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March 29, 2016, 9:20 AM

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Russell Brandom / The Verge:

DoJ withdraws legal action against Apple after method to access San Bernardino shooter's iPhone proved successful — Apple's San Bernardino fight is officially over as government confirms working attack — After months of work, the FBI finally has a way into the San Bernardino iPhone.

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Apple on DoJ's withdrawal of iPhone unlock case: this case should never have been brought; case raised issues that deserve a national conversation — FBI Accessed San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone Without Apple, Drops Litigation — SAN FRANCISCO — The Justice Department (DOJ) …

More: AppleInsider, Gizmodo, New York Times, Vox, Pocketnow, VatorNews, MacNN, ABC News, BGR, Tech Insider, The Next Web, MacStories and Neowin

Tweets: @hshaban, @sheeraf and @hshaban

Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:

Source: Yahoo sets April 11 deadline to submit preliminary bids for core Web business and Asian assets — Yahoo Sets April 11 Deadline to Submit Preliminary Bids — Microsoft has discussed financing a Yahoo bid with private-equity firms — Yahoo Inc. has given potential suitors two weeks …

More: Tech Trader Daily, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Tech Times, The Tech Portal, Light Reading, Search Engine Roundtable, Reuters, SiliconBeat, International Business Times, Business Insider, CNET and Fortune. Tweets: @ericjackson

James Niccolai / PCWorld:

Court filings show Oracle is seeking up to $9.3B in damages from Google for using Java in Android as new trial is set to begin on May 9 — Oracle seeks $9.3 billion for Google's use of Java in Android — The figure appears in a report by Oracle's damages expert, which Google strongly contests

More: TechEye, Fortune, Fone Arena, Silicon Republic, SlashGear, ITProPortal, Investor's Business Daily and Business Insider. Tweets: @dtunkelang

Maciej Ceglowski / Pinboard Blog:

Pinboard founder says IFTTT's platform migration imposes onerous terms on service providers, and recommends alternatives like Zapier or Botize — My Heroic and Lazy Stand Against IFTTT … © Nine Fives Software. Problems or questions? Contact <support@pinboard.in>

More: Six Colors. Tweets: @ifttt, @ltibbets, @pinboard, @ifttt, @conoro and @jsnell

Cho Mu-hyun / ZDNet:

Samsung launches Samsung Pay in China in partnership with UnionPay — Samsung Pay launches in China, competes with Apple — After much hype, Samsung Pay has launched in China where it will compete with rival services such as Apple Pay and Huawei Pay. — Samsung officially launched Samsung Pay …

More: Samsung Newsroom, Fortune, Mashable, BBC, International Business Times, TechnoBuffalo, CNET, The Verge, The Next Web, Digital Trends, Asia Times, The Korea Heald, Android Beat, TechCrunch, Pocketnow, Engadget, SlashGear and VentureBeat

Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:

iPad Pro 9.7" review: build quality, performance, Apple Pencil great as expected, but unlike larger Pro model, it ships with 2GB RAM, which may prove limiting — 9.7-inch iPad Pro review: What makes something “Pro” anyway? — The smaller Pro straddles the line between the 12.9-inch version and the Air 2.

More: Macworld, Computerworld, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, International Business Times, Patently Apple and MacDailyNews. Thanks:@ravichandrans25

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:

Apple acknowledges iOS 9 crashing bugs when tapping links, fix coming ‘soon’ with a software update — Since posting our original story, we have heard from a lot of readers that are affected by iOS 9 crashes or app hangs when tapping links, spanning multiple iOS versions (not just 9.3) and devices.

More: Guardian, Inquirer, Tech Insider, Mashable, iPhone Hacks, Tnooz, iPhone in Canada Blog, Newser, iMore, MacNN and MacStories

Tweets: @bzamayo and @steipete

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:

As shift to algorithmic feed looms, brands and bloggers on Instagram try to get you to turn on notifications by posting reminders — Instagrammers really want you to turn on notifications to avoid death by algorithm — Instagram today is an endless sea of meaningless posts asking you to turn …

More: The FADER, Tech Times, BuzzFeed, BBC, Ubergizmo, Social Media Today, Forbes, Digital Trends, Droid Life, Motherboard, CNNMoney, Pocketnow, Engadget, BetaNews, Lifehacker, Business Insider, The Verge, Re/code and The Next Web

Tweets: @instagram, @niczaira, @kristenlanae, @krisfadeley, @shanselman and @caseynewton

Vlad Savov / The Verge:

Soundcloud is launching a $12.99 subscription music service — Version 4 of the Soundcloud iOS app has been released today, and its update notes carry news of an as-yet-unannounced new service: Soundcloud Go. Free for the first 30 days and $12.99 per month thereafter …

More: TechCrunch, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Engadget, Re/code, Gizmodo, MacRumors, Business Insider, Liliputing and Music Ally. Tweets: @jasonlk

Cory Weinberg / The Information:

Facebook Messenger source code hints at an in-store purchase service, “secret conversations”, and calendar sync between users — Facebook Messenger Prepares In-Store Purchase Service — Tucked inside the code for Facebook's Messenger are clues for how the chat app plans …

Brady Dale / The New York Observer:

Blogger sparks debate with demand that Genius Web Annotator allow opt-outs and abuse reporting feature — Genius Web Annotator vs. One Young Woman With a Blog — Can annotating text online straighten out our collective reasoning, or will it just be a new vector for trolls?

More: Slate, Motherboard, Vijith Assar, Re/code and Glenn Fleishman writes words …. Tweets: @glennf. See also Mediagazer

Ben Kuchera / Polygon:

Oculus confirms devs free to sell Rift games on Steam, other platforms — The Oculus Rift has officially launched, and the first units should be arriving at the homes of early adopters today. You can read our full review, and Oculus has just detailed a very important aspect of its business …

More: Developer Center, store.steampowered.com, What's New, AnandTech, VentureBeat, Tech Times and Digital Trends

Tweets: @jason_rubin and @benkuchera

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