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October 16, 2014, 1:58 PM

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Apple:

Apple live stream of its media event, viewable in Safari or on Apple TV — Apple Special Event. October 16, 2014. — Live streaming video requires Safari 5.1.10 or later on OS X v10.6.8 or later; Safari on iOS 6.0 or later. Live streaming via Apple TV requires second- or third-generation Apple TV with software 6.2 or later.

More: BGR, BuzzFeed, Computerworld, PC Magazine, The Next Web, VentureBeat, GeekWire, Fortune, The Register, MacRumors, The Verge, iDownloadBlog.com, TechCrunch, Medium, 9to5Mac, Geek.com, Touch Arcade, PadGadget and Laughing Squid

Tweets: @verge, @panzer, @techledes and @chris_ciaccia

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

Apple Pay is available starting Oct. 20, 500 more banks signed up — As expected, today during its iPad and Mac event Apple announced an official Oct. 20 launch date for Apple Pay, its new payments service unveiled earlier this year alongside the NFC-equipped iPhone 6 models.

More: AppleInsider, Tech Trader Daily, Guardian, ZDNet, The Next Web, TechCrunch, The Verge, BGR, iMore, Engadget, Electronista, Quartz, O'Grady's PowerPage and TUAW

Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:

OS X Yosemite and updated iWork are available today for free — Apple releases OS X Yosemite for Mac for free; iWork updated — Summary: Apple's latest desktop operating system lands on existing and new iMacs and MacBooks for free. Also updated, the company's iWork productivity suite.

More: 9to5Mac, GeekWire, Ars Technica, AppleInsider, The Next Web, Engadget and BGR

Ellis Hamburger / The Verge:

iOS 8.1: Pay for iPhone 6/6+, Camera Roll, Cloud Photo Library beta; iOS 8 installed on 48% of iPhones — Apple announces iOS 8.1: ApplePay, Camera Roll, iCloud Photo Library beta — Apple today announced iOS 8.1, the first dot update since iOS 8 launched that brings ApplePay …

More: Ars Technica, The Next Web, TechCrunch and Engadget

Matt Burns / TechCrunch:

Apple Announces Apple Watch SDK, Launches In November — Apple just announced its SDK for the upcoming Apple Watch. Called WatchKit, the kit launches next month. The word comes from Tim Cook speaking today at an event held at the Apple Campus. — WatchKit will give developers the tools needed to build app for the Apple Watch.

More: CNET, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Engadget, The Next Web, iMore, The Verge, GeekWire and TUAW

The Verge:

Live blog: Apple expected to unveil new iPads, iMacs, and OS X Yosemite — Live from Apple's iPad event — We're in the final line. Doors should open around 9:30PT. Event should start at 10. If you have any great iPad dadjokes you want to put on Twitter, you should hang on to them until then.

More: USA Today, VentureBeat, Fortune, The Verge, Los Angeles Times, Businessweek, Forbes, Wired, Pocketnow, CNET, TechCrunch, Seeking Alpha, Mashable, CNBC, Phones Review, Gigaom, Macworld UK, Re/code, Engadget and ABC News

Tweets: @verge and @tim_cook

Facebook:

Facebook announces Safety Check, a tool that lets you announce you're safe during natural disasters — Introducing Safety Check — In times of disaster or crisis, people turn to Facebook to check on loved ones and get updates. It is in these moments that communication is most critical …

Guardian:

Whisper, the anonymous social media app, tracks users who have opted out of geolocation services, shares information with US DoD, stores data indefinitely — Revealed: how Whisper app tracks anonymous users — Company shares some information with US Department of Defense

More: Guardian, Guardian, Washington Post, Business Insider, The Verge, Gizmodo, SlashGear, Valleywag and SocialTimes

Tweets: @joshconstine, @flashboy, @neetzan, @mathewi, @ashk4n, @edbott and @jayrosen_nyu

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Claire Reilly / CNET:

Apple disabling glucose-tracking feature of Health app due to measurement compatibility issues — Apple to fix Health app after blood glucose measurement issue — Diabetics are being warned that Apple's Health app is not compatible with some blood glucose measurements …

More: Official Apple Support, Business Insider, MacRumors, TUAW, MacNN, Ubergizmo, iDownloadBlog.com, App Advice and 9to5Mac

David Streitfeld / New York Times:

Nearly 75% of all Airbnb rentals in New York illegal, says NY Attorney General Schneiderman — Airbnb Listings Mostly Illegal, State Contends — Airbnb, the pioneering home rental service, presents itself as useful and virtuous, but the reality is far less benign, according to a report …

More: Re/code, Gothamist and TechPresident. Tweets: @nickconfessore

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Osmo, makers of hardware-based iPad toys, raises $12M series A, to be sold in Apple stores — Osmo Raises $12 Million For Its Hardware-Based iPad Game For Kids — Osmo, the iPad-powered gaming device built by former Googlers (and dads) as a way to turn tablets into more “hands-on” toys …

More: Gigaom, VatorNews, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, VentureBeat, Washington Post, Crowdfund Insider and App Advice

Sammy the Walrus IV / AAPL Orchard:

Apple should stop selling the iPad Mini, introduce an iPad Pro to revive a product that is getting squeezed between larger phones and lighter laptops — Thoughts on iPad — The iPad is at a crossroads. Introduced by Steve Jobs four years ago, the iPad has gone on to become a phenomenal success …

More: stratechery, New York Times, ZDNet, Fortune, Re/code, VentureBeat, Guardian, Quartz, MacDailyNews and Webomatica. Tweets: @benbajarin

Roberto Baldwin / The Next Web:

will.i.am introduces Puls cuff with voice control, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, more — Will.i.am introduces the Puls smartwatch — When you think wearables you don't usually think international superstar or Salesforce. Push aside that old way of thinking aside …

Jordan Kushins / Gizmodo:

Interview with will.i.am on the Puls and “fashionology”

More: Guardian, The Huffington Post, hypebot, Mashable and MobileSyrup.com. Tweets: @dewitt

Mariella Moon / Engadget:

Puls partners with AT&T in the US and O2 in the UK

More: Phones Review, TechSpot and TechCrunch

Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch:

Reddit Acquires Alien Blue, The Most Popular Unofficial Reddit App — If you're even kind of active on reddit, you probably know of Alien Blue. As far as perusing reddit on iOS goes, it's pretty much the undisputed champ. — It seems reddit would agree.

Kellex / Droid Life:

Nexus 6 Coming to Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and US Cellular in November — Now that the Nexus 6 is official and all details are known, you probably want to know when and where you can get one, right? For the first time in the history of a Nexus device, the phone should be easy …

More: Computerworld, BGR, Pocketables, Geeky Gadgets, Droid Life, TechnoBuffalo, Phandroid and Android Central

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Nexus 9: 8.9" display, first 64-bit CPU in a Nexus, 9 hour battery life, preorders start Oct. 17, from $399, keyboard case sold separately

More: The Official Motorola Blog, 9to5Google, BGR, BetaNews, Android Police, Gotta Be Mobile, PhoneArena, MacRumors, Greenbot and DailyTech

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