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Jay Greene / CNET:

Steven Sinofsky: Microsoft's controversial Mr. Windows 8 — The software giant asked the exec to deliver a new, quality operating system and do it on time. This week, we'll find out if his sharp elbows and turf fighting were worth it. — Two years ago, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie …

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The Korea Times:

Samsung Display to terminate Apple deal — Samsung Display said Monday that it will terminate its contract with Apple and no longer supply liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to its long time partner. — The news comes as speculation is mounting over a rift between the two firms …

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Ryan Dezember / Wall Street Journal:

Ancestry.com Agrees to $1.6 Billion Takeover — Genealogy website Ancestry.com Inc. has agreed to be acquired by an investor group led by European private-equity firm Permira for about $1.6 billion, or $32 a share, according to people familiar with the deal.

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Tom Warren / The Verge:

Skype for Windows 8 launches on October 26th (hands-on preview) — Backend changes prepare Microsoft's communications service for the future — After months of teasing a Windows 8 style version of Skype, Microsoft is finally delivering it on October 26th.

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Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:

Android apps used by millions vulnerable to password, e-mail theft — By exploiting inadequate SSL protections in an anti-virus app, researchers were able to force it to download a malicious virus signature. — Fahl et al. — Android applications downloaded by as many as 185 million users …

More: Computerworld, BBC, Softpedia News, Android Community, The Register, PhoneArena and Gizmodo

Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note:

Apple, ARM, and Intel — Apple and Samsung are engaged in a knives-out smartphone war, most infamously in the courts but, more importantly, in the marketplace. In its latest ad campaign, Samsung has cleverly “borrowed” a page from Apple's own marketing playbook, posturing the iPhone …

More: Forbes. Tweets: @asymco

Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:

The Secret Behind Pinterest's Growth Was Marketing, Not Engineering, Says CEO Ben Silbermann — Pinterest, which CEO Ben Silbermann describes as a tool that helps people find inspiration, is now the third-largest source of referral traffic on the Internet. — But growth wasn't easy for the company …

More: Business Insider and christine's brain. Tweets: @joelrgoldman, @triketora and @stkonrath

Guardian:

Amazon ebooks: publishers pay 20% VAT — Luxembourg-based company profits from European tax anomaly, itself paying only 3% VAT on digital books sold to UK readers — Amazon is forcing British publishers to cover the cost of a 20% VAT charge on ebook sales - even though the true VAT cost …

More: Inquirer and Good E-Reader. See also Mediagazer

Mat Smith / Engadget:

LG announces Windows 8 12-inch slider laptop hybrid and all-in-one PC (updated) — Windows 8 imminent launch continues to draw out even more devices in almost every permutation imaginable. LG's up next, with its collection ranging from a familiar-looking V325 all-in-one PC, through to a slider PC with tablet skills.

More: Inquirer, Pocket-lint, Neowin, The Verge, Mashable!, Electronista, SlashGear and Digits

Adam Satariano / Bloomberg:

Apple Sees Schools Buoying Tablet Lead With IPad in Class — Mary F. Calvert/Zuma Press/MCT via Getty Images — Julie Garcia handed Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPads to students in her seventh-grade pre-algebra class on a recent morning before showing the pupils how to use the tablet to graph data …

More: 9to5Mac, MacRumors, CNET, TechCrunch, everythingiCafe, PhoneArena, SlashGear, Patently Apple and WebProNews

Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:

Tweets Spawn Ad Campaigns — Chatter on Social-Media Sites Gives Marketers Direction for Commercials — The newest member of Samsung Mobile's Mad Men team: Twitter. — Samsung's latest television ad, which mocks Apple Inc.'s new iPhone, is striking a chord with consumers …

More: Betabeat and BuzzFeed. Tweets: @sebprovencher and @timoreilly

Ryo Takano / AJW by The Asahi Shimbun:

Tokyo court rejects Samsung's request for iPhone injunction — Asahi Asia Antenna - — Samsung Electronics Co. has suffered a setback in its worldwide legal battle with Apple Inc. over alleged patent violations after a Tokyo court rejected its request for injunction to stop iPhone sales in Japan.

More: CNET, The Next Web, The Japan Daily Press, AppleInsider, Engadget, Mashable!, Macgasm, The Register, FOSS Patents, Android Authority, PhoneArena and Sammy Hub

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:

Paid Task App Gigwalk Raises $6M From August Capital, Greylock; Expands Deal With Microsoft — Gigwalk, a mobile app that allows users to get assigned basic “gigs” or jobs from companies via their location, has raised $6 Million in Series A venture funding from August Capital …

More: VentureBeat, The Next Web and GigaOM

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