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it's Wednesday December 11th 2013 I'm Adrienne Jeffries and I know one sign for the interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial this is 90 seconds on the verge despite Microsoft's acquisition on the horizon nokia has been building its own Android smartphone codenamed Normandy according to multiple sources the handset has been tested with a special quote forked variant of Android that is not aligned with Google's own version it's unclear whether Nokia will release the handset before Microsoft's acquisition of the company is finalized Nokia employees working on Normandy we're informed the device is set for a 2014 release and one insider described the effort as quote full steam ahead Twitter's direct messages just got a bit creepier the company updated its direct message feature to support private photos for the first time direct messages have also been promoted to one of the four core functions in the navigation bar Twitter is also encouraging users to explore different parts of the service by allowing them to swipe between the home timeline to the discover inactivity tabs the new update is available today and the first sexual harassment lawsuit is expected tomorrow and finally Spotify is bringing some bold new changes to its mobile listening experience Spotify free will let you listen to an artist catalog or a playlist for free but only in shuffle mode and with the occasional ad the company also announced that for the first time anywhere Led Zeppelin is now available to stream on-demand spotify free is available starting today on iOS and Android and that's it for today's top stories coming up tomorrow you've heard of flash mobs but get ready for flash jobs where everyday people are quickly hired for high-profile widely seen positions and then fired in a matter of minutes it's gonna be viral