In case you missed it: Bitcoin soars, Tencent’s 1 billion users, Android-iOS revenue gap, Samsung’s advertising splurge, and more

• Bitcoin value reaches $1000
  Great news? Not for a man discarded his hard disk that contained $7.5 million worth of Bitcoins.

• Huge gap in developer revenue between Android and iOS
  No wonder developers tend to prefer launching on iOS first.

• Google uses over 40,000 Macs
  Google loves the Mac, despite the Android and iOS rivalry.

• Google Street View goes indoors
  This could be the reason Apple bought PrimseSense.

• Apple takes 76% share of Japan smartphone sales in October

• [Tencent has 1 billion users and it has barely gotten into the international market
  It is no surprise that WeChat’s first 5 games hit 570 million downloads in 3 months

• CyanogenMod installer removed from Play Store on Google’s request

• DIY cellphone that costs $200

• Apple patents Lytro-like refocusable phone camera

• Tablets to make up for nearly 50% of 2014 PC shipments
  The shift towards a post-PC era is well on the way.

• Microsoft ready to kill Windows RT

• Samsung is expected to spend $14 billion this year in advertising
  The marketing campaigns are not always well received by the public.