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March 18, 2014, 7:30 AM

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Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac:

Apple introduces 8 GB iPhone 5c to help boost disappointing sales (update: now on European Apple stores) — Update: Apple has now added the 8 GB 5c to its European online stores. In the UK, the device is priced at £429 unlocked — a difference of £40 between it and the 16 GB model.

More: iMore, Telegraph, BetaNews, ZDNet, CNET, Guardian, TechCrunch, The Next Web, The Verge, AppleInsider, Engadget, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, Gearburn, Phones Review, Mashable, iPhone in Canada Blog, App Advice, MobileSyrup.com and Android Central. Thanks:@zachorybenton

Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac:

Apple re-introduces fourth-generation iPad in 16 GB model starting at $399, discontinues iPad 2 — Today it was rumored that Apple had plans to bring the previous-generation iPad back into production to replace the aging iPad 2. As expected, the fourth-gen iPad is now available once again …

More: Digital Trends, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, Engadget, The Verge, iMore, Softpedia News, SlashGear and App Advice

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft Office for iPad will be unveiled this month — Satya Nadella is planning to host his first press event as Microsoft CEO next week. The software maker has been inviting members of the media to a special cloud- and mobile-focused event in San Francisco on March 27th.

Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:

Amazon's Set Top Box Will Be A Dongle Like Chromecast, Could Feature OnLive-Style Streaming — Amazon is readying a game console/set top box of its own, and we've learned from multiple sources familiar with the device that the Lab126-produced gadget will have a form factor similar to the Chromecast …

More: ITworld.com, Digital Trends, TechSpot, Electronista, TechnoBuffalo, The Next Web, Mashable, Liliputing, TechHive, BGR and SlashGear. Tweets: @zseward

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Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:

Amazon.com plans to begin shipping its long-awaited video-streaming device in early April — Amazon.com plans to begin shipping its long-awaited video-streaming device in early April, through its website as well as retailers including Best Buy and Staples.

More: Gizmodo, The Verge, App Advice, CNET, Gizmodo UK, iDownloadBlog.com, Geeky Gadgets, Engadget, SlashGear and VG247

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Jan Koum / WhatsApp Blog:

WhatsApp founder: Facebook “partnership” won't change values, not collecting new data on users — Setting the record straight — Since announcing our upcoming partnership with Facebook, we've been truly humbled by how much attention our story has received.

More: Guardian, Softpedia News, iPhone Hacks, BBC, Phandroid, Wall Street Journal, N4BB, BGR, The Switch, VatorNews, The Verge, AndroidGuys, App Advice, Business Insider, CrackBerry.com, SlashGear, WebProNews, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Central, TheHill and Forbes

Tweets: @counternotions, @alex, @kaepora and @kaepora

Nellie Bowles / Re/code:

Apple doesn't accept Steve Jobs-themed apps — Quoth Steve Jobs, but Never in the App Store — Since he died in October of 2011, people have looked for a myriad of ways to remember Apple legend Steve Jobs. — That has included a recent mosaic by San Francisco-based artist Jason Mecier …

More: New York Times, Cult of Mac, Business Insider, SiliconBeat and CNET

Taylor Soper / GeekWire:

Seattle limits number of ride-sharing drivers on the road to 150 per company at any given time — Seattle City Council approves cap on Lyft, UberX, Sidecar drivers — Councilmember Mike O'Brien speaks at Monday's Seattle City Council meeting. — After nearly one year of deliberation …

More: Engadget, TechCrunch, The Register, KPLU News for Seattle …, Gigaom and SlashGear

Tweets: @greggottesman, @avitaniainsea, @kchau, @naveen_jain_ceo, @levie and @nickf

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Dropbox Acquires Zulip, A Stealthy Workplace Chat Solution Still In Private Beta — Dropbox has quietly acquired Zulip, the makers of a workplace chat solution for desktop and mobile, which had yet to publicly launch. Though still in private beta at the time of the acquisition …

More: VatorNews, VentureBeat, CNET and Ubergizmo

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Twitter Testers Gain Access To A New Timeline Called “Fave People” For Tracking Favorite Twitter Accounts — Twitter is experimenting with a new feature called “Fave People,” which allows you to keep track of your favorite Twitter users and accounts in a separate timeline.

More: SlashGear, Gizmodo, The Verge and Mashable

Bloomberg:

Cloudera Said to Raise at Least $200 Million in Funding — Cloudera Inc. is raising at least $200 million in a new round of financing from investors including Intel Corp., according to people with knowledge of the situation. — The fundraising values the maker of open source database software …

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

YouTube is reportedly building a version for kids under 10 years old, asks creators for child-oriented content — As the biggest video sharing site by a landslide, YouTube attracts people from all walks of life, for better or for worse. Yet the Google-owned company is reportedly developing …

More: The Information and Geeky Gadgets. Tweets: @amir, @theinformation, @jessicalessin, @amir and @ericnewcomer

Wall Street Journal:

YouTube Enlists ‘Trusted Flaggers’ to Police Videos — Google has given roughly 200 people and organizations, including a British police unit, the ability to “flag” up to 20 YouTube videos at once to be reviewed for violating the site's guidelines. — The Financial Times last week reported …

More: Digital Trends, Engadget, Tubefilter, Naked Security, The Verge, Gizmodo UK and SlashGear. Tweets: @lisafleisher

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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:

Comcast and Time Warner Cable lost 1.1 million video customers in 2013 — Comcast, Time Warner Cable (TWC), and all other top cable companies lost pay-TV subscribers in 2013, but the companies were able to boost their total broadband Internet subscribers, according to research by Leichtman Research Group.

More: SlashGear, Rapid TV News, WorldScreen.com, Digital Trends, FierceCable, Broadband TV News, Leichtman Research Group, DSLreports, VentureBeat, dailywireless.org and VideoNuze Analysis

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Sean Buckley / Engadget:

Mt. Gox gets its login page back, but only lets users check their Bitcoin balance — Wondering where your Bitcoins are? Looks like Mt. Gox is giving you an official way to check. The fallen Bitcoin exchange has updated its homepage with a sparse login screen, inviting users to sign …

More: Computerworld, Malwarebytes Unpacked, Reuters, Softpedia News, The Next Web and TechCrunch

CB Insights:

Out Early: 67% of Tech Exits in 2013 Went to Early-Stage Startups — Unicorns garner the headlines but 67% of investor-backed tech exit transactions last year came after the company raised just a seed or Series A round of financing. — The headlines may obsess over the WhatsApps and Twitters of the world …

More: Silicon Valley Watcher. Tweets: @sebprovencher

Gawker:

GitHub co-founder on leave is Tom Preston-Werner, wife said to have intimidated others at the company — Meet the Married Duo Behind Tech's Biggest New Harassment Scandal — Sam Biddle and Nitasha Tiku — GitHub, an immensely popular and influential social network for software code …

More: CNET, PandoDaily, Wired, Gigaom, Business Insider and TechSpot

Tweets: @tpdubs2, @mikeisaac, @jbrodkin, @nitashatiku, @adrjeffries and @therealdvorak

Austin Carr / Fast Company:

Airbnb hopes to offer services for “the entire trip”, including transport, cleaning, and more — Inside Airbnb's Grand Hotel Plans — HOW BRIAN CHESKY, THE MILLENNIAL IMPRESARIO BEHIND RED-HOT AIRBNB, TEAMED UP WITH CHIP CONLEY, THE HOTEL INDUSTRY'S LAST BLACK-SHEEP INNOVATOR …

More: TechCrunch and Business Insider. Tweets: @ebboyd, @thenickfrost, @dmac1, @rafat and @austincarr. Thanks:@_trendspotter

Dan Froomkin / The Intercept:

Department of Homeland Security gets license plate data from private sector, doesn't need its own system — Reports of the Death of a National License-Plate Tracking Database Have Been Greatly Exaggerated — Screengrab from Vigilant Solutions YouTube demo of its location-tracking service.

More: Techdirt. Tweets: @dustinslaughter and @trnsprttnst

David Meyer / Gigaom:

Yandex buys Tel Aviv's KitLocate for low-power location service technology — The Russian web giant Yandex has bought an Israeli geolocation firm called KitLocate for its energy-saving location technology. — While services like mapping and navigation require a mobile device to constantly check …

More: TechCrunch

Will Oremus / Slate:

Quakebot algorithm reacts to alerts from U.S. Geological Survey, writes story for LA Times — The First News Report on the L.A. Earthquake Was Written by a Robot — Ken Schwencke, a journalist and programmer for the Los Angeles Times, was jolted awake at 6:25 a.m. on Monday by an earthquake.

More: TechCrunch, Nieman Journalism Lab, Los Angeles Times, Poynter and Business Insider. Tweets: @adamclarkestes

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Selena Larson / ReadWrite:

Foursquare CEO: How We'll Tell You Where To Eat And What To Order — Dennis Crowley's vision for Foursquare extends way beyond the check-in. — The cofounder and CEO of Foursquare envisions a future where our mobile devices learn our behavior and provide suggestions for events …

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