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November 2, 2013, 8:55 AM

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Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Google just pulled a “Facebook Home”: KitKat's primary interface is Google Search  —  One of the headline features of Android 4.4 is a revamped home screen and app launcher.  The icons are bigger, there is more transparency, and the app drawer makes better use of the screen real estate.
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Windows 8 drops to 7.53% market share, falling for the first time as Windows 8.1 takes 1.72% share  —  October was a big month for both Microsoft and Apple, which released new operating system versions: Windows 8.1 and OS X 10.9, respectively.  It was Microsoft that saw the biggest impact …
Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech:
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 Firmware Update Improves Battery Life  —  Shortly after general availability of the Surface Pro 2, Microsoft pushed out a firmware update that allowed the Marvell WiFi solution to drive down to even lower power states.  I spoke with Microsoft after the update went live …
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Jennifer Van Grove / CNET:
The preview is over: Instagram ads are here  —  Instagram will start running its first official advertisements Friday with a sponsored photo coming courtesy of fashion brand Michael Kors, the Facebook-owned company told CNET.  —  The ad, which features a watch from the brand's Timeless collection …
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Netflix starts testing 4K videos, wants to launch Ultra HD next year  —  Netflix quietly added a handful of 4K HD videos to its catalog this week to prepare itself for a wider launch of ultra high-definition video content in the coming months.  So far, the titles added to the catalog …
Jon Russell / The Next Web:
RIP iGoogle: Google's personalized Web portal service has now closed down  —  RIP another Google service: iGoogle, the company's personalized Web portal product, finally bit the dust today, some eight months after its shutdown was announced.  —  iGoogle has slipped into the darkness quietly …
Matt McGee / Search Engine Land:
Bing, Twitter Renew Deal To Include Tweets In Search Results  —  Bing has announced a renewal of its long-standing deal with Twitter to include tweets in Bing's search results.  —  The Bing-Twitter partnership began in 2009 and was renewed in 2011.  —  Tweets are primarily available …

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