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November 8, 2014, 4:55 AM

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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Asus ZenWatch to go on sale in US on November 9th at Best Buy for $199  —  Asus To Begin Selling Android Wear-Powered ZenWatch In The U.S. Nov. 9  —  The Android Wear smartwatch collection is expanding, with a host of new devices hitting pre-holiday season after their initial debut this summer.
Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code:
In unsealed court documents, Apple says it “bent over backwards” for GT Advanced, which accuses Apple of “bait-and-switch strategy”  —  GT Bankruptcy Provides Rare Look at Apple's Relationship With Suppliers  —  Apple is known for its incredibly tough contract terms …
Jordan Maglich / Forbes:
Texas Man Arrested For $4.5 Million Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme  —  A Texas man has been arrested on wire fraud and securities fraud charges for his operation of what authorities allege was a Bitcoin-related Ponzi scheme that raised millions of dollars through a purported online digital hedge fund.
Signe Brewster / Gigaom:
Report: Elon Musk eyeing partnership to launch 700 internet satellites  —  Sources told the Wall Street Journal that Musk is working with Google's former satellite executive to build a factory that could pump out small satellites.  —  SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk's next venture …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Unfollow Your Most Annoying Facebook Friends And Pages With “News Feed Settings”  —  Face it.  You've accepted friend requests from some weirdos and over-sharers.  Luckily, today Facebook's launched a News Feed Settings tool that shows the friends and Pages taking up the most space in your Feed …
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
Uber hires Tom Fallows, who led Google's same-day delivery service Google Express  —  Uber Hires Google's Same-Day Delivery Boss  —  Tom Fallows, head of the Google Express same-day delivery service, is leaving for a job at Uber, multiple sources told Re/code.  —  Google confirmed Fallows's departure.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
FiLIP 2, A Smartwatch For Kids, Arrives Today At AT&T For $100  —  Will Santa stuff children's stockings with smartwatches this holiday season?  That's the hope for Filip Technologies which is today launching its FiLIP 2 smartwatch for kids at AT&T stores and online at ATT.com for the discounted launch price of $99.99.
Dan Levine / Reuters:
Lyft COO Travis VanderZanden was in talks with several board members to replace CEO Logan Green before leaving for Uber  —  Exclusive: Ex-Lyft COO, now at Uber, says was in talks to replace Lyft CEO  —  (Reuters) - The former chief operating officer of Lyft had been in discussions …
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
This is Vudu Spark, Walmart's very own Chromecast competitor  —  Walmart is getting ready to sell its very own streaming stick, but the device is very much a one-trick pony.  —  Add Walmart to the list of companies that's trying to sell you a Chromecast-like HDMI streaming stick …
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
FTC ends first case against a “patent troll” with a slap on the wrist  —  Jay Mac Rust, pictured here in 2006, has reached a deal with the FTC after sending out 9,000 patent demand letters.  —  Super Lawyers  —  Last year, Congress held a vigorous debate over so-called “patent trolls.”

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