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July 18, 2014, 5:45 PM

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Steve Dent / Engadget:

Google won't call games with in-app purchases free anymore (updated) — The European Commission has said that while Google addressed its concerns around games with in-app purchasing, Apple has yet to offer a strategy. Following hordes of complaints by outraged parents …

Dave Lee / BBC:

EU criticizes Apple for not offering “concrete and immediate solutions” to address in-app payment issues, says Google already taking steps — Apple scolded by Europe over in-app purchase protections — Some parents have been shocked by charges for additional features in free-to-download games

More: EU Press Room, Digital Trends, Softpedia News, PadGadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, CIO.com, Gamasutra, Pocketnow, Daily Dot, Electronista, iMore and destructoid

Agam Shah / PC World:

Lenovo stops selling small-screen Windows tablets in the U.S. due to lack of demand — Lenovo has stopped selling Windows tablets with screen sizes under 10 inches in the U.S. due to lack of interest. — Lenovo has stopped selling two small-screen Windows tablets with 8-inch screens …

More: Engadget, Gigaom, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, 9to5Google, Ars Technica, SlashGear, The Tech Report, Cult of Mac, TechSpot, Softpedia News, TechnoBuffalo, FierceMobileIT News, The Verge, Mashable, Electronista, WinBeta, DailyTech and Neowin

Tweets: @thurrott and @pcworld

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Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:

Yo raises a $1.5M seed round at a $5-10M valuation from Betaworks, Pete Cashmore, Tencent founders, others — An App That Just Says ‘Yo’ Has Raised $1.5 Million At A $5-10 Million Valuation — Simple notification app Yo has raised a $1.5 million seed round at a $5-10 million valuation, the company tells Business Insider.

More: betaworks, TechCrunch, PandoDaily, New York Times, Mashable and The Next Web

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Matt Brian / Engadget:

Amazon's Kindle Unlimited offers all-you-can-eat e-books for $10 a month — After teasing us with a possible launch, Amazon has confirmed Kindle Unlimited, its all-you-can-read e-book subscription service. For $9.99 per month, the new service offers 600,000 books and “thousands” of audiobooks across a range of devices.

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Dell starts accepting Bitcoin for online purchases from consumers and small businesses in the US — Dell today announced it has started accepting Bitcoin for all items available on Dell.com (including Alienware products). The company says it is “piloting” the digital currency for consumer …

More: Dell Community, The Coinbase Blog, Los Angeles Times, CNET, PC World, SiliconANGLE, Gigaom, PC Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, TechSpot, Electronista, internetretailer.com, NEWSBTC and CoinDesk

Tweets: @michaeldell and @markgurman

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Google:

Google gives an early look at completely new Chrome OS experience dubbed Project Athena — Google's François Beaufort shared a screenshot today of a completely redesigned user experience for Chrome OS that he says the Chromium OS team is currently experimenting with.

More: Franç, Engadget, Gigaom, VentureBeat, LAPTOP Magazine, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Android Authority and SlashGear

Jared Newman / PC World:

Chrome's been eating your laptop's battery for years, but Google promises to fix it — Google is just now responding to a bug in Chrome for Windows that may have been sapping users' batteries for years. — Chrome's battery drain problem was brought to wider attention by Forbes contributor Ian Morris …

More: Computerworld, Ars Technica, Engadget, PC Magazine, TechSpot, BGR, The Verge, Web Browser, Ubergizmo, WinBeta, Windows Phone Central, Softpedia News, InvestorPlace, Geek.com and TechnoBuffalo. Tweets: @eugene_roserie

Sam Altman / Y Combinator Posthaven:

Y Combinator adds partners including Alexis Ohanian, makes Dalton Caldwell full-time partner — Welcome Scott, Dalton, Adora, Brett, Nicole, Alexis, and Qasar — We have a bunch of new additions to the YC team to announce. — Scott Bell is joining the YC software team.

More: Re/code and TechCrunch. Tweets: @alexisohanian

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Xbox One August update to add new activity feed, mobile purchases, low battery notification, 3D Blu-ray, more — Microsoft today detailed what gamers can expect in the next Xbox One update, which is expected to arrive in August. There are eight additions and changes the company has highlighted …

Cromwell Schubarth / Silicon Valley Business Journal:

TubeMogul IPO raises $43.8M after pricing low, but shares jump 64% on debut — It's been a rough second half start Silicon Valley area companies going public, with TubeMogul the latest to raise less than had been hoped in a $43.8 million offering that priced Thursday night.

More: TechCrunch, NASDAQ.com, bizjournals, AdExchanger, bizjournals, The Technology Chronicles, Seeking Alpha, PR Newswire and silicontap.com. Tweets: @jasonlk

Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land:

At Last, Google Analytics App Comes To The iPhone — Google has released its official Google Analytics app for iPhone, now available for download in the app store. — The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, though is optimized for the iPhone 5. It requires iOS 6.0 or later.

More: 9to5Mac, 9to5Google, Macgasm, TodaysiPhone.com, MacNN, TechCrunch, Mashable, iMore, App Advice, Search Engine Watch, Geeky Gadgets, WebProNews, iPhone Hacks, Laughing Squid and The Next Web

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