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 | Darrell Etherington Apple has been awarded a patent today that describes a system for taking images that can change focus after their capture (via AppleInsider). The tech might... read more | |  | Catherine Shu Android 4.4 KitKat update is now available for people who use the Google Play editions of HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. They follow Motorola's Moto X, which... read more | |  | Alex Wilhelm Reports that Xbox users were losing their Xbox Live account privileges after uploading profanity-laced videos have surfaced over the past 24 hours. Xbox One... read more | |  | Frederic Lardinois | |  | Ingrid Lunden The growth of tablet sales has been outstripping that of more traditional desktop and laptop personal computers for a while, and now it looks like we are... read more | |  | Gregory Ferenstein I wore a calorie counter armband from BodyMedia that told me I was burning over 3,000 calories a day. If that were true, I would be emaciated enough to play... read more | |  | Ryan Lawler It's only been two-and-a-half weeks since hit mobile trivia app QuizUp began to take the world by storm. It's fun, and it's addictive*... but if you haven't... read more | |  | In early October, we brought you our thoughts on the seven-inch Kindle Fire HDX, of which John is a huge fan. Today... read more | |  | It's time for a new episode of CrunchWeek, the show in which a few of us writers sit ourselves down in front of... read more | |  | The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Adam Bosworth, John Taschek, John Rymer, and Steve Gillmor — gathered at Dreamforce... read more | | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |
