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November 19, 2013, 11:05 AM
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Miyoung Kim / Reuters:
Samsung Elec says Gear smartwatch sales hit 800,000 in two months  —  (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co said on Tuesday its Galaxy Gear has become the world's most popular smartwatch with sales reaching 800,000 since its debut two months ago, defying some market concerns the accessory would fail due to a lack of compelling features.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Nokia shareholders approve Microsoft deal  —  Nokia shareholders have approved a deal allowing Microsoft to purchase the Finnish smartphone maker's Devices and Services unit.  99.7 percent of shareholders who participated in the vote agreed with the Microsoft sale, representing around four-fifths …
Ashlee Vance / Businessweek:
Dropbox Seeks Another $250 million and $8 billion valuation  —  Dropbox has always had a flair for the dramatic.  Its CEO and co-founder Drew Houston, for example, appeared on a YouTube clip in 2012, belting out “Rocket Man” with a pint in hand at a Swiss bar—just one of several bravura performances.
Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:
Sony's PlayStation 4 Costs $381 to Build — Only $18 Under Retail Price — in Teardown  —  When PlayStation 3 was first released by electronics giant Sony in 2006, it was sold at a loss with the hope of making money back on individual games.  —  That's pretty close to what Sony is doing again with the PS4 …
Dr. Raymond M. Soneira / DisplayMate:
Mini tablet display comparison: 7" Kindle Fire HDX and Nexus 7 impress, iPad mini disappoints  —  Mini Tablet Display Technology Shoot-Out  —  Introduction A new generation of Mini 7 to 8 inch Tablets from three of the major manufacturers has just completed with the belated launch of the Apple iPad mini with Retina Display.
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Google Wallet Creators Raise $7M From Eric Schmidt, Khosla To Bring Personalization And Analytics To In-Store Commerce  —  While Amazon has been at the forefront of providing a personalized experience in online commerce, in-store retailers are still behind in using data in compelling ways …
More: Digits
Colleen Taylor / TechCrunch:
Hightail, The File-Sharing Service Formerly Called YouSendIt, Lands $34 Million In New Funding  —  Hightail, the file-sharing service formerly known as YouSendIt, is announcing today that it has raised $34 million in new funding.  The round, which serves as Hightail's Series E, was led by hard drive maker Western Digital.
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
Newegg hurtles toward Texas showdown with famed “patent troll”  —  MARSHALL, TX—Who is Michael Jones, and what did he invent?  —  After five years of legal battles over Jones' patent involving hundreds of lawsuits and tens of millions of dollars in payments, that question still has no clear answer.
Taylor Soper / GeekWire:
Bitcoin surges to all-time high of $900, then drops below $650 in 30 minutes  —  The value of Bitcoin has skyrocketed in the past five days.  Graph via Bitcoincharts.com.  —  It's Bitcoin-madness today.  —  On the same day the U.S. government began discussions about Bitcoin, the value of the digital currency is skyrocketing.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Warner Bros. Admits To Issuing Bogus Takedowns; Gloats To Court How There's Nothing Anyone Can Do About That  —  One of the bizarre side notes to Hollywood's big lawsuit against the cyberlocker Hotfile was a countersuit against Warner Bros. by Hotfile, for using the easy takedown tool …
Bruce Booth / Forbes:
Correlation's Fresh Look At Venture Capital Returns  —  The broad underperformance of the venture capital asset class during the past decade is widely discussed; there's a frequently cited assertion that U.S. venture returns trailed the overall public equity stock market in the 2000s.
More: Venture Capital Dispatch.  Tweets: @lifescivc and @bijans.  Thanks:@eghosao

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Nancy Scola / Washingtonian:
A deep look at FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's moves favoring the Trump administration; former chair Tom Wheeler warns against the agency becoming a political tool

Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal says he's stepping down after a year in the role; his hiring was part of a push to promote “personal liberties and free markets”

Matt Stout / The Boston Globe:
The Massachusetts Senate passes an amendment that would in many instances bar judges, grand juries, and others from forcing reporters to identify their sources

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