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January 11, 2013, 4:35 AM

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Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:

Schiller: Despite popularity of cheap smartphones, they won't be the future of Apple's products — Apple SVP of Worldwide marketing Phil Schiller gave an interesting interview to Chinese newspaper Shanghai Evening News yesterday. In the interview, he directly addresses the rumors surrounding …

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

Phil Schiller Says Apple Wouldn't Sacrifice Quality for Market Share in a Cheaper iPhone — Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller is accompanying CEO Tim Cook on his trip to China, and the Shanghai Evening News has published an interview [Google translation] with Schiller in which he addresses recent rumors of a cheaper iPhone.

More: 9.blog, LAPTOP Magazine, bizjournals, PhoneArena and iLounge

John Herrman / BuzzFeed:

Every Tech Journalist's Worst Nightmare — Editors at CNET were forced to rescind a product award after their parent company stepped in. The perils of reporting on yourself.At 4:05 PM on Wednesday, Dish Networks notified its Twitter followers that it had been chosen as a finalist for CNET's …

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Tim Carmody / The Verge:

CNET parent CBS bans Dish products from CES awards, further coverage — CNET disqualifies Hopper DVR due to CBS lawsuit; no products of companies in litigation with parent will be reviewed — Chalk it up to the conflicts of being a giant media company. CNET made Dish Network's acclaimed …

More: CNET, paidContent, Business Wire, AllThingsD, Bloomberg Tech Blog, Forbes, Digits and Reuters

Tweets: @cnet, @panzer, @leolaporte, @tomkrazit, @panzer and @dannysullivan

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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Beats' Jimmy Iovine on Steve Jobs, Spotify and Why He Can Make Subscriptions Work — Beats Electronics has done a very good job at making expensive headphones a mass-market item. And that's what makes them a good candidate to crack open the music subscription business, says CEO Jimmy Iovine.

More: AppleInsider, The Verge, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Lucas Gonze's blog and iClarified. Tweets: @pkafka

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Beats' New Music Subscription Service Gets a New Boss: Topspin's Ian Rogers — There are a ton of digital music services out there, with more on the way. — So how will Beats Electronics, the headphone maker, stand out when it rolls out its own version this year? — The company won't spell that out quite yet.

More: FISTFULAYEN, DIY, VentureBeat, The Verge, Digital Media Wire, Engadget, App Advice, The Next Web, Music Ally, Digits, Gizmodo and Lucas Gonze's blog. Tweets: @qthrul. See also Mediagazer

Brendan Sasso / The Hill:

Obama signs bill to let Facebook users share Netflix videos — President Obama signed a bill on Thursday to allow users of Facebook and other social media sites to opt in to automatically share which videos they have watched on sites like Netflix. — Facebook users could already choose …

More: Gizmodo, The Verge, CNET, Engadget, WebProNews, Forbes, VentureBeat and PhoneArena

David Meyer / GigaOM:

Nokia: Yes, we decrypt your HTTPS data, but don't worry about it — Nokia has confirmed reports that its Xpress Browser decrypts data that flows through HTTPS connections - that includes the connections set up for banking sessions, encrypted email and more.

More: Gizmodo, TechWeekEurope UK, The Register, IntoMobile, Pocketnow, Techie Buzz, DSLreports, ZDNet, HotHardware.com News, Treasure Hunt and The Next Web

Mike Wehner / TUAW:

Apple publishes Chinese New Year gift guide — Apple has enjoyed a recent burst of success in China, with the new iPad mini selling out faster than supplies can be replenished, but rather than sitting back and enjoying the regional boom, the company is going on the offensive with a new Chinese New Year Gift Guide.

More: iPhone Hacks, M.I.C. Gadget and Macgasm

David J. Hill / Singularity Hub:

Exclusive Interview With Ray Kurzweil On Future AI Project At Google — In an exclusive with Singularity Hub, Ray Kurzweil gave one of his first interviews since the December announcement that he joined Google full time as Director of Engineering. Speaking with Singularity Hub Founder Keith Kleiner …

More: The Verge, CNET and PhoneArena

Alex Fitzpatrick / Mashable!:

Redditors Accuse BuzzFeed of Photo Theft — thread at the top of Reddit's most popular photography group, r/photography, accuses BuzzFeed of “stealing people's long exposure pics ... without any permission” for a sponsored post advertising a camera on the site.

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Windows RT Jailbreak tool released, opening up the door for a Microsoft Surface homebrew community — Earlier this week, reports surfaced that the Windows RT operating system had been jailbroken to allow for the execution of unsigned ARM desktop applications.

More: The Verge, PhoneArena and Engadget

Gary Ng / iPhone in Canada Blog:

Apple Has Won a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for 2012 — Apple will receive an Emmy Engineering Award tonight (via The Loop) at CES 2013 for winning in the following category: … Launched in 1948, the awards honour “development and innovation in broadcast technology and recognize companies …

More: CES Technology …, The Loop, MacNN, iClarified, MacDailyNews and App Advice

Nick Heath / ZDNet:

EU privacy laws to spell an end to Facebook for free? — Summary: A lawyer has warned that proposed EU privacy laws would make Facebook and other ad-supported online services unsustainable if they make it into law. — Nick Heath — Facebook, Gmail and other ad-supported online services …

More: TechCrunch and AllFacebook

Dan Seifert / The Verge:

Samsung won't launch Windows RT tablets in the US, blames confusion and weak demand — Samsung's line of Windows RT Ativ tablets was announced just this past fall, but it doesn't look like the company will be bringing it to the US any time soon. Speaking to CNET, Samsung executive Mike Abary …

More: CNET, GigaOM, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Engadget and Neowin

Bill Rigby / Reuters:

Holiday PC sales dip for first time in five years — (Reuters) - Holiday-season sales of personal computers fell for the first time in more than five years, according to tech industry tracker IDC, as Microsoft Corp's new Windows 8 operating system failed to excite buyers and many instead opted for tablet devices and smartphones.

More: IDC, GigaOM, NYT Bits, CNET, The Verge, Electronista, Bloomberg, ZDNet, Ars Technica, The Next Web and ITworld.com

Steve Lohr / NYT Bits:

The 2012 Patent Rankings: IBM on Top (Again), Google and Apple Surging — In the yearly count of patents granted in the United States, the corporate front-runner for 2012 is scarcely a surprise. — I.B.M. was granted more patents in 2012 than any other company, the 20th consecutive year in the top spot …

Kevin Kwang / ZDNet:

Lenovo confirms Windows Phone 8 handset plans — Summary: JD Howard, vice president of Lenovo's Mobile Internet and Digital Home unit, confirms it is planning for a Windows Phone 8 device and, if approved, there's a “good chance” of a 2013 release. — Kevin Kwang

More: Softpedia News, Computerworld, IntoMobile, Mobile Geeks, WebProNews, Neowin and PhoneArena

Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch:

Former Google Wallet Team Members Ready Their New Startup, Index, For Launch — Almost a year ago, an exodus on the Google Wallet team sent former members running away to companies like Square and other stealth projects. We wrote about one such stealth startup called Tappmo …

More: NextBigWhat

Jon Fingas / Engadget:

Microsoft hopes to patent an ‘inconspicuous mode’ for phones — We've all seen That Person in the movie theater: the one whose compulsive texting guarantees a distraction for everyone through the bright screen. Microsoft might not change that disruptive behavior, but it could save us from noticing through a new patent application.

More: Neowin

Zachary M. Seward / Quartz:

In the future of television, the set-top box is king — The television industry is changing so rapidly on all fronts—hardware, software, and the content we call “TV”—that consumers are rightfully cautious about investing in any new technology that might be obsolete by next year. (3D televisions, anyone?)

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft updates Skype for Windows with Outlook integration — Summary: A new version of Skype for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP adds Outlook integration, among other features and fixes. — Microsoft's Skype division rolled out a new version of Skype for Windows (version 6.1) on January 10.

More: Skype Garage, The Microsoft Office Blog, The Next Web, SlashGear, SuperSite for Windows, InfoWorld, The Verge, WebProNews, Engadget and TechNet Blogs

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:

Hack turns the Cisco phone on your desk into a remote bugging device — Internet phones sold by Cisco Systems are vulnerable to stealthy hacks that turn them into remote bugging devices that eavesdrop on private calls and nearby conversations. — The networking giant warned of the vulnerability …

More: Network World, ExtremeTech, VentureBeat, tools.cisco.com, The Verge, ReadWrite, BetaNews, Gizmodo, FierceEnterpriseCommunications … and Softpedia News

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:

App developers, here are 23 pages of suggestions from CA's new privacy cops — Report is designed to complement law mandating mobile privacy policies. — The Aspen Institute — In recent months the state of California has stepped up its efforts to enforce the California Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

More: PC Magazine, Mercury News, Inside Mobile Apps, ReadWrite, Los Angeles Times and FierceMobileContent News

Robin Wauters / The Next Web:

New Digg owners claim the “Digg effect is back”, user base doubled in 5 months — The new owners of once red-hot social news sharing service Digg have taken to their blog to reveal that they're ... ‘thinking about monetization’ and experimenting with several ways to make money, including a ‘sponsored app’ section on the website.

More: Digg Blog, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, The Verge, Mashable! and Marketing Land. See also Mediagazer

Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web:

Rebound: Groupon's share price has doubled since its record lows, rising 99% in 58 days — Groupon has recently been a quiet tear, doubling its share price since its record low in the middle of November last year, with its market capitalization rising towards the $3.5 billion mark.

Bloomberg:

Google Sued by Foundem in U.K. for Anti-Competitive Behavior — Google Inc. (GOOG) was sued in London by a U.K. Internet company that previously filed a complaint with European Union regulators, sparking a two-year antitrust probe. — Foundem, a U.K. shopping comparison website …

More: Search Engine Land, Skift, WebProNews and The Next Web

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