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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Advertisement Articles for 10/31/2012 Have Internet, Will Travel: Ugandan Woman Brings Computing to the Rural Masses (Video) China Certifies iPhone 5; Just One More License to Go Career Community Site Glassdoor Raises $20M Viral Video: "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" Sokanu Says Science Can Help You Find Your Dream Job Sizing Up the New iPad Mini King.com Bringing Its Largest Social Game to Mobile With Facebook's Blessing What's the Deal With Windows 8? As Xiaomi Sells Out of New Flagship Phone, Bin Lin Talks About the Disruptive Chinese Start-Up's Approach (Video) Style, Surprises Liven Up Latest Windows Phone Lookout's Signal Flare Finds Your Lost Phone Even When It's Dying Electronic Arts Digital Revenue up 40 Percent, No Thanks to Facebook Social Apps Are Late to the Windows 8 Party Sandy Delivers a Digital Wallop to Eastern U.S. Apple Delays iTunes Refresh Disney to Buy Lucasfilm for $4 Billion Lolly Wolly Doodle's Brandi Temple Talks Facebook-Fueled, Real-Time Retail Verizon Adds LG Spectrum 2, Cuts the Cord With Wireless Charging Of Course Netflix Babysitting Spiked During Sandy Google's Siri Rival Now Available for iOS A Political Storm as Conservatives Rage Over Lena Dunham's "First Time" Video for Obama Microsoft: Four Million Windows 8 Installs Down, 396 Million More to Go Nokia Dangles Mobile Ad Exchange and Other Carrots to Lure More Developers Microsoft Woos Windows 8, Windows Phone Developers at Build 2012 EMC to Acquire Silver Tail Systems Read Kara Follow Kara Subscribe to Kara Read Walt Follow Walt Subscribe to Walt Read Katie Follow Katie Subscribe to Katie Read John Follow John Subscribe to John Read Peter Follow Peter Subscribe to Peter Read Liz Follow Liz Subscribe to Liz Read Ina Follow Ina Subscribe to Ina Read Tricia Follow Tricia Subscribe to Tricia Read Arik Follow Arik Subscribe to Arik Read Lauren Follow Lauren Subscribe to Lauren Read Bonnie Follow Bonnie Subscribe to Bonnie Read Mike Follow Mike Subscribe to Mike Follow us on: iPhone app E-Readers Facebook Twitter RSS Have Internet, Will Travel: Ugandan Woman Brings Computing to the Rural Masses (Video) Ina Fried Oct 31, 2012 06:00 am Asia Kamukama encountered plenty of obstacles in her quests to get an education and bring computing to rural African villages. But only after traveling to D: Dive Into Mobile did she encounter her first hurricane. read more » China Certifies iPhone 5; Just One More License to Go John Paczkowski Oct 31, 2012 04:45 am A December-quarter launch is looking likely. read more » Career Community Site Glassdoor Raises $20M Liz Gannes Oct 31, 2012 04:30 am Glassdoor, which collects employee reviews and other information about some 220,000 companies to help others seeking jobs, has raised $20 million, led by DAG Ventures. The site has 13 million monthly unique visitors, with many of them coming from all over the world, though the site is only in English. The Sausalito, Calif.-based company plans to use at least some of the new money to internationalize. read more » Viral Video: "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" Kara Swisher Oct 31, 2012 12:41 am Fantastic CGI exploding witches. Need I say more? read more » Sokanu Says Science Can Help You Find Your Dream Job Eric Johnson Oct 30, 2012 11:01 pm Job placement meets Match.com, with a dash of Stephen Colbert. read more » Sizing Up the New iPad Mini Walter S. Mossberg Oct 30, 2012 06:06 pm Sized right for people who want a little one-handed tablet time, but still a bit wide for a pocket. read more » King.com Bringing Its Largest Social Game to Mobile With Facebook's Blessing Tricia Duryee Oct 30, 2012 06:00 pm King.com will rely heavily on Facebook to help players find its games on mobile devices. read more » What's the Deal With Windows 8? Walt Mossberg Oct 30, 2012 03:46 pm Walt answers readers' questions about Windows 8 confusion and tools that help Windows Phones and PCs play iTunes. read more » As Xiaomi Sells Out of New Flagship Phone, Bin Lin Talks About the Disruptive Chinese Start-Up's Approach (Video) Liz Gannes Oct 30, 2012 03:08 pm Today Xiaomi launched its second major phone, known as the Xiaomi Phone 2, or the Mi-2. A run of 50,000 units sold out in 2 minutes and 51 seconds. read more » Style, Surprises Liven Up Latest Windows Phone Katherine Boehret Oct 30, 2012 03:06 pm Windows Phone 8 is a delight to use, with its apps designed to mimic the overall look of the Windows Phone software, displaying extra menus and features. read more » Lookout's Signal Flare Finds Your Lost Phone Even When It's Dying Bonnie Cha Oct 30, 2012 02:40 pm Lookout updates its iPhone app with a new feature to help users locate their misplaced phones even if the battery is dead by showing the last known location. read more » Electronic Arts Digital Revenue up 40 Percent, No Thanks to Facebook Tricia Duryee Oct 30, 2012 02:11 pm Electronic Arts is starting to see digital revenue ramp, but not from the Facebook platform. read more » Social Apps Are Late to the Windows 8 Party Mike Isaac Oct 30, 2012 02:04 pm A dearth of social applications to be found at Microsoft's new OS launch. read more » Sandy Delivers a Digital Wallop to Eastern U.S. Arik Hesseldahl Oct 30, 2012 01:45 pm If the Internet feels water-logged today, it's not your imagination. read more » Apple Delays iTunes Refresh Peter Kafka Oct 30, 2012 01:30 pm Due out in October, now coming "before the end of November." read more » Disney to Buy Lucasfilm for $4 Billion John Murrell Oct 30, 2012 01:09 pm In a consolidation of entertainment giants, the Walt Disney Company announced today it would buy Lucasfilm from founder and sole owner George Lucas for $4.05 billion in cash and stock. Kathleen Kennedy, current co-chairman of Lucasfilm, will become president of Lucasfilm, reporting to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn. And Kennedy will serve as executive producer for "Star Wars Episode 7," which is targeted for release in 2015 and for which Lucas will be creative consultant. read more » Lolly Wolly Doodle's Brandi Temple Talks Facebook-Fueled, Real-Time Retail Kara Swisher Oct 30, 2012 12:30 pm Shoulder bows and ruffles as a social e-commerce phenom. read more » Verizon Adds LG Spectrum 2, Cuts the Cord With Wireless Charging Bonnie Cha Oct 30, 2012 12:19 pm LG's latest smartphone doesn't fuss with cords when needing to recharge. read more » Of Course Netflix Babysitting Spiked During Sandy Peter Kafka Oct 30, 2012 11:29 am Locked in the house? Have power and broadband? What else are you going to do? read more » Google's Siri Rival Now Available for iOS John Paczkowski Oct 30, 2012 11:12 am "What is a baby kangaroo called?" read more » A Political Storm as Conservatives Rage Over Lena Dunham's "First Time" Video for Obama Kara Swisher Oct 30, 2012 10:20 am Hoo boy. read more » Microsoft: Four Million Windows 8 Installs Down, 396 Million More to Go John Paczkowski Oct 30, 2012 10:17 am Microsoft has sold four million Windows 8 upgrades since the operating system went on sale last Friday. read more » Nokia Dangles Mobile Ad Exchange and Other Carrots to Lure More Developers Ina Fried Oct 30, 2012 09:00 am The Finnish phone maker is partnering with an Israeli start-up on an ad exchange that allows access to more than 100 ad networks around the world. read more » Microsoft Woos Windows 8, Windows Phone Developers at Build 2012 Tricia Duryee Oct 30, 2012 08:48 am MIcrosoft gives third-party developers the hard sell on why they should be developing applications for the Windows 8 platform. read more » EMC to Acquire Silver Tail Systems Arik Hesseldahl Oct 30, 2012 08:23 am EMC buys another security company. read more » Get the latest news & reviews on AllThingsD.com: News | Reviews | Mobile | Media | Social | Enterprise | Commerce | Conferences | Voices | Video | Jobs About Us | Contact Us | FAQ | Privacy Policy | Advertise | Send a Tip You are receiving this email because you are an All Things Digital Newsletter subscriber. 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