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November 4, 2014, 1:30 AM
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Bertel King, Jr / Android Police:
Nexus 9 And Nexus Player Now Available For Purchase From Google Play, Nexus 9 From Best Buy
Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Christian Bale withdraws from role as Steve Jobs in upcoming Aaron Sorkin film  —  Christian Bale Exits Steve Jobs Movie (Exclusive)  —  Sources say the actor came to the conclusion he was not right for the part and decided to withdraw  —  Christian Bale will not be Steve Jobs after all.
Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times:
Confirmed: Apple opening Seattle software office  —  Apple is moving into enemy territory and has started an engineering office in Seattle, its first in the Northwest.  —  Like other California companies setting up shop in the shadow of Microsoft, Apple is attracted by the area's software talent …
Ian Leader / Gmail Blog:
Google updates Calendar for Android 4.1+ devices with auto event creation from emails, Schedule View with photos and maps  —  A new day for Google Calendar  —  Today we're introducing a brand new Google Calendar app.  It's designed to be a helpful assistant, so you can spend less time managing your day, and more time enjoying it.
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Disney partners with Google to bring its cloud movie locker to Android and Google Play Movies  —  Disney would like consumers to continue to buy its movies.  That's why the company now struck an alliance with Google to add its cloud locker to Android.  —  Disney took the next step …
Jessica E. Lessin / The Information:
Jawbone to launch more fitness wearables: UP3 with new sensors for $180, clip-on MOVE for $50  —  Exclusive: Jawbone To Broaden Wearables Lineup  —  Jawbone is the latest wearable company to try to go where Apple is not going, with plans for two new activity trackers aimed at the low and mid-tiers.
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
How boy band fan communities on Twitter helped turn an ordinary Target cashier into a viral sensation  —  How ‘Alex from Target’ became an unwitting Internet superstar  —  In light of 60-plus serious news articles, a million tweets, and at least one piece of uncomfortable fan fiction …
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Next Wave of Apple Pay Bank Launches Begins With Navy Federal, USAA, US Bank, PNC  —  Apple's October 20 debut for Apple Pay included support from many of the biggest banks in the United States, including Chase, Citi, Capital One, and Bank of America, but the company has said it has over 500 …
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Apple Partners With Southwest To Offer Free In-Flight Streaming Via Beats Music  —  Apple continues to roll out its Beats Music streaming service to new venues, despite the fact that there have been rumors of its imminent demise.  Today, Beats Music announced a partnership with Southwest Airlines …
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
RealNetworks posts $22M loss, RealPlayer Cloud reaches 8M users … RealNetworks posted a $22.2 million loss (62 cents per share) for the third quarter, an improvement over its loss of $31.4 million (88 cents) in the same quarter a year ago, despite its revenue declining to $34.2 million, from $49 million in the same period last year.

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From Mediagazer

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Arkansas PBS severs ties with the PBS network, the first state public TV system to do so since Congress cut CPB funds, citing the annual $2M+ membership cost

Financial Times:
OpenAI hopes the Disney deal boosts Sora, which has high costs and limited traction; Sensor Tower: users average 13 minutes per day on Sora vs. 90 on TikTok

Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Arthur L. Carter, who started a Connecticut newspaper in 1981, bought and sold The Nation, and founded the New York Observer in 1987, has died at 93

More News

Chris Burns / SlashGear:
AT&T announces 7 devices including HTC RE, LG G Watch R, Moto 360, more; coming Nov. 7
Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily:
Sprint Down 4%: FYQ2 Rev, EPS Miss; Net Postpaid Losses 272K; To Cut 2,000 Workers
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Windows 8.1 users can now sign up to test Skype's real-time speech translation tool

Earlier Picks

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Galaxy Note Edge launches on Nov. 14 in US on all major carriers, $400 on contract from AT&T
Guardian:
Taylor Swift removes her back catalogue from Spotify, leaves it for now on Rdio, Beats Music
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