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November 20, 2013, 1:50 PM
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Polygon:
Xbox One review: a work in progress with surprisingly strong launch games, solid entertainment hub functionality  —  Xbox One: The Review  —  The Xbox 360 that exists in 2013 bears little resemblance to the console that Microsoft launched in 2005.  It's so different, in fact …
Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech:
The Xbox One - Mini Review & Comparison to Xbox 360/PS4  —  Earlier this morning Microsoft lifted the embargo on press reviews of the Xbox One.  I've been playing with final hardware and near final software for a few days now and I wanted to share some thoughts.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Xbox One SmartGlass lets you snap apps from your phone or tablet
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
The First Apple Store App For iPad Nails Tablet Shopping With Clever Gesture And Image Focused Interface  —  Today, Apple is launching its very first Apple Store app for iPad, bringing a gorgeous shopping experience to its tablet in a long-overdue move.  The new app arrives just in time for the holidays …
Brad Molen / Engadget:
Instagram arrives on Windows Phone Store today without in-app image capture or video support  —  These days, a mobile OS is only as good as its ecosystem, and no company knows this fact more than Microsoft.  Its smartphone platform known as Windows Phone has had plenty of growing pains during …
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Cupid Media Hack Exposed 42M Passwords  —  An intrusion at online dating service Cupid Media earlier this year exposed more than 42 million consumer records, including names, email addresses, unencrypted passwords and birthdays, according to information obtained by KrebsOnSecurity.
Robert McMillan / Wired:
Gaming Company Fined $1M for Turning Customers Into Secret Bitcoin Army  —  A gaming software company has been slapped with a $1 million fine after secretly adding bitcoin mining software to a product update earlier this year.  —  E-Sports Entertainment Association (ESEA) …
Bobby Sudekum / MapBox:
Mapping service MapBox demos 40-minute drone flight producing 100 acre map for OpenStreetMap  —  Drone Imagery for OpenStreetMap  —  Last weekend we captured 100 acres of aerial imagery at 4cm resolution.  It took less than an hour to fly, and it was easy to publish the imagery …
Sean Buckley / Engadget:
Hands-on with Logitech's PowerShell Controller, an iOS 7 gamepad that charges your phone  —  Remember that fuzzy-looking iOS 7 gamepad that leaked back in June?  Turns out it's called the Logitech PowerShell Controller + Battery (a mouthful, right?), and it's one of the first iOS 7 certified gamepads on the market.
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Lytro Raises $40 Million to Keep Its Dream of Changing Photography in Focus  —  Camera startup Lytro is announcing $40 million in new funding that it said will help it move faster and reach its broader goals of reshaping photography.  —  The round of funding is being led …
More: Mashable
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple Receives Final Approval for ‘Spaceship’ Campus From Cupertino City Council  —  Apple today received final approval for its Apple Campus 2 project from the Cupertino City Council after gaining a unanimous initial approval back in October.  “Go for it,” said Cupertino Mayor Orrin Mahoney …
David Pogue / A Note from Pogue:
Nest Protect: Another Unloved Appliance, Reborn  —  Tony Fadell!  You've just spent 18 years at Apple, designed the iPod, and changed the world!  What are you going to do now?  —  The answer, evidently, was “reinvent the thermostat.”  Fadell founded Nest, created the Nest Internet-connected thermostat …

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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Two groups file a petition to deny FCC review of ABC's TV station licenses; they say they will seek revocations if stations restrict speech in trade for FCC OK

Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Although sources suggest Paramount wouldn't sell CNN to appease state regulators overseeing the WBD deal, it may save the company from a protracted legal battle

Washington Post:
The US Supreme Court paused a lower court order that would have forced ex-Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to reveal a source or pay $800 a day in sanctions

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