can you tell us more about the changes in this new build? Q: Is this a retreat for the Metro UI? Q: The changes add mouse features, but do they take anything away from touch users? Q: When will we know if this is a solid direction or just a trial balloon? Q: You said in your article this morning that you expect more such changes. What else do you think is coming?
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17	[sl] Another Superbowl is behind us, though for many folks the game itself was less interesting than the ads big companies spent millions of dollars on. Danny Sullivan over at MarketingLand kept a running tallly throughout the night and found that hashtags were used in 57% of nationally-run Super Bowl ads, up from 50% in 2013. Facebook was the social network most mentioned, five times, Twitter had just four mentions.	http://marketingland.com/hashtags-super-bowl-2014-72658
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22	[th] The tech industry is scrambling to overcome the limits of batteries in phones and wearable computers, according to a piece in the New York Times yesterday. Companies like Apple, Google and Samsung are hiring experts, filing patents and experimenting with radical technologies in an effort to prevent consumer electronics from being held back by the physical limitations of batteries, according to the report.	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/technology/building-a-better-battery.html
23	[me] Darrell Etherington is a writer at TechCrunch. Thank you for joining us today, Darrell. @drizzled	@drizzled
24	Q: Why are tech companies obsessing over extending battery life? Q: I understand that Apple has been working on and patenting solar tech for years. Is this going to show up in iPhones? Q: Why is Apple hiring experts from car companies like Tesla and Toyota? Q: I keep hearing about solar charging being built into screens. Are we even close to that technology being ready for the market?
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27	[me] New hack attacks that may be similar to the recently reported Target breach were reported over the weekend. The French carrier Orange told customers today that about 800,000 customer accounts were accessed by hackers on January 16. Canada’s largest telecom said more than 22,000 small business account usernames and passwords were posted online over the weekend by hackers. Five credit card numbers were also posted. The hotel industry also suffered a huge data breach recently. Credit card information from guests staying at the Hilton, Marriott, Sheraton and Westin hotels managed by a company called White Lodging were exposed throughout much of last year. The hack was exposed Friday by security journalist Brian Krebs; White Lodging issued a statement on the hack last night.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/03/us-bce-passwords-idUSBREA120RD20140203	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/03/us-bce-passwords-idUSBREA120RD20140203 http://globalnews.ca/news/1123488/bell-canada-hacked-small-business-customer-usernames-passwords-breached/ http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/02/business/hotels-credit-card-hacking/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/01/hotel-franchise-firm-white-lodging-investigates-breach/ http://www.euroinvestor.com/news/2014/02/03/french-mobile-operator-orange-says-customer-accounts-hacked-report/12684331
28	[me] Here to shed some light on all this is Steve Gibson. Steve is the founder and CEO of Gibson Research Corporation and, of course, the host of Security Now. Thanks for being with us today, Steve.	http://grc.com
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32	[sl] The Federal Communications Commission has laid out plans to double the amount of money it spends on high-speed Internet connections in schools and libraries over the next two years, and provide broadband service for an estimated 20 million American students in 15,000 schools. The money will come from restructuring the $2.4 billion E-Rate program, which provides money for “advanced telecommunications and information services” using the proceeds of fees paid by telecommunications users. The portion devoted to broadband service in schools and libraries increases from $1 billion to 2 billion.	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/us/fcc-says-it-will-double-spending-on-high-speed-internet-in-schools-and-libraries.html
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37	[th] Graph Search for mobile devices may soon arrive on your phone. The feature was hinted at during Facebook’s earnings call last week. Now, it appears to be showing up in the apps of some Facebook users. Graph Search is a semantic search feature introduced for the desktop browser version of Facebook in March.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/1/5369702/facebook-is-testing-graph-search-for-mobile-devices
38	* A Mashable reporter has it and posted a screenshot on Twitter ~ * Graph Search was controversial at first; seemed to help stalkers * Controversy died down, though Aaron Strout Managing Director at W2O Group and Author Location Based Marketing for Dummies is leary of the functionality considering how FB has done in rolling out new functionality on mobile).
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43	Hello TNT, You guys keep talking about how the Lenovo deal allows Google to get into China. But I’m confused… I thought Google intentionally LEFT China! They did not want to participate in the government censorship and decided to leave the China business as a matter of principle. Did this philosophy change recently? - Paul
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46	[me] A Self-taught South Korean programmer is helping guard the country from invasion from North Korea. And he’s using Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360 to do it. His name is Jae Kwan Ko. And he build a system that can not only detect motion, but tell the difference between people and animals. If the system detects a person, it alerts a nearby guard post. His system was actually deployed along the border in August. He’s also working on an upgrade, presumably using the new Xbox One version. That version, he says, will be able to detect the heart-rate of intruders.	http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/economy/201401/h2014010903325721540.htm	http://kotaku.com/microsofts-kinect-is-now-guarding-the-korean-border-1514792443
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10	[me] Google has agreed to sell its Motorola Mobility division to Lenovo. The 2.91 billion dollar sale comes just two years after Google acquired Motorola for 12.5 billion dollars. Google will keep about 15 thousand of Motorola’s patents and Lenovo will take the remaining 2 thousand.	http://recode.net/2014/01/29/its-official-lenovo-is-buying-motorola-from-google-for-2-91-billion/	http://recode.net/2014/01/29/its-official-lenovo-is-buying-motorola-from-google-for-2-91-billion/	http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/lenovo-to-acquire-motorola-mobility.html http://motorola-blog.blogspot.com/2014/01/motorola-to-join-lenovo-to-create-truly.html http://investor.google.com/releases/2014/0129.html
11	[me] Joining us today is EEna Freed, a reporter for Recode and formerly with All Things D and CNET. Thank you for joining us EEna. * * * Twitter at @inafried and recode dot net.	@inafried
12	QUESTIONS: * How will this deal affect Motorola users and fans? * Android community? * Do you think the Motorola sale was tied to negotiation outcomes with Samsung over patents and the Magazine UX interface? * Samsung can’t be thrilled that Lenovo is getting this boost. * Google’s biggest business problem right now is China. It’s search engine market share is only 1.6 percent. And only 3.5 percent of Android devices in China use Google’s Play Store. Do you have any information on whether as part of the deal Lenovo will offer Google apps and services inside China? POINTS * Google with a stake of around 5 per cent in the Chinese hardware maker. * factory in Texas for assembling its Moto X handsets Lenovo is set to pay $660m in cash and $750m in stock at the time the deal is closed, with a further $1.5bn payment in the form of a three-year promissory note.
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17	[sl] On the surface, Google’s acquisition and sale of Motorola sounds bad -- Buying it for 12.5 billion dollars and then selling it for 2.91 billion? -But what Google sold to Lenovo is a subset of what they purchased. For starters, Google sold Motorola Home the - TV set-top box business - for $2.6 billion to a company called Arris a little over a year ago. Google also kept around 15 thousand patents -- remember, the acquisition was originally viewed as mostly about patents. And finally, Google is keeping Motorola’s advanced research and development group headed by former DARPA head Regina Dugan, which is working on the project Ara (a modular smartphone handset) electronic tattoos and microchip pills, and other projects.	Start at 0:30 http://youtu.be/OfnIb8ooelM	http://recode.net/2014/01/29/lenovo-apparently-not-getting-regina-dugans-advanced-research-group-in-2-91-billion-motorola-deal/
18	- Google has continued to work with other handset makers- like LG, on Nexus phones and tablets that are Google-specified, but made by others. * Can stop angering partners (except Samsung) * The division lost $645m in the first nine months of last year * Google valued Motorola’s patents at $5.5 billion * In actual cash, Google’s net loss is about $3.24 billion for Motorola Mobility (After Arris deal, etc. * Dugan will report to Sundar Pichai
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21	[me] While the focus has been on how the dead affects Google and Motorola, it’s worth taking a look at what it means for Lenovo. Based in Beijing, Lenovo is the world’s biggest PC maker by unit sales. And it’s an empire built on acquisitions. Lenovo IBM's personal computer business and its popular ThinkPad line in 2005 and agreed to acquire IBM’s Intel-based server business in 2014. The company is planning aggressive growth in global smartphone sales. The company is already the #4 or #5 handset maker in the world, thanks mostly to low-end smartphones sold in China. The Motorola buy makes Lenovo #3 after Samsung and Apple.	http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-6452_7-57618047/five-ways-lenovo-could-outdo-google-in-remaking-motorola/
22	[me] Brian Bennett is a senior editor for CNET. * * * Thanks, Brian. @boliverbennett	@boliverbennett
23	QUESTIONS: * You wrote a piece this morning called “Five ways Lenovo could outdo Google in remaking Motorola” * Why has Lenovo been unusually successful with acquisitions? * How much of this is about Lenovo’s access to national markets and carriers? POINTS * This makes Lenovo #1 in PCs and #3 in smartphones. * National markets: Motorola has distribution relationships with more than 50 mobile carriers * Lenovo bought IBM’s industry-standard server business for $2.3 billion last week. * The deal “gives Lenovo a brand name, it’s very similar to when they bought the IBM PC business – that’s worked very well”, said Ken Dulaney, an analyst at Gartner.
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26	[sl] The rumors said they'd get it in by the end of the month, and Facebook delivered - the company announced its rumored Paper iOS app this morning. The app is designed to look like a newspaper, but stories are selected both by social algorithms and also human editors, with real heartbeats!	GO FULL SCREEN! https://vimeo.com/85421325	http://gigaom.com/2014/01/30/facebook-heard-you-like-newspapers-so-it-decided-to-make-a-newspaper-app-out-of-your-facebook/
27	[me] Mathew Ingram is a senior writer with GigaOM. Thanks for coming on the show. * * * Find him at @mathewi	URL
28	QUESTIONS: * Why did Facebook want to get into the crowded mobile news reader business? * Where does Paper get its stories and how are they selected? * What is Facebook Creative Labs? * Why does Facebook want to create so many stand-alone apps? * Do you think Paper has a chance of catching on? * How is this different from Trove, Inside.com?		https://www.facebook.com/paper
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31	[me] Documents have emerged that reveal plans by Apple to start making sapphire glass components at its new factory in Mesa, Arizona, and soon. They show Apple’s intent to begin manufacturing in the plant by February. The blog 9to5 Mac has published the documents, which were provided to them by analyst Matt Margolis.	http://9to5mac.com/2014/01/29/apple-aggressively-pushing-to-take-arizona-sapphire-plant-live-in-february-for-critical-product-component/
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38	[sl] Klemens S wrote in our Tech News Today Google+ community: Does the sale of Motorola to Lenovo mean Microsoft will sell Nokia, after seeing that it did not work for Google?
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41	[sl] A new, $1.99 app arrives in the Apple app store today called CARROT Fit. The app uses hilarious and rude insults to shame you into getting in shape. It uses the robot speech-to-text engine built into iOS. You enter your weight. And if you don’t, it will enter it for you, and you won’t like what it enters. Then, you choose an avatar. If your avatar doesn’t match the weight you entered, the app mocks you until you pick a more accurate one. The app lets you earn carrots by sticking with your fitness goals, and insulting and harassing you to slimness.	http://youtu.be/TrHeZDMI91U	http://9to5mac.com/2014/01/30/carrot-fit-arrives-on-the-app-store-threatens-to-destroy-your-body-fat-and-self-esteem/
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10	[me] President Obama called for patent reform in his state of the union speech last night. Congress is currently haggling over the details of the Innovation Act, which is supposed to end some types of patent trolling.	Start at 14:33 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hed1nP9X7pI&feature=share&t=14m33s	http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/29/obama-wants-to-fix-the-patent-system-heres-a-crucial-reform-he-overlooked/
11	[me] Joining us to explain the ugly sausage-making realities of how a patent bill becomes a law is Dustin Volz, a staff correspondent for National Journal covering tech policy. Thank you for joining us, Dustin. * * * Twitter at: dnvolz	@dnvolz
12	* The 2011 effort, called “America Invents Act” of 2011 wasn’t effective. * FTC is investigating prominent patent trolls for anti-trust violations * Supreme Court case on patent trolling March 31 * IBM and Microsoft got Congress to remove Innovation Act that would have provided a * Intellectual Ventures, accused of being the biggest patent troll, is spending to weaken the law * Final version Innovation Act March or April
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17	[sl] Google's 3-year antitrust probe brought on by European regulators may finally be over soon. The company had been accused of favoring its own products in its search results over its competitors. Now, Reuters sources say Google offered big concessions to the European Commission to settle once and for all. Previously, the commission threatened Google with handing over 10% of its 2012 revenue, which could have been about five billion dollars.	http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/01/29/uk-eu-google-antitrust-exclusive-idUKBREA0S0TK20140129	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/29/us-eu-google-antitrust-idUSBREA0S0TE20140129 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/google-settle-antitrust-case-eu-regulators-1434312
18	[me] Mary-Ann Russon is a Technology Reporter for the The International Business Times. She’s Skyping in from London. Mary-Ann, welcome. * * * Skype at: concertina226	@concertina226
19	- google tried to make concessions already - said it would let rivals display their logos and web links in a prominent box, also make it easier for advertisers to move their campaigns to Yahoo or Bing, also let content providers decide what material Google can use for its own services - similar issue with FTC in US ended last year with a mild reprimand. why so much more serious in EU? * How do you decide if a search result is low-ranked because it’s unpopular, or if it’s unpopular because it’s low-ranked? * EU's Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia warned Google last week. * He said: "I'm waiting for a reaction from Google. I am not satisfied. We need more. We need more, not during the next year, but during the next weeks.” * Complainants: UK’s Foundem, Germany’s Hotmaps, U.S. Expedia and TripAdvisor
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22	[me] And suddenly, cars are becoming iBeacons. A cool, one-hundred dollar gadget called the Automatic smart driving assistant. You can buy it on the Apple online store and other places. It works with both iPhones and Android phones. Once you plug it into a car’s data port, you can use the smartphone app to monitor car performance through Bluetooth. It also remembers where you parked the car and performs other small jobs. iBeacon, of course, is Apple’s new wireless location system. The Automatic iBeacon update turns existing Automatic gadgets -- turns whole cars, really -- into iBeacons.	PLEASE USE THE FULL-SCREEN BUTTON TO GO FULL-SCREEN http://youtu.be/_AyXNeRbpRk?t=16s	http://store.apple.com/us/product/HD778LL/A/automatic-your-smart-driving-assistant http://www.automatic.com/
23	[me] With us to explain the promise of this idea is Automatic’s Chief Product Officer lee-OO-ba Milk-O-Vich. Thank you for joining us, lee-OO-ba. * * * find lee-OO-ba Milk-O-Vich at automatic.com	http://automatic.com
24	* Can enable the car to communicate with places, such as gas stations, car washes, parking garages and repair shops. * Automated transactions.
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27	[sl] Do you use Gmail? If so, Google wants YOU to go check your spam folder. The company included it in an apology notice about a glitch that occurred last week, which the company said is now definately, positively, for sure fixed, but here's what happened - an error happened January 15th and January 22nd not only deleted some messages entirely, but routed others into the spam folder. In some cases, it seems normal deleting and spam-filtering were applied to the wrong incoming messages. Google hasn't revealed how many users were affected, but you certainly don't want to miss your big payout from that Nigerian prince.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/28/5355818/gmail-bug-made-some-users-accidentally-delete-emails
28	* Users have until Valentine’s day to recover falsely filed messages * Check for messages between the 15th and 22nd * Not all users affected * Unrelated to outage last week * The glitch was not perceivable by users * Did not affect Android users
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31	[me] We talk a lot about NSA snooping, Chinese industrial espionage and Google tracking for the purpose of serving up relevant ads. But another issue is the casual harvesting of personal data by just about everyone. Free flashlight mobile apps collect location data -- that sort of thing. Now, The Register reporter Richard Chirgwin was shopping on IKEA’s online store and using their Kitchen Planning tool and noticed an amazing notice flagged by Google’s Chrome browser. It informed him that IKEA’s app can quote: access all data on your computer and the websites you visit unquote. Firefox didn’t display the notice when he tried the tool in that browser.	http://regmedia.co.uk/2014/01/29/ikea_kitchen_planner.png	http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/29/ikea_demands_access_all_areas_for_kitchen_tool/
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37	[sl] Mixology is an artform few of us have time to master. But don’t worry. Help is on the way. The company that makes Absolut vodka and Chivas whiskey is developing a smartphone-controlled cocktail mixer. It’s called The Gutenberg Project because the computer-controlled booze dispensers are shaped like books, and go together like they’re in a library. To make a drink, you simply choose the mixed drink of your choice from the Gutenberg app, which guides you through other ingredients and garnishes. When the containers run low, they prompt you to re-order them through the app for home delivery. Getting hammered has never been easier.	https://vimeo.com/user12227301/review/85259824/5ee5014c8f	http://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-first-smartphone-controlled-cocktail-mixer-2014-1
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10	[me] Online retailer Amazon is planning to sell a TV box that doubles as a gaming console for less than $300. The information comes from the video game blog VG twenty four seven, which claims several sources who have been briefed on the hardware. Like Amazon’s Kindle tablets, the box will run on Android, according to the report. The device is being created by Amazon’s design subsidiary Lab 126, according to the post.	http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/28/amazons-android-console-to-launch-this-year-priced-below-300/
11	* Amazon already has an active customer base of 200 million people * 10 million of which are said to subscribe to the $79-a-month Prime Service. * Earlier this month Amazon sent invites to a recruitment event in Boston for “a new revolutionary V1 [Version 1] product that will allow us to deliver Digital Media to customers in new ways and disrupt the current marketplace.” * Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors - TechCrunch
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16	[sl] More than one billion smartphones were sold last year, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, a 38.4% increase over 2012. Apple and Samsung are the only companies with double-digit smartphone market share and together enjoy the lionshare of industy profits. But that combined market share is declining according to both International Data Corp. and Strategy Analytics, both of which show Apple and Samsung’s combined market share dropped from about half the market to about 47-48%. In earnings calls Apple reported the sale of 51 million iPhones in the fourth quarter of 2013. Samsung sold 86 million. Big numbers, but these leaders are being overwhelmed by smaller upstarts and fast growth in China, India and other emerging markets. Huawei, LG and Lenovo all grew twice the industry average and now own a combined 14% market share.	http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/01/27/samsung-widens-lead-in-worldwide-smartphone-marketshare-smaller-oems-rising	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/01/28/apples-smartphone-market-share-drops-as-samsungs-edges-up/ http://www.businessinsider.com/innovation-in-the-smartphone-market-2014-1
17	- Strategy Analytics Executive Director Neil Mawston: "Apple remains strong in the high-end smartphone segment, but a lack of presence in the low-end category is costing it lost volumes in fast-growing emerging markets such as India." * Samsung grew to about 30 % * Apple dropped to about 15 % * Apple reported fourth-quarter 2013 revenue yesterday of $57.6 billion and net quarterly profit of $13.1 billion. Apple sold 26 million ipads * Strategy Analytics reported 990 million smartphones shipped.
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20	[me] Apple may be working on touch screens that double as solar chargers. A newly granted patent describes a laptop with a see-through touch display that charges the laptop through solar power. The display could also be made non-transparent. When the laptop is closed, the outside lid could show certain information. The patent comes in the wake of a prediction by Seeking Alpha investment blogger Matt Margolis that Apple was working on a future iPhone that charges right through the screen, which will be made from sapphire glass rather than Gorilla Glass. His prediction was based on an analysis of Apple patents, job postings, capital equipment announcements and other information.	http://bgr.com/2014/01/28/iphone-6-sapphire-glass-solar-battery-charging/	http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/28/apple-patents-a-two-sided-solar-powered-macbook-screen-with-touch-input/ http://seekingalpha.com/article/1968091-apples-solar-powered-iphone-6-and-ipod-touch-under-a-sapphire-hood
21	[me] Matt Margolis joins us to explain his prediction about Apple's solar iPhone. Welcome Matt!
22	QUESTIONS: How far along do you believe Apple’s rumored solar iPhone is? Are you familiar with Alcatel’s technology? Wouldn’t any kind of mucking around with the screen degrade quality? POINTS * Just a rumor * Tech may not be ready * Apple wouldn’t sacrifice screen quality * We told you earlier this month about Alcatel demo at CES * Alcatel available 2015
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26	[sl] Serial entrepreneur Jason Calacanis and former Atlantic Wire editor Gabriel Snyder have launched a mobile news app and website called Inside, which will have between 700 and a thousand updates on any given day - each one of them will be “written by humans — no algorithms." Inside's summaries includes a photo, headline and about 300 characters worth of description about the news. It's designed to cut back on linkbait and unnecessary aggregation.	http://gigaom.com/2014/01/27/jason-calacanis-launches-inside-a-mobile-news-curation-app-powered-by-humans/
27	[me] Jason Calacanis is a serial entrepreneur and blogger. His previous startups include Weblogs Inc and Mahalo.	http://calacanis.com/
28	QUESTIONS: * Why does the world need another news reader? * Inside dot com seeks to save mobile users from Buzzfeed-like linkbait. But don’t those spread virally because people really want them? * Your “atomic units” appear to have a unique style -- almost like the entire summary is written like a headline. * How will you assure quality native advertising? * BlackBerry is an investor; did that buy them priority in launch platforms? POINTS: * Summaries 300-character max called an “atomic unit” * Content summaries come from from 100 to 150 sources. * Headline plus a few facts * Won’t that format remove the need to read the story? * Focus on who broke the story * Thumbs up, thumbs down * No search yet, but coming * Biz model: native advertising * iOS, BlackBerry, and the Web. Coming later: Android * BlackBerry is an investor
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31	[me] Google is now offering prescription Google Glass eyeglasses. For $225 more than the $1,500 price of Google Glass, Google will sell you titanium frames in any of four styles and eight colors. Google also added two more options for clip-on sunglasses for Glass at $150. Google Glass available currently only to about 30,000 people (including Jason and me), But is expected to ship this year.	SHOW VIDEO FULL SCREEN: http://youtu.be/eneEmDtSvzI	http://www.google.com/glass/start/
32	* Not cheap! * Google partnered withVision Service Plan: US Eye Care Professionals in the US up to speed on the lens and fitting requirements of the new * Do Eye Care Professionals object to Google Glass? * Titanium Collection. * Blends in more. * Styles: Bold, Curve, Thin, and Split * 40 combinations of colors, frames, and shades * Can’t remove Glass from Glasses easily * What about magnet patent?
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35	[sl] A developer named Steven Troughton-Smith has posted a video to YouTube that he claims is iOS in the Car, Apple’s upcoming car dashboard system. The system is running in a simulator, and Troughton-Smith claims that iOS in the Car is already present in iOS 7.0.3, but can’t be activated by default.	http://youtu.be/M5OZMu5u0yU	http://gigaom.com/2014/01/28/watch-video-might-show-apples-ios-in-the-car-in-action/
36	- does not mirror iphone screen - different layout for dash He claims it: * Supports Multiple Resolutions * Supports touchscreens (presumably single-touch?), hardware buttons, wheels and touchpads * Does not support multitasking – car display will always show same current on-screen app as iPhone (which can be locked/asleep) * Whitelisted to specific Apple apps – no public API for developers [yet?] * Has no keyboard UI – voice recognition as input * UI clearly subject to change
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41	[me] Google and LEGO have collaborated to build virtual LEGO inside the Chrome browser. The feature uses WebGL to let you build anything out of on-screen LEGO, then publish your creation on Google+. You can even use a touch screen to build LEGO projects “by hand,” using any mobile touch device that runs Chrome.	START AT 0:07: http://youtu.be/r4TIkhm2tWc?t=7s
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3	[me] It's Monday, January 27, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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6	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Jason Howell
7	[me] Tech News Today explores the top tech news in 30 minutes or less.
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10	[me] Google is buying DeepMind, an artificial intelligence company for an unknown amount that may exceed 500 million dollars. At the insistence of DeepMind, Google's agreed to set up an ethics board to make sure the AI is used for good instead of evil, according to reports.	http://deepmind.com/	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25908379
11	[me] Joining us to talk about DeepMind is Liz Gannes, Senior Editor for Technology Trends and Innovation at Recode, and she broke the story about Google’s acquisition of DeepMind. Thanks for joining us, Liz.	@LizGannes
12	* What is DeepMind and what do they do? * Why did Google buy DeepMind? * Why did DeepMind insist on the formation of an ethics board? * Was this for technology or A.I. PhDs? * Recent Google acquisitions are very Skynety -- Robots, etc. Is Google building robots that learn and think like humans?
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16	[sl] Google and Samsung Electronics have signed an agreement to cross-license each other’s smartphone patents, the goal being fewer court battles over intellectual property. The deal covers both existing patents as well as patents that will be filed during the next 10 years., but it doesn't cover ALL patents. In related news, Samsung agreed to pay the Swedish company Ericsson 650 million dollars up front, plus unspecified royalties, to settle a "technology licence conflict."	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/technology/google-and-samsung-sign-broad-cross-licensing-agreement.html
17	“By working together on agreements like this, companies can reduce the potential for litigation and focus instead on innovation,” Allen Lo, deputy general counsel for patents at Google - won't be able to use the patents that are covered to strengthen their case in existing litigation with other parties, according to a person briefed on the details, speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement is confidential. - samsung famously battles apple in court - "rockstar consortium" formed by Apple, Microsoft and other companies, has sued Google, Samsung and other companies involved in Android. - Google acquired in 2012, at least in part for their mobile patents - Motorola makes Google a competitor with Samsung - Tizen makes Samsung a competitor with Google - Really need an agreement like this with Apple - Google, Samsung and other Android companies sued by Rockstar Consortium of Apple, Microsoft and other companies - Google lost a patent battle last week from SimpleAir
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20	[me] Samsung is working on its own take on Google Glass, according to a report in the Korea Times. The product could be launched in September and be called 'Galaxy Glass'.	http://cdn2.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/9176665/samsungsportglasses_large_verge_medium_landscape.png http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/remoteFile11-640x327.jpg	http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2014/01/133_150500.html
21	[me] Guest: Darrell Etherington writes about startups for TechCrunch.
22	* What do we know about Samsung’s rumored smart glass project? * If they ship in September, will they beat Google to market? * Also promising smart glasses for sale this year: Epiphany Eyewear, GlassUp, Meta, Optinvent, ION, Recon Jet, Vuzix, Atheer, Technical Illusions, Icis and Lumus. * Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Baidu are rumored to be working on smart glasses * Will the demand be able to support all these companies?
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27	[sl] China's Tencent Holdings, the company behind China’s verrrry popular WeChat app, is gunning for the United States, and has launched a promotional campaign to raise awareness. For those who don't yet use it, WeChat has 272 million monthly active users world-wide, which makes the app bigger than Instagram and Linkedin. But it’s not a hit in the US, at least not yet.	http://www.wechat.com/en/	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/01/27/chinas-wechat-app-targets-u-s-users/
28	[me] Ryan Bushy writes about apps for Business Insider.
29	QUESTIONS: * How is WeChat different from WhatsApp? * Do you think WeChat can take off in the US? * I understand they recently added games. How does that work? * The Chinese government has reportedly censored conversations outside of China via WeChat. Did that really happen? Is it still happening? POINTS: * People who get 5 Google contacts to join WeChat get a $25 Restaurant.com gift card. * Smaller than WhatsApp, which has 300 million monthly active users * It’s not like WhatsApp. WeChat is a messenger plus social network plus social media, all on top of an extendable transactional platform. * Recently added games * Accused of censorship by the Chinese government in the past
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32	[me] NSA contractor Edward Snowden told a German TV network Saturday that the NSA engages in industrial espionage. He claimed that trade secrets from the German engineering company ZEE-mens was one major target. So China does it. We learned recently that Russia’s doing it. France does it. Australia does it. Has state-sponsored industrial espionage gone mainstream?	https://ia801301.us.archive.org/27/items/snowden_interview_en/Snowden_Interview_NDR_english.mp4	http://gigaom.com/2014/01/25/snowden-accuses-u-s-of-industrial-espionage/
33	* No documents on this one. Just Snowden * If true, which tech companies benefitted? What is their responsibility? * How does Snowden know what the NSA did with stolen info? Didn’t say. * No longer has possession of any documents or information on NSA activities * Said his life is in danger
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36	[sl] China’s moon rover broke down, apparently. China's official press agency reported that a "mechanical control abnormality" caused by the "complicated lunar surface environment" has shut down the "Jade Rabbit" rover.	Start at 0:40 http://youtu.be/F1ohKXGKG0Q?t=40s	http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-01/25/c_133073239.htm
37	* Landed in the moon’s Bay of Rainbows on December 14 * Was supposed to work for three months
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42	[me] A startup called Fit Lime is building a TV box and app that won’t let you watch TV or play video games until you’ve met your daily fitness goals. Called Fitlime Aim, integrates with the RunKeeper app for Android and iOS. You can also set speed and distance goals that will be tracked with your phone’s GPS. Once you’ve set your goals for the month, as well as your restrictions, it’s out of your hands. The TV and video game console won’t turn on unless the app has reported that you’ve done your workout.
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1	TITLE: We're Not Buzzworthy!, 930	GUEST: Harry McCracken and Andy Ihnatko

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3	[me] It's Friday, January 24, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
4	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Jason Howell
5	[me] Tech News Today explores the top tech news in 30 minutes or less.
6			http://bridgeurl.com/tnt930/all
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8	[me] Today is the Macintosh’s 30th birthday. The Apple website home page has been changed with an interactive timeline of the history of the product line, plus a video. They also added a "your first Mac" page, where readers are asked to talk about their first Mac.	http://techland.time.com/2014/01/24/mac-thirtieth-anniversary/ START AT 0:18 http://youtu.be/Xp697DqsbUU?t=18s http://i.i.cbsi.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2014/01/16/Screen_Shot_2014-01-16_at_5.28.57_PM.png http://youtu.be/axSnW-ygU5g	http://apple.com
9	[me] Joining us today are Harry McCracken, the editor at large for TIME. Andy Ihnatko is a technology journalist for the Chicago Sun-Times and a host for TWiT’s MacBreak Weekly. Both Harry and Andy are frequent guests on TWiT. Welcome to both of you.	http://techland.time.com/author/hmccracken/
10	[me] You can find Harry McCracken on his Technologizer blog at TIME.com, and Andy Ihnatko on his Celestial Waste of Bandwidth blog. Thanks for joining us today, guys.
11	* Apple Macintosh, later called the Macintosh 128K, released January 24th, 1984 * Cost $2,495 * 9-inch 512 x 384 monochrome display * Motorola 68000 processor alongside 128KB of memory * 3.5-inch floppy disk format , which came to dominate the removable storage media market by the end of the '80s. If you'd like to take a closer look at the hardware, iFixit has published a commemorative teardown of the Macintosh 128K.		http://ifixit.org/blog/6216/macintosh-128k-teardown/
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14	[sl] Princeton said last week that Facebook would lose 80% of its users in the next few years. Yesterday, Facebook struck back. The social giant said in a mock study that Princeton would lose all of its students by 2021.	https://www.facebook.com/notes/mike-develin/debunking-princeton/10151947421191849	http://arxiv.org/pdf/1401.4208v1.pdf
15	- Compared Facebook to a “disease” that spreads among users but they'd recover from. FB has "already reached the peak of its popularity and has entered a decline phase." - FB said in October it was losing teen users. digital consultancy iStrategy Labs said that FB had 25% fewer teenage users in 2013 than it did in 2011. - Based on a decline in Google searches for the word “Facebook” based on same method for MySpace, which did die - Mike Develin, FB data scientist used same methodology to see what princeton looks like in 2018 (half enrollment). by 2021 no students at all
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18	[me] Sony may turn your TV into a mirror for putting on makeup. A patent published this month a “makeup mode” for a TV set. The idea is that you’d push a button, and the camera would show a reversed video (mirror image view) of the user. But instead of showing the background, the TV would surround the user with white light. The light would light up the face with true colors.		http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/01/24/next-up-for-sonys-line-of-inventions-a-makeup-tv/
19	* It’s not clear if Sony wants to turn TVs into mirrors or replace mirrors with TVs * Actually a great idea. * Perfect makeup mirror is surrounded by the right kind of bright lights. * TV’s are getting cameras anyway. * Color temperature is the key to good makeup application. * Could also target retail * Could also improve video chat by eliminating cluttered background and showing better light		http://www.totallyoptical.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=Insight&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=5ED689CAE42E484086A5E2E1F83EAFF7&AudID=28EBA89F5F874675BCE10DE3DCF0D05B
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22	[sl] A German court has ordered Google to block sex pictures involving Formula One boss Max Mosley, becsause although Google had not taken the pictures it was responsible as a distributor of the images. The pictures were taken from a video filmed by the no-longer-in-print News of the World tabloid and uploaded to the web back in 2008. The block follows a French case that ended up with Google being ordered to remove links to the pictures. Google says it will appeal the latest ruling.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/24/us-google-germany-court-idUSBREA0N0Y420140124
23	- Google says that it shouldn’t police content, though it also says it's deleted 100s of links to Mosley and can't keep up - court: "The court is of the opinion that the banned pictures of the plaintiff severely violate his private sphere, as they show him active in sexual practices," * In fact, Google does police content * Only on German-based google.de * 2008 article claimed it was a Nazi-themed orgy. * Rupert Murdoch-owned * British newspaper alleging * In November a French court also ordered Google to prevent its search engine from providing links to images of the orgy, prompting the US company to immediately announce it would appeal.
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26	[me] Don’t you hate smartphone bloatware that you can’t delete? So does the South Korean government, apparently. Any pre-installed software on phones must be deletable by users, according to new guidelines that go into effect in April. The rules affect phones made by Samsung and LG, two of the world’s biggest brands.	http://www.zdnet.com/south-korea-rules-pre-installed-phone-bloatware-must-be-deletable-7000025533/
27	* Affects junk software installed by both handset makers and carriers * Samsung's S4 released by SK Telecom has a total of 80 pre-installed apps. * Not clear if the ruling affects only South Korean sales, but it probably does * Apps related to Wi-Fi connectivity, near-field communication (NFC), the customer service center and the app store are exempted.
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30	[sl] If you’re tired of link-bait headlines from sites like Buzzfeed and Upworthy, I’ve got a browser plug-in I think you’re going to like. It claims to automatically transform hyperbolic viral headlines into what they really mean. It works by finding the words link-bait headline over-uses, and changes those words to make them more accurate. For example, the word "Incredible" is changed to "Painfully Ordinary."	Don’t scroll past the first screenshot - NSFW language
31		http://downworthy.snipe.net/
32	[me] Send YOUR news tips to our email address at tnt@twit.tv or call 260-TNT-show and leave a message. Also: Upvote the stories you'd like to see us cover on our subreddit at Technewstoday.reddit.com and visit our Tech News Today Google+ community. And if you haven't already, subscribe to Tech News Today at twit.tv/tnt
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36	On Tech News Today: The Mac Turns 30 * Facebook turns the tables on Princeton * And Sony wants to turn your TV into a makeup mirror. All that and more coming up next!
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1	TITLE: Hope It All Twerks Out, 929

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3	[me] It's Thursday, January 23, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
4	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Jason Howell
5	[me] Tech News Today explores the top tech news in 30 minutes or less.
6	This is the only place on the Internet today where you can escape from Justin Bieber's glassy-eyed mugshot. You're welcome.		http://bridgeurl.com/tnt929/all
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8	[me] The NSA’s collection of Americans’ phone records is illegal. At least that’s the conclusion of a 238-page report issued today by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. They said even section Section 215 of the Patriot Act doesn’t allow what the NSA is doing.	video (if we show it) is a documentary called Data Obsession - A Look Inside Government Surveillance made by a 13-year-old named Ben Blum.	http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/independent-review-board-says-nsa-phone-data-program-is-illegal-and-should-end/2014/01/22/4cebd470-83dd-11e3-bbe5-6a2a3141e3a9_story.html http://www.pclob.gov/
9	[me] Adi Robertson is a reporter for The Verge who covers the NSA.	Twitter: thedextriarchy
10	* program raises serious threats to civil liberties * has shown limited value in countering terrorism * not sustainable from a policy perspective. * NSA collection raises “constitutional concerns’’ over speech, association and privacy.	http://youtu.be/AI4VaRgpDCs
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14	[sl] When it comes to accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment, the big question on everyone's minds is, WHAT WILL GOOGLE DO? At least that's what Jarar Malik, a Bitcoin early adopter, asked several major tech companies, including Google. Malik says he was told by Google Senior VP of Ads and Commerce, Sridhar RaMAS-wamy, that Google is indeed thinking about how it can use Bitcoin. A Google Wallet executive then ask Malik to serve as a moderator on a Google survey posing the question “What would I want to do with Bitcoin?” Apple doesn’t even allow Bitcoin clients in its iOS app store, but Google does in the Google Play Store... so you can thank the search giant for helping the crypto-currency movement gain credibility.	http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1vvfxz/google_confirms_their_payments_team_is_working_to/	http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2014/01/22/google-lets-slip-that-its-exploring-possible-bitcoin-integration-plans/ http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/01/23/despite-claims-reddit-suggesting-otherwise-google-says-current-plans-regarding-bitcoin/
15	[me] Jarar Malik is here to tell us what happened when he asked Google about bitcoin. Welcome, Jarar!	@JararOnline
16	- Google told TNW: “As we continue to work on Google Wallet, we’re grateful for a very wide range of suggestions…. While we’re keen to actively engage with Wallet users to help inform and shape the product, there’s no change to our position: we have no current plans regarding Bitcoin.” - Bloomberg Global Poll of international investors- 47% of respondents say they would sell Bitcoin, while 11% say buy. Another 7% say they’d hold the virtual currency, while 35% say they haven’t got an opinion about it. - Bitcoin’s value has risen 50-fold in the last year (CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index) - now over $800, but less than $500 in late December, over $1,000 in November.
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19	[me] Apple may choose ads for you based on your mood. A new patent published today reveals Apple’s invention for figuring out what kind of mood you’re in, then serving up ads accordingly. One truly fascinating fact about the patent is that mood is determined in part by heart rate, blood pressure, adrenaline level, perspiration, body temperature. Apple has recently been hiring scientists and specialists in the medical sensor field. The patent also checks your mood through the camera and facial expression recognition software.	http://goo.gl/hIxUTG	http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/01/23/apple-investigating-mood-based-ad-delivery-system
20	* "Inferring user mood based on user and group characteristic data" * based on "mood rules” * heart rate, blood pressure, adrenaline level, perspiration, body temperature and vocal expressions may all be used to determine a user's mood. * Behavioral cues include type of media is being consumed, the sequence in which apps are launched and social networking activities, among others. * Time and location data can be used to infer mood by comparing it with stored mood-associated characteristics. * mood-appropriate ad content.
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23	[sl] All hail Clippy, he's back! Sort of. Microsoft has added a "tell me what you want to do" field in the top toolbar of its Office Web Apps. Type in what you want to do, and the feature will either tell you how to do it, or actually do it for you, depending on which option you select. Microsoft announced other new features, too.	http://blogs.office.com/2014/01/22/new-year-more-goodness-tell-me-footnotes-and-endnotes-and-more/	http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57617657-75/office-web-apps-can-now-run-commands-for-you/
24	[me] And to talk about those features is CNET’s Lance Whitney, who is also the author of "Windows 8 Five Minutes at a Time. Welcome, Lance.	@lancewhit
25	- web apps but not desktop apps? - other features: more seamless layout, easier access to footnotes and endnotes, and better rendering of Shapes, Textboxes and WordArt.
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28	[me] A startup called Fitmob launched today. The company lets you use their smartphone app to join fitness classes with names like “Twerkout Conditioning” and “Weapons of Ass Reduction” The classes don’t involve gyms or weights, and they’re cheap: Just $5 per class if you attend three per week. But if you’re lazy or busy and attend only one, the cost is $15 -- so there’s an incentive to work out often. Right now, the startup has only five personal trainers, and exists only in San Francisco. But the company just received $9.75M in Series A funding spread the concept across the US and eventually, the world.	https://www.fitmob.com/	http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/23/backed-with-9-8m-from-mayfield-fitmob-wants-to-reinvent-local-group-fitness/
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31	[sl] Allergies are no fun. But help is on the way from Japan’s Thanko, which developed this ridiculous hazmat hood called the USB Pollen Blocker. Wait, USB? That’s right! As with so many goofy Thanko products, The nylon hood’s filtered air-intake fan is powered when you plug it into your PC’s USB port. Pollen relief will cost you $38.	Start at 0:10 http://youtu.be/UW-IMjiQxEg?t=10s	http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/01/22/how-tired-of-allergies-are-you-thanko-hopes-enough-to-wear-this-giant-usb-powered-mask/
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1	TITLE: Wyoming's Shady Street, 928	GUEST: Mary Jo Foley, All About Microsoft blog allaboutmicrosoft.com

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3	[me] It's Wednesday, January 22, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
4	[me] Tech News Today is brought to you by Gazelle, the fast and simple way to sell your used gadgets! Find out what your used iPhone, iPad and other Apple products are worth at Gazelle.com!
5	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Jason Howell
6	[me] Tech News Today explores the top tech news in 30 minutes or less.
7			http://bridgeurl.com/tnt928/all
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9	[me] T-Mobile announced yesterday a service called Mobile Money, which is designed to proving financial services to the 70 million US adults without bank accounts. The service is designed to be an alternative to predatory check-cashing or payday-loan services. The service combines a smartphone and a prepaid Visa debit card. With partner Bancor, T-mobile offers services like check cashing, direct deposit and bill paying.	https://t-mobilemoneyservices.com/	http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251624&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1892476&highlight=
10	* starts today * buy and reload the card at more more than 3,000 T-Mobile stores * Later at Safeway and other retail stores. * They can use the card anywhere Visa is accepted * withdraw money, without a fee, at ATMs
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12	[sl] An upcoming Windows 8.1 update may have new integration between the Metro style UI and the conventional interface. Leaked screenshots appeared on the Russian Web site Wzor.net, which appear to show the ability to launch Metro apps without having to switch to the Start screen. Not just that, but the Taskbar and Navigation properties window shows a new setting called "Show Store apps on the taskbar." Microsoft is reportedly working on a way to run Windows Store apps directly in the desktop, but probably not until Windows 9 comes out, which will be 2015 at the earliest.	http://wzascok.livejournal.com/12194.html	http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/22/5333838/windows-8-1-update-1-pin-metro-apps-taskbar-rumor
13	[sl] Guest: Mary Jo Foley specializes in Microsoft-related news and opinion and has covered the tech industry for 30 years. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates era.	@maryjofoley	Guest: Mary Jo Foley
14	- Microsoft is expected to release Windows 9 in April 2015 with "Metro 2.0" improvements that allow users to run Windows 8-style ("Metro") apps in separate windows on the desktop, but that's a long way off for those who think separate desktop and metro environments don't work well - Could be part of a Windows 8.1 Update 1 * Microsoft is expected to release and detail Windows 8.1 Update 1 at its upcoming Build developer conference in April.
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17	[me] A large percentage of Internet traffic in China was redirected to a small house in Cheyenne, Wyoming, yesterday. For almost eight hours yesterday, many users could not load web sites ending in .com, .net or .org in the majority of Chinese regions, according to Compuware, a Detroit-based technology company. One Chinese antivirus company said the problem affected three-quarters of the country’s domain name servers. Those servers routed traffic to a company in Wyoming called Sophidea Incorporated.	http://goo.gl/6BIcrd http://www.markosweb.com/hosting/sophidea/	http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/22/chinese-internet-traffic-redirected-to-small-wyoming-house/
18	* Possible causes: cyberattack or a backfiring of China’s own Internet censoring system. * May have been caused by Chinese Internet censors who attempted to block traffic to Sophidea’s websites but mistakenly redirected traffic to the service instead. * The address is home to about 2,000 companies on paper
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21	[sl] The Russian government is being accused of industrial espionage by security firm CrowdStrike. The firm said this morning that hackers they believe are linked to the Russian government spied on hundreds of American, European and Asian companies. Dmitri Alperovitch, chief technology officer of CrowdStrike says The attacks “appear to have been motivated by the Russian government's interest in helping its industry maintain competitiveness in key areas of national importance" and that "They are copying the Chinese play book. Cyber espionage is very lucrative for economic benefit to a nation."	Go to page 16 http://goo.gl/OCnUwH	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/22/us-russia-cyberespionage-idUSBREA0L07Q20140122
22	- first time Moscow has been linked to cyber attacks for alleged economic - rather than political - gains. - CrowdStrike has been following the activities of the Russian group of hackers for two years. The firm believes the Russian government is behind the campaign because of technical indicators, as well as analysis of the targets chosen and the data stolen - companies affected include European energy companies, defense contractors, technology companies and government agencies, some of which have lost intellectual property. also manufacturing and construction firms in the United States, Europe and Middle East as well as U.S. healthcare providers - CrowdStrike isn't going into detail about what's been lost or who victims are, citing confidentiality agreements
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24	[me] AD: After a short break, we're going to tell you about a strange Internet outage in China. But first, I want to tell you about how our sponsor Gazelle makes dreams come true.	http://gazelle.com	https://www.motorola.com/us/motomaker
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26	[me] At $180, Motorola’s Moto G is one of the lowest-cost smartphones available. But now Motorola’s CEO implied that the company is working on a $50 smartphone. In an interview with the site Trusted Reviews, CEO Dennis Woodside said that even the Moto G is too expensive in some parts of the world.	http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/motorola-confirms-plans-to-launch-30-smartphone	http://www.unwiredview.com/2014/01/16/49-jiayu-f1-officially-announced-will-be-released-later-this-month/
27	* A chinese Android phone called JiaYu F1 is expected next month. A 3G version is reportedly in the works for the global market.	http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Moto-Global-GSM-Unlocked/dp/B00GWR36F6
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30	[sl] The former owners of the Washington Post have relaunched an iOS news app called Trove. The service is also a web site. Rob Malda is Trove’s chief strategist and head of product. If that name isn’t familiar, you may know him better as Commander Taco of Slashdot fame.	http://trove.com/	http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/trove-takes-a-new-approach-to-social-news/2014/01/22/0eff00b6-8373-11e3-9dd4-e7278db80d86_story.html
31	* Graham Holdings, the investment arm of the Graham family * sold the Washington Post to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos last year for $250 million * Trove was launched in 2010 by the WaPo Labs unit of the Washington Post. * Trove and its algorithms eventually became the foundation of the newspaper’s SocialReader, a Facebook app
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34	[sl] I was thinking about Mike's assertion that technology doesn't increase car accidents since the accident rate hasn't gone up as mobile phones have been introduced to the driving public. However, any increase in the accident rate might be compensated for by increased safety technology in cars. In fact, the accident rate might even go down overall, even if mobile phone usage did increase the likelihood of an accident. Of course, I don't know what the actual numbers are, so I'm just arguing theoretically, but it would be interesting to see a study on distracted accident rates, controlling for safety improvements and other factors. --Alan
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36	[me] We reported yesterday on Tech News 2Night that Amazon-Dot-Com may launch a pay TV service. The report originated with Wall Street Journal sources saying that Amazon has approached entertainment companies about licensing their television channels for a new pay-TV service similar to current cable and satellite TV, but streamed over the Internet. Today, an Amazon spokesperson said last night that the company has no such plans. * And in other denial news, we told you yesterday about a new NPD report published Monday that found premium cable networks like HBO and Showtime have lost 6% of their viewers in the past two years. Both HBO and Showtime flat-out denied the finding, saying that each company has grown by more than 22 percent in the same period.
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39	[sl] Ever wanted the story of how Twitter began to be explained to you via Russian doll? That's exactly what a kickstarter project called Nesting Twitter wants to do for you - it's a set of nesting Russian “Matryoshka” dolls - the outermost doll represents Twitter’s users, then you've got current CEO Dick Costolo, Ev Williams, Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, Noah Glass, and finally tiny egg, representing the idea itself. The designer of the dolls is Yiying Lu, the artist who also designed Twitter’s “Fail Whale.” If the project meets its funding goal, the dolls should be available in the Spring.	http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/21/twitter-nesting-dolls/
40	kickstarter page	http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/recklessabandon/nesting-twitter-a-startup-story-told-through-nesti
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46	On Tech News Today: STORY 1 TEASER * Russia tries Chinese-style hacking * STORY 3 TEASER http://live.twit.tv/
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54	Wisper - Bluetooth glove making phone calls simple and cool
55	http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1711857748/wisper-bluetooth-glove-making-phone-calls-simple-a
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57	Wet diaper detector keychain, children and nursing homes
58	http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1587823871/wet-diaper-detector-keychain-children-and-nursing


1	TITLE: Orkut Still Exists!, 927	GUEST: Jason Mander, @globalwebindex

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3	[me] It's Tuesday, January 21, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
4	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Jason Howell
5	[me] Tech News Today explores the top tech news in 30 minutes or less.
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7	Favorite social networks
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10	[me] And the world’s fastest-growing social network is… Instagram! At least accoding to new research by the GlobalWebIndex published today. The site has grown by 23% in the last six months. The biggest social networks over all are Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Twitter and LinkedIn, in that order. To me, the shocker that jumped out from this survey is that Google’s Orkut is the #9 biggest social network, edging out Yahoo’s Tumblr. Another stunner: Two-thirds of users say they use mobile devices to access social networks.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/21/instagram-is-the-fastest-growing-social-site-globally-mobile-devices-rule-over-pcs-for-social-access/
11	[me] With us today to talk about all this is Jason Mander, who is head of Trends at GlobalWebIndex the author of the GlobalWebIndex study, who is Skyping in from London. Thank you for joining us, Jason.	URL	GUEST: Jason Mander, @globalwebindex
12	* Wow, so Orkut still exists! * Of the big three -- Facebook, Google+ and Twitter -- Google+ is growing at 6%, Twitter at 2% and Facebook is shrinking by 3%. * The survey: 170,000 users across 32 countries * Excludes China where some social networks are blocked * Facebook and Instagram are likely to be merged in the future, as may Google+, YouTube and Orkut. * Tablets rule microblogs with 44% penetration * Sina Weibo dominates China with 80% penetration for registered accounts and 58% for active users
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14	CONVERSATION 2	SHOW	LINKS
15	[sl] Well, Intel’s OnCue TV service is finally going somewhere...Verizon announced today it's acquring Intel Media, a group of cloud TV assets that includes OnCue, and which puts Verizon in direct competition with former partner Comcast. Verizon is expected to integrate OnCue with its FiOS fiber-optic networks and deliver “over the top” TV to “any device.” OnCue is designed to offer live TV as well as on-demand programming.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/21/verizon-ramps-up-tv-ambitions-buys-oncue-and-the-rest-of-intel-media-from-intel/
16	- OnCue considered a failure; never got off the ground. deal the range of $500M - 1st reported in November 2013. - Verizon Q4 earnings later today - timing of announcement might be to offset bad news - Verizon bought content delivery network Edgecast for more than $350M, bought UpLynk for uploading and encoding video. - the point: helping with search and discovery, interactivity and multiscreen services to put Verizon ahead of Comcast/other competitors - Once the transaction is closed, Verizon expected to integrate IP-based TV services with FiOS video to reduce ongoing deployment costs and 'differentiate' FiOS from traditional cable television features.
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19	[me] Speaking of TV over the Internet, New research reveals how quickly viewers are moving from premium TV to online streaming video content. NPD Group found a 6-percent drop in subscriptions to HBO, Showtime and other premium TV channels in the past two years, with a 4-percent rise in subscription video-on-demand service, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu Plus.	http://www.amazon.com/Prime-Instant-Video/b?node=2676882011 http://www.hulu.com/plus https://signup.netflix.com/	http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/01/prweb11503138.htm
20	“cord shaving” bigger trend than “cord cutting.” Only 10% households are “cord cutters”; though 40% have thought about it. subscription video on demand (SVOD) makes up 67% of all digital video transactions in US, also fastest growing SVOD services now reach more than a quarter (27%) of U.S. households, HBO and other premium channels, in contract, reach about one-third (32%) digital-video transactions rose 3 share points since 2012, reaching 70 percent of all home-video transactions in 2013. 2013 SVOD made up 71 percent of all digital-video transactions, and it continued to grow faster than all other digital acquisition types.
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23	[sl] AT&T wants you... to end your contract and get a new phone. The company announced yesterday that customers who started their two-year agreement before January 18th, just a few days ago, can switch to AT&T Next, which will let them upgrade to a new phone after six months into their contract, and also a Mobile Share Value plan, which is month-to-month plan with no contract.	http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=25212&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=37395
24	- customers get to keep their original phones, AT&T spokesperson confirmed. or customers can trade in those phones they bought on subsidy for up to a $300 credit on a new Next phone. - competition: T-Mobile announced it'll pay early termination fees for whole families who switch off another carrier - on sunday Verizon lowered the time customer had to wait before an upgrade to 30 days from 6 mo, if customers have paid off at least half of their current phone. - yesterday Verizon introduced a cheaper $60 option for its Share Everything plan.
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27	[me] Is email on the way out? A former Facebook engineering executive named Dustin Moskovitz thinks so, according to a new piece in WIRED. So he founded a startup called Asana. Moskovitz claims that the world has reached “peak email” -- that’s it’s starting a decline to obsolescence. But a recent McKinsey & Co. survey says email is nearly 40 times more effective than Facebook and Twitter combined. Of course, that’s for marketers. Still, email is in fact growing in usage, not declining.	http://www.wired.com/business/2014/01/next-big-thing-missed-facebook-co-founder-says-email/	http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230949 http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/disruptions-looking-for-relief-from-a-flood-of-email
28	* 182 billion emails sent each day (Radicati Group) * 67 trillion messages a year * New accounts are expected to grow by 6 percent in each of the next four years * Is “email bankruptcy the answer?” Filters? Plug-ins? Gmail’s inbox sorting? * Benefits: 1) universal; 2) backup and searching; 3) asynchronous; 4) attachments and links; * Email creates anxiety; most don’t manage it	URL
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31	[sl] EMAIL: on google glass while driving: I was listening to 925 and you were talking about Google glass and driving laws. We don't need new laws, we just need to enforce the existing ones. There is a law against distracted driving. If you are distracted while driving, you get a ticket. It could be glass, your phone our even the radio. There is no need for extra laws. - Jon
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34	[me] ION 1
35	[sl] After debuting at the Tokyo Auto Show back in November, Toyota's FV2 has made an appearance at the north american international auto show. It's a very TRON-like single-seater electric car covered in mirrored material that has the ability to display digital graphics. Cameras on either side of the FV2 capture video and then display the graphics depending on what movement they see. With electric car battery technology where it is, we probably won't see car art installation panels on the road anytime soon, but a fascinating "concept" indeed.	http://www.psfk.com/2014/01/toyota-fv2-concept-detroit-auto-show.html#!sMPz8		VIDEO
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37	[me] Send YOUR news tips to our email address at tnt@twit.tv or call 260-TNT-show and leave a message. Also: Upvote the stories you'd like to see us cover on our subreddit at Technewstoday.reddit.com and visit our Tech News Today Google+ community. You'll find our web site at twit.tv/tnt
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41	On Tech News Today: Instagram on the rise * Premium TV on the decline * And AT&T wants to tear up your contract. All that and more, coming up. http://live.twit.tv/
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45	ION CANDIDATES
46	An Oculus Rift art exhibit shows wearers what it's like to swap bodies
47	http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/21/5330496/an-oculus-rift-art-exhibit-shows-wearers-what-its-like-to-swap-bodies	Don't show after 1 minute mark


1	TITLE: Get Adam Curry on the Phone, 926

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3	[me] It's Monday, January 20, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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6	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan...
7	[me] Tech News Today explores the top tech news in 30 minutes or less.
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9	CONVERSATION 1	SHOW	LINKS
10	[me] HP is promoting Windows 7 on some of its PCs, saying that the 4-year-old OS is “Back by popular demand.” Most major PC makers also offer Windows 7, but quietly and for business customers. HP may be the only major vendor right now that’s making a big deal out of it and for consumers. They’re even discounting the Windows 7 machines by $150.	http://www.hp.com/country/us/en/uc/welcome.html
11	* HP is only offering Windows 7 on a Pavilion desktop, two Envy desktops, a Pavilion laptop, and an Envy laptop.
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15	CONVERSATION 2	SHOW	LINKS
16	[sl]South Korea’s SK Telecom says they’re rolling out a blistering fast 300 megabits per second service in ‘late’ 2014. By contrast, LTE goes up to 75 Mbps and LTE-Advanced up to 150 Mbps. The carrier says their upcoming service -- which is called LTE-Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation -- will enable people to download an 800 megabyte movie in 22 seconds. This kind of performance is made possible by ‘aggregating’ three different frequency bands. An experimental version of the service will be demonstrated at next month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. SK telecom's announcement triggered a wireless arms race in the country. It's competitor, LG Uplus, says they'll match the speed with a 3-band service of their own.	Start at 0:06 http://youtu.be/dj6P8OB7914?t=6s	http://www.sktelecom.com/en/press/detail.do?idx=1054
17	The operator says it is looking into whether it can develop 4- or 5-band LTE for an even faster service — though there’s no time frame for when those might arrive.
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19	CONVERSATION 3	SHOW	LINKS
20	[me] Google yanked two Chrome browser extensions from its web store over the weekend. The extensions were serving up ads in violation of Google’s terms of service. One extension was called “Add to Feedly” and the other called “Tweet This Page
21	* “Adware” is on the rise * Knowing an extension doesn’t serve ads when you download it no guarantee	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/01/19/google-removes-two-chrome-extensions-amid-ad-uproar
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24	[sl] Samsung may soon compete with Google with its own Google Now-like service on its phones. Screenshots leaked by writer Evan Blass on his Evleaks twitter account show what he claims is the next version of Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface for its Android phones. The new UI appears to show Google Now-like cards with updates on flight information, fitness results, weather, location and more.
25	* Samsung is Google’s largest Android partner * The company is also leading the Tizen alternative OS * Things like Google Now are why Google offers Android	https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/425048674826059776	http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2014/01/20/leak-suggests-samsungs-revamped-touchwiz-ui-will-include-google-now-like-notifications/
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28	[me] Paramount Pictures is done releasing movies on film in the United States. The Hollywood studio told theater owners that "Anchorman 2" is the last movie they’ll distribute in the US using 35-millimeter film. All future releases will be digital. And it’s kind of a big deal. Other major studios are expected to follow Paramount down the all-digital path. The studio’s “Wolf of Wall Street” is Paramount's first movie in wide release to be distributed entirely in digital format.	START AT 0:05 http://youtu.be/iszwuX1AK6A?t=5s	http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-paramount-end-to-film-20140118,0,5666826,full.story#axzz2qrJiAQWJ
29	* 40,045 screens in the U.S. total; 92% of them digital * 8% of U.S. theater screens have not gone digital * Paramount will still ship film releases to Latin America and other foreign markets * Digital distribution is cheaper. Film prints can cost $2,000; a digital copy can cost less than $100. * Eventually movies will be downloaded via satellite
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34	[me] Facebook Is Blocking Ads From A Bunch Of Dating Sites Until AFTER Valentine's Day	http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-blocks-dating-site-ads-valentines-day-2014-1
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36	[sl] Ancient carvings show the logo of The Register	http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/20/neolithic_vulture_central/
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39	[me] Send news tips to our email address at tnt@twit.tv or call 260-TNT-show and leave a message. Also: Upvote the stories you'd like to see us cover on our subreddit at Technewstoday.reddit.com and visit our Tech News Today Google+ community. You'll find our web site at twit.tv/tnt
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44	On Tech News Today: HP promotes Windows 7 * STORY 2 TEASER * STORY 3 TEASER http://live.twit.tv/
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52	What Your State Wants, According to Google Autocomplete
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55	It's bobsleigh time: Jamaican team raises $25,000 in Dogecoin
56	http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/20/jamaican-bobsled-team-raises-dogecoin-winter-olympics


1	TNT 924: Driving Reckless Growth

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3	[me] It's Thursday, January 16, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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9	(Netflix's 'The Square' nominated for an Oscar.)
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12	[me] Now you can print 3D objects directly from Photoshop. A new update to Photoshop Creative Cloud enables you to print either to a 3D printer, or to a service that will print it and mail it to you. Adobe doesn’t emphasize the creation of 3D models in Photoshop, although it can be done. This free addition to Photoshop is really about improving the quality of the final printed product.	SHOW VIDEO FULL-SCREEN; START AT 0:27 http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshopdotcom/2014/01/photoshop-cc-gets-physical-3d-printing-in-just-one-click.html	http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshopdotcom/2014/01/photoshop-cc-gets-physical-3d-printing-in-just-one-click.html
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14	* Represents the mainstreaming of 3D printing * Don’t need a printer - Shapeways integration * Expands capabilities of everyone who uses Photoshop * Adobe wants 3D printing people to use Photoshop * Possible to create 3D printing models from scratch in Photoshop * Adobe hopes to solve compatibility issues between modeling software and printers	http://youtu.be/0W3MkqidSAo?t=27s
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19	[sl] Spotify's lifted its limits on free, ad-supported web listening in all countries. It used to be that Spotify unlimited listening had a six-months grace period, but then some international listeners were dropped down to 2.5 hours a week. It's not totally unlimited -the free mobile version is limited to shuffling songs, not on-demand song selection. So for example, you choose Nine Inch Nails, and you get a collection of the group's songs, you're just not picking the song order yourself.	START AT 0:17 http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/15/spotify-limits/	http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/15/spotify-limits/
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21	- Spotify has 26M users and 6M paying subscribers, allows restriction lifts - Raised $250M in November - Last month it opened free ad-supported on-demand listening on tablets. It also launched this free, ad-supported version of its smartphone app that previously cost $10 a month - Unlinke Pandora which is artist "radio" (similar artists), Spotify shuffle is that artist only. Spotify also dropped caps on web version. Pandora did that in 2011	http://youtu.be/H-EIBBbxnfA?t=17s
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24	[me] A Tesla vice president said at the Detroit auto show that the company’s growth this year would be “reckless.” Speaking at a press conference, Jerome Guillen said: “What's in store for 2014? It's growth, growth and growth. On the sales and service side, it's reckless growth." His boss, CEO Elon Musk later said Guillen misspoke, and meant to say “relentless growth.” Whatever. The point is that Tesla has got big things planned.	START AT 3:22 http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/15/news/companies/tesla-reckless-growth/	http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/15/news/companies/tesla-reckless-growth/
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26	* Sold 18,000 and 20,000 last year (29k total sold); planning to double that; * Sold 6,900 Model S in Q4, stock surged 16% * Expanding into China with sales starting end of March; Beijing showroom in November; charging stations, government subsidy * Manufacturing: building “Giga” battery factory -- world’s largest - to lower costs of lithium ion batteries	http://youtu.be/8_lfxPI5ObM?t=3m27s
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29	[sl] If Chrome is your browser of choice, you can start enjoying Google Now cards if you're on a Windows or Mac machine. The Chrome “Canary” build is an early developer version that doesn’t replace the regular version of Chrome, in fact they can both run at the same time. The Canary build has some advanced features and is updated daily. The cards appear in Windows on the system tray and in OS X in the Notification Center.	http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/01/16/google-now-finally-arrives-chrome-canary-weather-sports-traffic-event-reminder-cards	http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/01/16/google-now-finally-arrives-chrome-canary-weather-sports-traffic-event-reminder-cards
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31	- Google Now on the desktop will support weather, sport scores, current traffic for commuting and event reminder cards. - how does this affect your cards when Chrome syncs w mobile device that is location-specific - Many Google Now card types are missing – public alerts, nearby photo spots, activity summaries and stocks, etc - Apple will probably add Siri to future version of OS X
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36	[me] Hersheys is working with 3D system to explore ways to use 3-D printing technology to make chocolate bars. One possible outcome of the collaboration is custom-shaped chocolates, according to The Wall Street Journal. Another is for Hersheys to become a supplier of 3D-printing friendly chocolate optimized for use in 3D printing. Either way, both companies see the 3D printing of food going mainstream fast.	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/01/16/coming-soon-to-3d-printing-chocolate-bars
37	[sl] Want a Darth Vader Lightsaber? How about a lightsaber that's also a USB charger? Yes? Great. The official, licensed product comes with red LEDs both to create the sabre beam and four LEDs on the handle to show power status. Battery capacity is 2800mAh so that's a full charge on most smartphones, plus it comes with a micro USB cable. the Darth Vader Lightsaber charger is $50 and available now.	http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/126601-darth-vader-lightsaber-usb-charger-makes-the-force-strong-with-your-phone
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12	[me] The New York Times reported yesterday that the The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world that allows the US to spy on those computers, even when they’re not connected to the Internet, in some cases.
13	* Information in Times’ article mostly appeared in December Der Spiegel report * This is old-school spy craft with new gadgets; not confused with Constitutional issues in US * Short-sighted because it will take away two things we need: 1) allies; 2) money * Necessary to prevent another 911 * Cold war might be alternative to hot war (China, Iran) * The alternative to intelligence is ignorance * Erase’s America’s upper hand over China’s spying	USE THE RIGHT ARROW KEY TO SEE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS GRAPHIC http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-941262.html	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/nsa-effort-pries-open-computers-not-connected-to-internet.html
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18	[sl] Today, Spain’s Geeksphone and Washington-based Silent Circle launched a "secure" Android smartphone called the “Blackphone.” It's a carrier- and vendor-independent smartphone that's supposed to give people and businesses the ability to make and receive secure phone calls, exchange secure texts, transfer and store files, and video chat more securely than any other phone.
19	- powered by a security-oriented Android™ build named PrivatOS, - big names behind it: Phil Zimmermann, creator of PGP; Javier Aguera, co-founder of Geeksphone; Jon Callas, co-founder of PGP Inc. and CTO of Silent Circle; Rodrigo Silva-Ramos, co-founder of Geeksphone; and Mike Janke, CEO of Silent Circle and former US Navy SEAL. - Will be unveiled at next month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona February 24 where the company will start taking pre-orders. - No official ship date or price announced. - Is this really necessary? - Is it really secure? Encrypted calls and messages need encryption on both sides. - Marketing it more for privacy than security; emphasising mass appeal - Using one could put you on the radar	http://vimeo.com/84167384	https://www.blackphone.ch/ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-smartphone-to-put-privacy-and-control-first-240235801.html https://silentcircle.com/
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22	[me] Apple CEO Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal that he's "incredibly optimistic" about his company's future with China Mobile. The carrier starts selling iPhones Friday. But China Mobile chairman Xi Guohua said "multi-millions" of iPhones have already been pre-ordered.
23	[me] GUEST: Joining us to talk about this story is Leander Kahney, the publisher of the Cult of Mac and Cult of Android blogs and the author of four books about Apple, the most recent of which is titled “Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products.”	PLAY VIDEO STARTING AT 0:32 http://9to5mac.com/2014/01/15/tim-cook-honored-to-be-doing-business-with-china-mobile-tv-interview/	GUEST: Leander Kahney, Editor and Publisher, CultofMac.com
24	* China is the world’s biggest market: 23 million smartphones will be sold each month in 2014 on average * China mobile is the world’s biggest carrier: 750 million subscribers * China Mobile’s subscriber base is seven times that of Verizon * Cook said: “As of this weekend we will be selling iPhones in more than 3,000 additional locations” * Cook said: 500 thousand iPhone app developers in China * Most customers, though, could never afford the iPhone * Deal took years to complete * Should increase Apple’s iPhone sales by tens of millions * 16GB iPhone 5S sells for 5,288 yuan ($874) on China Mobile.		PLAY VIDEO STARTING AT 0:32 http://9to5mac.com/2014/01/15/tim-cook-honored-to-be-doing-business-with-china-mobile-tv-interview/
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27	[sl] HP's back, baby! The company has re-entered the smartphone market with two Android “phablets”...yep, I'm calling them phablets, I don't make the rules...but this time, for the Indian market. One's called the HP Slate6 VoiceTab and HP Slate7 VoiceTab. Ron Coughlin, VP for the consumer PC business, tells Recode.net that HP chose India and not North America or Europe to debut the devices because of market preferences and because the market for phones and smart devices in India is growing.
28	- HP CEO Meg Whitman said last September that “HP has to do a smartphone.” - “phablets,” are smartphones with the form factor of a smaller-sized tablet. It’s the fastest-growing segment of smart devices in India. - market research firm IDC lowered its 2013 worldwide sales forecast for traditional tablets by 6M units in part because phablet sales are eating into them. - already in India: Samsung has just over 15% of all Indian smartphone sales in the third quarter. Nokia's #2 with just under 15%. Two local brands, Micromax and Karbonn, have 10% and 9% respectively. China’s Lenovo and Huawei also offer phablet devices - Shipping in February - HP always made bad decisions about smartphones: - Choosing Compaq’s iPaq instead of Jornada- Dropping Palm in 2011 instead of developing it - HP still top PC brand in India: 32% of India’s PC market share (IDC) - Expect future releases in the US, Europe, Asia - Quad-core processor; 1280 x 720 and 1280 x 800 - India strategy: market based on unlocked phones with less carrier control - US market saturated - Best coverage: Arik Hesseldahl's Interview in Recode with Ron Coughlin, VP for the consumer PC business	http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/3867231/hp_slate6_560_final.jpg	http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?id=1560140&pageTitle=HP-Launches-Voice-Tablets-for-Consumers-in-India-#.UtagV2RDtva http://recode.net/2014/01/15/hp-to-re-enter-smartphone-market-with-phablets-in-india/
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33	[me] If you think wearable computers and smart watches are overkill, here's a product you might actually like. The all-silicon Verb watch does only two things. First, it tells the time. Second, it stores up to 4 gigabytes of data. The USB plug doubles as the watch clasp, which holds the watch on your wrist. The Verb watch costs $56.	http://www.verbwatch.com/
34	[sl] The new Mac Pro is impressive, expensive, and, let's be honest, looks like a trash can. So a fellow in Germany decided to take it a step further, and built a Hackintosh out of a trashcan. Just look at this beautiful Mac Pro, built from an Authentics Lunar bathroom trash can that comes with its own matching toilet brush. It may not be the real deal, but it's certainly an E for effort.	http://www.cultofmac.com/262452/mac-pro-hackintosh-made-actual-trashcan/
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1		TNT 922: Citizen Kim	GUEST: Horace Dediu, Founder and Author, asymco	Mega Everything

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12	me	[me] A federal appeals court today ruled against the FCC -- and also its rules for net neutrality. The United States Court of Appeals in D.C. ruled said that the FCC doesn’t have the authority to impose its Open Internet rules on Internet providers like Verizon because of how the FCC itself classifies such companies -- the FCC does not classify Internet providers as a common-carrier service like telephone companies are. If the ruling were to stand, it would mean Internet providers could charge rich web sites more to provide faster service, while throttling the little guys. The FCC may appeal.	http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/openinternet.pdf	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304049704579320500441593462
13	sl	[sl] Motorola might start letting you build your own tablets, at least the way you can with a Moto X. Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside tells the blog Pocket-lint that the company is considering offering tablets that can be customized on the Moto Maker web site. Buyers could choose colors, materials, and specs, such as the amount of storage and accessories.	http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/126539-moto-maker-customised-motorola-tablet-under-consideration
14	me	[me] Evleaks, who often gets his hands on leaked photos of prototype smartphones, posted a picture today that’s suppose to be Nokia’s secret Android phone, code-named ‘Normandy.’ The picture appears to show a home screen with Microsoft’s Metro UI on top of Android. Wow. Android with a Windows Phone interface. Microsoft is currently in the process of buying Nokia’s Devices & Services business. Nokia owns 92% of the global Windows Phone market.	http://bgr.com/2014/01/14/nokia-normandy-photo-windows-phone-interface/
15	sl	[sl] Oh good, a New Jersey story that doesn't involve a bridge. This ohe's about the New Jersey state government shuuting down... drone abuse. The State Senate approved a bill that restricts how police, firefighters and other first responders are allowed to use drones. For starters: No weapons on drones. Also: Police have to get a warrant before using a drone for surveillance. And they have to delete any information gathered after two weeks unless it’s part of an official criminal investigation. The bill now goes to Governor Chris Christie for signature.	START AT 0:44 http://youtu.be/6bATsypVr_U?t=44s	http://cliffviewpilot.com/new-jersey-drone-law-approved-goes-to-christie/
16	me	[me] Don’t tell Leo, but now employers can pay employee salaries using Bitcoin. A company called BitPay, which claims to be the world’s largest payment processor for virtual currencies, released a beta payroll API. It enables employers to offer a net payroll deduction paid in bitcoin to accompany each paycheck. The service is currently available only in the United States.	https://bitpay.com/	http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140113006504/en/BitPay-Announces-Bitcoin-Payroll-API#.UtTT9mRDtvY
17	sl	[sl] In more Motorola news, the company launched its Moto X phone in Europe today. It comes in wide range of colors, like black or white. Interestingly, the European model won't offer any Moto Maker customization options like the US version... and it's more expensive. An unlocked Moto X in Europe costs up to $624 unlocked. It launched in the US at $599 and eventually dropped to $399. Phones ship in France, Britain and Germany in February.	http://www.motorola.com/us/FLEXR1-1/Moto-X/FLEXR1.html	http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/flagship-motorola-smartphone-moto-x-headed-for-europe/articleshow/28778767.cms
18	me	[me] Apple doesn’t use its iBeacon indoor positioning system for transactions yet, but most Apple-watchers expect them to. Yesterday, a company called iMobile3 beat Apple to it. The company announced iBeacon support for its PassMarket product. PassMarket is a search engine for collecting mobile wallet “passes” from merchants. PassMarket’s system makes brick-and-mortar shopping like shopping online. Customers using the system can “check out” with their purchases by simply walking up to the register -- iBeacon knows they’re standing there thanks to a partnership with beacon maker Twocanoes. Customers can pay with their PassMarket wallet app on iPhone without using a credit card. PassMarket also says their system is more secure than, say, Target’s, because credit card data is stored in a single, secure vault at the payment processor, not at the store.	https://www.passmarket.com/consumers	http://www.pymnts.com/news/businesswire-feed/2014/january/13/imobile3-and-twocanoes-partner-to-bring-location-based-offers-and-payment-to-retailers-20140113006102
19	sl	[sl] Google now makes it easy to find images that you have the right to use on your blog. A new menu item under Search Tools lets you sort images you've pulled up in a search by usage rights, such as "labeled for resuse" or "labeled for commerical reuse". Microsoft added a similar feature to Bing last July.	GO HERE, CLICK “SEARCH TOOLS” THEN “USAGE RIGHTS” TO SHOW MENU http://goo.gl/sEqYSm	http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/01/14/google-makes-easier-filter-image-search-results-usage-rights/
20	me	[me] It just got easier for people to make augmented reality content. The Spanish augmented reality company Catchoom today launched a new platform called CraftAR. It lets you link digital assets to real-world objects - for example, additional information about an object that’s displayed when a user is looking at that object. It also enables the creation of 3D models through scanning real objects and tools for embeding augmented reality experiences into mobile apps.	START AT 1:15 http://youtu.be/D13wBdvXfpA?t=1m15s	http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/01/14/catchoom-launches-craftar-make-easy-create-augmented-reality-content/
21	sl	[sl] YouTube today brought back the central inbox for video comments. Users complained loudly recently when Google switched YouTube to a Google+ centric comment system and removed the central inbox. So Google “fast-tracked the development of a new comment management page that lets you see, respond to and moderate your comments all in one place,” according to Google.	START AT 0:07 http://youtu.be/Mu4ARzSZOmg	http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/13/youtube-launches-new-comments-management-tool/
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30	me	[me] As we reported on our evening show, Tech News 2night, Google agreed yesterday to buy smart thermostat maker Nest for $3.2 billion. Some news outlets falsely reported that Google had completed the acquisition, when in fact the deal is subject to regulatory approval. Nest co-founder Tony Fadell, who will keep the title of Nest CEO even as a Google employee, told reporters yesterday that Nest won’t give Google access to Nest user data, nor will Nest stop supporting the iOS. (Nest is sold in Apple retail and online stores.) And, by the way, if you’re wondering what Google might want with a thermostat company, Fadell told one interviewer that Nest’s core technologies are: “communications, algorithms, sensors and user experience, running over a network to the cloud.” Now that sounds like a Google business.	http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/13/google-and-nest-two-companies-in-the-business-of-understanding-you/
31	sl	[sl] San Francisco startup Airware has completed a successful field trial it ran at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, where endangered black and white rhinos live. - Airware partnered with the conservancy to use drones to monitor the land to protect rhinos against poachers. - 2 week test. Airware used 3 kinds of drones: two fixed-wing aircraft and one flexible wing. Airware founder and CEO Jonathan Downey: "They were designed to operate completely autonomously, well out of the line of sight of the pilot," . - way cheaper than using small aircraft, can cover more ground - The drones use infrared cameras for nighttime video and electro-optical cameras during the day. they fly low, between 100 and 400 feet"Using infrared we can easily spot a campfire being used by poachers, who often come in to the park at night. The level of detail is such that we can see an elephant's trunk change from white to black after he takes a drink of cold water." - Ol Pejeta used Indiegogo to raise $46,000 for the Airware test, but the conservancy doesn't intend to pay for continued service. "This is not something we think will turn into a huge revenue stream for us," Downey admits. more research	http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/14/5305162/startup-designs-drones-to-protect-endangered-animals-from-poachers
32	me	[me] A new glassware app called DriveSafe uses Google Glass’s sensors to detect when you might be falling asleep, and will buzz you using the bone conduction speaker (or mono earbud) to keep you going. Which raises the question: Is Google Glass safe to wear while driving? By the end of the year, there will probably be more than a dozen smart glass products on the market. Almost banned in the UK last summer (even though the beta is restricted to US users only). Recently, the UK’s Department for Transport has met with google and “softened its stance” on Google Glass and may allow it. A woman in San Diego named Cecilia Abadie was ticketed for wearing Google Glass while driving. (She was also ticketed for speeding.)	http://www.drivesafeforglass.com/
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41	me	[me] An online petition at Change.org calls for a PC version of Grand Theft Auto 5 -- and it’s already got over 654,000 signatures. The game was released in September on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Rockstar Games, the company that makes Grand Theft Auto, says they’re thinking about it. It’s nice to see people who believe in something and want to get involved.	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b1rKP0KT2I&feature=share&t=34m43s	http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/rockstar-release-gta-v-on-pc
42	sl	[sl] Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom can't run for a seat in New Zealand's senate because he's still a German national, but says he still intends to found a political party in his adopted home of New Zealand to contest the country's upcoming general election, and that the organization will be called "Megaparty." Dotcom says he's just founding and funding the party, and tweeted that he has hopes of "mak[ing] politics exciting," by "activat[ing] non-voters, the youth, the Internet electorate."	http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kim-dotcom-launches-megaparty-compete-670740
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57		Apple's patented GUI compensates for iPhone motion, minimizes errant touches
58		http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/01/14/apples-patented-gui-compensates-for-iphone-motion-minimizes-errant-touches
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60		IBM Wins Most U.S. Patents for 21st Year
61		http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-01-14/ibm-wins-most-u-dot-s-dot-patents-for-21st-year-as-it-seeks-growth
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63
64		Facebook gives data to Russian search engine
65		http://qz.com/166653/why-facebook-just-agreed-to-give-its-data-to-russias-biggest-search-engine/
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67		Syrian Electronic Army hacks into Xbox Twitter accounts too
68		http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57617174-83/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-into-xbox-twitter-accounts-too/
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70		Winamp lives on after aquisition by Radionomy
71		http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/14/5263086/winamp-radionomy-acquisition-internet-radio-service
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73		Offline viewing for Netflix is 'very unlikely' to ever happen
74		http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/126534-offline-viewing-for-netflix-is-very-unlikely-to-ever-happen
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76		Apple platform products to match Microsoft this year
77		http://www.asymco.com/2014/01/13/when-apple-reached-parity-with-windows/
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79		ION CANDIDATES:
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81		This Is What Happens When You Give Conan a GoPro
82		http://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-happens-when-you-give-conan-a-gopro-1500934299
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84		Kim Dotcom Launches 'MegaParty' to Compete in New Zealand Elections
85		http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kim-dotcom-launches-megaparty-compete-670740


1		TITLE: Drone Chaperone, 921	GUEST: XXX	BlackBerry: Proudly Physical

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3	me	It's Monday, January 13, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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9		Golden Globes		* Watched it now 100% on social media * Aereo went dark for New York City users for about an hour during the Golden Globes * First Netflix Golden Globe: Robin Wright * Best Actress * House of Cards
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12	me	[me] [me] Reuters says five US retailers -- not just Target -- were hacked and customer information stolen over the holiday shopping season. The other stores were Neiman Marcus plus three more that haven’t been identified. Target Chairman and CEO Gregg Steinhafel confirmed yesterday that the attack involved point-of-sale malware -- malicious code installed on store cash registers. Reuters sources said the hack involved malware called a RAM scraper, which grabs encrypted data as it passes through a computer’s memory. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, warned retailers on January 2 of Malware Targeting Point of Sale Systems.	http://www.reuters.com/article/video/idUSBREA0B01720140112?videoId=276390410	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/12/us-target-databreach-retailers-idUSBREA0B01720140112 http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-002A http://www.securityweek.com/us-cert-warns-businesses-about-pos-attacks
13	sl	[sl] In related news, nobody seems to be able to pin down exactly how many consumers were affected by the Target breach. Target first reported 40 million people affected. Then it was 70 million. Some news organizations, such as Reuters, are reporting 70 as the new total. Others, such as CNN, are adding the numbers together and reporting a total of 110 million customers affected. TNT has contacted Target to clarify, but the company has not responded.	http://pressroom.target.com/news/target-provides-update-on-data-breach-and-financial-performance
14	me	An airline executive may have revealed a secret Google project over the weekend. The CEO of the discount Irish airline Ryanair, Michael O Leary, said in an interview with the Irish Independent newspaper that “very exciting developments with Google” described as a “price-comparison thing“ would “change the way people buy tickets forever.” He said the new Google service would go live by the end of March and be 100% advertising supported.	START AT 1:49 http://youtu.be/KL4DlgeZu4k?t=1m49s	http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/oleary-reveals-ryanairgoogle-plan-to-change-how-we-buy-tickets-forever-29907730.html http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/12/google-said-to-be-working-on-new-travel-price-comparison-service/
15	sl	[sl] PayPal is making the online checkout process simpler. Used to be the system would force shoppers to switch to the PayPal web site to complete their transaction... now, a new “in-context checkout” system keeps them on the merchant site. PayPal says the new system will be widely available by summer, and provides the same checkout process no matter what the device is. Buyers can pay using a credit card or even PayPal’s Bill Me Later offering.	VIDEO: https://www.paypal-pages.com/incontextcheckout/	http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/13/paypal-debuts-a-simpler-native-checkout-experience-for-merchants-and-expand-beacon-internationally/
16	me	[me] Windows 8 is failing, so Microsoft is planning a ‘Windows 9’ release in April of 2015, according to a report on Paul Thurrott’s Supersite for Windows. According to the post, Microsoft’s next major upgrade for Windows, which is code-named ‘Threshold,” and is the version that will bring back the Start menu, will be called “Windows 9” to quote: “distance itself from the Windows 8 debacle,” according to Thurrott.	http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/threshold-be-called-windows-9-ship-april-2015
17	sl	[sl] Here's a head scratcher. The independent dance music label Spinnin’ Records has asked Google to remove links to its own Twitter feed. The label sent takedown requests to Google to remove links to its own Twitter account, as well as the Twitter accounts of several of the label’s top artists, according to a discovery made by the blog Torrent Freak. The requests were made on behalf of the label by a service that looks for pirate links and requests takedowns for a fee, as were probably accidental. Fortunately, Google ignored the requests.	https://twitter.com/spinninrecords	https://twitter.com/djafrojack http://toppletrack.com/ http://torrentfreak.com/record-label-asks-google-to-censor-artists-twitter-accounts-140112/
18	me	[me] Maxis announced this morning that Sim City is getting an offline mode. The upcoming Update 10 will include a new Single Player Mode for offline play. Maxis was criticized last Spring when users discovered that playing in single-player modes still required an online check-in.	http://www.simcity.com/en_US/blog/article/simcity-offline-is-coming	http://kotaku.com/an-offline-mode-is-coming-to-simcity-maxis-just-announ-1500159115
19	sl	[sl] New York City crime is down. Yay! But iPhone thefts are way, way up. Booo. According the New York Police Department, nearly one out of every five cases of “grand larceny” involves an Apple product, and some 8,000 iPads or iPhones were reported stolen in New York City last year.	http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304617404579303193340022488
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25	sl	[sl] blackberry's Z10 and Z30 big departure from physical keyboards. CEO John Chen tells Bloomberg that the company's next phones will mostly feature hardware keyboards. "I personally love the keyboards," Chen said, "so you will look to Blackberry going forward to do keyboards — I wouldn't use the word exclusively, but predominantly." - Chen says co. will retarget corporate and government customers with the future devices, a demographic that still values faster ,more tactile typing experience.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/12/5300992/blackberry-ceo-john-chen-future-devices-hardware-keyboards
26	me	[me] Former Apple executive and longtime industry luminary zhon lewee gassey (Jean-Louis Gassée) blogged this morning that the consumer Internet of Things revolution is dead in the water. Suffers from the “Basket of Remotes” problem. Even Smart TVs can’t provide a machine-readable description of the commands they understand, or even tell a smartphone app whether its on, what channel its on and so on. Smart refrigerators, smart toasters and smart thermostats? Forget it. Hardly anyone is working on this problem, and it’s the one problem that will kill the Internet of Things for consumers. Unless the industry organizes around standards and machine-readable and universally readable communication between devices, the Internet of Things is just a “Basket of Remotes” -- the features are there but nobody will use them.	http://www.mondaynote.com/2014/01/12/internet-of-things-the-basket-of-remotes-problem/
27	sl	[sl] NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of Comcast, entering into partnership with NowThis News, a start-up that makes short-form news segments for social viewing like on Vine, IG, Snapchat. videos also stored on NowThis News’s mobile apps - NowThis News is backed by Kenneth Lerer and his investment firm Lerer Ventures. Mr. Lerer co-founded The Huffington Post and now serves as chairman of BuzzFeed. - investment amt not announced but the transaction will give NBCU about 10%. NTN journalists will have access to a couple of NBC producers and NBC's archival footage. NBC has the right to use NTN videos on its various networks and shows. - NBC also last year acquired Stringwire, a start-up that recruits video contributors around the globe to upload video as news breaks. - Patricia Fili-Krushel, chairwoman of the NBC Universal News Group “Rather than just get more eyeballs to our television program or our website, we want to be wherever the users are whether it is Instagram or Twitter,” she said. “We can’t be as precious about having it all within our house and our platform.”	http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/13/business/media/nbcs-news-unit-teams-with-video-clip-start-up.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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35	me	[me] Is a Belgian school really using drones to stop cheating? The apparent claim appeared on YouTube, and the story was picked up by the UK tabloid, the Mirror. According to the story, Thomas Moore College teachers are testing a sub-$500 consumer drone called the DJI Phantom with an attached GoPro camera to fly over the heads of students taking tests to make sure they don’t cheat. This is either a hoax, or the dumbest idea ever. Drone batteries can’t last long enough for a test. Their propellers blow papers all over the place. They’re a distraction. But most of all, they’re dangerous to fly in confined indoor spaces. I think we’re being punk’d.	START AT 0:10 http://youtu.be/5ht1moFu--Y?t=10s	http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/thomas-moore-college-exam-drones-3010591 http://www.thomasmore.be/
36	sl	[sl] Marilyn McKenna, wife of former Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna, posted an image of her fitting both her legs inside one leg of her old pants after losing over 100 pounds was told by FB to remove the picture because it was promoting "idealised physical appearances".A representative from Facebook told KOMO News the post was considered an ad because Ms McKenna was attempting to "boost" the post. Facebook considers boosted posts, which are paid for, to be ads.	http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/marilyn-mckennas-weight-loss-picture-violates-facebooks-terms/story-fneuzkvr-1226800419086
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38	me	[me] Share your news tips, leaks, inside information and feedback: email us at tnt@twit.tv or call 260-TNT-show and leave a message. Also: Upvote the stories you'd like to see us cover on our subreddit at Technewstoday.reddit.com and visit our Tech News Today Google+ community. You'll find our web site at twit.tv/tnt
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55		Audi predicts when parking spaces will become available
56		http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/01/audi-urban-intelligent-assist/
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60		Google doubled patent filings in 2013
61		http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/01/13/google-doubled-patent-filings-in-2013-as-battle-with-apple-intensifies
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63		Mobile app use jumped 115% in 2013, messaging and social category led the way with 203% growth
64		http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/01/13/flurry-mobile-app-use-jumped-115-2013-messaging-social-category-led-way-203-growth
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66		GoDaddy Microsoft deal
67		http://recode.net/2014/01/13/godaddy-strikes-office-365-partnership-with-microsoft/
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69		OLD NEWS FOR CONTEXT:
70		http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/10/09/microsoft-customers-can-now-buy-go-daddy-domain-names-directly-within-office-365/
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72		Uber car attacked in Paris
73		http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/01/13/taxi-protest-paris-turns-guerrilla-warfare-uber-car-attacked-freeway/
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75		Couple lets Reddit name their child
76		http://www.businessinsider.com/couple-lets-reddit-name-daughter-2014-1
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78		http://www.namemydaughter.com/
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80		http://www.reddit.com/r/casualiama/comments/1uyzb9/iama_crazy_man_trying_to_let_the_internet_name_my/
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82		Guy falls asleep with finger on keyboard
83		http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1uzmaq/dude_sleeping_on_jet_wfinger_on_slash_key/
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85		Tiny windmills.
86		http://www.uta.edu/news/releases/2014/01/microwindmill-rao-chiao.php


1		TITLE: Photobombed by Planet Earth	GUEST: Dan Patterson URL LOWER THIRD URL: danpatterson.com/

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3	me	It's Friday, January 10, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
4	me	Tech News Today is brought to you by Gazelle, the fast and simple way to sell your used gadgets. Find out what your used iPhone, iPad and other Apple products are worth at gazelle.com.
5	me, sl, jh	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Jason Howell
6	me	Tech News Today delivers the top tech news in 30 minutes or less.
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11	me	[me] As you probably know, Target was hacked in December. Now the retailer is giving details, and they’re not pretty. Target said today that personal information of customers was taken -- not just credit card data. This included names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. And the number of people affected is 70 million people -- not 40 million as reported before. The company issued a statement that said, in part: ‘At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the costs, or a range of costs, related to the data breach.’ Target also promised to cover the costs of any fraudulent charges that result from the breach.	http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140110005281/en/Target-Update-Data-Breach-Financial-Performance
12	sl	[sl] Are we in that post-PC world yet? Not if you ask Lenovo. Research firms Gartner and IDC say the PC industry sold 35 million fewer PCs in 2013 than they did the year before. That’s a 10% drop. However, the biggest winner was China-based Lenovo, which sold 2 million more computers worldwide than #2 HP (although HP is still #1 in the US). The biggest loser? Microsoft. Alternatives like iPads and Android tablets are gaining market share at Windows’ expense. Gartner thinks only 15% of Internet-connected devices sold in 2014 will run Windows. Meanwhile, Apple is eating into business and enterprise computing -- again, at Microsoft’s expense. As business goes mobile, iOS devices are the new hotness, nd the trend is driven by apps. And more than 90% of all business apps were deployed on iOS in the third quarter of last year, according to The Wall Street Journal.	http://youtu.be/RVJTVcVnIRA	http://recode.net/2014/01/09/lenovo-dominated-worst-ever-world-pc-market-in-2013/ http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304244904579278560822979176
13	me	[me] In other Lenovo news: The company wants to sell smartphones in the United States. Last year, they said sales would start this summer. But today, Lenovo execs told Sina news that it ain’t gonna happen. An entry into the US market will take two or three years, well after a push to sell in Latin America. Lenovo is the world’s third largest smartphone maker, after Samsung and Apple, according to Gartner, thanks mainly to its strong presence in China.	http://www.zdnet.com/cn/lenovo-shelves-plans-to-sell-smartphones-in-us-7000025016/
14	sl	[sl] iPhone owners, unite! We got this! No I'm not trolling, I'm just reacting to data from a company called Actix, which measures how ‘widely used’ phones are in North America and Europe. The top three most used phones by far are (in order) the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 5, and the iPhone 4. Actix figures out usage by tracking communication between mobile devices and carriers' mobile networks. Samsung devices came in fourth, fifth, and sixth places with the Galaxies S3, S2, and S4, respectively.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57616953-94/iphones-hold-top-three-spots-in-network-usage-ranking/
15	me	[me] India is turning down free Google services. Why? Because the NSA, that’s why. We told you last Thursday that Google would donate its help for India’s upcoming elections, including registration databases and Google Maps help with polling stations. Well, it the Commission Election of India yesterday said NO to the offer. Unnamed Commission officials told Reuters that Google was rejected for a handful of reasons. One of them was a concern about spying by the NSA.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/09/us-india-elections-google-idUSBREA080YE20140109 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/09/us-india-elections-google-idUSBREA080YE20140109
16	sl	[sl] Sony's finally confirmed rumors that it’s seriously interested in making Windows Phone handsets. Pierre Perron, head of Sony Mobile Europe, told TechRadar that Sony is “actively looking into the possibility” of launching a Windows Phone and moving beyond making only Android handsets. Nokia ended 2013 with 92% of the Windows Phone market, so Microsoft desperately needs more partners.	http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/sony-confirms-discussions-with-microsoft-to-launch-windows-phone-1214067
17	me	[me] The camera maker GoPro plans to offer extreme sports videos on Microsoft’s Xbox Live. The start date has not been confirmed. GoPro’s sports channel already exists on Virgin America flights.	Start at 1:51 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3PDXmYoF5U	http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/09/gopro-xbox-channel/
18	sl	[sl] The reviews site Yelp was ordered by a judge to ‘out’ seven reviewers -- as in reveal who they are. A small business called Hadeed Carpet Cleaning of Alexandria, Virginia, suspects seven negative reviews to be fake -- created not by customers, but possibly by competitors. So they subpoenaed Yelp to turn over the identities of the reviewers. Yelp refused. Hadeed went to court. And now the Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled that Yelp has to reveal who the reviewers are. Yelp doesn’t require users to add too many personal details, but here’s the amazing part of this case: Yelp does record the IP addresses of users.	http://goo.gl/Wu9T08	http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/01/09/64385.htm
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21	me	[me] Dan Patterson is a writer, broadcaster and also a project manager for Tanooki Labs. QUESTIONS	http://danpatterson.com/
22		Thank you, Dan Patterson. You can find Dan at danpatterson.com
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24		[me] Father Robert Ballecer, host of This Week in Enterprise Tech, Know How, and Coding 101
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26	sl	[sl] four senior staffers, six more researchers and editors, went to CES - Seagate’s new 4 TB portable hard drive uses two 2 TB laptop hard drives formatted in a super-fast RAID 0 configuration and a USB 3.0 connection to achieve read speeds of up to 220 MBps. - Mophie Space Pack is a fairly elegant-looking answer. It combines a 1700 mAh battery pack and 16 GB or 32 GB of flash memory in a single iPhone 5/5s case. - “entry-level” camera, the $650 Nikon D3300 is almost as good as the $1500 Nikon D7100 (our current pick for best midrange DSLR), at least when it comes to specs (the D7100 has many pro/enthusiast features that don’t translate to spec sheets that more than justify its higher price). Both Nikons have a mid-sized APS-C 24 MP sensor with no optical low-pass filter (for sharper images), a maximum ISO of 25,600 for great low-light shooting, and the ability to record 1080p HD video at 60 fps. It’s got a slightly slower 5 fps burst mode (compared to the D7100’s 6 fps), but that’s still plenty fast considering that only a few years ago high-end cameras were only pulling 4 fps. - The Torque t402v is perhaps the closest you’re going to get to a modular headphone, and that’s a good thing. Not only do they have the ability to switch between on-ear and over-ear modes by swapping out the magnetic ear pads, you can even choose what type of sound signature you want by rotating the ear pads. There are markings on the inside that show you what position is for high pass, low pass, a flat sound, and so on. This enables you to rotate the cup to the sound of your choosing (i.e. more bass, more treble, balanced) and pop it back on to experience a new sounding headphone.	http://thewirecutter.com/2014/01/tech-were-looking-forward-to-in-2014-a-realists-guide-to-ces/
27	me	[me] Most interesting product at CES: The Sony Core.
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29	sl	[sl] Back in episode 913 or 914 the statement was made that everyone wants a curved screen but struggled to come up with a reason. I can think of 1 important reason a curved screen is a bad idea, glare. With a flat screen you can usually angle the screen to avoid glare from some lightsource in the room. Curve the screen and you now turn was was a spot of glare into a band of glare that runs from top to bottom of the screen that is much more difficult if not impossible to get rid of. Pivoting the screen up and down will have no effect on the glare. Pivoting left to right will just move the vertical band of blare from side to side across the screen. Grab a glossy magazine or clear report covers and you'll see the problem with a curved as opposed to flat screen when room lighting may be an issue. The earth is round but screens should remain flat. - DARKO
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35	me	[me] Today we hand out medals in the selfie olympics <talk about selfie olympics> BRONZE: The bronze goes to an unknown young woman, who took a picture with her toe as the phone was propped up on top of the door, all while while brushing her teeth. That’s just impressive. Plus, dental hygiene is important. SILVER: The silver goes to Ferdinand Puentes, who survived a plane crash in the ocean near the Hawaiian Island of Molokai in December. After filming the crash with his GoPro camera, he continued taking pictures while clinging to a seat cushion, including an epic selfie, with the sinking plane in the background. GOLD: Good, but not enough for the gold. That goes to Buzz Aldrin. He took the first space selfie with a planet-Earth photobomb during the Gemini 12 mission in 1966. Proving once again: nothing beats an astronaut.	BRONZE: http://cdn.smosh.com/sites/default/files/ftpuploads/bloguploads/1113/selfie-olympics-door.jpg SILVER: http://media.khon2.com/photo/2014/01/09/12_1389312816717_5128734_ver1.0_640_480.jpg GOLD: http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2012/01/buzz-aldrin-face-space-helmet-gemini-12.jpg
36	sl	[sl] Overstock.com can claim it's the first major retailer to offiicially accepting payments in bitcoin. Last Tuesday, the company struck a deal to handle bitcoin payments through a service operated by Coinbase, and since then, Overstock engineers worked overtime to make it happen. Overstock CEO and chairman Patrick Byrne says bitcoin can free the world from the control of big banks and big government and believes “It helps us fight the machine,”.	http://www.wired.com/business/2014/01/overstock-bitcoin-live/
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38	me	[me] Share your news tips, leaks, inside information and feedback: email us at tnt@twit.tv or call 260-TNT-show and leave a message. Also: Upvote the stories you'd like to see us cover on our subreddit at Technewstoday.reddit.com and visit our Tech News Today Google+ community. You'll find our web site at twit.tv/tnt
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40		That's our show. Check out our brand-new show, called Tech News 2night, starting Monday and running every week-day at 4pm Pacific. Thanks to Dan Patterson for joining us. And thank YOU for tuning in. We'll see you Monday.
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44		On Tech News Today: The PC Market In Decline * Lifelogging on the rise * The Selfie Olympics Medal Ceremony
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46		The most important event this week is the launch of TWiT’s evening news show, called Tech News 2night, which starts Monday at 4pm Pacific. Biotech showcase begins in San Francisco on Monday the 13th. Tokyo’s Automotive World show starts Wednesday the 15th. And the DLD conference -- DLD stands for Digital-Life-Design -- begins on Sunday the 19th. That’s what’s coming up. Back to you, Leo.
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1		TITLE: The Jogging Dead	Padre Package

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3	me	It's Thursday, January 9, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
4	me, sl, jh	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Jason Howell
5	me	Tech News Today delivers the top tech news in 30 minutes or less.
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7		(Steve Jobs announced iPhone 7 years ago today; shipped June 29)
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10	me	[me] We told you Monday that Yahoo accidentally distributed malware in Europe to millions through malicious advertising posted on the Yahoo.com site - 4 day period between December 31 and January 3 - There may have been between 2 and 2.5 million infections. The malware redirected visitors to a site with even more malware. Today we’ve learned that some of the malware turned victims’ PCs into bitcoin miners -- gobbling up PC resources of the victims and generating money for the malware creators.	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25653664
11	sl	[sl] Fingerprints are so 2013. Samsung might be adding an eye scanner to its upcoming Galaxy S5 smartphone to compete against Apple’s iPhone 5s fingerprint scanner - That’s what Samsung's mobile V.P. Lee Young Hee tells Bloomberg in a story published today - Hee also said to expect the Galaxy S5 by April - and that the phone “will be paired with a new wearable device that will be an evolution of the Galaxy Gear smartwatch."	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-09/samsung-plans-galaxy-s5-by-april-with-possible-eye-scan-security.html
12	me	[me] Sexting teenagers aren’t the only ones who need messages that self-destruct - new iOS app called Confide enables encrypted, private, temporary messages - designed for professionals - uses email not phone numbers - screenshots difficult, sender notified if it happens - words are hidden unless users pass hand over the screen - ‘wand’ effect - notification for read messages - possible snag: government regulation of business requires audit trail and the retention of business messages.	http://goo.gl/GVwp6f
13	sl	[sl] Sure, all this wearable computing sounds promising, but how are we all willing to pay to buy into the future? - Google Glass is $1,500 - the Sony SmartWatch 2 runs you $200, The ‘Pebble Steel’ $249 - that's too expensive for a lot of people. Arcos says it's launching a basic smartwatch this summer for $50, which is cheaper than most watches. It'll handle smartphone notifications, music playback, will have a 1.5-inch non-capacitive e-ink screen, and, here's the wow factor - it can even tell the time.	http://www.archos.com/us/products/smartwatch/index.html
14	me	[me] Android and iOS dominate the market. But a Linux-based alternative called Tizen has powerful backers - Samsung, LG, Intel, Fujitsu, Huawei, Vodafone and Orange - Spokesperson for Japan’s largest carrier, TNN Docomo, told AFP that Tizen phones hit in March - Japanese paper Mainichi Shimbun said yesterday Samsung’s Tizen phone will be announced before Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 24 - details about Tizen app stores at that event - Other alternative platforms: Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux for smartphones, Firefox OS and Sailfish - Tizen has the best shot.	http://www.jollatides.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tizen-os-1024x558.jpg	http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/535473/tech_firms_eye_phone_rival_ios_android/
15	sl	[sl] You know who comes to mind when I think of wearable technology? Dick Tracy. No, seriously, the original Smart Watch was a 2-Way Wrist Radio worn by the comic book cop in the 1940s... he was quite a trendsetter, and Bem Wireless is bringing him back with a watch called the Speaker Band.It’s really a Bluetooth microphone and speaker in wristwatch form that works with iOS or Android, it answer calls, lets you listen to music, has 6 hours of talk time, and even caller ID. It'll you you 50 dollars - and ships end of the month.	https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vWjhcEHH7Dc/Us7V9sxdTtI/AAAAAAAKO4E/JJzf6Q381BY/s1274-no/bemspeaker.jpg	http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/126416-bem-wireless-speaker-band-is-a-bluetooth-speaker-for-your-wrist
16	me	[me] A Google+ user named Stefan M. noticed Chromecast icons in latest version of the Google+ Android app - those icons might reveal future plans to enable the app to display Google+ photos, hangouts and posts on TVs using Google’s Chromecast dongle. A Google representative told Tech News Today that: "We don't have any plans to announce at this time."	https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FsmJdJctEqw/Us0h8IfxumI/AAAAAAAANuU/kI91AfQsFk4/w1336-h865-no/gplus_chromecast.png	http://gigaom.com/2014/01/08/google-may-get-chromecast-support-soon/
17	sl	[sl] IBM’s Watson computer has had a lot of fun playing Jeopardy, but now it's time to put the artificial intelligence system to work. IBM is investing the non-trivial sum of one billion dollars into a new business unit for Watson, which includes a $100 million equity fund toward new innovation at its Watson Developers Cloud, which is currently available to developers. IBM also plans to hire 2,000 employees in New York City. The computer, which used to be the size of whole room, has slimmed down to the size of three pizza boxes.	http://youtu.be/smSvr4dfmPk?t=5m23s	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/09/us-ibm-watson-idUSBREA0808U20140109
18	me	[me] Would you trust an app to park your car? French company Valeo demo’d their prototype ‘automated parking valet’ app CES parking lot yesterday - iOS, Android - get out of the car before you park - Valeo’s main business is making car parts and electronics - Park4U system uses ultrasonic sensors, laser scanners and cameras already installed in some BMWs, Range Rovers and others - find a good spot, then park - when you’re ready to leave, the app can summon the car and it will pick you up - on the market in 4 years.	http://youtu.be/nZP8xaV3lCM?t=7s	http://goo.gl/e43wb4
19	sl	[sl] Think twice next time you take to Facebook to complain about your crappy salary. GigaOM reports some financial startups are now checking Facebook and Twitter feeds before giving you a loan, and that a “new breed” of companies, like Kabbage are using social media to look for contradictions between what borrowers say to the bank and what they say on social media. They might also look at how many “friends” you have, kind of like a financial Klout score. They don't all work the same though, the startup Flurish (also known as LendUp) only checks social media when provided voluntarily by an applicant. Consumer advocate groups oppose the trend, and claim federal laws aren’t doing anything about it, according to The Wall Street Journal.	http://gigaom.com/2014/01/09/new-breed-of-lenders-use-facebook-and-twitter-data-to-judge-borrowers/ http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304773104579266423512930050
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23		[me] Father Robert Ballecer - This Week in Enterprise Tech, Know How..., and Coding 101 -- (Dick DeBartolo - The Giz Wiz, Mad Magazine writer
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25	sl	[sl] Digital movie sales in US jumped 47% last year to $1.19B, according to data released by Digital Entertainment Group, an industry trade group. - fastest-growing category. total home-entertainment revenue up 0.7% to $18.22B. - total U.S. home-entertainment market remains well below its peak of more than $22B in 2004 (cd and dvd days) - new release window marketed as "Digital HD." 1 to 4 weeks before a movie becomes available on DVD or to rent online, studios make new movies available to purchase from iTunes, Amazon, etc in HD - "Despicable Me 2," which was available to buy online for two weeks before its DVD release, was the best-selling title online of 2013. (it's whining kids driving sales)	http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304887104579306440621142958-lMyQjAxMTA0MDAwNzEwNDcyWj
26	me	[me] A Lenovo executive told CNET: "multiple Chromebook models" by summer - current models mostly for education - Lenovo believes the market will accelerate greatly in the next 12 months - I agree - Jason loves his - TWiG’s Jeff Jarvis big fan - huge for education - NPD Group report last month: one-fifth of sales in commercial laptop channels are Chromebooks because of education market - getting better; Haswell chips should give killer battery life - Acer, HP, Toshiba, ASUS will also all expand range - I think they’re going super mainstream - Apple’s iPad Pro a response for education?	http://ces.cnet.com/8301-35284_1-57616879/lenovo-plans-big-chromebook-push-for-2014/
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28	sl	[sl] EMAIL - I wanted to point out to your audience an interesting thing to note about CES this year, and that is the trend of trying to spread tech news out to the masses in a more journalistic, integral, and mainstream way. Yahoo announced their "digital magazine" with David Pogue, Yahoo Tech, which went live yesterday covering CES, and even networks from YouTube are all there sending "normal" people updates throughout the day. This year seems to be a more refined version of CES, they've learned from their mistakes of over-cluttering and bad timing which were prevalent last year. My point is, that this years CES is not just an introductory teaser to this year in tech, it's been a real discussion of bringing the complicated technologies that us geek communities develop to the masses in a way that really adds meaning to their lives. And this year I believe we'll begin to learn how to do it right - from wearables all the way to home automation. Max from Brooklyn NY.
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35	me	[me] New ‘Glassware’ augments your reality with zombies - called ‘Race Yourself’ - has over 30 game modes that give you reasons to run faster and work out harder - zombies chase you - a giant boulder rolls at you like you’re Indiana Jones - other virtual runners and bike riders challenge you to beat them - even ‘virtual rings in the sky’ for you to skydive through - currently working beta - can pre-order - crowdfunded.	Start at 0:33 http://youtu.be/39W6CMpdGsM?t=33s	http://raceyourself.com/
36	sl	[sl] Engineers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Stanford University have produce the world’s fastest thin-film organic transistors,which has the potential to replace silicon in high-resolution television screens and other devices. The term “organic” used to only mean compounds produced by living organisms, but now includes synthetic substances based on carbons and plastics. This is the next step in inexpensive, high-performance electronics built on transparent substrates like glass and even clear, flexible plastics that are 90% transparent to the naked eye.	http://www.rdmag.com/news/2014/01/engineers-make-world%E2%80%99s-fastest-organic-transistor
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42		Thank you for joining us. And I'll leave you with this drone's-eye view from the outside of CES in Las Vegas, which was produced by Chris McBeth.	http://youtu.be/WT2xSXigBhM
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44		On Tech News Today: IBM's Watson Gets a Job * An App That Parks Your Car * And the Ultimate Motivation to Run Fast: Zombies!
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55		http://news.softpedia.com/news/ZTE-Brings-Its-ECO-MOBIUS-Modular-Phone-to-CES-2014-414962.shtml
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58		http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2014/01/osama-bin-laden-avatar/
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60		Apple, Samsung CEOs agree to mediation in U.S. patent fight: court filing
61		http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/09/us-apple-samsung-idUSBREA0802P20140109?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
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3	me	It's Wednesday, January 8, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
4	me	This episode of Tech News Today is brought to you by Gazelle, the fast and simple way to sell your used gadgets! Find out what your used iPhone, iPad and other Apple products are worth at Gazell.com.
5	me, sl, jh	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Jason Howell
6	me	Tech News Today delivers the top tech news in 30 minutes or less - more or less.
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10	me	[me] Dell promised in December to deliver a 28-inch Ultra-HD monitor for less than $1,000. And it looks like they’re going to overdeliver that promise when they ship it later this month. The price for Dell’s P2815Q monitor was announced today, and it’s $699. The bigger story here -- and at CES generally -- is just how fast the price of 4K products are dropping. Dell isn’t exactly a discount brand. And if Dell can sell a 28-inch Ultra-HD display this month for $699, we can expect the price for 4K on the desktop to drop to a few hundred dollars by the end of the year.	http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/19/campaigns/p2815q-coming-soon-page
11	sl	[sl] We've seen rumors and leaks for weeks now, hinting at an Android phone from Nokia, code-named “Normandy”. Today, Evleaks posted what he claims are pictures of the phone using Nokia’s “forked” version of Android. The screens show an interface in three views, which look a little like Windows Phone and a little like Nokia’s Asha platform. Microsoft is currently in the process of acquiring Nokia's mobile device business and licensing Nokia's patents for 10 years. The existence of the “Normandy” phone is only a rumor at this point, and it may or may not ever ship.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/8/5287924/nokia-android-ui-normandy-leak-rumor
12	me	[me] China’s Alibaba Group launched a mobile game platform yesterday and will compete against rival Tencent. Games will be sold on Alibababa’s Taobao Mobile shopping site and app. The company has an interesting revenue sharing deal: 70% for developers, 20% for the company and 10% for charity. (Tencent pays only 10% to game developers and keeps the rest.) China has about 300 million mobile game players.	http://technode.com/2014/01/08/alibaba-rolls-out-mobile-game-platform-to-take-on-tencent/
13	sl	[sl] In more Alibaba news, Alibaba’s Taobao - a C2C shopping platform - has banned the sale of bitcoins and other virtual currencies after a Chinese-government crackdown on the crypto-currency. The ban starts Tuesday, and it also includes the sale of how-to guides and computer hardware and software to help facilitate bitcoin mining.	http://www.newsdaily.com/technology/7ff85fc4ba48694c913ec2bfcb70c9a4/alibaba-division-bans-bitcoin-after-china-crackdown-as-ipo-looms
14	me	[me] Big Brother is watching you drive! Or is it Big Mother. A company called Cellcontrol, which can enable parents to monitor and control how their teen drivers use their smartphones, now supports the Apple iPhone. Called Drive I-D, the company’s new iOS support can stop drivers from using some features, such as texting and email, while allowing others, like Siri. The product is a hardware box, plus an iOS app, which work together to monitor both the car’s motion and also the phone’s usage. Administrators -- parents -- can set policies about what teen drivers can and cannot do with their iPhones. The company calls it: “Personalized…Backseat Driving from the Couch."	Start at 0:28 http://cellcontrol.com/driveid/	http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/01/prweb11470726.htm
15	sl	[sl] One Laptop Per Child has unveiled two new low-cost tablets focused on children’s education. New Jersey-based Vivitar makes the hardware, but the big shift is in the tablets' Android-based software, which is focused on helping children research and decide various career choices. Kids who want to be an astronaut, scientist, musician or podcaster, will be exposed to the math, science and concepts they would need to learn. The organization also launched an app store for curated educational content. One Laptop Per Child prices The 7-inch XO-2 at about $150 and the 10-inch XO-10 about $200 when they’re released in the spring.	http://youtu.be/MdMkxyjTBJo	http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/one-laptop-per-child-and-vivitar-unveil-second-generation-of-award-winning-xo-tablets-239069321.html
16	me	[me] Sony President and CEO Kazuo Hirai announced a huge -- and hugely expensive -- “short throw” laser projector for casting TV and other content up on a wall to create a 147-inch virtual TV. When the product ships this summer, it could cost as much as $40,000. And the reason? It’s Ultra-HD! The device itself sits next to the wall, and looks like a low cabinet. But when it’s on, it throws an incredible 2,000-lumen image at a 4096 by 2160 resolution.	http://www.sony.net/Products/4k-ultra-short-throw/
17	sl	[sl] Apple's time keeps on slippin slippin slippin, into the future. The company is having a hard time making its iWatch, according to a new report in The Information, because it hasn’t found a screen technology that’s both high quality and has great battery life. A rumor circulated earlier this week citing manufacturing holdups because of the finish treatments for the watch housing, and The Information seems to be confirming this.	https://www.theinformation.com/bumps-in-the-road-for-apple-s-iwatch
18	me	[me] Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have developed electronics so small, flexible and thin that they could be used on the surface of a contact lens, wrapped around a human hair or applied as a second skin, according to an article published yesterday in the journal ‘Nature Communications.’ The circuits are created by printing them on a one-micrometer thick layer of a substance called parylene. Products using this technology are still years away. But -- who knows? -- maybe the next big thing after wearables is the Google Contact Lens and the iPatch.	http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2014/01/this-clear-flexible-electronic-circuit-can-fit-on-the-surface-of-a-contact-lens/
19	sl	[sl] There's been a lot of controversy around tech company buses shuttling employees who live in San Francisco through the city down south to Silicon Valley. Protesters blame high paid tech workers for using San Francisco as a bedroom community, driving up rents, and creating traffic problems. It's because such an issue the city has even proposed a fee for the buses and new rules about where they can stop. Well in typical Google fashion the company is trying something new - some employees will be able to commute by boat -- a catamaran that ferries Googlers from San Francisco to bay adjacent Redwood City.	http://youtu.be/kM28sVBkv14	http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/01/07/google-launches-private-sf-bay-ferry-service-to-shuttle-workers/
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21	me	[me] Gazelle.com	http://gazelle.com
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24	me	[me] TWiT's own Father Robert Ballecer	Details
25		Thank Padre	URL
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27	sl	[sl] great story in the Atlantic about future of satellite imagery. google just the beginning - Urthecast, Planet Labs, and Skybox all SV companies working on "spy" sats - Urthecast plans to install still and video cameras on the International Space Station, then beam video down using the Russian Space Agency’s antennae. (At the end of December, cosmonauts attempted to install Urthecast’s cameras onto the ISS. It didn’t work—the cameras failed to relay signal to the ground. Now the devices are back inside the station, being examined for problems.) - Planet Labs wants to send 28 small satellites into low orbit, which would be the biggest private fleet of satellites ever created. # is impressive but rez won't be that great & satellites may not work/be lost - SkyBox combines historic data from US government satellites, aerial photography, and weather centers to create history of the Earth in data. It will then augment that record with data and imagery from its own satellites. - Digital Globe will sell imagery in the medium- to high-range: public corp in Colorado. Department of Defense provides most of biz, but also supplies a substantial amount of imagery to Google Earth.	http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/silicon-valleys-new-spy-satellites/282580/	One of the Uthecast cameras is even capable of broadcasting in 4K UHD.
28	me	[me] 3D food printing	http://cubify.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ChefJet-Full-color-Sugar-1-hires.jpg http://goo.gl/qViL86 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/27/article-2530195-1A29DF9E00000578-358_634x424.jpg
29	sl	[sl] yesterday Yahoo officially launched Yahoo Tech. own vertical like Yahoo News and Yahoo Business, focus on mainstream audience - new hires, including Rafe Needleman as the site’s editorial director. (needleman a regular guest on TNT) says the focus is not on SV but "what tv should i buy" - unusual - no display ads. design is almost tablet like. stories expand on same page - Marissa Mayer and David Pogue in keynote at the CES conference in Las Vegas talking about YT: “In my opinion, the point is that the high end is really well taken care of… But who is taking care of the middle 85%? NOBODY!” - Yahoo Food another vertical, Mayer says “Digital magazines are a core part of our long-term vision" - ads have to show up eventually, right? as tiles? native ads?	http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/07/yahoo-goes-vertical-for-the-mainstream-launches-yahoo-food-and-yahoo-tech-hires-rafe-needleman-as-editorial-director/
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31	sl	[sl] CES cool thing - FLIR One, an iPhone 5/5S case with a small thermal camera stuck on the back. combo of dock and app. Using what's called multi-spectral dynamic imaging, it shows hybrid images, thermal pictures, even in the dark. When you point it at a subject, the FLIR will also give you a temperature reading of what you're pointing the device at. - Lepton is the camera inside FLIR, smaller than a nickel. - company says that this will help DIYers to find the leaks in their home, outdoors types to avoid wild creatures and families to navigate dangerous areas like smoke-filled houses. It'll be available in the spring for $350, with an Android version planned for later in the year.	http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/07/flir-one-thermal-camera-iphone-case/
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41	me	[me] The iRing is coming, but not from Apple. IK Multimedia is showing at CES an iRing controller for playing electronic music with an iPhone or iPad. It uses the iPhone camera to detect movement along six directions and can send MIDI messages to a host computer over WiFi. Let’s It’s a post-PC Theremin	http://youtu.be/w4YTODlyB9g	http://www.kvraudio.com/news/ik-multimedia-announces-iring-motion-tracking-controller-for-idevices-at-ces-24579
42	sl	[sl] Turnn that frown upside down. A new app for Google Hangouts called US+, combines linguistic and facial expression analysis to monitor your video chats in real time. The point is to see hostile you're being; how positive; or how honest. US+ will give you suggestions for better communication - like, you've been talking too much or that you seem sad. The app designers say it's more about creating algorithms that can match what we as humans are already pretty good at perceiving, and not about forcing a certain kind of communication.	http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-01/08/face-tracking-app
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47	me	[me] We'll be joined tomorrow by tech podcaster Paul Spain, who will be Skyping in from CES. Plus, we'll have another Padre report from CES.
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49		On Tech News Today: More CES madness, Ultra-HD gets ultra cheap. Plus, new technology might someday put a computer into your contact lenses. TEASER http://live.twit.tv/
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55		http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/01/07/signal-announces-rp-one-full-size-bluetooth-game-controller-for-apples-ios-devices
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58		http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/08/ik_mulitimedia_iring_gets_hand_in_first_for_ios_motion_control/
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60		Apple requests removal of compliance monitor (inside baseball?)
61		http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57616848-37/apple-requests-removal-of-antitrust-compliance-monitor/
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64		http://www.zdnet.com/yahoo-finally-enables-https-encryption-for-email-by-default-7000024922/
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67		http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/07/flir-one-thermal-camera-iphone-case/
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70		http://www.droid-life.com/2014/01/07/audi-and-nvidia-team-up-to-bring-smart-displays-dashboards-and-tablets-to-cars/
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80		http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/8/5287420/sony-xsp-n1bt-smartphone-cradle-receiver-in-car-entertainment-system


1		TITLE: Bend It Like Samsung

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3	me	It's Tuesday, January 7, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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5	me, sl, jh	Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Jason Howell
6	me	Tech News Today delivers the top tech news in 30 minutes or less.
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8		International CES just started! (Show floor opened at 10am)
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11	me	[me] Alcatel is privately showing at CES a prototype solar-powered smartphone, but with a difference. The solar panel is transparent and overlaid on the screen! The blog Pocket-lint says Alcatel hasn’t perfected the technology yet, and that both the screen quality and solar charging power are not ready for the consumer market, but could be as early as next year.	Start at 0:15 - http://youtu.be/T7InTsZAGBk?t=15s	http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/126245-transparent-solar-panel-display-charges-your-phone-through-the-screen
12	sl	[sl] It's not a post-PC world, they're just getting really small. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced the Edison, a Pentium-class PC powered by a dual-core Quark system on a chip, and the size of an SD card. It runs Linux, has built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and Intel says an app store is in the works. Krzanich showed off the Edison with a bunch of prototype examples, like a “smart onesie” baby outfit with sensors and blinking lights to tell you whether the baby is happy or not. Because there's no other way to tell with babies. The Quark system on a chip was unveiled four months ago, and is designed for very small applications that don't need a lot of power.	http://photos.pcpro.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_PC_Pro/dir_407/it_photo_203881_52.jpg http://photos.pcpro.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_PC_Pro/dir_407/it_photo_203887_52.jpg http://cdn.techworld.com.au/article/images/445x445/dimg/IntelEdisonBoardLeft_500.jpg	http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/6/5282472/intel-announces-edison-a-computer-the-size-of-an-sd-card
13	me	[me] Garmin’s new Dash Cams automatically record your car crashes in glorious HD. The Dash Cam 10 and Dash Cam 20 stick to the windshield with a suction cup. They run and start recording automatically when you start the car. As they record, the cams constantly delete older video. When the Dash Cams’ accelerometer detects the G forces from heavy braking or a crash, the video footage leading up to the crash is saved, as well as the crash itself. They ship in February. The cheaper Dash Cam 10 model costs $219. The more expensive one is $249.99, and includes GPS to record “black box” like data such as date, time, speed, and direction of travel. Crash investigators are going to love this.	http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/f10e72d3d0c5dfa9cc6ee3cbce04e546/Garmin-Dash-Cam-Emb.jpg	https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/prod152032.html
14	sl	[sl] Sony thinks you are really interesting. Yesterday the company announced a new life-logging app that tracks and records all your activities - like talking to your friends on your phone, or listening to music, on an interactive timeline. A companion bracelet called SmartBand knows when you’re walking, running, sleeping or driving in a car, and It even has what Sony calls a “Life Bookmark key.” You press it, and the bracelet remembers whatever it is you’re doing. .A separate Core device supposedly can handle more advanced tracking and can attach to clothing or even the SmartBand watch, but we don't know much else yet. No pricing or ship dates announced on either product.	http://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Sony-Smart-Band.jpg http://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Sony-Smart-Band2.jpg	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25633647
15	me	[me] Remember that Lytro camera that lets you shoot pictures now and focus later? Toshiba announced today a new camera module that does something similar for phones and tablets. The device has 2 five-megapixel sensors, plus a chip that processes image and depth data. The chip can also scale up the two 5-megapixel images to create a new, 13-megapixel photo. The resulting pictures can be re-focused as part of the editing process. Toshiba expects to have their new technology in devices you can actually buy some time next year.	http://photos.prnewswire.com/featured/prnthumbnew/20140107/SF40356	http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/toshiba-ships-industrys-first-dual-camera-module-able-to-simultaneously-output-recorded-images-and-depth-data-239024871.html
16	sl	[sl] A billion devices isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? A billion point one devices. That’s how many phones and tablets will be running Android by the end of 2014, according to a new report from Gartner. Not only is 1.1 billion a lot, but it's a 26% rise over 2013. By comparison, Microsoft Windows will be on 360 million devices and Apple’s iOS and OS X systems will rise to 344 million by the end of 2014.	http://youtu.be/1CVbQttKUIk	http://www.businessinsider.com/google-android-forecast-2014-1
17	me	[me] The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that Apple has made the unusual move of opening an official store on China's Tmall for selling iPads and other Apple products. Tmall is an online store run by the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. That means Apple is paying Tmall’s annual service fee, plus a commission on each transaction. Apple already has its own online store for China, so Chinese Apple fans can take their pick.	http://goo.gl/XTVukP	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/01/07/apple-opens-store-on-alibabas-tmall/
18	sl	[sl] Sony's not done with wearables yet - at CES, the company announced a virtual reality headset designed to compete with Oculus Rift. It's called the HMZ-T3Q, which is a really great name and easy to remember, it has a virtual screen that can span up to 750 inches, it’s designed for gaming and handles head tracking with what Sony says is low latency. You know what Sony doesn't say? How much it will cost and when we can buy it.	http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/06/sony-vr/
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25	sl	[sl] Apple never goes to CES but there's a whole hall of 3rd party idevices - Cupertino said customers of its App Store spent more than $10M in 2013, & over $1B for iOS devices in December alone. - customers download almost 3B iOS apps — Apple says that's the most successful month in the history of the App Store. Apple has paid $15B to iOS app developers - smartphone profits vs marketshare. Yesterday data put out by marketshare watcher Kantar underlined how Apple losing market share to Android and Windows Phone - Google’s Android platform may be continuing to dominate device shipments — also yesterday Gartner put out its forecast for devices in 2014, with a prediction that of the - Apple says the App Store now has over 1M apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, available in 155 countries globally — including more than 500,000 native iPad apps.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/07/apple-10b-in-app-store-sales-in-2013-15b-paid-out-to-developers-to-date/
26	me	[sl] Samsung and LG announced bendable TVs yesterday. Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics introduced TVs that can become curved at the push of a button. Samsungs: 85-inch prototype called the "Bendable TV." Don’t confuse “bendable” with “curved” Samsung Electronics started developing in 2010; shows 4.5-inch prototype at CES 2011. LG: 77-inch OLED LGs 7.5 cm to bend May never ship; different from permanently curved TVs. Most flexible display technology reduces manufacturing costs because you can make a curved device more cheaply. Samsung’s Galaxy Round curved smartphone uses a flexible Super AMOLED display. LG G Flex actually bends a little Solution looking for a problem
27	sl	[sl] China has temporarily lifted a 14-year-old ban on selling video game consoles. - china is world's 3rd largest video game market. revenues were almost $14B last year . PC games are 2/3 of market, mobile games 14%. kids didn't grow up w xbox, nintendo, playstations - China banned games consoles in 2000, said they had an adverse effect on the mental health of its youth. - state council said in statement The suspension of the ban permits "foreign-invested enterprises" to make game consoles within Shanghai's free trade zone and sell them in China after inspection by cultural departments - most popular video games are often free to play, with gamers only paying for add-ons - Hong Kong-based brokerage CLSA says More than 70% of Chinese gamers earn less than 4,000 yuan ($634) a month. will they buy consoles? - Games consoles have been made in China for export for many years, with Foxconn, the trading name of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, making the devices for Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/07/us-china-gamesconsoles-idUSBREA0606C20140107
28	me	[me] Stephen Wolfram initiative called the Connected Devices Project Adds “sophisticated computation and knowledge” to the Internet of things 1st step: a database of connected devices and everything about them -- their sizes, prices and specifications. Already contains products from 300 companies Next step is to make all these devices “seamlessly integrated” using the Wolfram Language plus special drivers that will let any device connect to all other such devices.
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35	me	[me] [me] Apple was awarded a patent this week for a concept that could allow users to crowd-source street-level, three-dimensional mapping data by simply taking pictures on their iPhones and sharing them with the world. Sounds downright Googlely, to me. The idea is to enable Apple to crowdsource the equivalent of Google StreetView cars. iPhone users could take panoramas, or the equivalent of Photospheres, and upload them automatically into Apple Maps. As an alternative to Google StreetView, though, this isn’t going to cut it. Because nobody is going to take pictures in the middle of the desert or go to bad neighborhoods just to help Apple make Apple Maps better.	http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/01/07/apples-3d-recording-concept-could-allow-user-generated-street-views-in-maps
36	sl	[sl] T-Mobile CEO John Legere crashed AT&T's CES party at the Palms Hotel last night wearing a T-Mobile t-shirt, and was promptly told that if he didn’t leave immediately he would be charged with trespassing and was escorted out by security. Legere told Re/code: “I just wanted to hear Macklemore." Around the same time Legere was being 86'd, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega was onstage at the Audi keynote announcing AT&T was replacing T-Mobile as the provider of wireless services for the German automaker’s cars. T-Mobile is expected to announce the next phase of its “Un-carrier” effort at a press conference tomorrow.	http://recode.net/2014/01/06/t-mobile-ceo-on-being-thrown-out-of-atts-party-i-just-wanted-to-see-macklemore/
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76		http://www.pcworld.com/article/2084063/nuance-intel-build-speech-commands-into-pcs-finally.html
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10	me	[me] Yahoo accidentally distributed malware to millions through malicious advertising posted on the Yahoo.com site. The discovery was disclosed by Dutch security firm Fox-IT Saturday. The malware exploited vulnerabilities in Java, redirecting users to another site to install even more malware. In a statement, Yahoo said the attack occurred January 3 on European sites only -- mostly Britain, France and Romania, according to Fox-IT -- and did not affect Mac or mobile users. Late last night a Yahoo spokesperson told Tech News Today that in fact the ads were served between December 31 and January 3, not just on the single day. This new information means 4 times more people may have been exposed than previously reported. Fox-IT estimated that some 27,000 actual infections occurred per hour during the attack for a possible total of 2.5 million infections.	http://blog.fox-it.com/2014/01/03/malicious-advertisements-served-via-yahoo/	http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2534153/Millions-visitors-Yahoo-com-hit-huge-malware-attack.html
11	sl	[sl] The Pirate Bay is built on peer-to-peer file sharing, that much we know. But the site itself may soon be accessed via P2P, which means you wouldn't need domain names or server farms to access it, and it would make the site harder for ISPs to block. We heard back in December that the Pirate Bay planned to unveil this new system, and finally got details yesterday. So here's the deal - it's based on the peer-to-peer distribution of a site’s indexed data, then a new browser-like client displays that data locally, according to a “Pirate Bay insider” quoted on the TorrentFreak blog. The new platform will support The Pirate Bay and other torrent sites and will be released as an application and plug-ins for both Firefox and Chrome.	http://thepiratebay.se	http://torrentfreak.com/how-the-pirate-bay-plans-to-beat-censorship-for-good-140105/
12	me	[me] Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may soon have more Microsoft stock than founder and chairman Bill Gates! The reason is that Gates sells an average of 80 million shares each year in order to fund his philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, according to an article in Computerworld. At current rates of divestment, Gates’ shares could drop below the roughly 333 million shares owned by Ballmer as early as this summer, making Ballmer Microsoft’s biggest shareholder. Don’t worry about Gates, though. He’s doing fine. In fact, Gates’ net worth increased by nearly 16 billion dollars in 2013, making him once again the richest human on the planet with a net worth of 78.5 billion dollars.	Start at 0:10 - http://youtu.be/aeRiG0pL2io?t=10s http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9245168/Gates_will_surrender_Microsoft_shareholder_crown_to_Ballmer_in_2014
13	sl	[sl] The next second screen is ON your screen....A new TV adapter called the SeeSpace InAir Smart HDMI adapter showed up at CES yesterday. Based on what you're watching, it lays related Internet content on the screen on top of your current content, and pulls in related social content. You control the experience via an iOS or Android app, or with in-air gestures through an Xbox or Leap Motion. And if you’ve got a 3D TV, the contextual information seems like it's floating between you and the screen. SeeSpace claims we'll see the adaptor hit retail stories in the second half of the year for $99.	START AT 0:20 - http://youtu.be/I4NUxGBN2Ys?t=20s	http://blog.seattlepi.com/techblog/2014/01/05/seespace-brings-minority-report-feel-to-tv-remote-control/
14	me	[me] Consumer drone maker Parrot unleashed two crazy smartphone-controlled gadgets at CES yesterday. One is the flying MiniDrone, which is a tiny version of the AR Drone quadricopter, but with optional wheels that enable it to “roll” across floors, walls and even ceilings. The other is the Sumo, which can roll, jump three feet high and do other tricks while it zaps live video back to the controlling phone or tablet. Parrot told the press at CES that both products would ship in 2014, but they didn't announce pricing.	(START AT 0:24) http://youtu.be/3LZgTgI0REk?t=24s	http://www.stuff.tv/parrot/ces-2014/parrot-takes-wraps-jumping-sumo-rolling-robot-and-minidrone/news
15	sl	[sl] Serial product leaker evleaks says the rumored Asus Padfone X is coming to AT&T in the US, even though it hasn't even been announced yet. What we do know is that it's a smartphone that docks into a tablet, and rumors really got going after the Padfone X was found in AnTuTu, a benchmarking database, back in December. Sources say the X version will run Android KitKat 4.4 on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and performs well in tests. This would be the first Padfone targeting the US market. The official announcement is expected as early as today.	http://www.phonearena.com/news/Asus-Padfone-X-with-Android-4.4-KitKat-spotted-in-benchmark-might-be-released-soon_id50388
16	me	[me] Carmaker Hyundai (HYUN-day) announced today that Google Glass will be able to operate some features of the 2015 Hyundai Genesis car expected in the spring of this year. The features are possible because of Hyundai’s cloud-based Blue Link platform, which will enable all kinds of wearable devices to access the some of the car’s features. Hyundai is specifically working on a Glassware app that will enable you to use Xbox Kinect-like hand gestures to move from one screen to the next, then use Glass’s touchpad to start the car, lock the doors and, hopefully, pay the ticket you’ll get for wearing Google Glass behind the wheel.	https://www.hyundaiusa.com/genesis/comparison.aspx?cid=sem_google&k_clickid=3317a1b9-4200-2da9-8383-00006aa7564e	http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/ces-google-135002
17	sl	[sl] Maybe "CES" should stand for the "Car Electronics Show", at least this year. Today Google announced partnerships with carmakers Audi, GM, Honda and Hyundai and GPU maker Nvidia to form the Open Automotive Alliance, which focuses on standards for putting Android in car dashboards for both entertainment and navigation. The alliance is Google’s answer to Apple’s iOS in the Car program, which was announced back in June. You might recall that last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his company is planning to use Android to power the 17-inch dashboard screens in Tesla Model S cars.	http://www.openautoalliance.net/	http://officialandroid.blogspot.sg/2014/01/new-partnership-to-bring-android-to.html
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25	sl	[sl] news out of CES- roku has partnered with Hisense and TCL to put Roku’s streaming video platform directly in smart TVs launching later this year. - this week Hisense and TCL will demo six models of Roku-powered smart TVs. range in size from 32 inches to 55 inches, all WiFi-compatible. - roku has been selling settop boxes for 5 years, has sold almost 8M streaming players since launch. over 1,200 channels available on its Channel Store today - time to cut out the middle man - get source directly from tv itself - Hisense and TCL shipped 21M TVs in 2012. big opportunity for roku to be the default platform for those manufacturers. - Roku remote will only have 20 buttons, & Users will also be able to control the TVs with their mobile devices via DIAL support - good for content partners? if content is on Roku TVs and ppl are watching, distribuotrs don't have to build their own set top boxes - Roku will still sell streaming set-stop boxes, and Roku Streaming Stick - set launch date or price, Roku says next holiday season	http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/05/roku-tv/
26	me	[me] CES is ushering in an insane variety of “smart” things. We add the “smart” label to things that used to be dumb, but are now smart because they’re electronic and connect to the Internet. Last year’s CES: smart fork called the HAPIfork, which tracks how fast you eat. This year, the same company, called Kolibree, has a smart toothbrush, which watches you to make sure you brush your teeth right. The $299 Aura sleep system by Withings makes sure you’re sleeping right, and helps you with light and sound. Sensor pad under the matress, plus lamp with speaker. Tracks movement, breathing, heart-rate. The $99 June bracelet from Netatmo tracks sun exposure; alerts your iPhone. (French jewelry designer Camille Toupet) Can’t I brush my teeth, go to bed or go outside without tracking myself?	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U-5rgbnNuE	http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/05/kolibree-smart-toothbrush/ http://gigaom.com/2014/01/05/withings-next-gadget-wants-to-improve-your-sleep-and-replace-your-bedside-table-lamp/ http://mashable.com/2014/01/05/june-smart-bracelet/
27	sl	[sl] snapchat phone numbers got leaked last week (over 4M). target lost a bunch of credit card data. hackers abound. - According to the research firm Risk Based Security, 2012 was a record year for security breaches, with the number of intrusions more than doubling from a year earlier. - NSA (even if for good) is stealing data too - how do we get control back? target had a sales drop. snapchat might lose users (?) - securing data companies can really shine here - farhad manjoo writes in WSJ that snapchat users should boycott to force better security	http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304887104579302551800463672-lMyQjAxMTA0MDAwNTEwNDUyWj
28	me	[me] Smartphones and tablets harbour more germs than toilet seats Corning today announced Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass "the world's first EPA-registered antimicrobial cover glass" will inhibit the growth of algae, mold, mildew, fungi, and bacteria. ionic silver, which is worked into its structure at "precise levels" as to not impede viewing or durability. Anti-microbial keyboards and mice	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egU8GLD7MG8
29	sl	[sl] great story in WSJ of how in 2012 Mark Zuckerberg decided to sell more ads in Facebook's "news feed," where 1.2B members spend most of their time. called on Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, a top engineer at Facebook and Zuck friend, who created 80 page spreadsheet. - Analysts expect FB to announce crazy revenue in next earnings report - a jump of more than 40% in 2013 compared with a year earlier. About $3B of the company's revenue—or more than one-third of the overall total—likely came from mobile advertising. - Facebook shares jumped 105% last year, compared with the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite's rise of 38%. On August 2, the stock climbed back above its IPO price of $38, erasing a $50 billion slide in stock-market value. - October when Facebook reported a decline in use among young teenagers - zuck decided on "nonsocial" ads, or those that aren't tied to a user's "likes" or other signals, in the news feed. The shift came after Chris Cox, Facebook's vice president of product, showed the CEO internal data that suggested his previous resistance to nonsocial ads was hurting Facebook's business.	http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702303640604579296452086218242-lMyQjAxMTA0MDAwNTEwNDUyWj
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33	me	[me] You may have heard about Samsung’s ginormous, one hundred fifty two thousand dollar ultra-HD TV at CES, poetically branded as the 110-S9. It turns out that’s not the biggest TV in its class. Vizio today announced at CES a 120-inch ultra-HD TV called the Reference Series Ultra HD LED Smart TV. Vizio didn’t announce pricing or availability, but they did trot out the dimensions: It’s 6 feet tall and weighs 400 pounds.	http://news.yahoo.com/vizio-reference-series-120-inch-132530749.html
34	sl	[sl] So how bout that weather, huh? it's worth noting that CES 2014 started off with fewer attendees because of a New Year's snowstorm in the Northeast and a cold snap in Chicago that cancelled thousands of flights nationwide. And that matters for huge companies like Samsung which poured who knows how much money into a new-product keynote tonight in Las Vegas. the cancellations are really bad - At one point, United's website stopped processing queries and users got an automated msg when they called that said- We can't handle the call volume, please try again later.	http://www.businessinsider.com/disaster-strikes-ces-in-vegas-as-thousands-of-flights-are-canceled-nationwide-2014-1
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83		http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/06/rare_earth_china_consolidation/
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88		http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140106-902970.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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93		http://qz.com/163724/chinas-version-of-paypal-lost-a-huge-trove-of-user-data-and-didnt-notice-for-years/


1		TITLE: Glass Half Full	GUEST: Robert Scoble http://scobleizer.com/ LOWER THIRD URL: scobleizer.com		NOTES

2		On Tech News Today: Snapchat gets hacked! * Everybody's previewing CES news * And is Google Glass really doomed? All that and more, coming up next. TEASER http://live.twit.tv/
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4	me	It's Thursday, January 2, 2014 and this is Tech News Today.
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6	me, sl, jh	Welcome to the new Tech News Today, I'm Mike Elgan --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Jason Howell
7	me	Tech News Today delivers the technology news in 30 minutes or less.
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10		Top News	LINKS	VIDEO	NOTES
11	me	[me] Snapchat got hacked on New Year’s Eve day, and the names and phone numbers from up to 4.6 million user accounts were downloaded. A newly created web site called SnapchatDB.info posted the data online, but with the last two digits of user phone numbers censored. The post has been removed, but a cached version still exists. An Australian company called Gibson Security posted a warning to Snapchat about the possibility of an attack in August followed by details on Christmas Day. Two days later, Snapchat claimed in a blog post to have taken steps to make such a hack “more difficult to do.” Difficult? Maybe. But not difficult enough.	http://lookup.gibsonsec.org/		http://gibsonsec.org/snapchat/ * http://www.snapcheck.org/
12	sl	[sl] Ford Motors has announced a solar-powered car called the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept. It has a special roof that concentrates the sun’s energy to boost the effect of the solar panel. It’s a gas-electric hybrid, based on a plug-in hybrid called the C-MAX Energi Hybrid. The differences is, you don’t need to plug the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept into the power grid. Ford plans to show the car at CES next week.	http://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2014/01/02/let-the-sun-in--ford-c-max-solar-energi-concept-goes-off-the-gri.html	VIDEO
13	me	[me] A new TV remote from Samsung features smartphone-like user interfaces. The “Smart Control” accepts voice commands, touchpad input and even in-air gestures. A built-in microphone lets you talk to your TV without competing with noise from the TV itself. Gesture input works like a Wii Remote. The weirdest feature is a dedicated “Soccer Mode,” which optimizes the screen for watching soccer. Samsung plans to unveil the remote at CES next week, along with a new line of TVs.	http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Samsung-Smart-Control.jpg		http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=31894
14	sl	[sl] Google wants to turn your conversations into comic strips. At least, that’s what a newly granted patent suggests. The company's idea is to automatically, or manually, capture a back-and-forth conversation, then insert that dialog into a comic strip that can be shared using social media, email or instant messaging, not unlike the social app Bitstrips. But Google’s patent would let users extend editing permission, so a social conversation could continue as an ever-expanding comic.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/31/google-comic-book-generator-patent/		http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat8621366.pdf
15	me	[me] Google is helping the world’s largest democracy get out the vote. Over the next few months leading up to the general election, Google will help India’s 725 million potential voters, including nearly 150 million first-time voters, look up their registration status and even find local polling stations out of a total of 800 thousand stations on Google Maps. Adding to the complexity, India has about 13 hundred political parties. Google will offer these services free of charge. Google is offering similar services in 100 countries around the world. But the scale of India’s elections dwarfs all others.	http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Google-dips-into-CSR-budget-ties-up-with-Election-Commission-for-voters-registration/articleshow/28205460.cms
16	sl	[sl] Tech tipster Evleaks tweeted this morning what he claims is a picture of LG's upcoming webOS-powered Smart TV, which is expected to be announced at CES next week. The photo appears to reveal a new card-based user interface, as well as support for YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Skype apps. LG bought webOS from HP in February with the intention of using it for TVs, even though it was originally designed for phones and tablets. Palm launched WebOS in 2009 and HP acquired Palm in 2010.	http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/71612f8c9c67d5f8faf6e9540daee2eb/webos.jpg
17	me	[me] The news site The Information reports that Sony and ZTE may soon launch Windows Phone handsets. The report is based on two anonymous sources and says that Microsoft is slashing prices to convince the Japanese and Chinese phone makers to jump on board. And while ZTE is not a well-known brand in the United States, that company is planning to expand aggressively in key markets around the world, including in the United States. Today, Nokia has more than 90 percent market share for Windows Phone devices, according to a recent report from AdDuplex.	https://www.theinformation.com/Microsoft-Phones-Up-Sony-ZTE-For-Mobile-Boost
18	sl	[sl] Mark Zuckerberg was the most charitable American in 2013, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Why? Well, the Facebook CEO and his wife, Priscilla Chan, gave almost 1 billion dollars worth of Facebook stock (18 million shares) to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation last year. That gift makes Zuckerberg the only American under the age of 30 to ever top the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s top givers list. He's 29.	http://philanthropy.com/article/2013-s-Biggest-Gifts-Signal/143743/
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25	me	[me] Our guest today is Robert Scoble, the co-author of Age of Context (Mobile, Sensors, Data and the Future of Privacy). He also blogs at Scobleizer.com, Facebook and Google+ and interviews startups on camera for the Rackspace-sponsored site Building 43.	https://plus.google.com/+Scobleizer/posts/1UfNLdZAN4h
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28	sl	[sl] The phone numbers and usernames of more than 4.6M North American Snapchat users got leaked on New Year's Day. SnapchatDB, an unofficial site allowed open access to two files — an SQL dump and a CSV text, is now offline. While it was live, the last two numbers of phone numbers were dropped "to minimize spam and abuse." The individual or group behind SnapchatDB told The Verge "Our motivation behind the release was to raise the public awareness around the issue, and also put public pressure on Snapchat to get this exploit fixed," they say. "Security matters as much as user experience does." Snapchat alluded to a flaw posted on Christmas Eve by Gibson Security that claimed it could match thousands of phone numbers to usernames every few minutes. SnapchatDB claims the leak helps spread awareness that Snapchat isn't secure.	http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/1/5263156/alleged-snapchat-hackers-explain-how-and-why-they-leaked-data-on-accounts
29			http://www.snapchatdb.info/		suspended acct for snapchatdb
30	me	[me] Can the smartphone companies take over car dashboards? The Intellectual Property research firm Envision IP added up all the patents owned by smartphone handset and platform makers, and the numbers are pretty astonishing. They said Google owns 310 patents around the integration of smartphones and also car navigation, with another 153 applied for. (Many of these are from Motorola or the self-driving car project.) Samsung, LG, Sony each have hundreds of such patents, and Apple and Nokia each have dozens. Patents aren’t products, but will smartphones take over car dashboards like they have everything else?	http://envisionip.com/blog/2013/12/31/smartphone-manufacturers-racing-to-acquire-smart-vehicle-patents/		* iOS in the Car - Android in the Car
31	sl	[sl] AOL, owner of both Winamp and Shoutcast music, announced it planned to shutter both services but word of a sale to Microsoft spread before the Christmas holiday. Now it appears both properties are being acquired by Radionomy — an international aggregator of online radio stations based in Belgium. Two winamp forum members noticed that Winamp’s nameservers had been transferred to Radionomy. Techcrunch says a source confirms both properties will be transferred by tomorrow. Radionomy has around 6,000 stations in its catalog and a platform that anyone can use to create a channel. Shoutcast will add a 50,000-catalog of radio stations. Winamp’s media player could be used to program and play stations. One of Radionomy’s investors is MusicMatic, which develops audio and video experiences for stores and other venues.	http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/01/aol-sells-winamp-and-shoutcast-music-services-to-online-radio-aggregator-radionomy/
32	me	[me] Walt Mossberg says: “It’s Not a Church, It’s Just an Apple Store” and tells tech fanboys to “calm down.” The former Wall Street Journal and AllThingsD columnist tackled the “fanboy problem” in his first column for the web site RE CODE, the online home of a new media company launched yesterday by Mossberg and Kara Swisher. Mossberg also goes after Android, Open Source and other “religious” fans. It’s a tame article, but also the kind of piece that Mossberg would not have written for the Wall Street Journal. He’s probably waited 20 years to write it.			http://recode.net/2014/01/02/its-not-a-church-its-just-an-apple-store/
33	sl	[sl] Mobile app metrics provider Distimo’s AppIQ data shows that on christmas day, Apple's App Store downloads rose by 53%(compared to avg day in Dec) and the amount of revenue increased by 56%.But that's lower than in 2011, when the Christmas day spike tripled, and doubled in 2012. But the rate of increase in revenue for this year is larger than the growth rate in download volume. It's also very Western market based - download volume in the UK increased by 161% on Christmas day. In addition, revenues in the US almost doubled in the App Store. In large Asian app markets like Japan and Korea didn't see similar spikes.	http://www.distimo.com/blog/2013_12_christmas-spike-downloads-and-revenue-grew-by-more-than-50/
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40	me	[me] ThinkGeek is now selling a previously announced Android gaming controller that’s small enough to live on your keychain. The iMpulse costs $39.99 and has a D-Pad and a few other standard buttons.	http://cdn.thedroidguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/impulsecontroller.jpg		http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/17a2/?pfm=rightcolumn_NewStuffFTW_9#tabs
41	sl	[sl] After Google punished Rap Genius for inappropriate SEO usage which put its site as the top result for virtually any lyric of any rap song when searched, Valleywag notes that Rap Genius traffic is down to a level resembling its traffic in the summer of 2011. Which is much, much lower than the upward trajectory it had been enjoying for all of 2013. By burying Rap Genius results down to several pages into a search, Google has effectively killed their business model. Usually Google search bans last around 30-60 days but the company will need to rethink how it links to lyrics.	http://valleywag.gawker.com/after-being-basically-kicked-off-of-the-internet-by-goo-1493101173
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66					http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Google-dips-into-CSR-budget-ties-up-with-Election-Commission-for-voters-registration/articleshow/28205460.cms
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1		TITLE: Top Stories of 2013

2		Stories subject to change up until showtime
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4		Today's date
5		This is Tech News Today for Monday Dec. 30, 2013
6		Tech News Today is brought to you by
7		Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Jason Howell
8		All year, we've kept you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you. So it's time to look back at some of those stories.
9		We start with the top 10 stories of the year in the News Fuse
10				http://bridgeurl.com/tnt912/all
11		News Fuse - Top 10		VIDEO
12	tm	On June 5th, The Guardian published an article showing evidence the US government forced Verizon to hand over phone records of millions of US citizens. June 6th introduced the world to Prism, a program which claimed to have direct access to data from Google, Facebook, Apple and others. On June 9th Booz-Allen Hamilton contracter to the NSA, Edward Snowden revealed himself as the source of the leaks. Booz Allen Hamilton fired Snowden on June 12th for violations of the firm's code of ethics. But that didn't stop the leaks which still continue. Further revelations have included Skype surveillance, taps of fiber optic cables, huge database collections of contact lists, metadata and encryption keys, tapping private data center interconnects with Project MUSCULAR, deliberate weakening of encryption standards, deliberate infection of computer networks, spying on Warcraft, and diversion of laptops in order to install malware, among others.	http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/23/edward-snowden-nsa-files-timeline
13	sl	How can you talk about 2013 without talking about Bitcoin? Created in 2009 but mostly unheard of until this year, Bitcoin went from being worth literally nothing to hitting a high of 1000 US dollars, before crashing down again. Best-known as the currency that accompanied illegal transactions on the Silk Road, a black market website, Bitcoin transformed into a functional currency with a growing investment market. WikiLeaks used Bitcoin to work around a financial blockade, and then raised $12,000 worth of it for the defense of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Richard Branson announced that Virgin Galactic would begin accepting Bitcoin. But the chinese government is putting the clamp down on bitcoin trading, and its value continues to swing wildly.	http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/business/131220/currency-the-year-bitcoin
14	tm	On August 23rd, Microsoft announced CEO Steve Ballmer would retire within 12 months. Microsoft formed a committee involving Bill Gates to search for his replacement. Ballmer will stay on the job until a replacement is found. Speculation ranging from Ford’s Alan Mulally to Gates himself to executive vice president Satya Nadella have all been floated. Gates denies that he would take the job and has said only that it’s a “complex role to fill.”	http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/23/4650596/steve-ballmer-retiring-as-microsoft-ceo
15	sl	Twitter unleashed its initial public offering on November 7th at $26 a share on the New York Stock Exchange, and the first trade popped up - way up- at $45.10 a share. Shares then jumped to a high of $50.09 -- a gain of 93% over the IPO price -- before dropping back a bit to close the trading day at $44.90. After Facebook's messy debut on the Nasdaq last year, some investors were skeptical, but the offering went smoothly. Almost 2 months later shares are hovering in the 60s, but some analysts say Twitter shares are overpriced, and the honeymoon is coming to an end as the company struggles to pull in enough advertising revenue to keep investors happy.	http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/07/technology/social/twitter-ipo-stock/
16	tm	BlackBerry started the year with the launch of the Z10 and Q10 running the brand new BlackBerry 10 OS. They spent much of the year up for sale, but after a bid from Fairfax Financial fell apart, CEO Thorsten Heins stepped down and was replaced by CEO John Chen. Under Chen BlackBerry manufacturing has been shifted partially to FoxConn and BlackBerry Messenger released for iOS and Android. Most recently, Chen told CNBC his team has a strategy to stabilize BlackBerry. He has also said he would love to make the BlackBerry experience available on Android and iOS.	http://www.itpro.co.uk/mobile/20956/blackberry-ceo-out-fairfax-buyout-bid-fails
17		--	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/30/5256470/blackberry-ceo-outlines-new-company-strategy
18		--	http://www.tomshardware.com/news/blackberry-ceo-android-ios-john-chen,25505.html
19	sl	Wearable tech was the new tech frontier in 2013, with Google Glass leading the charge. The first Glass units were given to early adopters who had to enter and win a lottery, and then pay $1500 on top of that- back in April, and Google is using this testing period to improve the device for general consumption. Google Glass is a wearable Android-powered computer built into spectacle frames so that you can perch a display in your field of vision, film, take pictures, search and translate on the go as well as run specially-designed apps. But not everyone likes the idea of not knowing if a Glass wearer is taking their photo, or recording them, without their permission, there's an ongoign safety issue for glass wearers operating vehicles, and then there's that whole asthetic thing that just doesn't work for everyone.	http://www.techradar.com/us/news/video/google-glass-what-you-need-to-know-1078114
20	tm	On September 2, Microsoft announced it will purchase Nokia’s Devices and Services unit for €3.79 billion, plus another €1.65 billion to license its portfolio of patents. Nokia will continue on and focus on NSN (its network infrastructure) HERE (its maps and location-based services); and Advanced Technologies (a licensing and development arm). CEO Stephen Elop immediately stepped down to become executive vice president of the devices and services division reporting to interim CEO Risto Siilasmaa. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/2/4688530/microsoft-buys-nokias-devices-and-services-unit-unites-windows-phone
21	sl	Apple's 2013 lineup was full of - well, full of products. The iPhone 5S was announced as Apple's new flagship phone in September, with the iPhone 5C as its more affordable, colorful companion. The iPad Air replaced the 4th gen iPad and the iPad Mini got a retina display - but the biggest change, and most controversail in design, was iOS 7, which did away with the skeumorphic design of iOS and opted for a flattened, moden UI, complete with a bright new color palette that not everyone liked - and new features like the Control Center and improved notifications.	http://mashable.com/2013/09/10/apple-unveils-iphone-5s/
22	tm	The next-gen game console wars heated up as Microsoft and Sony released new models. Sony announced but did not show the PS4 on February 20th, then undercut Microsoft with a lower price and more consumer-friendly message at E3 in June. The PS4 went on sale in the US and Canada, Friday November 15 for $399. Microsoft showed off the Xbox One on May 21st. At E3 on June 10th, Microsoft announced more details including the option for game makers to prevent used game sales and the requirement that the Xbox always be connected to the Internet to work. Microsoft president of Interactive Entertainment Business, Don Mattrick said people who don’t have Internet should buy an Xbox 360. On June 19th Microsoft reversed the unpopular policies. On July 1st Mattrick left Microsoft to become CEO of Zynga. The Xbox One went on sale on November 22nd for $499.	http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/15/technology/sony-playstation-4/
23		--	http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/xbox-launch-microsofts-gaming-console-years-launches-lines/story?id=20980776
24	sl	2013 had some good news for frequent fliers - in October, The Federal Aviation Administration announced that passengers would be able to watch videos and play games with their electronic devices throughout their entire flight -- and not just above a certain altitude. A ban on using cell phones for voice communication remained in effect. But once cleared with the FAA, airlines began allowing passengers to use portable electronic devices such as tablets, laptop computers, e-readers and cell phones in airplane mode throughout the flight.	http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/31/travel/faa-portable-electronic-devices/
25		For Consideration
26		Google barge
27		Dell goes private
28		Samsung Galaxy Gear
29		Yahoo buys Tumblr
30		Yahoo bans telecommuting
31		Samsung Galaxy S IV
32		T-Mobile Uncarrier, ends contracts and ETFs
33		Google buys Boston Dynamics
34		Hyperloop
35		3D Printing
36		Apple v. Samsung
37		Instagram Video
38		Moto X made in America
39		Softbank buys Sprint
40		Candy Crush
42		Introduce Guests	GUEST: Darren Kitchen LOWER THIRD URL: hak5.org
43		Introduce Guests	GUEST: Dr. Kiki LOWER THIRD URL:
44		Discussion Stories
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46	tm	Snowden sometimes rational, sometimes hysterical	http://www.zdnet.com/snowden-sometimes-rational-sometimes-hysterical-7000024636/
47		Timeline of Edward Snowden's revelations	http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/multimedia/timeline-edward-snowden-revelations.html
48		Edward Snowden and the NSA files – timeline	http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/23/edward-snowden-nsa-files-timeline
49		NSA Files decoded: What the revelations mean for you.	http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/nov/01/snowden-nsa-files-surveillance-revelations-decoded
50		Glenn Greenwald's must-watch 30C3 keynote	http://boingboing.net/2013/12/28/glenn-greenwalds-must-watch.html
51		NSA reportedly planted spyware on electronics equipment	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57616334-83/nsa-reportedly-planted-spyware-on-electronics-equipment/
52		Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished	http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/edward-snowden-after-months-of-nsa-revelations-says-his-missions-accomplished/2013/12/23/49fc36de-6c1c-11e3-a523-fe73f0ff6b8d_story.html
53		Snowden to Washington Post published 12/23/ “For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission’s already accomplished,” he said. “I already won. As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything that I had been trying to do was validated. Because, remember, I didn’t want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.”
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57		Yahoo bans telecommuting	http://allthingsd.com/20130715/yahoo-exec-telecommuting-ban-is-absolutely-necessary/
58		Yahoo buys Quiki	http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/02/yahoo-acquires-qwiki-for-around-50-million/
59		Yahoo hires Kate Couric	http://allthingsd.com/20131125/yahoo-confirms-hire-of-news-star-katie-couric-as-global-anchor-2/
60		Yahoo buys GoPollGo, Milewise	https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDcQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Finsider%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fyahoo-acquires-and-shutters-google-ita-powered-flight-rewards-app-milewise%2F&ei=PLXBUqKFNsHyoASN-YL4Ag&usg=AFQjCNG4Yxknypwq7PnQD5HD32yZgn2kdQ&sig2=G83Om1W5R4Wc9SdQ2PzLPg&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cGU
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65		Pebble rocks CES 2013 with launch of its wireless watch	http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jan/09/ces-2013-pebble-wireless-watch
66		Is Samsung’s Galaxy Gear the First Truly Smart Watch?	http://www.technologyreview.com/news/519051/is-samsungs-galaxy-gear-the-first-truly-smart-watch/
67		Galaxy Gear device compatibility	http://www.samsung.com/us/galaxy-gear-compatible-devices/
68		Qualcomm's Toq: The Wrong Smartwatch With the Right Parts	http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-23/qualcomms-toq-the-wrong-smartwatch-with-the-right-parts
69		Sony Smartwatch 3 tipped for early 2014 release.	http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/sony-smartwatch-3-tipped-for-early-2014-release
70		I, Glasshole: My Year With Google Glass	http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/12/glasshole/
71		- The Pebble launched at CES. ($10,266, 245 raid in May 2012) $150 - Microsoft, Google Apple all rumors all year - Samsung came out with Galaxy Gear 9/4/2013, limited use, needs a smartphone. Already expecting Gear 2 at MWC (claim shipped 800,00 in 2 months)$299 — (Galaxy Note 3,Note 2 S4, S3, GMega - Qualcomm Toq meant to spur marketplace, esp. Mirasol display. Android-only. $350 - Sony smart watch launched in late summer. Remember? $200 - Google glass, Explorer program opened Feb. 20. Shipped April 16. - Version XE8 made a debut for Google Glass on August 12, 2013. It brings an integrated video player with playback controls, the ability to post an update to Path, and lets users save notes to Evernote. Several other minute improvements include volume controls, improved voice recognition, and several new Google Now cards. - finally released GDK in November.(AllTheCooks, Strava cycling…)
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75		3D organs coming in 2014? a liver	http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244884/The_first_3D_printed_organ_a_liver_is_expected_in_2014
76		3D printed gun	http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/04/3d-guns-house-renew-prohibition-plastic-firearms
77		3D printed speakers	http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cornell-labs-3d-printed-speakers-works-almost-immediately/
78		3D printed marketplace - shapeways	http://www.shapeways.com/
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83		Kylde wanted us to note that the Tech News Today subreddit has a new look! Kudos to tomgehrke for the design.	http://www.reddit.com/user/tomgehrke
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17	Apple iWatch will be real
18	Google Fiber to NYC
19	Samsung will buy a social network
20	Amazon will introduce its STB
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24	Smartwatches will come and go.
25	The perception that the Android ecosystem is of lesser value will further diminish as revenues for apps in the Play Store jump significantly.
26	Apple TV is real and finally see its day in the sun.
27	Motorola Nexus will finally happen.
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32	Health and fitness market will be much more popular than smart watch market. Quantified self trend takes off along with it.
33	Rise of bargain tech. Expect quality sub-$100 smartphones and sub $250 tablets and phablets. IDC says emerging markets will account for 35% ww IT revenue and 60% ww IT spending growth.
34	Encryption everywhere. Lots of new secure services from enterprise to consumer. Expect hardware to help you secure things. And the inevitable rip-offs, sort of like a ‘magic jack for security’
35	First wave of memristor devices with amazing speed and battery life.
36	iPad Pro will fill gap between iPad Air and laptops with a professionally-oriented spin.
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13	y	Battle for fiber internet (muni, Google expanding, and corps putting brakes on it)	3
14	n	We WILL see the Apple TV (agreed with Sarah) TW will be involved.
15	n	3D Printer battles about copyright and companies. Companies will get fans.
16	y	Yahoo gets into video striking a balance between YouTube and Hulu. Striking partnerships with producers and creating a Yahoo TV portal with some originals.
17	y	Nokia will be for sale (if not sold) and RIM will be stable.
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21	y	Surface RT will get pulled by mid-2013.
22	y	HBO will offer standalone service. It will be very expensive $40 a month.. (Tom remarked the only way it would happen would be in partnership with a cable company, Sarah agreed.)
23	y	BB10 DOA. No adoption. RIM dies this year.
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28	n	Google gets into wireless service as a carrier or MVNO
29	n	Xbox 720 will sell better than the PS4. And Iyaz called it the 720. PS4 will be more expensive and not innovative. And small clooud-based Xbox.
30	n	Dell’s going to buy RIM this year
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34	n	A Nexus Google TV	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/6/5183372/google-nexus-tv-set-top-box-rumored-for-2014
35	y	Touch screen notebooks will become hot and by year-end a lot more regular. Maybe even in OSX.
36	n	eBook sales surpass physical book sales. (Tom called it a softball prediction) Ebooks did lead in the adult market.	http://www.statista.com/topics/1177/book-market/chart/1159/ebook-sales-to-surpass-printed-book-sales-in-2017/	http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2013/08/here-comes-another-round-of-articles.html
37	n	Mainstream 7-inch tablet with phone capability. Galaxy Note 8 released in the US WITHOUT call capability ASUS Phonepad was not in US either	http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-80-hits-us-week
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2		Blackberry loses 4 billion- gains a friend, NewsCorp buys citizen journalism, Will Winamp survive the day? http://live.twit.tv/	GUESTS: Darren Kitchen, Tim Stevens, Len Peralta
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12	tm	BlackBerry had mostly horrible news in its Q3 2014 earnings report. The company lost $4.4 billion, about 4 times last quarter’s Q3 loss and recognized revenue on 1.9 billion Blackberry handsets compared to 3.7 million a year ago. The good news came from growth in the newly-formed Enterprise Services, Messaging and QNX Embedded divisions. The devices division will gain a new partner too. BlackBerry will partner with FoxConn to create a 3G BB10 handset to launch in March or April 2014 starting in Indonesia.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/20/blackberry-q3-2014-results/
13	sl	The European Commission says the proposals Google has laid out to end its ongoing antitrust case based on claims that it restricts competiton on its own services to rest... aren't good enough. speaking to the Spanish radio station ‘Radio Nacional de España‘, competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia said “The latest proposals are not acceptable in the sense that they are not proposals that can eliminate our concerns regarding competition." Google has also been fined 900,000 euros for breaking Spanish data protection laws, and the maximum fine allowable, and imposed after Google changed its privacy policy and started combining personal information across its online services.	http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/12/20/eu-competition-commissioner-says-googles-proposals-settle-antitrust-case-unacceptable/#!qk6uT
14		Spain levies maximum fine over Google privacy policy	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25461353
15	tm	Google’s latest transparency report of requests for removal of entries from search shows government takedown requests rose 68% in the first half of 2013 compared to the first half of 2012. Russia and Turkey led the way in increase though the US still holds the crown for most requests. Google says they removed less than a third of the content requested. Meanwhile Verizon announced Thursday it will join the transparency bandwagon as much as its allowed, and publish the number of law enforcement requests it received in 2013.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/19/google-transparency-report-government-takedown-requests-rise/
16		Verizon to disclose government requests for customer data	http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57616124-38/verizon-to-disclose-government-requests-for-customer-data/
17	sl	The new Mac Pro officially went on sale yesterday, December 19th. with a shipping date of december 30th, 2013. Hours later, those ship dates slipped to February...and soon after that, customers started seeing shipping quotes all the way to March. Apple Stores have already been giving Mac Pro quotes and processing orders for business accounts since the start of this week. And Apple Stores seem to be taking orders only for Personal Pickup, not for walk-in purchases. So, good luck with that.	http://9to5mac.com/2013/12/19/trouble-in-austin-apple-repeats-last-years-imac-holiday-shortage-with-the-mac-pro/
18	tm	Daniel Genkin, Adi Shamir (the ’S’ in RSA), and Eran Tromer, have demonstrated a successful side channel attack against 4096-bit RSA, by listening to sounds in the 10 to 150 KHz range made by a computer as it decrypts data. Their method only works on the GnuPG 1.x implementation of the RSA within 4 meters of the target computer. Time to bring some white-noise generators to to the coffee shop.	http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/173108-researchers-crack-the-worlds-toughest-encryption-by-listening-to-the-tiny-sounds-made-by-your-computers-cpu
19	sl	Hello, retro. Spotify has released a windows-only winamp lookalike music streaming player called Spotiamp. It requires a Spotify Premium subscription to access, and has some old school controls, like an Eject button. You Double click on a track to play it. Click the O button or right click in the Window to bring up the Settings menu. You can paste a link to a Spotify playlist on the main window using Ctrl+V. Cute.	http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2013/12/20/spotiamp-fully-functional-winamp-lookalike-lets-stream-music-spotify/#!qk6qV
20	tm	News Corp has acquired Storyful, which describes itself as the world’s first social news agency, for €18 million. Storyful will continue as a standalone organization within NewsCorp. and retain clients like the BBC, New York Times and ABC News. The site that collects independent reports and verifies them has created 750 million views over the last year for clients that use its videos, according to The Next Web.	http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/12/20/news-corp-acquires-social-media-news-agency-storyful-25-million/#!qk6ok
21	sl	Sources tell AllthingsD that ARM server chipmaker Calxeda has shut down. the company was founded in 2008, and amassed a team of 125 employees, many of whom appear to be losing their jobs. Sources note that companies interested in ARM-based servers, like as Dell and HP, could be sniffing out patent acquisitions from Calxeda.	http://www.itpro.co.uk/server/21280/arm-server-chip-crew-calxeda-shutting-down
22	tm	Former Electronic Arts senior VP David DeMartini iwill head up Oculus Rift’s game publishing arm, which will try to help developers get, “additional resources to help them achieve their vision." Engadget’s Ben Gilbert guesses that probably means mostly money. DeMartini helped shepherd third-party developers when at EA as part of the EA Partners program. The Oculus Rift headset is scheduled to launch in 2014.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/20/oculus-rift-publishing/
23	sl	AOL is wrapping up a sale of Winamp and Shoutcast which would keep both products alive, a source tells TechCrunch, also owned by AOL. AOL announced last month that Winamp web services would shut down and that the desktop version of the video and music player would no longer be available for download as of today. Then Techcrunch reported that Microsoft was in talks to buy both Winamp and Shoutcast, also owned by AOL. An AOL spokesperson declined to comment.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/19/winamp-will-never-die/
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32		BlackBerry’s First Foxconn Partnership Phone Will Be 3G BB10 Device, Coming March Or April 2014	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/20/blackberry-foxconn-phone/
33		BlackBerry Reports Third Quarter Results for Fiscal 2014	http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/blackberry-reports-third-quarter-results-for-fiscal-2014-nasdaq-bbry-1864516.htm
34		$4.4 billion GAAP-adjusted loss for the quarter, -“recognized revenue” on 1.9 million BlackBerry handsets (mostly BB7), compared to 3.7 million yoy. (wrote down $1.6 billion on unsold BB10 handsets) - “New organizational structure to drive greater focus on services and software, while establishing a more efficient business model for the Devices business “ - growth of Enterprise Services, Messaging, and QNX Embedded - BES 10 rose 25,000 installs, Messaging gained 40 million users, preinstalled LG, QNX showing off auto & cloud at CES - Devices have 5 year partnership with Foxconn: March or April 2014, 3G BB10 handset, Indonesia followed by 6 or 7 other markets - BB designers focus on Enterprise CEO John Chen: “I’m going to depend on Foxconn for consumer devices,” - Chen said he hopes Foxconn will be working on hardware almost exclusively, leaving BlackBerry to concentrate on software. Q: Things suck for BB. Is this the beginning of the end or a turnaround?
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37		- News Corp acquiring Storyful- aggregates stories found on Twitter Instagram Facebook etc, and verifies sources in the process. The price is €18 million ($25 million). - Storyful will continue as a standalone company post-acquisition. Wall Street Journal just launched WSJD, covering tech news - “Storyful has become the village square for valuable video, using journalistic sensibility, integrity and creativity to find, authenticate and commercialise user-generated content,” said Robert Thomson, Chief Executive of News Corp., in a statement. “Through this acquisition, we can extend the village square across borders, languages and platforms.” - Storyful provides verification that lets news orgs make better use of content posted on social media sites from verified sources. comes in handy on services like Instagram, w no verification program like Twitter’s.	Malachy Browne, the news editor at Storyful on how they collect/verify: "storyful tech allows us to monitor Instagram (and other platforms) through its API for user-generated content. Our journalists apply editorial insight (hashtags, proper nouns and other search terms, as well as geo-location information) to the monitoring information and our technology returns a a rich stream of UGC. We don’t have hard statistics on Instagram’s video adoption, but we regularly see videos emerging on Instagram before other platforms, and Instagram content dominates the stream when we apply filters for geo-located content. It’s revolutionary and we’re looking at some exciting developments in our newsgathering technology in 2014. Details are under wraps for now.” q: big data for sourced material?
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40		AOL Finalizing Talks To Sell Winamp And Shoutcast, No Shutdown Expected On Dec. 20	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/19/winamp-will-never-die/
41		Today is the last day for Winamp… or is it? - AOL in talks with potential buyer for Winamp and Shoutcast - Ingrid Lunden reported Nov. 21 that MS was possibly interested in the two products - TC source is confident a deal can be reached - Winamp should live through the day and still be available for download if negotiations are progressing Q: Microsoft? Why?
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46		- Jack Dorsey, founder/ CEO of Square, has voluntarily given 10% of his shares in the company back to Square. will expand the pool of shares available for employee compensation and acquisitions while minimizing dilution for shareholders. - Dorsey owns approximately 30% of Square and is giving back about 3% of the company's total equity. The shares Dorsey is returning are worth between $97.5 million and $150 million based on estimates of the company's valuation. - will benefit new hires, who will be able to receive larger stock grants. will benefit existing employees, because they may be eligible for additional equity grants and because the shares they already own will be worth more over time as they will face less dilution. Dorsey tells Fortune he wants to be able to continue to reward success broadly and to encourage employees to take risks. "I hope we are building an organization that is not dependent on one person or a group of people who were here in the early days."	After the transaction, he will retain ownership of approximately 27% of Square, which was valued at $3.25 billion in 2012, when it last raised capital from investors. That would put Dorsey's stake at about $877 million. q: should more super rich founders do stuff like this?
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49		Tim Stevens got a look inside Mercedes-Benz’s Sunnyvale CA R&D facility - Car working with Nest to set temps while on your way - NFC on skis lets car know to suggest ski slopes - Integration with google glass to pick up nag duty nd then hand it back - Pebble integration, unlock, tire pressure, where parked - In car functions; flight times, music control by app, car-to-car comm., traffic am eras Q: How does Mercedes compare to other car makers? How close is anything usefully revolutionary? No self-driving talk?
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58		It Works! A Tiny Speaker Printed on a Single Sheet of Paper	http://www.wired.com/design/2013/12/a-tiny-speaker-made-out-of-paper/
59		Two researchers send a text message using vodka	http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/12/two-researchers-send-a-text-message-using-vodka/
60		A Spoon for People With Parkinson's	http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/09/a-spoon-for-people-with-parkinsons/279984/
61		Tim Draper Wants To Split California Into Pieces And Turn Silicon Valley Into Its Own State	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/19/tim-draper-six-californias-secede-silicon-valley-ballot-initiative/
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12	tm	Get ready for a new credit card number shoppers! Retailer Target admits nearly 40 million credit and debit card accounts may hve been illegally accessed by hackers between November 27th and December 15th. The Wall Street Journal and Brian Krebs report the stolen info came from credit-card and debit-card data captured in stores during the Black Friday weekend. The US Secret Service is investigating along with a 3rd-party security forensics team brought in by Target.	http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/12/secret-service-investigating-alleged-credit-card-breach-at-target/
13	sl	The US National Security Agency just got told to back off. In August, US President Barack Obama commissioned a panel of five intelligence and legal experts to review the NSA’s surveillance program. Among its 46 recommendations the panel suggests cell phone metadata should remain under the control of a telecom company or independent consortium and the NSA should get a court order for all queries or data mining. The report states the recommendations are meant "to safeguard the privacy and dignity of American citizens...while also allowing the intelligence community to do what must be done to respond to genuine threats.” The recommendations are not binding.	http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/19/us/politics/report-on-nsa-surveillance-tactics.html
14	tm	The Washington Post reports that tinfoil hat wearing crazies like me who cover their laptop cameras with post-it notes may have accidentally been right. Research from Johns Hopkins University provides the first public confirmation that it’s possible to covertly activate a computer’s camera — without triggering the light that lets users know it is recording. IN Apple’s MacBook, the camera light is hardware locked to the camera however, researchers were able to reprogram the chip inside the camera to subvert the process. Their demonstration only works on Apple laptops up to 2008 but in theory could be made to work on later models and from other manufacturers.	http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/18/research-shows-how-macbook-webcams-can-spy-on-their-users-without-warning/
15	sl	The CES pre-announcements are flooding in, and what a shocker, huge TVs are expected! LG and Samsung are both expected to show off 105-inch curved 4K TVs, aka Ultra HD. Both TV makers call their new display the first and largest curved Ultra HD TV so far. Each of the LCD displays has 11 million pixels, compared to 2 million in current HDTVs and a 21:9 CinemaScaope style aspect ratio.	http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2013/12/19/lg-samsung-unveil-massive-ultra-hd-tvs/4122901/
16	tm	Reddit’s Secret Santa program pairs Redditors together to buy cool stuff for each other based on wish lists posts and profile. NY1227, also known as Rachel, was pleased to get a stuffed animal, donation to Heifer International and a book on travel. She became downright giddy when she found out her secret Santa was Bill Gates. Gates even took a picture with the gifts to prove he wasn’t just pretending to be himself.	http://redditgifts.com/gallery/gift/spoiler-alert-bill-gates-did-not-get-you/
17	sl	Reuters reports Dish is considering making a bid for T-Mobile USA next year, which would once again put them in a bidding war against Sprint owner Softbank, which is also rumored to be interested in acquiring T-Mobile. Dish lost out to Softbank in acquiring Sprint, and also made an attempt to buy T-Mobile previously when AT&T tried. Reuters sources say Dish isn’t decided yet but would likely not sit on the sidelines if Sprint makes a bid.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/19/5227504/dish-also-interested-in-buying-tmobile
18	tm	The Washington Post admitted today that unknown outsiders gained access to the news company’s servers for several days and stole employees’ user names and passwords. The company is still investigating how much data was exposed. No subscriber information seems to have been accessed. Post officials believe the intrusion may be the work of Chinese hackers, because Chinese hackers.	http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/hackers-break-into-washington-post-servers/2013/12/18/dff8c362-682c-11e3-8b5b-a77187b716a3_story.html
19	sl	A video purporting to be a demonstration of a Yahoo app with impressive Siri like functionality has been making the rounds and spiked in popularity yesterday when published by Android Police. Yahoo told TechCrunch the video was a fake. Turned out it wasn’t a fake but also wasn’t from Yahoo. According to TechCrunch The app was made by a natural language/speech recognition/navigation startup Robin Labs. CEO of Robin Labs Ilya Eckstein said the company is making a personal assistant and navigation app that brands could offer their content in. Yahoo is one of the potential brands that would use it.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/18/yahoosiri-app-is-actually-a-real-prototype-built-by-robin-labs-not-yahoo/
20	tm	Telegram, a service that wants to be cloud-based secure messaging is putting its funders’ money where its encryption is. Telegram backer Pavel Durov will give $200,000 in BTC to the first person to break Telegram' encrypted protocol. Starting today Durov will send an encrypted message with a secret email address encoded inside. To win the bit coins you’ll need to break the encryption, decipher the message and send your findings to the secret email. Thanks to hbichuelacondulce for submitting this on our subreddit.	https://telegram.org/crypto_contest
21	sl	UK ISPs have been rolling out government-mandated porn filters over the last year or so. BBC’s news night took the filters for a spin. They found that Talk Talk’s filter only blocked 93% of the porn sites they tried, while it did block several award-winning educational sites and a sexual abuse center’s site. Sky’s filter blocked 99% of porn sites but also caught porn-addiction treatment sites in its net.	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25430582
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27	tm	Obama Is Urged to Sharply Curb N.S.A. Data Mining	http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/19/us/politics/report-on-nsa-surveillance-tactics.html
28		- In August, US President Barack Obama commissioned a panel of five intelligence and legal experts - 46 recommendations the panel says cell phone metadata should remain under the control of a telecom company or independent consortium and the NSA should get a court order for queries or data mining. The report states: -“We have identified a series of reforms that are designed to safeguard the privacy and dignity of American citizens, and to promote public trust, while also allowing the intelligence community to do what must be done to respond to genuine threats.” The recommendations are not binding. - FISA courts should have a public interest advocate and judges appointed by all Supreme Court justices not just the Chief - extend to foreigners essentially the same protections that citizens have under the Privacy Act of 1974 - US should stop exploiting flaws in software to mount cyberattacks, Q: What do you think of the recommendations and do you think some or any will be implemented?	Members: -Richard A. Clarke, a cyberexpert and former national security official under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, -Michael J. Morell, a former deputy director of the C.I.A.; -Cass Sunstein, a Harvard Law School professor who ran the office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Obama White House; -Peter Swire, a privacy law specialist at the Georgia Institute of Technology; -Geoffrey R. Stone, a constitutional law specialist at the University of Chicago Law School, where Mr. Obama once taught.
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30	sl	Yahoo/Siri App Is Actually A Real Prototype Built By Robin Labs But Not Commissioned By Yahoo	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/18/yahoosiri-app-is-actually-a-real-prototype-built-by-robin-labs-not-yahoo/
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32		- TC ran a story about a video that showed a Yahoo Siri competitor. “Sources familiar with Yahoo’s internal projects tell us that the video is fake,” we wrote. Yahoo didn’t make the video itself, and it didn’t make the app, but the app is real - was made by a natural language/speech recognition/navigation startup Robin Labs - Robin Labs has been building platform for custom voice assistants. It’s the second stage of the startup’s development, the first of which was to develop its own eponymous personal assistant and navigation app. (That app launched last year.) As for stage two, think of it as Siri for everyone and everything, not just Apple. - on yahoo: “We’ve been in conversations with them,” he says. “But our white-label platform was not commissioned by Yahoo.”	q:
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35		Reddit Secret Santa 2012	http://redditgifts.com/exchanges/secret-santa-2012/
36		Reddit Secret Santa Gallery	http://redditgifts.com/gallery/secret-santa-2013/
37		Rachel's RedditGift Profile	http://redditgifts.com/profiles/view/NY1227/
38		Rachel AKA NY1227 joined Reddit’s annual Secret Santa gift exchange program, the biggest of RedditGifts exchange events. - Holds Guinesss world record for gift change - You get someone a gift after looking at their reddit profile - Rachel got a gift from Bill — Stuffed animal, card indicating a donation had been made to Heifer International, NatGeo’s Book Journeys of a Lifetime “I cannot WAIT to read this. Not only that, but I love pictures and reading up on new places. This gift was perfect! I quickly flipped through it, missing the inscription, message and signature from Bill on the first page, and headed to the final part of my gift. Once again, To me, From Bill. I opened this and it's a man holding a sign. Oh.... wait. holy shit. time out. and then it finally hit me. All the presents I just tore open, the charity, then everything-- was from Bill GATES. I quickly went back to the book to see a really nice message and note from Bill wishing me a Merry Christmas and a Happy Birthday” - And a picture of Bill Gates holding the card and the cow.
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44		UK has a pornography filter plan in place and BBC’s Newsnight decided to test it. - TalkTalk’s filter started in May 2011, Sky’s a month ago, BT this week, Virgin has a pilot programme ahead of a full launch early in 2014. - TalkTalk has blocked BishUK.com an award-winning British sex ed site - TalkTalk also lists Edinburgh Women's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre website as "pornographic." - also blocked a programme run by sex education experts, and taught to 81,000 American children, that has been in development for more than 20 years. - BBC Newsnight attempted to access 68 prone sites and the filter did not block 5 of them. - Sky’s filter blocked 99% of porn sites but also blocked porn addiction treatment sites - BT blocked sites including Sexual Health Scotland, Doncaster Domestic Abuse Helpline, and Reducing The Risk, a site which tackles domestic abuse. - UK Council for Child Internet Safety has a working group to discuss over-blocking. - BT, Sky and TalkTalk all admitted blocking wasn’t perfect but have their own systems to report mistake and get them fixed. Q: Can filters ever get good enough to make this work?
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46	sl	Vine is now available for Android Gingerbread devices, though it doesn’t support video uploads	http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/12/19/vine-now-available-android-gingerbread-devices-though-doesnt-support-video-uploads/#!qga2E
47		Twitter’s Vine gets vanity URLs: sign-up starts Dec. 20 for verified accounts and Dec. 23 for all others	http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/12/19/twitters-vine-gets-vanity-urls-sign-starts-dec-20-verified-dec-23-others/
48		- Gingerbread version of Vine doesn’t allow video uploads — “due to device limitations” — but users can watch, like, comment on and revine videos from the app. Though it is approaching three years old, Gingerbread (Android 2.3) still accounts for 24% of all active Android devices, so that's a lot of potential users - vanity URLs for vine users. verified accts start tomorrow, everyone else on the 23rd - Twitter says that it will be automatically reserve profile URLs that “mirror verified Twitter @usernames”. So even though the username is secure, you need to claim the profile by registering for it.	q: vine vids were basically video permalinks with no profile pages, history, etc. will this help engagement?
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50	sl	Active Twitter accounts follow a median 117 users, 76% follow more people than follow them	http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/12/tweets-loud-and-quiet.html
51		- jon bruner at o'reilly took a random sampling of about 400,000 Twitter accounts. The profile that emerges suggests that Twitter is more a consumption medium than a conversational one. - median Twitter account has a single follower. Among the much smaller subset of accounts that have posted in the last 30 days, the median account has just 61 followers. If you’ve got a thousand followers, you’re at the 96th percentile of active Twitter users (who have logged in last 30 days). - Active Twitter accounts follow a median 117 users, and the vast majority of them–76%–follow more people than follow them. - just under one in every thousand Twitter accounts has a name that refers to Justin Bieber in some way; an additional one in every thousand refers to Bieber in its account description.	q: a lot of no-growth. worrisome?
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57		Darpa’s Robotic Gladiators Will Battle on This Disaster Course	http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/12/darpa-challenge/
58		The Linkdrop: the life-size Lego car that 'runs on air'	http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/virals/10527422/The-Linkdrop-the-life-size-Lego-car-that-runs-on-air.html
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77		Hey gang. This is Jason from Altoona, PA. The original discussion on rumors of Google baking their own chips caught my attention. I didn't have any ideas at that time other than what you suggested, until just now as I watched Monday's podcast. Sarah mentioned something about assembly lines in the discussion regarding Google's purchase of Boston Dynamics. What if these are both connected? The obvious connection would be the ability to design new robots and chips to run them for a TRULY Google Experience chip foundry. But a more exciting possibility would be rapid prototyping combining chip foundry tech, robotics, AND 3D printing technologies. Every time I try to figure out the goal, I come to a different conclusion about what's possible. A case of IDIC in real life perhaps? Thanks for the wonderful show, and I'm sure I speak for thousands of TWiT fans when I say we'll miss you Tom. Hope everyone has a good Christmas and enters 2014 running. -J.D, Sent from my Nexus 7v2
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1		TITLE: Bit Hummels	GUEST: Rafe Needleman, Evernote LOWER THIRD URL: evernote.com, @rafe	Make it rain bitcoin, lane \| Bit Hummels

2		Bitcoin plummets, Tech execs give US Presient what for, How much will you pay for LG's Chrome desktop PC? http://live.twit.tv/
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5		This is Tech News Today for Wednesday December 18, 2013
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8		We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you.
9		We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse
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12	tm	Apple confirmed the new Mac Pro goes on sale tomorrow December 19th, starting at $3,000. The base model comes with a 3.7GHz quad-core Xeon CPU ("with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz"), 12GB DRAM, two AMD FirePro D300 GPUs, and a 256GB SSD. You'll be able to order online, through resellers and at Apple's retail stores.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/18/apple-mac-pro-december-19/
13	sl	Ruh roh, China's largest Bitcoin exchange, BTC China, has stopped taking orders in Chinese currency because of regulatory pressure from the government, which has ordered businesses to stop accepting the virtual currency. Bitcoin recently topped $1,000, helped by demand from China. The move by BTC China sliced price of the virtual currency in half. however, BTC China will continue taking deposits in other currencies, the company announced on Weibo.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/18/5223238/bitcoins-value-tumbles-in-half-after-china-forces-top-exchange-to
14	ia	MS board member John Thompson says Microsoft should pick a new CEO early next year. Thompson is leading the CEO search for Microsoft and in a blog post says the company has "identified over 100 possible candidates, talked with several dozen and then focused our energy intensely on a group of about 20 individuals..." Microsoft's current CEO Steve Ballmer announced he was leaving the company back in August.	http://allthingsd.com/20131217/microsoft-director-says-ceo-choice-delayed-to-early-2014/
15	tm	Amazon announced it will bring its Amazon Web Services products to China. The service will include all your enterprise cloud favorites like EC2, S3, SQS, and all the other acronyms.Amazon has been providing service to Chinese companies like Xiaomi, but using local infrastructure will help improve its offering, as well as challenge Chinese company Alibaba for the title of Amazon of China. A limited preview will begin in early 2014. You can apply for early access at www.amazonaws.cn.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/18/amazon-will-expand-aws-cloud-services-and-software-development-to-china-in-2014/
16	sl	U.S. President Obama is meeting with a panel he appointed to review government surveillance program privacy issues today, just days after the group submitted a report and recommendations on their findings. Obama said earlier this month in a television interview that he would be "proposing some self-restraint on the NSA" in reforms that the White House is prepared to announced in January. A federal judge ruled on Monday that the U.S. government's gathering of Americans' phone records is likely unlawful.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/18/us-usa-surveillance-obama-idUSBRE9BG1AQ20131218
17	ia	Google Glass got an update. First up is the ability to take pictures by winking. Google says it expects the winking action to go beyond pictures to allow other functions like paying a cab. Recorded videos are also easier to upload to YouTube with the command "OK Glass, share with YouTube." Glass also gets full Hangouts support and a new way to lock your Glass with a set of taps and swipes.	http://mashable.com/2013/12/17/google-glass-update-includes-controversial-wink-to-snap-a-photo-function/
18	tm	The Sydney Morning Herald reports the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has ordered Apple to make modifications to its refund policy in order to comply with consumer protection legislation. Apple will need to provide adequate compensation to customers with faulty devices in future, as well as re-examine any possible violations front he past two years and make restitution.	http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/apple-forced-to-adopt-new-refund-policy-under-australian-consumer-law-20131218-2zkkr.html
19	sl	Chromebook is coming to desktops at CES! LG has announced the Chromebase, a 21.5-inch all-in-one computer that runs Chrome OS, with an Intel Celeron processor, 2GB of memory, and 16GB of solid state storage within the monitor's 1080p IPS display. Want to use Chrome OS as a quick-booting operating system for simple tasks? This might be an excellent solution.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/17/5221906/lg-announces-chromebase-a-chrome-os-all-in-one-computer
20	tm	Tired of scraping around for the right charger for your laptop? The International Electrotechnical Commission brings you hope with the announcement of Technical Specification 62700, which defines a standard for universal laptop chargers. The IEC standard for mobile phone chargers is making progress, so the next frontier is the laptop charger. IEC’s general secretary Frans Vreeswijk said A single power supply covering a wide range of notebook computers is the next step in lowering e-waste and its impact on our planet.” The new specification for notebooks will be published in early 2014.	http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/one-charger-to-power-nearly-every-laptop-coming-from-standards-group/
21	ia	Delta's CEO Richard Anderson (not to be confused with Richard Dean Anderson of MacGuyver and Stargate SG-1 fame) sent a company-wide memo saying Delta will not allow cellular or VoIP calls on any Delta flights. Anderson says Delta will "move quickly to enable customers to use text, email, and other silent data transmission gate to gate." Ah, fly the quiet skies.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/18/delta-ceo-grounds-in-flight-calls/
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27	sl	Bitcoin plummets as China's largest exchange blocks new deposits	http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/18/bitcoin-plummets-china-payment-processors-digital-cryptocurrency
28		- China's largest bitcoin exchange, BTC China, says that it would no longer be accepting new yuan deposits. - why? third-party payment provider, YeePay,told BTC it would no longer provide services. China's central bank has banned payment companies like YeePay, and gave them until Chinese New Year, which begins on 31 January, to comply. BTC still be able to process withdrawals. - BTC's chief executive, Bobby Lee, blames government regulation for the decision. central bank warned in earlier this mo. bitcoin was not legally protected and barred financial institutions from using it - basically bitcoin lost half its value overnight. chinese market thought to help drive up price a ton until now - Bitcoin still legal to use in China. But without third party payment providers, new purchases of the currency are almost impossible.	investors love bitcoin. BTC China raised $5m in a funding round from institutional investors Lightspeed. Coinbase got 25M from Andreesen Horowitz last week. q: what now? exchanges processing their own payments?
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32		Yahoo’s Mayer Said to Warn of Web Balkanization in Spying	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-17/yahoo-s-mayer-said-to-warn-of-internet-balkanization-over-spying.html
33		- 15 executives in Roosevelt Room at White House w/ the President - Meeting originally setup to discuss healthcare.gov - Warned Presdient surveillance revelations damaging reputation and could harm economy - Pressed for transparency and limits. WaPo: “Most companies” in the room pressed this point, “and they did so loudly,” said one U.S. official. - WaPo: Their message was to say: “What the hell are you doing? Are you really hacking into the infrastructure of American companies overseas? The same American companies that cooperate with your lawful orders and spend a lot of money to comply with them to facilitate your intelligence collection?” said one industry official familiar with the companies’ views. - Bloomberg: Marissa Mayer warned President Barack Obama the backlash over U.S. spying threatens to Balkanize the Internet, as countries adopt different standards to thwart surveillance, according to an industry official. - The White House said in a statement that Obama “made clear that we will consider their input as well as the input of other outside stakeholders as we finalize our review of signals intelligence programs.”	At the meeting, Tim Cook, CEO Apple; Sheryl Sandberg, COO Facebook; Marissa Mayer CEO Yahoo; Eric Schmidt Chairman Google; Dick Costolo CEO Twitter; Brad Smith general counsel Microsoft; Erika Rottenberg VP general counsel LinkedIn; Chad Dickerson, CEO of Etsy Inc.; Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix Inc. ; Drew Houston, CEO of Dropbox Inc.; Burke Norton, chief legal officer of Salesforce.com Inc.; Mark Pincus, chairman of Zynga Inc.; Shervin Pishevar, co-CEO of Sherpa Global; Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast Corp. and Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T Inc. - Several signed Dec. 9 letter
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37		LG’s “Chromebase” all-in-one brings Chrome OS to Web kiosks	http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/12/lgs-chromebase-all-in-one-brings-chrome-os-to-web-kiosks/
38		LG’s all-in-one Chromebase will bring Chrome OS, unfortunately, to the desktop	http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/173075-lgs-all-in-one-chromebase-will-bring-chrome-os-unfortunately-to-the-desktop
39		- LG announced the Chromebase, an AiO ChromeOS desktop - 21.5-inch 1080p screen with a Celeron processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB SSD - No mention if the screen is a touchscreen - comes with its own keyboard, mouse, speakers, webcam, and USB ports - Networking: one ethernet port (speed not specified), but no Wi-Fi or bluetooth - the Chromebase also has an HDMI input if you want to use the machine as a monitor - Pricing and availability weren't announced, but you should see the device next month at CES Q: What's the right price point for an AiO like this?
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42	sl	Stealth startup Black Pearl Systems reveals Lyve Minds brand, personal media device	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/18/black-pearl-systems-lyve-minds-lyvehome/
43		- former Apple executive Tim Bucher's company (formerly Black Pearl Systems) is now Lyve Minds. - 1st product: device called LyveHome. back up and access personal media across a variety of devices through dedicated apps. - LyveMinds mission- provide consumers with an easy way to back up, store and share all the photos and videos they take on mobile devices.HD videos, lots of photos need lots of storage. “Most consumers don’t pay for cloud storage,” Bucher said. - apps will let phones, tablets and computers talk to each other and access personal media on each of them. Lyve supports iOS, Android, Windows and Mac OS at launch, with plans to add more platforms down the road. The company’s apps will back up photos from a mobile device to other devices in the network, free up and reallocate space and always keep multiple copies of each file. - storage space for millions of photos. Bucher wouldn't share exact storage size figures. - LyveHome isn’t at the center of the network, but merely an addition to a distributed architecture that copies and replicates videos and photos across devices. Users can add more storage by throwing another LyveHome unit in the mix - no photos of the product yet, but Bucher said that it is relatively small, and includes some kind of touch screen. unveiling at CES - the company hired developers from Netflix, Apple, Palm, TiVo and Amazon’s Lab126 R&D unit. Lyve Minds now has about 90 employees, majority engineers.	- wants to concentrate on selling LyveHome, but eventually, users will also be able to use the Lyve service without that particular device. Bucher also acknowledged that Lyve Minds is actively cooperating with other companies to eventually bring Lyve functionality to additional devices. q: cross-platform video/photo sharing... do we want this?
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46		--Alt. to WSJ if paywalled	http://gizmodo.com/facebook-and-google-want-to-control-the-cables-that-car-1484955396
47		THE MISSION TO DECENTRALIZE THE INTERNET	http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/12/the-mission-to-decentralize-the-internet.html
48		The future of broadband looks very much like cable TV. Here is why	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/17/the-future-of-broadband-looks-very-much-like-cable-tv-here-is-why/
49		Three articles recently illustrate the fight over the future of the Net -Drew Fitzgerald and Spencer Ante at WSJ document the struggle over buying up capacity as Google and Facebook lead the way of continent companies buying infrastructure, while telecoms resist investment afraid of profit margins. —- Google controls 100,000 miles of fiber )compare to Sprint w/40,000) —- Facebook rolled out massive high capacity network in Europe connecting to Arctic data center in Sweden —- Amazon's spending on infrastructure is up 44 percent to $2.6 billion as it buys up more fiber networks, as Microsoft builds its own networks and invests in underwater cables. - Joshua Kopstein in New Yorker describes projects to decentralize the Internet —- ArkOS from Jacob Cook, personal cloud on RaspBerry Pi, Brennan Novak’s Mailpile, Bitmessage,, Namecoin DNS replacement, less successful effort like Diaspora and Eben Moglen’s Freedom Box - Stacy Higginbothom of GigaOm from Fiber to the Home conference in Austin —- software-defined networking will allow providers to build out those channels virtually on their networks and deliver them a la carte or as a bundle. —- Joe Kochan of U.S. Ignite, a group trying to develop gigabit applications, proposed a different type of pricing model: one where users buy access to set of capabilities for either an application or a genre of applications. Q; Your best guess on what the Internet looks like in 5 years?
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53	38	- A company called Avegant is working on a headset called the Avegant Glyph - They look like bulky headphones, but you can flip down the band that goes across your head and there you'll be able to see video - Unlike other displays you'd wear over your eyes, the Avegant is projecting the image onto your eye. - The technology is called Virtual Retinal Display and it's supposed to allow you to watch video w/o making your eyes tired - Talking to The Verge's David Pierce, here's how Avegant's CEO Edward Tang explains: RUN VIDEO - The prototype version of the Glyph is about the size of an oculus rift and The Verge says that there was no eye strain while using the device (after you tune the glasses for your eyes) - The Glyph doesn't take over your entire field of vision, instead filling about 45 degrees with a picture. You can still look down at your keyboard, or to the sides at the world around you. - The Glyph is coming later in 2014 — a Kickstarter campaign for preorders begins January 22nd. It will cost $499 Q: Do you think the Glyph has a chance as a wearable considering its form factor?
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58		Sequel announced to Stieg Larsson's Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy	http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/17/stieg-larsson-girl-with-dragon-tattoo-sequel
59		Man’s hand grafted to his foot for transplant	http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/man%E2%80%99s-hand-grafted-his-foot-transplant
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9		We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse
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12	tm	Facebook confirmed it will start rolling out promoted videos to some users’ News Feeds on desktop and mobile. The campaign starts with mini trailers for the forthcoming film, Divergent. The ads will automatically play when they appear on the screen but the sound will be muted unless a user clicks on it.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/17/facebook-confirms-autoplay-ads/
13	sl	Italian newspapers are reporting that Amazon has acquired Gopago, maker of iOS and Android mobile apps to pre-pay for goods before picking them up at a store, and retailers a point-of-sale system to process those orders. Gopago, founded in 2009, is based in Silicon Valley but was started by Italian co-founders, though it's not clear if those founders and any other Gopago staff will join Amazon, or if this is an acquisition for technology only.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/16/amazon-reportedly-buys-mobile-payments-startup-gopago-working-on-an-ambitious-new-project/
14	ia	President Barack Obama will meet with executives from Google, Apple, and other tech companies to find ways to improve the HealthCare.gov website. Eric Schmidt, Tim Cook, Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg, and Twitter's Dick Costolo are expected to be in attendance. These powerful people will also discuss the impact of the NSA's survellience on tech companies.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/16/us-usa-healthcare-obama-idUSBRE9BF1EG20131216
15	tm	Here’s something to get the President’s conversation with the tech titans rolling. US District Court Judge Richard Leon issued a preliminary injunction against the US, ordering the NSA to stop collection of phone metadata and destroy any metadata collected on two plaintiffs who brought the case. The order was suspended though as the US plans to appeal the injunction. So just to recap, only two people affected, the order is not in force, and the DoJ is appealing. Judge Leon did write a compelling opinion arguing why a 1979 case that allowed police to capture several phone numbers for two weeks should not be considered precedent to five years of capturing the metadata of every call placed by hundreds of millions of people and counting.	http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/national-security-agency-phones-judge-101203.html
16	sl	Price quotes for business customers are starting to come in for new Mac Pros, which helps us at least more closely guess what US retial pricing will look like. For exmaple, a customer who buys an 8-core Mac Pro with 32GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, will pay a base of $3999 base + $1500 processor upgrade + $400 RAM upgrade + $300 storage upgrade, yielding a total price of $6199. At the other, lower end, Apple's $2999 base Mac Pro model carries a quad-core Intel Xeon processor, 12 GB of RAM, and dual AMD FireCore D300 graphics.	http://www.macrumors.com/2013/12/16/mac-pro-build-to-order-upgrade-pricing-revealed/
17	ia	Apple released its Best of iTunes list for the year. Candy Crush was the most downloaded free app for iPhone and iPad for 2013. The top selling TV season was Breaking Bad's final season. The list also includes Apple's Editors' Choice picks - Apple's pick for TV show of the year? Breaking Bad.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57615816-37/candy-crush-saga-tops-itunes-app-download-list-for-2013/
18	tm	Google and HP have already stopped selling Chromebook 11s and have now issued a recall for 145,000 of the defective power chargers that caused the halt in sales. Chromebook 11 owners should stop using their current charger and contact Google for a free replacement charger. No word on when Chromebook 11 sales might resume.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/17/google-and-hp-recall-overheating-chromebook-11-chargers/?
19	sl	Forget Google, forget Apple - Samsung is launching its own Android gaming controller, called the "Samsung Smartphone GamePad." It officially supports, screens from "4-inches to 6.3-inches." The GamePad uses Bluetooth 3.0 and NFC, and compatibility is described as working with devices running Android 4.1 and up, though optimized for 4.3. The GamePad is currently available in "select European markets" and will come to additional countries in "the coming weeks."	http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/12/samsung-launches-the-smartphone-gamepad-an-android-controller-accessory/
20	tm	Facebook unveiled a donate button, making it easier for nonprofits with pages to take contributions. Users can enter payment details or use what Facebook already has on file. Facebook won’t collect a fee on the donations, but they will get the side-benefit of getting your payment info updated or added to your account. That could give a boost to in-game purchases and the Autofill With Facebook feature.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/16/facebook-donate-now-button/
21	ia	Opera's Coast web browser for iPad just got an update to version 2.0. The app gets rid of back and forward buttons in favor of gestures. Coast now features a media player that you can use from the iPad's lockscreen. When you encounter a PDF on the web, Coast lets the user decide which app opens that PDF. There's also the ability to select your own wallpaper in the app using images from your photo roll.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/17/opera-coast-ipad-app-update/
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27	tm	Facebook confirms autoplay video ads are coming to your News Feed	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/17/facebook-confirms-autoplay-ads/	VIDEO
28		Promoted videos rolling out to a limited number of feeds - First one mini trailer for the film Divergent - Autoplay but sound muted on desktop and mobile Q: Annoyed yet or used to it?
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30	ia	Amazon Reportedly Buys Mobile Payments Startup Gopago, Working On An ‘Ambitious’ New Project	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/16/amazon-reportedly-buys-mobile-payments-startup-gopago-working-on-an-ambitious-new-project/
31		Amazon May Be Going for Payments Startup GoPago	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/12/16/amazon-may-be-going-for-payments-startup-gopago/
32		Amazon said to be buying payments startup GoPago	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57615813-93/amazon-said-to-be-buying-payments-startup-gopago
33		- Reports say that Amazon may be have bought mobile payment app maker Gopago - Gopago lets consumers on iOS and Android to pre-pay for goods before picking them up at a store. - Gopago also gives retailers a point-of-sale system to process those orders - Italian newspapers La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera say Amazon has already acquired Gopago - Their source is GoPago CTO Vincenzo di Nicola - The WSJ says Nicola said his comments were only "party accurate." - GoPago CEO Leo Rocco and an Amazon spokesman both declined to comment to TechCrunch and the WSJ Q: Assuming Amazon did pick up Gopago, what do you expect Amazon to do with it?
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35	sl	Cisco acquires Collaborate.com, eyes mobile	http://www.zdnet.com/cisco-acquires-collaborate-com-eyes-mobile-7000024406/
36		- cisco has acquired Collaborate.com - develops mobile tools for document sharing, task management and team communication. - cisco said in blog post the acquisition will help it better navigate mobile collaboration and cloud computing. Collaborate works w email and third party cloud services for so called "enterprise workstreams." - cisco wants to build better mobile collaboration tools. Collaborate.com engineers will fold into Cisco's collaboration technology group, which includes everything from Webex to videoconferencing tools. - In its fiscal Q1, collaboration revenue was up 1% from a year ago to $1.03B. Cisco has the most market share in the telepresence and Web conferencing market, but lower cost alternatives slowing growth way down. -Cisco recently refreshed its video phone, telepresence and WebEx servers.	q: googe drive, email, evernote, dropbox, box.. is cisco smart to build enterprise solution designed to work w these services and also compete w cheap solutions like hangouts?
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41		Updated: Federal judge finds NSA phone spying likely unconstitutional	http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/federal-judge-finds-nsa-spying-unconstitutional/
42		Klayman v. Obama Opinion	https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2013cv0851-48
43		Judge's word on NSA program won't be the last	http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2013/12/17/judges-word-on-nsa-program-wont-be-the-last
44		U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon issued a preliminary injunction Monday in case brought against US gov’t by legal activist Larry Klayman and Charles Strange, the father of a cryptologist technician who was killed in Afghanistan. - Judge Leon ruled the NSA program collecting metadata on all telephone calls appears to violate the 4th Ammendment ban on unreasonable searches and seizures- Justice Department had failed to demonstrate a single case where collecting the information had helped to head off terrorist attacks. Not time-sensitive to gather this data. - Leon issued preliminary injunction and order to destroy data collected on plaintiff’s accounts but suspended it pending appeal - Judge Leon: “I cannot imagine a more ‘indiscriminate’ and ‘arbitrary invasion’ than this systematic and high-tech collection and retention of personal data on virtually every single citizen for purposes of querying it and analyzing it without judicial approval,” - Discounted Smith v. Maryland (pen register) as precedent: “The ubiquity of phones has dramatically altered the quantity of information that is now available and, more importantly, what that information can tell the Government about people’s lives,” the judge wrote. “I cannot possibly navigate these uncharted Fourth Amendment waters using as my North Star a case that predates the rise of cell phones.” - Points out Smith v Maryland involved collecting info for two weeks on and was not stored after the case. - Injunction goes to appeals court. May go to Supreme Court. May be considered only to apply to these two individuals. May end up meaningless.
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46	sl	Facebook No. 1 Mobile App Of 2013 But Google Has 5 Of Top 10	http://marketingland.com/nielsen-smartphones-at-65-percent-facebook-no-1-mobile-app-of-2013-68234
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48		- 65% of American cell phone users now own smartphones - 29% of US households have at least one tablet.w roughly 115M US households, roughly 33M tablets in American homes. - Apple had a 41% OS share of the smartphone market compared with 52% for Android. The most recent comScore US smartphone data reflect a very comparable 52.2% (Android) to 40.6% (Apple). - Facebook was the top mobile app of 2013 and the Facebook-owned Instagram came in seventh but it was the fastest-growing app of the year. The second-fastest growing was Apple Maps. - top 3 video brands (YT, Vevo, Yahoo) all lost average unique viewers over the year	q: with all the app choices out there, FB is the top mobile app? are we really that predictable?
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52		PointTouch Demo video	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0tK3-Fbbfk#t=7	VIDEO
53		AirTouch Demo video	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VylZWC8RiJ8#t=6	VIDEO
54		- A company called PointGrab says that you'll be interact with your devices without touching them - PointSwitch: allows you to interact with gadgets from any angle at any distance. Examples: draw the shades using a pull down gesture. point at a lamp to turn it on, point and gesture to a thermostat to control it. - AirTouch: gives you "touch-like" operation of appliances from a distance. It would support "AirWriting" so you can select a TV channel by writing the number in the air - Airtouch seems to use a little attachment on the top of your TV or PC - According to the company's videos AirTouch uses depth information. It looks to measure the distance from your eyes, to your finger, to the device to figure out what you're trying to do. - PointGrab says that you'll see products with its technology in early 2014. Expect demos at CES Q: Yay! A new way to interact with your PC. You're excited, right Wil?
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61		Crowdfunded Iron Man Suit Project Seeking 5K Pre-Orders For Production Run	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/17/iron-man-suit-pre-orders/
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7		Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell
8		We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you.
9		We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse
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12	tm	The New York Times reports that Google has acquired Boston Dynamics, the company most famous for the Big Dog robot that walks on four legs like a dog. Former AndroidOS head Andy Rubin, who is working on robotics projects for Google, posted a link to the report on Twitter with the comment "The future is looking awesome!" Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert told the New York Times he is excited by, “Andy and Google’s ability to think big.”	http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/14/technology/google-adds-to-its-menagerie-of-robots.html?_r=0
13	sl	A 60 Minutes’ report on the NSA last night aired to a chorus of boos online. The segment claimed it was taking a hard-hitting look at the NSA, but has been written off by many as a puff piece. For example, journalist Glenn Greenwald wondered why 60 Minutes reporter John Miller didn’t ask about how Gen. Keith Alexander “routinely lied to Congress & FISA courts.” Miller said in a CBS piece that he “asked the hardest questions we could ask."	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/16/the-internet-is-unhappy-with-60-minutes-nsa-piece/
14	ia	Last week, YouTube users with videos showing off video game footage were hit with copyright claims. If YouTube finds infringing content on a monetized video, YouTube will divert that revenue to the party asserting its copyright. The footage of the gameplay is copyrighted by the video game maker. This is causing a controversy because the copyright sweep seemed not to target larger managed channels, but smaller affiliate channels even though both show very similar video content.	http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/14/5208782/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-youtube-copyright-crisis
15	tm	Payment plans have become the new trend among US mobile phone carriers, and now Amazon has taken up the practice for its Kindle Fire HDX. Between now and December 24 you can choose to pay off your tablet in four installments spread over 9 months. The plans apply to the $229 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX and the $379 Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. Whether this means Amazon is having a harder time moving the tablets or just wants to spike the sales, is hard to say. Maybe we should tap the Mayday button and ask.	http://allthingsd.com/20131215/amazon-really-really-wants-to-sell-more-kindle-fire-hdx-tablets/
16	sl	The startup Oculus VR has raised $75 million to market its virtual-reality headset for video games. The company says the money will go to producing commercial versions of its virtual reality glasses for video games called Oculus Rift, which users mount on their heads with a strap. The company also wants to take its technology beyond gaming.	http://www.afr.com/p/technology/mainstream_virtual_reality_headsets_efumXE1ynCUh1zV3m3dsgJ
17	ia	Here are some rumors about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5. SamMobile reported that Samsung might release two versions of the S5 - one with a plastic body, another with a metal one. A new report by ZDNet Korea says Samsung will introduce a new smartphone in February at Mobile World Congress with a quad HD display and iris scanner. The report doesn't specifically say that phone is the S5.	http://bgr.com/2013/12/16/galaxy-s5-specs-quad-hd-iris-scanner/
18	tm	Ford announced Friday it will host an unexpected analyst meeting this coming Wednesday, where Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks will talk to analysts and reporters. Shanks may update the financial outlook for 2014 as Ford prepares for its biggest new line launch yet including redesigned F150s and Mustangs. Also possible is a definitive statement one way or another on the future of CEO Alan Mulally who is widely rumored to be a top candidate to replace Steve Ballmer as CEO of Microsoft.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/13/us-autos-ford-meeting-idUSBRE9BC0VV20131213
19	sl	Twitter is testing a new feature for some users that shows tweets tied to a location on a map. The ‘nearby’ feature shows up as one of the new timelines accessed by swiping across from the default view. It’s been possible to attach location to a tweet since 2010, but the new feature could help with local discovery of events or disasters in almost real time but ultimately the goal is to make other users’ tweets more relevant for the user.	http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2013/12/14/new-twitter-test-shows-tweets-near-real-time/#!p0YfQ
20	tm	German workers who have been engaged in strikes against Amazon since May will take their protests to the company’s headquarters in Seattle this week. Members of US unions including the Communications Workers of America will join the demonstration in support of the German Verdi union. Workers at the German logistics centers in Bad Hersfeld, Leipzig and Graben have been called to go on strike today as well. The unions want a better working environment and better pay.	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-16/amazon-german-workers-to-take-protest-to-seattle-headquarters.html
21	ia	Marissa Mayer took to the Yahoo tumblog to apologize for Yahoo Mail being down for about 1% of users. She said that the problem affecting Yahoo Mail was due to a storage system problem and that the solution for users was "nuanced since different users were impacted in different ways." Mayer said that as of Friday afternoon, Yahoo restored service for almost everyone and says in the future, the company will do better.	http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/16/marissa-mayer-personally-apologizes-for-yahoo-mail-outage/
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28		Google Adds to Its Menagerie of Robots	http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/14/technology/google-adds-to-its-menagerie-of-robots.html?hpw=&rref=technology&_r=0
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31		- Google bought Boston Dynamics - Boston Dynamics is behind some funky robots like BigDog, Cheetah, and PETMAN - First reported by the NYT on Friday. Terms of the deal weren't reported - Google told the NYT that existing contracts — including a $10.8 million contract inked earlier this year with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — would be honored. - Google says it doesn't plan on becoming a military contractor "on its own" - the NYT says that this is the 8th robotics co. Google has picked up in the last six months Q: Self driving cars, Andy Rubin's robots, and now Boston Dynamics - what's your guess as to Google's vision for the future look like?
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33	tm	Beyonce’s self-titled, all-digital “visual album” sells over 500k copies	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/16/beyonces-self-titled-all-digital-visual-album-sells-over-500k/
34		Beyonce' Sales Grow to 550k-Plus, Set for No. 1	http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5839792/beyonce-sales-grow-to-550k-plus-set-for-no-1
35		The Download Hits Middle Age (and It Shows)	http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/5827354/the-download-hits-middle-age-and-it-shows
36		Beyonce’s 5th album ‘Beyonce’ released Friday w/o warning or teases or singles complete with music videos for each track - sold more than 550,000 copies in 3 days. Could top chart despite eschewing Tuesday release - From song “Haunted” "All these record labels be boring/ I don't trust these record labels, I'm torn." - Glenn Peoples article Thursday documents decline in download sales - Track sales down 4.4%, track-equivalent albums down 2.1% Albums up 0.5% - Catalog sales dragging. Current albums up %%, catalog albums down 2%, Current tracks even, catalog tracks down 8% - People turning to streaming services for catalog tracks. Q: W/ all controversy over streaming, is it the next ‘format’ or is the business ripe for something new?
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45		Twitter Tests New “Nearby” Feature To Surface Local Tweets From Those Around You	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/14/twitter-tests-new-nearby-feature-to-surface-local-tweets-from-those-around-you/
46		Twitter Testing New Local Discovery Features — And It’s About Time	http://allthingsd.com/20130425/twitter-testing-new-local-discovery-features-and-its-about-time/
47		- The WSJ reports that Twitter is testing a new service called "Nearby" that shows you tweets from local users whether you follow those users or not - The “Nearby” timeline has appeared occasionally recently on the phones of users who allow Twitter to see and use their location. - Twitter allowed users to add their location to tweets since 2010. However, that feature is turned off by default. What does the "Nearby" section look like? - The upper half of the “Nearby” screen is a map where a blue dot pulses over the user’s current location. - The bottom half shows a timeline of recent nearby tweets, with icons on the map noting their locations. - Clicking on an icon pulls the corresponding tweet to the front of the screen.	- Not the first time this was reported. Back in April, ATD noted Twitter was testing this. Q: Is local the future for Twitter? Targeted ads anyone?
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53		Xiaomi to launch limited edition DIY Wi-Fi router with 1TB storage on December 19	http://www.bgr.in/news/xiaomi-to-launch-limited-edition-diy-wi-fi-router-with-1tb-storage-on-december-19/
54		Xiaomi’s beta smart wi-fi router costs 15 cents – but you’ve got to build it yourself	http://vondroid.com/threads/xiaomis-beta-smart-wi-fi-router-costs-15-cents-but-youve-got-to-build-it-yourself.17572/#.Uq8d6mRDtVo
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2		Twitter angers users w/new block policy, Google may take on Intel in chips, Gmail steals all the email images http://live.twit.tv/
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12	tm	Twitter changed its policy for blocking accounts yesterday then quickly changed it back. The new policy would have allowed blocked users to continue to see and interact with the accounts of those who blocked them as a way of hiding the fact they had been blocked. After a backlash against the policy change Twitter decide to revert the change and said they would “continue to explore features designed to protect users from abuse and prevent retaliation.”	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/12/twitter-says-new-policy-which-allows-blocked-users-to-follow-interact-with-tweets-is-to-prevent-retaliation/
13	sl	Watch out Intel, here comes Google. An anonymous source tells Bloomberg Google is considering designing its own ARM server processors. Intel currently controls more than 95 percent of the market for chips in servers that use PC processors. By using its own designs, Google could control interactions between hardware and software mor effectively. Google is currenty Intel’s fifth largest customer, according to Bloomberg supply chain analysis, and spends at least $500 million on Intel server chips each year.	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-13/intel-seen-threatened-as-google-mulls-own-server-chips.html
14	ia	Microsoft's been mulling over its next CEO for a while, but it's not going to be Steve Mollenkopf because he's going to head up Qualcomm as its CEO. Mollenkopf was the COO of Qualcomm and a Bloomberg report pegged him as a potential replacement for Steve Ballmer. Mollenkopf replaces Paul Jacobs as CEO; Jacbos will stay with the company as chairman.	http://allthingsd.com/20131213/qualcomm-taps-steve-mollenkopf-rumored-as-microsoft-successor-as-its-next-ceo/
15	tm	The US FCC voted on Thursday to launch a public review of the ban on mobile phone calls during airplane flights. For 22 years phone calls have been banned on planes to prevent interference with ground-based cellular communication. However those technological issues have largely been resolved. The social issue of hearing someone talking on a phone on a plane is not the province of the FCC but it is the area of another US agency. The US Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said his agency might institute its own ban under its authority to protect aviation consumers and workers.	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25355399
16	sl	A new study from web security firm Incapsula finds that over 60 percent of all Internet traffic now comes from bots - that's automated software that includes hacking tools , spammers, and search engine catalogers — and it's up 21% from 2012. 31% of bots are malicious, according to the study, but there is a little good news- spam bots decreased from 2% of traffic last year to half-a-percent in 2013.	http://techland.time.com/2013/12/13/robots-have-taken-over-the-internet/
17	ia	The Pirate Bay played the domain switching game this week and has wound up in Peru at thepiratebay.pe. A Pirate Bay spokesperson told TorrentFreak that a new system being developed will make domain names irrelevant and will lead to a rise in file-sharing services. The new system is a BitTorrent-powered browser that will let users share files without hosting the file on a central server.	http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-docks-in-peru-new-system-will-make-domains-irrelevant-131212/
18	tm	Google announced a change to the way its Gmail client will show images in email messages. Instead of fetching the image directly from the server reference in the message, Google will server the image from Google’s own secure proxy servers. There’s some debate over how this might affect email marketers who put small images in email in order to track open rates. It seems the tracking might still work and even be more accurate but metadata like IP addresses and their associated geographical data might be lost.	http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/12/no-gmails-tweak-wont-stop-e-mail-marketers-from-knowing-if-you-open-their-email/
19	sl	Aereo, the TV streaming service that uses remote, miniature antennas to pull free over-the-air signals from broadcast networks like Fox, ABC, and NBC, is headed to the Supreme Court to battle the broadcasters that oppose its business model and have asked the court to appeal decisions made by the lower circuits, which ruled in Aereo’s favor. Aereo has now agreed with the opposition’s petition for the Supreme Court to hear the case. If Aereo wins, any “Aereo-like” technology will be irrelevant as Aereo will be deemed nationally legal.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/12/aereo-says-bring-it-on-as-broadcasters-push-case-into-the-supreme-court/
20	tm	The new generation of game consoles is selling great in the US but the new games aren’t. NPD released its numbers for the video game market sales in November. Overall console sales were up 80% year over year on the strength of the launch of the Sony PS4 and Xbox One. Software sales, mostly meaning games, were down 41% year over year. Sony’s PS4 did outsell Xbox’s One but was also on sale for one more week during the month. NPD also noted sales of the Nintendo 3DS rose 15% year over year on the strength of the Legend of Zelda: A link between worlds.	http://allthingsd.com/20131212/playstation-4-tops-gaming-hardware-sales-in-november-but-game-sales-are-way-down/
21	ia	The FIDO Alliance lined up a new ally and it's none other than Microsoft. Microsoft will be a part of the Alliance's board of directors. Fido aims to bring simplicity to authentication. The Alliance's board counts Google, Lenovo, Paypal and others as its members.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/12/microsoft-joins-the-fido-alliance/
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29		Twitter users revolt over changes to abusive behavior policy	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/13/twitter-abuse-idUSL1N0JS04920131213
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31		Twitter introduced a blocking policy - Blocked users could have seen posts and continue to follow while logged in - Blocked users would have been able to Favorite and RT posts - Twitter felt it reduced retaliation since blocked users would have no way of telling they were blocked. - After backlash Execs held emergency meeting, rolled back changes. Q: What should Twitter’s policy be?
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33	ia	Intel Seen Threatened as Google Mulls Own Server Chips	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-13/intel-seen-threatened-as-google-mulls-own-server-chips.html
34		- Bloomberg reports that Google is considering designing its own server processors based on ARM - Right now Intel has about 95% of the market for chips in servers - Analyst Patrick Wang of Evercore Partners speculates that a shift by Google to ARM could lead to a shift by other companies like FB and Amazon - Statement from Google's Liz Markman, “We are actively engaged in designing the world’s best infrastructure. This includes both hardware design (at all levels) and software design.” - Markman didn't say whether the company may develop its own chips. - Google is Intel’s fifth largest customer, according to Bloomberg supply chain analysis. Q: Is this a negotiating ploy by Google or do you think Google will go ahead and make its own chips?
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36	sl	Gmail blows up e-mail marketing by caching all images on Google servers	http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/gmail-blows-up-e-mail-marketing-by-caching-all-images-on-google-servers/
37		Gmail Images Displayed By Default: What’s The Impact For Our Customers?	http://blog.mailjet.com/post/69885299950/gmail-images-displayed-by-default-whats-the-impact
38		- Google will start caching all images for Gmail users. Embedded images will now be saved by Google, and the e-mail content will be modified to display those images from Google's cache, instead of from a third-party server. - when you load imgs, E-mail marketers won't see IP address, HTTP referrer, desktop app vs. Web vs. mobile, etc.what Gmail folder you were viewing the e-mail in— - Unless you click on a link, marketers will have no idea the e-mail has been seen.This move will allow Google to automatically display images, killing the "display all images" button in Gmail. Google servers should also be faster than the usual third-party image host. new image handling will rollout to desktop users today, mobile apps in early 2014. - Ars points out: make email advertising less appealing and informative to advertisers, and push marketers to spend less on e-mail and more on Adsense.	wash post: e-mail marketing service Mail Chimp, noted that they (and most e-mail marketers) track opens by placing "placing a tiny, single-pixel-sized image in each email," so the system would allow them track the first open, but perhaps not repeat opens by subscriber. In fact, Mail Chimp says email can become "more accurate" when tracking unique open rates, because under the previous system the subscribers who opened emails without displaying images were invisible to marketers. That's because previously, Gmail wouldn't display an image until users clicked a "show images" button. Because its image-caching system reduces the security and privacy risks from third-party images, Google is changing Gmail so that images load automatically when users open an email. q: better that Goog handles imgs, or just reorganizing privacy issues?	The solution to track multiple opens The trick consists of implementing a particular HTTP header for this transparent tracking pixel: “Content-Length:0”. This keeps Gmail from caching the pixel, and forces a retrieval of the resource each time the email is reopened.
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43		The Pirate Bay switched domain names again to Peru of the .PE TLD - a Pirate Bay spokesman told TorrentFreak a new system will make domain names irrelevant, and spawn hardened file-sharing services. - a BitTorrent-powered browser means sites will exist in a new and decentralized form with no reliance on a public-facing website. - “Once that is available then all links and sites will be accessible through a perfectly legal piece of browser software and the rest of it will be P2P, with no central point to attack via the legal system.” - Coming as standalone software as well as Firefox and Chrome plugins Q: Bluster or real innovation?
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46		- Amazon working on new product "Pantry" - set to launch in 2014, say anon sources to USA Today. - service will be targeted at Amazon Prime members. will launch with about 2,000 products - cleaning supplies, kitchen paper rolls, canned goods like pet food, dry grocery items like cereal and some beverages. - Amazon will let Prime shoppers put as many of these items into a set sized box, up to a specific weight limit. If the products fit and they don't exceed the maximum weight, Amazon will ship the box for a small fee. competes w Costco and Sam's Club - biz is selling a limited number of items in huge volume at very low prices, - Warehouse club members and Amazon shoppers are similiar demo- tend to be higher income households with kids — amazon wants that market	b
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12	tm	Instagram announced Instagram Direct today at an event in New York City. The messaging service lets Instagram users on iOS and Android send text video and of course photo messages to each other privately. The system works similar to Twitter Direct Messages in that you can only send messages to someone who follows you. Messages must be tied to a photo or video as well and you can send a message to up to 15 people at a time.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/12/5203302/instagram-direct-photo-text-messaging
13	sl	Andreessen Horowitz believes in the future of Bitcoin, so much so that the firm has dropped $25 million Series B into Coinbase, joining existing investments and earning a seat on Coinbase's board of directors. Coinbase holding over 600,000 bitcoin wallets, which bitcoin owners use to store the digital currency in the cloud, and also helps people buy and sell bitcoins through bitcoin exchanges. It charges a one percent transaction fee for buying and selling bitcoins.	http://allthingsd.com/20131212/bitcoins-biggest-bet-andreessen-horowitz-leads-25-million-investment-in-coinbase/
14	ia	The Seoul Central District Court says Apple can still sell iPhones and iPads in South Korea. Samsung filed a lawsuit in that court saying that Apple violated three of Samsung's mobile patents and asked for about $95,000 in damages. The court said that the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, and iPad 2 do not violate those patents. Samsung said it would review the ruling before deciding whether to appeal.	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/12/samsung-loses-patent-ruling-against-apple-in-south-korea/
15	tm	Yahoo’s partial mail outage is stretching into it’s third day. The service went down Monday at 10:27PM Monday due to a hardware failure. Yahoo announced last night that web, mobile and POP versions of the service seem to be fully restores and they’re working on IMAP. The company expects all mail to be delivered by Thursday afternoon.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/11/trouble-at-yahoo-partial-webmail-outage-hits-day-two-surprise-small-business-websites-shutdowns-anger-customers/
16	sl	The National Library of Norway is digitizing every book in its collection, making the text searchable, and making all books available to read online. Norway also has agreements with many publishers to allow anyone with a Norway IP address to access copyrighted material. The digitization of the entire collection, which literally goes back to the Middle Ages, will take 20 to 30 years. The project started in 2006.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/11/5199472/norway-is-digitizing-all-its-books-and-making-them-free-to-read-online
17	ia	The Alliance for Wireless Power is launching a new brand of wireless charging called "Rezence." It's a mashup of the words "resonant" and "essence." Rezence uses resonant wireless charging that uses electromagnetic resonators that can charge devices at a distance. That means your device doesn't need to be right on top of a charger like the Qi standard by the Wireless Power Consortium. The Alliance for Wireless Power counts LG, HTC, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Samsung, and Intel as members.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/12/5201954/theres-a-new-name-in-wireless-charging-rezence
18	tm	The Federal Patent Court of Germany ruled that Microsoft’s European Union patent for its File Allocation Table is entirely invalid. Microsoft gets licensing deals from many Android device makers, partially based on the strength of that patent. In fact Microsoft got a German Court to ban all Motorola Android devices from sale in Gemernay in July 2012 on the strength of it. Microsoft will appeal the decision and has fought off challenges to it before.	http://www.pcworld.com/article/2070280/german-court-invalidates-microsoft-patent-used-for-motorola-phone-sales-ban.html
19	sl	Several privacy groups have asked the Federal Communications Commission to declare phone companies to be in violation of the Communications Act when they sell subscriber information to third parties, including the CIA. The action is in response to a New York Times report last month that the CIA pays AT&T more than $10 million per year for access to subscriber data.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57615366-83/privacy-advocates-blast-at-ts-alleged-sale-of-info-to-cia/
20	tm	Reuters reports US wireless carriers are close to agreeing with the US Federal Communications Commission on new policies to make it easier for consumers to unlock their phones. The agreement is expected to ensure providers notify customers when their phones are eligible to be unlocked, and require unlocking requests to be processed or denied within two days. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler will appear at a House of Representative hearing later Thursday where the policy is on the agenda.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/12/usa-wireless-unlocking-idUSL1N0JR00V20131212
21	ia	After all those rumors of Microsoft considering Ford CEO Alan Mulally as its next CEO, Reuters reports Ford is going to press Mulally for a decision on his future. Apparently the Ford board is annoyed and Mulally's future will be discussed today when the board meets. Reuters' sources say even if Mulally doesn't take the Microsoft job, it's unlikely he will stay at Ford through the end of 2014.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/12/us-ford-mulally-idUSBRE9BB02O20131212
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27	sl	Instagram announces Instagram Direct for private photo, video, and text messaging	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/12/5203302/instagram-direct-photo-text-messaging	VIDEO
28		- users can send text, video, and photo messages to each other privately. - not just about photos, it's about communication & "moments" - edit a photo in Instagram, send privatey to 1-15 people. can't send just text, photo needed. - If the friend you're sending a message to is online, their avatar lights up in real-time inside a chat to show that they've seen or liked your message.	not chasing Snapchat. Systrom: "There's definitely a space for ephemerality in general whether it's text or photos or videos, but Instagram is focused on capturing the world's moments. The important part in Instagram [Direct] is being able to go back to [photos] in order to have that conversation, and if they're not there anymore you can't have that conversation and see who has liked it." q: who's IG chasing? Twitter? FB itself?
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30	tm	Trouble At Yahoo: Partial Webmail Outage Continues, While Surprise Small Business Website Shutdowns Anger Customers	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/11/trouble-at-yahoo-partial-webmail-outage-hits-day-two-surprise-small-business-websites-shutdowns-anger-customers/
31		An Important Update for Our Users	http://yahoomail.tumblr.com/post/69707524863/an-important-update-for-our-users
32		@YahooCare account	https://twitter.com/YahooCare
33		Yahoo Mail Status blog	http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&y=PROD_MAIL_ML&locale=en_US&id=SLN22473
34		Yahoo small business Facebook page	https://www.facebook.com/YahooSmallBusiness
35		Scroll down to find notice: "Deactivated AT&T Yahoo Small Business accounts"	http://www.ysmallbizstatus.com/
36		- Yahoo Mail has been down for some since Monday at 10:27 PM PT due to hardware failure. “The issue has been harder to fix than we originally expected.” - Reported POP mail was working last night, working on IMAP - Expect all email to be delivered by this afternoon - Yahoo also experiencing blowback over shutdown of email and web hosting services it partnered with ATT on - Despite sending email, some businesses taken by surprise when their site disappeared. - AT&T Yahoo Small Business accounts became Yahoo Small Business accounts on August 6, 2013. To move these services and to keep them active, AT&T Yahoo Small Business account owners were required to accept a new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy before September 30, 2013, with an extension later given to complete these actions by November 22, 2013. - Yahoo overwhelmed with calls by angry customers Q: Marissa Mayer’s first big public crisis. How’s her company doing here? What does it mean for Yahoo?
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38	ia	Twitter and Comcast expand their tweet-based TV viewing to nine more providers	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/11/twitter-and-comcast-expand-their-tweet-based-tv-viewing/?ncid=rss_truncated
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40		- Twitter and Comcast have expanded its SeeIt platform - SeeIt lets you control your cable box using Twitter. You'd see a tweet about a show, then you can click a "SeeIt" button that will either tune your cable box to that show or you could watch on an app. - Comcast reached deals with nine new channel and TV service providers: ABC, A&E Networks, AMC, Crown Media Family Networks, Discovery Communications, Fox, Cablevision's Optimum TV, Charter, and Time Warner Cable should all support SeeIt's "watch now" links in tweets as soon as the first quarter of 2014 - You don't need to sign up for Comcast to use this. Originally the platform was somewhat limited: it worked only with Comcast Xfinity and networks owned by NBCUniversal Q: Is this expansion a big deal, medium deal, small deal?
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45	ia	ASUS CEO: The PadFone is coming to America in Q2 2014	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/10/asus-ceo-jerry-shen-padfone-us/
46		- Asus CEO Jerry Shen says the PadFone is coming to America in Q2 of 2014 - The PadPhone was introduced back in 2011 and it is a phone that docks into a tablet shell so your phone can also be your tablet - The Asus PadPhone has been available in Taiwan and according to Shen the company sold over 10k PadPhones between April and August - The PadPhone Infinity (A80) model sold 200-300 units a day between June and August in Taiwan as well - Shen says UI is very important to Asus - The PadPhone also has a Hi-Light Mode (or "Owl Mode") when toggled combines four sensor pixels into one to simulate a larger pixel site (kind of like the HTC One's Ultrapixel), but you have the option of a 13MP or 3MP image with PadPhone - Shen says once the PadPhone launches in the US, Asus will have "no problem tackling Europe with the same product" Q: What do you think the US response will be to the PadPhone?
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49		- Shopify has raised $100 million to challenge juggernauts like Amazon.com Inc. and eBay Inc. in the arena of merchant software and services. - Shopify’s systems help merchants sell as easily online as they do offline, or vice versa. - Founded in 2006, Shopify originally focused on helping small businesses with sales online. 350 employees today, and headquarters in Ottawa - some big names: startups and small businesses like Goldieblox Inc. and DODOcase Inc., to fashion brands like Black Milk Clothing, and large public companies like Tesla Motors Inc - This year, Shopify moved from online commerce into the brick-and-mortar world, by launching a point-of-sale version of its software optimized to run on tablets like the iPad. This lets Shopify merchants run their storefronts, pop-up shops or other offline business through the same dashboard that they use to take orders, manage inventory, accept payment and more online.	q: decentralized ecommerce solution the way to go? should amazon be worried?
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51	tm	Swiss Set Sights on Becoming World's Data Vault	http://www.securityweek.com/swiss-set-sights-becoming-worlds-data-vault
52		Three more Swiss banks join U.S. tax deal	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/11/us-tax-switzerland-idUSBRE9B80S320131211
53		Switzerland has 55 data centers, and some of the strictest data protection laws - Personal data is a ‘precious good’ needing a judges order to be handed over - Story on Deltalis data center by AFP, 200 meters inside a mountain - 15,000-square-meter bunker, biometric scanning, anti-nuclear steel doors - Data center itself 600 square meters - Yesterday 3 more swiss banks joined a crackdown on wealthy US citizens evading taxes. About 100 of the countryy’s 300 private banks are expected to participate acc Peter V. Kunz at Berene U. - Banks that deny offer could face criminal prosecution Q: IN the long-term can you trust your data anywhere? But in the short term which matters more, the location of the data center or its SLA?
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57		Scientists Develop an Artificial Hand That Can Feel	http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/12/scientists-develop-an-artificial-hand-that-can-em-feel-em/282198/
58		Twitter lets you look back at 2013's land of tweets	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57615403-93/twitter-lets-you-look-back-at-2013s-land-of-tweets/
59		Intel puts its logo inside FC Barcelona's shirt	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/12/5203496/intel-puts-its-logo-inside-fc-barcelona-shirt
60		Potty with built-in tablet holder is "worst toy of 2013"	http://boingboing.net/2013/12/11/potty-with-built-in-tablet-hol.html
61		3D printing pen lets surgeons draw cells on damaged bones, speeding recovery	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/11/3d-printing-pen-lets-surgeons-draw-cells-on-damaged-bones-speeding-recovery/	VIDEO
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64		Valve's SteamOS will be available for individuals and OEMs on December 13th	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/11/steam-os-available-decemeber-13th/?ncid=rss_truncated
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1		TITLE: Stairway to Spotify	GUEST: Danny Sullivan, Editor-In-Chief, Search Engine Land, searchengineland.com LOWER THIRD URL: searchengineland.com	Stairway to Spotify \| Stairway to Streaming (Heaven) \| Earballs \| Divide it, Evenly. Are we Square? \|

2		Will Microsoft kill Nokia's Android phone? How you can get Led Zeppelin on Spotify, Twitter competing with SnapChat http://live.twit.tv/
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9		We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse
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12	tm	Microsoft announced Wednesday it has sold more than 2 million Xbox One video game consoles since it launched 18 days ago on November 22. That means the Xbox One is selling at a faster pace than the Xbox 360 did. Japan's Sony last week said it took 15 days for PS4 sales to cross 2.1 million. The Xbox One is on sale in 13 countries. The PS4 is on sale in 32 countries.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/11/us-microsoft-xbox-idUSBRE9BA0LB20131211
13	sl	Spotify now offers free access to its streaming music catalog on iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. Tablets will have access to the same freemium experience as desktop Spotify. iOS and Android users get a new Shuffle service which works like Pandora or iTunes Radio, but gives you more control over the playlist. You can't perform unlimited search and listen queries, but you can get the Led out... Spotify has also inked an exclusive deal with streaming music partnership holdout Led Zeppelin.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/11/spotify-free/?ncid=rss_truncated
14		Spotify Said to Secure Exclusive Deal With Led Zeppelin	http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/business/media/spotify-said-to-secure-exclusive-deal-with-led-zeppelin.html
15	ia	Twitter user Evleaks published pics of a Nokia device known as "Normandy." The Verge's Tom Warren reports that Normandy would run a forked version of Android. The device itself looks like a Lumia phone with a big black glass slab on the front with a bright red body. Will it be released since that Microsoft will take control Nokia's handset operations? I'd wager against it.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/10/5197746/nokia-android-phone-normandy
16	tm	The Washington Post reports that the US NSA and the UK’s GCHQ may be using Google’s advertising cookie PREF to track targets. The cookies itself only contains a unique number that identifies a browser. The identifier can be used to single out a specific machine in order to hack into the system and infect it with malware.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/10/5198592/nsa-reportedly-piggybacking-on-google-advertising-cookies
17	sl	AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson warns the era of big subsidies for devices is coming to an end. Speaking at an investor conference in New York City, Stephenson says with smartphone penetration at 90 percent soon, wireless operators need to work harder to get customers to use more of the network, and "That means more device upgrades. And the model has to change. You can't afford to subsidize devices like that."	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57615114-94/at-t-chief-we-cant-keep-doing-big-subsidies-on-phones/
18	ia	The General Court of the European Union says Microsoft's acquisition of Skype is A-OK. Cisco and Italian VoIP company Messagenet asked the court to overturn the European Commission's approval of the merger claiming the deal was anti-competitive. The Skype acquisition combined with Windows Live Messenger services gives Microsoft an 80-90% share of video communications on Windows PCs. However, the court said that video communications are a segment of an overall consumer communications market full of competition.	http://www.pcworld.com/article/2079160/eu-court-rejects-ciscos-challenge-to-microsoftskype-merger.html
19	tm	Twitter updated its Android and iOS apps Tuesday making Direct Messaging more prominent and adding the ability to send and view photos in those messages. The update also allows swiping between multiple timelineslike your Home page, the Discover page where trends are, and the Activity page.	http://www.pcworld.com/article/2079020/twitter-simplifies-messaging-adds-photos-to-boot.html
20	sl	John McAfee wants to create new devices resistant to government surveillance by creating localized, secure networks. Speaking at the C2SV conference in Silicon Valley this weekend, McAfee says the ‘D-Central’ will be the first product from his new company, Future Tense Central, and will combine existing technologies into a single package of hardware and software, creating a portable network that will extend about “three blocks in the city or a quarter of a mile out in the country” according to McAfee.	http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/john-mcafees-100-antinsa-device-this-is-coming-and-cannot-be-stopped-8851328.html
21	tm	“And since my sweetie left me, Harlem, well, it ain't the same old place” Well Cynda Williams, this may turn your Harlem Blues around. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday that Harlem get a new outdoor public wi-fi network. covering 95 city blocks, from 110th Street to 138th Street. The network will be accessible for free through a donation from the Fuhrman Family Foundation. The first phase is scheduled to be complete in May 2014.	http://techland.time.com/2013/12/11/harlem-gets-wired-free-public-wi-fi-to-launch-early-next-year/
22	ia	Apple TV just got some more apps today. Watch ABC, Bloomberg, Korean channel KORTV, and Sony's Crackle join what is becoming a very crowded Apple TV menu. Watch ABC is still tied to a cable subscription. Bloomberg is bringing live 24-hour streaming news seven days a week. And Crackle has the most awesome of awesome things - Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon. My favorite rain delay movie about a teenage kung fu master from Harlem nicknamed "Bruce Leeroy." Yeah!	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/11/apple-tv-bloomberg-news-crackle-watch-abc/
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25		Introduce Guest	GUEST: Danny Sullivan, Editor-In-Chief, Search Engine Land, searchengineland.com LOWER THIRD URL: searchengineland.com
26		Discussion Stories
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28	tm	This is Nokia's Android phone	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/10/5197746/nokia-android-phone-normandy
29		Why Nokia Is Building an Android Phone and Why Microsoft Might Not Kill It	http://allthingsd.com/20131211/why-nokia-is-building-an-android-phone-and-microsoft-might-not-kill-it/
30		@evleaks Twitter post	https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/405060430222987264	SCREEN
31		Why Microsoft probably won’t go through with Nokia’s Android plans	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/11/why-microsoft-probably-wont-go-through-with-nokias-android-plans/
32		Verge sources say Nokia building Android phone codenamed Normandy, ATD Says sources also call it AoL (Asha on Linux) - Verge sources say it’s an Asha equivalent with modified Android like Kindle. Asha runs Series 40 OS. - Modifications include featuring Bing and Skype. ATD sources say “more palatable to MS this way” - One source said “Full steam ahead” for release in 2014 - David Meyer at GigaOm points out MS will own Asha brand when they acquire Nokia (will license Nokia brand not own) - @evleaks published a leaked image in November Q: So when Satya Nadella takes over, what will he do about this?
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34	sl	Spotify tablet streaming goes free — if you don't mind sitting through a few ads	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/11/spotify-free/?ncid=rss_truncated
35		Whole lotta love: Led Zeppelin's music comes to Spotify	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/11/5199656/led-zeppelin-music-now-available-spotify?utm_content=buffer073a0&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer
36		Rdio launches in 20 new countries, now counts more markets than Spotify	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/11/rdio-expands-by-20-countries/
37		- now on spotify: Tablets will have access to the same freemium experience users are used to on the desktop. Shuffle service for Android and iOS smartphones. like Pandora, iTunes Radio, or other station-based streaming services, but Spotify’s Shuffle product gives you more control over the playlist. There are also Songza-style playlists that are delivered up based on the time of the year and other circumstantial factors. but you can not perform unlimited search and listen queries. - 1.5 billion playlists created (with one and a half million made each day) and 4.5 billion hours of music streamed last year - will work with both Android and iOS tablets and plays along nicely with the company's new Connect offering, so you can play that music through some of those high-end compatible speaker systems - Led Zeppelin is now on Spotify. CEO Daniel Ek announced the major deal on stage at today's press event. "I can't wait to get the Led out," he said. Led Zeppelin I and Led Zeppelin II are available now, and the rest of Zeppelin's discography will become available throughout the remainder of the week. Spotify says this is the first time Zeppelin's iconic catalog can be streamed on demand. - Led Zeppelin was used as example by Eddy Cue on stage at WWDC for iTunes Radio, but is only avail for purchase, not streaming	mention: Rdio now in 20 new countries such as Argentina, Venezuela, South Africa, Israel and Hungary. That brings the total to 51, ranking Rdio second by country ahead of Spotify but behind Deezer, which is avail in 182 nations. q: are artists giving up? free streaming!
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41		Twitter Apps Updated With New Swipeable Design And Photo Support In Direct Messages	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/10/twitter-updated-with-new-swipeable-design-and-photo-support-in-direct-messages/
42	28	- Twitter updated its iOS and Android app and Messaging is now at the forefront - Instead of DMs being buried in the "Me" option, the option is now on the main screen next to notifications. - Twitter also introduced the ability to DM photos to others. These photos are also viewable on Twitter's web site. - Twitter also added a new functionality that lets you swipe from your Home timeline to the Discover timeline to find trends (although the Discover menu option is gone) Q: Looks like Twitter is pushing for people to use its Messaging feature. Is this a checkbox feature or can it make a difference as to how people use Twitter?
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45	tm	AT&T CEO thinks phone subsidies must end	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/11/att-ceo-thinks-phone-subsidies-must-end/
46		AT&T chief: We can't keep doing big subsidies on phones	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57615114-94/at-t-chief-we-cant-keep-doing-big-subsidies-on-phones/
47		Is this the best smartphone ever?	http://news.cnet.com/8301-33620_3-57587175-278/is-this-the-best-smartphone-plan-ever/
48		Investor conference ATT CEO Randall Stephenson - “As you approach 90 percent penetration, you move into maintenance mode. That means more device upgrades. And the model has to change. You can't afford to subsidize devices like that." - Last week ATT introduced plan that saves $15 a month for people with older phones(Mobile Share Value plans). Stephenson indicated financing, not subsidy, is the future - AT&T Next offer customers the ability to get a new device for no money down every 12 or 18 months. - Now that capacity is better, don’t have to focus on just the high end of the market - Noted mobile video, connected home and car also Q: Is this good for consumers?
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52		- ATT says it will bring its "GigaPower" fiber-to-the home service to Austin (in four Austin neighborhoods) - Premier Plan: 300Mbps down will cost $70/month as long as you agree to "participate in AT&T Internet Preferences." Gigabit speeds come in mid-2014 at no extra cost. - That means "AT&T may use your Web browsing information, like the search terms you enter and the Web pages you visit, to provide you relevant offers and ads tailored to your interests.” - This plan also requires a one-year commitment, Up to $348 early termination fee applies if Internet service is disconnected before end of term. - If you don't opt for ATT's Internet Preferences, it'll cost you $99/month. Customers will be upgraded to 1Gbps at no extra cost. TV costs another $50/month - Gigabit service will have a one terabyte data cap with overage fees of $10 for each additional 50GB, up to an additional $30 per month. - No contract	How You are Tracked - Stacy Higginbotham at GigaOm asked ATT for some info as to HOW ATT will be looking at your data. She asked if ATT was using deep packet inspection (DPI) - ATT's response: "We use various methods to collect web browsing information, and we are currently reviewing the methods we may use for the Internet Preferences program. Whichever method is used, we will not collect information from secure (https) or otherwise encrypted sites, such as online banking or when a credit card is used to buy something online on a secure site. And we won’t sell your personal information to anyone, for any reason." Q: Cheaper high-speed internet, but you have to let your ISP watch you -- would you go for it?
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54	sl	Square acquires Evenly to better enable its users to collect payments from friends	http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/12/11/square-acquires-evenly-better-enable-users-easily-collect-payments-friends/#!pEoGR
55		- two days ago Square intro'd brand new Square Reader. It's 45 percent thinner than the previous iteration, which Square says makes it the "thinnest mobile card reader on the market." - bought Evenly - service designed around helping users split transactions easily. Evenly said it will be shutting down in early 2014, but will give its users advance notice in order to withdraw their outstanding balances from their account. - Evenly prob will fold into Square Cash which launched in October.- send an email to pay someone — competing w Venmo (owned by PayPal)	q: uber has ride splits, dinners often have check splits - right angle for square ?
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58		Strawpoll	http://strawpoll.me/848139
59		Glassdoor: Twitter dethrones Facebook as the best tech company to work for, ending three-year streak	http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/12/11/glassdoor-twitter-best-tech-company-work-ends-facebooks-three-year-streak-number-one/#!pDxMC
60		YouTube reveals its top 10 videos for 2013 (What Does YouTube Say?)	http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/12/11/youtube-reveals-top-10-videos-2013-youtube-say/#!pDtYb
61		Top 10 most-talked-about people, topics on Facebook in 2013 [Photos]	http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-facebook-top-10-topics-2013-20131209,0,5355192.story
62		Watch this: 2013's most popular movies in 7 minutes	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/11/5199142/gen-ip-filmography-2013-compilation
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2		Qualcomm open sources the Internet of Everything, MS might bring back Start MENU, Chromecast gets RealPlayer! http://live.twit.tv/
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7		Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell
8		We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you.
9		We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse
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12	tm	The Linux Foundation announced the formation of the AllSeen Alliance, dedicated to building an open universal development framework for the Internet of things. AllSeen will be built on Qualcomm’s AllJoyn technology which allows devices to talk together regardless of whether they use WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee or some other protocol. Qualcomm, LG, Panasonic, Haier, Silicon Image and TP-LINK are heading the initiative, with 17 other companies as community members.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/10/5194342/one-standard-to-sync-them-all-allseen-alliance-forms-to-accelerate
13	sl	Apple wants you to enjoy free stuff! Previously offered only in Canada and Europe, the 12 Days of Gifts app is now available to US customers, where Apple hands out one free digital item for 12 days between December 26 and January 6. Apple won't say ahead of time what it's offering, but the free stuff covers music, apps, and movies. The app is free and for each daily offer, customers have 24 hours to download it before it's replaced with the next day's gift.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57615079-37/apple-in-giving-spirit-with-12-days-of-gifts-for-ios-users/
14	ia	FireEye, a U.S. security firm, traced hacks of European foreign ministries to China. The attacks started in 2010 and are continuing. FireEye did not detail which ministries were targeted but malware was sent to people working on G20 tasks. The hackers sent emails with attachments containing malware. FireEye says that nine computers were compromised.	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25316228
15	tm	Chromecast support just arrived on ten new apps, the first of several waves Google has promised for the $35 video streaming stick. Local file playback comes in various forms from Plex, RealPlayer Cloud, and aVia. The other apps are Podcast app BeyondPod, Washington Post’s PostTV, music service Songza, RedbullTV, Discovery’s Revision3, music video app VEVO and international TV service Viki.	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/10/chromecast-gets-plex-vevo-realplayer-viki-and-more-with-massive-app-update/
16	sl	The Pirate moved to Caribbean island Sint Maarten this summer, but Torrent Freak reports its domain has already been seized by authorities. However, thepiratebay.ac is already up and running in Ascension Island, which is only temporary as the company shifts to Peruvian-registered thepiratebay.pe, which is where it plans to operate from for the longer term. The group already has numerous other domain names in reserve, so we might be playing "hey, where's that domain from" for some time.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/10/5195374/the-pirate-bay-resurfaces-on-new-domain
17	ia	CyanogenMod released a new screen recording app called Screencast in the Google Play beta channel. If you want to use the app, you'll have to jump through a few hoops. First, your device has to be running CyanogenMod 11 nightly build, then you have to join the CyanogenMod Google+ community so you can join the beta program. CyanogenMod is also getting built-in tools to encrypt SMS and messaging based on the TextSecure protocol. Encrypted SMS comes in CM 10.2.	http://www.zdnet.com/cyanogenmod-releases-screen-recording-app-gets-encrypted-sms-support-7000024121/
18	tm	Winsupersite’s Paul Thurott reports Microsoft plans to bring the Start menu back as an option in the next major Windows release rumored to be codenamed “Threshold”. Microsoft brought the Start BUTTON back in Windows 8.1. MaryJo Foley on ZDNet reports Threshold will come in three flavors; a modern consumer version focused on the tiled apps screen and replacing Windows RT and possibly Windows Phone, as well as a traditional desktop version and an traditional enterprise version. Nothing is official but Foley also says her sources expect a release in Spring 2015.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/9/5192742/windows-threshold-start-menu-rumor
19	sl	Developers of FreeBSD OS version 10.0 will no longer allow users to trust processors manufactured by Intel and Via Technologies as the only source of random numbers needed to generate cryptographic keys that are difficult to crack by government spies and other adversaries. Why? Secret documents leaked by former (NSA) subcontractor Edward Snowden said the US spy agency was able to decode encrypted traffic, and publications report that agencies like the NSA have defeated encryption technologies by working with chipmakers to insert backdoors, or cryptographic weaknesses, in their products.	http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/12/we-cannot-trust-intel-and-vias-chip-based-crypto-freebsd-developers-say/
20	tm	Qualcomm announced Monday it will make a 64-bit smartphone chip. The Snapdragon 410 will also include LTE capability and be aimed at low-cost phones in markets like China starting in the second half of 2014. 64-bit and LTE will become standard across Qualcomm’s products. Apple released its first smartphone with a 64-bit processor earlier this year. Intel has 64-bit mobile chips available as well.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/09/us-qualcomm-chips-idUSBRE9B814A20131209
21	ia	Facebook hired NYU deep learning expert Yann LeCun to head up its artificial intelligence lab. LeCun developed new machine learning methods with AT&T and published a slew of technical papers on things like neural networks, pattern recognition, and handwriting recognition. LeCun will remain at NYU as a professor part-time while serving as the director of Facebook's AI lab.	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/09/facebook-hires-nyu-deep-learning-expert-to-run-its-new-ai-lab/
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30		SmartThings Raises $12.5 Million to Internet Some More Things	http://allthingsd.com/20131112/smartthings-raises-12-5-million-to-internet-some-more-things/
31		- Linux Foundation has announced the formation of the AllSeen Alliance - dedicated to building and maintaining an open-source framework that lets devices of all shapes and sizes seamlessly communicate with each other. Qualcomm, LG, Panasonic, Haier, Silicon Image and TP-LINK are headlining the initiative, which also includes names as diverse as Cisco, Sears, and Wilocity. - Qualcomm main mover giving code behind Alljoyn to the alliance - Alljoyn connects devices using different protocols, WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee etc. - Allseen will be device, OS, and network agnostic - Qualcomm SVP Rob Chandhokto The Verge: "We're at this place where people are trying to do everything vertically because they don't see another solution, and the Alliance is saying 'here's a big honking piece of functionality Qualcomm is willing to give away,'" - The Alliance will be showing off some of the first AllSeen products at CES this January, including new televisions from LG. Q: Sounds legit. Could this do for ‘things’ what HTML did for the Internet?
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34		More on Microsoft's SKU-morphic Windows vision	http://www.zdnet.com/more-on-microsofts-sku-morphic-windows-vision-7000024092/
35		- Changes are coming to Windows! - MJF has a post up about MS's next version of Windows. There could be three SKUs: a "modern" consumer SKU; a traditional/PC SKU; and a traditional enterprise SKU - Modern SKU would be the SKU for Windows Phones, ARM-based Windows tablets/PCs, phablets and other kinds of tablets. Some PCs also may run this SKU, so MS could take on Chromebooks - The traditional consumer SKU would be aimed at the current PC market. This SKU would include a desktop and be customized so that mouse/keyboard users will be able to be productive with a familiar OS - traditional Enterprise SKU: would include all the usual business bells and whistles, like support for Win32 apps via a Desktop environment, support for group policy, device management and more.	- Paul Thurrott reports that the next version of Windows will allow you to run Metro apps on the desktop (already possible using 3rd party utilities) - PT also says that the Start menu will be an option, although it might only be on product versions that support desktop
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38		Chromecast is $35 video streaming stick. Local file playback for Plex, RealPlayer Cloud, and aVia. - The other apps are Podcast app BeyondPod, Washington Post’s PostTV, music service Songza, RedbullTV, Discovery’s Revision3, music video app VEVO and international TV service Viki. - local file playback a big feature - much requested ever since the device launched in July. - last week a user found Chromecast configuration files within Plex, suggesting that support was imminent. - Plex is adding Chromecast support to its iOS, Android and web apps, all of which offer access to local content, online video channels and personal media backed up to the cloud. For now, only casting of video is supported, but support for music and photos is promised for the near future. Also, Plex is initially only giving paying PlexPass members access to Chromecast capabilities, but the company usually releases these kinds of features to everyone soon after.	q: anyone think paying $35 for a chromecast isn't worth it? kinda no brainer eh?
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43		- NimbleTV is now open to the public in the NYC area - The company sends its users TV over the web to their connected device - How the tech works: NimbleTV sets up an account for you with a cable or satellite company. It then charges you an extra fee for delivery - Nimble is also offering NY residents who already pay for TV with another service access to streaming video for $4/month There is some weirdness to NimbleTV - Dish and NimbleTV had a dispute where Dish did not like that NimbleTV suggested it had a formal relationship with Dish. After reworking its website w/ no mention of Dish, Dish service still powers NimbleTV - NimbleTV doesn't mention how it gets broadcast TV signals - Peter Kafka at ATD says he hasn't "found a programmer that wants to say anything threatening about NimbleTV yet." Q: How long before NimbleTV suffers a barrage of lawsuits?
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52		No, Mr. President, Not Everyone Needs to Learn How to Code	http://www.thewire.com/politics/2013/12/no-mr-president-not-everyone-needs-learn-how-code/355939/
53		Leo The Homeless Coder Finished His App, And You Can Download It Right Now	http://www.businessinsider.com/homeless-coders-trees-for-cars-app-2013-12
54		It’s Computer Science Education Week. “Hour of Code” run by code.org, focus on kids “learn an hour of code” offers javascript, android, iOS, - The President: "Don't just buy a new video game, make one. Don't just download the latest app, help design it. Don't just play on your phone, program it." - Shakira, Buffy, Chris Bosh, Kutcher, Kenna, Gates, Zuck - US economy is adding nearly 140,000 computing jobs every year, but only 40,000 college students graduate with a computer science degree - Philip Bump on The Wire.com: “Every American should know basic math. Every American should understand the logical underpinnings to coding, the way conditional clauses work and the cyclical way in which systems are constructed. Americans should know that the way a website works isn't the way a video game works which isn't the way a bank's database works, but they don't need to learn to "code" all of those things.” Q: So learn to code?	Leo Grand the "homeless coder" launched his app Trees for Cars today
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7		Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell
8		We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you.
9		We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse
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12	tm	Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Apple, AOL, LinkedIn, Twitter and Yahoo have formed the Reform Government Surveillance group in order to put pressure on the US government. In an open letter, the group calls for changes including, limiting collection, increasing oversight and transparency and insuring the flee flow of information worldwide. The website for the group is at reformgovernmentsurveillance.com	http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/12/09/facebook-google-lead-tech-industry-group-demanding-government-surveillance-reform/
13	sl	According to documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published by The Guardian, the NSA has been monitoring online gaming communities since 2008 and sending agents into online RPGs posing as players. Xbox Live was a targeted service, as was World of Warcraft and Second Life. None of the leaked files suggest that this tactic caught any terrorists, even though undercover operations were apparently so numerous that an NSA analyst called for a "deconfliction group" to be set up to prevent the agency's personnel from inadvertently spying on each other.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/09/nsa-reportedly-infiltrated-xbox-live/
14	ia	Square just introduced a brand new credit card reader. The device itself is 45% thinner than the previous model and Square says it's the "thinnest mobile card reader on the market." More importantly, the new device reads cards more accurately than before and it works on a broader range of devices.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/09/new-square-reader/
15	tm	Verizon announced Monday morning that it intends to acquire Edgecast, a content Delivery Network that hosts media and other files for websites like Pinterest and Hulu. Edgecast makes most of its money from telecom partnerships according to Gigaom. Edgecast will join previously acquired CDN Uplynk as part of Verizon Digital Media Services. No price was announced though Techcrunch estimates the acquisition could cost Verizon around $350 million.	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/09/verizon-to-acquire-cdn-edgecast-for-enhanced-media-control/
16	sl	China Mobile and Apple have finally worked out a deal to bring the Phone to China’s largest mobile network, and iPhone 5s pre-order sales begin this week, with China Mobile’s new 4G services going live on Dec. 18th. The pre-order listing and advertisement for 4G and the iPhone 5s is already live on China Mobile’s official website, and China Mobile confirmed to the Wall street journal that it will indeed kick off pre-order sales officially starting this Thursday.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/09/china-mobile-kicks-off-iphone-preorders-thursday-4g-network-booting-up-dec-18/
17	ia	A prank message on 4Chan is leading some folks to brick their Xbox One consoles or be stuck in an endless start-up loop. The message claims to give you steps to make the Xbox One backwards compatible with the Xbox 360. Major Nelson posted a tweet saying "To be clear there is no way to make your Xbox One backwards compatible & performing steps to attempt this could make your console inoperable."	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25300408
18	tm	Wikileaks published more information about the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement currently being negotiated in secret in Singapore. The agreement largely focuses on general trade among Pacific Rim countries but has come under criticism for attempting to include SOPA-like penalties purportedly meant to combat copyright infringement. If signed countries would have to change their existing copyright laws to match the requirement of the treaty. The leaked document states "The US is exerting great pressure to close as many issues as possible this week.”	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/8/5190600/wikileaks-releases-new-documents-exposing-secret-trans-pacific
19	sl	Facebook has created a "sympathise" button as an alternative to the "like" button. Such as, a user selects a negative emotion from Facebook's list of feelings in a status update - in that case then the "like" button would change to "sympathise". A Facebook engineer said at a company event that the button had been created as part of an internal project during a "compassion research day" where members of the public and researchers are invited along to "improve [Facebook's] understanding of the driving forces and benefits of compassion".	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25299597
20	tm	Samsung introduced the first ever 1TB mSATA SSD meant for ultra books. The 840 EVO mSATA achieves 540MB/s read speeds and 520MB/s write speeds. The drive thickness is just 3.85mm and weighs in at a mere 8.5 grams. Pricing has not yet been announced.	http://www.geek.com/chips/samsung-squeezes-1tb-into-an-msata-ssd-for-ultrabooks-1579160/
21	ia	Google found that France's cyberdefence division was spoofing its domain certificates. Google says that the certificates were issued by an intermediate certificate authority linking back to ANSSI, a French certificate authority. The French agency says that the fake certificates were the result of "human error, which was made during a process aimed at strengthening overall IT security".	http://www.zdnet.com/google-catches-french-govt-spoofing-its-domain-certificates-7000024062/
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29		Twitter, Facebook and more demand sweeping changes to US surveillance laws	http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/09/nsa-surveillance-tech-companies-demand-sweeping-changes-to-us-laws
30		Reforming government surveillance	http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2013/12/08/reforming-government-surveillance.aspx
31		Global government surveillance reform	http://reformgovernmentsurveillance.com/
32		Reform Government Surveillance - Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Apple, AOL, LinkedIn, Twitter and Yahoo ( echoes of Jim Sensenbrenner/Patrick Leahy bill, conflicts with Feinstein) Limit governments’ authority to collect users’ information Oversight and accountability Transparency about government demands Respect the freer flow of information Avoid conflict about governments Asks US Congress to “take the lead and make reforms that ensure that government surveillance efforts are clearly restricted by law, proportionate to the risks, transparent and subject to independent oversight.” Microsoft's Brad Smith: "People won't use technology they don't trust. Governments have put this trust at risk, and governments need to help restore it." Q: Where’s Amazon?	Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring Act – or USA Freedom Act
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35		Spy agencies in covert push to infiltrate virtual world of online gaming	http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/09/nsa-spies-online-games-world-warcraft-second-life
36		NSA and GCHQ monitoring online games since 2008 - Exploiting Terrorist Use of Games & Virtual Environments paper described as "target-rich communications network" where targets could “hide in plain sight” - Agents sent into Xbox Live, WoW and Second Life posing as players. Attempted to recruit informants. - Hezbollah produced a game called Special Forces 2 for $10 for the purpose of recruitment. - attempt to extract World of Warcraft metadata from their troves of intelligence, and trying to link "accounts, characters and guilds" w/o Blizzard permission - so many in game spies a a "deconfliction group" had to be set up So many Q’s 1: What was the average ranged DPS of an NSA agent? 2: Do we have a problem with the Humint side of this (playing) or just the data interception? 3: Who’s the GENIUS analyst who was able to sell this to his superiors?
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38	ia	Motorola CEO sees Project Ara as the future of Moto Maker customization	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/7/5185768/dennis-woodside-interview-project-ara-moto-maker-convergence
39		Moto G a profit pariah as Google sacrifices margins	http://www.slashgear.com/moto-g-a-profit-pariah-as-google-sacrifices-margins-06307944/
40		- Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside talked a bit about Moto Maker, Motorola's build to order tool - He says that Moto Maker and Project Ara may converge, but that it might take some time - If you forgot about Project Ara, that's Motorola's open-source initiative where you could have modular cellphone components - Woodside says there's a prototype built for Project Ara, but didn't give a timeline - He said he wasn't sure how long the skeleton of the phone would last - they'd have to see where it goes. - Woodside also talked about the Moto G saying it was designed to be as good as the iPhone 5 for a third of the cost - research firm TechInsights told the WSJ that a teardown of the 16GB Moto G shows the device is $123 in components alone. The 16GB model costs $199 unlocked. TechInsights says the Motorola probably takes away about 5% in operating profit on each Moto G sold - For comparison: Samsung can make about 20% profit on something like the Galaxy S3 Mini Q: Is Ara the right future for Motorola? Can Motorola chip away at Samsung's marketshare with low profit margin phones?
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44		- Verizon is acquiring Edgecast, a content delivery network that's profitable. price not public, TechCrunch estimating deal around $350M. - Edgecast will help provide “quality high-performance digital experiences” to customers. The company, founded in 2006, has developed a specialty in delivering high-quality video content - Edgecast has made smart telecom partnerships. while providing CDN services for clients like Pinterest and Hulu, Edgecast made partnerships with Deutsche Telekom and AT&T to bring video to mobile subscribers. - Verizon and Edgecast have also worked together in the past, most notably with Verizon’s Enterprise Solutions line, but the telco has largely looked to Akamai, the leader in CDN, to execute content delivery. It’s unclear at this point how this acquisition will ultimately affect Verizon’s continued business with Akamai. - ongoing issues between Verizon and the FCC over net neutrality. Whether Verizon will legally be able to do these things is still in the air, but it will certainly have the practical capabilities very soon.	q: do we see much changing here? verizon pushing more of its own content?
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47		- The Information's Amir Efrati says that Google is working on a "Nexus TV" device - It would run Android, stream video from services like Hulu, YouTube, Netflix and be able to play some video games - The Nexus TV would not support live broadcast - The set-top box would come with a remote with a touchpad - The Nexus TV would launch in the first half of next year and be "aggressively priced" - A device like this was rumored back in July after the WSJ reported that Andy Rubin demoed a Google-made Android STB at CES behind closed doors Q: Does anything about the device sound like a winner? How can a Google STB stand out?
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50		- physical gadgets in stores help identify what shoppers like. - Prism Skylabs combines security camera video with software to build flow charts of people's movements and uses heat maps to show which products get picked up/touched the most. you can move things like perfumes and bracelets from low-traffic areas to high-traffic ones, moving a top seller to the back part of the store, signing up people to shop online when wait times got too long. - Forest City Enterprises Inc operates about 20 malls, & asked some restaurant tenants to open earlier on Black Friday, after last year's tracking data showed shoppers who had arrived at midnight leaving around 6 a.m.,maybe to go get food? As a solution this year, several restaurants in Forest City malls planned to open before 6 a.m - can backfire: Some Nordstrom customers complained on social-media sites and directly to the retailer last spring after it used Wi-Fi signals from smartphones to track customer movement in 17 stores. The retailer had posted signs to notify shoppers about the test, which ended in May. Nordstrom said it was seeking trends about general shopping behavior and didn't collect information about individuals.	- Apple is rolling out its iBeacon technology in more than 250 U.S. stores to send information through Bluetooth signals to customers' smartphones, including merchandise locations, customer-service updates and offers to upgrade software. Provided that customers opt in, the technology will allow customers to receive notifications from Apple based on their location within a store. q: how uncomfortable does this make us?
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12	tm	Microsoft may be battling some government agencies over surveillance but they’re still working with others. The US FBI and Europol teamed up with Microsoft and A10 Networks to try to take down the “ZeroAccess” botnet. They’ve disrupted a major portion of the click-fraud system but due to its complexity do not expect to fully eliminate it. US Federal Court, not operating in secret, allowed the operation block communications and take control of 49 domain names. Europol executed actual legally obtained search warrants and seizure orders on computers related to 18 IP addresses. Microsoft also filed a civil suit in US District Court for the Western District of Texas against 8 anonymous individuals.	http://www.pcworld.com/article/2069940/zeroaccess-clickfraud-botnet-disrupted-but-not-dead-yet.html
13	sl	And the thanks for nothing award goes to... GoldenShores Technologies! the company took ID and location data from the millions using its Brightest Flashlight Android app, then shared the data with ad networks but did not tell users, says the FTC. To settle the charges, GoldenShores has agreed to give users more control over what happens to their data.	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25258621
14	ia	After tests in New York, Apple officially launched iBeacon in all of its stores in the U.S. The technology lets Apple know your exact location using Bluetooth. Before you get paranoid about the fruit company tracking you, you'll have to download an app from Apple's app store and then give Apple permission to track you. iBeacon is already active in some MLB stadiums and Macy's as well.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/06/apple-stores-ibeacon/
15	tm	Spotify has an event next week and the WSJ and TechCrunch report the company will introduce a free mobile music service. Right now Spotify has a free desktop service but members have to pay for the $10 a month level to get mobile access. Similar to the desktop service the mobile service would be ad-supported and allow a limited number of songs on demand.	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/06/report-spotify-to-introduce-free-mobile-streaming-service-next-week/
16	sl	A U.S. appeals court is reviewing Google's claim that Oracle does not enjoy copyright protection over certain parts of the Java programming language. Google's Android is the world's best-selling smartphone OS. The Java programming language was created by Sun Microsystems, which Oracle acquired in 2010. Oracle sued Google soon after, claiming that Google had incorporated parts of Java into Android. The ongoing issue is whether computer language that connects programs - known as application programming interfaces, or APIs - can be copyrighted.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/04/us-oracle-google-appeal-idUSBRE9B30UT20131204
17	ia	Instagram just sent invites to the press for an event to take place on December 12th. The invite itself was sent via FedEx and contained a wooden block with a printed Instagram picture and a slot on the back so you could hang it on the wall. Why a wooden block? Because Instagram has too much money -- well, they didn't say. The company is reported to be building a private messaging service; perhaps we'll see that on the 12th.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57614627-94/instagram-invites-press-to-share-a-moment-at-nyc-event/
18	tm	Comscore’s marketshare numbers for mobile are out and Apple seems to be leveling out a cursing altitude of 40.6%. Samsung inched up above a quarter of the market at 25.4% while Motorola jumped ahead of declining HTC and LG in that order. Meanwhile on the OS side, Android stopped declining, and rose from 51.8% in July just side to 52.2%. Apple also nudged up from 40.4% to 40.6%. Blackberry held on to third though fell to 3.6% just barely escaping being caught by Microsoft at 3.2%. And Symbian. Symbian still exists.	http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/12/05/comscore-apple-takes-40-6-share-top-us-smartphone-maker-samsung-hits-25-4-android-stops-losing-share/#!o3B4E
19	sl	Genetic-testing startup 23andMe will stop giving health analysis information to new customers in compliance with demands made by the US Food and Drug Administration but will not stop sales of the kits. The FDA issued the Google-backed startup a warning two weeks ago telling the company to stop selling its at-home testing kits because they required regulatory clearance. In response, the companyput its advertising campaigns for its popular at-home testing kits on hold.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57614743-76/23andme-stops-giving-health-analysis-to-new-customers/
20	tm	A small amount of patent reform made it through the US House of Representatives yesterday. The Innovation Act gives customers of alleged infringing devices more protection, allowing the manufacturer’s to protect them during a lawsuit. Yes YOU can be sued for owning a router that infringes a patent right now. If you bring an unreasonable lawsuit and lose you have to pay the entity you sued. And the expensive discovery process is moved to after a judge reviews the merits of a suit, making it less likely someone will settle just to avoid the cost of the threat. The bill does not address the rules for granting low-quality patents. It goes to the US Senate next and is likely to be passed and signed into law by the President.	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/05/house-passes-innovation-act-325-91-a-small-solution-to-a-big-patent-problem/
21	ia	The Chinese government may be tepid on Bitcoin, but analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch issued a report saying Bitcoin could be a "major means of payment for ecommerce." Bank of America thinks that if Bitcoin becomes mainstream, it could be worth $1300 a piece. The report says that the currency can become a "serious competitor to traditional money transfer providers," but also notes the volatility of price and questionable legal standing as downsides.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/5/5178536/bank-of-america-says-bitcoin-could-become-a-major-means-of-payment
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27	ia	Spotify planning free music service for mobile, says WSJ	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/5/5180126/spotify-free-mobile-music-service
28		Spotify Will Launch Limited Free Mobile Access At Dec 11th Event, Source Confirms	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/05/free-spotify-mobile/
29		Interesting opinion piece on streaming music's future - tm	http://readwrite.com/2013/12/06/streaming-music-competition-pandora-rdio-spotify#awesm=~opfHntckT99cxW
30		- WSJ reports that Spotify is planning a free version of its service for mobile. TechCrunch's sources say the same thing - The free version would be ad-supported like the desktop version - The new ad-supported offering will allow nonpaying mobile users to play a limited number of songs on demand, but will mostly serve up music based on the user's input, like custom radio services such as Pandora - TC's sources say users may have more freedom to listen to their playlists or starred collection of songs. Infinite search would be held off for paid subs. - Currently, the mobile version of Spotify (aside from the Radio function) is only accessible by paid subscribers - WSJ cited "people familiar with the matter" and says Spotify now has deals with all three of the major record labels to use their music on the service (Three: Sony, Universal Music, and Warner) - The negotiations apparently took nearly a year - Spotify has an event in NY schedule for next week (Dec 11th) Q: What impact do you think this will have on the music streaming space? Is this big or just a catch-up move?	- The Journal says Spotify has 6M paid subscribers and 20M active users worldwide
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34		iBeacon in Apple store app, works in all 254 Apple stores (had been tested in NYC) (Macy’s and NYMets testing it too) - uses Bluetooth to locate you. - iBeacon won't work without your say-so and has promised it won't store any tracking information
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36	sl	23andMe stops giving health analysis to new customers	http://allthingsd.com/20131205/23andme-wont-give-new-customers-genetic-analysis/
37		- 23andMe will stop giving new customers access to health reports tied to their genes - 23andMe said it would “comply immediately with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s directive to discontinue consumer access to its health-related genetic tests during the ongoing regulatory review process.” - will continue sales of new kits. Rather, new customers will only receive “raw genetic data without interpretation.” - those who bought kits pre-Nov22, when FDA sent warning letter, will still get access to its more than 250 health reports	23 needs to wait for clearance as a medical device before it can offer diagnostics to customers. but FDA doesn't have classification for some features. q: more self-diagnosis from reading the genetic palm? or the right thing for pubic health safety?
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42		- invite -- sent via FedEx -- from Instagram for an event 10 a.m. on December 12 in Midtown Manhattan.- package, wrapped with brown paper and a white ribbon, contained a wooden block, 4 inches long and wide and 1.75 inches thick, covered with a printed Instagram shot and a slot in the back so it can be hung on the wall. - The included note invited the press to "share a moment with Kevin Systrom and the Instagram team." - in Nov GigaOM reported possible plans to launch private messaging features, experimenting with group messaging.	q: messaging? wall stuff? what's more likely?
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45		Satoshi Nakamoto is (probably) Nick Szabo	https://likeinamirror.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/satoshi-nakamoto-is-probably-nick-szabo/
46		Bitcoin, what took ye so long?	http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2011/05/bitcoin-what-took-ye-so-long.html
47		TechCrunchs John Biggs has an interview with Skye Grey - Grey did textual analysis on posts by Satoshi Nakamoto and found similarities to Nick Szabo at George Washington University - Grey published for two reasons, to have his work critiqued for validity, and to address the concern that BTC might be created by a ‘bad guy’ - Text analysis (4 expressions in combo identified 1 in 1000 researchers) - Szabo was searching for technical collaborators on the bit gold project (a very similar cryptocurrency) a few months before the announcement of Bitcoin (and then the bit gold project became perfectly silent) - Satoshi didn’t cite Szabo, Szabo had no reaction to BTC - Szabo post-dated BitGold stories to look posterior to announcement of Bitcoin - Satoshi holds BTC 1 Million. - Szabo denied being Satoshi. Q: Does it matter who Satoshi is?
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51		- Keyboards! for iPhones! - Get ready for the Typo Keyboard, which is a physical keyboard for the iPhone 5 and 5c, which will make its debut at CES 2014 - The company behind it was co-founded by Ryan Seacrest (yes, that Ryan Seacrest) - Why is he involved? The press release says that Seacrest and his colleagues carried two phones - one for messaging and an iPhone. So why not combine them? - The keyboard itself slips on to the iPhone like a case. - The Typo keyboard will also be available for other smartphones and tablets - This reminded me of a Verge post by Sean Hollister that noted the demise of QWERTY keyboards on the mobile phone Q: Are we beyond a physical keyboard on devices like smartphones?
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76		Hello TNT Crew, Just wanted to make a somewhat specific use case for the 23andme. As an adopted person I have no medical background to look to. While a person who knows his or her biological family (my parents are the ones who raised me) I have no frame of reference as to weather or not cancer ,heart disease or any number of illnesses run in my family. If 23andme can provide even a slight look into that window however they can I please ask the FDA to get off my lawn! Love the show! Tom sorry to see you go you shall be missed dear sir. Thank you, John Hainesville, IL
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12	tm	Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith wrote a blog post saying Microsoft is “taking steps to ensure governments use legal process rather than technological brute force to access customer data.” as well as saying government snooping potentially constitutes an “advanced persistent threat”. In response, Microsoft will expand encryption across services, reinforce legal protections for customer data and enhance code transparency so customers can reassure themselves no backdoors exist.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57614607-75/microsoft-to-fight-internet-snooping-with-stronger-crypto/
13	sl	The Wall St Journal reports that China Mobile has signed a deal to offer iPhones on its network. China Mobile is the world’s largest mobile carrier, with more than 700 million subscribers, and is the last of China’s three major carriers to offer the iPhone. The launch date is expected to coincide with the Dec. 18 China Mobile conference in Guangzhou, when the carrier is supposed to reveal more information about its new 4G LTE network.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/04/apple-finally-signs-long-awaited-deal-to-sell-iphones-on-china-mobiles-network/
14	ia	The Chinese government isn't a fan of Bitcoin and is telling Chinese banks to not view it as money. The government says says that Bitcoin is a "virtual commodity that does not share the legal status of a currency." The Chinese government also says that Bitcoin is at high-risk for money laundering and can be a threat to financial stability.	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/05/bitcoin-stumbles-as-chinese-government-tells-banks-to-stay-away-from-it/
15	tm	Security researchers at Trustwave’s SpiderLabs posted Tuesday the discovery of a database containing 1.58 million stolen usernames and passwords associated with Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo and other accounts. The data seems to have been collected through the Pony Botnet controller, which uses a key logger to capture login data. 97 percent of the credentials seemed to belong the Netherlands, though that may be due to a gateway or reverse proxy between infected machines.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57614479-83/researchers-discover-database-with-2m-stolen-login-credentials/
16	sl	Starting this Sunday, AT&T is giving no-contract, full-price paying customers better mobile share plan options. For example, nstead of a sliding scale of monthly fees attached to the device, the fee is now $25 a month. For a single user, a standard 2GB plan would cost $80 a month, or $25 for the phone and $55 for the data. For contract customers, the monthly cost to add a smartphone to a plan goes to a flat rate of $40 from the previous sliding scale, so a smartphone customer with a 300MB plan would get a $10 break. Compared to T-Mobile or Sprint offers, AT&T still isn't the best deal in town, though.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57614572-94/at-t-now-you-pay-less-for-a-no-contract-phone-plan/
17	ia	Acer just introduced the Acer Chromebook C720P. $300 gets you touch-enabled notebook running Chrome OS. Inside, you'll find an Intel Celeron 1.4GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and a 32GB SSD. The Acer C720P is the second touch-enabled Chromebook on the market (the Pixel is the first) and it's available for pre-order today.	http://www.informationweek.com/mobile/mobile-business/acer-touchscreen-chromebook-aims-low/d/d-id/1112933
18	tm	The Washington Post reports that the NSA logs location records of almost 5 billion phones each day, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden. The agency has apparently collected 27 terabytes of location data, outpacing the agency’s ability to analyze it. The paper said the system, called Co-Traveler, analyzed the data and used a fraction of 1 percent in anti-terror work. However even users of disposable phones or switch a handset off after a brief use could be tracked.	http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-tracking-cellphone-locations-worldwide-snowden-documents-show/2013/12/04/5492873a-5cf2-11e3-bc56-c6ca94801fac_story.html
19	sl	Appwork, maker of popular JDownloader software, is liable for coding carried out by third-party contributors, says a German court. Back in June the software got into legal trouble over a specific feature present in an unofficial beta of JDownloader2 which enabled the downloading of RTMPE video streams on top of existing RTMP, and the Hamburg Regional Court decided that this represented a circumvention of an “effective technological measure” under Section 95a of Germany’s Copyright Act, and appwork has been fined 250k euros. Appwork tells TorrentFreak that the judgment will be a burden on the open source creative process.	http://torrentfreak.com/court-open-source-project-liable-for-3rd-party-drm-busting-coding-131205/
20	tm	Ford CEO Alan Mulally will not become the CEO of Microsoft. At least not in 2014. At least if you believe Ford board member Edsel Ford II, great grandson of founder Henry Ford. Bloomberg reports Edsel Ford said “Alan is staying through the end of 2014 and that’s all I know,” while at the introduction of the new Mustang in Dearborn, Michigan. Microsoft said they planned to find a new CEO to succeed Steve Ballmer within a year.	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-05/ford-s-mulally-not-leaving-company-board-director-says.html
21	ia	If you've got an Nvidia Shield, good news. Some users in Northern California are receiving the GRID Beta update today. The update allows Shield owners stream PC games to their handhelds when they are away from home. Nvidia says you should have an Internet connection of at least 10Mbps for good quality.	http://www.androidheadlines.com/2013/12/shield-users-starting-receive-nvidia-grid-beta-cloud-gaming-update.html
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27	tm	Bitcoin stumbles as Chinese government tells banks to stay away from it	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/05/bitcoin-stumbles-as-chinese-government-tells-banks-to-stay-away-from-it/
28		China Restricts Banks’ Use of Bitcoin	http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/business/international/china-bars-banks-from-using-bitcoin.html
29		People's Bank of China and other five ministries issued "on guard against the risk of Bitcoin notice"	http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbc.gov.cn%2Fpublish%2Fgoutongjiaoliu%2F524%2F2013%2F20131205153156832222251%2F20131205153156832222251_.html&sandbox=1
30		- First, Bitcoin is not banned in China - Joint issue of the snappily titled "People's Bank of China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, China Insurance Regulatory Commission on the Prevention of Bitcoin risk notification" - Advising financial institutions and payment institutions they are not allowed to trade in Bitcoin - “In essence, Bitcoin is a kind of special virtual commodity, and does not have the same legal status as a currency.” - government called for the registration of all Bitcoin transaction services and their users, with real names and identity card numbers. - people in China are still free to trade Bitcoin online as a commodity. - Bitcoing value in China fell of course. Q: First major gov’t to warn against bit coin, but for China, this is pretty tepid no?
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32	sl	Apple Finally Signs Long-Awaited Deal To Sell iPhones On China Mobile’s Network	http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304096104579238832743924434-lMyQjAxMTAzMDAwNDEwNDQyWj
33		- iPhones on China Mobile (world's largest mobile carrier by users, over 700M subscribers) expected to start around Dec. 18 China Mobile conference in Guangzhou, according to 2 people familiar with the carrier's plans. - At Dec. 18 event, China Mobile plans to unveil a brand for new 4G network. China Mobile executives have said 4G services, then iPhone. - China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has given licenses to China Mobile and its smaller rivals to operate 4G - Greater China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, is Apple's third biggest market after the U.S. and Europe in terms of revenue. CM is 7x Verizon's sub base.	- Research firm Trefis said China Mobile may sell about 1.5 million iPhones per month, racking up almost 20 million additional iPhone activations in 2014. An additional 20 million iPhones would represent a 17% increase from Apple's unit sales of handsets in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 28. - samsung largest smartphone provider in China, 21% mkt share. - Mizuho Securities analyst Marvin Lo says China Mobile has the country's wealthiest subscriber base. estimates at least 10% of China Mobile's subscribers would be potential iPhone customers. q: growth slowing in US... is this the kick appl needs to chip away at samsung?
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35	ia	You have too many chat apps. Can Layer connect them?	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/4/5173726/you-have-too-many-chat-apps-can-layer-connect-them
36		- Jeremie Miller, inventor of XMPP (aka Jabber), is working on a new messaging platform called Layer. - Miller will act as a consultant Here's what Layer promises: - It will let any developer add messaging capabilities to their app with 10 lines of code. The developers don't have to build out the infrastructure - Any app that uses Layer can talk to other apps using it if the app creator allows it - The SDK is free and next summer, Layer plans to open source its technology How Layer will make money: - Layers says it will only charge developers once they reach a certain number of users, like many web-services companies, but hasn’t yet set price tiers or a user threshold for its services.	Personell: Layer's team includes people behind GrandCentral (purchased by Google, became Google Voice) and Vox.io (let you make calls on a browser w/o plugins). It's backed by Jerry Yang (co-founder of Yahoo) Q: Do you think that this will lead to a new crop of interconnected messaging apps instead of the walled gardens we've seen (like WhatsApp, iMessage)?
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41		December 2 at Ohio State: Policy Address by Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission	http://www.osu.edu/features/2013/ohio-state-live.html
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43		Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler - while answering questions Monday after a policy speech at Ohio State University. TOSS TO VIDEO FOR: “I think we’re also going to see a two-sided market where Netflix might say, ‘well, I’ll pay in order to make sure that you might receive, my subscriber receives, the best possible transmission of this movie.’ I think we want to let those kinds of things evolve. We want to observe what happens from that, and we want to make decisions accordingly, but I go back to the fact that the marketplace is where these decisions ought to be made, and the functionality of a competitive marketplace dictates the degree of regulation." - From the FCC’s Open Internet order: “As a general matter, it is unlikely that pay for priority would satisfy the 'no unreasonable discrimination' standard." Q: So, what is Wheeler smoking here?
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47		- survey of online publishers found that 73% allowed "native" advertising - "Marketers have ... moved past the banner ad into advertising that is more seamlessly, and inconspicuously, integrated into digital content," FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez said in a speech that opened a conference on "Blurred Lines: Advertising or Content." - "While native advertising may certainly bring some benefits to consumers, it has to be done lawfully," she said. "By presenting ads that resemble editorial content, an advertiser risks implying, deceptively, that the information comes from a non-biased source." - In June of this year, FTC sent letters to certain unnamed search engine companies urging them to ensure that they carefully distinguish search results from paid advertisements.	not new: in 2009 FTC issued guidelines requiring bloggers who endorse products to indicate if they have received any payment in cash or in products from the company involved. q: is native advertising crossing a line for any of us?
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49	ia	Twitter signs deal with Deutsche Telekom — T-Mobile users to get homescreen widget in 2014	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/05/twitter-signs-deal-with-deutsche-telekom-t-mobile-users-to-get-homescreen-widget-in-2014/
50		- Twitter signed a deal with Deutsche Telekom - Twitter will create a "unique experience" for Deutsche Telekom. - DT Android phones will come preloaded with a Twitter widget on their homescreens starting next year - This will first roll out in Germany, then hit Netherlands, Romania, Greece and Croatia - DT says it will "get early access to new tools and innovations on the technical side" Q: Seems like a good idea for Twitter, but can its branding help DT and T-Mobile?
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55		Tiny Kentucky Town Agrees to Pay Only Police Officer In Bitcoin	http://gizmodo.com/tiny-kentucky-town-agrees-to-pay-only-police-officer-in-1476739266
56		New 3D Metal Printer Is Open Source and Affordable	http://www.livescience.com/41646-3d-metal-printer-affordable-parts.html
57		Electric car owner arrested for ‘stealing’ 5 cents of electricity	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/5/5177620/electric-car-owner-arrested-for-stealing-electricity
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1		TITLE: Andyroid	GUEST: Lance Ulanoff, EIC, Mashable LOWER THIRD URL: Mashable.com, @lanceulanoff

2		Andy Rubin working on androids again, Snapchat pulls a Facebook move, Google Chrome apps for iOS? Yes. http://live.twit.tv/
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12	tm	As it turns out, when Andy Rubin left Google’s Android department to work on a secret project he was going to work on androids. For reals. In an interview with the New York Times, Rubin revealed he’s working on a robotics project for Google. The NY Times reports Google has acquired 7 robotics companies over the last 6 months and sources say the aim is to aid in manufacturing, most likely of electronics, as well as competition in the retail supply chain, a la Amazon Warehouses.	http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/04/technology/google-puts-money-on-robots-using-the-man-behind-android.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&seid=auto&smid=tw-nytimestech&
13	sl	An Android smartphone called the YotaPhone that has both a regular color touchscreen and an e-paper display will go on sale later today in Russia and parts of Europe for €499. The YotaPhone has a 4.3-inch 720p LCD display, a dual-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon processor, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. Its e-paper display at the back is also 4.3 inches, but has a lower resolution of 640 x 360 pixels. Yota describes it as an 'always-on, low power display," which can be used to view ebooks, battery, notifications, and other information.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/4/5173724/yotaphone-e-paper-smartphone-release-date-price
14	ia	Valve just joined the Linux Foundation officially. The company released a Linux client in February and announced its SteamOS would be based on Linux. With the move to join the Linux Foundation, Valve will be contributing tools for developers to work on SteamOS and hopes to entice hardware makers to support Linux above other platforms.	http://www.pcworld.com/article/2069040/linux-gaming-may-advance-as-valve-joins-opensource-association.html
15	tm	Brad Saunders, USB 3.0 Promoter Group Chairman, released a statement today announcing the next version of the USB standard will feature a new connector called Type C. Designed for USB 3.1 spec, Type C will be about the size of the current microUSB plug, feature scalable power data rates near 10 Gbps and best of all it will be reversible. So no more jamming it in the wrong way. They hope the spec will be finalized by the middle of 2014.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/04/the-next-gen-usb-plug-to-be-smaller-and-finally-reversible/
16	sl	A non-profit called EducationSuperHighway - which lets schools test their broadband speeds and secure better connections - has raised $9 million. the round is led by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Startup:Education fund, and also includes the Gates Foundation. Evan Marwell, CEO of EducationSuperHighway, says slow internet speeds is a "fairly consistent problem in rural, urban and suburban America. Over 40 million students are being left behind without the Internet access and WiFi they need to take full advantage of digital learning.”	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/04/mark-zuckerberg-bill-gates-put-9m-into-educationsuperhighway-a-non-profit-to-improve-broadband-in-schools/
17	ia	TheNextWeb found a GitHub repository called Mobile Chrome Apps that would help bring packaged Chrome apps to Android and iOS. The toolkit would allow those packaged Chrome apps to interact with Android and iOS hardware using Apache Cordova. Google hasn't mentioned when the toolkit will be official, but Google's Joe Marini says they hope to have a beta in January.	http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/12/03/google-building-chrome-apps-support-android-ios-beta-release-coming-soon-january-2014/
18	tm	The rumored YouTube music service that Google has never announced but has been reported to launch in the summer and then delayed until the end of this year is getting a rumor delay again. AllThingsD reports the licensing deals for music are all in place but Google isn’t yet satisfied with the product itself, so is pushing off a launch. Maybe, just maybe, that’s why they NEVER ANNOUNCED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE! Who knows?	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57614446-93/youtubes-music-service-said-to-be-delayed-until-next-year/
19	sl	Samy Kamkar, a serial hacker responsible for the Myspace-crumbling Samy worm back in 2005 and landed Kamkar in jail, has released hardware and software specs to create a drone-hacking drone. O what fun! You and I can now make an aerial drone that will be able to hunt down other drones, hack into them, and control them. Kamkar is calling it “SkyJack” and it requires a Raspberry Pi circuit board, as well as a Parrot AR.Drone quadcopter, a small battery and two wireless transmitters. There will also reportedly be a version of SkyJack that runs on grounded Linux machines to hack drones within radio range.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/04/infamous-hacker-creates-skyjack-to-hunt-hack-and-control-other-drones/
20	tm	China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology finally issued its TD-LTE licenses to China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom. It just so happens that Apple’s latest iPhone supports TD-LTE and it also just so happens that every analyst in the world has been projecting big sales for Apple if and when they could launch an iPhone on China Mobile, the country’s largest wireless carrier. So there are your dots. Have fun connecting them.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/04/china-4g-licence-idUSL4N0JJ1VL20131204
21	ia	Is driving with Google Glass on your face legal in California? I guess we'll find out because the person who got a ticket for driving with Google Glass is fighting that ticket in court. Cecilia Abadie's attorney says that Glass was not being used while his client was driving, but was activated when she looked up at the officer as he stood at her window after pulling her over for speeding. They will also argue that the citation for driving with a video screen on should not apply to wearable devices like Google Glass.	http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/A-California-Woman-Got-A-Traffic-Ticket-For-5032833.php
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37	tm	Google Puts Money on Robots, Using the Man Behind Android	http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/04/technology/google-puts-money-on-robots-using-the-man-behind-android.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&seid=auto&smid=tw-nytimestech&
38		Android founder Andy Rubin's secret Google project: building real robots	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/4/5173524/android-founder-andy-rubins-secret-google-project-building-real-robots
39		- Andy Rubin in charge of Google robots initiative - Over last half-year Google acquired 7 different robot companies - Group distinct from X Lab - Hiring roboticists for offices in Palo Alto and Japan - According to "several people with specific knowledge of the project," the robots will likely be used in manufacturing and competing with Amazon-liek companies - electronics assembly, automating portions of an existing supply chain	Companies bought Schaft (Japan) - Humanoid Industrial Perception (Palo Alto) - Vision and arms, truck loading Meka (San Francisco) - Arms Redwood Robotics (San Francisco) - Arms Bot & Dolly - Camera systems (FX for Gravity) Autofuss - Ads and design Holomni - Wheels
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41	sl	Instagram Business Lead Emily White to Be Named COO of Snapchat	http://allthingsd.com/20131203/exclusive-instagram-business-lead-emily-white-to-be-named-coo-of-snapchat/
42		- Emily White, FB exec who heads up advertising for IG, is leaving to become COO of Snapchat - kara swisher at ATD notes the hiring is a clear signal that Snapchat intends to remain independent and grow its business - moving to LA where snapchat is hq'd - White, 35, officially became director of business operations at Instagram in April, where she has been working with its head and co-founder Kevin Systrom to scale initial efforts to expand partnerships, improve user operations and come up with ways to make some money.	In the summer, he said the service had 200 million pictures and video received by its users on a daily basis, up from 150 million just months before. Then, in September, the number had grown to 350 million self-destructing messages daily. At a recent investment conference, Spiegel said it was 400 million. q: ok so what does snapchat monetization look like?
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44	ia	Google is building Chrome apps support for Android and iOS, beta release coming as soon as January 2014	http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/12/03/google-building-chrome-apps-support-android-ios-beta-release-coming-soon-january-2014/?fromcat=all
45		Chrome apps could start coming to Android and iOS as early as next month	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/3/5172498/chrome-apps-could-start-coming-to-android-and-ios-as-early-as-next
46	30	- Google is working on bringing Chrome packaged apps to iOS and Android - It is building a toolkit to create & port Chrome apps for mobile - Chrome packaged apps take advantage of Chrome-specific APIs to gain access to your PC's hardware. So, Google had to come up with a way to replicate those browser APIs in Android and iOS. - So, Google is building a compatibility layer for those apps using open source Apache Cordova tools - The Apache Cordova tools will give these Chrome packaged apps access to that hardware by providing equivalent Chrome app APIs - The tools were found by TheNextWeb on a GitHub repository (not on Google Code, though). It's not clear when the tools will be complete, but Google developer advocate Joe Marini says it should be ready for more thorough testing early next year: “We hope to have something in beta form in January.” - Google says the apps will be good enough to publish to both Google Play and Apple’s App Store. Q: What's the end game for Google on this? Would this bolster Chrome OS? Converge Chrome and Android?	Side: Chrome packaged apps: - A packaged app is a web app that's bundled into a .crx file and can use Chrome extension features - Packaged apps are a type of installable web app—a web app that can be installed in Chrome. Support: The requirements suggest Android 4.x will be supported initially, although Cordova could work with Android 2.2 and 2.3 as well. iOS support is still marked as “TBA” but development has already started.
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49	sl	Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates Put $9M Into EducationSuperHighway To Improve School Broadband	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/04/mark-zuckerberg-bill-gates-put-9m-into-educationsuperhighway-a-non-profit-to-improve-broadband-in-schools/
50		- 72% of schools in the U.S. have out of date, slow, or no Internet connections. $2.4 billion in annual federal funding on the table for schools to improve their internet access. - non-profit called EducationSuperHighway - helps schools secure better connections - announced funding of $9M to help schools get faster internet. The funding is being led by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Startup:Education fund, and also includes participation from the Gates Foundation, the charitable group led by Microsoft's Bill Gates and his wife Melinda. Several other foundations and education entities participated in the round as well. - this is Zuck's Startup:Education's first non-profit. Last month, it also participated in a $4 million round in Panorama Education, which focuses on creating and then parsing school surveys to improve feedback between teachers, parents and students.	with new $- expand its speed test network to cover all U.S. states (currently 26 are covered) and to forge more outreach abroad; to improve ESH's portal with technical expertise and pricing information; expand its own team to assist schools with upgrading; and to further lobbying efforts, in particular to support the FCC to provide policy recommendations for modernization. q: better net in schools, better opportunity?
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54		Netflix Signs on With AMS-IX in New York	http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/12/03/netflix-signs-on-with-ams-ix-in-new-york/
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56		- Netflix will be the first customer for AMS-IX New York, making it the first major Internet player to ink a deal with an Internet Exchange created through the Open-IX initiative i - Why do you care? - We think: I request a webpage on my computer a server sends it to me - Some of us know: I send a request but it has to get routed from my ISP through a transit provider of some kind like Level3 - What few of us probably knew: IXP (Internet Exchange Provider) is the place where those interconnects happen - IXPs in US are centralized and run by companies like Equinix who can charge for running the fiber from one box to another - GigaOm reprinted a chart showing avg. fiber cross-connect price in European cities vs. IS. Staggeringly more expensive in US - Why? Europe has open IXPs owned by members rather than 3rd party - Also housed more widely to avoid single point failure. 350 East Cermak in Chicago goes down the Internet goes down. (Hurricane Sandy) - David Temkin, Director of Network Architecture at Netflix and Strategy and Chair Board of Directors of the Open-IX Association. Martin Hannigan, from Akamai. - Other members of the volunteer board have day jobs at Google, Comcast and Iron Mountain. Q: Do you think this could be another factor in why Internet is so expensive per megabyte in US?
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61	46	- Yahoo picked up the team behind mobile video app Ptch - Ptch was an app started inside of DreamWorks Animation and it allowed users remix their videos & photos with effects and music - Those clips could be remixed by other users - In a blogpost announcing the acquisition, Ptch will shut down on January 2nd, 2014. The post says the Ptch team will focus its efforts "to make Yahoo’s photo and video platforms the best in the world." - This year, Yahoo has also purchased Qwiki, another app that helps users create movies out of the photos and videos in their camera roll. Q: Do you expect Yahoo's video & photo products to become "the best in the world" like the Ptch blog post says? (Flickr and Yahoo Screen)
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77		Regarding tablets in Applebee's - this is actually very common in Tokyo, normally seen at places called Izakayas, which are basically sit down bars with food. Based on the two I went to, it was AWESOME. Instantly order drinks and food, it arrives in minutes, and best for an American in Tokyo, you can request more chopsticks after you drop your 5th pair on the floor. I also found it led to way more impulse ordering, especially after a few beers, which is great for the restaurant, not so great for me or my wallet. But I think these could definitely work in the states, I look forward to it. Bob in Philly
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1		TITLE: Tom Finally Snaps	GUEST: Ewen Rankin, Editor of British Tech Network LOWER THIRD URL: britishtechnetwork.com, @ewenrankin	Baked Apple \| The World Stage \| Snap at me

2		Apple buys all of Twitter's data, Huawei wants to leave US, Spotify wants to make friends with musicians http://live.twit.tv/
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12	tm	Apple acquired Topsy Labs, one of the few companies with full access to the full Twitter firehose of data. Among other things Topsy has an archive of every twitter post since launch in 2006. The WSJ reports Apple paid more than $200 million. Apple could use Topsy’s real-time data for its radio service, app store or iAds, among other things.	http://gigaom.com/2013/12/02/apple-buys-topsy-for-200m-a-way-to-listen-to-twitter-data/
13	sl	Google has announced the general availability of the Google Compute Engine, the cloud computing platform first launched in 2012, developed on top of the infrastructure it manages to run its own search engine and its other properties. As part of the launch, Google also announced expanded support for new operating systems, a 10 percent drop in pricing for standard instances, new 16-core instances for applications that need a lot of computation power and a new logo to update its branding.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/02/googles-compute-engine-hits-general-availability-drops-instance-prices-10-adds-new-16-core-instance-types-and-docker-support/
14	ia	Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei told Les Echos that he wants the company to pull out of the US market. Huawei's CEO has a past association with the People's Liberation Army, which has hindered the company from making strides in the U.S. telecom sector. Ren says that if the company is getting in the way of U.S.-China relations, "it's not worth it" and Huawei will leave the U.S. market to "not stay in the middle."	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/03/huawei-usproblems/
15	tm	Who’s winning the console war? Depends on what day it is and who you ask. PS4 sold a million then Xbox sold a million, but wait Xbox launched in more countries, then PS4 broke records in the UK BUT Infoscout projected Xbox One sold more on Black Friday And THEN Today. Sony announced it has sold 2.1 million PS4s as of December 1. Expect the next press release to come from Microsoft. Also Nintendo still exists.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/03/us-sony-playstation-idUSBRE9B208020131203
16	sl	Spotify has a reputation with some artists as being not good enough compensation-wise. In response, the company has launched a new website, Spotify Artists, designed to explain how much musicians could be paid if they decide to stream their music. Spotify uses real-world, anonymized examples to detail how it calculates royalties, which have passed the $500 million this year. Two new partners, Next Big Sound's Artist Analytics dashboard and Topspin, processes Spotify's music metrics and helps artists decide when might be the best time to embark on a tour or new promotional campaign.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/03/spotify-artists-analytics-tickets/
17	ia	Let's see who's using the patent hammer to nail another company. Oh, look. Nokia just won an injunction against HTC for patent infringement. Starting on December 6th, the HTC One Mini will not be sold in the UK. The HTC One is also affected, but it is under a delayed injunction so HTC has the chance to appeal. Judge Richard Arnold explained that stopping sales of the HTC One would cause "considerable" damage.	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-03/nokia-gets-ruling-blocking-sales-of-htc-s-one-mini-phone-in-u-k-.html
18	tm	Elan Gale put one over on most of us including myself, revealing yesterday on Twitter that there was no Diane and his account of a dispute with the angry air traveler was for entertainment purposes only. His post read "Here is Diana sitting in a chair" and showed a picture of an empty chair. He followed that up by writing "Whoops. Meant Diane. Great time for a typo." Rumors about Diane's identity had started to include allegations that she suffered from late-stage lung cancer before Gale put the hoax to rest.	http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/12/nasty-thanksgiving-note-hoax.html
19	sl	Netflix’s newest show aimed at kids, “Turbo Fast” debuts on Christmas Eve, but kids will only be able to watch five episodes of the animated series, rather than the whole season. Netflix isn’t committing to a release schedule, but said there will be “additional all-new episodes premiering throughout the year.” So, will Netflix ends up changing its release strategy for non-animated content too? Perhaps the Amazon model of releasing just a handful of episodes of shows like “Alpha House” when they debut, then rolling out a new one every week, is looking more attractive.	http://allthingsd.com/20131203/netflix-wont-let-your-kids-binge-quite-as-much-with-turbo-its-newest-original/
20	tm	Hey remember ACTA? Thought it was dead after the EU rejected it? Well Canada doesn’t think it’s quite so dead. The copyright treaty required participating countries to change their own intellectual property laws. A bill to comply was introduced to the Canadian parliament in March but was never considered. The bill was reintroduced in late October under the code C-8 and without any public discussion seems to be moving forward.	http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131201/22105325420/without-anyone-paying-attention-canada-is-about-to-change-its-laws-to-join-acta.shtml
21	ia	Fortune.com published a website screenshot showing a China Mobile subsidiary taking pre-orders for the Apple iPhone. This fueled speculation that the iPhone was finally headed to the world's largest mobile carrier, China Mobile. The pre-order page was taken down and replaced by a message saying pre-orders would resume later. A China Mobile spokesperson told CNN that there is no deal with Apple yet.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/03/us-apple-chinamobile-idUSBRE9B20LL20131203
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27	ia	Apple Buys Topsy For Price Reportedly North Of $200M, Could Use Social Signals To Bolster Siri, App Store Relevance	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/02/apple-buys-topsy-for-a-reported-200m-could-use-social-signals-to-bolster-app-store-relevance/
28		Apple Buys Topsy, a Social Media Analytics Firm	http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/03/technology/apple-buys-topsy-a-social-media-analytics-firm.html?_r=0
29		What’s Topsy? Why Did Apple Buy It?	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/12/02/whats-topsy-why-did-apple-buy-it/
30		- The WSJ reports Apple just bought social analytics firm Topsy for more than $200M. Apple confirmed the acquisition. What Topsy Does: - Topsy allows customers to tap into a store of over 425 billion tweets from 2006 onwards to sniff out trends. - The six-year-old startup also has a platform through which government agencies can analyze billions of tweets – helping emergency-management workers monitor where accidents may have occurred and whether supplies were delivered. - Using references to physical landmarks or local events, Topsy says it can pinpoint the country of origin for about 95% of tweets and the city of origin for close to one-quarter of all tweets. Guesses for Usage: - TC guesses that It seems more likely that Topsy has technology or engineers (read: acqui-hire) that can parse trends in a way that Apple wants to incorporate into one of its products. - The WSJ article points to iTunes Radio ads and the iAd platform as possible beneficiaries of the Topsy engine, too. - Another TC guess for Topsy's tech is an improved Siri	Q: What's your best guess for Topsy's fate? Do you see a pattern in Apple's acquisitions of late -- Hopstop (transportation app), Matcha (Media discovery app), PrimeSense (Motion Sensing), Topsy (Twitter Trends)?
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32	tm	Huawei might pull out of US	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/03/huawei-usproblems/
33		White House review finds no evidence of spying by Huawei - sources	http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/17/us-huawei-spying-idUSBRE89G1Q920121017
34		Offensive de charme du fondateur de Huawei à Paris	http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/tech-medias/actu/0203147677985-offensive-de-charme-du-fondateur-de-huawei-a-paris-632244.php
35		- Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei told French publication Les Echos 11/26 that he wants the telecom equipment manufacturer to pull out of the U.S. market. - Interview published in English today by Foreign Policy magazine. - “If Huawei gets in the middle of U.S.-China relations, it's not worth it. Therefore, we have decided to exit the U.S. market and not stay in the middle,” Ren told Les Echos. - Ren was a military technologist for the PLA. - White House review Oct. 2012 found no evidence the company spied on US, but damned the company for making networking gear riddled with security holes - Huawei is top third smartphone vendor in the world after Samsung and Apple. Q: Will all Chinese companies face similar issues, or can a Xiaomi buck the trend?
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37	ia	Spotify tries to shed its 'bad for musicians' image with artist analytics	http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/3/5169808/spotify-for-artists-music-analytics-royalty-rates
38		- Spotify launched Spotify for Artists, an analytics tool - Spotify For Artists includes a real-time analytics dashboard that tracks how often an artists' music is being listened to and which songs are most popular. - The dashboard also offers up demographical insights, letting artists check up on their fans' age, gender, and location. - The dashboard is accompanied by a site that attempts to explain why Spotify is good for artists. - It lays out how royalties are paid, what Spotify's cut is (30 percent), and how the company can help with exposure to concerts and merchandise. In the guide, - Spotify says it pays "more than two times more" money than ad-supported video services like YouTube and "significantly more" than online and terrestrial radio services. Q: Will this tool entice artists to bring their music to Spotify over other places (even YouTube)?
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45	tm	Scientist-developed malware covertly jumps air gaps using inaudible sound	http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/12/scientist-developed-malware-covertly-jumps-air-gaps-using-inaudible-sound/
46		On Covert Acoustical Mesh Networks in Air	http://www.jocm.us/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=124&id=600
47		Researchers, from Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing, and Ergonomics, recently disclosed their findings in a paper published in the Journal of Communications. - "In our article, we describe how the complete concept of air gaps can be considered obsolete as commonly available laptops can communicate over their internal speakers and microphones and even form a covert acoustical mesh network," one of the authors, Michael Hanspach, wrote in an e-mail to Dan Goodin at Ars Technica. - “Over this covert network, information can travel over multiple hops of infected nodes, connecting completely isolated computing systems and networks (e.g. the internet) to each other. We also propose some countermeasures against participation in a covert network." - Demonstrated on two T400s, 19.7 meters apart. - Worked best with Adaptive Communication System modem and only achieved 20bps - Requires sophistication, but military and high-security (nuclear) environments may need to watch for it - Countermeasures: shut off mice and speakers, filter out high-frequencey ranges, store audio input and output for analysis	Dragos Ruiu's claims of the so-called badBIOS
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49	sl	E La Carte Scores Deal With Applebee’s, Bringing 100,000 Tableside Tablets To All U.S. Locations By Year-End 2014	http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/02/e-la-carte-scores-deal-with-applebees-bringing-100000-tableside-tablets-to-all-u-s-locations-by-year-end-2014/
50		- Applebee's is largest "casual dining" chain in U.S., serves around a million guests per day. 1,860 domestic Applebee's restaurants, 99+% of which are franchise owned - signed a deal with restaurant tablet hardware and software provider E la Carte to bring 100k tableside tablets to restaurants starting in 2014, rollout completed by year-end. - This represents one of the largest tableside tablet rollouts to date in any private enterprise. - pilot program: reduce the overall table turn time and transaction time for their guests, and guests who were surveyed about the tablets reported a better overall experience.	q: better tips for waitstaff (automated)? days are numbered for waitstaff? just a good additional menu?
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56		Anchorman' news team recounts year in Yahoo searches	http://news.cnet.com/8301-10811_3-57614287/anchorman-news-team-recounts-year-in-yahoo-searches/	VIDEO
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12	tm	Want something to be thankful for? How about a Snowden leak? No. Too bad. Huffington Post caught this one about the NSA monitoring the habits of six radicals in order to catch them doing things that would undermine their authority in their cause. Vulnerabilities included using donations for personal expenses, charging exorbitant speaking fees, and "viewing sexually explicit material online.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57613875-93/nsa-logged-online-porn-habits-of-muslim-radicalizers-report/
13	sl	The Washington Post reports Microsoft executives are meeting this week about encrypting its Internet traffic to evade the US National Security Agency's access into its communication links. Sources tell the Post that encryption will take place “across the full range of consumer and business services." Microsoft lawyers have called potential NSA activity “very disturbing” and could possibly be a breach of the constitution.	http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/11/27/microsoft-reportedly-increasing-efforts-encrypt-traffic-passing-services/
14	ia	So that news that the National Security Agency spies on pretty much everything ever has ruffled a few feathers. The EU may stop its data-sharing arrangements due to the surveillance. EU's justice and rights commissioner Viviane Reding says that the U.S would have to adjust its surveillance practices to be in line with EU law. Additionally, the U.S. would have to allow Europeans whose rights may have been infringed legal redress.	http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/26/nsa-surveillance-europe-threatens-freeze-us-data-sharing
15	tm	If you don’t have Google Glass or a MotoX or even an Android phone at all? You can still say “OK Glass” and have Google respond. The Google Voice Search Hotword extension is now available in the Chrome Web Store in beta. The extension allows users to say commands to the browser just like Google Glass. Google suggests it may be helpful for people who need to search but have their hands covered in turkey grease.	http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2427694,00.asp
16	sl	Nokia has introduced the Lumia 525 to succeed the popular Lumia 520 – its top selling Windows Phone device worldwide. The 525 runs the latest Nokia Lumia Black of Windows Phone 8 and is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 1GB of RAM, the same 5-megapixel cam, and 8gb of memory.The 525 comes in glossy orange, white, yellow and matte black.	http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/11/27/nokia-announces-the-lumia-525-an-upgraded-successor-to-the-top-selling-lumia-520/
17	ia	Cloud storage service Box just bought data analytics startup dLoop. The acquisition will bring some more security to Box and help it expand in the enterprise market. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but dLoop co-founder Divya Jain will head up Box's advanced content analysis and data classification team.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/26/box-acquires-dloop-to-enhance-security-with-fine-grained-data-analytics-technology/
18	tm	MIT Media Lab researchers from the Camera Culture group have developed a camera that can detect objects even when translucent or obscured by something like rain, all using off the shelf parts totaling about $500. The key was a change in code that solves the multipath problem, a similar problem to blurry photos and image stabilization. The technology could eventually be used as collision-avoidance for cars, even in rain, and also for medical imaging.	http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/inexpensive-nano-camera-1126.html
19	sl	Skype use in China used to route through a local company (TOM Online), which made presence of government monitoring pretty certain. Microsoft has now teamed with Guangming Founder on a new China-specific Skype build, which GreatFire.org points out encrypts all data and sends it directly to Microsoft, making it harder to censor or spy on any communications. However, Guangming Founder was created by Guangming Daily, a government-backed newspaper... so, don't go telling all your secrets just yet.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/27/skype-for-china-now-talks-directly-to-microsoft/
20	tm	If you have bought any video through your Xbox or Windows 8.1 app you may feel a little locked in, but the lock-in got a tiny bit less today as Microsoft launched video.xbox.com. You’ll be able to watch TV shows and movies you purchase, rent, or have already purchased on the Web. The stream is not HD at this point and you will need the silverlight plug-in.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/27/microsofts-xbox-video-website-is-now-live/
21	ia	Jolla [Yolla]'s first phone has launched and it runs the Sailfish operating system. Sailfish is the successor Nokia's Meego OS, which debuted and died on the Nokia N-900. The Jolla phone will be able to run most apps designed for Android. Only 450 Jolla phones will be available on its launch today. Most of those will go to customers who preordered.	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25120727
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27	tm	With PrimeSense, Apple Got Key Mapping Technology	http://jessicalessin.com/2013/11/26/with-primesense-apple-got-key-mapping-technology-2/
28		Apple Acquires Indoor Location Company WifiSLAM	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/03/23/apple-acquires-indoor-location-company-wifislam/
29		Matterport 3D scanner	http://www.primesense.com/casestudies/matterport-scanner/
30		Jessica Lessin points out PrimeSense acquisition may not be about Kinect-like sensors - companies like Matterport, which makes a camera for mapping three-dimensional spaces, use its chips. Matterport built a scanner using PrimeSense sensors that automatically creates beautiful, color 3D models of interior spaces. - Apple bought WifiSLAM in March, an indoor GPS company, to help it map out malls and another indoor spaces Q: For making Apple Maps better or for putting scanners in your phone to make all iPhone users into mappers?
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32	ia	23andMe vs. the FDA in less than 4 minutes	http://boingboing.net/2013/11/27/23andme-vs-the-fda-in-less-th.html
33		23andMe FDA Warning Letter	http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2013/ucm376296.htm
34		If Inaccuracy Were Illegal, The Feds Would Have To Regulate Most Health Gadgets	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/25/if-inaccuracy-were-illegal-the-feds-would-have-to-regulate-most-health-gadgets/
35		- Genetic testing company 23andMe had its service halted due to the FDA on Monday - 23andMe analyzes a user's salivia and sequences their genome to find out if a person is likely to be at risk for disease (or if they have anything right now) - The FDA says that the DNA kit is a medical device and that require regulatory approval - The FDA is concerned that people may take actions in response to the test results, thereby causing a health risk - TechCrunch's Gregory Ferenstein suggests if 23andMe can cause health risks, shouldn't fitness gadgets like the Up and the FuelBand be regulated the same way - Ferenstein argues that when he tested out the Basis watch, the Fuelband and other gadgets, there was a lot of variation in calorie burn measurements compared to the tests he took at Breakaway Performance in SF (they use a mask to measure energy output from carbon dioxide expulsion) Q: Should 23andMe have been shut down? If so, should all fitness gadgets should face the same scrutiny?
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37	sl	Bitcoin passes $1,000 mark for the first time, up over 62% in a week	http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/11/27/bitcoin-passes-1000-mark-first-time/
38		- passing the $1,000 mark for the first time. highest seen at at $1,030 on Mt. Gox, one of the largest exchanges but also inflated because of the high volume of trading & difficulty at times to convert back to USD. many other exchanges lower - Last week, Bitcoin’s high for the day was $632. earlier this year, it was under $100	q: just wtf with all this
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40	ia	Microsoft Hires ‘Pawn Stars’ to Bash Google Chromebooks	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/11/26/microsoft-hires-pawn-stars-to-bash-google-chromebooks/
41		Microsoft's latest 'Scroogled' ad uses 'Pawn Stars' show to rip into Google's Chromebooks	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/26/5148782/microsofts-latest-scroogled-ad-users-pawn-stars-to-rip-into-google-chromebook
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43		- Microsoft's keeping its Scroogled campaign alive - The latest ad features the guys from "Pawn Stars," a reality show that follows the lives of pawn shop owners - In the video, a woman tries to pawn her Chromebook to get a ticket to Hollywood from Las Vegas - The pawn-shop owners laugh and tell the woman that the Chromebook isn't a real laptop - RUN VIDEO - He also says that traditional PCs "utilizes built-in applications like Office and iTunes that work even when you're offline." - The pawn shop owner doesn't buy the laptop and the woman is left dejected as she can't get to Hollywood. - BTW a Hipmunk search found some pretty reasonable flights from LV to Hollywood. $262 buys you a nonstop flight today. Q: Is Chromebook enough of a threat that MS needed to make this commercial?
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47		- Google adding the inside of airports and train stations to Street View. - Google Street View program manager Ulf Spitzer: "In addition to scoping out your destination, Street View can help you cut down the stress of traveling by giving you a preview of your journey, too. The new additions include 16 airports and 50 train and subway stations." - Through Google Maps, they can figure out the best route from the terminal to baggage claims and rental car services.	q: all the airports and subways are outside the US - not really thanksgiving focused. still, good to have?
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51		MIT researchers led by Ramesh Raskar developed 3d nan-camera based on “Time Flight Technology” - an object's location is calculated by measuring the time it takes light to reflect off its surface and return to the sensor. - nano-cam can capture translucent and moving objects in 3D - Unlike Kinect, a common method used in telecom world to solve multi path and similar to techniques that clear up blurry photos - Past efforts required $500,000 femto-cameras. This one cost $500 - probes the scene with a continuous-wave signal that oscillates at nanosecond periods. Can then use off the shelf parts - could be used in medical imaging and collision-avoidance detectors
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58		One Restaurant Is Offering A 50% Discount If You Turn Your Phone Off While You Dine	http://www.businessinsider.com/restaurant-discount-for-turning-off-phone-2013-11
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2		Newegg loses encryption patent fight, iBuyPower's Steam game console, QuizUp leaks your data http://live.twit.tv/
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8		We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you.
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12	tm	Newegg, the electronics retailer that also sells shirts that reads “Settling Feeds Trolls” lost it’s first round against patent assertion entity TPQ. The jury found Newegg guilty of four patent violations in relation to a 1995 patent for modem encryption for using SSL with the RC4 encryption algorithm in its website. Newegg will appeal the verdict which orders them to pay $2.3 million in damages.	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/26/troll-wins-newegg-encryption-patent-case-threatening-web-firms-that-protect-customers/
13	ia	I'm going to slam a ton of Xbox One news in one news fuse! Here goes. According to IHS, the Xbox One costs about $471, including the console, controller, and Kinect, about $90 more than the PS4. Also, Microsoft says that if you upload content using the Upload Studio with "excessive profanity," you could lose some or all of your Live privileges, which some users found out the hard way, dammit. Oh, one more thing - Microsoft is allowing users with the grinding optical drive to get a free game for download, including Dead Rising 3 and Forza Motorsport 5.	http://allthingsd.com/20131126/microsofts-xbox-one-cost-90-more-to-build-than-sonys-ps4-teardown-shows/
14		Microsoft Confirms That “Excessive Profanity” In Xbox Upload Studio Videos Can Cost You Account Privileges	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/25/microsoft-confirms-that-excessive-profanity-in-xbox-upload-studio-videos-can-cost-you-account-privileges/
15		Microsoft giving a free game to owners of Xbox Ones with hardware problems	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/25/xbox-one-hardware-problem-free-game/
16	tm	The New York Times reports people knowledgeable about Google and Yahoo’s infrastructure say the NSA was able to intercept their data center communications with the assistance of backbone providers like Level 3. The fiber connection between Yahoo and Google data centers are run by Level 3 and were previously unencrypted. Level 3 told the New York Times it is their policy to comply with the law. In a financial filing, Level 3 noted they have agreements with Homeland Security, Justice and Defense around national security.	http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/26/technology/a-peephole-for-the-nsa.html
17	ia	iBuyPower just introduced its prototype Steam Machine. Planned for an early 2014 launch, the machine will run the SteamOS on a multicore AMD processor and use an AMD Radeon R9 270. The console will come with a Steam controller and cost around $500.	http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/11/26/a-new-steam-machines-prototype-emerges-from-ibuypower/
18	tm	Give the Internet a camera and it will take off its clothing. Sony and Twitch may have forgotten that lesson. Kotaku reported over the weekend that users began using the the Sony Playroom app, which features fun things to do with your camera, in conjunction with the video sharing service run through Twitch. It wasn’t all that long before someone got drunk and then began stripping someone else on camera. The account was banned quickly but Twitch and Sony have both reminded users that gaming content is what’s supposed to be shared. Good luck with that.	http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/11/26/twitch-ps4/3746787/
19	ia	CEO of Dragon Forged Software Kyle Richter says that QuizUp is sharing information about its users in plain text. QuizUp is a mobile trivia app made by Plain Vanilla that has over a 1.5 million users. Richter says information like full names are sent over SSL and could be intercepted. Plain Vanilla CEO Thor Fridriksson told TechCrunch that Richter's accusations had many untrue statements. Fridriksson says "We never send or receive any data in plain text to our servers" and QuizUp will be developing stronger privacy features.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/25/quizup-privacy-violations/
20	tm	Qualcomm’s Toq smart watch is now available for pre-order for $349 in black, with mention of a white edition coming soon. Qualcomm says the watch orders will be delivered in one to three weeks. The Toq has a color screen a battery that last for days. Qualcomm is selling it as a proof of concept for what its technology can do, but it’s still a fully functional Android-compatible smartwatch for text, email and incoming call notification with an integrated wireless charger.	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/25/right-on-time-qualcomm-opens-pre-orders-for-its-toq-smartwatch/
21	ia	Apple just received a patent for a "Digital camera including refocusable imaging mode adaptor." It would allow you to change focus of a picture after it was taken, similar to the Lytro camera. The Apple patent would use a movable adaptor that would let the camera take high resolution pictures with a fixed focus or a low-resolution picture that could be refocused later.	http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/26/apple-takes-a-cue-from-lytro-patents-refocusable-camera-tech-for-iphone/
22	tm	Want to buy Google Glass without having to know someone? Well misanthropes, you just need to be a developer. Google is now inviting developers to buy Glass’ Explorer Edition. Yes you had to sign up as a developer AND get the invitation so its far from a wide-open deal, but bit by bit Google Glass is conquering more faces.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/25/google-now-inviting-developers-to-buy-glass/
23	ia	Research firm Canalys says that tablets will account for almost 50% of the total PC market in 2014. In this context, "PC market" would include desktops, laptops, and tablets. The report expects Android to grab 65% of the tablet market with Apple taking 30%. Canalys thinks Microsoft will have a 5% share.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/26/half-of-all-pcs-shipped-in-2014-will-be-tablets-cost-friendly-androids-65-of-them-apple-30-and-most-profitable/
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28	tm	Troll wins Newegg encryption patent case, threatening web firms that protect customers	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/26/troll-wins-newegg-encryption-patent-case-threatening-web-firms-that-protect-customers/
29		Jury: Newegg infringes Spangenberg patent, must pay $2.3 million	http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/jury-newegg-infringes-spangenberg-patent-must-pay-2-3-million/
30		Professors’ Letter in Support of Patent Reform Legislation	https://www.eff.org/files/2013/11/25/prof_ltr_nov_25.pdf
31		Jury found Newegg infringed US patent 5412730 and ordered to pay $2.3 million - Patent filed in 1992, granted in 1995 to Michael Jones of Telequip - Now owned by TQP Development, Erich Spangenberg, a PAE (patent assertion entity) - Patent describes “a modem suitable for transmitting encrypted data over voice-grade telephone line” - TQP claims that Newegg’s website by using SSL with RC4 (developed 1987) infringed on its patent - SSL uses public-key. the ‘730 patent described symmetric crypto - Whitfield Diffie (of Diffie_Helman fame)and Ron Rivest (the R in RSA) testified for Newegg. Even Ray Ozzie testified about use of RC4 in Lotus Notes in 1980s - Newegg will definitely appeal - And that children, is why 60 US professors sent Congress a letter in support of patent reform legislation
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34	ia	First look at a Steam Machine: iBuyPower's PC has solid specs, Xbox-like price tag	http://www.pcworld.com/article/2066983/first-look-at-a-steam-machine-ibuypowers-pc-has-solid-specs-xbox-like-price-tag.html
35		iBuyPower's Steam Machine offers PC specs for the price of a new Xbox	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/25/5146398/ibuypower-steam-machine-499-radeon-r9-270
36		- iBuyPower showed off its prototype of its own Steam Machine - It will go on sale for $499 next year - Specs: multicore AMD CPU, AMD Radeon R9 270 ($180 GPU), it comes with Valve's Steam controller too - No Windows here - this box runs SteamOS - Valve says that major game developers will be building triple-A game titles specifically for Steam OS in 2014 - iBuyPower says that existing Steam for Linux games should run quite well, at full 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second. Q: It's not exactly a budget device, do you think the price tag is too high for this steambox?
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38	tm	QuizUp Sends Personal User Info To Strangers, Company Says Bug Contributed To Weakened Security	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/25/quizup-privacy-violations/
39		Our Responsibility as Developers	http://kylerichter.com/our-responsibility-as-developers/
40		Kyle Richter, CEO Dragon Forged software (competitor to QuizUp mind you) details how QuizUp shares personal info of opponents in plain text - “full names, Facebook IDs, email addresses, pictures, genders, birthdays, and even location data for where the user currently is.” - Plain Vanilla CEO Thor Fridriksson told TC: “Due to a bug in our third-party network library this encryption could be weakened on some occasions. This issue has been addressed in an update waiting review at Apple,” - When you give address book access, contact emails sent in plain text over SSL to Plain Vanilla servers. They will be hashed in future. - Facebook token accessible in Plain Text - Richter able to read text sent from user to QuizUp app intercepted with a PC tool and some readable in default iOS storage files - “discovered a slight server error which inadvert[antly] leaked some player’s profile data to other users IF they had modified their client application in order to decrypt the communication. This was an developer’s error and has been fixed already on our servers.” - Richter today: “Senior leadership at Plain Vanilla has been in touch with me. They seem very eager to understand and correct the issues and I truly feel they are committed to correcting the problems.” Q: This is what landed Path in hot water. Would you use QizUp again after this?
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44	ia	Click! Google rebuilds Android camera base for better photos	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57613613-94/click-google-rebuilds-android-camera-base-for-better-photos/
45		- Google's confirmed that RAW support and burst-mode photos are now present in Android's hardware abstraction layer (that's the part that handles communications w/ the device's actual hardware) - There was evidence of RAW and burst-mode support in Android source code - Google spokesperson Gina Scigliano said Google "will exose a developer API in the future to expose more of the HAL functionality." - The Nexus 5 already uses burst mode for its HDR+ mode - When's it coming to Android? Google didn't give a release schedule, but said it'll ship "in a future release." Q: Will this lead to Android phones with amazing cameras?
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47	tm	Twitch cracks down on non-gaming PS4 streams	http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/11/26/twitch-ps4/3746787/
48		Twitch Couple's Strip Show Could Mean Bad News for PlayStation 4	http://kotaku.com/twitch-couples-strip-show-could-mean-bad-news-for-play-1470396644
49		Twitch having to crackdown on non-gaming broadcasts - Kotaku reported broadcasts from Playroom app connected to Twitch - a couple from Washington state broadcast something called "The Spartan Show," which became a call-in talk show - - And, cue nudity (couple on couch woman passes out soon she is naked) Account almost instantly banned - Twitch says content unrelated to video games is not allowed. "If using PS4 Playroom, the content must be about games or gaming and within our (terms of service)," says a statement from the Twitch Support Twitter account. Q: How long before Playroom removed from list of games that can share video?
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51	ia	Major benchmarking service delists Samsung and HTC phones it suspects of cheating	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/26/futuremark-delists-cheating-samsung-galaxy-note-htc-one/
52		3DMARK DELISTS ANDROID DEVICES WITH SUSPICIOUS SCORES	http://www.futuremark.com/pressreleases/3dmark-delists-android-devices-with-suspicious-scores
53	40	- Benchmarking company Futuremark has publicly delisted several a number of phones that fail to comply with its fairness policy - The fairness policy requires the Futuremark 3Dmark app to be treated like any other app - The phones in question? The Samsung Note 3, the HTC One, and the HTC One Mini - The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is also on the suspicious device list - Futuremark says 3Dmark scores from delisted devices should not be used to compare devices Q: Do you think this will change the way device makers optimize their software?
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57		Study: Cats recognize owners’ voices but seem too cool to care (thx tm204!)	http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201311210008
58		Paper airplanes finally get the smartphone remote control they deserve	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/26/powerup/
59		Xbox One grinding noise? Here’s a possible funny (and effective) fix (Thx KAPT_Kipper!)	http://www.gamechup.com/xbox-one-grinding-noise-heres-a-possible-funny-and-effective-fix/	1:35:00
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62		CC’s Next Generation Licenses — Welcome Version 4.0! - Creative Commons introduced version 4.0 of its licenses, yesterday Nov 25th.	http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/40768?utm_campaign=sm&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter2
63		Surprise! The $179 Moto G hits the US early The Moto G went on sale in the US on today, available only in the GSM variant and unlocked on Motorola.com for $179 without a contract.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57613701-94/surprise-the-$179-moto-g-hits-the-us-early/
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77		Tom was talking about how he was using the Xbox One a lot more because of the TV enhancement features and it got me to thinking. As a twenty seven year old dude who never watches traditional TV, I find it strange that a new console is targeting most of its new features at traditional TV watching. My generation (even more so with the teenagers today) are the Netflix/Amazon/iTunes people. All of the best shows (House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Betas, Alpha House, etc) are all streaming right away. It would seem that Xbox is backwards patching up traditional TV when they should focus on their own streaming service, or creating a more seamless streaming experience for TV and movie content. Launching a new system to make an outdated experience like watching live TV is an odd choice that turns off a lot of younger people who Xbox normally targets. If they are targeting the older audience, why is it $500? Great show! -- Corey	Corey, They aren't focusing most of their feature on tv watching. In fact tv just became an app on the screen just like Netflix or Hulu or YouTube. So in essence they're serving exactly who you're talking about but bringing along the 90 million people who do watch cable for the ride. Tom
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2		Apple will sense your motions, Katie Couric will anchor Yahoo's world, Who's winning the console war http://live.twit.tv/
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8		We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you.
9		We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse
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12	tm	As expected, Apple has completed its acquisition of PrimeSense, the company best known for designing the sensor in the first-generation Microsoft Kinect. ATD reports Apple paid around $360 million for the company. PrimeSense has been developing motion sensors for more compact devices, with their Capri model seemingly perfect for say a tablet or phone.	http://allthingsd.com/20131124/apple-confirms-acquisition-of-3d-sensor-startup-primesense/
13	ia	Apparently, people like that Xbox One. Microsoft says that it sold more than a million Xbox One units worldwide in less than 24 hours of its launch. What launch would be complete without a few bugs? There are reports that some Xbox One disc drives are failing. Inserting a disc leads to a clicking or grinding noise and those consoles cannot read the disc. Microsoft said the issue affects a very small number of units and is working directly with people to get them replacement consoles.	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/25/microsoft-also-sold-more-than-1-million-xbox-one-units-in-24-hours/
14		Microsoft admits glitch with some Xbox One disc drives	http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57613625-75/microsoft-admits-glitch-with-some-xbox-one-disc-drives/
15	tm	Samsung likes big phones and it cannot lie. The Galaxy Grand 2, announced Monday, has a 5.25-inch 1280 by 720 display with a 16:9 aspect ratio. It also has a 1.2GHZ quad-core processor, 2600 mAh battery and 8 GB of storage plus the usual SD card slot and the not so usual dual-SIM capability. The device does not support LTE though. The Android 4.3 phone comes in white, black, and pink in “selective regions” but no other details were announced.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57613617-94/samsung-goes-big-again-with-galaxy-grand-2-smartphone/
16	ia	Uber just signed a deal to make it easier for Uber drivers to afford cars. Uber is working with GM, Toyota, and an auto financing company so that qualified drivers can save $100 to $200 per month in car payments. This deal is live in six cities, which I will list in the order I've visited them: New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Dallas.	http://thenextweb.com/us/2013/11/25/to-meet-demand-uber-inks-partnerships-in-6-us-cities-to-cut-car-ownership-costs-for-its-drivers/
17	tm	The city of brotherly love has no love for 3D-printed guns. Philadelphia’s city council voted unanimously to pass a bill banning the practice of printing your own firearm. 3D-printed guns have been demonstrated but are still experimental and unreliable.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/24/5140628/philadelphia-becomes-the-first-us-city-to-ban-3d-printed-guns
18	ia	Motorola is partnering up with 3D Systems to develop Project Ara, Motorola's Lego-like open-source mobile hardware initiative. 3D Systems will create a high-speed production platform and it will be Motorola's partner in making 3D-printed Ara phone enclosures and modules. Maybe we'll get modular cell phones sooner than later.	http://www.cio.com/article/743696/Motorola_Teams_Up_with_3D_Systems_to_Develop_3D_Printed_Phones?taxonomyId=3154
19	tm	Here’s your Snowden leak of the day. Dutch newspaper company NRC published a slide indicating the US NSA placed malware designed to steal sensitive information on more than 50,000 computer networks. The NSA computer attacks are performed by a special department called TAO (Tailored Access Operations).	http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2013/11/23/nsa-infected-50000-computer-networks-with-malicious-software/
20	ia	It's an end of an era. John Carmack is leaving id Software for join Oculus as its CTO. Carmack is the programmer responsible for Quake, Doom, and is the co-founder of id Software. id studio director Tim Willits told IGN that Carmack's departure will not affect any current projects.	http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/22/doom-creator-john-carmack-officially-leaves-id-software
21	tm	A new how-to writer named Eric Schmidt has posted a guide to “Converting to Android from iPhone.” in four steps. The guide, posted to Google + described how to back up contacts, turn off iMessaging to insure text messages get through, sync music to Google Music, and recommends turning on two-factor authentication. Schmidt was formerly the CEO of Google and now serves as its chairman, in addition to his how-to gig.	http://allthingsd.com/20131125/eric-schmidts-easy-four-step-guide-to-switch-from-iphone-to-android/
22	ia	The FDA says 23andMe.com can't sell its DNA testing product because the product hasn't received approval or clearance from regulators. 23andMe.com analyzes a buyer's saliva and then alerts them to what diseases they are at risk for. The FDA says that false positives or negatives could lead to dangerous behavior regarding treatment from the 23andMe client.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/25/5143464/fda-orders-23andme-to-stop-selling-dna-test-kit
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28	tm	Apple Confirms Acquisition of 3-D Sensor Startup PrimeSense	http://allthingsd.com/20131124/apple-confirms-acquisition-of-3d-sensor-startup-primesense/
29		ATD reports Apple paid $360 million for PrimeSense - PrimeSense provided sensor for 1st-gen Kinect - Smaller sensors for more compact devices, like I don’t know an iPad. Capri Q: OK so now we know it’s really best guesses on what Apple will do with it?
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31	ia	Katie Couric Deal to Become Yahoo’s “Global News Anchor” Set to Be Announced Monday	http://allthingsd.com/20131123/couric-deal-to-become-yahoos-global-news-anchor-set-for-monday/	Chris worked at Yahoo for years and can offer (I think) an interesting perspective on this
32		Mayer Confirms Hire of News Star Couric as “Global Anchor” and Calls Her the “Face of Yahoo News”	http://allthingsd.com/20131125/yahoo-confirms-hire-of-news-star-katie-couric-as-global-anchor-2/
33		Welcome aboard, Katie. Anchors aweigh!	http://yahoo.tumblr.com/post/68071950595/welcome-aboard-katie-anchors-aweigh
34		Katie Couric Negotiating ABC News Exit (Exclusive)	http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/katie-couric-negotiating-abc-news-659156
35		- Over the weekend The Hollywood Reporter said that Katie Couric is trying to leave ABC News to come to Yahoo & AllThingsD reports that Couric could be designated "global news anchor" at Yahoo - It's official today that Couric has joined Yahoo with the title "global anchor" and will start in early 2014. - In a blog post Marissa Mayer calls Couric "the face of Yahoo News" - Couric currently has a daytime talk show on ABC. Her deal at the network gave her two seasons of a daytime talk show and three years at ABC News. The deal was valued at around $40 million. - Yahoo says Couric will continue to host her syndicated daytime talk show, Katie. - THR says that Couric was personally "wooed" by Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer - What would Couric be doing on Yahoo? Yahoo didn't say directly, but ATD says " It is likely to center on exclusive interviews with a range of high-profile celebrities, business execs and more, done by Couric specifically for the Web and prominently featured on Yahoo’s heavily trafficked main page.' - ATD also says Yahoo is engaging in talks with well-known TV personality and producer Ryan Seacrest Q: Does this make sense for Yahoo or Couric?
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37	tm	Microsoft also sold more than 1 million XBox One units in 24 hours	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/25/microsoft-also-sold-more-than-1-million-xbox-one-units-in-24-hours/
38		Microsoft admits glitch with some Xbox One disc drives	http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57613625-75/microsoft-admits-glitch-with-some-xbox-one-disc-drives/
39		Console history repeats itself - Microsoft claims 1 million Xbox Ones sold in <24 hours. Sony fans point out 11 more countries than PS4 - Microsoft admits problem with optical discs. "The issue is affecting a very small number of Xbox One customers," - Advanced exchange. Microsoft spokesperson told Kotaku: "Customers have the option for us to send a replacement console right away without waiting until they have returned their old one. This means a customer only has to wait a matter of days, rather than weeks to get back up and running." Q: MS winning war of customer service here, but does Sony still have their E3 advantage?
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43	ia	Amazon’s Next Kindle Paperwhite To Feature 300ppi Screen, Better Typography, Arrive Early Next Year	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/24/amazons-next-kindle-paperwhite-to-feature-300ppi-screen-better-typography-arrive-early-next-year/
44		- TechCrunch reports that Amazon is working on a new Paperwhite that should launch in Q2 of next year - The new Paperwhite (codenamed Ice Wine) would have a high resolution 300 ppi screen. The current model has 212 ppi screen - TC's sources say Amazon was "a bit irritated" when Kobo shipped a 265 ppi screen on its Aura HD - Hardware changes: TC says it's seen a prototype of the device. The front screen is flush with the edges of the device (instead of recessed) and is made of a matte glass, not plastic. The Ice Wine is also lighter than the current model. - It would also have an ambient light sensor to adjust screen brightness - The edges of the device would be squeezable buttons that give off haptic feedback when activated - Design changes - more in the line of the Fire HDX with a more angular shape - Software side: not a lot of changes, but new typography Q: Does this make you excited to buy a Kindle Paperwhite?
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46	tm	Eric Schmidt Explains How to Switch from iPhone to Android	http://www.androidheadlines.com/2013/11/eric-schmidt-explains-how-to-switch-from-iphone-to-android.html
47		Eric Schmidt’s Easy, Four-Step Guide to Switching From iPhone to Android	http://allthingsd.com/20131125/eric-schmidts-easy-four-step-guide-to-switch-from-iphone-to-android/
48		Schmidt's G+ post	https://plus.google.com/+EricSchmidt/posts/JcfVoJhW2Kw
49		“Like the people who moved from PCs to Macs and never switched back, you will switch from iPhone to Android and never switch back as everything will be in the cloud, backed up, and there are so many choices for you,” - He says he wrote this guide because many of his friends are switching to Android and he wanted a helpful guide for them and for others. - Steps include backing up contacts to iCloud first, turning off iMessage, even turning on two-factor authentication, a little flippant about old photos Q: Throwing around ‘switch’ propaganda is to be expected but this seems a well-thought out and useful tutorial. Does it work as marketing too? IS it a good how-to?
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51	ia	What is Instagram’s next big thing? Messaging, perhaps	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/22/what-is-instagrams-next-big-thing-messaging-perhaps/
52		- Om Malik reports that Instagram is going to launch a new private messaging feature - The company is also "experimenting with the idea of group messaging" - These features would likely hit the next version of Instagram, expected by the end of the year Q: Does Instagram need a messaging option?
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2		Should you get the Xbox One, Chromecast about to bust out, Cell phone calls coming to planes http://live.twit.tv/
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12	tm	Microsoft launched the Xbox One by taking over Times Square and the West End of London among other launch events. In a further example of their different focus, Microsoft gave fans the entertainment of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis while Sony gave news about games at their respective launch events. But showing they have common ground, the Xbox One already comes with reports of a buggy disc drive and Xbox Live outages just like Sony’s flashing blue light and PSN outage. Let the console wars BEGIN!	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/22/5132732/microsoft-takes-over-times-square-xbox-one-launch-photos
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14	ia	In the Apple vs. Samsung damages retrial case, the jury ruled that Samsung owes Apple $290 million more than the previous judgment. Originally, Samsung owed Apple $1 billion, but that number was cut to $640 million due to a miscalculation by the jury. All in all, Samsung now owes Apple about $930 million for patent infringement. Samsung said it would appeal. So this case will never ever ever end. Until it does.	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/21/jury-awards-290-million-to-apple-in-retrial-over-samsung-patent-infringement/
15	tm	Now that you can use electronic devices on takeoff and landing in most US and European flights, why stop there? The FCC is considering a proposal to allow cell phone calls to be placed while above 10,000 feet. They almost proposed this before but stopped because of the shouting. Even if the FCC does approve, the FAA and the airlines themselves would all have to sign off on the deal as well.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/21/5130812/fcc-to-consider-cellphone-calls-on-us-flights
16	ia	Dropbox revamped its iOS app. Version 3.0 brings an updated look that matches iOS 7 a bit better. On the functional side, Dropbox added in AirDrop support so you can send files to other iOS devices over WiFi or Bluetooth. Dropbox also says its revamped the PDF viewer.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/dropbox-3-0-hits-ios-with-airdrop-support-redesigned-icon/
17	tm	AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have all agreed to stop billing US customers for spam texts used in a practice sometimes called cramming. The move comes after an effort of 45 states attorneys general, led by Vermont’s William Sorrell. Verizon says it is in the process of winding down its premium text messaging service but is keeping it running for the purposes of charities and political campaign donations.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/21/5131320/wireless-carriers-end-charges-for-spam-texts
18	ia	Google will be holding a two-day hackathon in Mountain View to let developers get a handle on the Cast SDK for Chromecast. Google invited developers from AirCast and CyanogenMod to the event. The Android Chromecast app also got an update that makes it easier to handle troubleshooting.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/21/google-chromecast-sdk-hackathon-app/
19	tm	In an effort to encourage people to learn to code, Wolfram Research announced it’s partnering with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to include copies of Mathematica and an early version of Wolfram Language on every Raspberry Pi at no extra charge. The base model of Raspberry Pi costs $25. Those who already own a Raspberry Pi can download the software starting today at raspberrypi.org.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/21/5130394/raspberry-pi-includes-mathematica-wolfram-language-free
20	ia	Mozilla released its 2012 annual financial report. Revenue for the year was $311 million compared to $163 million in 2011. 90% of Mozilla's 2012 revenue came from Google. Google and Mozilla's deal continues until 2014.	http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/11/21/mozillas-reliance-google-increasing-90-2012-revenue-came-one-source/
21	tm	One common criticism of the US DMCA is that it can be abused to censor speech since bringing abusers to court is costly and complicated. WordPress’s parent company Atomattic is helping with that end of the problem, joining two lawsuits in Federal Court alleging false infringement accusations. Retraction Watch is fighting a disgruntled scientist who copied part of the website then claimed it as his own and sent a DMCA takedown notice against it. Another involves a journalist who published a press release from Straight Pride UK, which then sent a DMCA notice to WordPress to take down the post.	https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/wordpresscom-stands-its-users-goes-court-challenge-dmca-abuse
22	ia	New Jersey is testing online gambling. The system would require people to be within the state to play using geolocation. According to the Associated Press, people testing the system have found it troublesome since the geolocation function wasn't working properly. New Jersey is expected to fully launch online gambling next week with 14 websites.	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25051312
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29	tm	Microsoft takes over Times Square for Xbox One launch	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/22/5132732/microsoft-takes-over-times-square-xbox-one-launch-photos
30		Microsoft montage reveals future Xbox One games	http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57613440-75/microsoft-montage-reveals-future-xbox-one-games/
31		Windows Azure, Xbox Live Experience Problems as Xbox One Launches	http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/11/22/windows-azure-xbox-live-experience-problems-xbox-one-launches/
32		Xbox One buyers beset by buggy disc drives	http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57613438-75/xbox-one-buyers-beset-by-buggy-disc-drives/
33		Which Should You Buy: Xbox One or PlayStation 4? Yes.	http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/11/xbox-one-vs-ps4/
34		Windows Azure affected by DNS issues outside network according to Microsoft. Affected storage in North Central US but then spread. - Forum reports of clicking or grinding when inserting discs and fail to read - Future Xbox One Games Montage hints at coming games Xbox One vs. PS4 Power - slight edge PS4 FPS Titles - slight edge XBO TV integration - XBO Best buy - PS4 Real recommendation - WAIT!
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36	ia	Google readies Chromecast developer push	http://www.pcworld.com/article/2066420/google-readies-chromecast-developer-push.html
37		Google Cast Developer Preview	https://developers.google.com/cast/devprev
38		- Google's inviting developers to its HQ to give them a preview of its SDK for Chromecast - The name of the SDK is "Cast SDK" is now available as a developer preview - Google will host a two-day hackathon for developers to learn more about how to add their works to a list of compatible apps - The event will take place in Mountain View on Dec 7th and 8th - Anyone can register for the event, but priority will be given to those developers who have experience with the preview version of the SDK. - There's also some online documentation for the Cast SDK Q: What do you want to see come out of the hackathon? More video support? Gaming? Productivity? Something else?
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41		Opposition to mobile phone chat on planes	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25058358
42		Instruct the FCC and FAA that cell phone use is not appropriate on flights	https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/instruct-fcc-and-faa-cell-phone-use-not-appropriate-flights/6KQqTc6h
43		WSJ reports FCC will propose allowing cell phone calls on flights while above 10,000 feet - If proposed, FAA would have to approve transmission equipment - Then airlines would have to decide if they wish to allow it - Proposal considered in 2007, objections of noise and “lack of technical information” --- Already a petition at WhiteHouse.gov in opposition Q: Do you want this and if not, why?
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48		Deezer to launch in the USA in 2014 with a partner, potentially Microsoft	http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/11/21/deezer-usa-launch-microsoft/
49		- TechCrunch reports that AOL is in talks to sell Winamp and Shoutcast to Microsoft - This week, AOL announced that it would no longer support Winamp after December 20th of this year - If you're unfamiliar with Shoutcast, it's software for streaming media online. It acts as a portal to over 50k radio stations - TechCrunch says that AOL is planning to announce the closure of Shoutcast next week - MS already has Xbox Music which works on the 360, Win 8, RT, WP 8, iOS and Android - Meanwhile, streaming music service Deezer announced it is coming to the U.S. in 2014. There's a rumor that MS could acquire Deezer or could be a U.S. launch partner Q: Does Microsoft need any of these properties?
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52		WebIndex annual report	http://www.thewebindex.org/2013/11/Web-Index-Annual-Report-2013-FINAL.pdf
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54		Tim Berners-Lee speaking at Web Index launch - Called effects of surveillance “chilling” and “insidious” - “Everybody owes a lot to whistleblowers who have been involved,” he said, “because there is no way we could have become aware of it and had that conversation without the whistleblowers. [When] our system for checks and balances breaks down, we must protect and respect them.” - US and UK rank 3rd and 4th on Web Index for human rights development (Sweden 1, Norway 2) - Worry that surveillance will discourage people for using it to improve communications. - Jimmy Wales says harder to fight censorship in other countries because of revelations of US spying Q: Will the Net route around like it always has, or is this round different somehow?
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57		App.net Launches Broadcasts, Push-Based Custom Newsletters Engineered For Mobile	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/21/app-net-broadcasts/
58		Announcing App.net Broadcast	http://blog.app.net/2013/11/21/announcing-app-net-broadcast/
59	44	- App.net is launching "Broadcasts" - It's a universal push-notification system that alerts you to things that happen online - It allows anyone to publish and subscribe to push notification "Broadcast Channels" for free - A user only receives a Broadcast when they have explicitly subscribed to a Broadcast Channel - App.net's Dalton Caldwell says there will be no promoted content - Broadcasts can be composed with a photo, an animated GIF, additional text/links, geographic information, as well as a “Read More” link that takes the user to a URL of the publisher’s choosing. - Once someone creates a Broadcast Channel, the publisher can share it with their audience, as well as embed a subscribe button anywhere on the web. - Anyone who wants to subscribe will receive real-time push notifications each time the publisher sends a Broadcast. - Examples: Public safety messages, letting an audience know when you're livestreaming online, app developers who want to alert a user to a new version Q: Will Broadcasts be a widely used tool online?
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64		Air Force sending 29 satellites into space at once	http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/19/tech/innovation/multi-satellite-launch/index.html
65		Hydrobee Lets You Charge A Battery From A Fast-Flowing River To Juice Up USB Devices Off-Grid	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/hydrobee/
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70		Also on Saturday, Intel will open its retail “Experience” Stores Starting tomorrow in New York's NoLita (they will close January 25th)	http://www.dailytech.com/Quick+Note+Intel+Launching+New+Retail+Experience+Stores+Starting+November+23/article33751c.htm
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12	tm	Acer announced it has elected founder Stan Shih as the new chairman and interim President of the company. Two weeks ago, current president Jim Wong was named to take over the CEO role from resigning CEO J.T. Wang. Instead both Wang and Wong will step down and the position of CEO will be abolished. Co-founder George Huang will also return to the company on Shih’s team. Acer has had several quarters of disappointing results. November 5th, Shih and George Huang headed a committee to determine the future of the company.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/21/acer-idUST8N0HR00B20131121
13	sl	Pinterest has released a new set of tools for users that would help them “explore” and share the things around them. At an event with 150 “Pinners” at Pinterest HQ in San Francisco, CEO Ben Silbermann announced that the company would introduce new ways to plan trips.The new product, called “Place Pins,” is designed to help users provide a visual guide to finding places to go and things to explore. It uses the Foursquare API to help pinners explore the world around them.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/20/pinterest-place-pins/
14	ia	California startup Kateeva just introduced the YIELDJet, which it calls the "world's first inkjet printer engineered from the ground up for OLED mass production." Typically OLED TVs are built using vacuum evaporation which can be inefficient. The YIELDJet prints the LEDs in a pure nitrogen environment and it coats glass in a uniform way. Kateeva suggests its techniques could bring down the pricing of OLED TVs.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/21/kateeva-oled-tv-inkjet-printer/
15	tm	Microsoft has added an online store to its “Don’t get Scroogled” site selling shirts, hats and mugs with various anti-Google messages on them. As an example, you can get a shirt or a mug that has the Chrome logo and the words “Keep calm while we steal your data.” What better way to protest the data collecting habits of one mega-corpportaion than to give your credit card and shipping address to another mega-corporation, both of whom share data with the NSA!	http://mashable.com/2013/11/20/scroogled-merchandise/
16	sl	Southwest Airllines is the first U.S. airline to provide the option of gate-to-gate Wi-Fi Internet service. That’s because it uses a satellite technology that differs from the air-to-ground technology used by Gogo, which powers the inflight Wi-Fi for most other airlines. Southwest has Wi-Fi on 435 of its planes, using a satellite-based system from Global Eagle Entertainment’s inflight subsidiary Row 44. The FAA now allows the use of phones and tablets during takeoff and landing with an Oct. 31 ruling.	http://allthingsd.com/20131120/southwest-to-be-first-with-gate-to-gate-wi-fi-service/
17	ia	Windows Phone just landed some high-profile apps. First up is Waze, the social traffic app, from Google. The app gives you pretty much the same feature set as you'd find on iOS. There's also a new official Instagram app, which is in beta. The app does support photo upload, but you can't use the camera from within the app itself. Additionally, Instagram for Windows Phone doesn't record or upload videos.	http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3513_7-57613005/instagram-waze-land-on-windows-phone/
18	tm	HBO Go’s iOS and Android apps both can stream to Google’s Chromecast device starting today. That brings the official Chromecast app compatibility tally to seven when you count Pandora, Hulu Plus, Netflix, YouTube, the Chrome Browser and Google Play video. It also means those restrictions your cable company puts on which devices can stream HBO Go will seem even more arbitrary.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/21/5129354/chromecast-adds-hbo-go-streaming-support-ios-app
19	sl	One of the original architects of the Internet, Vint Cerf, is reminding everyone that privacy is a pretty new concept. “Privacy is something which has emerged out of the urban boom coming from the industrial revolution,” said Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist and a lead engineer on the Army’s early 1970′s Internet prototype, ARPANET. As a result, ‘privacy may actually be an anomaly,” he told a gathering of the Federal Trade Commission. “So I’m not saying that we shouldn’t be interested in privacy, but I am suggesting to you that it’s an accident, in some respect, of the urban revolution,”.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/20/googles-cerf-says-privacy-may-be-an-anomaly-historically-hes-right/
20	tm	LG now admits its televisions were sharing data on the channels you watched and filenames you streamed using their smart TVs, even when the setting was disabled. The company uses the data to serve ads on the TV’s apps.LG regrets concerns the reports have caused, reassured that the data, while transmitted was never stored, and promised a firmware update that will actually disable data transmission when the setting turns it off.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57613322-93/lg-says-smart-tv-data-collection-will-stop-with-firmware-update/
21	ia	It'll be a sad day on December 20, 2013 because that is the day the music dies - at least for Winamp. AOL announced that Winamp.com and its Web services will no longer be supported past December 20th, 2013. The Winamp Media player will also no longer be available for download. AOL bought Winamp way back in June 1999 for $80 million.	http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/11/after-15-years-of-llama-whipping-aol-shuts-down-winamp-for-good/
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27	sl	Pinterest Launches ‘Place Pins’ To Help Pinners Plan Their Trips	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/20/pinterest-place-pins/
28		- new product, called “Place Pins,” is designed to help users provide a visual guide to finding places to go and things to explore. - “pinners” can beginning planning trips by creating a new board based on location, and then adding pins with locations to those boards. The tool adds a map, images, and relevant information to the pins, and allows pinners to view the places they’d like to visit both online and on mobile. - keep track of places even while they’re on the go. - Pinterest Place Pins depend on Foursquare’s location API, along with Mapbox’s map technology. But even if a location isn’t on the map doesn’t mean that pinners can’t add them — they can also add locations of their own. And Pinterest users can also use their mobile apps to get directions, based on location information they have collected.	Q: beating explore apps at their own game?
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30	tm	Acer elects founder as new chairman in reshuffle	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/21/acer-idUST8N0HR00B20131121
31		Acer founder steps in to save company as CEO and president resign	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/21/5129070/acer-founder-steps-in-to-save-company-as-ceo-and-president-resign
32		Acer Chairman and CEO J.T. Wang Tenders Resignation; Corporate President Jim Wong to Succeed as CEO	http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/press/2013/72471
33		Tablet marketshare numbers (IDC)	http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/30/idc-tablet-share-q3-2013/
34		Acer founder Stan Shih elected new chairman and interim corporate president, role of CEO abolished. - “Due to the situation that now faces Acer and my personal social responsibilities, I must stand up and take the reign without salary.” - co-founder George Huang will join management team - Nov. 5, Huang and Shih headed committee on recommending future direction - Jim Wong stepping down as president - 2 weeks ago Wong announced as replacement CEO for JT Wang who would stay as chairman - Bad Q3 (loss NT$13.2 billion, PC sales down 35%) after bad Q2, 7% staff reduction announced 2wks ago - Acer sub-brands Gateway and Packard-Bell, #4 PC maker (and falling) #5 Tablet maker (and falling) Q: If Stan Shih came to you for your opinion on what to do with Acer, what would you tell him?
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36	ia	Windows Phone 8: Microsoft's breakthrough moment?	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25031051#sa-ns_mchannel=rss%26ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
37		Google's social GPS app Waze now available on Windows Phone	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/20/5125346/waze-windows-phone-app-download-features-release
38		Instagram for WP: Familiar design, but missing too many features	http://reviews.cnet.com/software/instagram-windows-phone/4505-3513_7-35832561.html
39		YouTube and Xbox Still Working Together Just Fine. YouTube and Windows Phone Still Not Working Together at All.	http://allthingsd.com/20131120/youtube-and-xbox-still-working-together-just-fine-youtube-and-windows-phone-still-not-working-together-at-all/
40		The BBC asked Joe Belfiore where do you want WP numbers to be a year from now:	https://www.dropbox.com/s/kt96vxhcxnd3djk/Joe%20Belfiore%20on%20where%20he%20wants%20WP%20next%20year%20BBC.mov	VIDEO
41		- Windows Phone landed a couple of major apps on Wednesday: Waze and Instagram - Up until yesterday, if you wanted to use Instagram on WP, you'd have to use an unofficial app - First reports claimed Instagram app didn't let you shoot or upload pics or vids but CNET reports: "After playing around with Instagram for Windows Phone, we found that you can take photos and post them." - Instagram says users can upload photos from their phone's camera roll, but you cannot shoot photos from the app itself. The app is still in beta, and you can't record or upload videos, there's no geotagging or Photo Map, and you can't tag people in your photos. - WP phone numbers according to Kantar: Italy 13.7%, Great Britain 11.4%. U.S. 4.6%, China 2.5% - Meanwhile, YouTube is coming... to Xbox One. Google and Microsoft are working well there. However, there is still no official YouTube app for WP - The BBC asked Joe Belfiore where do you want WP numbers to be a year from now? [VIDEO] Q: Could MS be fine with being number three?
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46		- new: Google Play Newsstand for Android, an app that's a combo of current Google Play Magazines app available in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia, as well as Google Currents, the company’s Flipboard competitor - Play Newsstand will feature about 1,900 free and paid publications. The selection ranges from newspapers like The Australian, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to magazines like The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Wired and free blogs and news sites that have partnered with Google. - “put the news you care about most front and center and presents stories that interest you based on your tastes. The more you read the better it will get.” - Google also offers a Currents app for iOS. That app, Google told me, will be upgraded to the Newsstand app “early next year.”
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49		Google's chief internet evangelist says 'privacy may actually be an anomaly'	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/20/5125922/vint-cerf-google-internet-evangelist-says-privacy-may-be-anomaly
50		Internet Innovator Vinton G. Cerf to Keynote FTC's Internet of Things Workshop Nov. 19	http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/10/iot.shtm
51		Keynote address at the Federal Trade Commission’s Internet of Things workshop , Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf during Q&A: “Privacy is something which has emerged out of the urban boom coming from the industrial revolution…privacy may actually be an anomaly. So I’m not saying that we shouldn’t be interested in privacy, but I am suggesting to you that it’s an accident, in some respect, of the urban revolution.” - Gregory Ferenstein TC, writes about internal walls in homes not common until 19th century, public toilets, bedchambers only popular with European wealthy in 1600s - “right to privacy” coined by Louis Brandeis in 1890. Not recognized by Supreme Court until 1967 Katz vs. US. - 1790 census results posted publicly so people could check accuracy - Cerf’s point was that transparency “is something we’re gonna have to live through.” - "We are gonna live through situations where some people get embarrassed, some people end up going to jail, some other people have other problems as a consequence of some of these experiences.” - Gave example of caught in background of FB photo: "The technology that we use today has far outraced our social intuition, our headlights. ... [There's a] need to develop social conventions that are more respectful of people’s privacy. Q: How much privacy should we expect on the Internet?
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54		- Reuters has a report explaining what happened to Intel's TV service called OnCue - It turns out the decision to kill OnCue came from Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich who thought the company could not afford the distraction and expense acc'g to "sources familiar with the decision" - The Intel pop-up stores in NY, LA, and Chicago was supposed to serve as a place to promote the launch of Intel TV. The stores will feature ultrabooks and tablets - Reuters sources say that OnCue's most likely buyer is Verizon (ATD reported the same a while ago) - The report also has some information on the origin of OnCue. Former BBC exec Erik Huggers pitched the idea and Paul Otellini saw an opportunity to diversify into a new consumer business. - Krzanich didn't share Otellini's interest in Intel TV and spent his first six months as CEO focused on the declining PC biz and lack of progress in mobile - Huggers came close to finalizing deals, but they would require upfront outlays of hundreds of millions of dollars. Q: Was OnCue a distraction? Should Intel have taken the gamble?
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60		Sony's SmartWig patent is a real head-scratcher	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/21/sony-smartwig-patent/
61		Microsoft pens playful doctor's note for Xbox One gamers	http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57613303-75/microsoft-pens-playful-doctors-note-for-xbox-one-gamers/
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2		The truth about the Xbox One, Fined for mining Bitcoins, Carriers fight the law on theft http://live.twit.tv/
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12	tm	The Xbox One comes out Friday November 22 in 13 markets and the reviews came pouring out today. Most reviews agreed that, as you may guess, it’s never a good idea to buy a product right at launch, and the Xbox One is no exception. Uneven voice control was cited by many reviewers and others picked at the interface and functionality some calling it incomplete. But all reviews felt the new Xbox has a lot of potential and while Sony’s PS4 has the early advantage the Xbox One could be the better bet in the long run.	http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/xbox-one-review-roundup-dont-buy-it-just-yet-50012806/
13	sl	Qualcomm has new processors today - the top of the line Snapdragon 805 is geared at mobile devices and 4K, Ultra HD TVs, and designed to "deliver the highest-quality mobile video, imaging, and graphics experiences." Qualcomm's Gobi 9x35 is Qualcomm's fourth-generation 4G LTE modem, which also runs 3G and other wireless technologies. Qualcomm also announced a new RF transceiver chip, the WTR3925, and says both chips offer "significant improvements in performance, power consumption, and printed circuit board area requirements."	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57613050-94/qualcomm-adds-new-chip-for-4k-video-to-snapdragon-line/
14	ia	Because Apple wants to make it as easy as possible for you to part with your money, the company just introduced a new Apple Store app for iPad. This is an iPad native app that will let you buy Apple products, sign up for events, and schedule Genius Bar appointments. However, the in-store features of the iPhone app are not included in the iPad version.	http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/11/20/apple-releases-ipad-version-apple-store-app-just-time-holidays/
15	tm	Russia’s email provider Mail.ru has launched a US product called My.com. Three services called myMail, MyChat and myGames are available as mobile apps for Android and iOS for free. The mail app can manage multiple accounts including Gmail, Yahoo and Outlook. The chat app gives users free texts voice and video calls and the games app as you may expect has free games. You also get a free new buzzword as My.com calls the platform Communitainment.	http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2427372,00.asp
16	sl	Samsung lawyers have accused counsel for Apple of making racist arguments in an ongoing trial over smartphone patents, and are calling for a mistrial. Harold McElhinny, Apple’s attorney, spoke yesterday of his memory as a child of watching television on American-made sets, and how intellectual property could have saved these products. “We all know what happened,” he said. McElihinny countered the mistrial demand by telling US District Judge Lucy Koh, “I did not say a word about race, and I did not say Asian.”	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/20/samsung-calls-for-mistrial-over-alleged-asian-innuendo-by-apple-lawyers/
17	ia	AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular have all turned down Samsung's proposal to preload its phones with Absolute LoJack anti-theft software. The software would have allowed the carriers to remotely brick a phone if reported stolen or lost. The wireless carriers claim that a kill switch won't work as a solution because it could be misused by hackers who could disable someone else's phone.	http://news.yahoo.com/carriers-reject-kill-switch-stolen-smartphones-225739166.html
18	tm	The New Jersey Attorney General fined E-Sports Entertainment for using players on its service to mine bit coins. The company included code in a software update that was installed on 14,000 computers and minted 30 bitcoins. The company told Wired in May that the code was injected by an employee who has since been terminated. E-Sports Entertainment also faces a class action lawsuit in California.	http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/11/e-sports/
19	sl	A team at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry in Beijing say they can print electronic circuits on a wide range of materials using an inkjet printer filled with liquid metal. And they’ve demonstrated the technique on paper, plastic, glass, rubber, cotton cloth and even a leaf. The liquid metal is an alloy of gallium and indium which is liquid at room temperature. They simply pump it through an inkjet printer to create a fine spray of liquid metal droplets that settle onto the substrate and creates almsot any circuit pattern.	http://www.technologyreview.com/view/521871/liquid-metal-printer-lays-electronic-circuits-on-paper-plastic-and-even-cotton/
20	tm	Ars Technica reports the Wikimedia Foundation issued a cease and desist letter to Wiki-PR, demanding that the company immediately halt editing Wikipedia “unless and until [Wiki-PR has] fully complied with the terms and conditions outlined by the Wikimedia Community.” Wikimedia alleges that Wiki-PR markets paid advocacy editing services in violation of Wikipedia policies.	http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/wikipedia-wants-pr-firm-to-stop-paid-editing-services-hints-at-lawsuit/
21	ia	The Logitech iPhone game controller enclosure is now official. It's called the PowerShell and costs about $100. It is compatible with the iPhone 5s, iPhone 5 and the 5th generation iPod touch. The PowerShell also packs in a 1500 mAh battery that will charge your phone on the go.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/20/logitech-powershell-99-dollars-meh/
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30		Review sites agree on a few things; Silly to buy game consoles right out of the gate. PS4 has the early advantage but Xbox One has more promise. CNET: Uneven voice control The Verge: "Nearly everything that could be great someday isn't great right now." Kotaku: there are so many rough edges, and the software feels incomplete." Gizmodo: "If the Xbox One can straighten the few little quirks it has with some software tweaks, this thing is going to be unstoppable in a way the PS4 could never touch."
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33		- E-Sports Entertainment Association (ESEA) infected about 14,000 of its customers with code to mine bitcoins, got about 30 bitcoins over two weeks last spring. - company says employee did it, he's been fired. “What transpired the past two weeks is a case of an employee acting on his own and without authorization to access our community through our company’s resources,” ESEA co-founder Craig Levine told WIRED back in May. - The settlement was announced today by the New Jersey Attorney General. fine is $1M but ESEA pays just $325,000 of the fine upfront, and needs to act right for a decade to avoid rest of fine - Attorney General’s office called the software a “botnet” that could monitor customers even when they weren’t using the ESEA software. - The AG’s office says co-founder Eric Thunberg and software engineer Sean Hunczak were both involved. statement on ESEA's site Attorney General has deep misunderstandings of the facts of the case, the nature of our business, and the technology in question.” - Back in the spring, those 30 bitcoins were worth only a few thousand dollars, but at today’s rates, it comes closer to $17,000.	q: bets on who's next in a bitcoin mining scandal? gamers have pretty good computers for this
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36		Never Forget That Wireless Carriers Are Evil	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/19/never-forget-that-wireless-carriers-are-evil/
37		SF DA George Gascon, NYAG Eric Schneiderman and others calling for anti-theft ‘kill switches on phones - 1 in 3 robberies involve phone theft (FCC) - Android has one (ability to remotely locate and wipe a stolen phon), Samsung wants to preload Absolute LoJack - iOS7 has activation lock. Phone can’t be reactivated without Apple ID and password - AT&T Inc., Verizon Wireless, United States Cellular Corp., Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US all removed anti-theft from their versions of Android - Carriers Say they worry hackers could disable phones. (even for military and law enforcement!) - Critics say carriers are more worried about losing theft insurance fees - CTIA working on stolen phone database, but doesn’t protect against data theft or out of country use.
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42		Google’s New Tools Show How Deep Glass Will Embed in Our Lives	http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/11/google-glass-sdk/
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45		- Google took the wraps off of its Glass Development Kit - GDK is different than Mirror (the first Glass SDK) - Apps can run in offline mode, can get "real-time user response" and can take advantage of Glass's GPS and gyroscope - Timothy Jordan, Google's sr. development advocate, said "if you're an Android developer, developing for Glass would feel natural." - GDK will allow are "live cards" and a focused, immersive experience. - live cards will let Glassware live to the left of the home screen and continually update as long as it's running. A simple example of that would be a stopwatch, continually ticking off time and updating live, that you could easily access with one swipe.	- Good example of Glassware is Word Lens that will translate text and overlay it on what you're looking at [VIDEO] - Another app demo: Strava for Glass gives you details of your jog or bike ride to the left of the Glass home screen - Glass-enabled version of cooking and recipe app All The Cooks, which lets you use voice activation to search for recipes and swipe through the different steps [VIDEO]
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48		- UK websites will soon be able to use .uk rather than .co.uk owners can buy a "name.uk" web address to use instead of or in addition to "name.co.uk", "name.org.uk" and other alternatives. - Nominet, the organisation responsible, has brought this up before but trying not to confuse ppl - The decision will affect more than 10M customers who currently use domains ending in .uk when it begins in the middle of next year. - Nominet's French and German equivalents have already carried out a similar move. - more expensive? Many businesses might want to keep existing domains as well as buy new ones in order to prevent others buying them to hijack traffic - price it would charge to middlemen domain registrars would be £3.50 for single-year contracts and £2.50 a year for multi-year ones. The organisation had originally proposed charging £20 a year for the new addresses. - Nominet has extended the amount of time its customers have to decide whether they want to pay for a shorter name before it will be offered to others. original plan was to offer a six-month "first dibs" window, but the right-of-refusal period will now last up to five years.	Icann in the process of creating about 1,400 new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). These include creating addresses ending in .camera, .singles and .london. There had previously been only 22, including .com and .net. - should Nominet make this move to be competitive, or too little too late?
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51		Nintendo preparing a tablet for schools, plays educational games	http://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-preparing-a-tablet-for-schools-plays-educational-games/
52		- According to a series of Twitter posts, Nintendo is working on an Android tablet for educational games - The tweets came from Nintendo of America software engineer Nando Montezaro. They have since been removed.] On Monday, Monterazo wrote - Experimenting with a tablet of Nintendo, the system is based on android, fully modified and unified as a database of the tablet. #Android - At the moment just testing communication environment of educational games that will be shared between the kids using the tablet! #Tablet - The tweets are now gone from twitter - VentureBeat contacted Nintendo for confirmation, but got the standard "Nintendo does not comment on rumors or speculations" - Nintendo would not comment on whether Monterazo was a company employee	- Monterazo said that NES, Super Nintendo, and Game Boy games will not appear on the tablet, with “educational games only” being the focus. - However, it would feature Nintendo characters Q: Nintendo educational Android tablet -- good idea?
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2		Dropbox an $8 billion bargain, 800,000 Galaxy Gear sales can't be wrong, Valve promises Virtual Reality prototype coming to Steam http://live.twit.tv/
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12	tm	Reuters reports Samsung says sales of Galaxy Gear smartwatches reached 800,000, making it the most popular smart watch to date. That not only beats the pessimistic market watchers but Samsung’s own expectations. The company says it will expand sales promotions for the watch.	http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-elec-says-gear-smartwatch-sales-hit-800-093353174--finance.html
13	sl	bloomberg businessweek reports that Dropbox plans on raising $250 million more in the next few weeks. The company, say anonymous sources, seeks a valuation north of $8 billion, or more than double its last round, which closed in Oct. 2011. Dropbox just reached 200 million users, which is roughly 10 times as many people as it had at the end of 2010. Its revenue has grown 20 fold since late 2010 and now said to be in the “hundreds of millions of dollars” per year range.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/18/dropbox-could-be-a-bargain-at-an-8-billion-valuation/
14	ia	In news that should surprise very few, the Financial Times reports Nokia's shareholders approved the sale of its devices and services division to Microsoft. The acquisition was announced in September and the deal is expected to officially close in quarter one of the next year. Microsoft is paying Nokia approximately $7.2 billion in cash for Nokia's Devices & Services business, patent licenses, and map data licensing.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/19/nokia-soft-ly/
15	tm	It’s no surprise that game consoles are sold for about cost, so get ready to not be surprised. All Things D got a peek at IHS’s cost estimate for the PS4 which is about $381 for parts and assembly. That leaves a nice fat margin of $18 profit on each device. As long as you don’t count marketing and over head and— well you get the picture. Sony’s continuing to make money on the games, and possibly the occasional video or music sale. Just as a comparison The PS3 cost $805 to build when it launched in 2006 and sold for $599.	http://allthingsd.com/20131119/teardown-shows-sonys-playstation-4-costs-381-to-build/
16	sl	FreedomPop - The mobile virtual network operator (or MVNO) has implemented a bring-your-own-device program for older model Sprint WiMAX phones and even the LTE-powered Samsung Galaxy S III under a FreedomPop plan. the company launched its VoIP and IP-messaging service in beta last month, giving the first 10,000 customers willing to buy its $99 HTC Evo Design a free 200-minute, 500-message and 500MB monthly plan, and it's now allowing another 10,000 subscribers to use the EVO 4G (also $99) as well as taking in customers who port over Sprint devices.	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/19/got-an-old-sprint-phone-freedompop-will-activate-it-under-its-freemium-plans/
17	ia	After being contacted by a murder victim's parent, Google will remove an image of the murder victim that was findable via Google Maps. The victim was 14-year old Kevin Barrera who was found near railway tracks in Richmond, CA. Google Maps satellite imagery captured that scene. Google VP of Maps Brian McClendon says "Our hearts go out the family of this young boy" and Google thinks it can update the satellite images in eight days.	http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/11/19/google-says-will-remove-images-murder-scene-google-maps/
18	tm	The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released partially-redeacted documents detailing secret court decisions relating the NSA’s now ended program of capturing metadata from the Internet. Two opinions have attracted the most attention. One by by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly called the requested authorization enormous, but granted it in deference to the executive branch. Another by Judge John D. Bates foudn the “NSA exceeded the scope of authorized acquisition continuously” but reluctantly allowed the program to continue again in deference. The documents were released in response to a lawsuit sponsored by the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.	http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/19/court-order-that-allowed-nsa-surveillance-is-revealed-for-first-time
19	sl	The Apple TV's sporting a couple news apps from Yahoo and PBS. Yahoo Screen includes clips from Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show, as well as live news, events and music. The PBS app lets users watch a variety of its programs in full, and offers customized programming based on local PBS affiliates. Today's updates are for US customers only.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/19/apple-tv-yahoo-screen-pbs-apps/
20	tm	FiftyThree, the company that made the iPad app ‘Paper’ now has a stylus named ‘Pencil’. Pencil, paper, get it? Can’t wait for eraser. Oh wait they have it. It’s on one end of pencil. The active stylus uses Bluetooth to tell the iPad which end is touching so you can draw with the pencil end or erase with the other. It also can distinguish between your hand and the stylus, so you rest your palm on the tablet while writing. The aluminum model costs $50 the walnut one, $60. Both purchases unlock all of the Paper app’s in-app purchases and ship 2-3 weeks from order.	http://www.wired.com/design/2013/11/meet-pencil-the-best-ipad-stylus-yet-from-the-makers-of-paper/
21	ia	During Microsoft's final shareholder meeting with Steve Ballmer as CEO, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates spoke and got choked up as he talked about the search for Ballmer's replacement. ------------------ Gates pointed out that the company has only had two CEOs and thanked Ballmer directly for his leadership over the last 13 years.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/19/5121968/bill-gates-microsoft-ceo-search-shareholders-meeting	VIDEO :38-:57 "Make sure the next CEO is the right person -- that makes the world a better place.
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26	sl	Dropbox Could Be A Bargain At An $8 Billion Valuation	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/18/dropbox-could-be-a-bargain-at-an-8-billion-valuation/
27		- BloombergBusinessWeek says Dropbox is looking to raise an additional $250M at a valuation of around $8B - BusinessWeek says Dropbox’s revenue has grown really fast, now in the “hundreds of millions of dollars” area - Om Malik of gigaom says Dropbox is “is on its way to a billion dollars in revenue.” says the company is on a $1 billion run rate - meaning over next year that's the forecast of rev - what's the money for? DB started as consumer product, now getting into business market - new services aimed at businesses, IT administrators - BBBW says Dropbox will need to spend money acquiring pricey salespeople and engineers and likely to acquire various bits and pieces of software. need to compete w Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Box	200 million users—or about 10 times as many people as it had at the end of 2010. Its revenue has grown 20 fold since late 2010 q: more money, more biz products? is that the only place for DB to grow?
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29	ia	Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch flops with just 50,000 units sold - report	http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/11/18/samsung-galaxy-gear-smart-watch-flops-with-just-50000-units-sold---report
30		Samsung Elec says Gear smartwatch sales hit 800,000 in two months	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/19/us-samsung-gear-idUSBRE9AI0AU20131119
31		Samsung defies critics, ships 800,000 Galaxy Gear smartwatches in two months	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/19/5121212/samsung-galaxy-gear-smartwatch-sales-figures
32		Samsung boasts 800,000 Galaxy Gear smartwatch sales in two months	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/19/samsung-800000-galaxy-gear-sales/
33		Samsung shifts 800,000 Galaxy Gear smartwatches	http://www.zdnet.com/samsung-shifts-800000-galaxy-gear-smartwatches-7000023371/
34		Gear Compatibility page	http://www.samsung.com/us/galaxy-gear-compatible-devices/
35		- How well is the Samsung Galaxy Gear watch selling? - A report translated from KoreaBusiness led to other reports that Samsung has sold only 50,000 units worldwide since its release in September - Samsung then gave a statement to Reuters that said Samsung Gear sales reached 800,000 and also said "It's the most sold wearable watch available in the market place...and we plan to expand its availability by expanding mobile devices that work with the Gear," - Galaxy Gear compatibility is limited to the Note 3 and the Galaxy S4 (more to come) - However, Korean publication Yonhap says the number Samsung is pushing is units shipped, NOT sold. Samsung Korea confirmed to The Verge that the figures do relate to shipments - If you were curious about that 50k number, it apparently relates to South Korean sales - Numbers for comparison: Pebble smartwatch has sold 190k units according to ZDNet. Samsung sold 5M Samsung Galaxy Note 3 units since September Q: Does the Gear seem like a success?
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38		Steam Dev Days	http://www.steamdevdays.com/?p=sessions	SCROLL MIDWAY to HEADINGS THAT MENTION 'VR' - ALT. CTRL-F 'MIKE ABRASH'
39		Steam Dev Days Jan. 15-16 in Seattle - What VR Could, Should, and Almost Certainly Will Be within Two Years Mike Abrash We’ve figured out what affordable Virtual Reality (VR) hardware will be capable of within a couple of years, and assembled a prototype which demonstrates that such VR hardware is capable of stunning experiences. This type of hardware is almost certainly going to appear in short order, and the time to starting developing for it is now. This talk will discuss what the hardware is like, and the kinds of experiences it makes possible. A few attendees will be randomly selected to try out the prototype following the talk. - Listed after is Joe Ludwig session about VR in Steam. - Oculus Rift support in HL2 and TF2 (Different than AR project from Technical Illusions known as CastAR) Q: What does all this mean?
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44		- Yahoo stuff is all clips - SNL, Daily Show, Colbert all better on Hulu+ - PBS app buggy, but hooks into your local PBS station, connects via FB or G+ or PBS account, full programs - Yahoo stuff is interesting - good collection of content from web/TV	q: slow march to huge apple tv app collection? see how cord-cutting plays out before next big leap?
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49		Peter Sunde, co-founder The Pirate Bay, no longer there, running for Eueopean Parliament 2014 - He describes "nerds" as the "new elite" -- the very people who should be helping to fix the political system. - He says that you are not going to stop the police from chasing you just because you have the best encryption in the world. "You actually need to go somewhere and vote and make sure you don't have corrupt police," he explains. "But there's a faith in technology as the saviour, as the new Messiah, and that's definitely not the case. I really don't see any revolution happening." - Digital rights should be enshrined in law. "We don't really know what it's going to be like if we lose all these rights or what happens when the data about you starts to be abused. That's not going to happen until it's too late," he says. - Points out we have dominant centralized services in every category, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, Spotify… Q: What do you think of Sunde’s call to arms?
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51	ia	Sprint, Best Buy give students a free year of talk, text, and data	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57612642-94/sprint-best-buy-give-students-a-free-year-of-talk-text-and-data/
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53		- Best Buy and Sprint are running a promotion where if you're a student you'll get one year of unlimited talk, text, and 1GB of data - The promotion started yesterday and runs to January 4th Here's how it works: - The student has to purchase the phone at "the Student Activated Price," which averages about $530 - Then they have to activate it on the Sprint Unlimited, My Way plan. So - you'll have to pay for the phone, $36 for the activation fee, taxes, etc. - After that, you'll have to verify you're a student at Sprint's student verification site w/in 14 days of the purchase. - Once you get verified - 1 year of unlimited talk, text w/ 1GB of data for free - you can pay $10 per month for unlimited data. - No need to sign up for a 2-year agreement. Students can get up to nine extra free years when a new line is added to the same account they're on Q: Free Sprint service for a year after jumping through some hoops - will this lead to long-term Sprint customers?
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2		Apple buying Kinect-maker, NFL threatens to leave broadcast if Aereo wins, Sony sells 1 million PS4s- most not defective http://live.twit.tv/
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12	tm	Google and Microsoft announced new measures to block as many as 100,000 search terms related specifically to child sex abuse images on the Internet. The unified move comes in advance of the UK’s Internet safety summit hosted by the Prime Minister starting today. New algorithms will prevent searches for child abuse imagery and display a warning and advice on where to get treatment.	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/18/us-britain-internet-porn-idUSBRE9AH0HF20131118
13	sl	Israel-based 3D sensor manufacturer, PrimeSense, known for producing (and licensing) the gesture-based technology Microsoft uses in Kinect, may have been bought by Apple. Israeli publication The Calcalist reported back in July that the two companies were in advanced talks, and now The Wall Street Journal says the talks are still ongoing. PrimeSense CEO Inon Beracha, tells techcrunch that the Apple acquisition was a “recycled rumor.” So, they're saying there's a chance...	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/17/apple-reportedly-close-to-finalizing-deal-to-buy-3d-sensor-maker-primesense-for-345m/
14	ia	Hey, TNT audience member. I don't want to alarm you, but your wrist might be naked! Don't fear. Qualcomm announced that its smartwatch called the Toq will launch on December 2nd. The Toq costs $350 and works with Android. The watch uses a Mirasol display, which means you'll be able to see its color screen easily in daylight. The Toq also supports wireless charging and stereo Bluetooth.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57612754-94/qualcomm-times-its-toq-smartwatch-launch-for-dec-2/
15	tm	Sony announced they sold 1 million PS4s in the first 24 hours of sales in North America. As many as 4,000 of them may be defective though. Scattered reports of blinking blue lights and no video image populate Sony’s support forums. Sony says less than 0.04% of the units are likely affected and the problems seem to be various rather than an indication of a design flaw. Sony has begun posting troubleshooting guides in their support forums.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57612714-235/sony-sells-more-than-1-million-playstation-4s-in-first-24-hours/
16		Sony responds to PS4 to glitch reports with guide	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24987718
17	sl	Bitcoin hit a new high of $619 on Mt. Gox exchange today in Asia, up by over 25 percent from yesterday, and potential for regulation is rising too. The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is set to begin a hearing this afternoon which will bring representatives from different federal agencies and representatives from the bitcoin community to discuss virtual currencies. As of now, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the bank has no plans to regulate bitcoin.	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-18/u-s-agencies-to-say-bitcoins-offer-legitimate-benefits.html
18	ia	Another day, another fastest-ever GPU accelerator from Nvidia. Say hello to the Tesla K40 GPU which will perform 40% faster than its predecessor, the Tesla 20X. The Tesla K40 is aimed at supercomputing and high-performance computing applications. Nvidia also announced a long-term collaboration with IBM; the two will work together to "supercharge the corporate data center."	http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2427258,00.asp
19	tm	Salesforce.com is launching it’s next-generation CRM (that’s Customer Relationship Management) platform called Saleforce1. The platform lets independent developers connect apps and service like Dropbox, Evernote and LinkedIn. Saleforce’s Dreamforce conference kicks off this week and the company is expected to push its connectedness to the Internet of Things through the platform. In Saleforce land Things are Customers so expect to hear the phrase of Internet of Customers used un-ironically.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/17/salesforce-com-launches-salesforce1-a-new-crm-platform-for-connecting-apps-services-like-dropbox-and-the-internet-of-things/
20	sl	The Lumia 1520 is worth a look, says Mary Jo Foley-- especially if you are contemplating using it in place of a mini-tablet. It has a 1080p full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and a 20 MP camera, ships with the Windows Phone 8 OS with Update 3 and Lumia's "Black" update all preinstalled. The 1520 goes on sale on Friday, November 22. It will be carried by AT&T for $199 on two-year contract (or $99.99 as a limited-time special offer deal). It's also available for $449 on a one-year contract.	http://www.zdnet.com/nokias-lumia-1520-windows-phablet-some-benefits-worth-the-weight-7000023274/
21	tm	Amazon’s Fire OS 3.1 is available for Kindle Fire users, featuring Goodreads integration for book rating and recommending, and the ability send TV shows and movies from your tablet to your Samsung TV or PS3 (PS4 supposedly coming soon). The update will roll out to Fire HD and HDX owners over the next couple weeks or you can go to Amazon.com and get it download it right now.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/18/kindle-goodreads/
22	ia	Marissa Mayer announced that all internal data will be encrypted by the end of March 2014. Yahoo's company servers will be encrypted using 2048-bit SSL. Mayer also says that Yahoo will offer "users an option to encrypt all data flow to/from Yahoo by the end of Q1 2014."	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/18/5118150/yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayer-plans-to-encrypt-data-against-nsa-by-2014
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28	ia	Apple Aiming at PrimeSense Acquisition, but Deal Is Not Yet Done	http://allthingsd.com/20131117/apple-aiming-at-primesense-acquisition-but-deal-is-not-yet-done/
29		Apple reportedly acquires Kinect-tech maker PrimeSense for $345M	http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/17/apple-acquires-kinect-tech-maker-primesense-for-345m-report/
30		- A report from Calcalist says Apple is in talks to buy 3D-sensing company PrimeSense - PrimeSense was behind the technology that was in the original Microsoft Xbox Kinect - The deal would be for about $345M - Sources said that talks are “close” to complete, but are hung up on end-game issues like liquidity preferences - MS uses a new technology for its latest Kinect for Xbox One - PrimeSense's original model used a large stationary sensor. Recently, PrimeSense released a smaller version called the "Capri," better for mobile - VentureBeat says that "Official confirmation of the acquisition is said to be planned for about two weeks." Q: If this deal closes, where do you see PrimeSense technology ending up in Apple products?
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32	sl	NFL, MLB Tell Supreme Court: If Aereo Wins, We’re Bailing on Broadcast	http://allthingsd.com/20131118/nfl-mlb-tell-supreme-court-if-aereo-wins-were-bailing-on-broadcast/
33		- If Aereo wins, no more Saturday night baseball or Sunday afternoon football on broadcast TV, say Major League Baseball and the National Football League. The sports leagues lobbed a “friend of the court” brief to the Supreme Court last week, asking the court to take up the case, which pits broadcast station owners and programmers against Aereo, the IAC-backed startup that distributes broadcast signals over the Web, but doesn’t pay for them. - leagues want the court to rule against Aereo. If it doesn’t, “the option for copyright holders will be to move that content to paid cable networks (such as ESPN and TNT) where Aereo-like services cannot hijack and exploit their programming without authorization,” the MLB and NFL’s lawyers wrote. - Big Time Sports have already been moving from broadcast to cable for years. Monday Night Football on ESPN for example	q: if leagues try to drop programming deals with broadcasters in the event of an Aereo victory, could lawmakers stop them?
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35	tm	Sony sells more than 1 million PlayStation 4s in first 24 hours	http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57612714-235/sony-sells-more-than-1-million-playstation-4s-in-first-24-hours/
36		Sony responds to PS4 to glitch reports with guide	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24987718
37		Sony PS4 forums	http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-4-Support/bd-p/22090
38		Sony announced Sunday sol 1 million PS4s in first 24 hours in NA - Comes to Europe Latin America Nov. 29 - Reports of bricked units, “flashing blue light” - Sony to IGN: There have been several problems reported, which leads us to believe there isn't a singular problem that could impact a broader percentage of systems. The number of affected systems represents less than .4% of shipped units to date, which is within our expectations for a new product introduction." - 0.4% would be 4,000 of the units purchased int eh first 24 hours - Sony published troubleshooting guide - Recommend turning off completely (hold power button for 7 seconds) make sure hard drive is properly seated
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43		Petition: Google: Change the Youtube comment section back to its original form.	https://www.change.org/petitions/google-change-the-youtube-comment-section-back-to-its-original-form
44		- Back on Nov 6th, Google changed the way YouTube comments work. You'd need a Google Plus account to comment. - A post on ZDNet by Violet Blue puts a spotlight on the backlash - A petition on Change.org is asking Google to change the YouTube Comment section back to its original form. It's racked up over 180k supporters as of 8AM Pacific - A Google Product Forum YT page features lots of posts against Plus comments and the lack of anonymity - YT content producer TotalBiscuit is asking its 1.3M subscribers to comment on sites other than YT like Reddit - Blue says that the Plus comment system doesn't necessarily create a more positive and civil comment section. Lots of spam and obscenity in the comments still. Q: Do you think Google would do a 180 on its new YT comment system?
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46	sl	U.S. Agencies to Say Bitcoins Offer Legitimate Benefits	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-18/u-s-agencies-to-say-bitcoins-offer-legitimate-benefits.html
47		- The Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission are telling U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs that Bitcoins are legitimate financial instruments- digital money offers benefits and carries risks, like any other online-payment system - bitcoin gets bad rap: Silk Road Hidden Website was shut down in October- marketplace, where people could obtain drugs, guns and other illicit goods using Bitcoins - Peter Kadzik, principal deputy assistant attorney general, wrote in a letter yesterday: “Like any financial service, virtual currency systems of either type can be exploited by malicious actors, but centralized and decentralized online payment systems can vary significantly in the types and degrees of illicit financial risk they pose.” - SEC Chairman Mary Jo White said in a letter yesterday that the coins “likely would be securities and therefore subject to our regulation.’ - Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, is also weighing in on the hearing, saying that it has no plans to regulate the currency.	from coindesk.com: top four bitcoin exchanges by volume are located outside of the US, with the world’s leading exchange based in China.Less than 2% of worldwide bitcoin trading and real-time market making occurs within the US jurisdiction. (Coinbase provides only fixed-rate conversion with the US dollar and they do not hold any customer funds in US dollars.) Bitcoins reached a record high and were trading for $509 earlier, up 30x this year q: how does this play out?
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50		The ephemeral nature of Snapchat — or, why the startup was crazy to reject Facebook’s $3B offer	http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/18/snapchat-facebook-3b-offer/
51		Ephemerality Aside, Snapchat Sends Its First Permanent Message	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/17/the-king-of-ephemerality-snapchat-sends-a-permanent-message-to-facebook/
52		- Jeremey Hodkin in ventureBeat write that Facebook needed SnapChat because it’s “loosing it’s cool factor” and teen whims will leave SnapChat behind soon. - Semil Shah writing in TechCrunch says “ It’s not hard to imagine a future where mobile messaging apps become the predominant platform for new mobile products.“ -Farhad Manjoo writing in WSJ @ SnapChat argues kids are not good tech predictors - “The iPhone, the iPad, the iPod, the Google search engine, YouTube, Twitter, TWTR -1.43% Gmail, Google Maps, Pinterest, LinkedIn, the Kindle, blogs, the personal computer, none of these were initially targeted to, or primarily used by, high-school or college-age kids” - among tech startups that have earned a valuation of at least $1 billion since 2003, the average founder's age was 34. - Manjoo Poses the question is SnapChat popular because we are tired of the public sharing culture, or is it because Kids like to hide things from the grown-ups?
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77		I am a RadioShack manger in Orlando, FL, big fan of all you guys love the show, thanks for your hard work. In reference to yesterdays show, while I love the idea of Coin, I feel it will be difficult to secure the validity of a device like this for use in many stores. It would be great for quick stops and shops where you slide your own card and enter a pin. However in my store it would not be accepted. I live in tourist central and with travelers from all over the world we are always on high fraud alert. It is easy now for someone to code a stolen card onto another. This device will make that even easier. I think PayPal and services like it are more likely to work and become main stream. Many businesses including us, Disney (in Orlando) already accept it, you can link multiple cards with your PayPal account. Also you do not have to buy an expensive device or carry anything at all, not even an ID. Sarah mentioned that it would be a nice transition service; however, it will be too in-secure for anything other that small purchase requiring you to still carry ID and cards. PS: It may interest you to know that with the advent of Disney's RF tickets and bracelets. You can link your Check/Credit Cards, and soon paypal. This new device lets you pay quickly and easily at anything Disney. You swipe your RF bracelet (you need a pin for larger purchases). I see this becoming main stream especially in cities like mine. Michael
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2		Is this the last huge game console launch season? Bendable how about wraparound phones! Fight for your right to unlock a phone http://live.twit.tv/
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12	tm	The Sony PS4 went on sale at midnight in the US with a big launch event at The Standard Highline Hotel in Manhtattan. Joey Chiu of Brooklyn was the first of 500 folks who picked up their pre-orders at the event. Some companies made big announcements too. Uncharted was officially confirmed for PS4 with a tester trailer. DLC for Last of Us entitled “Left Behind” was announced. The game inFamous: Second Son comes to PS4 March 21, 2014. MGS 5: Ground Zero will get a special Deja Vu mission and Bungie’s Destiny beta will come first to PS3 and PS4.	http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/14/sony-launches-playstation-4-fans-go-nuts/
13		PS4 launch event: inFamous release date, Uncharted 4, The Last of Us DLC and more	http://www.gameguru.in/sony-playstation-3/2013/15/ps4-launch-event-infamous-release-date-uncharted-4-last-us-dlc/
14	sl	New Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has asked the CTIA Wireless Association to step it up when it comes to unlocking phones for consumers. It became illegal for consumers to unlock phones on their own earlier this year because of a ruling by the Librarian of Congress, who is responsible for handing out exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Wheeler said in his confirmation hearing in June that he wants to end the ban, and under his proposal, carriers would have to unlock phones only after the consumer's contract is up.	http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/11/new-fcc-chairman-tells-wireless-carriers-to-unlock-cell-phones/
15	ia	Bloomberg reports that Samsung will introduce a Galaxy smartphone with a three-sided display next year. The device would use a new version of Samsung's flexible OLED technology called Youm. Bloomberg's sources aren't sure which Galaxy phone will have the three displays saying it could be the S or Note series or another line altogether.	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-14/samsung-said-to-plan-galaxy-smartphone-with-wraparound-display.html
16	tm	Nokia’s Lumia 2520 Windows 8 tablet will arrive on AT&T November 22, the same day the Xbox One and Lumia 1520 phone launch. The 10.1-inch tablet has a 1080p display with a keyboard cover, LTE and an 8,000 mAh battery. A 32GB 2520 will cost $400 with a two year contract. The price drops to $200 if you agree to the two-year contract AND but a Nokia Lumia 925, 1020 or 1520 phone.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/15/5107564/nokia-lumia-2520-att-launch-pricing-release-date
17	sl	BBM was downloaded more than 10 million times in its first 24 hours, and now BlackBerry has made its iOS app iPod and iPad compatible as well, for anyone running iOS 6 or higher. The company also pushed out bug fixes for high battery drainage on its Android app, and missing contact names in the iOS app.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/14/bbm-adds-ipad-and-ipod-support-android-and-iphone-apps-updated/
18	ia	Budget conscious Chrome OS users, listen up. Acer just released a $199 Chromebook that is pretty much identical to its $249 C720. The new model is called the C720-2848. It's powered by an Intel Haswell Celeron processor, has an 11.6-inch display and 16GB of internal storage. So how is it lower cost? It has 2GB of RAM compared to the 4GB of the more expensive model. The new Acer Chromebook is on sale starting today from Amazon and Best Buy.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/15/5106984/acer-takes-another-stab-at-building-a-199-chromebook
19	tm	Apple’s been struggling with its checkout system at several Apple retail stores. TechCrunch reports sporadic outages yesterday, requiring the stores to pull out old-timey mechanical card machines and, gasp, pen and paper. The outage has interfered with some people picking up orders of the new iPad, but hasn’t seemed to interfere with the self-service EasyPay function of the Apple Store app.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/14/apple-store-point-of-sale-systems-go-down-again-today-outage-continues/
20	sl	A new study by the Pew Research Center and the the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation- surveyed almost 5200 respondents about their news consumption at 11 of the most popular social media platforms - and found that more than a quarter of U.S. adults -- 26% -- rely on both Facebook and Twitter to get news via desktop or mobile. About 9% use at least three social media channels, like Reddit, YouTube, and Google+. However, the study notes that beyond news, the shared audience between these sites is relatively small.	http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/11/14/pew-study-social-media-news/3544443/
21	tm	Yes the glorious reunion of Apple, Samsung and US Distric Judge Lucy Koh continues as the intrepid trio attempt to determine just how much Samsung owes Apple for violating five of its patents. Yesterday Apple’s head of marketing Phil Schiller told the court the shocking news that the iPhone was a “Bet the company product” HIS WORDS! In opening arguments Wednesday Apple asked for an additional $380 million while Samsung maintained $52 million was more than enough to add to the $600 million it must pay no matter what. The amounts are based on estimates of lost profits and royalties.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57612360-37/apples-schiller-iphone-was-a-bet-the-company-product/
22	ia	Google Play Music has finally hit the iPhone. The app has been available on Android for about six months already. The iOS version gives users access to streaming music, but you won't be able to buy new tracks or subscribe to the $10/month All Access plan while in the app. However, the Google Play Music app comes with a free month trial of the All Access service. The app is available in 20 countries right now. An iPad version is in the works.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/15/5106398/google-play-music-app-arrives-on-iphone-but-wont-let-you-buy-songs
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31		PS4 launch event: inFamous release date, Uncharted 4, The Last of Us DLC and more	http://www.gameguru.in/sony-playstation-3/2013/15/ps4-launch-event-infamous-release-date-uncharted-4-last-us-dlc/	VIDEOS B-ROLL
32		PlayStation 4 hardware review: Off to a mixed start	http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/11/playstation-4-hardware-review-off-to-a-mixed-start/
33		Sony bought out the Standard High Line hotel in Manhattan - Video games projected on walls - 500 Fans could pick up pre-orders - Uncharted announced for PS4, DLC for Last of Us (“Left Behind”, inFamous: Second Son comes to PS4 March 21, 2014, MGS 5: Ground Zero gets a special Deja Vu mission, Bungie’s Destiny coming in beta to PS3 ad PS4, Ouya’s Towerfall: Ascension headed to PS4 - Joey Chiu of Brooklyn was the first guy to get one at the event (showed up Wednesday at 9 AM - Sony gave him a free hotel room	Q: Is this the end of the huge game console launch event era?
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35	ia	Samsung Said to Plan Galaxy Phone Using Three-Sided Display	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-14/samsung-said-to-plan-galaxy-smartphone-with-wraparound-display.html
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37		- Bloomberg reports that Samsung will release a three-sided display on a Galaxy smartphone nextyear - The display would wrap around the edges so you can read messages from an angle - Samsung plans to have each side of the display operate independently - The device would use an upgraded version of Samsung's flexible OLED display - The display may be used in the S or Note series of premium handsets or may be the first in a new line Q: Should the three-sided display be on the Samsung flagship S series or another device?
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40		- ongoing examination of social media and news, the Pew Research Center in collaboration with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation analyzed the characteristics of news consumers and the size of their population across 11 social networking sites. - reddit is huge for news with those who visit- 62%. Twitter 52%, FB 47%. pinterest in last place at 3% - Facebook biggest network w U.S. adults, and w half of them getting news there, roughly two-thirds (64%) of U.S. adults use FB, and half of those users get news there—amounting to 30% of the general population. - YouTube has the next greatest reach in terms of general usage, at 51% of U.S. adults. if 20% get news there, that's 10% of the adult population, which puts it on par with Twitter. - Twitter reaches just 16% of U.S. adults, but half (8% of U.S. adults) use it for news. - reddit is a news destination for nearly two-thirds of its users (62%). But since just 3% of the U.S. population uses reddit, that translates to 2% of the population that gets news there.	q: do these numbers surprise anyone? YT for news?
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45		Letter to Steve Largent from Tom Wheeler	http://publicknowledge.org/files/FCC%20Chairman%20Wheeler%20--%20Letter%20to%20CTIA%20on%20device%20unlocking.pdf
46		H.R. 1123: Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act	https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr1123
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48		Newly-approved US FCC chairman Tom Wheeler sent a letter to CTIA head Steve Largent to unlock phones - The Library of Congress removed the exemption to the DMCA for unlocking phones - "It is now time for the industry to act voluntarily or for the FCC to regulate. Let's set a goal of including the full unlocking rights policy in the CTIA Consumer Code before the December holiday season." - Policy has been worked on for 8 months. Would make it standard for carrier to unlock any off-contract phone (contract over or ETF paid) within 2 days of request - CTIA objecting to this: affirmatively notify customers when their devices are eligible for unlocking and/or automatically unlock devices when eligible, without an additional fee; - CTIA says unlock does not mean interoperable, they have some pretty liberal unlocking policies now, and they support The Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act’ (H.R. 1123) (Rep. Zoe Lofgren has a competing bill to amend DMCA to legalize unlocking. Q: Any shot in hell of getting this done by December, and even if so, does this change your world much?	Note: Steve Largent IS the former Wide Receiver for the Seattle Seahawks, Tom Wheeler is NOT the former show runner of NBC’s failed series The Cape.
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51		- Reuters reports Comcast wants to sell movies for download and streaming through set-top boxes and its Xfinity TV website, anon sources say - Hollywood studios could make more money from films after they leave theaters, and this could start by the end of the year, the sources said. - The initial offering will include a range of titles from several Hollywood studios that include new releases, older movies and some TV shows, one of the sources said. - comcast not confirming - right now, cable ops like comcast only offer on-demand movies for free viewing or rental to watch during a specific time period. - Movie studio executives are looking for ways to boost digital sales of movies as customers move away from purchases of traditional DVDs, cutting a lucrative source of revenue.	q: who's buying?
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55	49	- Coin introduced a new product yesterday (we mentioned it briefly in the NF) - It's a piece of hardware that can digitally store up to 8 credit, debit, gift or membership cards - You can switch between which one is active by pressing a circular button on the surface - The Coin device can then be swiped in a conventional reader or ATM - The magnetic strip on the back is dynamic - The Coin will ship with a small reader so you can scan your cards into the Coin mobile app, then you sync that app with your Coin card over Bluetooth - Coin's battery will last two years - The Coin card also has a display that shows you the last four digits of the card you're going to use, its expiration date, and security code - If you accidentally leave your Coin card somewhere, your phone will alert you since the devices are paired - Coin is up for pre-order today for $50, but will cost $100 for new buyers when it ships in summer 2014. Q: Interested in getting one? Is this device more likely to take off than digital wallets in your phone?
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2		Snapchat says not to Facebook's billions, Amazon puts your Windows desktop on the Kindle, MapQuest is back! http://live.twit.tv/
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12	tm	The Wall Street Journal reports, according to “people briefed on the matter” that SnapChat turned town a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook. The Journal reports Tencent, makers of WeChat, has been looking to invest in SnapChat and values the company at $4 billion. The briefed people also apparently say Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel wants to wait until early next year to entertain any offers, believing the company to get even more valuable by then.	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/11/13/snapchat-spurned-3-billion-acquisition-offer-from-facebook/
13	sl	Google’s latest Transparency Report, which shows government data demands, shows that requests have doubled in the last three years. The report covers the first half of 2013, and shows that the number of US demands has increased to nearly 11,000, compared to the 8,500 or so requests in the previous six month period. Globally the total number of requests is at a new high of 25,879, due to a combination of interest in services like Gmail, but also an increase in people online around the world.	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/14/google-jabs-at-us-in-latest-report-on-government-data-demands/
14	ia	It's alive! It's alive! Isis, the mobile wallet platform, has launched nationwide in the U.S. today. Isis is backed by Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T. An updated version of the Isis mobile app is also available in the Google Play store with a version for each carrier. Isis is supported on over 40 smartphones. If Isis isn't your cup of tea, a startup called Coin had developed a new device that can hold hold all of your credit card info on one device the size of a credit card. The magnetic stripe is dynamic and uses 128-bit encryption. You can pre-order one now with shipment in Summer 2014.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/14/isis-the-mobile-payments-initiative-from-att-verizon-t-mobile-launches-across-the-u-s/
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16	tm	Laptop Magazine’s Avram Piltch reports that Intel announced the company will open a series of popup retail stores soon, staring with one in the NoLita neighborhood of Manhattan near Prince and Mott Street opening Nov. 23rd. The stores will feature demos of Intel-powered devices, along with free coffee, free movies, device loans and events with makers. The stores are temporary and will close down by Jan. 25.	http://blog.laptopmag.com/intel-launching-retail-stores?cmpid=514643
17	sl	Google's eight-year copyright battle with the Authors Guild over Google's controversial decision to scan more than 20 million library and make the available on the internet is over, and Google won. New York, US Circuit Judge Denny Chin ruled yesterday that the book scanning amounted to fair use because it was “highly transformative” and because it didn’t harm the market for the original work.	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/14/google-wins-book-scanning-case-judge-finds-fair-use-cites-many-benefits/
18	ia	In absolutely amazingly cool news IBM has released an API that would allow developers to have their apps use IBM's Watson as their backend. Watson is made up of over 2,800 servers and can analyze natural language. It's best known for its appearance on the game show Jeopardy. This could allow for a new class of apps that can take advantage of Watson's power.	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/14/have-at-it-programmers-ibm-makes-watson-available-via-api/
19	tm	Finnish phone maker Jolla, the company with the Sailfish OS offshoot of the old Meego OS will release its first handset for €399 in Finland on November 27th.The devices will support Android apps and come with the independent Yandex Android App Store. GigaOm reports Finnish carrier DNA has partnered with Jolla along with Chinese distributor D.Phone.	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/14/jollas-first-handset-will-go-on-sale-on-27-november/
20	sl	Russia-based Yota Devices has been working the dual-screen YotaPhone - unique because the front of the phone has a traditional LCD screen, and the back has an eInk display. Finally, the company's accounced the YotaPhone will launch internationally before Christmas. Earlier this year the Russian company was confirmed it would start the mass production process with the help of a Singaporean manufacturer called Hi-P.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/13/the-split-personality-yotaphone-will-launch-internationally-in-december/
21	tm	Thanks to KAPT_Kipper in our subreddit for submitting this one. US Senator Jay Rockefeller submitted a bill Tuesday to the US Senate called the “Consumer Choice in Online Video Act” which would prevent ISPs from using their power to "block, degrade, or otherwise impair any content provided by an online video distributor, including by implementing usage based billing. Other clauses of the bill would make TV networks negotiate fairly with online video providers and even seem to make services like Aereo specifically legal.	http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/bill-would-make-it-illegal-for-isps-to-slow-down-online-video-services/
22	ia	The HP Chromebook 11 is no longer being sold at Best Buy after reports that a small number of chargers overheated. Google and HP said they are pausing the sales of the HP Chromebook 11 while they look into the matter. If you already own one of those laptops, Google says to avoid using the original power supply. The Chromebook 11 uses micro USB for power, so you've got options.	http://www.techspot.com/news/54685-google-and-hp-pause-sales-of-the-chromebook-11-following-reports-of-chargers-overheating.html
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28	tm	Snapchat Spurned $3 Billion Acquisition Offer from Facebook	http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/11/13/snapchat-spurned-3-billion-acquisition-offer-from-facebook/
29		Rejecting Billions, Snapchat Expects a Better Offer	http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/technology/rejecting-billions-snapchat-expects-a-better-offer.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
30		Peter Thiel Talks About the Day Mark Zuckerberg Turned Down Yahoo's $1 Billion	http://www.inc.com/allison-fass/peter-thiel-mark-zuckerberg-luck-day-facebook-turned-down-billion-dollars.html	OLD LINK
31		The Wall Street Journal reports its sources say Snapchat declined $3 billion offer from Facebook - Facebook famously declined a $1 billion offer from Yahoo. It wanted $2 billion in 2006 - Tencent (WeChat, Weibo, QQ) said to offer an investment that valued SnapChat at $4 billion - Round of funding in June valued Snapchat at $800 million - CEO Evan Spiegel allegedly thinks users will grow even larger by early next year Q: Bubble anyone?
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33	ia	Amazon Launches 'WorkSpaces' For Desktop Users	http://www.informationweek.com/cloud-computing/infrastructure/amazon-launches-workspaces-for-desktop-u/240163916
34		Amazon wants you to run Windows 7 on its cloud with WorkSpaces	http://www.zdnet.com/amazon-want-you-to-run-windows-7-on-its-cloud-with-workspaces-7000023170/	CHART
35		- Amazon introduced a new service called Amazon WorkSpaces - It'll give you access to virtual desktop on Windows, Mac, iPad, Kindle Fire, and Android tablets - Amazon claims that the WorkSpaces Windows and Mac client will provide users with full access to their desktop and includes support for multiple monitors, audio, and video. - With a Kindle Fire, or Android tablet, but not Apple's iPad, users can connect a keyboard or touch pad to have a laptop experience with their tablet WorkSpaces. - The service runs from $35/month to $75 month depending on hardware resources (like CPU speed, RAM, and HDD space) and applications - This puts Amazon in competition with Dell, Citrix, VMware, MS - Amazon estimates that a WorkSpaces customer would save 59 percent over its competitors Q: Did Amazon just make the Kindle Fire a more enterprise-level product?	- Technical details: Amazon is using Teradici's PC over IP - PCoIP compresses, encrypts and rapidly transports image pixels to PCoIP end-user devices. The client then decompresses, decrypts and displays the image on a screen.
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38		Laptop Magazine reports Intel Business Line Manager of Mobile and Communications John Wallace announced at event: Nov. 23 Intel will open a pop-up store in the NoLita neighborhood of Manhattan (Little Italy). Other locations to follow. - Stores will only be open until Jan. 25, 2014 - Free coffee every day, free movies on Fridays - Lectures from local speakers - Used gadget recycling - Maker-oriented events - Loaning out gadgets for people to try, order online Q: Test run at Intel stores, or just an autumn marketing push?
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43		- According to comScore, MapQuest still has the #3 mobile app and is the #2 map service for desktop users. - over 40M monthly uniques in September, including 30.7M on desktop and 14M on mobile and tablet. It also had 4.3M multiplatform users — those who used both desktop and mobile. - iOS 7 only: navigation, realtime traffic data, local businesses, voice sounds like Siri - clearly marked different types of streets by color, following an example set by old-school paper maps. Highways are designated with thick blue lines, main arteries are shown in yellow, and arrows have been added to one-way streets.	q: who's this for? moms?
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46		- An analyst report citing sources inside Apple says Apple's smartwatch could come in two sizes - A 1.3-inch screen for women, a 1.7-inch screen for men - This is according to David Hsieh of NPD DisplaySearch - The report said it's unclear whether the watch will use a flexible display - An October report says the watches would launch with flexible AMOLED displays in late 2014, but it said the displays would be 1.3-inch and 1.6-inch models - The Korea Herald says Apple and LG are close to working together on the flexible OLED screens, although LG wouldn't be the sole provider of the screens - The Apple watch would serve as a stand-alone product - Pricing estimates from Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI securities say the watch could cost between $149 and $229 Q: Yes, they're rumors - but if they're true, what do you think of this iWatch?
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49		This serious fitness tool could do more	http://reviews.cnet.com/specialized-electronics/under-armour-armour39-with/4505-3505_7-35613645.html
50		- Under Armour is buying the popular workout application company MapMyFitness for $150M - UA is Baltimore-based - products like “moisture-wicking” shirts and athletic shoes–says it wants to broaden existing digital offerings and augment plans to become a premiere sports company. - MapMyFitness, which was launched in 2007 and is based in Austin, Tex., has 20M registered users–9M monthly, 700k daily. - Kevin Plank, Under Armour’s CEO: “Athlete biometric measurement is a new business we’re just getting behind" - MapMyFitness has open platform that works with more than 400 devices, and is steadily growing with about 200,000 new customers signing up each week. no word on profitability - Other companies, such as Nike, Adidas, Jawbone and Fitbit have rolled out proprietary wearable technology, offering devices with sensors, companion apps and, in some cases, a social network to integrate sports even further into the technology industry.	UA has built one device, a chest strap called the Armour39 that can monitor heart rate, calories burned and other details. The device, which costs $150, works with either a smartphone app or specialized watch. mostly known for apparel - Sales of fitness devices, apps and services are expected reach $5 billion by 2016, according to market research firm Gartner, jumping more than threefold from an estimated $1.6 billion this year. q: emergence of new fitness superpowers? how do you compete w the Nikes of the industry?
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58		Cards Against Humanity Will Send You 12 Mysterious Christmas Gifts for $12	http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/11/cards-against-humanity-christmas/
59		Laser-Guided Beard Trimmer From Philips Is Bafflingly And Unnecessarily Hi-Tech	http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/14/laser-guided-beard-trimmer_n_4272293.html#s84196title=The_Dream_Machine
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1		TITLE: Netflix Looking Purdy	GUEST: Kevin Purdy, mobile blogger at ITWorld.com, and freelance writer LOWER THIRD URL: ITWorld.com	Netflix is Purdy \|

2		Moto G wants to be your hot cheap phone, Sony surprised people still like music, Twitter lets you change history http://live.twit.tv/
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7		Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell
8		We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you.
9		We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse
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12	tm	As expected and pretty much entirely leaked, Motorola announced the new Moto G, a more affordable version of the Moto X. The phone has a 4.5-inch 720p 329ppi display, snapdragon 400 1.2 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM, 3G NOT LTE and alleged all-day battery life. It ships with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean but is guaranteed to get 4.4 KitKat by January. Custom shells are available in multiple colors. It’s on sale today for £135 in the UK as well as in Brazil and parts of Europe and will come in a few weeks to the rest of Europe and Canada. Other countries, like the US, will get it early next year. The 8GB version will sell unlocked in the US for $179 and the 16GB version $199.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/13/motorola-makes-the-moto-g-official-a-premium-phone-at-a-price-more-can-afford/
13	sl	Sony's launched an official PlayStation app for Android and iOS devices. The app gives access to the PlayStation Network mobile devices, and allows you to chat to friends, receive game alerts, and buy games from the PlayStation Store before pushing them to your PlayStation 4 to download and install while you're away from your console. The company has also bowed to fan pressure, with President of Sony Computer Entertainment Shuhei Yoshida telling Giant Bomb that the PS4 development team is working to add the ability to play both CDs and MP3 files in a post-launch patch.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/13/5098690/download-playstation-app-for-android-and-ios
14		Sony aiming to implement PS4 MP3 and CD playback after angry fan reaction	http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2013/11/13/5098934/sony-aim-to-implement-ps4-mp3-cd-playback-in-patch
15	ia	Sprint's CFO says that almost every phone available on the Sprint network next year will support Sprint Spark. Spark is Sprint's triband LTE network. The only exception is that Sprint isn't sure if the next iPhone will be support all three bands because y'know - Apple doesn't talk to its partners.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57612132-94/sprint-says-all-phones-next-year-will-be-triband-get-hd-voice/
16	tm	If you’re watching Netflix on a Roku, PlayStation, SmartTV or Blu-ray player you’ll notice a new look. The redesign adds more images and info to screens in the hopes you’ll be more likely to watch something. The new look will not come to Apple TV or Xbox because of design restrictions from those manufacturers.	http://allthingsd.com/20131112/netflix-gives-most-but-not-all-of-its-tv-viewers-a-new-look/
17	sl	Microsoft is eliminating its infamous practice of evaluating employees on a bell curve in an effort to bolster teamwork, as the company restructures to focus on devices and services. Managers will no longer be required to rate workers on a fixed scale of performance rankings, Lisa Brummel, Microsoft’s executive vice president of human resources, said in a memo to the company’s 99,000 staff. The new initiative follows the “One Microsoft” strategy unveiled by outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer in July.	http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-12/microsoft-eliminates-curved-rating-system-for-employee-reviews
18	ia	Jawbone introduced a new wearable fitness tracker called the Up24. The wristband supports wireless syncing using low-energy Bluetooth. The Up24 also comes with an updated app that will give you recommendations like what time to go to bed to get more sleep. The Up24 costs $149 and comes in two colors - black and dark orange. It's being sold online today and hits Best Buy and Apple stores next week.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/13/5087060/jawbone-up24-fitness-tracker-go-the-extra-mile
19	tm	If you live in the big city and use Verizon get ready for the slow lane. During an investor conference, CFO Fran Shammo said the large bandwidth usage on their LTE networks in cities like New York, San Francisco and Chicago causes many users to drop down to 3G. Verizon has the largest and oldest LTE network in the US. LTE customers make up a third of its customer base but use 64% of the traffic.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/13/verizon-capacity-issues-lte-major-cities/
20	sl	The AMD chip known as Kaveri has a release date: January 14th. The flagship desktop part for FM2+ socket motherboards will be called the A10-7850K, that it'll use four Steamroller CPU cores clocked at 3.7GHz, and built on an open standard, HSA, that allows different processors inside a system to work together to speed up compute tasks. Cost is still a mystery, as is whether it'll be sold as a standalone part or in pre-built systems.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/12/amd-kaveri-desktop-chip-date/?ncid=rss_truncated
21	tm	Wikileaks has published a draft of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement being negotiated by the US, Canada, Australia, Japan and many other Pacific rim countries. Much like ACTA before it, the TPP is being negotiated in secret. Unlike ACTA which stood for Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement, the TPP is a wide-ranging trade agreement of which, intellectual property provisions make up only a small part. But just like ACTA, the agreement includes stricter laws governing digital copyright and patents. The US and Japan currently oppose a chapter that would balance those stricter laws with protection of the legitimate interests of users and the community.	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/13/5099236/wikileaks-publishes-leaked-draft-of-tpp
22	ia	Twitter is now allowing users to create curated timelines based on hashtags or topics. The feature is available for some on TweetDeck right now with a full roll out over the next several days. Twitter also released an API that will lets developers make their own apps that can create custom timelines. The API is being released in beta and will be made available to a small group of partners.	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/12/twitter-to-let-you-create-custom-timelines-for-hashtags-or-topics-from-tweetdeck-developers-too/
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28	ia	Motorola Makes The Moto G Official, A “Premium” Phone Starting At $179 Unlocked	http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/13/motorola-makes-the-moto-g-official-a-premium-phone-at-a-price-more-can-afford/
29		Motorola announces the $179 Moto G, a lot of smartphone for not a lot of money	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/13/5096680/motorola-moto-g-announced-price-availability
30		- The Moto G is official - Biggest shocker is the price: $179 for an 8GB model, $199 for 16GB - Specs: 4.5-inch, 720p LCD TFT display, a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8 or 16GB of storage, a 5-megapixel rear camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera - Removable back plates for customization - Downsides: battery is not removable, no microSD card slot, and no LTE - Launches with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Motorola says 4.4 will be available in a few weeks - Compared to the Moto X: no Active Notifications, Quick Capture (cam) or Touchless Control (req's special processor found in the X) - Motorola is launching the Moto G in Brazil and parts of Europe today, with availability expected in the coming weeks for the rest of Latin America, Europe, and Canada. - US will get it next year on prepaid brands Q: Will this get Motorola major marketshare around the world?	- Moto G buyers get an additional 50GB of Google Drive storage free with the phone (in addition to the 15 that comes with the service). - There’s also an FM receiver
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32	tm	Sony looking at DLNA and MP3 support for PS4 after 'passionate' response	http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/12/5097994/sony-looking-at-dlna-and-mp3-support-for-ps4
33		Giant Bomb Chat With Shuhei Yoshida	http://www.giantbomb.com/podcasts/a-chat-with-shuhei-yoshida/1600-670/
34		Sony aiming to implement PS4 MP3 and CD playback after angry fan reaction	http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2013/11/13/5098934/sony-aim-to-implement-ps4-mp3-cd-playback-in-patch
35		Yoshida Twitter post	https://twitter.com/yosp/status/395661158205501440
36		Polygon PS4 review	http://www.polygon.com/a/ps4-review
37		Yoshida bite from Giant Bomb interview	https://www.dropbox.com/s/xbkm0wiiztxyxn1/Shuhei_Yoshida_GiantBombBite.wav	SOURCE
38		Nielsen first half 2013 music sales	http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/reports-downloads/2013%20Reports/Nielsen-Music-2013-Mid-Year-US-Release.pdf	SOURCE
39		FAQ came out 10/30 no DLNA support. No MP3 or CD support. - Shuhei Yoshida President SCE On Twitter: “ I'll share with the PS4 Dev team for future consideration.” - Then to Giant Bomb: "didn't really think about MP3 and CD," and that he was surprised by the passionate fan reaction. - suspend/resume and Internet controller sharing also not available at launch - Yoshida said they were focused on game features and it wasn't some plan to make people use Music Unlimited: "We didn't really think --caught us off guard.” - “The teams in Japan and U.S., the system guys are discussing how and when we can put these features on PS4." Q: Is this a big deal?
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42		Politico example	http://www.politico.com/energy-tweet-hub/
43		- Twitter will let you create custom timelines based on topics, hashtags and more from Tweetdeck - also providing an API to allow developers to create streams of information out of Twitter’s public firehose. anyone can curate individual streams of data tailored to a topic. The topics could be literally anything that’s contained in a tweet, including hashtags, a phrase like ‘drinking coffee’ or event-specific keywords like ‘Oscars’ or ‘iPad Mini’. - feature rolling out slowly, not everyone gets it right away - choose the Tweets you want to add to timeline, by hand or programmed using API…Every timeline will have its own permalink page that you can refer users to on Twitter.com. easy to share. also embeddable. - similiar to Storify, 3rd party solution that recently expanded to FB data	q: better than lists, but who will use it?
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48		Netflix On TV Gets A Major Makeover	http://blog.netflix.com/2013/11/netflix-on-tv-gets-major-makeover.html
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50		- New Netflix interface for a number of devices Description of UI - Less emphasis on one big grid. There's a big banner taking up the top half of the screen showing major titles (similar to the web version of Netflix) - Below that, you get widescreen thumbnail grid instead of movie posters - Netflix added more information about why you should be watching a particular title. It uses your social networking, viewing history and taste preferences for that. - When you are selecting an episode of a TV show, you'll get an episode specific thumbnail alongside a description - Revised search - it's more visual than before	- The UI will be uniform on the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Roku 3, some smart TVs, and BD players. Rollout starts today - The 360 and some Samsung Smart TVs will allow voice control - However, the new UI isn't coming to every device. The Xbox One and Apple TV will keep their custom apps Q: what do we think of this new, more uniform approach for the Netflix App on many devices? According to Netflix, after the rollout is complete more than 50 percent of users that watch Netflix on their television will be doing so through the new interface with the same flagship features
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53		- monday story: broadband service co. Sandvine’s latest traffic report says Netflix accounts for about a third of peak Web traffic in the U.S., and YouTube is coming up on 20 percent. Hulu not even 2% - WSJ reports Hulu in preliminary talks to potentially bundle its Hulu Plus subscription service with pay-TV subscriptions - talking to Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, AT&T, and Verizon. - as part of a deal, consumers would be able to access the service through their cable set-top boxes - Hulu has also discussed arrangements with AT&T to bundle its Hulu Plus subscription service with their wireless broadband offerings, the people familiar with the matter said.	Big pay-TV providers and TV channels have invested in their own apps and websites—including Hulu's owners. Disney, for example, has a suite of "Watch" branded apps for ABC, ESPN, and other Disney cable channels that allow pay TV customers to log in and stream the channels live and watch recent episodes of shows like ABC's "Scandal." Fox also has an app and FX Networks plans to release its own app by the end of the year. q: good for streamlining digital choices, bad for cord cutters?
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57		SmartThings got $12.5 million Series A from Greylock and Highland Capital - SmartThings starter kit launched with a Kickstarter summer 2012 (raised 4X goal at $1.2 million) - starter kit smart hub, electric outlet plugs, motion sensor, open/shut sensor - open-source platform for devices and apps. Developer toolkit and online shop - Works with Bluetooth, ZigBee and Z-Wave and of course WiFi - GE, Schlage, Kwikset, and Aeon all make SmartThings compatible products now - SmartThings looks to become an ecommerce platform.	Q: Nest is Apple to SmartThings Android here. Which do you prefer?
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1		TITLE: Count On Not Counting On Apple	GUEST: Lamarr Wilson Host of "This Week in YouTube LOWER THIRD URL: youtube.com/twiyt, @LamarrWilson	Count on not counting on Apple

2		You can't buy the Retina iPad Mini in meatspace, Facebook joins most powerful lobby group in the world, What's killing TV? http://live.twit.tv/
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7		Welcome to Tech News Today, I'm Tom Merritt --- I'm Sarah Lane --- I'm Iyaz Akhtar -- I'm Jason Howell
8		We'll keep you up to date on the most important stories in the tech world, and put them in context for you.
9		We start with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse
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12	tm	The Retina iPad Mini launched today in the the Apple online store in the same 41 countries that the iPad Air launched in. 16 and 32 GB WiFi models were shipping in 1-3 days while other models were taking 5-10 days. While online orders can be picked up in store, the Mini will not be available in retail stores for the time being.	http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/11/retina-ipad-mini-quietly-launches-initial-ship-times-between-1-10-days/
13	sl	Google Glass might seem like a pricey piece of wearable technology for $1,500, but what if it was also your music device? The new york times reports Google will allow Glass to search for songs, scan through saved playlists and listen to music in high fidelity. This can all be done while a user is wearing the lensless frames, which respond to vocal commands and have a small computer and transparent projection screen above the right eye. Google is also introducing a set of earbud headphones designed for Glass, which will be available by the end of the month for $85.	http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/11/12/google-glass-to-get-music-related-features-including-song-search-and-streaming-via-google-play/
14	ia	Apple and Samsung are back in court to argue damages. Apple won a patent infringement case against Samsung to the tune of over a $1 billion. That amount was later reduced to $450.5 million after U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh found the jury to have miscalculated. In this latest case, the jury will do the math again to determine how much Samsung owes Apple for patent infringement.	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/12/apple-and-samsung-start-groundhog-day-patent-trial-a-quick-guide-to-what-you-need-to-know/
15	tm	The new iRobot Roomba 880 autonomous robot vacuum cleaner doesn’t have brushes, so no more dirty fingers cleaning out hair clumps. The company says it’s new system has 5 times the suckage of the last model, which is a good thing in vacuum land. It also has 60% more room for dirt so you won’t need to empty it as often. Wired reports the new model operates quieter and faster. The 880 is available now for $700.	http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/11/roomba-880/
16	sl	Google has announced that its App Translation Service is now available to all developers, which was announced at Google’s I/O developer conference earlier this year and allows for developers to hire human translators across the world to transcribe their apps from English into the local tongue. As such, Google announced at I/O a suite of localization services and techniques to help developers be able to support international launches of their apps such as the ability to accept a variety of forms of payment and currency through Google Play and to test a localized app.	http://readwrite.com/2013/11/11/google-offers-developers-the-ability-to-pay-to-translate-their-apps#awesm=~omZmHYqWM5llHS
17	ia	Facebook just joined the GSM Association. The GSM Association is the body that standardizes the GSM telephone system and is made up of mobile carriers and others. Facebook is the only social networking company that is a member of the GSMA. Facebook's VP of partnerships Dan Rose told FierceWireless that Facebook looks "forward to playing an active role as a member."	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57611759-94/facebook-joins-gsma-to-enhance-relations-with-carriers-report/
18	tm	Samsung says its first smartphone running the Tizen operating system is behind schedule and won’t be released until 2014. The Korea Herald reported the delay from a summit on Smart TVs. Samsung’s head of visual display was commenting that Tizen TV would not come until after the phone OS makes its debut in 2014. Samsung originally announced at Mobile World Congress in February that its first Tizen phone would come by the end of this year.	http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/tizen-smartphone-delayed-until-2014-says-samsung-executive/
19	sl	Bing came in like a wrecking ball! Music video support us the latest in a string of updates from Bing, which include adding image collections, highlighting trending social topics and retaining Twitter posts in search results. Whenever you query an artist's name or song in the video tab, Microsoft's search engine now shows a collection of clips from YouTube, Vimeo, MTV and other sources. The most popular music video appears at the very top of the page, along with its info and a list of songs by its artist.	http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/12/bing-video-search/
20	tm	Earlier we reported Intel was rumored to be in talks to partner up with or even sell its Intel Media division to Verizon. Now Bloombnerg reports Liberty Global, owners of Virgin Media, are interested in Intel Media. Intel has been developing an Internet TV box called the OnCue. Intel had originally planned to launch the set-top box this year but in September, delayed the launch until 2014.	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57611880-93/intel-reportedly-in-talks-to-sell-web-tv-service-to-liberty-global/
21	ia	A new software update to Lytro's desktop and iOS app means any image shot with a Lytro camera can now be seen in 3D. Lytro also landed a new partner - its camera can now be found in Apple's online store. The Apple Online Store gets two exclusive new color variants of the cam - cobalt blue and a limited edition champagne.	http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-6501_7-57611894-95/lytro-camera-software-now-supports-3d-viewing/
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27	sl	iPad mini with Retina display on sale now starting at $399	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/12/5094446/retina-ipad-mini-available-now
28		- Three weeks after its announcement, the iPad mini with Retina display is now available for purchase in the online Apple Store. The release follows that of the larger iPad Air earlier in the month; both tablets feature the same 2048 x 1536 resolution and A7 processor, so the choice between the two more or less comes down to which size you prefer. Pricing starts at $399 for a 16GB Wi-Fi-only model and tops out at $829 for a 128GB unit equipped with LTE connectivity. - In a press release, Apple announced that the new iPad mini is currently available to order for delivery, to reserve for in-store pickup at an Apple Store, or to purchase from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Apple Authorized Resellers. That means to pick up at Apple Store you have to reserve it online, though supplies already appear to be limited. The release didn't detail what countries it would be immediately available in. - "We’re working hard to get as many as we can in the hands of our customers," Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, says in a statement. Tim Cook made a similar remark shortly after the introduction of the latest iPhone models, which were also said to be plagued by shortages. The iPhone 5S is still seeing shortages in some models after well over a month though, and with Apple's previous supply warnings, it appears the iPad mini may be similarly hard to come by at launch.
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31		Facebook joins GSMA, promises to be an 'active' member of wireless trade group	http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/facebook-joins-gsma-promises-be-active-member-wireless-trade-group/2013-11-11
32		Fewer than one in three Africans has a mobile phone	http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/11/africa-telecoms-idUSL5N0IW0HD20131111
33		Internet or vaccines? Bill Gates criticises Facebook's Internet.org alliance	http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/dacd1f84-41bf-11e3-b064-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2jg8c6PED
34		Bill Gates: Here’s My Plan to Improve Our World — And How You Can Help	http://www.wired.com/business/2013/11/bill-gates-wired-essay/
35		Facebook joined GSM Association as associate member (doesn’t run a network) one of the most powerful lobbying groups int he world - Facebook started Internet.org to develop online mobile infrastructure in developing countries - Re: Internet.org and connectivity, Last week Bill Gates told FT “As a priority? It’s a joke.” "Take this malaria vaccine," Gates said. "Hmm, which is more important, connectivity or malaria vaccine? If you think connectivity is the key thing, that's great. I don't. - Africa: GSMA says 1/3 Africans have a mobile phone but growth may slow if taxes on the industry aren’t reigned in. (Africa is fastest growing mobile market) - Bill Gates wrote essay in Wired today “Here’s my plan to improve our world - and how you can help” (catalytic philanthropy) Argues that tech should dedicate itself partly in service to help people left out of the benefits of innovation.	Q: Is Gates just being an old man or is Zuck just parading selfishness as altruism? How important is a smartphone or any tech to enabling the change of basic conditions?
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37	sl	Google Glass Will Expand Its Features Into Music	http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/business/media/google-glass-will-expand-its-features-into-music.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
38		- Google will release a set of features for music on GG. Users will search for songs, scan through playlists and listen to music, via vocal commands - “mono earbud” for the updated version of Glass that will be released to its Explorer program later this year. - The New York Times also says that Google will be introducing a set of earbud headphones for Glass, which will go on sale by the end of this month for $85. - Google Glass will stream music through Google Play when a user names a song or artist. Ed Sanders, the director of marketing for Google Glass, said in a statement to the newspaper that Google is “building a great music experience on Glass” with these new features. Google has been updating Google Glass before the release of the device to its Explorer program later this year, and an official accessory store quietly came online at the end of last month.
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43		Tizen news roundup: Samsung’s NX300M camera runs on Tizen with phones and TV to follow, Nokia signs on for maps	http://gigaom.com/2013/11/11/tizen-news-roundup-samsungs-nx300m-camera-runs-on-tizen-with-phones-and-tv-to-follow-nokia-signs-on-for-maps/
44		No Tizen TV before phone: Samsung	http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20131107000902
45		- The Tizen association announced it now has 36 new members at the Tizen Developer Summit - Notable names include: eBay, Here (a Nokia Business), Konami, McAfee, Panasonic, Sharp, The Weather Channel, Trend Micro - Nokia has also announced that it will power “maps and maps-related functionalities” in Tizen devices. - Tizen is based on Linux and allows developers to program in CSS, Javascript and HTML5 - The only device shipping with Tizen is a Samsung NX300 camera - Samsung is expected to ship the first Tizen phone next year, followed by Tizen powered TVs Q: With these new members on board with Tizen, do you think it could compete in the mobile OS world? Can it beat BlackBerry?	- Tizen: a mobile operating system headed by Intel and Samsung. It's the product of MeeGo (Intel & Nokia) combined with Samsung's Bada - Tizen Association is an industry consortium that supports the development of an open source software platform and operating system.
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47	tm	Apple’s Long-Rumored TV Ambitions on Hold Again?	http://www.displaysearchblog.com/2013/11/apples-long-rumored-tv-ambitions-on-hold-again/
48		Intel reportedly in talks to sell Web TV service to Liberty Global	http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57611880-93/intel-reportedly-in-talks-to-sell-web-tv-service-to-liberty-global/
49		Malone’s Liberty Global in Talks for Intel TV Service	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-12/malone-s-liberty-global-said-in-talks-to-buy-intel-s-tv-service.html
50		Paul Gagnon NPD DisplaySearch - Supply chain analysis had indicated a lineup for an Apple Television second half of 2014 - Put on hold possibly to focus on wearables - Apple would need an exclusive source plan ( like a la carte) or proprietary content - Intel OnCue delayed until 2014, rumored sale to Verizon now Liberty Global (Virgin Media owner) interested. - Set-top boxes barely more innovative than 5 years ago. TV sales in decline. Manufacturers getting out of the business. Q: Are content providers strangling the TV device industry?
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52	ia	Lytro Adds 3-D Viewing Capability to Its Living Images, Apple Online Store as Distributor	http://allthingsd.com/20131112/lytro-adds-3-d-viewing-capability-to-its-living-images-apple-online-store-as-distributor/
53		Lytro camera software now supports 3D viewing	http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-6501_7-57611894-95/lytro-camera-software-now-supports-3d-viewing/
54		Capture 360-degree panoramas with the throwable Panono ball	http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/12/5092670/panono-camera-ball-takes-360-degree-panoramas-indiegogo	IMAGES (They're interactive, you'll have to drag a mouse in them to see the full panoramas- ia)
55		Panono: Panoramic Ball Camera	http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/panono-panoramic-ball-camera
56	43	- Lytro is adding another feature for its light-field cameras. Now all photos ever taken with a Lytro camera can be displayed in 3D. - All it requires is downloading some new software on your PC or iOS device - Lytro claims this is the first camera that allows you to shoot a 3D image with a single exposure with one press of the shutter release. - Why it took so long to get this feature: CEO Jason Rosenthal says that the company wanted to make sure the 3D features were "easily usable and consumer-friendly"	- Meanwhile, an Indiegogo project just went live for the Panono ball. It's about the size of a softball and it takes pictures when you throw it in the air - It uses 36 cameras, 72MP pictures - Using BT it sends photos to a paired app on either iOS or Android. You can move your smartphone to view around the panorama image - Panono is looking ot make $900k. The camera will sell for $599 - The goal is to get a product out by Sept. 2014 Q: What's more interesting: 3D lytro or the throwable camera?
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62		Homebrew Computer Club reunion lights up Silicon Valley	http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57611874-235/homebrew-computer-club-reunion-lights-up-silicon-valley/
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81		Tom and Posse, I started thinking about the curved iPhone, and I could actually make an argument that Apple might curve it like the Samsung Galaxy Round. Why? Because Apple has always promoted that the iPhone can be used easily in one hand, that you can access the screen using only the thumb in the hand you're holding it with. If Apple moves to larger screens on the iPhone, they will almost certainly have to increase the width (since the bigger screen on the iPhone 5 I've always thought it looks slightly out of proportion). A slight curve of the screen would allow for a wider phone without sacrificing any of the ergonomics that Apple prides itself on. I still think the edge-to-edge design discussed on the show is more likely, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense (although I'm probably still wrong). Rich from Lovely Cleveland
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