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Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft: More than 75 million devices now running Windows 10 — Microsoft officials say Windows 10 is now installed on more than 75 million devices, ust less than a month after its rollout began. — Windows 10's adoption is continuing at a strong pace, according to the latest data shared by Microsoft.

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Brett Howse / AnandTech:

Windows 10 review: worthy upgrade for both Windows 7 and 8/8.1 users, better for desktops as well as tablets — The Windows 10 Review: The Old & New Face of Windows — Let's flash back to 2012. About three years ago, Windows 8, the last major release of Microsoft's ubiquitous operating system, was released to manufacturers.

Jonathan Mayer / Web Policy:

AT&T hotspot at Dulles Airport tampers with HTTP traffic to inject third-party ads from WiFi monetization firm RaGaPa — AT&T Hotspots: Now with Advertising Injection — While traveling through Dulles Airport last week, I noticed an Internet oddity. The nearby AT&T hotspot was fairly fast—that was a pleasant surprise.

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Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire:

Amazon secretly testing new restaurant delivery service in Seattle with Prime Now rollout … Amazon has quietly started experimenting with delivery of hot meals from restaurants in the Seattle area, GeekWire has learned. It's a sign that the e-commerce giant could soon throw its weight …

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Jason Del Rey / Re/code:

Amazon launches Prime Now with one- and two-hour alcohol delivery in Seattle

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Koushik Dutta / Google+:

Allcast creator releases free Vysor app to view and control an Android device from a computer without rooting, includes remote screen and ADB access — Vysor Share — Remote screen and ADB access — There's a few tools already out that that lets you control your Android through your PC.

More: BGR, Tech Times, TechSpot, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, MobileSyrup.com, Droid Life, Phandroid, Engadget and Ubergizmo

IDC:

Worldwide Smartphone Growth Expected to Slow to 10.4% in 2015, Down From 27.5% Growth in 2014, According to IDC — According to a new mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments are expected to grow 10.4% in 2015 to 1.44 billion units.

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Ina Fried / Re/code:

Verizon looks to bring connected car features to older vehicles with Hum, a $14.99/month service that offers roadside assistance, car diagnostics, more — Verizon's New Service Aims to Connect Older Cars, Keep Them Humming — After a brief delay, Verizon is ready with a service designed …

More: Engadget, USA Today, The Verge and The Next Web. Tweets: @mollywood

Stephanie Clifford / New York Times:

Online male escort service Rentboy raided by federal investigators on charges of promoting prostitution; CEO and six employees arrested — 7 Charged With Promoting Prostitution by Working on Rentboy.com, an Escort Website — The terms of service on the website Rentboy.com said that people could not use it to exchange money for sex.

More: U.S. Department of Justice, The Verge, CBS News, CNN, The Register, The Hill, Hit & Run, TIME and CBS New York

Emily Steel / New York Times:

Netflix is licensing films from YouTube stars and developing new shows to appeal to teens — Netflix to Add Films and TV Series for Teenagers — Netflix is entering the awkward teenage years, at least with its latest programming push. — The company is adding to its streaming service …

More: Geek.com, Politico, TIME and The Verge

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Sensei's Morph is a trackpad with 20K pressure sensors and “overlays” for various functions — The Sensel Morph wants to be a bigger, better version of Apple's Force Touch trackpad — Earlier this year, Apple opened up some interesting new ways of controlling the MacBook …

More: Kickstarter, VentureBeat, CNNMoney, Tech Times, tech.co, Mashable, Engadget, TechCrunch and Wired

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:

YouTube Gaming launches Wednesday on iOS, Android, and web to compete with Twitch — YouTube Gaming—Google's Twitch.tv competitor—launches tomorrow — Twitch.tv finally gets some real competition in the game live streaming market. — One year and one day after Google lost Twitch.tv to Amazon, YouTube Gaming is going public.

Liam Tung / ZDNet:

Google now lets US Cloud Storage customers mail tapes, USBs, and hard drive backups; service expanding to Europe and Asia soon — Google Cloud Storage now swallows posted tapes, USBs, and hard drive backups — Businesses on poor internet connections have a new postal option for moving large volumes of data to Google Cloud Storage.

More: Google Cloud Platform Blog, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Digital Trends, FierceCIO News, SlashGear, WebProNews, Engadget, 9to5Google, Business Insider and CloudWedge

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