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Cameron Johnson / The Official Netflix Blog:
Introducing Netflix Social  —  Movies and TV shows are better with friends.  —  We get suggestions from our friends for new things to watch and we connect with our friends through the shared enjoyment of a great movie or TV show.  —  Starting today, Netflix members in the U.S. can share …
Bloomberg:
Samsung Targets Galaxy 4 at Apple's Core IPhone Market  —  Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) is making its biggest run yet at the iPhone's U.S. loyalists, unveiling the new Galaxy S4 a few blocks from Apple (AAPL) Inc.'s flagship store in New York and broadcasting the event live in Times Square.
Wall Street Journal:
Samsung Outspends Apple on Phone Advertising  —  In the smartphone business, following the money leads right to Samsung Electronics Co.  —  Outspent by rival Apple Inc. more than three to one in advertising for mobile phones in the U.S. in 2011, Samsung responded with a marketing blitz on TV …
Terrence O'Brien / Engadget:
Alleged Google Now for iOS video leaks on YouTube, is promptly pulled  —  iOS fans jealous of Jelly Bean's creepy Google Now might finally have something to get excited about.  An October update to the Google Search app finally delivered an updated voice recognition experience to Apple's platform …
Amar Toor / The Verge:
Apple Stores in France banned from forcing employees to work late  —  A Paris court this week banned seven French Apple Stores from forcing employees to work night shifts, in response to a complaint filed by a group of national labor unions.  As the AFP reports, the court also ordered Apple …
Owen Thomas / Business Insider:
Amazon Has An Estimated 10 Million Members For Its Surprisingly Profitable Prime Club  —  Amazon hasn't disclosed how many people have signed up for its Prime program, which offers free two-day shipping, a Netflix-like video service, and other perks for a $79 annual fee.
Walter S. Mossberg / AllThingsD:
How Apple Gets All the Good Apps  —  Apple tightly controls its software and hardware, and is fiercely competitive in battling its rivals, especially in the mobile market.  And yet, while the company never creates apps for anyone else's mobile system or device, each of its major mobile-platform foes …
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Don Clark / Digits:
Stealthy Startup Unveils Bold Router Attack  —  Not many entrepreneurs would take on mighty Cisco Systems in its stronghold of router hardware.  A startup called Compass-EOS has been secretly planning that very attack for six years, with investors that include Cisco itself.
Tom Gara / Corporate Intelligence:
Paid Tweeters Beware: The FTC is Watching  —  In 2000, when regulators at the Federal Trade Commission last took a look at how its consumer protection rules should be applied online, the internet lived almost exclusively in browser windows, social networks didn't exist, and tweeting was what birds did on sunny afternoons.
Jay Yarow / Business Insider:
The Only Thing That Has Really Changed At Apple Is That There's No More Reality Distortion Field  —  Apple!  —  A year ago analysts were tripping over themselves to raise their price targets.  —  This year, they're tripping over themselves to lower their price targets.
More: Fortune
Mat Smith / Engadget:
Intel releases Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 dev code, adds dual-boot option for Windows 8  —  Intel's in the tricky position of playing Android iteration catch-up — but it's getting better at it.  Releases are now appearing every six months, with the latest release of Android (4.2.2) now Intel-optimized — at least at a pre-alpha stage.
Jim Dalrymple / The Loop:
Apple's Maps being updated often and significantly  —  There is no doubt that Apple is working hard on improving its iOS Maps application in the past few months.  The results can be seen in an update to the app this week in Japan, but Apple has been steadily releasing updates for countries and cities from around the world.
Tamar Lewin / New York Times:
California Bill Would Force Colleges to Honor Online Classes  —  Legislation will be introduced in the California Senate on Wednesday that could reshape higher education by requiring the state's public colleges and universities to give credit for faculty-approved online courses taken …
More: CNET
Marvin Ammori / Slate:
Uber, Lyft, Sidecar: Can the FTC fight local taxi commissions?  —  Taxi commissions are crushing disruptive transportation apps.  —  In 1984, the Federal Trade Commission released a report that explained why taxis could charge customers exorbitant prices for dismal service.
More: CNET
Brian Crecente / Polygon:
Shigeru Miyamoto on Nintendo's innovative past, unsteady present and optimistic future  —  Before we talk, we play.  —  Set up in a backroom of Nintendo's Midtown Manhattan offices, Shigeru Miyamato sports a green Luigi t-shirt under a blue sports coat, matching pants and, as always, a smile.
Jane Justice Leibrock / Facebook:
User Experience Lab: How we designed a new News Feed using your feedback  —  “My feed is cluttered.”  That's a piece of feedback the News Feed team has heard countless times.  An obvious interpretation could be that people think the design of Feed is too busy and want it to be simplified …
John Letzing / Wall Street Journal:
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Gets $6 Million Cash Bonus  —  Google Inc. is giving Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt a $6 million cash bonus for 2012, the Internet giant disclosed in a regulatory filing Tuesday.  —  Mr. Schmidt's award comes as Google also gives Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette …
John Cook / GeekWire:
Google to double size of engineering center in Microsoft's backyard  —  Google will expand into this planned development next to its existing Kirkland campus, significantly boosting its presence in the Seattle region.  (Credit: Google, SRM Development and DLR Group.)
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Deezer App Studio goes mobile, brings apps to Android and iOS listeners  —  As much as we like extending our music universe through apps within the likes of Deezer and Spotify, that wider experience hasn't usually carried over to mobile.  Deezer, at least, thinks it can put those apps inside our pockets.
Mark M. Jaycox / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Startups and Innovators Send Letter to Congress Demanding CFAA Reform  —  Today, a group of entrepreneurs and startups sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee urging it to reform the draconian Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).  The letter explains how the CFAA stifles entrepreneurs …

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