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US carriers can now block activation of stolen smartphones if they head abroad – The joint stolen smartphone database is complete, U.S. carriers say. It was announced last year.

U.S. Government Caught Pirating Military Software, Settles For $50 Million – Even as U.S. officials were touting the evils of piracy, the military was pirating logistics software and defending itself against a $500 million lawsuit.

Healthcare.gov will soon be hosted by HP rather than Verizon – The administration had tried to replace Verizon’s Terramark subsidiary last spring.

Microsoft Board Said to Lean to Mulally, Nadella in CEO Hunt – Ford CEO Alan Mullaly and Microsoft executive Satya Nadella are at the top of the board’s list.

Google forces CyanogenMod to pull its one-click installer from the Play store over violation of developer terms – But you can still install it on your Android phone via side-loading. And CyanogenMod Installer Application Removed from Play Store

Redesigned Google Maps can now be embedded in websites – Embeds had been removed in the Maps redesign. Now they’re finally back (with ads coming soon).

YouTube set for ‘Music Pass’ subscription, app code reveals – The service includes music videos without ads and offline playback.

U.S. judge dismisses Apple consumer lawsuit over data privacy – The judge ruled the plaintiffs didn’t prove misrepresentation by Apple, nor that they had suffered any actual harm.

iPhone 5S/C made up 76% of new smartphone sales in Japan this October – Thanks largely to NTT DoCoMo, which just starting carrying the iPhone. Also iPhone 5S Wait Time Drops as Foxconn Boosts Production

Futuremark Delists Android Devices Allegedly Cheating 3DMark, Samsung and HTC Ousted – The Samsung and HTC devices have their rankings and benchmarks stripped from Futuremark’s data because their speeds are artificially boosted when benchmarking software runs.

Samsung’s marketing splurge doesn’t always bring bang-for-buck – Samsung spends a lot of money on marketing, but it doesn’t always achieve its goal of making its products aspirational.

Much Ado About Bitcoin – Adrian Chen says bitcoin is all about speculation rather than practical uses, and that a bitcoin crash is coming.

Angry Birds Go Will Be Stuffed With In-App Purchases, Some As High As $100 – Gamers Cry Fowl – It’s an Angry Birds-themed racing game, complete with a car that can be purchased in the app for $100.


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