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September 9, 2015, 2:07 PM

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Live stream of Apple's media event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, viewable in Safari and Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 — “Hey Siri, give us a hint.” — 10 a.m. PDT to watch the keynote live. — Requirements: Live streaming uses Apple's HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology.

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The Verge:

Live blog: Apple expected to unveil new iPhones, Apple TV, iPads, more — Live from Apple's iPhone 6S announcement — Good morning! It's a lovely day in San Francisco and we will get started at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. This new venue, the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, is huge.

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Tom Warren / The Verge:

Apple announces iPad Pro with 12.9" display, A9X chip, four-speaker sound system, 10-hour battery life, more; prices range from $799 to $1079 — Apple iPad Pro announced with Apple Pencil and a Smart Keyboard — After months of rumors and speculation, the iPad Pro is here.

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Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:

Apple releases new gold and rose gold Watch Sport variants, Hermés collection, and new band colours — Apple Releases New Gold And Rose Gold Apple Watch Sport, New Bands — Apple has a lot to announce at today's keynote with new iPhones, a new Apple TV and new iPads.

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Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:

Apple Pencil is a $99 stylus for iPad Pro that detects position, force, and tilt, charges via lightning connector — The Apple Pencil Is The iPad Pro's Secret Weapon — Apple unveiled the iPad Pro, a bigger, more powerful iPad. While in many ways it looks and feels like a bigger iPad Air …

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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:

Facebook Messenger, GoPro apps coming to Apple Watch; store has more than 10K apps; watchOS2 coming September 16

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Apple announces new Apple TV with touchscreen remote, universal search, Siri, App Store, more

More: Engadget

Chris Ziegler / The Verge:

Apple's Smart Keyboard cover is a $169 keyboard accessory for iPad Pro

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Tricia Duryee / GeekWire:

Amazon finally stops selling the Fire Phone, as company adjusts its hardware strategy … It's taken more than a year, but Amazon has finally exhausted its supply of Fire Phones. — At least that appears to be the case based on the phone's product page, which now lists the device as …

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Max Chafkin / Vanity Fair:

Behind Facebook's $2B acquisition of Oculus, a look at Rift's competition, and how VR may change the way we interact — Why Facebook's $2 Billion Bet on Oculus Rift Might One Day Connect Everyone on Earth — Mark Zuckerberg made a $2 billion bet on a virtual-reality headset called the Oculus Rift …

More: Inc.com, CNET and Business Insider

Brendan Donohoe / The Twitter Blog:

Twitter updates iPad app with responsive design as it builds a more unified Twitter for iOS — Building a more unified Twitter for iOS — Previously, Twitter for iPhone and iPad offered very different experiences. Now, Twitter apps on these devices will be more consistent regardless of which one you're using.

More: CNET, TechSpot, VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, iMore, Fone Arena, Geeky Gadgets, TechCrunch, iDownloadBlog.com, The Next Web, MacStories, AppleInsider, Engadget and PC Tech Magazine

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:

Sources: AOL to spin out CrunchBase, which plans to raise $5M-$7M from Emergence Capital — CrunchBase Is Spinning Out, Backed by Emergence Capital — Eight-year-old, San Francisco-based CrunchBase looks to become a standalone company in the very near future.

More: GeekWire and The Tech Portal. Tweets: @hunterwalk and @bryce

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Instagram debuts 30 second commercials, introduces premium short ad format Marquee, and announces ads will be available globally by end of September — Instagram Ads Go Global, Including New 30-Second Commercials — Instagram is done experimenting and is ready to ramp up ad revenue.

Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:

Tinder tests new “Super Like” feature in Australia, where users can swipe up to indicate a higher level of interest, limited to one per day without upgrade — Tinder's Super Like Says More Than A Simple Right Swipe — Tinder has today unveiled a new feature called Super Like …

More: The Next Web, Engadget, VentureBeat, Business Insider, CNET and NEWS.com.au

Vanessa Friedman / New York Times:

Entertainment company WME/IMG to debut fashion channel Made 2 Measure in exclusive deal for Apple TV, the first such Apple exclusive — Fashion Week, Reinvented … Imagine this: There you are, relaxing in your favorite ergonomic recliner, flipping channels on your tablet or TV …

More: The Verge, 9to5Mac, Business Insider, VentureBeat and iPhone in Canada Blog

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