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October 4, 2014, 9:40 PM

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Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Redbox Instant streaming video service operated by Redbox and Verizon is shutting down on October 7  —  Redbox Instant is shutting down October 7  —  A year and a half after its official launch, Redbox Instant is calling it quits.  The shut-down shows how hard it is to compete with Netflix for streaming video subscriptions.
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 …
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.
Christopher White / Neowin:
Gates talks Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Nadella and how Office needs to be dramatically better  —  There's no denying the fact that Bill Gates is a very smart man, and that he has a passion not only for technology but also for helping the poor through his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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 …
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.
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 …

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