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November 28, 2013, 10:20 AM

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Casey Sullivan / Reuters:

U.S. judge dismisses Apple consumer lawsuit over data privacy — (Reuters) - A California federal judge has dismissed a consumer lawsuit over data privacy against Apple Inc, saying the plaintiffs had failed to show they had relied on any alleged company misrepresentations and that they had suffered harm.

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Bloomberg:

Microsoft Board Said to Lean to Mulally, Nadella in CEO Hunt — Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s board is focusing on Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally and internal executive Satya Nadella as part of a group of more likely candidates to become the next CEO of the world's biggest software company …

More: Inquirer, The Verge, CNET, PhoneArena, T3 News and Lastest ITProPortal news. Tweets: @jyarow

Miyoung Kim / Reuters:

Samsung's marketing splurge doesn't always bring bang-for-buck — (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co is expected to spend around $14 billion - more than Iceland's GDP - on advertising and marketing this year, but it doesn't always get value for money. — The outlay buys the South Korean …

More: I4U News, Android Community and AppleInsider

Tweets: @maxrudberg, @asymco and @asymco

Ernesto / TorrentFreak:

U.S. Government Caught Pirating Military Software, Settles For $50 Million — In recent years the U.S. Government has taken an aggressive stance towards copyright infringement, both at home and abroad. — “Piracy is theft, clean and simple,” Vice President Joe Biden said when he announced …

More: BBC, I4U News and Softpedia News

Ciwrl / CyanogenMod:

CyanogenMod Installer Application Removed from Play Store — Today, we were contacted by the Google Play Support team to say that our CyanogenMod Installer application is in violation of Google Play's developer terms. — They advised us to voluntarily remove the application, or they would be forced to remove it administratively.

Violet Blue / ZDNet:

Despite US opposition, UN approves rights to privacy in the digital age — Summary: Despite last week's US-led opposition to the United Nations' “Rights To Privacy In The Digital Age,” the resolution put forward as a reaction to US surveillance activities was passed. — Violet Blue

More: United Nations, Schneier on Security, Agence France Presse, Softpedia News and Electronic Frontier Foundation. Tweets: @violetblue. See also Mediagazer

Jeremiah Rice / Android Police:

[APK Teardown] YouTube 5.3 Reveals Upcoming ‘Music Pass’ With Uninterrupted Music: Millions Of Songs With No Ads, Offline Playback, And Background Listening — There's a new version of YouTube out, and as usual, hidden inside its chocolaty center are hints at upcoming features and capabilities.

Sean Hollister / The Verge:

Stolen smartphone database is complete, says CTIA — But will it make a difference? — AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon Wireless launched a database for stolen smartphones last year, and today the wireless industry says that database is complete. CTIA president and CEO Steve Largent announced …

More: CTIA, Engadget, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, Phone Scoop, Electronista, I4U News and Android Community

Stasys Bielinis / Unwired View:

iPhone 5S/C made up 76% of new smartphone sales in Japan this October — Japan is probably the second best iPhone market, after U.S. At least in market share. China either already is, or will soon be bigger in absolute numbers. — Apple has been doing very well in Japan for years.

More: Daring Fireball, AppleTell, Cult of Mac, App Advice, iClarified, MacDailyNews, Yahoo! News, MacRumors, Ubergizmo and iDownloadBlog.com. Tweets: @applespotlight

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Embeds Return To New Google Maps, Will Soon Include Ads — Google has quietly brought back embeds to its new Google Maps interface today and announced that it plans to include ads in these embedded maps in the coming weeks. — When Google launched the new version of its online mapping service …

More: Google Geo Developers Blog, Android Beat, The Verge and 9to5Google

Gavin J. Blair / Hollywood Reporter:

Amazon Launches Online Video Service in Japan — More than 26,000 imported and local films and TV shows are available on the Instant Video platform that will compete in the crowded Japanese Web video market. — TOKYO - Amazon Japan launched its ‘Instant Video’ online platform Tuesday …

More: The Next Web, TechCrunch, Japan Times latest, The Japan Daily Press, TechnoBuffalo, The Verge, Engadget, Variety, Electronista and Gigaom. See also Mediagazer

Jeremiah Rice / Android Police:

Angry Birds Go Will Be Stuffed With In-App Purchases, Some As High As $100 - Gamers Cry Fowl — The Angry Birds franchise has thus far been on the lighter side of the free-to-play model - the original game launched free and ad-supported on Android, and later versions added small charges …

More: The Pocket Gamer Podcast, Android Authority, PhoneArena, Joystiq, destructoid, Geek.com, MCV: Home Stream and VG247

Rob Wile / Business Insider:

There Are Dozens Of Digital Currencies That Are All Going Insane Right Now — In the past week, Bitcoin prices have climbed as much as 80%. — We just told you why another cryptocurrency, Litecoin, has been able to ride Bitcoin's digital coattails to a 400% gain over the same period.

More: Forbes and Trends in the Living Networks

Adrian Chen / New York Times:

Much Ado About Bitcoin

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