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October 16, 2014, 2:20 PM

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

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, Mercury News, MacRumors, ReadWrite, Guardian, ZDNet, TechCrunch, The Verge, BGR, iMore, Engadget, Fortune, Electronista, Quartz, O'Grady's PowerPage and TUAW

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: 9to5Mac, Ars Technica, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Engadget, Fortune 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, MacRumors, The Verge, Los Angeles Times, Businessweek, Forbes, Pocketnow, Wired, Seeking Alpha, Mashable, CNET, TechCrunch, CNBC, Phones Review, Gigaom, Macworld UK, Re/code and Engadget

Tweets: @verge and @tim_cook

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, Computerworld, MacRumors, The Verge, VentureBeat, GeekWire, Ars Technica, AppleInsider, The Next Web, Engadget, BGR and TUAW

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

iPad Air 2: 6.1mm, A8X, 8MP rear camera, Touch ID, gold version, preorder Oct. 17 from $499 — iPad Air 2 announced with Touch ID fingerprint sensor and 'world's thinnest' body — Apple is introducing the iPad Air 2, a new version of its wildly popular tablet with a Touch ID fingerprint sensor and an even thinner body.

More: BGR, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, GeekWire, Re/code, AppleInsider, Wall Street Journal, Engadget and Electronista

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

Kyle Russell / TechCrunch:

iPad Mini 3: A8, Touch ID, preorder Oct. 17, from $399; Mini, Mini 2 still on lineup, from $249

More: AppleInsider, VentureBeat, The Verge and Business Insider

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, BetaNews, TechCrunch, The Daily Dot, Washington Post, Business Insider, The Verge, Gizmodo, Valleywag, SlashGear and SocialTimes

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

See also Mediagazer

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, Guardian, VentureBeat, Quartz and MacDailyNews. 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.

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:

Nadella says differences in base pay among genders and races at Microsoft within 0.5%, announces plan to recruit and train for diversity — Internal Memo: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sets new diversity plan after ‘humbling’ experience — A week after his controversial comments about women and pay raises …

More: Business Insider and Windows Phone Central. Tweets: @caseynewton. Thanks:@taylor_soper

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