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September 6, 2014, 10:25 PM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple's wearable will come with an App Store; major social network and service companies already have access to a pre-release SDK — Apple wearable to run third-party apps, big developers already seeded SDK — Apple's upcoming wearable device, based on iOS, will run third-party applications and …

More: MacRumors, Gizmodo, Softpedia News, iDownloadBlog.com, GSMArena Blog and App Advice. Tweets: @markgurman

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

Apparent Working 4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Reveals Home Screen Layout, Passbook Icon With Payments [Updated] — Chinese site cnBeta highlights a series of photos posted by Weibo user zzray showing what is claimed to be an official, functional, and activated iPhone 6.

Christina Farr / Reuters:

Apple has invited several top fashion editors and bloggers to its Tuesday media event — Apple courts fashionistas as smartwatch expectations mount — (Reuters) - Apple Inc has invited top fashion editors and bloggers in unprecedented numbers to its Tuesday launch gala …

More: AppleInsider, Softpedia News, Business Insider, App Advice, 9to5Mac, Pocketnow, iDownloadBlog.com, MacDailyNews, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, Electronista and Mashable. Tweets: @jeffcarlson. Thanks:@chrissyfarr

Benedict Evans:

A quantitative view of how Amazon reinvests its cash to capture an ever-growing share of commerce — Why Amazon Has No Profits (And Why It Works) — (I also did a podcast with Ben Horowitz discussing these themes: see here) — Amazon has a tendency to polarize people.

More: Andreessen Horowitz. Tweets: @monkbent and @cdixon

Kia Makarechi / Vanity Fair:

Renowned industrial designer Marc Newson to join Apple's design team, will remain based in UK — Marc Newson to Join Apple's Design Team (Exclusive) — Designer Marc Newson is joining Apple as part of senior vice president of design Jonathan Ive's team, the company told VF Daily on Friday.

Andy Greenberg / Wired:

FBI says Silk Road's server was located through a login page flaw that revealed its IP address — The FBI Finally Says How It ‘Legally’ Pinpointed Silk Road's Server — As the trial of alleged Silk Road drug market creator Ross Ulbricht approaches, the defense has highlighted the mystery …

More: Krebs on Security. Tweets: @rsnake, @martijn_grooten, @matthew_d_green, @nzkoz, @dannyyadron, @micahflee and @mmasnick. Thanks:@nikcub

Adam Satariano / Businessweek:

Behind Apple's program to devise quick fixes in the factory for glitches found in new devices — Apple's iPhone 6 First Responders — As Apple (AAPL) prepares to unveil the iPhone 6 on Sept. 9, engineers are toiling in secrecy to make sure everything works properly. Their task won't end when the phone goes on sale.

More: Softpedia News, Geek.com, Gizmodo, DisplayBlog, 9to5Mac, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, iMore, BGR, MacDailyNews, TUAW, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Gizmodo and Gizmodo UK

Tweets: @pburrows and @jim_edwards

Thanks:@srikardr

Harrison Weber / VentureBeat:

Samsung spokesperson says Gear VR headset for the Galaxy Note 4 will cost $199 — Samsung says its Oculus-powered Gear VR headset will cost $199 (phablet not included) — Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Gear VR headset will cost $199, a Samsung spokesperson at New York Fashion Week told VentureBeat this evening.

More: Gamasutra, TechCrunch, Pocketnow, Laptop Mag, GSMArena Blog, Joystiq, Android Central, Softpedia News and NEWS.com.au. Thanks:@devindra

Jason Del Rey / Re/code:

Apple iPhone's Mobile Payments Expected to Include CVS and Walgreens — Apple's upcoming mobile payment system will get a big head start with the country's two largest pharmacy chains coming on board. — CVS and Walgreens are expected to accept purchases made with the new iPhone payment system …

More: AppleInsider, TechnoBuffalo, The Register, MacDailyNews, Tech Times, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, MacNN, iDownloadBlog.com, Gizmodo, Cult of Mac, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, The Mac Observer, iMore, App Advice and Business Insider. Tweets: @mdudas

Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:

How ISPs rely on “trusted third-parties” like Neustar to hand over customer records for court orders, including highly secretive FISA warrants — Meet the shadowy tech brokers that deliver your data to the NSA — Summary: These so-called “trusted third-parties” …

More: Softpedia News, Engadget and Ars Technica

Tweets: @gayleyoungs, @asher_wolf, @thomas_drake1, @casparbowden, @zackwhittaker and @zackwhittaker

Thanks:@zackwhittaker

Christopher Williams / Telegraph:

HP alleges Autonomy email warning of falling revenues and ‘imaginary deals’ shows fraud — Chief financial officer wrote to founder Mike Lynch demanding ‘radical action’ prior to disastrous takeover by Silicon Valley giant — Hewlett-Packard has made public an internal email …

More: Re/code, Beyond Search, Bloomberg and Business Insider

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