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January 20, 2014, 11:30 PM

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Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:

Apple insists on anti-cloning provision as part of any patent settlement with Samsung — When the CEOs of Apple and Samsung, accompanied by several in-house lawyers, meet for their (court-requested) settlement negotiations on or before February 19, there will probably be flexibility …

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Nick Summers / The Next Web:

Nest CEO Tony Fadell vows to make any privacy policy changes transparent and opt-in — Following last week's Google acquisition, Nest chief executive Tony Fadell has vowed to make any alterations to its privacy policy opt-in, and to be transparent about such changes to all of its users.

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Tweets: @dannysullivan, @boris and @caseynewton

Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:

Stealth marketing: Microsoft paying YouTubers for Xbox One mentions — Machinima campaign offered undisclosed money to videos promoting new console The line between traditional, paid advertising and organic editorial content on the Internet can sometimes be hazy.

More: Pastebin, iGame Responsibly, TechHive, The Verge, BGR, Forbes, Kotaku, VG247, The Escapist, Polygon, CinemaBlend.com, destructoid, Joystiq and WinBeta

Tweets: @sirtaptap, @nmaster64, @vectorpoem and @dannysullivan

David Talbot / MIT Technology Review:

In Developing Countries, Google and Facebook Already Defy Net Neutrality — In much of the world, the concept of “net neutrality” generates less public debate, given there's no affordable Net in the first place. — Net neutrality—the idea that all Internet traffic should generally be treated equally …

More: Wired, BGR and Dice News

Matt Cutts / Gadgets, Google, and SEO:

The decay and fall of guest blogging for SEO — Okay, I'm calling it: if you're using guest blogging as a way to gain links in 2014, you should probably stop. Why? Because over time it's become a more and more spammy practice, and if you're doing a lot of guest blogging then you're hanging out with really bad company.

More: Search Engine Land, WebProNews and TheDomains.com

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Tom Warren / The Verge:

HP brings back Windows 7 ‘by popular demand’ — HP really wants people to buy a Windows 7 PC instead of a Windows 8 machine. The PC maker has been emailing customers over the weekend noting that “Windows 7 is back.” A new promotion, designed to entice people to select Windows 7 over Windows 8 …

More: Ars Technica, Gizmodo, ZDNet, The Register, Inquirer, SlashGear, Computerworld, Geek Beat Technology News, TechCrunch, TechnoBuffalo, The Mac Observer, Gizmodo, Gigaom, BGR, GeekWire, Softpedia News, Digital Trends, VentureBeat and Global Nerdy. Tweets: @mitsuhiko

Kim Zetter / Wired:

Target Got Hacked Hard in 2005. Here's Why They Let It Happen Again — A gang of shadowy hackers tears through the systems of big-box retailers, making off with millions of credit and debit card numbers in a matter of weeks and generating headlines around the country. — Target and Neiman Marcus in 2013?

Tweets: @pmarca and @pmarca

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

VLC gets iOS 7 redesign, Google Drive integration, Dropbox streaming, the ability to download files, and more — VideoLAN today updated VLC for iOS with a slew of new features, including a new design for iOS 7 as well as Google Drive and Dropbox features. You can download the new version now from Apple's App Store.

More: Engadget, feepk@videolan, AppleInsider, Lifehacker, iClarified, Gigaom, PC & Tech Authority, Ubergizmo, GSMArena Blog, PadGadget, iMore, Gotta Be Mobile, MobileSyrup.com, Cult of Mac, App Advice, 9to5Mac and iDownloadBlog.com

Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:

Analysts' estimates for iPhones sold last quarter range from 50M to 60M, or 55.3M on average — How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter? — The analysts' estimates range from 50 million to nearly 60 million. Average: 55.3 million. — FORTUNE — There's a lot chatter …

More: 9to5Mac, BGR India, Network World, Mobile Marketing Watch, iPhone in Canada Blog, Ubergizmo, BGR, Cult of Mac, App Advice, TechnoBuffalo, AppleInsider, MacRumors, MacNN and Business Insider. Tweets: @asymco

Dan Levine / Reuters:

Intellectual Ventures' first ever trial is set to begin against Google's Motorola this week — Google set to face Intellectual Ventures in landmark patent trial — (Reuters) - Intellectual Ventures is set to square off this week against Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit in the first trial …

More: SiliconBeat, GeekWire, Gigaom and Softpedia News. Tweets: @fosspatents

Todd Spangler / Variety:

As Netflix Rises, HBO and Showtime Subscribers Shrink as Percentage of U.S. Households — NPD finds that U.S. households subscribing to premium cable channels dropped 6 percentage points over 18-month period, while Netflix and other SVOD services grew 4 points — Is Netflix putting a dent in premium cable subscriptions?

More: Gigaom, Betabeat, The Verge, Electronista, Engadget and WebProNews

Tweets: @hkanji and @pmarca

Dan Seifert / The Verge:

Ex-Vertu designer launches iBeacon competitor for Android — Datzing wants to turn your phone into a mobile billboard — Location-aware advertising was thrown into the spotlight last year when Apple launched its iBeacon service in 254 stores. iBeacon uses Bluetooth transmitters to push alerts …

More: Gigaom, AndroidHeadlines.com, All Points Blog and dailywireless.org. Tweets: @zpower

Emily Spaven / CoinDesk:

eBay UK to Allow Sale of Virtual Currency from 10th February — eBay is launching a dedicated Virtual Currency category on eBay Classifieds in the UK on 10th February. — The Classified Ads category will allow for the sale of all types of digital currency, including bitcoin and litecoin, eBay representatives have confirmed.

More: CNET, San Francisco Chronicle, PandoDaily, International Business Times, Mashable, This is Money, Tamebay and Pulse 2.0. Tweets: @bitcoinbyte

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