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November 18, 2013, 1:50 AM

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Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:
Apple Aiming at PrimeSense Acquisition, but Deal Is Not Yet Done  —  Several sources confirm that Apple is in talks to buy 3-D sensing company PrimeSense, following a report in the Israeli publication Calcalist.  However, those sources stressed that the deal is not yet done …
Chris Davies / SlashGear:
Apple reportedly acquires PrimeSense, company behind original Kinect 3D sensor tech, for $345 million  —  Apple reportedly buys Kinect tech-creator PrimeSense  —  Apple has reportedly acquired PrimeSense, the motion-tracking company responsible for the technology in the original Xbox 360 Kinect …
Farhad Manjoo / Wall Street Journal:
Young people aren't reliable predictors of tech trends.  So where does that leave Snapchat?  —  We all tend to assume that young people are on the technological vanguard, knowing what ‘the next big thing’ will be.  But they are often wrong.
New York Times:
Rejected bid for Snapchat underscores difficulties Facebook has in keeping its cachet  —  Facebook, Still Dominant, Strives to Keep Cachet  —  When Evan Spiegel peered into a crystal ball to divine a future for his company, Snapchat, he did not see Facebook.
Max Raskin / Bloomberg:
DOJ and SEC to note legitmate uses for Bitcoin in Senate hearing  —  U.S. Agencies to say Bitcoins Offer Legitimate Benefits  —  The Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission are telling a U.S. Senate committee that Bitcoins are legitimate financial instruments …
Jon Matonis / CoinDesk:
US has Already Ceded Dominance in Bitcoin Trading  —  Expertise and dominance in a particular industry sector doesn't come about by decree.  It is achieved over years through repeated practice and creative experimentation.  —  During the first three-and-a-half years of bitcoin's development …
More: Tech in Asia and TrendsTweets: @shak and @coindesk
Violet Blue / ZDNet:
Forced Google Plus integration on YouTube backfires, petition hits 112,000  —  Summary: The backlash against Google forcing YouTube commenters to use Google Plus is now too big to ignore.  But will Google listen?  OPINION.  —  Violet Blue  —  Google's war on anonymity during its involvement …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple Stores to implement iBeacon location technology to improve service, boost sales  —  iOS 7's flashy launch earlier this year with an entirely new design and streaming music functionality overshadowed a breakthrough new feature: iBeacons, a location-based technology with profound implications for industries such as retail.
PR Newswire:
PlayStation 4 Sales Surpass 1 Million Units In North America In 24 Hours  —  Gamers Immerse Themselves In a New Era of Gaming and Entertainment Only Available on the PS4 system—Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced that the highly anticipated launch of the PlayStation®4 …

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