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November 22, 2014, 9:45 AM

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Financial Times:

European parliament draft motion says breakup of Google should be considered — Google break-up plan emerges from Brussels — The European parliament is poised to call for a break-up of Google, in one of the most brazen assaults so far on the technology group's power.

More: New York Times, 9to5Google, Gigaom, Ars Technica, Computerworld, Guardian, Slate, Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, The Register, Ubergizmo, Electronista, Digital Trends, CNET, ZDNet, Daring Fireball and Reuters

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AnandTech:

Full disk encryption on Nexus 6 leads to 62.9% drop in random read performance — Encryption and Storage Performance in Android 5.0 Lollipop — As alluded to in our Nexus 6 review, our normal storage performance benchmark was no longer giving valid results as of Android 5.0.

More: Digital Trends, Droid Life, Ubergizmo, BGR, Android Authority and BetaNews

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:

Eyes-on with Streaming Photoshop: Adobe's plan to bring PS to the cloud — We have seen Photoshop work in a browser, and it looked pretty good. “Streaming Photoshop” is Adobe and Google's plan to bring the incomparable photo editor to Chrome OS and the Chrome Browser.

More: The Verge, PetaPixel and PopPhoto.com

Lane Wood / Medium:

Pando founder Sarah Lacy's allusions to physical threats distort media narrative on Uber scandal — Here ego again. — There's something unsettling about all this Uber stuff. — Maybe it's the fact that I have to wade through all the technorati tweets about “#Ubergate” …

More: The Huffington Post, PandoDaily, VatorNews and Business Insider

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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Yahoo Acquires Photo Startup Cooliris — Photo app-maker Cooliris just announced that it has been acquired by Yahoo. — It's been a long road to this exit. Cooliris was founded back in 2006 and was initially known for creating a “3D wall” for navigating photos and other media content.

More: Cooliris, Tech in Asia and The Next Web

Derek Walter / Greenbot:

Google Maps 9.1 for Android now displays local weather, time, and tips about your destination — Google Maps 9.1 is a rather minor update, compared to the major Material Design overhaul in 9.0. — But it turns out there are some useful features tucked away, especially if you rely on the app …

More: Android Police, BGR and Engadget

Lauren Schwartzberg / Fast Company:

The Oral History of The Poop Emoji (Or, How Google Brought Poop to America) — Everyone's favorite emoji began in Japan. But without Google, it may have stayed there. — If the story of the poop emoji's rise were told in emojis, it would look like this:

More: Engadget

Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:

Android malware NotCompatible infects 20K a day, according to mobile security company Lookout — Malicious Software Said to Spread on Android Phones — For years security researchers have warned that it was only a matter of time before nasty digital scourges like malicious software and spam would hit smartphones.

More: SiliconBeat and BGR

Ben Popper / The Verge:

Assembly raises $2.9M for a platform letting anyone contribute to projects and share profits — With Assembly, anyone can contribute to open-source software and actually get paid — A new startup wants to evolve open-source methods, adding a wide range of skills and profit sharing

More: TechCrunch, PE Hub Blog and VentureBeat

Parmy Olson / Forbes:

Cloudflare: 500 Gbps DDoS attack, largest in history, carried out against independent Hong Kong news sites — The Largest Cyber Attack In History Has Been Hitting Hong Kong Sites — The intense skirmishes inside Hong Kong's Occupy Central protests haven't just taken place on the streets, but online too.

More: The Verge, TIME and International Business Times. See also Mediagazer

Susan Decker / Bloomberg:

Samsung Files Complaint to Block Nvidia Chips From U.S. — Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) is seeking to block computer-graphics chips made by Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) from the U.S. market, escalating a battle begun after licensing talks failed. — Samsung filed a complaint today against Nvidia …

More: NASDAQ.com, Reuters and Wall Street Journal

Nate Raymond / Reuters:

Apple $450 million e-book settlement gets final court approval — The Apple logo is lit on the first day of sale for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, in Sydney September 19, 2014. — (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday gave final approval to Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) agreement to pay $450 million …

More: 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Electronista, The Verge, iDownloadBlog.com, App Advice and iMore

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