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September 11, 2014, 1:20 PM
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New York Times:
Apple delays launch of new iPhones in China, possibly because they haven't been approved by regulators  —  Release of iPhone 6 Delayed in China  —  BEIJING — Apple is facing a potential setback in China, one of its biggest and fastest-growing markets, after the much-anticipated introductions …
Dan DeSilva / 9to5Mac:
Apple revamps retail store process for buying products on launch day with new digital queueing system  —  Apple aims to make buying an iPhone 6 easier at its stores with new digital queue system  —  Apple has its product launches down to a science.  But sometimes issues arise and not everyone can …
Killian Bell / Cult of Mac:
iPhone 6 vs. iPhone 6 Plus: notable differences include the display, camera, battery life  —  Big vs. bigger: Which iPhone 6 deserves a place in your pocket? … For the second consecutive year, Apple has delivered not one but two new iPhones.  Unlike the iPhone 5c, however …
Matt Margolis / WallStreetForensics.com:
Sapphire screens miss new iPhones “by weeks” due to finishing issues resulting in low yields  —  Sapphire Screens Miss The Apple iPhone 6 Launch By “Weeks”  —  I have been busy on the phone checking in with my supply chain sources.  Since Apple announced the iPhone 6 yesterday people are beginning to talk.
Benjamin Clymer / HODINKEE:
A Watch Guy's Thoughts On The Apple Watch After Seeing It In The Metal (Tons Of Live Photos)  —  I'm not even sure we can call it a watch.  Okay, it goes on the wrist, and it happens to tell the time, but that's about where the similarities between Apple's just announced watch and the hand-assembled …
Leander Kahney / Cult of Mac:
Apple Watch locks when skin contact is broken as security precaution for mobile payments
Cade Metz / Wired:
Uber's Revenue Is 12 Times The Size of Lyft's, New Study Says  —  The bitter battle between Uber and Lyft isn't exactly a close fight.  —  According to new research that draws on credit and debit card transactions by 3.8 million Americans, Uber's revenue was about 12 times that of its rival between May 2013 and May 2014.
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Emerging Technology From the arXiv:
How the SuperVision algorithm, developed in 2012, marked the turning point in image recognition when machines surpassed humans  —  The Revolutionary Technique That Quietly Changed Machine Vision Forever  —  Machines are now almost as good as humans at object recognition …
Sebastian Anthony / ExtremeTech:
Western Digital unveils world's first 10TB hard drive: Helium-filled, shingled recording  —  In what can only be described as the hard drive equivalent of Game of Thrones, Western Digital's HGST has announced the world's first 10-terabyte hard drive: the helium-filled Ultrastar He10.
Kia Kokalitcheva / VentureBeat:
Not to be outdone by rival Stripe, Braintree announces Apple Pay support  —  Yesterday was a huge — huge! — day for Apple, as it unveiled new and bigger phones, its first smartwatch, and a new wireless, NFC-based payments system: Apple Pay.  —  Apple announced a long list of financial …
Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code:
Brad Garlinghouse Out as CEO of Hightail  —  Brad Garlinghouse, the former Yahoo executive tapped two years ago to transform the company formerly known as YouSendit into the file-sharing company Hightail, has left the company.  —  Garlinghouse confirmed the move to Re/code.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Leaked Windows 9 screenshots reveal virtual desktops, windowed “modern” apps, and more  —  Leaked Windows 9 screenshots reveal the future of the desktop  —  Leaked Windows 9 screenshots have surfaced previously, but this time we're getting a closer look at how the desktop is transforming in the future release of Windows.
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
Peer-To-Peer Airport Car Rental Startup FlightCar Raises Another $13.5M Led By GGV Capital  —  FlightCar wants to enable its users to rent out their cars at airports all around the country, and today is announcing that it has raised an additional $13.5 million to help fund that expansion.
Alexander Howard / E Pluribus Unum:
“Internet Slowdown Day” sends over 111,000* new comments on net neutrality to FCC  —  Today, dozens of websites “slowed down” for a cause, collectively advocating against Open Internet rules proposed by the Federal Communication.  None of the participants in today's “Internet Slowdown Day” …
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Microsoft previews Azure's Live Streaming and Content Protection, makes Media Indexer generally available  —  Microsoft today released the public previews of Live Streaming and Content Protection offerings as part of its Azure Media Services suite.  At the same time, the company announced …
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
New U2 album gets pushed to iTunes users by default, may appear on your iPhone automatically  —  U2's new album is showing up on your iPhone whether you want it or not  —  U2's new Songs of Innocence.  —  U2  —  I'm not here to tell you what music you should be listening to …

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The Wrap:
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Denise Petski / Deadline:
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The Athletic:
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
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David Ruddock / Android Police:
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