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November 6, 2013, 3:40 PM

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Stefan Constantinescu / Android Beat:
Samsung's Analyst Day: Custom ARM core, 560 PPI displays in 2014, and 4K phones in 2015  —  Samsung just finished hosting their second ever analyst event in South Korea.  Admittedly I didn't listen to all seven of the presentations given due to time constraints, but I did download …
Jungah Lee / Bloomberg:
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Google Says Its Mystery Barges May Be Used As Interactive Space Where People Can Learn About Its Technology  —  Google has issued a statement (finally?) about its months-long mystery barge project.  The barges, which are anchored in both Portland, Maine and San Francisco …
Nadia Damouni / Reuters:
Exclusive: Microsoft narrows CEO shortlist; Mulally, Elop make the cut  —  (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has narrowed its list of external candidates to replace Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to about five people, including Ford Motor Co chief Alan Mulally and former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Andy Greenberg / Forbes:
‘Silk Road 2.0’ Launches, Promising A Resurrected Black Market For The Dark Web  —  The Silk Road is dead.  But the dark web dream lives on.  —  On Wednesday morning, Silk Road 2. came online, promising a new and slightly improved version of the anonymous black market for drugs …
Lorraine Luk / Wall Street Journal:
Apple Adds Suppliers to Boost Smartphone, Tablet Production  —  Technology Firm to Broaden Assemblers of iPhone 5C  —  HONG KONG— Apple Inc. is adding new contract manufacturing partners in Asia to boost production of its smartphones and tablets, people familiar with the supply chain said …
Ben Woods / The Next Web:
Google tech duo thank Snowden for revealing snooping, issue the NSA ‘a giant f*** you’  —  The revelations that the NSA has seemingly managed to infiltrate and spy upon individuals are bad enough for most of us, but some members of the Google tech team that work specifically on how to keep hackers …
@andrewchen:
When a great product hits the funding crunch  —  Today I read a well-done article by The Verge on the shutdown of Everpix, a photo startup that's gained a small but loyal following.  It's a great read, and I'd encourage you to check it out.  There's a lot of things to comment on …
Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:
Yahoo Refreshes Its Finance Service With Updated iOS Apps And A New Website  —  Today Yahoo refreshed the iOS application and website of its Finance service.  The updates are worthy, and will help Yahoo remain relevant in the financial space, and perhaps support the continued growth of its mobile userbase.
David Kravets / Wired:
AOL Smacks Startup for Using CrunchBase Content It Gave Away  —  Can you release content under a free Creative Commons license, then change your mind and take that material back?  —  That's the question posed in a simmering battle between media giant AOL and a three-person startup called Pro Populi …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Nokia's 6-inch Lumia 1520 coming to AT&T on November 15th for $199  —  Nokia's Lumia 1520 looks set for a release on AT&T next week.  The Microsoft Store is now accepting pre-orders with a release date of November 15th for $199 on contract.  Following similar deals for the Lumia 900, 920 …
Andy / TorrentFreak:
Inventory tracking site Apple-Tracker.com gets DMCA takedown notice from Apple, shuts down  —  Apple Takedown Notice Makes iPhone 5s and iPad Air Less Easy to Find  —  Unprecedented pre-launch hype and massive day one queues are things that Apple thrive on and are achieved at pretty much every major product launch.
Jon Russell / The Next Web:
KitKat shows caller IDs from Google Places, Apps customers; adding personal accounts in early 2014  —  Google formally introduced KitKat, the newest flavor of Android, last week, but the company is still revealing new features of the platform: today it confirmed that the phone app is undergoing …

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