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March 28, 2013, 2:35 PM

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Sam Grobart / Businessweek:
How Samsung Became the World's No. 1 Smartphone Maker  —  I'm in a black Mercedes-Benz (DAI) van with three Samsung Electronics PR people heading toward Yongin, a city about 45 minutes south of Seoul.  Yongin is South Korea's Orlando: a nondescript, fast-growing city known for its tourist attractions …
Chris Velazco / TechCrunch:
BlackBerry Posts Promising Q4 Results After BB10 Launch: EPS Of $0.22, Revenue Of $2.7B, ~1M Z10s Shipped  —  For the past year BlackBerry has been trying to prove to the world that it's not a mobile has-been just yet, and that all came to a head earlier this year when the company finally released …
John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:
Mike Lazaridis Leaves BlackBerry  —  End of an era at BlackBerry.  —  As part of its fourth quarter earnings announcement early this morning, the company said that co-founder Mike Lazaridis will retire as vice-chairman and director on May 1.  —  The smartphone pioneer …
Chris O'Brien / Los Angeles Times:
Apple aims to win over video editors  —  The redesign of Final Cut Pro editing software was met with derision in 2011.  Now, after seven updates to the product, Apple is launching a marketing effort for its Final Cut Pro X.  —  A breakthrough for Final Cut Pro came in 2003 …
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Google Starts Testing Google Shopping Express In SF, With Free Delivery From Target, Walgreens, Staples And More  —  Google is finally opening up its Google Shopping Express service to the public today, with the same day delivery service being made available as a test to select users …
Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM:
Google donates patents to protect cloud software from lawsuits  —  Google unveiled a “patent pledge” that it hopes will shield cloud software and big data developers from the type of litigation that has engulfed the mobile phone industry.  The pledge, which is like a non-aggression pact …
Liam Tung / ZDNet:
Windows Phone outsells iPhone in seven markets, BlackBerry in 26  —  Summary: Windows Phone has reached a milestone in seven markets - but is topping the Ukrainian charts really a big deal?  —  Liam Tung  —  Windows Phone handsets have outsold the iPhone in seven markets including India …
More: BGR, CNET and The Next Web
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Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Google Analytics' real-time reports get events, shortcuts, comparisons, and filter by desktop/tablet/mobile  —  Google has updated the real-time reports in its Analytics service with four improvements.  As a Google Analytics user, you can now analyze events in real-time …
More: TechCrunch
Evelyn M. Rusli / Wall Street Journal:
The Messaging Apps Taking on Facebook, Phone Giants  —  On a recent Saturday, Johan Dijkland, a 23-year-old student in Emmen, Netherlands, opened a free messaging app called Line on his iPhone.  Then he tapped on a virtual sticker of a sleepy panda with a “good night” speech bubble and pressed send to a friend.
Ken Yeung / The Next Web:
Storify starts to monetize with VIP, a premium plan for live-blogging, custom sources and more  —  Storify is moving forward with plans to realize its business model.  Today, the social media curator is announcing the launch of Storify VIP, its premium service designed for media organizations …
Matthew DeCarlo / TechSpot:
PC game sales hit $20 billion last year, no signs of slowing  —  Despite declining desktop shipments as well as an increased interest in mobile and social games, the PC gaming market is still holding strong with a growth of 8% last year according DFC analyst David Cole, who was quoted in a recent PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) report.
Brent Simmons / inessential.com:
Why Developers Shouldn't Use iCloud Syncing, Even If It Worked  —  Yesterday the Verge posted Apple's broken promise: why doesn't iCloud ‘just work’?  —  It's not the first article on the topic — bits and pieces of this issue have come up before.  But The Verge did an excellent job putting it all together.
Amy Chozick / Media Decoder:
A Driving Force Behind Wikipedia Will Step Down  —  Sue Gardner, who oversaw a period of rapid growth and evolution at Wikipedia, said Wednesday that she would step down as executive director of the nonprofit organization that runs the free encyclopedia.  —  In an interview with The Times on Wednesday …

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