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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 …
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 …
More: CNET, 9to5Mac and BGR
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.
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 …
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 …
More: PhoneArena
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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 …
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.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
White House Petition Against CISPA Gets Over The 100,000 Signature Threshold  —  Yet another White House petition has made it over the 100,000 signature mark, which is necessary to get a response.  This one is asking the White House not to support CISPA, arguing that the terms are too broad …
More: DSLreports and USA RSS
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 …
More: CNET and Techdirt
Steven Musil / CNET:
Denial of service attack takes down JP Morgan Chase sites  —  Spokesperson confirms to CNET that the attack is occurring but can't say how long the site has been down.  —  The Web sites for banking giant JP Morgan Chase are offline this afternoon as the result of a distributed-denial-of-service attack, a spokesperson told CNET.
Simon Bisson / CITEworld:
Behind the scenes: The making of BlackBerry 10  —  It was snowing when we arrived at the BlackBerry campus in Waterloo, on a bitterly cold winter day.  There were icicles under the bus, and the bare trees and snow-covered fields turned Canada black and white.
More: Digits

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Gary Baum / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at the first “case” brought before Objection, which aims to use AI to evaluate news stories, and a Q&A with Objection's founder; the site is now dark

Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Gene Shalit, a longtime film critic for NBC's Today who was with the show from 1970 until his retirement in 2010, dies at 100

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Q&A with Ian Coss, host of GBH's Big Dig podcast, on his multi-city live event tour in partnership with local NPR stations, the use of GBH archives, and more

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