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March 11, 2015, 12:10 PM

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Mic Wright / The Next Web:

Apple's iTunes Store is having problems and iTunes Connect is down — It looks like Apple is having a bad Wednesday. The iTunes Store, App Store and Mac App Store are suffering outages and the company's app submission service iTunes Connect is down. — While the front pages of both the App Store …

More: Apple Support Communities, CNBC, USA Today, The Register, GeekWire, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, PC Magazine, Business Insider, The Verge, ZDNet, Macworld, TechCrunch, InfoWorld, AppleInsider, iMore, VentureBeat, TIME, CNET, MacRumors, BGR, 9to5Mac, Mashable, Gotta Be Mobile, TechnoBuffalo, Cult of Mac, iPhone Hacks, Electronista, blog.chron.com, App Advice and Seeking Alpha

Tweets: @benlower, @thenextweb and @ethicalpaul

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Graham Ruddick / Telegraph:

Google opens first Google Shop within Currys PC World in London to sell Android phones and tablets, Chromebooks, Chromecast — Google opens first ever Google Shop in London — Google to sell Android phones, Chromebook laptops, and Chromecast TV service through site at Currys PC World store in London

More: Dixons Carphone, The Next Web, Android Authority, Engadget, Marketing Land, CNET, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Google, TechnoBuffalo, PhoneDog.com, SlashGear, Neowin and Android Central

Suzanne Kapner / Wall Street Journal:

Apple Stores drive mall traffic and lift sales by 10%, enabling company to demand lower rents — Apple Gets Sweet Deals From Mall Operators — As a traffic magnet, iPhone maker is able to negotiate lower terms for rent — Apple stores are so popular that they can increase overall mall traffic and sales.

More: bizjournals, iLounge, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, Network World, The Mac Observer, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, App Advice, iPhone in Canada Blog and Business Insider

Tweets: @monkbent and @howardlindzon

Lorraine Luk / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: next iPhones will include Force Touch technology from Apple Watch and may include pink color option — Apple Plans Force of Touch Technology for New iPhones — Apple's Force Touch technology can distinguish between a light tap and deep press — HONG KONG— Apple Inc. plans …

More: Macworld, TIME, Guardian, USA Today, BGR, 9to5Mac and Forbes. Tweets: @thetechblock

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Google Launches Cloud Storage Nearline, A Low-Cost Storage Service For Cold Data — Google is launching a new cloud storage service today that has the potential to change how many companies, ranging from startups to enterprises, view online storage. With Google Cloud Storage Nearline …

More: Google Cloud Platform Blog, InfoWorld, PC World, 9to5Google, VentureBeat, ZDNet, Business Insider, Bloomberg Business and WebProNews

James Niccolai / PC World:

Facebook announces Yosemite server chassis and Wedge network switch will be available soon as part of the company's Open Compute Project — Facebook's ‘Wedge’ network switch will soon be on sale to all — A network switch that Facebook designed for its own data centers will soon be on sale …

More: Facebook Code, New York Times, TechNet Blogs, The Information, Business Insider, VentureBeat, GitHub, SocialTimes, The Register, eWeek, The Register and Computerworld

Corinne Gretler / Bloomberg Business:

Swatch Co-Inventor: Apple Will Succeed and an Ice Age Is Coming for Swiss Watches … (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. may soon sell as many timepieces as all of Switzerland, threatening the country's four-century-old industry, the co-inventor of the Swatch predicted.

More: Ubergizmo, Patently Apple, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews and WatchAware. Tweets: @jonphillipssf

Matt Elliott / CNET:

A closer look at Apple's new MacBook Force Touch pressure-sensitive trackpad — What you can do with the new MacBook's Force Touch trackpad — Apple announced a new MacBook model that features an entirely new trackpad design. Learn what tricks hide below its surface.

More: AppleInsider, TechCrunch and Business Insider

Sam Byford / The Verge:

Sony is closing its failed PlayStation Mobile platform — PlayStation Mobile, Sony's initiative to build a store for indie games and PlayStation classics that could be played on both the PS Vita handheld and certain Android phones, is coming to an end. No further content will be published …

More: PlayStation Forums, Android Authority, Engadget, Mashable, PC World, Eurogamer.net, The Next Web, bit-tech.net, SlashGear, Android Central and SegmentNext

Brian Fung / Washington Post:

Apple's new MacBook has just one USB-C port, a compromise for portability that could signal the start of an industry trend — The quiet computing revolution built into Apple's 12-inch MacBook — Phil Schiller, senior VP of worldwide marketing for Apple, speaks about Apple's new MacBook during …

More: The Verge, Ars Technica, Macworld, MacRumors, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Quartz, Mashable, Wired and USA Today

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet:

LaCie unveils USB-C external drive for the new MacBook

More: Gizmodo, Gizmag Emerging …, Ubergizmo, PC Magazine, iClarified, 9to5Mac, Macworld, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, SlashGear and Electronista

Sarah McBride / Reuters:

Uber pledges to add 1M female drivers worldwide by 2020, noting there will not be a way to request a female driver from app — Under-fire Uber pledges to enlist 1 million female drivers by 2020 — (Reuters) - Ride-hailing app Uber, under the microscope due to a handful of driver assaults …

More: WebProNews, Wired.co.uk, Adweek, PC Magazine, Inc.com and Business Insider

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Sources: Groupon India Has Picked Up $20M From Sequoia — Daily deals and local commerce service Groupon has made no secret of its plans to explore strategic options for its holdings in Asia, and it looks like it's not just Ticket Monster that is on the block.

More: ValueWalk, Techcircle.in, MediaNama, streetfightmag.com, The Tech Portal, Seeking Alpha and Tech Trader Daily

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:

Verizon finally launches Nexus 6 with Android 5.1 and HD Voice, available online tomorrow and in stores on March 19 — Verizon finally picks up the Nexus 6, comes with 5.1 and HD voice — Google's flagship comes to Verizon on March 12th. — Four months after every other carrier …

More: Verizon Wireless Promotions, 9to5Google, Android Police, Engadget, Pocketnow and Droid Life

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