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September 10, 2013, 8:30 AM

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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 today's Apple event  —  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 …
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 …
Randall Lane / Forbes:
John Sculley Just Gave His Most Detailed Account Ever Of How Steve Jobs Got Fired From Apple  —  After years of silence, former Apple CEO John Sculley has recently been moving more into retrospective mode.  On Thursday, Sculley gave perhaps his fullest public account ever …
More: Electronista and The Next WebTweets: @monkbent
Nadia Damouni / Reuters:
Some Microsoft investors want Ford's Mulally, CSC's Lawrie considered for CEO choice  —  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 as chief executive …
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: @afrihost and @benioff
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:
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.
asymco:
Illustrated: Game console growth slows as mobile devices take over the living room  —  Game over  —  In the “Race to a Billion” there is a graph showing Android reported activations and iOS cumulative unit sales along cumulative console sales.  The contrast between mobile phone platforms …
Agam Shah / CITEworld:
Intel ships Haswell, the low-powered chip that could save Windows tablets  —  After promising to bring power-efficient Haswell processors to tablets, Intel has now started shipping new low-power, fourth-generation Core i3 processors, including one that draws as little as 4.5 watts of power in specific usage scenarios.
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 …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
The Data Factory - How Your Free Labor Lets Tech Giants Grow The Wealth Gap  —  You're the product, but when you're sold, it's only a lucky few who get rich.  Technology lets big companies distribute tools that turn us into volunteers who contribute our time and data while they profit.
More: VentureBeatTweets: @joshconstine
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.
Michael Arrington / Uncrunched:
Arrington to grill Valley leaders at TechCrunch Disrupt over silence and complicity with NSA  —  (Trying To) Face Down The Evil At TechCrunch Disrupt  —  I'll be on stage in just a couple of hours at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco.  I'm interviewing a lot of people over the next three days …
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

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