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September 24, 2013, 11:15 PM

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jessica lessin:
Exclusive: Next for Nest: A Smoke Detector  —  Smart thermostat-maker Nest Labs has been developing a smoke detector that could go on sale as soon as later this year, we have learned from people close to the startup.  —  Why are we telling you about a potential new smoke detector?  Good question.
Venu Satuluri / Twitter:
Twitter recommends accounts and tweets in notifications based on @MagicRecs algorithms  —  Stay in the know  —  We've started rolling out a new notification that recommends interesting accounts and Tweets for you.  —  If you're like me, you occasionally feel like you're missing …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple launches faster iMacs with 802.11ac WiFi, Pro graphics, improved Flash  —  Apple has launched an updated line of iMacs with faster processors, improved graphics, faster 802.11ac WiFi connectivity, and improved Flash storage.  The new iMacs are now available from Apple's online store.
Brad Reed / BGR:
Elop's contract reportedly gave him a big incentive to tank Nokia's stock, sell company  —  Wild-eyed believers in the Grand Elop Conspiracy might feel a little less crazy this morning.  Frequent BGR contributor Tero Kuittinen, writing over at Forbes, points us to some reports …
Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:
Teardown Shows iPhone 5S Costs at Least $199 to Build, $173 for the 5C  —  New iPhones always gladden the hearts of the analysts at the research firm IHS, because it means it's time to tear the phones apart.  —  This year's iPhone teardown project was twice as much fun …
Marc Rogers / The Official Lookout Blog:
Why I Hacked Apple's TouchID, And Still Think It Is Awesome.  —  By now, the news is out —TouchID was hacked.  In truth, none of us really expected otherwise.  Fingerprint biometrics use a security credential that gets left behind everywhere you go on everything you touch.
Chris Kanaracus / InfoWorld:
Oracle takes the fight to Amazon, Salesforce.com with new cloud services  —  Ten new cloud services plus a marketplace are being added to Oracle's arsenal  —  Oracle is offering a series of new services that position it as a one-stop shop for all things cloud and directly target the likes of Amazon Web Services and Salesforce.com.
Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
With its new cloud player, RealNetworks is trying the next big turnaround  —  “When I came back, I said: show me the iOS version of RealPlayer.”  —  RealNetworks founder Rob Glaser still vividly remembers talking to his team after he returned to the company as CEO last summer …
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
YouTube Announces A New Commenting System, Powered By Google+, With Threaded, Ranked And Private Conversations  —  YouTube today announced a new commenting system that will be powered by Google+.  The system, which is launching on channel discussion tabs this week before rolling out to all videos …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
In Its First Acquisition, StumbleUpon Buys Video Recommendation Startup 5by  —  Content discovery service StumbleUpon is announcing that it has acquired 5by, a video startup based in Montreal.  —  The financial terms of the deal aren't being disclosed, but the companies say the entire six-person 5by team …
Bernd Leger / Localytics:
China Leads the Pack in Preference For iPhone 5s Over 5c  —  After some pretty extensive analysis of the iPhone 5s versus 5c within the first 48 hours after launch that we reported yesterday, we wanted to drill a bit further into the global distribution of the new iPhones looking at new data after 72 hours post launch.
Ryan Whitwam / Android Police:
Full Remote Device Lockdown Is Now Live In The Android Device Manager, Instantly Overrides Previous Lock Settings With Specified Password  —  In our recent APK/website teardown, we unearthed Android's upcoming remote device lock functionality through Google Play Services, and now it has quietly gone live in the Android Device Manager.
Kevin Fitchard / GigaOM:
AT&T will build an LTE-Broadcast network tailor-made for video  —  AT&T hopes to breath new life into some old airwaves by building a broadcast network, ideal for pushing out live video to many multiple devices with out jamming up its pipes with traffic.  The technology is called LTE-Broadcast …
Quora:
Tech luminaries who made it big after 35 convene on Quora to refute “over the hill” claim  —  What do people in Silicon Valley plan to do once they hit 35 and are officially over the hill?  —  Since life in Silicon Valley ends at 35 unless you hit it big or move up in management …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Google:
Amazon to launch revamped, higher-resolution Kindle Fire ‘HDX’ as soon as tomorrow  —  Amazon plans to debut all-new versions of the Kindle Fire as soon as tomorrow, according to sources familiar with the products.  The new Kindles are said to be redesigned both externally and internally …
Rip Empson / TechCrunch:
Practice Fusion Lands A Whopping $70M To Bring A Big Data Cure To The Healthcare Crisis  —  The world of digital health startups has begun to explode over the last two years — and innovation in healthcare along with it — but nonetheless, the latest reports show a landscape that is still suffering …
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Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Google Removes ‘BitTorrent’ From Piracy Search Filter  —  For two years Google has been filtering “piracy-related” terms from its ‘Autocomplete’ and ‘Instant’ services.  —  Google users searching for terms like “The Pirate Bay”, “RapidShare” and “isoHunt” will notice that no suggestions …
Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:
Intuit adds Square integration to QuickBooks  —  Accounting software company Intuit is adding support for popular mobile payment service Square to its QuickBooks app, the company announced today.  —  The integration comes despite QuickBooks loosely competing with Square …

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