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October 21, 2013, 3:40 PM

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Marissa Mayer / Yahoo:

Everyone's Favorite Gadget Geek, David Pogue, to Join Yahoo — I am thrilled to announce that award-winning columnist, best-selling author, and TV host David Pogue will be joining Yahoo. David will lead a major expansion of consumer tech coverage on Yahoo and will publish columns …

Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:

Yahoo To Launch Consumer Tech Site With Help Of New York Times' David Pogue

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John D. Stoll / Wall Street Journal:

Elop will unveil six Nokia products Tuesday, and possibly offer Microsoft hope in devices — Elop to Show Off New Devices as Microsoft Watches Closely — It's showtime for Microsoft Corp.'s $25 million man. — Stephen Elop, who until last month was Nokia Corp.'s chief executive …

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Tweets: @christophlawton and @wsjnordics

Sean Buckley / Engadget:

Nokia leaks Lumia 1520 details on Chinese online store: 20MP PureView camera, Snapdragon 800 processor — Looking for more evidence that Nokia's about to unleash an oversized Windows Phone? You've got it: the company's official Tmall store (an online marketplace in China) recently published a product page for the fabled Lumia 1520.

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Bernd Leger / Localytics:

iPhone 5c narrowing 5s' lead and what to expect from Apple's 10/22 iPad Launch — iPhone 5c steadily gaining, but it's still not the phone for emerging markets — It's been just about one month since the initial release of the iPhone 5s and 5c and, following two initial extensive research reports …

More: PC Magazine, AppleInsider, CNET, VentureBeat, BGR, MacRumors and iPhone in Canada Blog

Ben Thompson / stratechery:

So the 5S is (allegedly) killing the 5C. Why is this bad news? — John Koetsier, writing at VetureBeat: … First, the necessary caveat: Apple supply chain rumors are notoriously unreliable. But let's assume this one is true, and see if we can figure out the bad news Koetsier is referring to.

More: I4U News. Tweets: @fmanjoo. Thanks:@monkbent

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:

Google's iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary — Android is open—except for all the good parts. — Six years ago, in November 2007, the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) was announced. The original iPhone came out just a few months earlier …

More: AndroidHeadlines.com, Daring Fireball, 9to5Google, memeburn, GigaOM and rc3.org

Tweets: @caseyjohnston, @bgurley, @dannysullivan, @_andycowley, @xor, @mattrosoff, @cdixon and @anildash

TIME:

Google Unveils Tools to Access Web From Repressive Countries — The tech titan is introducing products to track Internet attacks and aid free expression — Google Ideas, the New York City-based “think/do tank” run by the Internet search giant, is launching several new technologies designed …

More: The Official Google Blog, The Next Web, 9to5Google, Daily Dot, The Daily Beast, SlashGear and Mashable

Tweets: @google and @google

Thanks:@samgustin

Andy Greenberg / Forbes:

Google's ‘Project Shield’ Will Offer Free Cyberattack Protection To Hundreds Of At-Risk Sites

More: The Verge, Engadget, TechPresident and Google Maps Mania

Cliff Edwards / Bloomberg:

Netflix Poised to Pass HBO in Paid U.S. Subscribers — Netflix Inc. (NFLX) is poised to pass HBO in paid U.S. subscribers, showing Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings is making progress toward a goal of transforming the streaming service to a Web-based television network.

More: SiliconBeat, TechHive, Quartz, VentureBeat, The Verge, DSLreports, Electronista, CNET, Engadget and TechSpot

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Le Monde:

France in the NSA's crosshair : phone networks under surveillance — The future will perhaps tell us one day why France has remained so discreet in comparison with Germany or Brazil, for example, after the first revelations about the extent of the American electronic espionage programmes …

More: Guardian, BBC, Ars Technica, CNN, TechHive, Computerworld, GigaOM, CNET, Gawker, Wall Street Journal, RT, Bloomberg, Softpedia News, USA Today, The Verge, emptywheel, The Register, Wired.co.uk and Daily Dot. Tweets: @csoghoian

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:

Experian Sold Consumer Data to ID Theft Service — An identity theft service that sold Social Security and drivers license numbers — as well as bank account and credit card data on millions of Americans — purchased much of its data from Experian, one of the three major credit bureaus …

More: Ars Technica, InfoWorld, The Verge, Boing Boing, Softpedia News and ZDNet

Tweets: @briankrebs, @dodgy_coder and @dangillmor

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

GarageBand for iOS 7 to Become Free with In-App Purchases as Apple Reveals Full Set of New iLife and iWork Icons — Ahead of Tuesday's media event, Apple has revised its Built-in Apps page for the iPhone 5s to reveal the full set of new iOS 7-themed icons for the six iLife and iWork apps offered for iOS.

Ken Yeung / The Next Web:

Finally: BBM rolling out in Google Play, iOS App Store and in select Samsung App Stores TODAY — BlackBerry announced the release of its BlackBerry Messenger iOS and Android app — long awaited, no less. The company says that users should see it appear in Google Play, the Apple App Store, and in select Samsung App Stores.

More: Inside BlackBerry, 9to5Google, 9to5Mac, Engadget, The Verge, IntoMobile, Gotta Be Mobile, Softpedia News, GadgetGuide4U, memeburn, Android Beat, AndroidGuys, Droid Life, Pocket-lint and Phones Review

Tweets: @journeydan and @thenextweb

steve cheney:

Why Android First is a Myth — In mobile, particularly in consumer markets, there has been an ongoing debate about when or if Android will become the first platform that sophisticated startups develop for. Often times, this argument is wrongly centered around vanity metrics for Android …

Tweets: @matthausk, @dannysullivan, @benedictevans, @christianhern, @timoreilly, @markpinc, @monkbent, @carnage4life, @ericries, @dghoang, @mdudas and @jerrymarino

Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech:

Surface Pro 2 is an improvement over its predecessor: quicker, quieter, longer battery life — Microsoft Surface Pro 2 Review — When Microsoft introduced its first Surface devices last year, it did so in a staggered fashion. Surface RT showed up first, then four months later Surface Pro went on sale.

More: Engadget, The Next Web, LAPTOP Magazine, The Verge, Gizmodo and ZDNet. Tweets: @codinghorror

Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech:

Surface 2: Big step forward compared to RT but still faces same struggles

More: CITEworld, ZDNet, Guardian, Mashable, Engadget, CNET, SuperSite for Windows, Yahoo! News, The Verge, The Next Web, GeekWire, TechCrunch and Gizmodo

Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:

Applying Data Analytics to Education, Panorama Wins Mark Zuckerberg's First Public Angel Investment — There are so many things that could be done to make schools better — improving teaching methods, curbing dropout rates, cutting down on bullying. — “But there's no way to understand what's going on …

More: GigaOM, Mashable, Y Combinator Posthaven, TechCrunch, VentureBeat and Softpedia News

Tweets: @jeff and @paulg

Sam Biddle / Valleywag:

Like Everyone Else, Twitter Hides from U.S. Taxes in Ireland — If Twitter's transformation from “that micro-blogging service” to publicly traded advertising titan works out, it's going to have a painful tax bill. But there's good news! Twitter is already pulling an Apple and setting itself up with Irish money loopholes.

More: memeburn, Business Insider, SlashGear and Forbes

Tweets: @arimelber and @frankpasquale

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