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George Chen / South China Morning Post:

EXCLUSIVE: China to lift ban on Facebook - but only within Shanghai free-trade zone — Beijing has made the landmark decision to lift a ban on internet access within the Shanghai Free-trade Zone to foreign websites considered politically sensitive by the Chinese government, including Facebook …

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Ryan Whitwam / Android Police:

Full Remote Device Lockdown Is Now Live In The Android Device Manager, Instantly Overrides Previous Lock Settings With Specified Password — In our recent APK/website teardown, we unearthed Android's upcoming remote device lock functionality through Google Play Services, and now it has quietly gone live in the Android Device Manager.

Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:

Teardown Shows iPhone 5S Costs at Least $199 to Build, $173 for the 5C — New iPhones always gladden the hearts of the analysts at the research firm IHS, because it means it's time to tear the phones apart. — This year's iPhone teardown project was twice as much fun …

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CNBC:

Twitter IPO home still in flux, no decision on NYSE: Sources — Not so fast, New York Stock Exchange. — Despite a report that Twitter had chosen to list its initial public offering on the NYSE, sources tell CNBC that Twitter is only leaning toward the Big Board, and that no final decision has yet been made.

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Chris Ciaccia / TheStreet.com:

Exclusive: Twitter Picks NYSE for $1.5B IPO

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John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:

What Does Prem Watsa See in BlackBerry? — © University of Waterloo, Graphics, Photo/Imaging — With the announcement of its proposed $4.7 billion takeover bid, Fairfax Financial Holdings and its chairman, Prem Watsa, answered the long-running question, “Who would ever buy BlackBerry?”

More: Quartz and The Verge

DealBook:

BlackBerry Buyout Offer Raises Array of Questions

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Ellis Hamburger / The Verge:

Purported iOS 7 bug logs users out of popular apps like Mailbox and Snapchat — An apparent bug in Apple's iOS 7 software is repeatedly logging users out of several apps like Mailbox, Snapchat, and Loom. The Verge has confirmed the issue directly with a few of the affected companies.

More: iPhone in Canada Blog, MacStories, Phones Review, App Advice, iMore, iPhone Hacks, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, Softpedia News and GeekWire

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple launches faster iMacs with 802.11ac WiFi, Pro graphics, improved Flash — Apple has launched an updated line of iMacs with faster processors, improved graphics, faster 802.11ac WiFi connectivity, and improved Flash storage. The new iMacs are now available from Apple's online store.

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Tweets: @tim_stevens and @benedictevans

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Following criticism & lawsuit, Apple refunding Breaking Bad iTunes Season Passes — In August, we noted that iTunes was offering Season Passes of the popular show Breaking Bad in a split-up format. For Season 5 of the show, the first eight episodes was under one iTunes purchase …

More: The Verge, MacRumors, Examiner, Business Insider, BBC, Engadget, IntoMobile, TechnoBuffalo, Gotta Be Mobile, iPhone, blog.chron.com, iMore, I4U News, App Advice, The Next Web, Inquirer, AppleInsider, Forbes, Gizmodo and Insanely Great Mac

Tweets: @gaberivera and @mikebeas

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Dan Seifert / The Verge:

Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 now available for pre-order — As Microsoft announced at its launch event yesterday, the new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 tablets are now available for pre-order, with shipments expected for October 21st. The Surface 2 starts at $449 for the 32GB model, while the 64GB version is $549.

More: New Yorker, Examiner, BetaNews and WinBeta

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Pinterest Appeals To Publishers With New Article Pins, Pushes To Become A Bookmarking & “Read It Later” Service — Only days after announcing the launch of ads, social networking site Pinterest is now making an appeal to publishers. The company is today rolling out an updated “article” …

More: Oh, How Pinteresting!, The Verge, GigaOM and HubSpot's Inbound …. See also Mediagazer

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

After botched debut, new Apple TV update is back with fixes — After releasing a buggy version of new Apple TV software last week (and subsequently removing it from download) Apple has issued a new version of the update to Apple TV users. The new version is labeled Apple TV Software 6.0, and it comes in at build number 11A502.

More: VentureBeat, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, GigaOM, The Verge, MacRumors, SlashGear, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone, Electronista, iMore, CNET, GadgetGuide4U and Engadget. See also Mediagazer

Jason Del Rey / AllThingsD:

Intuit Overhauls QuickBooks Online as Competition for Small Businesses Ramps Up — Intuit today is unveiling a drastic overhaul of its QuickBooks Online accounting software for small businesses. The redesign takes visual cues from Mint.com, the personal finance website that Intuit acquired in 2009 …

More: TechCrunch, The Next Web, PC World and Entrepreneur. Tweets: @flyosity

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

EBay Debuts Its Answer To Amazon Lockers: Click & Collect At Retail Stores, While eBay Now Goes Abroad — E-commerce giant eBay today made its latest moves to blur the lines between online and offline commerce, and it's chosen the UK to do it: it launched a new “Click & Collect” service …

More: The Next Web, Business Wire, VentureBeat, ZDNet, Inquirer, internetretailer.com and The Verge

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Adobe Unveils Photoshop and Premiere Elements 12 for Mac — Adobe today released new versions of Photoshop and Premiere Elements, its lower-cost photo and video editing software aimed at consumers. Photoshop Elements 12 and Premiere Elements 12 have been revamped with several new features, focusing heavily on mobile integration.

More: BetaNews, The Verge, Inquirer, VentureBeat, iClarified, Softpedia News, 9to5Mac, Electronista, I4U News, CNET, iMore, TUAW, Gizmodo, Macworld, Engadget, AppleInsider and The Next Web

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Google Apologizes, Says Gmail Uptime Not Affected By Yesterday's Email Delivery Delays — Google has apologized and offered up an explanation of sorts for yesterday's lengthy issues involving Gmail delivery delays. For those who receive so little email that you may have missed this …

More: Gmail Blog, The Verge, The Next Web, GeekWire and InfoWorld

Kaylene Hong / The Next Web:

Messaging service Line gets updated with video calls and Vine-like Snap Movie feature — Japanese messaging service Line is moving beyond just texts and stickers to include video features, as it continues introducing new (and more creative) ways of communicating in its march to become a content platform.

More: LINE official blog, TechCrunch, Tech in Asia, SlashGear and Engadget

Ki Mae Heussner / GigaOM:

Finally, FDA tells mobile health app developers what it plans to regulate — More than two years after issuing its draft guidance on the regulation of mobile health apps, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finally released its final guidelines. — By some counts, there are about …

More: PC Magazine, The Verge, New York Times, AllThingsD, Engadget, Computerworld, WebProNews and VentureBeat

Min-Jeong Lee / Wall Street Journal:

Samsung Display, LG Display Call Truce in Patent War — South Korean Panel Makers Seek to Cooperate — SEOUL-Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co. have agreed to end courtroom battles over display-technology patents and explore cooperation, highlighting competitive pressures in the market for next-generation displays.

More: Inquirer, SlashGear, Engadget, Android Community and Mashable

Kristin Burnham / InformationWeek:

Yahoo Recycled Emails: Users Find Security Surprises — Some Yahoo users who took advantage of recycled IDs report they're getting emails intended for the old account holders — including personal data. — Start The — When Tom Jenkins, an IT security professional …

More: The Verge and Gotta Be Mobile

Mat Smith / Engadget:

Samsung ISOCELL smartphone camera sensors promise better colors in low-light — Samsung's offering up spoilers at what we can expect from future Galaxy smartphones — already. They will likely feature ISOCELL, the company's new CMOS imaging sensor. It adds “advanced pixel technology” …

More: SAMSUNG TOMORROW Global, GigaOM, 9to5Google, Pocket-lint, pocketnow.com, Android Beat, Droid Life, MobileBurn.com, Softpedia News, AndroidHeadlines.com and Android Community

Takashi Amano / Bloomberg:

Applied Materials to Buy Tokyo Electron for $9.39 Billion — Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT), the largest chipmaking equipment supplier, agreed to acquire Tokyo Electron Ltd. (8035) for $9.39 billion in stock in the largest deal for a Japanese company from outside the country in six years.

More: Digits, GigaOM, Reuters, Tech Trader Daily, Associated Press, DealBook, Pulse 2.0 and Wall Street Journal

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