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September 2, 2015, 3:05 PM

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John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
New Apple TV Will Feature Universal Search, Start At $149  —  One of Apple TV's most-desired features finally makes its way to the diminutive set-top box.  —  Managing Editor, BuzzFeed San Francisco  —  BuzzFeed Illustration  —  On Tuesday September 9, Apple will unveil its next generation Apple TV, as we've already told you.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple TV 4 hardware revealed: A8 chip, black remote, 8/16GB storage, same ports, no 4K  —  The fourth-generation Apple TV, set to be unveiled at an event on September 9th and released in October, will feature a mix of new and familiar hardware, according to reliable sources.
Roger Cheng / CNET:
Sources: Google will unveil LG and Huawei Nexus smartphones in San Francisco on September 29  —  Google will hold Nexus event Sept. 29 in San Francisco  —  The search giant will introduce two smartphones at the event, one made by LG and the other by Huawei.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
iPad Pro planned for Sept. 9 debut with iPad mini 4; October pre-orders, November launch  —  Apple's September 9th event is set to be one of the company's largest events in history, as is reflected by the expansive size of its San Francisco venue.  Besides a pair of new iPhones …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Acer's Chromebook R 11 is a new convertible laptop priced at $299  —  The latest in Acer's long lineup of Chromebooks is the company's first convertible running Google's OS.  The Chromebook R 11, due next month for $299, features an 11-inch, “HD” (1366 x 768) display, aluminum top frame, and an Intel Celeron chipset.
Jungah Lee / Bloomberg Business:
Sources: Xiaomi considers launching a laptop, held talks with Samsung for memory chips, may go on sale in Q1 2016  —  Xiaomi Considers Introducing Laptop to Compete With Apple  —  Xiaomi Corp. is considering the introduction of its first laptop early next year, people with direct knowledge …
Aaron Souppouris / Engadget:
Sony introduces Z5 Premium with 5.5" display, Z5 with 5.2" display, and Z5 Compact with 4.7" display, all have fingerprint sensors on side and Snapdragon 810  —  Sony's Xperia Z5 family includes the world's first 4K smartphone  —  To say that Sony's mobile division has had a tough time lately would be an understatement.
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Hulu launches commercial-free option for $12 per month  —  Hulu Starts a Commercial-Free Option to Rival Netflix and Amazon  —  Hulu announced Wednesday that it was starting a commercial-free version of its streaming service, costing $12 a month, in its latest effort to enhance its offerings …
Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Windows 10 and Skylake processors were ‘designed together,’ says Intel's Kirk Skaugen  —  Intel makes a habit of announcing its new processor generations in gradual steps.  A month ago, it introduced the first members of its sixth-gen Core family — better known by the codename Skylake …
Brandon Hill / HotHardware.com News:
Kevin Tofel / ZDNet:
Lenovo's Miix 700: Like a Surface Pro 3 but with a better, included keyboard  —  Do you like the Surface Pro 3 but wish it came with the keyboard?  Consider the Lenovo Miix 700 which includes the accessory and offers a better typing experience.  —  I've said many times over the past year …
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Google updates Docs with integrated search on Android, dictation, and advanced change tracking  —  Google's productivity suite just got a big update timed to students' return to school.  Changes across Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Google's Classroom product for teachers focus on making common tasks effortless …
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google Launches Native Ads In Gmail To All Advertisers  —  Google is rolling out a new ad format in Gmail to all advertisers today.  A few years ago, Google launched a new kind of native ad in Gmail that sat at the top of the inbox and mostly looked like a regular email.
Mark Sullivan / VentureBeat:
Traditional looking Huawei Watch on sale September 17, priced from $350 to $800  —  Huawei today announced the U.S. availability and pricing of its Huawei Watch, a large-ish metal smartwatch that runs on Android Wear.  The watch will go on sale September 17 and will come in models ranging from $350 to $800.
Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch:
Google Introduces Uncomplicated Pay-As-You-Go Model For Its Maps API  —  The Google Maps API has been a mess when it comes to pricing.  The company is making moves to clean that up with a newly announced pay-as-you-go model.  —  Here's what the team said today about it:
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Apple News app to include more than 50 publishers when it launches this fall  —  Apple Adds More Publishers for Its News App, Which Will Launch Soon  —  One thing you won't hear much about at Apple's media event next week: Its News app, a newsreader that will work something like Flipboard …
Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
Critical remotely-exploitable flaws found in three popular, internet-connected baby monitors  —  New security flaws found in popular IoT baby monitors  —  Even internet-connected baby monitors aren't immune to hacking, including some flaws that are easy to exploit.
Barry Levine / VentureBeat:
NewsCred nabs $42M to expand beyond content marketing  —  EXCLUSIVE:  —  Content marketing platform NewsCred is today announcing a new round of $42 million to help it evolve into a broader marketing platform.  —  Brands want to tell their unique story, cofounder and CEO Shafqat Islam told me …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon Expands Dash Buttons To More Brands, Effectively Makes The Buttons Free  —  Amazon this morning announced an expansion of its Dash Buttons program, as well as incentives to encourage more Amazon Prime members to bring these new hardware devices into their home.
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
Snapdragon 820's custom CPU is twice as fast, efficient as disappointing 810  —  First details about the 64-bit CPU, which will replace the 810 early next year.  —  Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 820 flagship won't actually ship in any phones before early 2016, but the company continues to dole out bits of information ahead of the launch.

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