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October 20, 2014, 1:20 PM

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Liam Spradlin / Android Police:

Check Out Gmail 5.0 For Android And Google's Plan To Handle All Your Email Accounts In One App — Google's been updating apps left and right recently to fall in line with its new material design philosophy, and the results have been impressive. There are a few apps it appears Google's saving …

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Kevin Roose / New York Magazine:

Marc Andreessen on the evolution of Silicon Valley and technology's impact on the economy — Marc Andreessen on Why Optimism Is Always the Safest Bet — The Netscape creator turned Silicon Valley sage on why optimism is always the safest bet. — It's not hard to coax an opinion out of Marc Andreessen.

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Percy / GreatFire.org:

Report: Chinese authorities conduct “man in the middle” attack on iCloud.com users to harvest their data — China collecting Apple iCloud data; attack coincides with launch of new iPhone — After previous attacks on Github, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, the Chinese authorities …

Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code:

IBM stock drops over 6% after it misses earnings estimates, abandons 2015 earnings forecast — IBM Abandons Long-Promised 2015 Profit Target — IBM abandoned a long-promised plan to deliver $20 a share in profits by 2015 after suffering a significant slowdown in spending by its clients …

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Bloomberg:

IBM paying Globalfoundries $1.5B to take unprofitable chip-manufacturing unit off its hands — IBM Paying Globalfoundries $1.5 Billion to Take Unit in Retreat From Chips — International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) agreed to pay Globalfoundries Inc. $1.5 billion to take an unprofitable chip-manufacturing unit off its hands.

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Apple pushing to cut the price of Beats Music subscriptions to $5 per month — Spotify Lowers Its Music Prices, Using a Family Plan. Apple Wants to Go Lower. — Apple thinks streaming music should cost less. Spotify agrees. — Spotify is effectively offering a price cut …

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Owen Williams / The Next Web:

Spotify announces family plans: $14.99 for two users, $19.99 for three, $24.99 for four and $29.99 for five — Spotify announces family plans for up to 5 users — Spotify has announced new plans designed for families of up to five members, which was one of its most requested features.

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Apple releases iOS 8.1 with Apple Pay, iCloud Photo Library, SMS Relay & Instant Hotspot, more — Just as Apple announced at its iPad & Mac event last Thursday, iOS 8.1 is now publicly available with new features including Apple Pay, iCloud Photo Library, and additional Continuity features.

More: MacRumors, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, The Verge, CNET, TUAW, MacStories, internetretailer.com and Apple Gazette

Richard Padilla / MacRumors:

Dropbox for iOS Updated with Touch ID Integration, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Support — File-sharing service Dropbox has updated its official iOS app with a number of new features, including full optimization for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus as well as integration with Touch ID for more convenient unlocking.

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Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:

Spreadsheet of the day: Final estimates for Apple's fiscal Q4 — Today should be a busy day on the Apple beat. — Apple Pay goes live with the release of iOS 8.1, along with the launch of iCloud Photo Library and a functioning Handoff (which, for many of us on Yosemite, still isn't working).

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Chris Velazco / Engadget:

Amazon Kindle Voyage review: The best e-reader is also the priciest — When Amazon introduced an updated version of its flagship Kindle Paperwhite last year, it took the easy way out — after all, tweaked internals, improved software and slightly better lighting do not a thrilling e-reader make.

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Parmy Olson / Forbes:

Microsoft plans to launch a fitness-focused wearable in the next few weeks with more than two-day battery life, multi-platform support — Microsoft Plans To Launch A Wearable Device Within Weeks — Microsoft is gearing up to launch a wearable device within the next few weeks, Forbes has learned.

Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:

Amid pressure from activist investors, Marissa Mayer to detail Yahoo's cost-cutting plan and acquisitions strategy during Tuesday's earnings call — Yahoo CEO Set to Refresh Turnaround Plan — Firm to Release Quarterly Results Tuesday, Detail Its Current Efforts

More: VentureBeat, CNET, Bloomberg, bizjournals, TheStreet.com, Business Insider, Benzinga and Seeking Alpha

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