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September 5, 2013, 11:25 AM

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Nick Wingfield / NYT Bits:
A Bloody Ballmer and Stalled Discussions on the Long Road to a Nokia Deal  —  SEATTLE — “We are on different planets.”  —  That was the response of Risto Siilasmaa, the chairman of Nokia's board of directors to Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, after a team from Microsoft presented …
Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Samsung's Galaxy Gear is a smartwatch like no other  —  On sale for $299 in the United States from early October  —  The Galaxy Gear, Samsung's latest foray into the smartwatch category, is now official and it's quite unlike anything you've seen before.  Yes, it's a smartphone accessory …
Larry Dignan / ZDNet:
Lenovo doubles down on convertible PC bet; Yoga-tizes lineup  —  Summary: Lenovo is betting that all laptop buyers will go multimode and meld tablets and PCs.  To Lenovo, Yoga DNA should go everywhere.  —  Lenovo is making a big bet on convertible PCs and betting that consumers and businesses …
Kathy Savitt / Yahoo!:
Introducing Our New Logo!  —  We're excited to share the new Yahoo logo with you.  It will begin appearing across Yahoo properties globally tonight.  —  We wanted a logo that stayed true to our roots (whimsical, purple, with an exclamation point) yet embraced the evolution of our products.
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Lee Hutchinson / Ars Technica:
Paypal freezes $45,000 of Mailpile's crowdfunded dollars  —  Mailpile is a crowdfunded e-mail client written by a small group of folks in Reykjavik, Iceland.  The product aims to let users keep their mail local and under their own control rather than relying on Google, Microsoft …
More: Mailpile and ArcticStartupTweets: @glynmoody
Nicole Lee / Engadget:
Path adds new privacy features and Premium subscription in 3.2 update, announces Deutsche Telekom partnership  —  One of the benefits of Path when compared to social networks like Facebook and Twitter is that it's more private than public.  It's only accessible via mobile app and the service limits …
Jon Russell / The Next Web:
Labor group accuses alleged manufacturer of Apple's budget iPhone of ‘ethical and legal’ violations  —  China Labor Watch, the organization which criticized Apple supplier Pegatron for “serious” labor rights violations in July, has released a new report accusing a different company …
Billy Gallagher / TechCrunch:
Stanford University Is Going To Invest In Student Startups Like A VC Firm  —  Stanford University is going to start directly investing in students' companies.  Stanford is also giving a $3.6 million grant to StartX, a non-profit startup accelerator for Stanford-affiliated entrepreneurs.
More: AllThingsDTweets: @andyhpalmerThanks:@startx
Steven Musil / CNET:
Microsoft awarded $14.5M in Motorola patent licensing suit  —  In second phase of landmark patent trial, jury finds the Google handset maker in breach of contract for failing to license standard essential patents at a reasonable rate.  —  Microsoft on Wednesday won another key courtroom victory …
Reuters:
China's Huawei rules out acquisitions to grow in smartphones  —  (Reuters) - China's Huawei will not buy another mobile phone maker, such as Blackberry, to grow its market share in smartphones, senior vice president and board member Chen Lifang said on Wednesday.
Andrew Sinkov / Evernote Blog:
Evernote 5 for Windows Desktop is Here  —  Dramatically changing something that's used by millions of people daily can be a daunting task.  You have to be sure that the new product is smarter, more powerful and friendlier than anything that came before.  That's why we're so excited …
Mike Shields / Adweek:
Pressure Mounts on Yahoo's De Castro COO needs to deliver results or could face ouster by end of the year  —  Yahoo finally got its latest ad savior yesterday when the company officially announced that former AOL executive Ned Brody will become svp of Americas, reporting directly to chief operating officer Henrique De Castro.
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Hearsay Social Raises Another $30M To Help Businesses Grow Sales Through Social Media  —  Hearsay Social, a startup offering for reaching sales leads and customers on social networks, is announcing that it has raised $30 million in Series C funding.  —  CTO Steve Garrity told me Hearsay has had …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Toshiba reveals two laptops and a tablet that bring sub $400 touchscreens to the mainstream  —  Joining a big tech parade, Toshiba is introducing three new computing devices at the IFA Berlin trade show this week in Germany.  —  The devices are meant to make it much easier to transition …
Tomio Geron / Forbes:
As Subscription Economy Grows, Zuora Raises $50 Million More  —  Zuora, which provides technology for subscription businesses, has raised $50 million in new Series E financing.  —  Next World Capital and Vulcan Capital led the round, with participation from Northgate Capital …

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