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September 7, 2014, 10:55 PM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple's wearable will come with an App Store; Facebook and several other big developers already have access to a pre-release SDK  —  Apple wearable to run third-party apps, big developers already seeded SDK  —  Apple's upcoming wearable device, based on iOS, will run third-party applications and …
Christina Farr / Reuters:
Apple has invited several top fashion editors and bloggers to its Tuesday media event  —  Apple courts fashionistas as smartwatch expectations mount  —  (Reuters) - Apple Inc has invited top fashion editors and bloggers in unprecedented numbers to its Tuesday launch gala …
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apparent Working 4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Reveals Home Screen Layout, Passbook Icon With Payments [Updated]  —  Chinese site cnBeta highlights a series of photos posted by Weibo user zzray showing what is claimed to be an official, functional, and activated iPhone 6.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Disney stores add NFC credit card readers and Apple stores upgrade iBeacons ahead of iPhone launch  —  Apple and Disney Stores upgrading iBeacons and NFC scanners ahead of iPhone 6 launch  —  Apple and longtime partner Disney this week are bolstering their stores with upgraded versions …
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Apple Dominating Shipping Capacity Out Of China With New iPhones  —  According to several sources, Apple has already begun flexing its supply chain muscles by shipping so many units of upcoming devices from its manufacturing facilities to sales outlets that it is causing delays for other manufacturers.
Bloomberg:
CenturyLink Said to Seek to Acquire Rackspace Hosting  —  CenturyLink Inc. (CTL), the Louisiana-based landline phone service provider, is seeking to acquire Rackspace Hosting Inc. (RAX) to further expand into cloud-computing services, according to people familiar with the situation.
Matt McFarland / Washington Post:
The unstoppable TI-84 Plus: How an outdated calculator still holds a monopoly on classrooms  —  In the ruthlessly competitive world of technology, where companies rush the latest gadget to market and slash prices to stay competitive, the TI-84 Plus is an anomaly.
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
An Inside Look At The Development Of Samsung's Gear VR At Oculus With CEO Brendan Iribe  —  Oculus VR is the key platform partner behind Samsung's new Gear VR, having co-developed the hardware and having built the Oculus Mobile software development kit and first party demonstration apps entirely in-house.
Liz Gannes / Re/code:
Reddit bans infamous subreddit used as a hub for stolen celebrity photos after a week of “whack-a-mole” for moderators  —  Reddit Bans Celebrity Photo Forums After a Week of “Whack-a-Mole”  —  Six days after stolen naked photos of celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence …
Yuki Yamaguchi / Bloomberg:
Rakuten in talks to buy US online retailer Ebates for about $950M in bid to expand overseas  —  Rakuten in Talks to Buy U.S. Online Retailer Ebates  —  Rakuten Inc. (4755), controlled by billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, fell as much as 4.4 percent in Tokyo after the owner of Japan's largest online mall …

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