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Ina Fried / Re/code:

Verizon Says It Has No Plans for Another App Store — Verizon threw cold water Wednesday on a report that it was in talks to set up another app store. — The Information reported that Verizon was talking with would-be partners about a marketplace designed to rival the Google Play storefront.

More: ReadWrite, Droid Life, BGR, 9to5Google and TechHive

Tweets: @amir, @amir, @amir, @amir, @amir, @amir, @amir, @amir, @amir, @karlbode and @ldignan

Dan Seifert / The Verge:

Verizon to launch its own app store to compete with Google Play, claims report — Verizon is going to launch its own app store in an effort to compete with the Google Play Store on Android devices, claims a report from The Information. The new store will be available globally and is the result …

More: The Information, CITEworld, Liliputing, FierceWireless, Light Reading, Android Central, DSLreports, Gigaom, Engadget, Pocketnow, Android Authority, TechnoBuffalo, SlashGear, Phandroid and Electronista. Tweets: @nateingraham

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Uber Opens Its API With 11 Launch Partners, Including OpenTable, TripAdvisor, and United Airlines — We told you it was coming, and here it is: Last week, my colleague Josh Constine reported that Uber was preparing to release an API that would enable its on-demand ride-hailing service to be integrated into a number of third party apps.

More: Re/code, GeekWire, Wall Street Journal, AppleInsider, The Daily Dot, Tnooz, TechHive, Uber Blog, Entrepreneur, iMore, 9to5Google, The Verge, iPhone Hacks, Engadget, The Next Web, AndroidHeadlines.com, MacNN, WebProNews and TIME

Tweets: @brit, @sama and @joshelman

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TrustedSec:

Hackers used Heartbleed vulnerability to exploit 4.5M patient records at Community Health Systems — CHS Hacked via Heartbleed Vulnerability — As many of you may have already been aware, a breach at Community Health Systems (CHS) affecting an estimated 4.5 million patients was recently revealed.

More: Bloomberg, The Register, Electronista, SecurityWeek, CSO Online Steve Ragan, SC Magazine, TIME, Reuters, HealthITSecurity.com, BBC, Gigaom, theWHIR.com, Help Net Security, Mashable, Engadget, Darknet, Inquirer, CNNMoney.com and Softpedia News

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Samsung's first Nook tablet arrives at Barnes & Noble today for $179 — Samsung is becoming Barnes & Noble's first partner to create a Nook-branded tablet today with the unveiling and release of the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. The name is a mouthful, but it basically means that the tablet …

Terrence O'Brien / Engadget:

Hands-on with the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook: the same Samsung hardware with deep Nook integration

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Service Marketplace Thumbtack Raises $100M Round Led By Google Capital — Thumbtack, a company that connects customers with local service providers, just announced that it has raised $100 million in new funding. — The round was led by Google Capital (the search giant's later-stage investment fund) …

More: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, VentureBeat, PE Hub Blog, Business Insider, Forbes, WebProNews and silicontap.com

Yoree Koh / Wall Street Journal:

Twitter to Remove Images of the Deceased Upon Families' Request — Twitter said on Tuesday it will remove images of deceased individuals at the request of family members, a move that comes a week after Robin Williams's daughter said she is quitting the platform after being sent disturbing photo-shopped images of her father's death.

More: Gigaom, PC World, BetaNews, Engadget, The Register, SocialTimes, SlashGear, Gizmodo, Reuters, NationalJournal.com, The Next Web, Wired, CNET, ABC News, The Verge, Neowin and Electronista. Tweets: @wexler. See also Mediagazer

Siraj Datoo / BuzzFeed:

Twitter To Suspend Accounts Of Anyone Tweeting Graphic Images Of Journalist's Alleged Execution

More: Re/code, Mediaite and TechCrunch. Tweets: @dickc. See also Mediagazer

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

iOS 8 turns up evidence of another possible iPhone 6 resolution: a larger 828 x 1472 — Early this year, we heard from a source that Apple had been testing multiple resolutions for the iPhone 6's larger display, including a resolution of 960 x 1704. As we outlined, the benefit of that resolution …

Mat Honan / Wired:

Vine now lets users import existing videos from the camera roll, adds editing features — Vine Grows Up, Lets You Edit and Upload Existing Video — The six-second, looping-video-sharing service Vine announced several new tools today designed to make it easier to shoot and edit videos from your phone.

More: Vine blog, The Verge, VentureBeat, Marketing Land, 9to5Mac, Engadget, iMore, Re/code, SlashGear, TechCrunch, Gizmodo and Guardian

Tweets: @dickc, @jyarow, @jyarow, @notpatrick and @jyarow

AppleInsider:

Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac launches with OS X 10.10 Yosemite support, speed boosts, more — Parallels on Wednesday announced the release of Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac with built-in support for Apple's upcoming OS X 10.10 Yosemite, faster Windows app performance, better battery life and immediate availability for existing users.

More: Business Wire, Gizmodo, Macworld, 9to5Mac, ZDNet, Ars Technica, AppleTell, iMore, The Mac Observer, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, Ubergizmo, iClarified, App Advice, PCR: Stream, MacRumors and Mashable

Marguerite Reardon / CNET:

AT&T to deliver 1Gbps broadband to Silicon Valley — AT&T announced Wednesday that Cupertino will be the first community in Silicon Valley that will get its U-verse with GigaPower 1Gbps broadband service. — AT&T — AT&T has announced the first city in Silicon Valley that will get its 1Gbps fiber service.

More: Engadget, Re/code, Macworld, Mercury News, The Technology Chronicles, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, App Advice, VoIP Watch, 9to5Mac, Electronista and FierceTelecom News

Paul Ingrassia / Reuters:

Google's driverless cars designed to exceed speed limit by up to 10mph for better safety — Look, no hands! Test driving a Google car — (Reuters) - The car stopped at stop signs. It glided around curves. It didn't lurch or jolt. The most remarkable thing about the drive was that it was utterly unremarkable.

More: BBC, Inquirer, BetaBoston, Telegraph, WebProNews, Gizmodo, TechSpot, SlashGear, Geek.com and VentureBeat

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:

IDC: Tablets with cellular voice capabilities are getting traction in Asia Pacific — Talking On Tablets On The Rise In Asia — The phone-sized tablet — aka the phablet — was born in Asia, so it's fitting that the region is now apparently driving a trend for talking on even larger slabs of glass and plastic.

More: IDC, ZDNet, Pocketnow, The Next Web, BetaNews, ITworld.com, Softpedia News and PC Magazine

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