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Nick Bilton / NYT Bits:

Facebook declines to change name of Paper news app at the request of FiftyThree, maker of iPad drawing app Paper — Makers of Paper App Ask Facebook to Change Its New App Name — If you go to Google and type in the word “paper,” the top result doesn't have anything to do with traditional pulpy vellum.

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Paper Now Available For iOS In The US, And It Could Be A Facebook Replacement — Facebook's new standalone app Paper is now available for download on iOS to everyone in the US, and it's more than just a content reader. Paper has messages, notifications, search, and a completely redesigned profile.

More: Digits, The Verge, Engadget, PC Magazine, Digital Trends, TechGeek, Featured stories, CNET, The Next Web, Technology Personalized, IntoMobile, bub.blicio.us and iMore

Tweets: @jwherrman, @hamburger, @facebook, @mikeisaac, @hamburger, @tcarmody and @joshconstine

Thanks:@jordanrcrook

Ellis Hamburger / The Verge:

This just in: Paper is the best Facebook app ever — With 1.25 billion users, can Facebook still think small? — After a long succession of mobile mishaps, he has delivered the portable Facebook app I've always wanted... and there's hardly any evidence that Paper is a Facebook product.

More: Wired, Los Angeles Times, VentureBeat, TIME, Betabeat, Forbes, Robert Scoble, dailywireless.org, TechCrunch, The Next Web and kottke.org

Tweets: @mulligan, @joshuatopolsky, @hamburger and @joshconstine

Richard Salgado / The Official Google Blog:

With inclusion of FISA requests, Google's transparency report now contains all types of government requests for users' information — Shedding some light on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requests — We believe the public deserves to know the full extent to which governments request user information from Google.

More: Yahoo, Ars Technica, Wired, Guardian, TechCrunch, CNNMoney.com, Techdirt, TheHill, Computerworld, The Next Web, The Register, Softpedia News, Re/code, Motherboard, ZDNet, Tumblr's Transparency Report, SC Magazine, AllFacebook, Nextgov, WebProNews, Mashable, SlashGear, Gigaom, dailywireless.org and Engadget

Tweets: @dannysullivan and @pmarca

Ken Yeung / The Next Web:

Facebook, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Google and Microsoft disclose new data about number of NSA requests received

More: TechNet Blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, TIME, Mercury News, CNET, Digits, NYT Bits, Tumblr Staff, NBCNews, Inside Facebook, Associated Press, The Switch, Softpedia News, The Verge, TechCrunch, SecurityWeek, WinBeta and Electronista. Tweets: @kurtopsahl

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Windows 8.1 Update 1 leaks on the web ahead of its March release — Microsoft's first update to Windows 8.1 has leaked today on various file sharing websites ahead of its March debut. The early build includes a number of changes that Microsoft is making to improve the keyboard and mouse experience in Windows 8.1.

Scott Knaster / Google Developers Blog:

Ready to cast: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK — Back in July we announced the developer preview of the Google Cast Software Development Kit (SDK), the underlying Chromecast technology that enables multi-screen experiences across mobile devices (phones, tablet, laptops) and large-screen displays.

Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

Get ready for tons of new Chromecast apps: Google releases Cast SDK

More: ZDNet, CNET, ReadWrite, Ars Technica, iClarified, The Verge, Tubefilter, Gizmodo, iMore, Engadget and Electronista

Associated Press:

Google barge must move from island construction site in San Francisco Bay, state orders — A state agency says Google must move its mystery barge from a construction site on an island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay because the permits are not in order.

More: Engadget, GeekWire, 9to5Google, Digits, TechCrunch, CNET, Phandroid, Business Insider, Los Angeles Times and SlashGear. Tweets: @nytimesbits

Travis Skare / Google Chrome Blog:

Google Now notifications arrive in Chrome beta for Mac, Windows, and Chromebook computers — Get notifications from Google Now in Chrome — Your friend Steve's flight from New York is delayed by an hour. Your favorite soccer team is up by one point with two minutes left. Your Chromecast has just shipped.

More: VentureBeat, PC Magazine, TechnoBuffalo, GeekWire, Lifehacker, Phandroid, Pocketables, BGR, SlashGear, Electronista and Droid Life

Bloomberg:

Gates Seen Taking Bigger Products Role at Microsoft — Even as Bill Gates weighs giving up his title of chairman of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), he's poised to remain involved at the company he co-founded in an area of its deepest need: crafting must-have products.

More: The Register, GeekWire, VatorNews, Ubergizmo, Business Insider, TechnoBuffalo, VentureBeat, SiliconBeat, ZDNet, LiveSide.net and Softpedia News

Jonathan Cheng / Wall Street Journal:

Samsung stumbles in bid to challenge Apple and Google with mobile OS — Telecoms Balk at Korean Firm's New Tizen Mobile OS — SEOUL—An ambitious effort by Samsung Electronics Co. to roll out smartphones powered by a new operating system is on shaky ground.

More: FierceWireless, MobileBurn.com and Ubergizmo. Tweets: @cisco_mobile

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Pebble app store launches on iOS, Android version due ‘very soon’ — The Pebble app store is here. Pebble has released a major update for its iOS app that includes the store, which offers 1000 apps and watchfaces at launch. But convenience is more important than any one number …

More: Pebble, TechHive, BetaKit, MacRumors, Gotta Be Mobile, App Advice, Tom's Guide and TUAW

Billy Steele / Engadget:

Samsung's Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 ships in the US February 13th for $850, up for pre-order now — Arriving in the US just in time for Valentine's Day, the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 is set to ship stateside February 13th with an equally beefy $850 price tag.

More: ZDNet, PhoneArena, Gotta Be Mobile, Phandroid, Gigaom and Android Community

Juliette Garside / Guardian:

Autonomy made 80% less UK profit than stated, Hewlett-Packard finds — American firm investigated irregularities in accounting at British software company it bought for more than $10bn — Hewlett-Packard's long running investigation into claims of accounting irregularities …

More: SiliconBeat, Bloomberg, Computerworld, Telegraph, Wall Street Journal, This is Money, CFO, Business Insider and CNNMoney.com

Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:

Passengers win ruling in fight over Gogo's in-flight Wi-Fi “monopoly” — A federal judge has refused to throw out a class action complaint by air travelers who claim that in-flight internet provider Gogo is violating antitrust laws through its long-term contracts with major airlines.

More: The Verge, DSLreports and Ars Technica

Ben Gilbert / Engadget:

SteamOS gets a native music player in Steam Music — SteamOS still isn't really in wide use, and it's very firmly still in beta. Heck, the latest version still carries the disclaimer, “don't install it on any machine you are not prepared to lose.” With Steam Music, though …

More: Steam Music, TechCrunch, The Verge, Ars Technica, Softpedia News, destructoid, Gamasutra, The Tech Report, Blue's News, Softpedia News and Polygon

Todd Spangler / USA Today:

Feds to propose requiring car-to-car communication — WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials said today that they are completing an analysis of data on vehicle-to-vehicle communication and will propose requiring that automakers equip new cars and light trucks with technology that lets vehicles communicate with each other,

More: National Highway Traffic …, Wired, Gizmodo, CNET, Examiner, Politico, Wall Street Journal, TIME, dailywireless.org and Reuters

Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:

Adobe Photoshop Veteran John Nack Moves To Google To Work On Digital Photo Team — Adobe's John Nack is leaving the company after 14 years to work at Google. Nack was on the Photoshop team for 8 years, working on features like Camera Raw, Smart Objects and Adobe Bridge.

More: Adobe, CNET, 1001 Noisy Cameras, Engadget, 9to5Google, Gigaom and Daring Fireball

Ina Fried / Re/code:

Apple Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Mac With Movie Shot on iPhones — To mark the 30th anniversary of the Mac, Apple gave its store workers special T-shirts, changed its home page and granted ABC News an interview with CEO Tim Cook. — But its biggest anniversary project was one done in secret.

More: Currency, GeekWire, 9to5Mac, AllFacebook, Cult of Mac, iMore, The Verge, PandoDaily, MacNN, The Register, iDownloadBlog.com, Forbes, TechSpot, Gartner, Geeky Gadgets, Digital Trends, Search Engine Land, Gigaom, SlashGear, Variety, MacRumors, BGR, The Next Web, AppleInsider and App Advice. Tweets: @variety

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