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January 26, 2013, 4:30 AM

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Evelyn M. Rusli / Wall Street Journal:

Square Executive Resigns Amid Sexual-Harassment Claims — Square Inc. said its chief operating officer Keith Rabois resigned from the mobile payments company on Thursday, amid accusations from a Square employee of sexual harassment. — A New York attorney, Steven Berger …

More: Betabeat, Reuters, ZDNet, GeekWire, GigaOM, CNET, Mashable!, Forbes, Business Insider, Fortune and TechCrunch

Tweets: @nikcub, @megan, @fmanjoo, @spencerchen, @emilychangtv, @pkafka and @evelynrusli

Keith Rabois / Untitled:

A note from Keith — Yesterday I resigned from Square, and I want to take the opportunity to explain to you why. — The past few days have been the toughest, saddest, most frightening, and emotionally draining of my life. They have deeply affected me, both personally and professionally.

Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

Exclusive Interview: Keith Rabois Talks About Sexual Harassment Claim, Becoming a “Distraction” at Square and What's Next — Sitting in front of a spectacular view of San Francisco at his home this afternoon, former Square COO Keith Rabois looks spent. — He is just recovering from a bout …

More: San Francisco Chronicle, Gawker and GigaOM

Tweets: @danprimack, @karaswisher and @danprimack

Jim Romenesko:

At CNET, ‘morale is plummeting and people are pissed off’ — A disclosure attached to a CNET story posted on Thursday. — There had been hints around CNET that the edict might be overturned. During a meeting last Friday, Reviews editor-in-chief Lindsey Turrentine sounded optimistic.

More: The Verge, CNET, Techdirt, TechnoBuffalo and Poynter

Tweets: @dannysullivan, @inafried and @futureboy

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Tim Carmody / The Verge:

CNET forbidden from reviewing Aereo following CBS-Dish controversy — Editorial policy after CES Awards nightmare leads to fancy footwork by news team — This week, live-TV startup Aereo released an update to its Roku app, adding a new visual interface and enabling full control with the Roku remote.

More: Techi.com, CNET, Daring Fireball, PandoDaily and Geek News Central. Tweets: @dangillmor. See also Mediagazer

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:

“We Are Supposed To Be Truth Tellers”

More: The Uptake. Tweets: @bendreyfuss, @dannysullivan and @jbrodkin. See also Mediagazer

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Next-Gen Video Format H.265 Is Approved, Paving The Way For High-Quality Video On Low-Bandwidth Networks — The ITU has approved a new video format that could bring 4k video to future broadband networks, while also making streaming HD video available even on bandwidth-constrained mobile networks.

More: International …, The Verge, Multichannel.com, Computerworld, Off On A Tangent, Broadcast, Network World and ZDNet

Casey Newton / CNET:

Review: While “jOBS” fawns over subject, film falls flat — The eagerly awaited biopic of the Apple founder aims to capture a legend, but neglects the world he lived in. — PARK CITY, UTAH—The eagerly awaited biopic “jOBS” opens in 2001, when Apple's iconic co-founder arrives at Town Hall on Apple's Cupertino campus with good news.

More: Cinema Blend Feeds, Apple Gazette and CBS News

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:

Review: Jobs is an entertaining, if impressionistic, portrait of Steve Jobs as a young man

More: Reviews, Mercury News, /Film and Reuters

Tweets: @joshgad and @aplusk

Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press:

Exxon passes Apple as most valuable company — NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon has once again surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable company after the iPhone and iPad maker saw its stock price falter. — Apple Inc.'s stock has been on the decline since the company's quarterly earnings report …

More: CNBC, Reuters, NPR, Mercury News, MarketWatch, New Jersey Online, MarketBeat, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Mashable! and Associated Press

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

iPad 5 Set for October Debut with Design Similar to iPad Mini? iPhone 5S and Lower-Cost iPhone Moving Forward

More: iLounge, Phones Review, Edible Apple, ZDNet, PC Magazine, Ars Technica, IntoMobile, Mobile Marketing Watch, CNET, BGR, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, Electronista and Softpedia News

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Apple Adds ‘App Store Notes’ to Featured Apps — Apple has quietly added a new notes feature to its curated apps in the iOS App Store. Apps chosen for Editor's Choice and App of the Week now come with App Store Notes, which offer a quick description of the app.

More: AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com and MacNN

Declan McCullagh / CNET:

Swartz didn't face prison until feds took over case, report says — The late Internet activist was facing a stern warning from local prosecutors. But then the U.S. Attorney's office, run by Carmen Ortiz, chose to make an example of Aaron Swartz, a new report says.

More: Media Nation, Boston Herald, Esquire, Techdirt, Daring Fireball and ij.org

Bloomberg:

Yahoo's Mayer Sees Future in Personalized, Mobile Web — Yahoo's Mayer: Personalization Is Future of Search — Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer said the company is working on technology that will personalize content from the Web and feed it to people on their mobile devices.

More: Business Insider, Digital Media Wire, 9.blog, memeburn, GigaOM, Daring Fireball and bizjournals

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer To Bring Company Back To Its Roots: “It's The Web Ordered For You”

More: Bloomberg TV, Business Insider, CNET, The Register, ReadWrite, Marketing Land, PC Magazine, Business Insider, Betabeat, SiliconBeat, PandoDaily, Marketing Land and Mashable!

Cory Gunther / Android Community:

HTC Mini announced as a remote for your smartphone — Today we've learned that HTC is set to offer a new device called the HTC Mini with purchases of their impressive 5-inch HTC Butterfly smartphone. This isn't a smartwatch that will sync to your smartphone, instead it's basically a mini phone — for your phone.

More: The Verge, SlashGear, Pocket-lint, VentureBeat, Ars Technica, nbcnews.com and Geek.com

Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web:

Twitter's value estimated at $9B after BlackRock buys stock from early employees, report indicates — Today the Financial Times reported a unique deal that will see several of early Twitter employees sell stock at a valuation of more than $9 billion to a fund managed by the BlackRock group.

More: Financial Times, AllThingsD, VentureBeat, CNET, Wall Street Journal, PandoDaily, Business Insider, Reuters, TechCrunch and Telegraph

Tweets: @danprimack, @joshconstine, @pkafka and @danprimack

Matt Brian / The Next Web:

Google finally makes it easy to enable WebGL support in latest Chrome for Android beta — When it comes to Chrome, Google has done a stellar job keeping its desktop and Android browsers closely connected, bringing new features to its mobile app to better support popular Web technologies.

More: Google+, Ubergizmo, Engadget, CNET, Android Community, Ars Technica, Liliputing and Softpedia News

Chris Ziegler / The Verge:

Verizon sells 39 spectrum licenses to AT&T for $1.9b, but what does it mean? — Today's blockbuster spectrum deal might tell the tale of shifting strategies for two wireless giants — Besides being the most closely-matched competitors in the bizarre, controversial American wireless industry …

More: Verizon Wireless, Reuters, The Next Web, BGR, DSLreports, Policy Blog, AllThingsD, 9to5Mac, NYT Bits, WebProNews and Know Your Cell

Nick Turner / Bloomberg:

AT&T to Acquire Spectrum From Verizon Wireless for $1.9 Billion

More: AT&T, Inc., TechCrunch, CNET, Engadget, iPhone Hacks, Mashable!, ZDNet, iDownloadBlog.com and Reuters

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