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July 18, 2014, 3:25 PM

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Steve Dent / Engadget:

Google won't call games with in-app purchases free anymore (updated) — The European Commission has said that while Google addressed its concerns around games with in-app purchasing, Apple has yet to offer a strategy. Following hordes of complaints by outraged parents …

More: EU Press Room, The Verge, Guardian, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, PandoDaily, TechOne3, Tech Times, TechCrunch, WinBeta, 9to5Google, Inquirer, Gigaom, iPhone Hacks, SlashGear, Droid Life and iLounge

Dave Lee / BBC:

EU criticizes Apple for not offering “concrete and immediate solutions” to address in-app payment issues, says Google already taking steps — Apple scolded by Europe over in-app purchase protections — Some parents have been shocked by charges for additional features in free-to-download games

More: Daily Dot, Macworld, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gamasutra, Pocketnow, Electronista, iMore and destructoid

Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:

Yo raises a $1.5M seed round at a $5-10M valuation from Betaworks, Pete Cashmore, Tencent founders, others — An App That Just Says ‘Yo’ Has Raised $1.5 Million At A $5-10 Million Valuation — Simple notification app Yo has raised a $1.5 million seed round at a $5-10 million valuation, the company tells Business Insider.

More: betaworks, TechCrunch, PandoDaily, The Next Web and Mashable

Tweets: @ivanthek, @mikeisaac, @kevinroose, @fmanjoo, @borthwick, @paulrobertlloyd, @finansakrobat, @howells and @fromedome

Matt Brian / Engadget:

Amazon's Kindle Unlimited offers all-you-can-eat e-books for $10 a month — After teasing us with a possible launch, Amazon has confirmed Kindle Unlimited, its all-you-can-read e-book subscription service. For $9.99 per month, the new service offers 600,000 books and “thousands” of audiobooks across a range of devices.

Agam Shah / PC World:

Lenovo stops selling small-screen Windows tablets in the U.S. due to lack of demand — Lenovo has stopped selling Windows tablets with screen sizes under 10 inches in the U.S. due to lack of interest. — Lenovo has stopped selling two small-screen Windows tablets with 8-inch screens …

More: Engadget, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, 9to5Google, Gigaom, Ars Technica, TechnoBuffalo, FierceMobileIT News, Cult of Mac, SlashGear, Mashable, The Verge, The Tech Report, TechSpot, Softpedia News, Electronista, WinBeta, DailyTech and Neowin. Thanks:@bradchacos

Adam Lashinsky / Fortune:

Bill Campbell reflects on his relationship with Steve Jobs, Apple under Tim Cook, coaching leaders in tech — After 17 years, Bill Campbell steps down from Apple's board — Bill Campbell recalls Steve Jobs' invitation to join Apple's board of directors as the kind of request that takes your breath away.

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Tweets: @johndoerr and @daiwaka

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Longtime Apple board member Bill Campbell retires after 17 years; BlackRock director Sue Wagner to replace him

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Jordan Kahn / 9to5Google:

Google gives an early look at completely new Chrome OS experience dubbed Project Athena — Google's François Beaufort shared a screenshot today of a completely redesigned user experience for Chrome OS that he says the Chromium OS team is currently experimenting with.

More: Franç, LAPTOP Magazine, The Next Web and TechCrunch

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Dell starts accepting Bitcoin for online purchases from consumers and small businesses in the US — Dell today announced it has started accepting Bitcoin for all items available on Dell.com (including Alienware products). The company says it is “piloting” the digital currency for consumer …

More: The Coinbase Blog, Dell Community, PC Magazine, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, The Register, CoinDesk and NEWSBTC

Tweets: @markgurman and @michaeldell

Jared Newman / PC World:

Chrome's been eating your laptop's battery for years, but Google promises to fix it — Google is just now responding to a bug in Chrome for Windows that may have been sapping users' batteries for years. — Chrome's battery drain problem was brought to wider attention by Forbes contributor Ian Morris …

More: PC Magazine, Ars Technica, Engadget, The Verge, BGR, InvestorPlace, Ubergizmo, WinBeta, Windows Phone Central, Softpedia News, Geek.com, TechnoBuffalo and Redmond Pie. Tweets: @eugene_roserie

Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land:

At Last, Google Analytics App Comes To The iPhone — Google has released its official Google Analytics app for iPhone, now available for download in the app store. — The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, though is optimized for the iPhone 5. It requires iOS 6.0 or later.

More: 9to5Mac, 9to5Google, Macgasm, TodaysiPhone.com, MacNN, TechCrunch, iMore, Mashable, App Advice, Search Engine Watch, Geeky Gadgets, WebProNews, iPhone Hacks, The Next Web and Laughing Squid

Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:

TubeMogul Surges 48% In Its Debut After Cutting Its IPO Price — TubeMogul is having a strong first day of trading as a public company, rising nearly 50 percent in midday trading. The company went public for $7 per share, and is currently trading in the $10.30 range. — The IPO, however, came with caveats.

More: NASDAQ.com, The Technology Chronicles, AdExchanger, bizjournals, Silicon Valley Business …, Seeking Alpha, PR Newswire and silicontap.com. Tweets: @jasonlk

Sam Altman / Y Combinator Posthaven:

Y Combinator adds partners including Alexis Ohanian, makes Dalton Caldwell full-time partner — Welcome Scott, Dalton, Adora, Brett, Nicole, Alexis, and Qasar — We have a bunch of new additions to the YC team to announce. — Scott Bell is joining the YC software team.

More: Re/code and TechCrunch

Nellie Bowles / Re/code:

Airbnb Founder on Vagina Logo: “Go Ahead, Laugh All You Want” — Airbnb launched a new corporate logo yesterday, and everyone — including their dinner guests last night — had an opinion about it. — At the Verdi Club in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood, many of the guests …

More: The Awl. Tweets: @caseynewton, @andymangold, @startupljackson, @ia, @karaswisher and @nero

Michael Kan / PC World:

Baidu launches search engine for Brazil — China's Baidu is stepping into another major market with a search engine geared for Brazil, and is preparing to set up a research and development center in the country. — The search engine formally launched on Friday.

More: VentureBeat, ZDNet, ecns, WantChinaTimes-News, ValueWalk and Tech in Asia

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Forbes sells majority stake to Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments, company reportedly valued at $475M — Forbes Sells to Hong Kong Investment Group — Forbes Media, which has been on the market for about a year, has found a buyer: Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments …

More: Forbes, New York Times, Bloomberg, BuzzMachine, Wall Street Journal, AdAge, Business Insider, Fortune, Poynter, and Mashable. Tweets: @fmanjoo

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