Pringles has named Starcom USA its U.S. media agency of record. The move, which follows Pringle's acquisition from Procter & Gamble earlier this year, occured without a review. Starcom sister agency MediaVest had handled media-buying and GroupM's MediaCom unit handled media-planning. According AdViews, Pringles spent an estimated $35 million on media in 2011.

Apple announced Monday that 3 million iPad minis and fourth-generation iPads were sold this weekend after going on sale Friday in 34 countries. Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement the iPad mini “practically sold out” but the company didn’t break out sales of the smaller iPad model compared to the iPad 4. Only t he Wi-Fi-only versions of both models were available at launch, with versions offering cellular connectivity to reach stores in the U.S. by the end of the month and other countries later this year. The combined 3 million total was the same as …

LinkedIn today released initial results from a Citi-sponsored women’s forum launched on the professional networking site in April. The Connect: Professional Women’s Network offers curated content and moderated discussions aimed at helping women enhance networking skills and workplace best practices. In its first six months, LinkedIn said Connect has attracted 70,000 members and has twice the engagement of any other LinkedIn group. Almost half return weekly and 8 in 10 say they’re likely to revisit. In a blog post today, Linda Descano, managing director and head of digital partnerships, content and social, North America at Citi, said she was …

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Chris Anderson is leaving as editor-in-chief of Conde Nast's Wired magazine to become CEO of his robotics company 3DRobotics, according to an email Anderson sent to Conde Nast CEO Robert Townsend, reports Hollywood trade The Wrap.

Android’s share of the U.S. smartphone market increased slightly to 52.5% for the three months ending in September, according to the latest data from comScore. The iPhone’s market share increased about 2 percentage points to 34.3%, possibly get a lift from the release of the iPhone 5 in late September. BlackBerry lost more ground in the third quarter, dropping about 2 points to 8.4%, while Windows Phone was at 3.6% and Symbian, 0.6%. In terms of usage, three in four mobile users were text messaging in the quarter, with more than half (54%) using downloaded apps and browsing the …

Out-of-home media giant Titan is providing free phone calls from its New York City pay phones below 42nd Street so that New Yorkers can stay connected in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

App advertising and analytics firm has raised $25 million in a fourth-round funding led by Crosslink Capital and including prior investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, InterWest Partners, Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital and Draper Richards. According to a GigaOm report, Flurry will use the financing to expand internationally into markets such as South Korea, Japan and Latin America next year. The company is also looking at an initial public offering in the second half of 2013, according to CEO Simon Khalaf. Flurry has raised a total of $51.6 million to date.

Professional networking site LinkedIn on Thursday reported revenue increased 81% in the third quarter, with growth in its hiring and subscription services businesses especially strong. Net income for the quarter was $2.3 million compared with a loss of $1.6 million a year ago. On an adjusted basis, LinkedIn reported a profit of $25.1 million, or 22 cents a share. Revenue rose to $252 million from $139.5 million in the year-earlier period. Analysts expected LinkedIn, which now has 187 million members, to report a profit of 11 cents a share on revenue of nearly $243.9 million. "LinkedIn had a strong third …

Google’s Android operating system ran on three quarters of smartphones shipped globally in the third quarter, according to data released Thursday by IDC. Android’s 75% market share is up from 57.5% a year ago and far ahead of its next closest competitor—Apple’s iOS platform—which had 15% share. "Android has been one of the primary growth engines of the smartphone market since it was launched in 2008," said Ramon Llamas, research manager, Mobile Phones at IDC. "In every year since then, Android has effectively outpaced the market and taken market share from the competition. After topping 100 million units in the …