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Twitter Reports Third Quarter 2014 Results — SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - October 27, 2014 - Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Q3 revenue of $361 million, up 114% year-over-year Q3 net loss of $175 million and non-GAAP net income …

Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:

Twitter Q3 MAU up 23% to 284M, a decline of 1% in growth compared to Q2; sales doubled to $361M, stock down more than 10% after hours

More: Gigaom, New York Times, Marketing Land, Adweek, Telegraph, Associated Press, Reuters, Reuters, Associated Press, NASDAQ.com, The Verge, CNBC, BuzzFeed and Variety

Tweets: @mathewi, @yoreekoh, @jguynn, @fromedome, @scottmaustin, @chris_ciaccia, @benedictevans, @puiwingtam, @jguynn, @jguynn, @twitterir, @vindugoel and @jguynn

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Twitter's Next Targets For Monetization Are Logged-Out And Casual Visitors

Robert McMillan / Wired:

Verizon altering web traffic, inserting a unique identifier allowing websites to track you, with no opt-out available — Verizon's ‘Perma-Cookie’ Is a Privacy-Killing Machine — Verizon Wireless has been subtly altering the web traffic of its wireless customers for the past two years …

More: DSLreports, Washington Post and The Register

Tweets: @j4cob and @munin

Amir Efrati / The Information:

Apple discussed NFC use for building security access, public transit, more, with possible partners like HID Global and Cubic — Apple Eyes New Uses for NFC Beyond iPhone Payments — Consumers are just starting to use Apple Pay to make purchases at cash registers and online stores.

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft targets Dropbox and Google with unlimited OneDrive storage for Office 365 subscribers — Microsoft is removing its OneDrive storage limits for Office 365 subscribers. If you're an Office 365 Home, Personal, or University subscriber then OneDrive storage will be unlimited …

More: OneDrive Blog, Office Blogs, PC World, Liliputing, TechCrunch, Windows Phone Central, ZDNet, Android Police, Computerworld, iPhone in Canada Blog, Neowin, VentureBeat, BetaNews, Gizmodo, GeekWire, 9to5Google, Business Insider, BGR and Canadianreviewer.com

David Carr / New York Times:

As Facebook considers hosting content on mobile, publishers worry about losing control — Facebook Offers Life Raft, but Publishers Are Wary — For publishers, Facebook is a bit like that big dog galloping toward you in the park. More often than not, it's hard to tell whether he wants to play with you or eat you.

More: The Shareaholic Content …, New York Times, Gawker, Gigaom, The Awl, Forbes, Tech Times, WebProNews, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal and PandoDaily

Tweets: @mikeisaac, @reckless, @peterkoechley, @anildash, @counternotions and @rpogrebin

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Lauren Goode / Re/code:

Fitbit joins smartwatch race with Surge “Fitness Super Watch”, replaces recalled Fitbit Force — Fitbit Joins the Smartwatch Race, and Replaces the Rash-y Force With a New Wristband — After complaints emerged last February that the Fitbit Force was causing skin rashes for some wearers …

More: CNET, DailyTech, Electronista, iPhone in Canada Blog, Yahoo Tech, PC World, The Verge, Mashable, Wired, 9to5Mac, Pocket-lint and bizjournals

Scott Stein / CNET:

Fitbit announces new wearables: $130 Charge coming in November, $150 Charge HR and $250 Surge fitness smartwatch arrive early 2015

More: Fitbit Blog, Brookstone, IntoMobile, Wearable Tech Insider, Wearables Arena, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, Gigaom, Engadget, Android Police and TechCrunch

Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:

Larry Page's reorg memo says new Google structure is “scalable, focused and enables fast decision making” — In New Structure, Google CEO Page Aims for ‘Faster, Better Decisions’ — Google CEO Larry Page says the 16-year-old company is showing signs of age, and Page wants to make sure it stays innovative.

More: Fortune, Business Insider and WebProNews. Tweets: @whatthebit

Richard Lai / Engadget:

Nextbit is bringing iOS-like app continuity and ‘limitless’ storage to Android — You may just about recall that Nextbit, a startup formed by ex-Googlers, has been collaborating with Cyanogen on a “really cool” secret project. As it turns out, this is all about the continuity experience …

More: cyngn.com, 9to5Google, Re/code, Android Authority, TechHive, VentureBeat, CNET, Gigaom, TechCrunch, BGR, The Verge, Android Police and Ubergizmo. Thanks:@ceelew

Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:

Bing Now Lets You Search By Emoji — Want to search for something using popular emoji characters? Microsoft's Bing search engine now supports this. — Bing announced the news in a post today, sharing some examples of why you might want to do this. For one, perhaps you want to know what exactly a particular emoji means.

More: Search Blog, PC World, Gizmodo, BetaNews, WinBeta, VentureBeat and Windows Phone Central

Derek Walter / TechHive:

Google's guide for switching from iPhone to Android locks you into its cloud — Following Google's new guide for switching to Android will put you firmly in the company's grip. — That's not necessarily a bad thing, as Google has strong cloud services for managing your mail, photos, contacts, and music.

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

Wells Fargo offers up to $20 credits for Apple Pay users, says business Visa support coming next month — As others have in promotion of Apple Pay service, Wells Fargo is offering customers up to $20 credits on their bill just for trying out the new NFC-based payments service.

More: Business Insider, MacRumors, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com, TUAW, iMore, SlashGear and MacNN

Matt Burns / TechCrunch:

Microsoft drops Xbox One price $50 to $350 for the holidays, cheaper than PS4 for first time — Microsoft Prices Xbox One Below PS4 For The First Time — Starting November 2nd, the Xbox One's starting price will be $350. That's $50 off the current level. Thanks, PlayStation!

Taylor Soper / GeekWire:

T-Mobile now up to 52.9M customers after biggest growth quarter in company history … T-Mobile continues to add customers at a record pace and today reported an addition of 2.3 million subscribers during the third quarter. — The Bellevue-based carrier added 1.4 million post-paid customers …

More: Re/code, CNET, Tech Trader Daily, Reuters, PhoneDog.com and TmoNews

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Apple provides details about its $100M pledge to Obama's ConnectED educational program: 114 schools receiving Macs, iPads, and Apple TVs — Apple profiles its effort in Obama's ConnectED education program: 114 schools receiving Macs, iPads, & Apple TVs — The White House shared earlier …

More: The Verge, iMore, Mercury News, The Hill, App Advice, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com and TechCrunch

Erin Griffith / Fortune:

French luxury e-commerce company, Vente-Privée, to wind down US operation by year's end — Vente-Privée USA to shut down — The U.S. arm of French luxury e-commerce company Vente-Priv?e is preparing to wind down by year-end, Fortune has learned.

More: Business Insider, Racked National and Re/code

Tweets: @eringriffith and @gregbettinelli

Bloomberg:

Microsoft Said to Work on Software for ARM-Based Servers — Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is working on a version of its software for server computers that run on chips based on ARM Holdings Plc (ARM)'s technology, people familiar with its plans said, a move that could help loosen Intel Corp. (INTC)'s grip on the market.

More: ZDNet, ZDNet, GeekWire, EnterpriseTech, Data Center Knowledge, Gigaom, Windows Phone Central and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @mappingbabel

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