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October 23, 2013, 12:40 PM

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Nick Wingfield / NYT Bits:
Apple's pricing of iWork, Microsoft's hesitation with Office for iOS seen as strategic plays  —  Apple Exploits Microsoft Hesitation on Office  —  Microsoft may want to rethink its hesitation about bringing its Office applications to the iPad.  —  On Tuesday, Apple made its own rival suite …
Austin Carr / Fast Company:
All Of The Ways Apple's New Free Mac OS Hurts Microsoft Windows  —  Apple announced today that Mavericks, its latest version of Mac OS X, will be free for all Mac users to download.  Windows 8.1 is still $119.99.  —  Apple products are usually seen as expensive if not out of reach for average consumers …
More: AllThingsD and MacDailyNewsTweets: @dannysullivan
Serenity Caldwell / Macworld:
What you need to know about Apple's free apps policy  —  Apple made waves during Tuesday's media event when the company announced that its iLife and iWork suite would be free for customers who buy a new Mac or iOS device.  But the apps are also free for users who already have the apps installed, and one app is free, period.
Sam Byford / The Verge:
LG's curved-screen G Flex smartphone revealed in photos and video  —  We've seen rendered images of LG's G Flex and its curved OLED display, but the device itself has proven elusive — until now.  Argentinian broadcaster Telefe Noticias managed to obtain the phone for an in-studio hands-on video …
Dale Peterson / Digital Bond's SCADA Security Portal:
Call Yourself A Hacker, Lose Your 4th Amendment Rights  —  The US District Court for the State of Idaho ruled that an ICS product developer's computer could be seized without him being notified or even heard from in court primarily because he states on his web site “we like hacking things and don't want to stop”.
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
LG unveils the Fireweb, its first Firefox OS smartphone (video)  —  So far, Firefox OS has been limited to ultra-basic smartphones like the ZTE Open.  LG is expanding the platform's reach today by releasing its inaugural Mozilla-powered handset, the Fireweb.
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Facebook Reverses Stance — Again — On Violent Viral Video  —  Sometimes figuring out the fine line between free expression and overly objectionable content is harder than you'd think.  —  Just ask Facebook, which on Tuesday reversed a stance it took just 24 hours previously and removed …
Clare Jim / Reuters:
Exclusive: HTC scales back production lines as cash flow worsens-sources  —  (Reuters) - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp has halted at least one of its four main manufacturing lines, accounting for at least a fifth of total capacity, and is outsourcing production as a sales slump puts pressure …
Patrick Hoge / bizjournals:
Facebook's Zuckerberg highest-paid CEO at $2.28 billion  —  Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg was the highest paid CEO of a North American public company last year, with total compensation of $2.28 billion — almost all of it coming from share options exercised when Facebook went public …
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Air or Mini? A hard choice - nearly identical internals, both comfortable one-handed devices  —  Two iPads To Tango  —  I walked into today's Apple event positive that the iPad mini with a retina display, if unveiled, would be the one iPad to rule them all.
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Mat Smith / Engadget:
Galaxy Gear compatibility comes to the Samsung Galaxy S 4, S3, Note 2 and more  —  If you wanted live out your Inspector Gadget fantasies, but lacked the Galaxy Note 3 needed to take full advantage of the possibilities, we've got good news.  Samsung's bringing compatibility for its Galaxy Gear …
Alexis Santos / Engadget:
Aereo app finally arrives on Android  —  It's taken a while for Aereo's Android app to see the light of day, but it's finally hit Google Play today as promised.  Subscribers to the service will now be able to watch live TV streamed to handsets and tablets running Android 4.2 or higher …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
SEC Votes To Propose Equity Crowdfunding By Unaccredited Investors, Now Up For Public Comment  —  Hundreds of days past the deadline, an SEC panel today unanimously voted to propose a rule allowing equity crowdfunding of startups by anyone, not just rich accredited investors.
More: Gigaom and The Verge
Steve Dent / Engadget:
Samsung acquires 7.4 percent of Gorilla Glass maker Corning, signs long-term supply deal  —  In a move that could raise eyebrows in the LCD business, Corning has taken full control of Samsung Corning Precision Materials Co. Ltd., a joint venture 43 percent owned by Samsung.
Jeanine Poggi / AdAge:
BBC Global News, Latest Twitter Partner, Starts Series of Original In-Tweet Video Reports  —  ‘#BBCTrending’ Will Give Viewers the Story on News and Memes Circulating on Social Media  —  BBC Global News has struck a deal to serve sponsored video clips inside paid tweets via Twitter's growing …
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
US intelligence chief denies reports that the NSA collected 70 million French call records  —  The NSA has struck back at reports that it recorded millions of French telephone calls and stored metadata from them.  In a statement on Tumblr, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper …

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