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September 5, 2013, 6:00 AM

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Kathy Savitt / Yahoo!:
Introducing Our New Logo!  —  We're excited to share the new Yahoo logo with you.  It will begin appearing across Yahoo properties globally tonight.  —  We wanted a logo that stayed true to our roots (whimsical, purple, with an exclamation point) yet embraced the evolution of our products.
Marissa Mayer / Marissa's Tumblr:
Geeking Out on the Logo  —  So, tonight we unveiled the new Yahoo logo, concluding our 30 days of change.  —  We hadn't updated our logo in 18 years.  Our brand, as represented by the logo, has been valued at as much as ~$10 billion dollars.  So, while it was time for a change, it's not something we could do lightly.
Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Samsung's Galaxy Gear is a smartwatch like no other  —  On sale for $299 in the United States from early October  —  The Galaxy Gear, Samsung's latest foray into the smartwatch category, is now official and it's quite unlike anything you've seen before.  Yes, it's a smartphone accessory …
Zach Honig / Engadget:
Nicole Lee / Engadget:
Path adds new privacy features and Premium subscription in 3.2 update, announces Deutsche Telekom partnership  —  One of the benefits of Path when compared to social networks like Facebook and Twitter is that it's more private than public.  It's only accessible via mobile app and the service limits …
Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 is bigger, faster, thinner, and lighter, but is it any better?  —  The back cover now features faux leather and stitching, the S Pen is symmetrical, and the camera's been stepped up to 13 megapixels  —  Samsung's made an annual tradition of introducing a new Galaxy Note …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Toshiba reveals two laptops and a tablet that bring sub $400 touchscreens to the mainstream  —  Joining a big tech parade, Toshiba is introducing three new computing devices at the IFA Berlin trade show this week in Germany.  —  The devices are meant to make it much easier to transition …
Kashmir Hill / Forbes:
The Terrifying Search Engine That Finds Internet-Connected Cameras, Traffic Lights, Medical Devices, Baby Monitors And Power Plants  —  Marc Gilbert got a horrible surprise from a stranger on his 34th birthday in August.  After the celebration had died down, the Houston resident heard …
More: I4U NewsTweets: @dsb
Wall Street Journal:
BlackBerry Seeks a Sale by November  —  The Board Aims to Wrap Up Auction by November  —  Beleaguered BlackBerry Ltd., intends to run a fast auction process that could be wrapped up by November, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  The smartphone maker announced in August …
Steven Musil / CNET:
Microsoft awarded $14.5M in Motorola patent licensing suit  —  In second phase of landmark patent trial, jury finds the Google handset maker in breach of contract for failing to license standard essential patents at a reasonable rate.  —  Microsoft on Wednesday won another key courtroom victory …
TechCrunch:
Secret-Sharing App Whisper Snags $21 Million From Sequoia, Adds Roelof Botha To Its Board  —  Secret-sharing app Whisper has closed a new round of funding, bringing in $21 million at a $75 million to $100 million post money valuation.  The round, as originally reported by Om Malik …
Andrew Sinkov / Evernote Blog:
Evernote 5 for Windows Desktop is Here  —  Dramatically changing something that's used by millions of people daily can be a daunting task.  You have to be sure that the new product is smarter, more powerful and friendlier than anything that came before.  That's why we're so excited …
Jonah Peretti / LinkedIn:
Memo To The BuzzFeed Team  —  Earlier today I emailed all BuzzFeed employees outlining our plan for the coming year.  I wanted to all share the memo here on LinkedIn so future BuzzFeed employees could read it too.  BuzzFeed's Next Year....  Hello BuzzFeeders,
Zee / The Next Web:
MyOpenID to shut down.  Will be turned off on February 1, 2014  —  MyOpenID, a service created by user management platform Janrain as a free OpenID Identity registrar/server, has announced it is shutting down.  The service will completely shut its doors on February 1st 2014.
More: The RegisterTweets: @tonyszko
Kim Zetter / Wired:
NSA Laughs at PCs, Prefers Hacking Routers and Switches  —  The NSA runs a massive, full-time hacking operation targeting foreign systems, the latest leaks from Edward Snowden show.  But unlike conventional cybercriminals, the agency is less interested in hacking PCs and Macs.
Cliff Edwards / Bloomberg:
TV Makers Track What Viewers Watch Seeking Access to Ads  —  Televisions reaching consumers this year will be able to tell what audiences are watching and relay the information to marketers over the Web, opening the door to new ad revenue as well as privacy concerns.
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