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September 27, 2015, 6:50 AM

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Michael Crider / Android Police:

Nexus 6P training deck for retail employees leaks, reveals 3450mAh battery, Gorilla Glass 4, and confirms other previously leaked specs — Nexus 6P Presentation Leak Includes More Images, Confirms Metal Body, Gorilla Glass 4, And 3450mAh Battery — The leaks continue to flow out of Mountain View.

More: International Business Times, Google Inc., PhoneDog.com, Fone Arena, 9to5Google, Ausdroid, TechnoBuffalo, Android Beat, MobileSyrup.com and Android Central

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

What to expect from Google's September 29 event: unveiling of Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, 2nd gen Chromecast, and Chromecast Audio, plus Android Marshmallow launch date — Google Nexus announcement: 5 things to expect at Tuesday's event — Apple, Samsung, Sony, and Motorola all unveiled new phones over the past two months.

More: Android Police, PCWorld, International Business Times, Ausdroid, International Business Times, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, Tech Times and Network World

Josh Chin / Wall Street Journal:

Researchers connect hacking activity with Chinese military staffer, providing glimpse inside Beijing's state-controlled cyberespionage operations — Cyber Sleuths Track Hacker to China's Military — The story of a Chinese military staffer's alleged involvement in hacking provides …

More: Fortune, CNNMoney, ThreatConnect, The Register and Fortune

Tweets: @comradewong and @paulmozur

Mark Bergen / Re/code:

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with top execs in Silicon Valley this weekend — Big Tech Rolls Out Red Carpet for Indian Prime Minister, Lobbies Behind Closed Doors — Tech adores him. He poses for photos with (then-) Twitter CEOs, and can shoot selfies on Twitter over the firewall in China.

More: Wall Street Journal, USA Today, PR Newswire, Reuters, Guardian, Tech2, Reuters, Fortune, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post

Tweets: @scepticgeek, @narendramodi and @narendramodi

Sapna Maheshwari / BuzzFeed:

A look at the history of sketchy online marketing schemes run by the founders of $1B JustFab — JustFab: The Billion Dollar Startup With A Dark Past — After more than a decade spent running sketchy online marketing schemes, JustFab's founders have made it big in Silicon Valley.

More: Racked. Thanks:@sapna

Brett Howse / AnandTech:

Toshiba updates Chromebook 2 with 5th generation Core i3 and Celeron processor options, backlit keyboard — Toshiba Refreshes The Chromebook 2 With Broadwell — Toshiba announced today that it has refreshed their Chromebook 2 model. The new version will be available with 5th generation Core i3 or Celeron processors.

More: PCWorld, ZDNet, 9to5Google, Engadget, Android Central, Gizmag, TechnoBuffalo and PC Magazine

Joanna Sugden / Wall Street Journal:

Study on global salaries of mid-career level IT staff finds Switzerland offers best salaries at $171K/year, Bulgaria worst at $25K/year — What IT Professionals Earn Around the World — Information technology professionals continue to be one of India's most competitive exports.

More: Fortune

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:

Netflix plans to serve as its own studio for more shows, strengthening its control over distribution rights — Netflix to Make More Shows of Its Own — Streaming service wants to produce and own more programs — Shift would help company offer same lineup of shows worldwide

More: Forbes, FierceOnlineVideo News, The Verge and Business Insider

Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:

Samsung offering up to $120 in rebates towards your monthly installment plan with purchase of a new Galaxy device — Samsung will pay you up to $120 for buying a Galaxy S6, Note 5 on an installment plan — Despite making some of its very best smartphones this year, Samsung has faced …

More: Android Authority, Android and Me, Droid Life, TmoNews and PhoneDog.com. Tweets: @rdr0b11

Ben Kuchera / Polygon:

Oculus VP says the company isn't close to supporting Xbox One, but there have been talks — Don't expect to see the Oculus Rift on Xbox One anytime soon — Oculus has been pretty cozy with Microsoft lately. The companies announced that the retail Oculus Rift will ship with an Xbox One controller in the box.

More: Windows Central, Tech Times and Forbes

Atavist Insider:

The Atavist abandons native apps to focus on web, saying apps have poor discovery, slow approval, tech limitations, smaller readership — Goodbye, Native Mobile Apps — When we concocted the ideas that would become Atavist and The Atavist Magazine, in 2010, we did so amidst a frenzy …

More: Wired and Good E-Reader. Tweets: @ev_rat

Glenn Peoples / Billboard:

Deezer IPO filing shows firm spends 75%+ of revenue on rights holders, doesn't generate revenue from 40.2% of subscribers — Deezer's IPO Filing Shows Both Potential and Problems — The financial information in Deezer's filing for a public stock offering provides rare transparency …

More: Fortune and Music Ally. See also Mediagazer

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