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September 2, 2013, 2:00 PM

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New York Times:
Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing N.S.A.'s  —  For at least six years, law enforcement officials working on a counternarcotics program have had routine access, using subpoenas, to an enormous AT&T database that contains the records of decades of Americans' phone calls …
Verizon:
Verizon Reaches Agreement to Acquire Vodafone's 45 Percent Interest in Verizon Wireless for $130 Billion  —  Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vodafone Group Plc (London, Nasdaq: VOD) to acquire Vodafone's U.S. group …
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
As Expected, Vodafone Sells Its Stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 Billion, Giving Verizon Communications Full Ownership  —  Verizon Communications and Britain's Vodafone announced a deal Monday that will give Verizon total ownership of the wireless company that bears its name.
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
More details on Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch: those images are of a prototype  —  Venturebeat caused a holiday weekend stir with what appeared to be pictures of Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch, which will be formally unveiled this Wednesday.  However, the model of the watch reported …
Sarah Silbert / Engadget:
Acer announces 6-inch Liquid S2, ‘first 4K-recording smartphone’  —  Compared to many other companies, Acer's taken a rather cautious approach to super-sized phones.  Its first attempt was the 5.7-inch Liquid S1, a rather straightforward Android handset unveiled back in June at Computex.
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: Japan's Rakuten Acquires Viki Video Site for $200 Million  —  Japan's Internet e-commerce giant Rakuten is set to purchase Viki, a premium video site that has been described as “Hulu for the rest of the world.”  —  The deal was set to be announced next week …
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Windows 8 rockets to 7.41% market share as Windows XP falls below 35% mark  —  Just before the results of back-to-school sales and way before the holiday season, Windows 8 appears to have made a significant jump in market share.  At the same time, Windows 7′s hold remains strong …
Jenna Wortham / New York Times:
Which Start-Up Could Be the Next Big Thing?  —  When it comes to technology start-ups, there are a lot of paths to success.  —  Some successful start-ups sell for a billion dollars, as Tumblr did this year to Yahoo.  When that happens, it's a windfall for the founders of the start-ups as well as for the investors and some employees.
Wall Street Journal:
Director Says BlackBerry Can Survive as ‘Niche’ Player  —  Nordberg Says There Are ‘Subsets’ That Should Be Sold Off  —  One of the members of BlackBerry Ltd.'s board committee tasked with exploring strategic alternatives said the company can compete as a “niche company” in the smartphone business …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Happy 10th birthday Skype.  You changed everything; too bad you didn't change Microsoft  —  Very quietly today, Skype turned ten years old.  Ironically, I didn't even remember its 10th birthday.  I forgot, mostly because ever since it was acquired by Microsoft, Skype as we know is slowly losing its identity.

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