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April 28, 2015, 1:55 PM

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Dan Seifert / The Verge:

LG debuts the G4 with a 5.5-inch QuadHD 2560 x 1440 screen, camera with f1.8 lens aperture and autofocus, Snapdragon 808 processor, and leather back — LG's new G4 is a powerhouse phone wrapped in leather — LG's new flagship smartphone, the G4, is official.

More: T-Mobile Newsroom, BGR, 9to5Google, BGR, VentureBeat, Android Police, BetaNews, Inquirer, Android Authority, Gizmodo, PCWorld, TechCrunch, Engadget, Associated Press, The Next Web, CNET, Gotta Be Mobile, Neowin and Fone Arena

Tweets: @llsethj, @dcseifert, @dcseifert, @dcseifert, @dcseifert, @dcseifert and @dcseifert

Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:

Amazon launches Amazon Business marketplace with exclusive merchandise and better prices, phases out Amazon Supply — Amazon Expands Business-Sales Marketplace After Three Years — After three years of testing, Amazon.com is hoping to widen the reach of its business customer marketplace site …

More: Amazon.com, Business Insider, GeekWire, ZDNet, USA Today, Bloomberg Business, WebProNews, Electronista, VentureBeat, The Next Web, Ubergizmo, internetretailer.com, TechCrunch and Marketing Land

Nitasha Tiku / The Verge:

Uber is bringing its food delivery service to New York City and Chicago — This week Uber is launching its food delivery service, UberEats, in New York City and Chicago. The company has already piloted the program in Los Angeles and Barcelona. UberEats will be accessible from within Uber's existing app …

More: Uber Blog, Wired, GeekWire, Engadget, The Next Web, Consumerist, NY Daily News, VentureBeat and WebProNews. Tweets: @alexia

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

Dropbox now allows users to comment on shared files; feature can be turned off on any file — You can now post comments directly on Dropbox files — Dropbox today started rolling out the ability to add comments to files. The feature, first available in March as part …

More: The Verge, GeekWire, Gizmodo, iMore, The Next Web, Engadget, gHacks Technology News, iDownloadBlog.com, Wired, Lifehacker, Mashable and WebProNews

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Loop Commerce Raises $16 Million For Its “E-Gifting” Checkout Service For Online Retailers — Loop Commerce, a company that has developed an alternative checkout technology for e-commerce sites that allows customers to more easily buy gifts for friends without having to worry with product details …

More: internetretailer.com, PE Hub Blog, Business Wire, Wall Street Journal, Fortune and CNET

Buster Hein / Cult of Mac:

Apple's Sport Watch's Ion-X glass is more likely to scratch but reflects less ambient light than the sapphire crystal displays of more expensive models — Apple Watch Sport has better display than pricier models — Apple is pushing into new territory with the Apple Watch …

More: DisplayMate, Engadget, 9to5Mac, App Advice, Wearable Tech Insider, Pocketnow, iPhone in Canada Blog, Macworld, TechnoBuffalo, Gizmodo, WatchAware, SlashGear, DISPLAYBLOG, BGR, MacRumors and AppleInsider

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:

SendGrid: Employee Account Hacked, Used to Steal Customer Credentials — Sendgrid, an email service used by tens of thousands of companies — including Silicon Valley giants as well as Bitcoin exchange Coinbase — said attackers compromised a Sendgrid employee's account …

More: SendGrid's Email …, VatorNews, ZDNet, VentureBeat, SecurityWeek, Help Net Security, The Register and ITworld.com

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Fashion and lifestyle site Refinery29 raises $50M at $290M valuation, led by WPP Ventures and Scripps Networks Interactive — Refinery29 Joins the Big Media Startup Club, with a $50 Million Funding Round — It's no longer surprising when investors write big checks to a media startup.

More: Business Wire, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, PE Hub Blog, VatorNews, VentureBeat, AdAge, WWD and New York Times. Tweets: @mikeisaac. See also Mediagazer

Ina Fried / Re/code:

T-Mobile Gains 1.8 Million Customers in First Quarter as Revenue Slightly Exceeds Expectations — T-Mobile on Tuesday reported that added 1.8 million customers in the first quarter, including 1.1 million core postpaid customers under the T-Mobile brand. — The carrier also said it expects …

More: DSLreports, The Verge, USA Today, CNET, ZDNet, Bloomberg Business, Reuters, CNET, Wall Street Journal, SlashGear and GeekWire

Jane Martinson / Guardian:

Google and eight European publishers plan Digital News Initiative to develop news business models, with $163M Google innovation fund — Google admits mistakes with news outlets as it announces new partnership — The Digital News Initiative is likely to be seen as an attempt for Google …

Russell Brandom / The Verge:

China's Great Firewall has been replacing Facebook Connect's Javascript module with redirection code en route since Sunday, seemingly for DDoS purposes — Facebook's login system is being hijacked by China's Great Firewall — For the last three days, China's Great Firewall has been intercepting …

More: The Beijinger

Jefferson Graham / USA Today:

SoundCloud brings podcast hosting features out of beta, allowing anyone to create compatible RSS feeds for their uploads — SoundCloud doubles down on podcasting — LOS ANGELES — SoundCloud is opening its podcasting doors to the general public today, promising an easy way for anyone to grab a mic …

More: TechCrunch, The Next Web and SoundCloud. See also Mediagazer

Reuters:

Tim Cook says expanding middle class is fueling iPhone sales in China as revenues increase 71% to $16.8B, beating US sales for first time — China iPhone sales boosts Apple; shares up modestly — (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) beat Wall Street's revenue and profit forecasts on Monday …

More: New York Times, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, Business Insider Australia, Yahoo! Finance and iLounge. Tweets: @digiphile

Jordan Golson / MacRumors:

Apple Q2: $13.6B profit on $58B revenue, iPhone sales up 40% YoY to 61.2M, iPad sales down 23% YoY to 12.6M, boosts dividends, buybacks to $200B+ by March 2017

More: Forbes, Quartz, Apple, CNET, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, BGR, O'Grady's PowerPage, PYMNTS.com, TechEye, Inquirer, iMore, Business Insider, Circa News, The Loop, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, The Verge and Apple

Tweets: @benbajarin, @tim and @jonerlichman

Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed:

Gett ride-hailing service plans expansion into on-demand services like food delivery, health care, beauty, and home maintenance — Gett Wants To Deliver Dinner, Doctors On Demand — The ride-hailing service plans to expand into food delivery and a handful of other new verticals.

More: VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Globes Online, Bloomberg Business, New York Post, London Evening Standard, Entrepreneur, Telegraph, CNET, The Next Web and Tech City News. Thanks:@jmbooyah

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