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April 29, 2015, 12:50 PM

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The Verge:

Live from Microsoft's Build 2015 keynote — Here comes Windows 10 Event Updates 8:26:54 AM PDT Will we see Android apps on Windows 10 today? All will be explained. It's a long keynote of 2hrs 30 minutes, so stick with us. 8:26:32 AM PDT Will Project Spartan get a name today? Sure.

More: CNET, GeekWire, ZDNet, PC Advisor, PhoneArena, Digital Trends, PCWorld and CNET

Tweets: @aatilley, @cnet, @reckless, @piercedavid and @dannysullivan

MSDN:

Livestream of Microsoft's Build 2015 keynote from San Francisco — LiveBuild 2015 — Keynote Presentation 10:30AM to 1:00PM Ask The Gu 1:02PM to 1:30PM with Scott Guthrie The Next Generation of Azure Compute Platform with Mark Russinovich 1:30PM to 2:30PM Learn about ways to integrate …

More: Marketing Land, MobileSyrup.com and Pocketnow

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Microsoft launches a preview of Visual Studio Code, a free lightweight code editor for OS X, Linux, and Windows — Microsoft Launches Visual Studio Code, A Free Cross-Platform Code Editor For OS X, Linux And Windows — At its Build developer conference, Microsoft today announced the launch …

More: 9to5Mac, VentureBeat, The Next Web, PC Magazine, MSDN Blogs, GeekWire and Gizmodo

Tweets: @starfire2258, @dannysullivan, @maryjofoley and @benbajarin

Thanks:@alex

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

Microsoft releases .NET Core preview for Mac and Linux — At its Build 2015 developer conference today, Microsoft took the first step in releasing a cross-platform version of .NET, the company's software framework that primarily runs on Windows. The company has released a preview …

More: TechCrunch. Tweets: @reckless and @brbarrett

Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:

Sources: Uber is in talks with over 400 merchants for a new same-day delivery program, plans to source inventory from local stores — Uber Is Quietly Testing A Massive Merchant Delivery Program — Uber is planning to launch a merchant delivery program that would allow online shoppers …

More: Uber Blog, PandoDaily, The Verge, Digital Trends, TIME, Engadget, WebProNews, MacNN, Fone Arena, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, VatorNews, SlashGear, Business Insider, VentureBeat and Eater. Tweets: @chrismessina

Andy Greenberg / Wired:

Google's new Password Alert Chrome extension combats phishing and risk from password reuse by warning users who enter their Google password at a non-Google site — Chrome Can Now Warn Users Who Type Gmail Passwords in Dumb Places — No matter how much Google does to harden its servers …

More: TechCrunch, The Verge, The Official Google Blog, The Next Web, Washington Post, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Engadget, Reuters and Lifehacker. Tweets: @csoghoian

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Piracy App Popcorn Time Ordered Blocked by U.K. Court — Popcorn Time — the piracy app that's as easy to use as Netflix — has been dealt a blow, although it's surely not fatal. — On Tuesday, a United Kingdom chancery court approved an order requiring major U.K. Internet service providers …

More: Engadget, TorrentFreak, Digital Trends, International Business Times, Hollywood Reporter, Gizmodo UK and The Next Web. See also Mediagazer

Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com:

Microsoft may enable Android apps to run on Windows 10 devices; announcement could come as soon as this week — Windows + Android? — Microsoft will most likely announce this week that it will enable customers to run Android apps on their Windows 10 phones, tablets and PCs.

More: Engadget, The Register, The Verge, TechnoBuffalo, WMPoweruser, Fone Arena, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, Technology Personalized, Gizmodo UK, Phandroid, BGR and MobileSyrup.com. Tweets: @owenthomas

Youkyung Lee / Associated Press:

Samsung's profit sinks 39% hit by bigger iPhones — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said its first-quarter net income plunged 39 percent as consumers switched to bigger iPhones, squeezing its profit from the mobile business to less than half from a year earlier.

More: Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Bloomberg Business, TechCrunch, Reuters and Network World

Chance Miller / 9to5Google:

Samsung announces Q1 2015 revenue of $44 billion, operating profit of $5.63 billion

More: Wireless Smartphone Strategies, CNET, 9to5Mac, Business Wire, CNET, Patently Apple, Android Authority and The Register

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:

Facebook warns EU that fragmented regulation may lead to fewer features rolling out in Europe — Facebook Warns European Privacy Regulators to Back Off — Facebook has a message for privacy regulators across Europe: You're endangering the EU. — Richard Allan, the Menlo Park …

More: Financial Times, SiliconANGLE, PCWorld, The Next Web, Tech Times, The Verge, VentureBeat, The Register and Ubergizmo

Serenity Caldwell / iMore:

Tattoos, particularly with dark solid colors, may interfere with Apple Watch heart rate sensor — Apple Watch, heart rate sensors, and wrist tattoos: What you need to know! — Will an arm sleeve tattoo prevent you from wearing the Apple Watch? If it's a solid color, perhaps.

More: Macworld, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Business Insider, Geek.com, iDownloadBlog.com, bizjournals, iLounge, Inquirer, The Register, PYMNTS.com, Engadget, The Verge, Adafruit Industries, SlashGear and The Daily Dot

Adam Pasick / Quartz:

Software issue on American Airlines' iPads, used to distribute flight plans and other information to flight crews, forces airline to ground select flights — An iPad glitch grounded several dozen American Airlines planes — American Airlines flights experienced significant delays …

Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal:

Data Storage Startup Infinidat Raises $150 Million at $1.2 Billion Valuation … Infinidat Inc., a secretive young data storage company, has burst into public view with $150 million in new funding and a valuation of $1.2 billion, placing it among the most valuable privately held companies in the world.

More: The Register, Globes Online, Business Wire, StorageReview.com, BetaBoston, Xconomy, ZDNet and PE Hub Blog

Reggie Ugwu / BuzzFeed:

Instagram's @music account, its first official content vertical, will showcase popular and emerging artists — Instagram Launches Dedicated Music Channel @Music — The Facebook-owned social network's first category-specific vertical will showcase popular and emerging artists. — Jared Eberhardt / Instagram

More: Instagram Blog, The Next Web, The Verge, TechCrunch, EW.com, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, Billboard, SPIN, Pitchfork, hypebot, The FADER and FACT Magazine. Tweets: @dujkan. Thanks:@fwd

Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal:

Jawbone Up3 review: great battery life and companion app, but not worth $180, adds few additional features over the $100 Up2 fitness band — Jawbone Up3 Review: Smartwatches Send Fitness Bands Running — The Up3 was supposed to take fitness bands to a new level, but Jawbone's high-priced hardware doesn't live up to its promise

Stephen Hall / 9to5Google:

Google Play Services 7.3 brings support for multiple Android Wear devices at once (Video) — Google has—finally—officially announced Google Play Services 7.3 (which first surfaced a couple of weeks ago), bringing several important new features to the company's Google-powered app support package.

More: Android Developers Blog, Android Authority, Android Central, PhoneDog.com, Pocketnow, Droid Life and Android Police

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:

Apple Watch apps whose primary function is to tell time will be rejected, say updated App Store Review Guidelines — Apple says it will reject Apple Watch apps that just tell the time, more first-party faces may be coming soon — Apple has today added a new guideline to the App Store Review Guidelines …

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Cablevision to sell subscriptions to Hulu Plus in first pay TV distribution deal for Hulu, but offers few details on cost, timing, method — Hulu Comes to Cable TV, Which Is Fine With Cable TV — Cablevision announced today that it will sell subscriptions to Hulu, the streaming TV service.

More: PCWorld, Deadline, Reuters and Multichannel News

Twitter:

Twitter Reports First Quarter 2015 Results; Lowers Full-Year 2015 Expectations — SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - April 28, 2015 - Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and outlined lower 2015 expectations.

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Twitter Improves Ads By Acquiring TellApart, Selling Them Through Google's DoubleClick

More: TechEye, Twitter, DoubleClick Advertiser, TellApart, Fortune, Business Insider, Adweek, ClickZ and Marketing Land

Tweets: @jguynn, @amir, @hunterwalk and @robinwauters

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