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April 15, 2015, 9:25 PM

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The Official Google Blog:

Google responds to EU's antitrust charges on display and ranking of shopping results — The Search for Harm — In the summer of 2010, Google announced plans to acquire the flight search provider, ITA. As we said at the time, while many people buy their airline tickets online …

More: Telegraph, Search Engine Land, Associated Press, PandoDaily, Wall Street Journal, eWeek, CNET, European Commission, Los Angeles Times, Pocketnow, SlashGear, New York Times, Guardian, Search Engine Watch, GeekWire, Marketing Land, Forbes and WebProNews. Tweets: @nytimesbits

EU Press Room:

Antitrust: EU commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on comparison shopping service, opens separate formal investigation on Android — Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on comparison shopping service; opens separate formal investigation on Android

Kevin Tofel / ZDNet:

EU's three gripes with Android: What you need to know — Summary:Did you know there are really two main versions of Android? The one Google controls is under fire for potential antitrust practices. Here's why. — After five years of investigation, the European Commission (EC) …

New York Times:

Google may face €6B+ fine if European Commission proves it is guilty of antitrust violations — E.U. Antitrust Chief Formally Accuses Google of Abuse — BRUSSELS — The European Union's antitrust chief on Wednesday formally accused Google of abusing its dominance in web searches …

More: Wall Street Journal, SiliconBeat, The Atlantic Online, Business Insider, Seeking Alpha, AppleInsider, Slate, BGR, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and CNBC

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:

Google to EU: our vertical search products fail in the market, but are useful enough for our users to display

More: SEO Book, The Precursor Blog and Business Insider

Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:

Technological shifts may over time weaken the rationale for EU's antitrust case against Google, like they did for the case against Microsoft

More: Bloomberg View. Tweets: @deanemurphy

Google Europe Blog:

Google responds to European Commission's Android investigation, saying the OS helped create more choice and innovation on mobile than ever before

More: EU Press Room, Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Droid Life, TIME, PCWorld, NPR, TechSpot and The Verge. Tweets: @ow

Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:

Netflix stock up over 10% after beating estimates for new subscribers: 2.3M in US, and 2.6M non-US; Q1 revenue of $1.57B — Netflix Adds 4.9M New Members In Q1, Sending Shares Up More Than 10% — Following the bell today, Netflix reported its first quarter financial performance …

More: Re/code, VentureBeat, BuzzFeed, Tech Trader Daily, Fortune, GeekWire, USA Today, The Verge, ZDNet, Variety and bizjournals. See also Mediagazer

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Netflix to adopt HTTPS for customer streams over next year, roll out new TV interface — Netflix will make browsing movies more secure within the next year — In addition to admitting his company's recent net neutrality blunder, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings also used his quarterly letter …

More: lists.w3.org, Engadget and WebProNews. Tweets: @trevortimm

Jungah Lee / Bloomberg Business:

Samsung created a standalone team of about 200 working exclusively on displays for Apple — Samsung Is Creating a Team That Will Make Screens for Apple Devices Only — Samsung Electronics Co. created a standalone team of about 200 employees working exclusively on screens for Apple Inc. products …

iFixit:

MacBook teardown: terraced battery fully glued to body, CPU/RAM/flash storage soldered to logic board, 1/10 repairability score — Retina Macbook 2015 Teardown — Teardown — Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions. — Featured Guide

More: BGR, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechnoBuffalo, Digital Trends, Electronista, ITworld.com, Ars Technica, O'Grady's PowerPage, Gizmodo, SlashGear, Engadget, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, ZDNet, 9to5Mac, Mashable, CNET and iMore

Casey Newton / The Verge:

Facebook tests “sidebar status” feature in mobile apps, similar to AIM's away message — Facebook brings back the away message in a new mobile experiment — In the late 1990s and early 2000s, before Facebook created the world's first billion-person social network, many of us stayed in touch through instant messaging.

More: The Daily Dot, The Next Web, Mashable and VentureBeat

Kurt Wagner / Re/code:

Twitter Homepage Adds Sampling of Tweets to Lure Unregistered Users — Twitter.com has a new look. — The social network officially launched a new version of its homepage on Wednesday, one that includes a handful of different Twitter categories that lead users to streams of tweets without needing to sign in to an account.

More: The Twitter Blog, SiliconBeat, Computerworld, Digital Media Wire, Wall Street Journal, WebProNews, USA Today, Marketing Land, GeekWire, Mashable, The Next Web, BuzzFeed, The Verge and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @sarahfrier. See also Mediagazer

Beth Kowitt / Fortune:

Meal delivery service Sprig raises $45 million in funding — Meal delivery service Sprig has raised $45 million in its Series B round, led by Social Capital and Greylock Partners. This brings the San Francisco-based startup's total funding to $57 million.

More: The Verge, VatorNews and Bloomberg Business. Thanks:@cckarl

Sriram Sharma / India - The Huffington Post:

Indian companies Cleartrip, NDTV, and Newshunt pulling out of Internet.org, citing commitment to net neutrality — Blow To Internet.org As Indian Internet Companies Begin To Withdraw — A day after Flipkart exited from the Airtel Zero platform, Cleartrip, NDTV, Newshunt and the Times Group announced …

More: Cleartrip Blog, Business Insider, PandoDaily, Times Internet Corporate Blog, Entrepreneur, The Verge, YourStory.com, Tech2 and Trak.in. See also Mediagazer

Rachel King / ZDNet:

Etsy prices IPO at $16 per share, giving the company a valuation of approximately $1.8B — Etsy makes it official, prices IPO at $16 per share — Summary:The company once known as “Indieco, Inc.” has stressed its business strategy is rooted in community and customer service since launching in 2005.

More: VentureBeat, Reuters, PR Newswire, MarketWatch and NASDAQ.com

Andrew Hoyle / CNET:

Huawei announces P8 with 5.2" full HD display, 8MP front, 13MP back cameras, 64-bit Kirin 930 octa-core CPU, 2,600 mAh battery; priced around €475 — Huawei P8 mixes all-metal body with octa-core chip for an affordable price — LONDON — Huawei has a new flagship smartphone to boast about and it's called the P8.

More: The Next Web, Android Authority, Electronista, Ars Technica, PC Advisor, International Business Times, Tom's Guide, stuff.tv, GSMArena.com, PCWorld, Recombu, Engadget, Inquirer, Android Police, PhoneRadar and Android Authority

Paresh Dave / Los Angeles Times:

Tinder integrates with Instagram and lets potential matches view your profile and last 34 pictures — Tinder adds ability to show off Instagram photos to potential matches — To put your photo on dating app Tinder, you have to pull it from your Facebook profile. But many users have wanted to share more photos.

More: Tinder Blog, The Next Web, TechCrunch, The Verge, PandoDaily, Engadget, SocialTimes, TechSpot, Tech Times, The Daily Dot, WebProNews, glamourmagazine.co.uk, CNET, Mashable and Ubergizmo

Jay Yarow / Business Insider:

Report: Yahoo launching messaging app to “combine live and recorded video and text” this quarter — Here comes Marissa Mayer's first home grown consumer product for Yahoo — Yahoo is preparing to release its first major consumer product in 32 months, Amir Efrati at The Information reports.

More: The Information, 9to5Google, TechnoBuffalo and SlashGear

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

App Annie: iOS App Store worldwide Q1 2015 revenue was about 70% higher than on Google Play, up from 60% in Q3 2014 due to growth in China — Revenue Gap Between iOS And Android Apps Grows, Thanks To China — Due to Android's sizable market share, Google Play apps have historically led iOS apps …

More: AppleInsider, eWeek, Android Police, MacRumors, Techvibes Global News, Tech Times, App Annie Blog, PandoDaily, Mashable, Tnooz, BGR, SlashGear and Fortune

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