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November 13, 2013, 9:25 AM
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Polygon:
PlayStation 4 Review  —  In the seven years since the introduction of the PlayStation 3, we've seen our gaming consoles transform into living room hubs through constant evolution and software updates.  Those updates weren't always smooth - though on PS3, they were always happening …
Richard Leadbetter / Eurogamer:
Hardware Test: PlayStation 4  —  Digital Foundry's in-depth take on Sony's next-gen console.  —  Digital Foundry goes hands-on with the PS4's retail form-factor, and takes a quick look at the launch version of the user interface.  —  We've been chasing the PlayStation 4 story since January and now, finally, the journey is over.
Michael McWhertor / Polygon:
Sony looking at DLNA and MP3 support for PS4 after ‘passionate’ response  —  The PlayStation 4 dev team was “caught off guard” by the response to Sony's announcement that the console wouldn't support MP3 playback and DLNA media streaming, according to Shuhei Yoshida.
Bryan Bishop / The Verge:
Netflix introduces one unified TV interface to rule them all  —  The streaming video giant turns into a TV channel programmed just for you  —  Watch Netflix instant streaming on your television and you know what content you'll get — but you likely won't know how you'll find it.
Jim Edwards / Business Insider:
Google Is Now Bigger Than Both The Magazine And Newspaper Industries  —  Google has become so big that sometimes it's difficult to understand just how big it is.  It's on course to do $60 billion in revenue this year, almost all of that from advertising.  But how big is that in terms of the media it competes against for ad dollars?
iFixit:
iPad Mini Retina Display Teardown  —  Lots of new tech ensures the iPad Mini Retina Display is a worthy successor to both the iPad Air and last year's iPad Mini—but will it carry the familial low repairability?  Follow along as we reveal the inner workings of this compact new Retina device.
More: Gizmodo and Engadget
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Retina iPad Mini Has 1.3 GHz A7 Processor With 5X the Performance of the Original Mini
Kevin Poulsen / Wired:
In Lavabit Appeal, U.S. Doubles Down on Access to Web Crypto Keys  —  A U.S. email provider can promise its users all the security and privacy it wants; it still has to do whatever it takes to give the government access.  —  That's the gist of the Justice Department's 60-page appellate brief …
More: The Verge.  Tweets: @youranonnews and @anonyops
Aliya Sternstein / Defense One:
Pentagon Preparing for the End of the Blackberry Era  —  The Defense Department, owner of 470,000 BlackBerrys, is distancing itself from the struggling vendor while moving ahead with construction of a departmentwide app store and a system for securing all mobile devices, including the latest iPhones …
Alex Colon / Gigaom:
A week with the Jawbone UP24: One of the best activity trackers gets better  —  I like to think I'm a relatively health-conscious kind of guy.  I go to the gym a few times a week, walk across the Brooklyn Bridge almost daily, sleep upwards of seven hours a night and eat boatloads of kale.
Jaikumar Vijayan / Computerworld:
Don't expect data on P2P networks to be private, judge rules  —  Defendants claimed that searching for files on their computers violated Fourth Amendment rights  —  There can be no expectation of privacy in data exposed to the Internet over a peer-to-peer file-sharing network …
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
The Future of Twitter Events Is Here  —  Twitter's biggest draw to date has been the power of the event.  —  From Hurricane Sandy to the Academy Awards, “events” are those moments of large-scale, even worldwide interest, ripe with the potential to show Twitter newcomers just how valuable and interesting the service can be.
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Twitter Announces Custom Timelines For Hashtags Or Topics On Tweetdeck, Launching API Too
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Hack of MacRumors forums exposes password data for 860,000 users  —  MacRumors user forums have been breached by hackers who may have acquired cryptographically protected passwords belonging to all 860,000 users, one of the top editors of the news website said Tuesday evening.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft axes its controversial employee-ranking system  —  Microsoft is killing off its controversial stack-ranking system today.  While it could be viewed as an internal change that won't affect consumers directly, it will have a broad effect on current and future Microsoft employees that may just shape the future of the company.
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
SmartThings Raises $12.5 Million From Greylock And Highland To Power The Internet Of Things  —  Internet-of-Things startup SmartThings has spent the last year or so building a platform that people can use to connect to an increasingly wide range of devices in their homes.
Wall Street Journal:
Hulu Wants to Be Offered With Pay-TV Bundles  —  Online Video Outlet Could Be Centralized Location for Full Seasons of Shows … Online video outlet Hulu LLC is in early discussions with several pay-TV providers about potential partnerships, said people familiar with the situation …
Rich Miller / Data Center Knowledge:
Microsoft Will Use Fuel Cells to Create Self-Powered Racks  —  Will these Microsoft racks soon include fuel cells?  The company has outlined a plan to integrate methane-based fuel cells directly into racks.  (Photo: Microsoft Corp.)  —  Microsoft wants to bring power generation inside the rack …

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From Mediagazer

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Comcast co-CEO Brian Roberts' earlier bundling strategy for connectivity and content, and his plan now to unbundle in order to keep growing

Associated Press:
After a short-term hold, SCOTUS denies former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge's bid to stay an $800-a-day fine if she refuses to reveal a source

Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
A look back at BitTorrent, launched by Bram Cohen 25 years ago, and how media piracy fueled its growth while its architecture shielded it from legal liability

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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Justin Bieber-Backed “Shots Of Me” Launches Selfie Sharing App
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CyanogenMod Installer Hits Google Play, Flashing the Custom ROM Now Easier Than Ever

Earlier Picks

Chloe Albanesius / PC Magazine:
Android Nabs Milestone 81 Percent of Smartphone Market
Ken Yeung / The Next Web:
Now in 34k cities, Airbnb unveils redesigned iOS and Android apps that show how to be a better host
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