Dow Jones confirms split with Mossberg and Swisher, plans to launch new tech conference  —  Wall Street Journal and All Things D Decide Not To Renew Agreement At The End Of the Year  —  For years, Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal has enjoyed working with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher …

Yes, Apple Is Working on a Fix for the iOS 7 Lock Screen Hack  —  When it debuted Wednesday, iOS 7 brought with it a slew of bug fixes to Apple's mobile operating system, but it brought a new vulnerability as well — one that can be exploited to bypass the lock screen on iOS devices.

Apple Chiefs Discuss Strategy, Market Share—and the New iPhones  —  Apple's doomed.  —  This is what you hear and read.  Sure, it was a hell of a run—iPhone, iPad, all that—but it's about to end, and fast.  If you need any proof, just look at China: the world's largest smartphone market …

iPhone 5s Teardown  —  One...Three...G...Three...G again...S!...Four...Four again!...And another S!...Five!...S!...Five?!...C!  Thankfully Apple is in the technology business, not the education business.  We can only imagine how jumbled pre-school students' ABCs and 123s would be if they were taught in Cupertino.

Pinterest begins monetization; “experimenting” with “promoted pins” from select businesses  —  Planning for the future  —  Just over a year ago, my wife and I welcomed our son into the world.  Since his first day, I've been pinning fun things we can do together …

No Update on Microsoft CEO Search, but Company Divides in Five New Business Segments  —  There is one key question on the minds of Microsoft watchers: Who will be the company's next chief executive?  —  Asa Mathat / AllThingsD.com  —  But, as it kicked off its first financial analyst meeting in two years …

Tragedy: Amazon's First CFO and Internet Pioneer Joy Covey Dies in Bike Accident  —  Photo by Bob Williams, from Joy Covey's Facebook profile  —  I met Joy Covey in the mid-1990s, which is a very long time ago in Internet terms, on a trip I made to Seattle to visit the then-fledgling online bookseller Amazon.

RSA Tells Its Developer Customers: Stop Using NSA-Linked Algorithm  —  Amidst all of the confusion and concern over an encryption algorithm that may contain an NSA backdoor, RSA Security released an advisory to developer customers today noting that the algorithm is the default algorithm …

Source: Twitter IPO will likely come before Thanksgiving  —  Twitter in talks to add banks to IPO, set fees: sources  —  (Reuters) - Twitter is in talks to add additional banks to its underwriting syndicate for its upcoming initial public offering and in the process of finalizing the fee structure …

Google Makes Its New Flat Logo And “App Launcher” Style Nav Menu Official, Will Roll Out Over The Next Few Weeks  —  Google just got a refreshed flat logo and the black navigation bar is gone.  Earlier this morning, we reported that Google's new “App Launcher” style navigational menu was just weeks away from launch.

Dear Google: Shouldn't You Worry About Your Own Health?  —  Larry Page is on a mission to prolong your life, and the pundits think he's onto something.  —  Yesterday, when the Google chief exec revealed the startup that will drive his lofty mission, the press coverage was predictably cheerful.

Google makes Quickoffice for Android and iOS free for all, bringing Microsoft Office editing to the mobile masses  —  Google today announced it is making Quickoffice free for everyone.  That means Android and iOS users can edit Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on the go without paying a dime.

Apple brings iCloud bookmark syncing for Chrome and Firefox to Windows PCs  —  Alongside the rollout of iOS 7 Wednesday, Apple issued an update to its iCloud Control Panel for Windows with support for bookmark syncing in Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox Web browsers.

Here's How YouTube's Offline Videos Will Work (Memo)  —  YouTube is getting ready to make an important change, by letting people watch the site's videos even when they're not connected to the Internet.  —  Google announced the move in a vague blog post late Tuesday night …

Top Cell Phone Activity In 2013?  Texting, Then Internet, Email & Apps  —  Our phones may be smarter than ever, but the most popular activity most Americans use them for is pretty simple — to send SMS messages.  That tops the list of cell phone activities for 2013, according to a new study released by Pew Internet.