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October 17, 2012, 10:25 PM

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Joseph Menn / Reuters:

Exclusive: White House review finds no evidence of spying by Huawei - sources — (Reuters) - A White House-ordered review of security risks posed by suppliers to U.S. telecommunications companies found no clear evidence that Huawei Technologies Ltd had spied for China, two people familiar with the probe told Reuters.

More: The Register, VentureBeat, ZDNet, AllThingsD, Engadget, Techdirt, CNET, DSLreports, Gizmodo and The Verge

Jennifer Martinez / Hillicon Valley:

White House denies Huawei investigation report

Jack Dorsey:

Let's reconsider our “users” … During a Square Board meeting, our newest Director Howard Schultz, pulled me aside and asked a simple question. — “Why do you all call your customers ‘users’?” — “I don't know. We've always called them that.” — It wasn't something I've thought about for some time.

More: CNET, Daring Fireball, Business Insider and The Next Web. Tweets: @scottmaustin

Eric Savitz / Forbes:

Jack Dorsey: Leadership Secrets Of Twitter And Square

More: CNET. Tweets: @tim

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:

Google hosting Android event Monday, Oct 29th in New York — Google has issued an invite to an event in New York City on October 29th at 10am. The purpose of the event is unknown aside from the fact that it has something to do with Android, and that the invite states “The playground is open.”

More: Forbes, Marketing Land, Business Insider, CNET, CNET, 9to5Google, Engadget, AllThingsD, Gizmodo, Pocketnow, The Verge, IntoMobile and Mashable!. Thanks:@panzer

Steven Levy / Wired:

Google Throws Open Doors to Its Top-Secret Data Center — If you're looking for the beating heart of the digital age — a physical location where the scope, grandeur, and geekiness of the kingdom of bits become manifest—you could do a lot worse than Lenoir, North Carolina.

John Letzing / Digits:

Google Stays Ahead of Silicon Valley Pack on Engineer Salaries — Google Inc. is staying well armed in at least one aspect of the ongoing battle for Silicon Valley talent. — The Mountain View, Calif., Internet company has faced a wave of competition in hiring in recent years thanks …

More: Business Insider, BGR, ZDNet, The Next Web and AllFacebook

Sean Hollister / The Verge:

With Surface looming, Microsoft fails to explain Windows 8 vs. Windows RT to consumers — If Microsoft Store reps don't know the difference, how will Surface buyers? — With only nine days remaining before an October 26th launch, Microsoft's Windows 8 marketing campaign is approaching full force.

More: GigaOM, TechCrunch, Gotta Be Mobile, I4U News and Neowin

Brooke Crothers / CNET:

$499 Microsoft Surface preorders slip to three weeks

More: BetaNews, AllThingsD, Neowin, PC World, VentureBeat, WebProNews, Pocket-lint, IntoMobile and Business Insider

Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM:

BuzzFeed lawsuit over celeb snaps raises copyright questions — A photo agency is demanding $1.3 million from BuzzFeed after the viral news site published photos of singer Katy Perry and actress Kathy Griffin. The case comes at a time when online media is increasingly image-based …

More: PetaPixel and 1001 Noisy Cameras. Tweets: @shontelaylay, @jeffjohnroberts and @jhazard

Ernesto / TorrentFreak:

Pirate Bay Moves to The Cloud, Becomes Raid-Proof — The Pirate Bay is loved by millions of file-sharers but is also a thorn in the side of the entertainment industries. — The latter group continues to push authorities to take action against the site. The Pirate Bay was raided back in 2006 …

More: CNET, The Pirate Bay, Ars Technica, TechSpot, The Verge, Web Host Industry Review, Mashable!, Geek.com, SiliconANGLE, Techie Buzz, The Register, ExtremeTech, BBC, WebProNews, Daily Dot and Gizmodo UK

David Talbot / Technology Review:

Computer Viruses Are “Rampant” on Medical Devices in Hospitals — A meeting of government officials reveals that medical equipment is becoming riddled with malware. — Computerized hospital equipment is increasingly vulnerable to malware infections, according to participants in a recent government panel.

More: Computerworld, VentureBeat, Ars Technica, SiliconANGLE, Forbes, Betabeat and BBC

Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:

How Obama or Romney Should Have Answered the iPad Question — Toward the end of last night's presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney, the moderator, CNN's Candy Crowley, asked a perfectly legitimate question, one that Obama himself is once reported to have asked …

More: TechCrunch

Mark Milian / Bloomberg Tech Blog:

How a YouTube Exec Built an Army With Google's ‘20 Percent Time’ — Google has promoted its “20 percent time” option as a way to encourage employees to be entrepreneurial. — Officially, Hunter Walk has fewer than a dozen engineers working for him at YouTube on developing services for nonprofits and activists.

Colleen Taylor / TechCrunch:

Color: We Are Not Shutting Down — Color, the photo-sharing website which became well-known for securing $40 million in venture capital but has since had a bumpy road with lagging user numbers and turmoil at the executive levels, is not winding down operations, contrary to an anonymously-sourced report …

More: Mashable!, Business Insider, CNET, App Advice, The Verge, Digits, GigaOM, PetaPixel, SlashGear and Android Police

Tweets: @danprimack and @spencerchen

Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:

A $99 Nexus tablet could spawn a new race to the bottom, but is it possible yet? — Yes, but not without compromises — Earlier today, perpetual rumor-mill DigiTimes reported that Google was readying a $99 Nexus tablet for release by the end of the year.

More: GigaOM, InformationWeek, TeleRead, CNET, AndroidGuys, PhoneArena, Gotta Be Mobile, Business Week, SiliconANGLE, Android Community, Pocketnow, Android and Me, AndroidOS.in, WebProNews, dailywireless.org, Android News, Rumours …, Business Insider, 9to5Google and DigiTimes

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft Office 365: More new packages and prices coming in November — Summary: There are even more versions of Microsoft's Office 365 than we've thought. Another small-business and a mid-size business release are on deck. And here's pricing for the lot. — Mary Jo Foley

More: Microsoft TechNet and Neowin

Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:

Source: Apple Accessory Partner Seminar Coming November 7-8, Will Cover Lightning Guidelines — We're now hearing from a source close to Apple's accessory manufacturing partner that the company plans to hold a conference in Shenzen, China for its Made for iPod/iPhone/iPad (MFI) …

More: Engadget, 9to5Mac, Gotta Be Mobile, MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, App Advice and Macgasm. Thanks:@chrisvelazco

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:

Thanks To Marketplace And PayPal Growth, eBay's Q3 Revenue Up 15 Percent To $3.4B, Net Income Up 22 Percent — eBay just released Q3 earnings this afternoon, reporting earnings per share of $0.55 on revenue of $3.4 billion. Analysts expected EPS of $0.54 and revenue of $3.4 billion for Q3 2012.

More: VentureBeat, Business Wire, CNET, SlashGear, DailyFinance.com, Reuters, The Next Web, internetretailer.com, AllThingsD and WebProNews

Ari Levy / Bloomberg:

Violin Memory Said to File IPO With $2 Billion Valuation — Violin Memory Inc., a maker of flash memory for data centers, filed to go public last month under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, said two people familiar with the matter. — The deal is being led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. …

More: SiliconANGLE and The Register

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

From Zero To Talktime Hero: Facebook Tests A New Way To Sign Up Users In India, Offering $1 Mobile Voice Credits — Facebook is testing out a new way of picking up mobile users in international markets — a crucial part of its strategy to continue building out its user base as subscriber growth slows …

More: Inside Facebook, MachineHappy, The Next Web, AllFacebook, Pluggd.in and MediaNama. Thanks:@ingridlunden

Bryan Bishop / The Verge:

Uber launches taxi service in San Francisco after New York retreat — Uber admitted just yesterday that it was dropping the taxi component of its service for New York residents due to regulatory disputes, but that's not stopping the company from moving forward: it's launching a similar service in San Francisco today.

More: Uber Blog

Brittany Darwell / Inside Facebook:

Facebook launches ‘global pages’ for brands to offer localized experiences — Facebook today announced the launch of “global pages,” a new structure that allows international brands to maintain a single fan page with localized experiences for users in different countries.

More: Facebook Studio, TechCrunch, AllFacebook and WebProNews

Erin Bury / BetaKit:

Shopkick Redesigns Rewards App to Bridge At-Home Browsing With In-Store Buys — Today Palo Alto, CA-based shopkick, a mobile rewards and loyalty app for brick-and-mortar retailers, announced a redesign of its app to focus on tying at-home browsing to in-store purchases.

More: SplatF, PR Newswire, MediaPost, Mashable! and TechCrunch

Marcus Wohlsen / Wired:

MasterCard Is Selling Your Data Just in Time for the Holidays — Credit card companies make money by taking a cut every time you swipe your plastic at the checkout counter. Now MasterCard has found a way to make those swipes pay over and over again. — As the Financial Times first reported …

Colleen Taylor / TechCrunch:

Pinterest Adds Ability To Block And Report Other Users To Keep Site ‘Positive And Respectful’ — Pinterest is generally known as a place where a mostly female user base gathers to share images and videos of shiny happy things such as cute animals, pretty clothing, and tasty recipes.

More: Marketing Land, Oh, How Pinteresting!, digitaltrends.com, PinLeague, WebProNews, Daily Dot, SocialTimes, VentureBeat and The Next Web

Sam Byford / The Verge:

HTC J Butterfly preview: a stunning 5-inch 1080p phone for Japan (video) — 440ppi Super LCD 3 sets the new standard in smartphone displays — The rumors were true: HTC has been working on a new flagship phone with a 5-inch 1080p display, and we got to see it in Tokyo today.

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