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September 10, 2013, 1:25 AM

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Kevin Weil / Twitter Blog:
Driving mobile advertising forward: welcoming MoPub to the Flock  —  We're excited to announce that we've agreed to acquire MoPub, a mobile-focused advertising exchange.  MoPub's technology lets mobile application publishers manage their inventory and optimize multiple sources of advertising …
Danny Yadron / Wall Street Journal:
Apple's Latest iPhone Puts Focus Back on Fingerprint Security  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Apple Inc.'s latest product launch could breathe new life into a technology that failed to take hold the first time: fingerprint scanners.  —  Placing a finger on a computer or smartphone has long been proposed …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, and wildcards for tomorrow's Apple event  —  With Apple's media event scheduled for tomorrow, we have rounded up what Apple is likely due to introduce.  We previously published a round-table of 9to5Mac author hopes for the event, but this roundup will focus on our specific expectations for the keynote address.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft holding Surface 2 event on September 23rd in New York City  —  Microsoft is preparing to launch its next-generation tablets at an event in New York City on September 23rd.  The software maker has emailed press invites to the media today, asking them to save the date for a Surface event.
Paul Thurrott / SuperSite for Windows:
Surface 2: no “RT” branding, Tegra 4, 1080p, possible white model  —  Surface 2 Details Emerge  —  Surface RT no more, but still Windows RT on the inside where it counts  —  Less than a week after the first report about the next generation Surface Pro 2 tablet …
Ann-Christine Diaz / AdAge:
Apple Hires Creatives in Major Marketing Department Expansion  —  Move Comes Amid Industry Trend of More Marketers Bringing Agency Services In-House  —  Apple is looking for a few good creatives as it works to bring more of its advertising and marketing in-house.
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Crypto prof asked to remove NSA-related blog post  —  Matthew Green is a well-known cryptography professor, currently teaching in the computer science department of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.  Last week, Green authored a long and interesting blog post about the recent revelations …
More: Techdirt and ProPublicaTweets: @matthew_d_green and @jschmeling
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
PayPal Debuts Its Newest Hardware, Beacon, A Bluetooth LE Enabled Device For Hands-Free Check Ins And Payments  —  One of David Marcus's biggest challenges when taking on the role of President of PayPal was extending the platform into point of sale, and making it easier to pay with PayPal than swiping your credit card.
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google+ Launches Embeds, Starts To Highlight WordPress.com And TypePad Authors Who Sign In With Google+ In Search Results  —  Starting today, Google+ users will be able to embed their posts anywhere on the web.  The new feature provides its users with the code needed to embed posts …
Jolie O'Dell / VentureBeat:
LinkedIn CEO: We're aiming for 3B profiles and a map of the world's economy  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Today, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner spoke about his company's future, and his vision is absolutely huge in the scope of its ambition.  —  “Our longer-term vision is ... to build the world's first economic graph …
Seth Weintraub / 9to5Google:
Moto X ‘Lazy Phone’ ads highlights ‘no touch’ interface, quick look camera  —  LOL.  Great new ads by Motorola highlights the abilities of the Moto X to respond to voice commands without touching the device.  Two more goodies below showing the shake to camera and quick look features.  Both are great.
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Wilocity delivers 4K video over WiGig wireless home networking at blazing speeds  —  Two tech firms are demonstrating that they can deliver 4K video over a wireless network within the home at super-fast speeds.  —  Wilocity  —  Wilocity board  —  Wilocity and DisplayLink said they can demonstrate …
Alan Buckingham / BetaNews:
Roku brings video streaming to Android  —  So, you got that new Android phone that's capable of taking HD video, but your friends and family really do not care to watch your cinematography skills on a five-inch screen.  The good news is that you may just have a certain streaming set-top box sitting right …
Nadia Damouni / Reuters:
Microsoft urged to put Ford Motor Co-CEO Alan Mulally, CSC CEO Mike Lawrie on CEO shortlist  —  Exclusive: Microsoft urged to put Mulally, Lawrie on CEO shortlist  —  (Reuters) - At least three of the top 20 investors in Microsoft Corp want a turnaround expert to succeed Steve Ballmer …
Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech:
Seagate to Ship 5TB HDD in 2014 using Shingled Magnetic Recording  —  It's not just planar NAND that's running into physical limits lately.  According to Seagate, its latest 1TB platter 3.5" drives have shrunk read/write heads as small as they can physically go.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Windows 8.1 now available on MSDN and TechNet following developer complaints  —  Microsoft is reversing course today, allowing developers to download a final copy of Windows 8.1 ahead of its October 18th release.  After originally announcing the finalization of the OS update last month …
Quentin Hardy / NYT Bits:
The Cloud Era Begins for Enterprise Tech  —  Let's say it: Last summer was the beginning of the end for the old guard in what is still the biggest part of technology - business spending on everything from servers to software.  This fall begins a new competition for the hearts and minds of corporate customers.
Tweets: @benioff
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Cota By Ossia Aims To Drive A Wireless Power Revolution And Change How We Think About Charging  —  Wireless power.  It's less sci-fi sounding than it once was, thanks to induction charging like that based on the Qi standard, but that's still a tech that essentially requires contact, if not incredibly close proximity.
More: EngadgetTweets: @westonbettsThanks:@mjburnsy
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Livefyre Acquires Storify, Says The Social Curation Service Will Still Operate As Standalone Product  —  Livefyre, a commenting platform used by TechCrunch and other websites, is announcing that it has acquired social curation startup Storify.  —  The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed …

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