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December 1, 2012, 3:35 PM

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CNN:

Internet, phone services back online for much of Syria — (CNN) — Internet and cell phone coverage were restored Saturday to most Syrian provinces, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, two days after a blackout shut down virtually all Internet service in the country.

More: Renesys Blog, BBC, The Verge, CNET, Gizmodo, The Next Web, AllThingsD, CloudFlare blog, Associated Press and Daily Mail

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.

Tweets: @dberlind. See also Mediagazer

James Cowie / Renesys Blog:

Could It Happen In Your Country?

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Damaster / LiveSide.net:

Exclusive: Microsoft bringing cloud music player to SkyDrive.com — Rumors about Microsoft bringing a cloud music playing to SkyDrive had been floating around for a long time. Back in May 2011 when Microsoft first announced Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango”, we reported on some indications that …

More: Gizmodo, The Next Web, The Verge, TechCrunch, WinBeta and Neowin

CNN:

CNN Exclusive: McAfee comes out of hiding to talk about life on the run — (CNN) — The journey to interview Internet security guru John McAfee began with a secret phrase, a mysterious driver and a circuitous route full of left turns, right turns and U-turns.

More: Mashable!, SecurityWeek and TVNewser

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 …

More: The Verge, CNET, TechCrunch, TonisTechBlogTonisTechBlog, Tech Shout!, Gotta Be Mobile, IntoMobile, Neowin, Winsyde, PhoneArena, Softpedia News and WMPoweruser

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

iFixit iMac teardown reveals dual mics, difficult ram upgrades & glued on LCD — While we had some pictures of a brief teardown earlier this week, iFixit has now completed its ritual teardown of the new 21.5″ iMac that officially went on sale on Friday.

More: iFixit, The Verge, PC Magazine, Business Insider, TechCrunch, Engadget, iClarified and iphoneincanada.ca

Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:

R.I.P. Frothy Times, A Return To Normalcy — Whatever it is, it is palpable. A sort of buzz in the Valley that all is not well, and a slight nervousness among entrepreneurs, investors and startup employees as they flit about their day-to-day. We may not be in the middle …

More: Darren Herman and Business Insider. Tweets: @daveg and @robhof

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 …

More: SlashGear and Business Insider

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 …

More: MSDN Blogs

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 …

Ken Yeung / The Next Web:

Instagram's Mike Krieger on apps: are you getting the design right or do you have the right design? — App and mobile design has come a long way in the past few years, with many popular services shifting their focus more towards to improving the way their apps look.

More: Business Insider, TechCrunch and GigaOM

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 …

More: Politico and Techdirt

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