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March 17, 2014, 12:50 PM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

This is Healthbook, Apple's major first step into health & fitness tracking — Seven years out from the original iPhone's introduction, and four years past the iPad's launch, Apple has found its next market ripe for reinvention: the mobile healthcare and fitness-tracking industry.

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Tweets: @tapbot_paul, @markgurman and @jonfortt

Thanks:@srikardr

John Arlidge / TIME:

Apple Designer Jonathan Ive Talks About Steve Jobs and New Products — Apple's design chief helped transform computing, phones and music. The company's secrecy and Ive's modesty mean he has never given an in-depth interview—until now. John Arlidge 5:45 AM ET 'Hello.

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Tweets: @hamburger, @pkedrosky, @time, @danprimack and @ia

Matt Brian / Engadget:

Apple reportedly launching a cheaper 8GB iPhone 5c on March 18th (updated) — Apple doesn't talk about how many iPhone 5c devices it sells, but the rumors are that it's not doing as well as its two siblings. According to leaked documents from O2 Germany, Cupertino is looking to boost …

Steven Millward / Tech in Asia:

iPhone 5c reportedly accounts for 2% of active iOS devices in China, compared to 12% for iPhone 5s, and 15% for iPhone 5

More: CNET, Benedict Evans, Cult of Mac, App Advice and BGR

Chris O'Brien / Los Angeles Times:

Dorian S. Nakamoto hires lawyer to ‘clear his name’ of bitcoin claim — Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto insists he is not the creator of bitcoin. (Jonathan Alcorn / Bloomberg / March 13, 2014) — Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto of Temple City, the man recently named by Newsweek as the mysterious creator of bitcoin …

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Tweets: @mikko and @b_fung

Thanks:@obrien. See also Mediagazer

Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:

Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto Releases Official Statement “Unconditionally” Denying Newsweek's Bitcoin Story

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Tweets: @felixsalmon and @felixsalmon

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Microsoft launches free OneNote for Mac, freemium OneNote for Windows, and OneNote cloud API for apps — Microsoft today revealed three major announcements regarding its OneNote offering: a free version of OneNote for Mac, a freemium version of OneNote for Windows, and a new cloud API …

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Jay Yarow / Business Insider:

Before He Died, Steve Jobs Told Top Executives Apple Would Not Be Making A TV — Ever since Apple released the iPad, people have been speculating about what Apple would do next. — After revolutionizing the mobile phone with the iPhone, and the PC with the iPad, many expect Apple to revolutionize the TV.

Chris Wanstrath / GitHub:

GitHub begins full investigation, puts founder on leave after Julie Horvath's departure — Update on Julie Horvath's Departure — This weekend, GitHub employee Julie Horvath spoke publicly about negative experiences she had at GitHub that contributed to her resignation.

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Dana Wollman / Engadget:

Microsoft intros an LTE version of the Surface 2, arrives tomorrow for $679 — As hard as it is to believe, Microsoft has until now never put out a 3G/4G Surface tablet. But we knew one would come eventually: the company said it was working on an LTE-enabled Surface 2 and indeed, the thing recently surfaced (har) in FCC documents.

More: Surface Blog, The Next Web, ZDNet, Examiner, BetaNews, PC World, TechCrunch, The Verge, SuperSite for Windows, Softpedia News, TIME, WinBeta and Gizmodo

Kara Swisher / Re/code:

Yahoo to Release New Flickr App and Web Design, Replacing Previous New One — In December of 2012, just six months after Marissa Mayer was hired as CEO of Yahoo, the company released version 2.0 of its Apple iPhone and iPad app for its photo-sharing site Flickr with bigger, crisper photos, a cleaner design, filters and easier sharing.

More: Softpedia News, PetaPixel, Digital Trends, memeburn, I4U News and iPhone in Canada Blog

Ellis Hamburger / The Verge:

danah boyd on her new book, human nature in the age of Snapchat, and the Facebook “anomaly” — Researcher danah boyd talks about teens, identity, and the future of digital communication — Researcher danah boyd talks about teens, identity, and the future of digital communication

Tweets: @mcuban, @mims and @mims. Thanks:@_trendspotter

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Google Play Games gets gifts, multiplayer invites, cross-platform Android and iOS multiplayer support — At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) today, Google announced a slew of improvements for Google Play Games, its cross-platform game service and SDK for Android, iOS, and the Web.

Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

TV data startup Boxfish raises $7 million to make your cable box smarter — Imagine you turn on your TV, and it tells you exactly what's happening on each channel. We're not just talking show names and schedule grids, but live updates down to the topic that's being discussed on each and every network …

More: VentureBeat and TechCrunch

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