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As we usher in another new month in the incessant march towards Christmas 2014 and another new year, there’s a good chance you’ve got better things to be doing at weekends rather than sitting around keeping up-to-date on the latest and greatest in tech news.

It’s a busy month, too.

Did you know that November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month in the US? Yep, the whole month. Or that San Francisco Bay was first discovered – by land and not sea – on November 2? Or that the name comes from the Latin for nine, as it was originally the ninth month of the Roman calendar?

November 2 also happens to be the same date on which two US president were born; Warren Harding in 1865 and James Polk in 1795. And in Dutch, it’s sometimes called slachtmaand, which means slaughter month. See, November has always had a lot going on; let us take care of keeping on top of the tech news for you.

All you need to do is sit back, make a coffee and spend 10 minutes catching up on all that you’ve missed from The Next Web and beyond in the last two days. The trivia is free, you can keep that.

News from The Next Web

• Go Tim!
• Vooza’s Data Scientist Solves an Age-Old Problem

Good reads

• Tech in Latin America: October Roundup
• The Anatomy of a Perfect Facebook Post
• 7 Ways to Refine Your App’s User Experience
• Researching Products Before Diving Into Design
• 3 Ways to Attract the Coveted Active Monthly User
• How Technology Is Transforming Microfinance
• Everything You Need To Know About Building Your Email List

News from beyond The Next Web

• Google Fined for ‘disrespectful’ Street View Photos of Woman’s Cleavage [The Guardian]
• Casting the Single-Player Movie Star: Kevin Spacey Stars in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare [The New York Times]
• Gmail 5.0 With Exchange Support And Material Design Has Landed [Android Police]

So, there you have it, the biggest news and features from the last two days. Of course, if you fear missing out in the future, you can always subscribe to our individually crafted newsletters or Like our Facebook Page to stay in touch.

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