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August 14, 2013, 9:15 AM

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Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:
Apple acquires second screen TV startup Matcha.tv (scoop)  —  Updated at 6:01 p.m. (PST) with a response from Matcha.tv CEO Guy Piekarz.  Update #2 at 7:35 p.m. with clarification on the acquisition price.  —  Apple's latest acquisition is the recently-shut down second-screen TV/video app Matcha.tv …
Steve Cheney:
On The Future of iOS and Android  —  We've entered the age of iOS and Android penetrating beyond mobile, and there's a lot happening with respect to how the entire ecosystem is developing.  Mobile advancements / investments are now driving the progression of all converged hardware / software.
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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Message unread: Silicon Valley's secret, failed bid to save BlackBerry  —  Could switching to Android and focusing on business have turned the company around?  —  In the summer of 2012, just a few months into the job, RIM (now BlackBerry) CEO Thorsten Heins was trying to guide the company through an ongoing crisis.
Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Here's Zynga's New Executive Org Chart  —  As AllThingsD previously reported, Zynga announced a complete overhaul of its executive ranks on Tuesday, effectively flattening out its top management levels and reorganizing the chain of command for its existing leadership.
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Facebook Testing VIP App With Some Celebs  —  The VIP app, which sources say Facebook is currently testing with a small group of famous people, essentially lets celebs (or their handlers) easily monitor Facebook fan chatter about themselves from a mobile device.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft's YouTube Windows Phone app returns following Google complaints  —  Microsoft's YouTube app for Windows Phone is returning to the Store today.  After Google forced Microsoft to remove the app, the pair have been working together to create the updated application.
Jason Verge / Data Center Knowledge:
Big Data Analytics Startup CloudPhysics Raises $10 Million  —  Virtualized environments are becoming larger, denser and more complex than ever before.  More integrations with other systems in the IT stack now exist, involving subtle interdependencies.  Managing these environments has also become very complex.
Sam Biddle / Valleywag:
AOL CEO Apologizes for Public Shame-Firing  —  It turns out, even Tim Armstrong finds Tim Armstrong obnoxious—the trouble chief of AOL just sent an apology email to his company for firing a subordinate on a conference call.  —  The email is carefully pasted here in its entirety:
Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg:
Phone Hackers Build Networks to Deliver Legitimate Ads and Malicious Code  —  To keep hackers off your smartphone, the standard advice has been to avoid downloading dodgy applications.  Digital criminals love to hide their attack code in free porn apps and counterfeit versions of popular programs such as Angry Birds.
Bloomberg:
3-D Printing Stirs Copyright Clash on Homemade IPhone Gear: Tech  —  Fernando Sosa had no doubt his sword-covered iPhone dock inspired by the hit TV series “Game of Thrones” would become a top seller for his small manufacturing startup.  Then he heard from HBO.

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