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December 1, 2012, 5:00 PM

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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Syria Rebels Find Skype Useful, but Dangers Lurk  —  In a demonstration of their growing sophistication and organization, Syrian rebels responded to a nationwide shutdown of the Internet by turning to satellite technology to coordinate within the country and to communicate with outside activists.
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Brad Molen / Engadget:
HTC confirms the Windows Phone 8S will not be coming to the US  —  The HTC Windows Phone 8S was announced as a lower-end alternative to its bigger brother, the flagship Windows Phone 8X, but the company has remained relatively quiet about it since.  While we're still awaiting official details …
Sarah Lacy / PandoDaily:
Lessons from the Groupon disaster: Maybe international can wait  —  When people say “Go big or go home” they're rarely actually thinking they'll have to go home.  If they actually saw that as a real risk, they'd probably go at least slightly smaller.  —  I've long said that the growth of Groupon …
Ryan Tate / Wired:
Zynga Stock Dives as Facebook Keeps Backing Away  —  Zynga shares are down 7 percent after the social-games maker and Facebook announced they are all but ending their special relationship.  Facebook can develop its own games if it chooses to do so, and Zynga can now host its games …
Brittany Darwell / Inside Facebook:
FB shares close at $28, highest since July  —  Facebook shares closed today at $28, up more than 16 percent this week and hitting a new high not seen since July.  —  Shares have been on the rise now that major lockup periods have passed and a number of analysts have improved their ratings for the stock.
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Jennifer Martinez / Hillicon Valley:
White House draft cyber order adds changes to mollify tech industry  —  The White House has incorporated changes into its draft cybersecurity executive order that attempts to smooth over concerns raised by the high tech industry.  —  The latest set of edits come after White House officials …
John Callaham / Neowin:
Microsoft launches web-based Windows 8 app creator  —  Before now, if a person wanted to make an app for Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8, the usual way is to program and create the app with a PC and associated development tools.  Today, Microsoft announced that its research division has come …
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