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March 29, 2016, 11:45 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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BuzzFeed:

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, VatorNews, Pocketnow, MacNN, ABC News, MacStories, Tech Insider, BGR, Neowin and The Next Web

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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: Infinite Diaries, Computerworld, The Verge, iMore, Guardian, TIME, TechnoBuffalo, MacNN, Yahoo Tech, Tech Insider, Inquirer, iPhone Hacks, The Loop, Tnooz, iPhone in Canada Blog, InvestorPlace and Newser. Tweets: @bzamayo

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Nintendo's first smartphone app, Miitomo, arrives in the U.S. and other markets this Thursday — Nintendo's first smartphone application, “Miitomo,” now has a U.S. launch date: March 31st. In addition, the company says it will also be available in several other countries at the same time.

More: Business Wire, 9to5Mac, CNET, The Next Web, Business Insider, Engadget, The Verge, PC Advisor, GottaBeMobile and Kotaku

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

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

SoundCloud launches SoundCloud Go music subscription service for $9.99/month in US — It's Go time for SoundCloud: $9.99 tier aims to rival Spotify with millions of premium music tracks — SoundCloud is often billed as the “YouTube for audio” because of its huge trove of user-generated music …

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, 9to5Google, Fortune, Mashable, BBC, CNET, International Business Times, TechnoBuffalo, The Verge, The Next Web, Pocketnow, SlashGear, VentureBeat, Engadget, TechCrunch, Asia Times, The Korea Heald, Android Beat and Digital Trends

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

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: ZDNet, Inquirer, InfoWorld, TechEye, Tech Times, Fone Arena, Fortune, ITProPortal, Silicon Republic, SlashGear, 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, @pinboard, @ltibbets, @ifttt, @conoro and @jsnell

Ian Paul / PCWorld:

Canonical's first Ubuntu tablet, BQ Aquaris M10, running Ubuntu OS version 15.04, is available for pre-order starting at $291, ships early April — The world's first Ubuntu tablet opens preorders, converging PCs and mobile devices — Canonical's first convergence device is here with the ability …

More: Softpedia News, BetaNews, Engadget, Ubergizmo, Techaeris, Maximum PC, OSNews, Digital Trends and PhonesReviews UK

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

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