• Nexus 5 listing appears in the Play Store, teases 16GB for $349 – Google’s next Nexus phone briefly shows up on the Play Store, though a link with it doesn’t work. The image has since been yanked.
• Google Tops Estimates, but Prices of Ads Slide – Google also finds the move to mobile by its customers to be less profitable. And 40% Of YouTube Traffic Now Mobile, Up From 25% In 2012, 6% In 2011
• Windows 8.1: An improvement for touch devices, but still feels jarring and Windows 8.1 Is the First Rough Draft of ‘One Microsoft’ – More reviews of Windows 8.1 from the NYTimes and Time Magazine, respectively.
• Microsoft launches Remote Desktop for Android and iOS, bringing the Windows desktop to phones and tablets – They’re available for free, and use Microsoft’s familiar Remote Desktop Protocol.
• Researchers challenge Apple’s claim of unbreakable iMessage encryption – Apple executives have said iMessage’s encryption can’t be broken by Apple or anyone else. These researchers say those claims are “basically lies”. But Apple: No, We Can’t Read Your iMessages (And We Don’t Want to, Either)
• Apple Surpassing Android With Businesses Writing Custom Mobile Apps – 95 percent of custom apps made by businesses are for iOS devices, according to a new report.
• U.S. patent office confirmed all 20 claims of the Steve Jobs patent: bad for Samsung, Google – This could open a new round of patent lawsuits by Apple.
• Apple ranks No. 1 in customer satisfaction for AT&T, Verizon users – In the latest JD Power study.
• AT&T Announces $5 Tablet Day Passes, Deal to Power Tesla’s In-Car Wireless – There’s also a new $25 plan that gives you 1 GB of data for your AT&T LTE-capable tablet over a three-month period.
• Yup, Nokia’s designing a watch too (update: video) – And it’s got dual screens that appear to be removable.
• The streak is over: Xbox 360 dethroned by PS3 after 32 months atop U.S. market – Both game consoles are about to be replaced by more powerful successors.
• Carried by consoles, AMD returns to profitability- AMD is supplying silicon for both the Xbox One and the PS4.
• Another Sloppy Security Blunder Takes Down Another Dark Web Drug Emporium – Black Market Reloaded shuts down due to a security breach. The site was a competitor to Silk Road, which was busted by the feds.
• Samsung set-top box uses mediocre Smart TV software to compete with Roku, Apple TV – The same software used to power Samsung’s HDTVs is now available in a set-top box.
• Galaxy S4 now lets you talk to Samsung’s Gear smartwatch with latest update – The S4 is finally getting Android 4.3.
• Lenovo Approaches BlackBerry – The Chinese PC maker has signed an agreement that let it look at the struggling handset maker’s financials.
• Facebook’s teen privacy tweaks not winning friends – Facebook’s new privacy policy will allow users between the ages of 13-17 to make their posts publicly visible. Right now, only friends and friends of friends can see them.
• Twitter Plans to Revamp Its Private Messaging Product – Twitter reportedly is considering creating a separate Direct Message app.
