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September 26, 2014, 1:25 AM

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Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple releases iOS 8.0.2 with fixes to cellular, touch ID issues; says only 40K iPhone 6/6+ devices affected by 8.0.1 bugs  —  Apple Releases iOS 8.0.2 With Fix for Cellular Issues, Broken Touch ID  —  Apple has just released iOS 8..2, its second update to iOS 8 designed to fix major issues introduced …
Bloomberg:
Manager in charge of iOS testing was in charge of testing Maps during 2012 debacle; a look inside the team's procedures  —  Apple's IPhone Software Snafu Has Links to Flawed Maps  —  Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s release of a software update that cut off people's ability to make calls from their iPhones …
Josh Lowensohn / The Verge:
A behind-the-scenes look at Apple's iPhone testing facilities  —  Inside the building where Apple tortures the iPhone 6  —  A few blocks away from Apple's bustling campus in Cupertino is a rather nondescript building.  Inside is absolutely the last place on earth you'd want to be if you were an iPhone.
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple: Bending in iPhone 6 Plus From Normal Use ‘Extremely Rare’, Only 9 Customers Have Complained  —  Apple has commented on the ongoing complaints about the iPhone 6 Plus bending in user pockets, telling CNBC that the new iPhones include steel/titanium inserts to reinforce stress locations …
The Huffington Post:
FBI discussed marketing of device encryption settings with Google and Apple; director says he's “very concerned”  —  FBI Director James Comey ‘Very Concerned’ About New Apple, Google Privacy Features  —  WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that he was …
Gail Sullivan / Washington Post:
Social network Ello, which unlike Facebook does not enforce real names, sees rapid growth amid interest from LGBT community  —  Social network Ello gets boost after Facebook boots drag queens  —  “You are not a product,” its manifesto declares.  It decries social networks that track and record …
Andy Baio / ello.co:
Rene Ritchie / iMore:
Apple: OS X safe from Bash exploit unless users configured advanced Unix services, fix coming  —  Apple comments on ‘Shellshock’ exploit, working quickly to provide OS X software update  —  0Apple is aware of the recently discovered bash exploit, nicknamed Shellshock …
Liam Tung / ZDNet:
Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily:
Intel Takes $1.5B, 20% Stake in China's Tsinghua, To Market Intel Chips with Spreadtrum  —  Confirming speculation yesterday morning by Chinese media and social networking outfit Tencent, chip giant Intel (INTC) said early Friday morning it will invest $1.5 billion for a 20% stake …
Rachel Whetstone / Google Europe Blog:
News Corp says Google makes a platform for piracy, stifles competition, more; Google responds  —  Dear Rupert  —  Last week, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp sent an open letter to the European Commission complaining about Google.  We wanted to share our perspective so you can judge the arguments on their merits.
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
Facebook Is Partnering With Stripe to Power “Buy” Button  —  Facebook first began testing a “Buy” button within News Feed in July, and payments startup Stripe has been tasked with powering the technology, Re/code has learned.  —  The “Buy” button, which allows Facebook users to purchase goods …
Sal Cangeloso / Geek.com:
Seek Thermal: A $199 thermal cam add-on for iOS and Android  —  This summer FLIR released the first consumer-friendly thermal camera.  The $300 “terminator vision” camera was built into a an iPhone case which streamlined the design and protected the camera, but also meant that the case was outdated as soon as the iPhone 6 was released.
CJ Arlotta / Talkin' Cloud:
Docker Adds Top Language Stacks to Docker Hub Registry for Developers  —  New partner program enables ISVs, technology partners to maintain their own stacks  —  The San Francisco-based open source platform company this week said it has added the 11 most searched for programming language stacks …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Goodreads updates its iOS app with new home feed, streamlined navigation and improved shelving  —  Amazon's Goodreads App Finally Gets A Makeover  —  Goodreads, the social network for book lovers, has at last seen its first major update since Amazon bought the company last March.
Joan Lowy / Associated Press:
FAA's upcoming traffic control system, NextGen, not designed to handle drones  —  Drones left out of air traffic plans … WASHINGTON (AP) — Designers of the ambitious U.S. air traffic control system of the future neglected to take drones into account, raising questions about whether …
Brad Chacos / PC World:
Sorry, folks: Samsung's curvaceous Galaxy Note Edge is a ‘limited edition concept’  —  Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 phablet is barreling towards release, but amid all the talk about the phone's preorders and super-nifty Gear VR headset accessory, one question has remained unanswered …
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:
Apple kicks off iPhone 6 sales in 20 more countries starting w/ New Zealand  —  NZ carrier Spark offers customers life-sized cardboard emoji characters to reserve their spot in line for iPhone 6  —  Apple's second wave of iPhone 6 sales has just kicked off with customers in New Zealand getting access …

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