CE Newswire - 11.22.13

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 LG Electronics Admits Collecting Smart TV Viewer Habits Data   South Korea's LG Electronics said Friday it would make correct a "bug" on some of its smart TVs after admitting they send information about viewers back to the company without their permission. (HindustanTimes) Why This Is Important: It is pretty bad when secretly downloading customer data is a feature and not a bug. #2 Big phones Are Here To Stay: HTC One Max Now Available At Verizon   Just because you haven't had enough of really, really big phones lately, Verizon announced Thursday that the One Max is now available for purchase. The One Max is basically the HTC One in a larger, expanded body. Announced last month, it comes dressed in the same aluminum chassis as its predecessor. (TechHive) Why This Is Important: #3 The Golden Age Of Watching Other People Play Video Games   t's too soon to know whether Microsoft or Sony  will emerge victorious from this round of the great video-game console wars, but it may not be premature to name the real winner: Twitch.tv. (BusinessWeek) Why This Is Important:   For every video game out there, you'll find at least 5 videos on how to demolish them. Are games getting too hard, or gamers lazy? 4. Asus Transformer Book T100 review: Bringing the Netbook Back, Almost (ArsTechnica) 5. App Advertisers TapCommerce Raise $10 Million (AllThingsD) 6. Eco-check: The Climate-Change Dashboard In Our Homes (BBC) 7. First look: Microsoft Xbox One (Electronista) 8. Microsoft Surface 2: Hands-On Review (InformationWeek) 9. Xbox Or PS4? Maybe That's The Wrong Question (CNET) 10. Apple Makes Its Case To Holiday Shoppers With Life On iPad Minisite (TheVerge) "Our best analysis on youth engagement in the US reveals that usage of Facebook among US teens overall was stable from Q2 to Q3, but we did see a decrease in daily users, specifically among younger teens," said Facebook  CFO David Ebersman, on whether or not the social media site is losing young visitors. Blog Post of The Day In-flight cell phone calls: About as good an idea as in-flight karaoke By Rob Walker You know the burning, burning rage you feel when you get stuck sitting on a train or bus next to someone blabbing away on a cell phone? More » Upcoming Events 2014 International CES Jan. 7-10, 2014 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas www.cesweb.org Mega Group USA Convention March 20-23, 2014 Gaylord Texan Hotel Dallas www.megagroupusa.com  Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here.   TWICE Editorial Team Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4754  | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760  | Email John Laposky, Managing Editor Phone: (917) 281-4736  | Email Doug Olenick, Web Editor Phone: (917) 281-6719  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email

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