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October 1, 2013, 1:15 PM

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Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Samsung Galaxy Gear review  —  The perfect companion for your life companion?  —  If you've ever seen a cycling race, you'll know that leading from the front isn't always a great idea.  The front runner has to cut a path through the wind and expend much more energy than the savvy followers behind him.
Brian Klug / AnandTech:
Samsung Galaxy Gear Review  —  “All this has happened before, and all of it will happen again.”  —  Wearables are a hot buzzword right now, and that's putting it lightly.  As the smartphone and tablet markets mature, device manufacturers are looking toward other markets to continue growth and drive shoppers towards their offerings.
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Note 3's benchmarking “adjustments” inflate scores by up to 20%  —  We noticed an odd thing while testing the Samsung Galaxy Note 3: it scores really, really well in benchmark tests—puzzlingly well, in fact.  A quick comparison of its scores to the similarly-specced LG G2 makes …
Brian Klug / AnandTech:
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Review  —  I still remember the first time I held the original Galaxy Note.  At that point in time it wasn't really obvious just how critical larger-display smartphones were going to be in the future, nor just how close to the smartphone market was becoming a mature one.
Claire Davenport / Reuters:
Google offer may end search engine case, says EU antitrust chief  —  (Reuters) - Google's latest offer to modify its Internet search engine offers the prospect of ending a long-running European Union competition probe, the bloc's top antitrust official said on Tuesday.
Brad Feld / Foundry Group:
Brad Feld and Foundry Group launch AngelList Syndicate, FG Angels  —  AngelList - Do Or Do Not, There is No Try  —  Yesterday, at our weekly Monday (sushi, sometimes tacos) lunch, we talked about AngelList.  Over the weekend we each read blogs about how AngelList was going to transform venture capital …
Kevin Fitchard / GigaOM:
FreedomPop launches its smartphone VoIP service, giving away 200 minutes each month  —  Mobile broadband provider FreedomPop has officially become a full-fledged mobile operator.  On Tuesday it started selling its first smartphone, the HTC Evo Design, and began offering its first voice …
Roger Cheng / CNET:
AT&T attempts to out-Google Google in Austin fiber race  —  The telco says it will begin offering its “GigaPower” service to Austin and surrounding areas this year, with further expansion and a 1-gigabit connection planned in 2014.  But how much will it cost?  —  AT&T wants to get a leg up on Google Fiber.
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Former Twitter Platform Chief Sarver Joins Redpoint as Partner  —  Ryan Sarver, Twitter's former director of platform, who left the company in May, is joining Redpoint Ventures as a partner.  —  Sarver joined Twitter in 2009, after working at Skyhook Wireless and, previous to that, having founded real estate startup Blue Trim.
Richard Lawler / Engadget:
YouTube Music Awards hit NYC Nov. 3, blend mainstream artists and internet stars (video)  —  The alternate reality of Youtube — where locally unknown but internet famous entertainers with millions of subscribers grab a spot next to widely recognizable mainstream artists …
Nancy Jo Sales / Vanity Fair:
An anecdotal look at the enabling role of social apps in the sexual interactions of teens  —  Friends Without Benefits  —  This year, 81 percent of Internet-using teenagers in America reported that they are active on social-networking sites, more than ever before.
Eric Jackson / Forbes:
Why Alan Mulally Would Be A Terrible Choice As The Next Microsoft CEO  —  Kara Swisher reported last week that Alan Mulally is now a front-runner for the job as Microsoft's next CEO.  —  Previously, he had been rumored to be a wildcard candidate for the job but one who was unlikely to leave his current post at Ford.
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Michael Dell, Silver Lake Get The Green Light From Regulators On $24.9B Plan To Take Dell Private  —  The government may now be in shutdown mode, but not before it gave the go-ahead to Dell to go private.  The embattled PC company today announced that it has received all necessary regulatory clearance …
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Verizon accepts device upgrades made during glitch, lucky customers can keep unlimited data  —  We have bad news: Verizon didn't mean to let website visitors buy devices at upgrade prices while preserving unlimited data.  The option was a momentary “software issue,” the carrier says.
Facebook:
Graph Search Now Includes Posts and Status Updates  —  Starting today, Graph Search will include posts and status updates.  Now you will be able to search for status updates, photo captions, check-ins and comments to find things shared with you.  —  Search for the topics you're interested …
Nick Heath / ZDNet:
Why the blue screen of death no longer plagues Windows users  —  Summary: The dreaded blue screen of death is familiar to any long time Windows PC user, but Microsoft has been developing tools to keep the dreaded BSOD at bay.  —  Nick Heath  —  Remember the blue screen of death …
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Bloomberg:
Icahn Pushes Apple CEO for $150 Billion Share Buyback  —  Carl Icahn, who disclosed a $1 billion stake in Apple Inc. (AAPL) in August, said he had dinner with Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and “pushed hard” for a $150-billion share buyback.  —  Talks will continue in about three weeks …

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