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Tribune Buys Gracenote From Sony

The media company is paying $170 million for the service that identifies music and video.

AllThingsD Week in Review: WhatsApp vs. Bullshit Metrics and Apple’s Tearjerker Ad

The Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week, in one convenient post.

Sony Updates Lens-Style Camera to Include Photo Gallery, Better Connectivity

Sony’s lens-style cameras might be a bit more intuitive now.

Intel Looks to Sponsorship Deals With FC Barcelona, and Now 49ers, to Boost Brand

The Niners get Intel inside.

Sony Shakes Up U.S. Leadership, Taps Michael Fasulo to Continue Turnaround Effort

Current U.S. boss Phil Molyneux will serve as a non-executive chairman, while Sony executive Toshifumi Okuda will come over from Japan and serve as Fasulo’s deputy president.

AllThingsD Week in Review: Nokia’s Android Phone, Bitcoin Funding and Facebook the Newspaper

The Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week, in one convenient post.

PlayStation 4 Tops Gaming Hardware Sales in November, but Game Sales Are Way Down

Sony wins the first round. Sort of.

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Microsoft Sells More Than Two Million Xbox Ones in First 18 Days

Here’s that sales stat we were waiting for: Microsoft announced today that it had sold more than two million Xbox One units worldwide in the 18 days since the new gaming console’s Nov. 22 debut. Last week, Sony said it had sold 2.1 million PlayStation 4s, which debuted a week earlier on Nov. 15. The Xbox One is currently available in 13 countries; the PS4 is in 32.

LG G Pad and Sony Ultra Z Both Get the Google Play Treatment

The Google Play edition isn’t quite a Nexus device, but represents another pure Android option.

Sony Plans a 4K Fest for CES