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October 19, 2013, 10:25 AM

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Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Google Hangouts for iOS can call US & Canada for free, receive Google Voice calls  —  The Google Hangouts app for iOS is getting a major update this evening that gives it all new calling features on Apple's mobile hardware.  Users can call phone numbers directly from the app itself …
Payam Shodjai / DoubleClick Advertiser Blog:
DoubleClick Bid Manager Joins FBX, Facebook's Real-Time Bidding Exchange  —  Partnership has been key to Google's success as a rising tide lifts all boats.  So we're excited to announce a new way to help our clients succeed by working with Facebook to participate in FBX, their real-time bidding exchange.
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic Online:
What Does It Mean for the U.S. to ‘Lose Control of the Internet?’  —  The NSA revelations have thrown open an Internet governance dispute that seemed resolved.  What's next?  —  Is the U.S. losing control of the Internet?  —  That's how some are interpreting a statement released in October …
Floyd Norris / New York Times:
Supreme Court decision may force patent trolls to pay victors' legal fees in losing cases  —  Extracting a Toll From a Patent ‘Troll’  —  It looks as if “patent trolls” are going to lose a big one.  —  The Supreme Court announced this month that it would hear two appeals of decisions …
Tim Sampson / Daily Dot:
Where does your Wikipedia donation go?  Outgoing chief warns of corruption  —  When Wikipedia decided to roll out an aggressive fundraising effort a few years ago, the free encyclopedia came with a remarkably effective battle plan.  For the entirety of the campaign, cofounder Jimmy Wales stared visitors …
More: I4U NewsThanks:@dailydot
Wall Street Journal:
More trouble for HealthCare.gov, as insurers say they're receiving faulty data  —  Health Website Woes Widen as Insurers Get Wrong Data  —  New Errors Indicate Technological Problems Extend Issues Already Identified  —  Insurers say the federal health-care marketplace is generating flawed data …
More: The Verge and ZDNet
John Koetsier / VentureBeat:
iOS 7 adoption ‘much slower’ than iOS 6, ad network says  —  Nov. 12 - 13, 2013  —  Apple's new mobile operating system iOS 7 has been one of the most successful launches in history, reaching a shocking 18 percent adoption rate in just 24 hours and rising to surpass iOS 6 within just a few days.

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