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September 10, 2013, 8:55 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 …

More: MoPub, Guardian, The Register, AllThingsD, Computerworld, NYT Bits, GigaOM, Softpedia News, I4U News, Bloomberg, VentureBeat, Mashable, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Internet2Go, The Next Web and Forbes

Tweets: @tonyw, @adambain, @adambain, @adambain and @adambain

TechCrunch:

Twitter Buys MoPub For $350M To Up The Ante In Mobile Advertising — MoPub, a startup that helps mobile publishers manage their ad inventory, has been acquired by Twitter, giving the social network another route into building its advertising business, specifically on moble platforms.

More: stratechery, Digiday, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, AdExchanger, Business Insider and Digits. Tweets: @michaelshafrir. See also Mediagazer

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 …

More: Inquirer, TheStreet.com, Softpedia News, SlashGear and The Verge

Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:

Crypto prof asked to remove NSA-related blog post — Matthew Green is a well-known cryptography professor, currently teaching in the computer science department of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Last week, Green authored a long and interesting blog post about the recent revelations …

More: Techdirt, ProPublica and Wired Campus

Tweets: @occupyoakland, @adrianshort, @matthew_d_green and @jschmeling

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.

More: PC World, eWeek, GigaOM, Associated Press, ZDNet and BGR

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

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Outbrain Isn't Going Public Yet. But a CFO Hire Gives You a Hint About Where They're Headed. — Is Outbrain, the content recommendation service, getting ready to go public? — The Israeli tech press says that's the plan, and offers varying valuations the New York-based company is supposedly seeking.

More: TechCrunch and Globes Online. Tweets: @yarongalai. See also Mediagazer

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 Web. Tweets: @monkbent

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 …

More: ParisLemon, Kotaku, iMore, TUAW, TUAW, Daring Fireball and iClarified

Tweets: @parislemon, @panzer and @siracusa

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.

More: www.idigitaltimes.co.uk, UK Blog on The Huffington Post, Gearburn, The VAR Guy, ReadWrite, The Mac Observer, Touch Arcade, Examiner, PC Magazine, Gotta Be Mobile, iDownloadBlog.com, WinBeta, Digits, LAPTOP Magazine, TechCrunch, iClarified and Business Insider. Tweets: @cwgabriel

Paul Thurrott / SuperSite for Windows:

Surface 2: no “RT” branding, Tegra 4, 1080p, possible white model

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: VentureBeat. Tweets: @joshconstine

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.

More: Co.Design, AppleInsider, AppleTell, PhoneArena, TUAW, BGR, The Mac Observer, iDownloadBlog.com, Mobile Marketing Watch, iClarified, iMore, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Insider and MacNN

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 …

More: Business Insider, Google+ Developers Blog, The Verge, Search Engine Watch, BetaNews, WebProNews, NevilleHobson.com, Marketing Pilgrim, Softpedia News, Engadget, VentureBeat, Marketing Land, The Next Web and ReadWrite. Thanks:@sethjs. See also Mediagazer

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Google Glass update adds photo/screenshot Vignettes feature, YouTube videos in search results, and sound search

More: Google Glass, Digital Trends, Softpedia News, IntoMobile, Geek.com, 9to5Google and AllThingsD

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 …

More: TechCrunch, Marketing Pilgrim, CITEworld and ZDNet

Cliff Edwards / Bloomberg:

Netflix Added to Virgin Media U.K. TV in Industry First — Netflix Inc. (NFLX)'s subscription-video service will be offered on Virgin Media cable systems in the U.K., marking the first time the Web-delivered product is integrated by a major pay-TV provider.

More: The Verge, GigaOM, BBC, Virgin Media and The Next Web. See also Mediagazer

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.

More: PayPal: Forward, Gizmodo, AllThingsD, LinkedIn, Digits, Engadget, SlashGear, GigaOM, eBay Inc, VentureBeat, The Next Web and Payments News

Tweets: @joshelman, @davidmarcus and @gusfuldner

Steven Musil / CNET:

BlackBerry said to ax dozens of jobs from US sales force — Embattled handset maker cut as much as half its sales force, according to published reports. — BlackBerry laid off dozens of people from it US sales force in another wave of layoffs at the embattled handset maker on Monday, according to published reports.

More: Cantech Letter, Digits, BGR, Business Insider, MobileSyrup.com, Ubergizmo, The Next Web and Investor's Business Daily

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: Engadget. Tweets: @westonbetts. Thanks:@mjburnsy

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