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March 27, 2012, 1:40 PM

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Chris Ziegler / The Verge:
Nano-SIM war: here's what Apple and Nokia want to put in your next phone  —  Last week, Apple and Nokia got into a very public dust-up over the future of the SIM card — a staple in phones all around the world — thanks to a Financial Times article pointing out that the two had filed competing proposals …
Rocky Agrawal / VentureBeat:
Square adds encryption to its Square reader  —  The old (unopened) reader is on the left; the new reader is on the right, with encryption and a battery.  —  Square has added encryption technology to its Square reader.  —  Competitor VeriFone tried to drum up sentiment against Square …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Decorates Its Roof With A 42-Foot Wide QR Code  —  When Mark Zuckerberg called for a “Space Hackathon” to decorate Facebook's massive new headquarters at 1 Hacker Way, he probably didn't expect employees to take him so literally.  A few scurried up to the roof with some tar paint …
Jessica E. Vascellaro / Digits:
Apple's Siri Gains Traction-For Some Things  —  Siri, how popular are you?  —  New research set to be released this week found that 87% of those who own Apple's iPhone 4S use at least one feature of its Siri virtual assistant monthly.  —  But most usage is across a relatively limited set of functions …
Melissa J. Perenson / PC World:
Not So Hot: New iPad Heat Levels Comparable to Android Tablets  —  PCWorld Labs tests show heat dissipation is a universal tablet problem.  —  So much for “heatgate.”  We've all seen the reports this week indicating that the new iPad runs hotter than its predecessor, the iPad 2.
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
HuffPo Co-Founder Ken Lerer's Stealthy Start-Up Aims at CNN, Fox  —  Ken Lerer helped build an Internet news powerhouse out of thin air.  Now he wants to do it again.  —  The Huffington Post co-founder, who sold his site to AOL a year ago, is working on another Web news start-up.
Bill Gurley / abovethecrowd.com:
Why Youth Has An Advantage In Innovation & Why You Want To Be A Learn-It-All  —  A few relevant scenes from the recent blockbuster Moneyball:  —  Peter Brand: Billy, Pena is an All Star.  Okay?  And if you dump him and this Hatteberg thing doesn't work out the way that we want it to …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Angry Birds creator Rovio acquires Futuremark Games Studio  —  Angry Birds publisher Rovio Entertainment has acquired its fellow Finnish game development house, Futuremark Games Studio, in order to get some new talent.  —  Rovio, which just launched its Angry Birds Space mobile game blockbuster …
John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:
New Wi-Fi iPad Cleared for Sale in China  —  Apple's new iPad has been cleared for sale in mainland China, and could debut there as soon as next month.  —  The China Quality Certification Center recently approved the Wi-Fi version of the device for sale in the country …
New York Times:
Symantec Dissolves Alliance with Huawei of China  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Less than four years after Huawei Technologies and Symantec teamed up to develop computer network security products, the joint venture is being dismantled because Symantec feared the alliance with the Chinese company …
Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:
AT&T launching ‘Plus’ loyalty program: discounts, dedicated support, and coffee  —  AT&T is introducing a new loyalty program called AT&T Plus, with the hope of keeping its most important customers loyal by showering them with special offers and preferential service.
Enda Curran / Digits:
Australia's Watchdog Alleges Apple Misled On iPad  —  Australia's consumer watchdog Tuesday alleged that Apple Inc. made misleading claims regarding 4G capability in the promotion of its new third generation iPad product in Australia.  —  The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission …
Sarah McBride / Reuters:
Big venture firm raises the networking stakes  —  (Reuters) - Andreessen Horowitz, a three-year-old venture capital firm, has made a big mark in Silicon Valley partly through the sheer scale of its endeavors, with big funds totaling some $2.7 billion and big investments in high-profile companies …
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Millennial Media Sets Price Range For IPO At $11 To $13 Per Share, Valued At $974M  —  Mobile ad network Millennial Media has increased the price range per share for its upcoming IPO to $11 to $13 per share.  The company previously had set the range at $9 to $11 per share.
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Charges That Security Flaws in RockYou Game Site Exposed 32 Million Email Addresses and Passwords  —  Settlement Order Requires Company to Implement Comprehensive Data Security Program  —  The operator of a social game site has agreed to settle charges that, while touting its security features …
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft adds more features to its cloud-hosted Team Foundation Service  —  Summary: Microsoft is adding a new build service to its preview version of its Windows-Azure-hosted version of its application lifecycle management tool.  —  Microsoft is continuing to add more features …

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