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top news stories - technology - 2013

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  1. ] a collection of the top 'technology related news stories of 2013
  2. ] organized each 'story' into its own chapter. 
  3. ] Each chapter contains multiple articles related to 'story'

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  1. ] g?='top 10 tech stories of 2013' 
    1. ] results review = x] pcmag.com, x] cnn.com, x] pastemagazine.com 
  2. r# 1.2] pcmag.com - the top 10 tech news stories of 2013 
    1. ] edward snowden exposes the NSA
    2. ] the saga of bumbleberry
    3. ] msft ceo ballmer to retire
    4. ] msft to buy nokia
    5. ] console wars again
    6. ]  mystery of the google barge
    7. ] twitter IPO
    8. ] FAA oks electronics on airplanes
    9. ] wearable tech 
    10. +] tmobile goes contract free
  3. r# 1.1] cnn.com 
    1. x] NSA spying exposed - 
    2. +] high profile hacks - Another big story this year was cybersecurity, illustrated by a string of attacks by hackers against news organizations, major tech companies and retailers. The motivations behind the attacks varied: Some, like the recent Target breach, were financially motivated, while others were political statements or acts of espionage. They all highlighted the limits of online security and privacy
    3. +] apple releases 2 new phones 5s and 5c, ios7
    4. x] Microsoft continued to push its new Windows 8 operating system and Windows 8 smartphones, even going as far as to buy the No. 1 maker of Windows phones, Nokia's mobile division. In the end, it wasn't enough and the company decided on one more big change: a new CEO. 
    5. x] A bright spot for Microsoft could be its new game console, the Xbox One, which is competing against Sony's new PlayStation 4.
    6. ] micro video goes mainstream, twitter adds vine, instagram adds video, 
    7. +] snapchats 'ephemeral messaging' app goes mainstream, seen as a threat to tradditional social media channels (facebook) and SMS messaging apps
    8. x] wearables - not mainstream, but coming, google glass, smartwatches, fitness trackers (pebble) 
    9. x] twitter IPO -  most anticipated sinces facebooks bungled IPO in 2012, 
    10. +] rise of BTC - around since 2009, picked up serious steam, 
  4. r# 1.3] pastemagazine - the 10 best tech news stories of 2013
    1. x] NSA spying exposed
    2. +] healthcare.gov failed launch
    3. +*] MSFT xbox one launch - issues 
    4. x] Blackberry done - almost
    5. x] MSFT buys nokia
    6. x] AAPL ios7
    7. +] elon musk announces hyperloop
    8. x] facebook and twitter go public
    9. +] gabe newell announces Steam machines
    10. x] Tmobile goes contract free
  5. r# 1.#] forbes
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  6. r# 2.#] thestar (toronto star)
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  1. ] 2013 

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NAME: top-technology-news-stories-2013

DESCRIPTION: [overview] reviewing listings of top technology news stories for this period from multiple news sources, building a consensus list of what they were all talking about this year

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