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October 4, 2014, 2:10 PM

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Ina Fried / Re/code:

Unsealed documents in patent suit show Samsung paid Microsoft $1B in royalties last year, as Microsoft now seeks $6.9M in unpaid interest — Microsoft Says Samsung Owes It $6.9 Million in Contract Dispute — Microsoft's lawsuit against Samsung was unsealed on Friday …

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John Paczkowski / Re/code:

Apple to hold event for iPads, iMacs and Yosemite on October 16 — Code/red: Apple to Hold iPad Event on October 16 — // HAPPENING TODAY — JPMorgan Chase continues to vigilantly monitor its, cough, “situation.” — The Evernote Conference. — Tom and Jerry's new racism warning on Amazon Prime.

Liam Tung / ZDNet:

After legal threat, Google says it removed ‘tens of thousands’ of iCloud hack pics — Summary: Google says it has taken down many of the pictures of stolen from celebrity iCloud accounts and posted on its online properties. — Liam Tung — Google has hit out at accusations it was slow …

More: SlashGear, Beyond Search and Wired

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Snapchat Wanted MessageMe Before Yahoo Bought It For Up To $30-$40M — Earlier today we reported that messaging app MessageMe was getting acquired by Yahoo — which MessageMe has now confirmed on its site, along with the inevitable news that the app is shutting down, effective November 7.

More: Re/code, MessageMe, Tech Trader Daily, WebProNews, TechCrunch, CNET and Mashable. Tweets: @jbruin. Thanks:@ingridlunden

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft's Windows 10: More on the ‘under the covers’ security, Store features — Summary: Microsoft's Windows 10 will include more than just user interface tweaks. Here are some of the expected security, manageability and Store changes coming to the next version of Windows client.

More: Neowin, WinBeta and MSDN Blogs

Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:

Apple will go to trial against iPod buyers claiming DRM was used to “lock in” customers — Apple will face $350M trial over iPod DRM — Apple's DRM schemes have been long disliked by activists. But are they illegal? — Apple will soon have to face a trial over accusations …

More: AppleInsider, Engadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, App Advice, iMore, The Mary Sue and 9to5Mac

Ina Fried / Re/code:

Microsoft veteran Jensen Harris leaves after 16 years to launch text analysis startup Textio — Longtime Microsoft Veteran Jensen Harris Leaves for Text Analysis Startup — Jensen Harris, the director of Microsoft Mobile Labs and a 16-year company veteran, is leaving the software giant to pursue a new startup.

More: GeekWire, WinBeta, Windows Phone Central and Guardian

Tweets: @waltmossberg and @jensenharris

BBC:

Solarbox to turn unused phone booths in London into charging stations for cell phones — Telephone box becomes mobile charger — Disused phone boxes in London are being put to a novel use - as solar-powered charging stations for mobile phones. — The first of six boxes was unveiled on Tottenham Court Road this week.

More: Gizmag Emerging …, Cable UK News, Wired.co.uk, The Independent, ValueWalk, CIO.com, BetaNews, PC Magazine and Pocket-lint

Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:

Twitch, Steam now require disclosure of sponsored content from users — When it comes to user-generated content on the Internet, the rules and norms regarding sponsorship are usually vague at best. Two major game-focused platforms took steps to clear up that vagueness this week …

More: The Official Twitch Blog, Gamasutra, TIME, Joystiq, The Next Web, GamesIndustry.biz and Polygon. Tweets: @sub8u

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Tim Cook emails employees to reflect on third anniversary of Steve Jobs' death — This morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook emailed all employees in reflection of the upcoming third anniversary of the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. “I hope you'll take a moment to appreciate the many ways Steve …

More: Re/code, iClarified, iPhone in Canada Blog, Patently Apple, VentureBeat, Redmond Pie, AppleInsider, BGR, MacRumors, iMore and App Advice. Thanks:@steqheu

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:

Frontback update adds React feature to let users leave comments with a photo or short video — Selfinception: Frontback Adds Selfie Comments — All your selfies are belong us. Popular photo-sharing app Frontback just received a major update. You will now be able to leave comments …

More: Re/code. Tweets: @joshconstine

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft's employee demographics: globally, 29% women, up 5% year-over-year; in US, 60.6% white, 28.9% Asian, 5.1% Hispanic, 3.5% black — Microsoft: 29 percent of our global workforce is now women — Summary: Microsoft shared some updated diversity statistics, showing that the company …

More: WinBeta, PC Magazine, The Next Web, Fortune and The Verge

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