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Minding the store — Apple's Retail head was recently replaced. The hire seems to have been a mistake dealt with quite swiftly. It is tempting to think that the firing of a manager is due to a failure in their performance, measurable in quarterly reported metrics. But this is not often the case.| Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note: |
Minding The (Apple)Store — As I've written many times in the past, I'm part of the vast chorus that praises the Apple Store. And not just for the uncluttered product displays, the no-pressure sales people (who aren't on commission), or the Genius Bar that provides expert help, but for the impressive architecture.| Michael Learmonth / AdAge: |
YouTube Preps Big New Round of Content Investments — Some Partners Will Get Another Check; Others May Quietly Go Away — Nearly a year after YouTube sprinkled $100 million across the online video ecosystem to create more than a hundred new “channels,” it's doubling down.
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Skype Preview for Windows Phone 8 is now available! Hands on video. — Oh what a weekend it has been. With the launch of Windows Phone 8 on AT&T and Verizon and T-Mobile expected in the next week, it has been quite exciting but now it is coming to full steam with the release of Skype for Windows Phone 8.| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Is Dailybooth, THE original Web photo sharing service, closing down? (Update: Yes) — Dailybooth, one of the first startups that helped bring online photo taking and sharing to the masses, is to close its doors, according to users who have received a shutdown note from the service.| Matt Brian / The Next Web: |
Ofcom sets UK 4G auction plans: Submissions by December 11, bidding in January and rollout in May/June 2013 — UK communications regulator Ofcom today announced the final plans for the roll out of 4G networks and services in the UK, setting the processes which operators will need to follow during the auction.
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With Kim Dotcom's Me.ga plans scuppered, soon-to-relaunch Mega goes online at Mega.co.nz — After his dreams of a Me.ga domain were shot down by Gabon's government, Kim Dotcom's soon-to-relaunch Mega service has finally found its place online after the German confirmed that the Mega holding site … | MG Siegler / TechCrunch: |
The Surface Of Mars: My Date With A Microsoft Kiosk — “What's the best feature of the Surface?” — “Um, everything.” — Thus began my experience at a local mall buying a Microsoft Surface. — Yes, I bought a Surface — me, the lover of all things Apple and perhaps the biggest fan of the iPad out there.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft to use Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, and other celebrities to promote Windows Phone 8 — After an on stage appearance by Jessica Alba at Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 launch recently, the company and its partners are starting to use even more celebrities to promote Redmond's latest mobile OS.
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Steve Ballmer: first Surface sales are “modest”; hypes Windows 8 Pro version — When Microsoft started taking pre-orders of its new Windows RT-based Surface tablet in late October, it appeared that sales of the device were pretty high, thanks to high back order numbers.
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Did Skype Give a Private Company Data on Teen WikiLeaks Supporter Without a Warrant? — Skype faces accusations that it handed user data to a private company without a warrant — Photo Illustration by Mario Tama/Getty Images — Skype's privacy credentials took a hit in July over a refusal …
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Where Did Spotify's Billion Dollars Go? Ask Netflix. — Six months ago, Spotify was going to be worth $4 billion. Now it looks like a new funding round will value the streaming music company at $3 billion. — Where did that billion dollars go? — The most obvious answer is that all sorts … | Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Why Apple and HTC settled their patent litigation — Sometimes it's easier to just pay the money — Apple and HTC just announced a surprise settlement to their ongoing patent litigation, which spanned multiple lawsuits in courts around the world. The deal will see both companies drop …
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