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October 19, 2013, 4:30 AM

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Justin Huskamp / 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.

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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Google, Facebook Call an Ad Tech Truce: DoubleClick Is Coming to the Facebook Exchange

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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 …

More: iMore, 9to5Mac, The Next Web, GeekWire, MacStories, MacRumors, The Verge, SlashGear, SocialTimes and AppleInsider

John Koetsier / VentureBeat:

iPhone 5C production cut by 35%, iPhone 5S production boosted 75% — Nov. 12 - 13, 2013 — Apple has the prototypical good-news, bad-news scenario on its hands, with soaring sales of its flagship iPhone 5S contrasting sharply with souring sales of its “for the colorful” iPhone 5C.

More: DisplaySearch Blog, AllThingsD, Electronista, CNET, Computerworld, MacRumors, iClarified, AppleInsider and Intuitive Systems

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Microsoft confirms it is working on a Remote Desktop app for Windows Phone — Microsoft yesterday quietly launched Microsoft Remote Desktop for Android and iOS, for the first time bringing the Windows desktop to phones and tablets. One of the most surprising parts of the announcement …

More: WMPoweruser, pocketnow.com and ZDNet

Reuters:

Exclusive: NSA delayed anti-leak software at base where Snowden worked -officials — (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency failed to install the most up-to-date anti-leak software at a site in Hawaii before contractor Edward Snowden went to work there and downloaded tens of thousands …

More: Ars Technica, The Verge, Business Insider, CNET and Techdirt. Tweets: @timothys

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 …

Thanks:@dailydot

Tim Culpan / Bloomberg:

HTC Loses Head of Global PR After Four Months — Just when it seems HTC has stemmed its executive exodus, another senior figure departs the Taiwanese smartphone maker. — Lorain Wong joined HTC as Vice President and head of Global PR, Corporate and Internal Communications, this past June.

More: BGR, TechnoBuffalo, PhoneArena, AndroidHeadlines.com, ZDNet, Phandroid, Android Beat, IntoMobile and The Verge

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.

More: Millennial Media, AppleInsider, ReadWrite, Network World, BGR, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks and MacNN

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Lenovo announces A10 Android laptop amid slumping PC sales — After unintentionally leaking its existence, Lenovo has today officially announced the A10 Android laptop. It's the first laptop from the world's top PC vendor to ship with Android 4.2 on board.

More: BetaNews, Electronista, TechnoBuffalo, SlashGear, WebProNews, AndroidHeadlines.com, Softpedia News and Engadget

Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:

Chill to Lay Off 40% of Staff, Move Away From Video Sales (Exclusive) — Chill will lay off 40 percent of its staff as part of a shift away from the entertainment business, according to CEO Brian Norgard. — The site, which for the past year has been selling movies, TV shows and specials …

More: Los Angeles Business …, GigaOM and PandoDaily. Tweets: @mikeisaac

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

Jeffrey Grubb / VentureBeat:

Nvidia's big moves: New GeForce GTX 780 Ti, low-latency streaming tech, and an end to screen tearing — Graphics-hardware company Nvidia is holding its “The Way It's Meant To Be Played” event today, and the company is announcing a variety of new products and features that solve some of PC gaming's most nagging issues.

More: NVIDIA, AnandTech, AndroidGuys, IntoMobile, PC Gamer, Electronista and Polygon

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