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| The Hill: |
With Apple Pay, Apple could be regulated like a financial institution — Did Apple become a big bank? — Apple's move into mobile banking could bring the tech giant under the same federal regulations as financial institutions. — At a product launch event this week …
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Credit Slips, ValueWalk, Los Angeles Times and MarketWatch
| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Apple Pay's in-app checkout option competes directly with PayPal, could pose a greater threat if Apple offers checkout button for mobile web — Why Apple Pay Will Hurt PayPal — Apple's new payment system hopes to change the way people make purchases both in stores and in apps …
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PandoDaily, Bank Innovation, ReadWrite and CNNMoney.com
| Brett King / Finextra: |
Apple Pay cements NFC as the industry standard, accelerates the shift toward ubiquitous mobile payments — Africa, ApplePay and the iPhone 6: Resistance is futile — If you've followed my bullish ramblings on mobile payments here at Finextra, you'll know that talk of the coming ubiquitousness …
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9to5Mac and TechCrunch
| Apple: |
Apple Announces Record Pre-orders for iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Top Four Million in First 24 Hours — Available in More Than 20 Additional Countries on Friday, September 26 — Apple® today announced a record number of first day pre-orders of iPhone® 6 and iPhone 6 Plus …
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Engadget, MacRumors, The Next Web, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Re/code, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac, Neowin and Fortune
| Spiegel Online: |
Seeking to map the entire internet, NSA and GHCQ have broken into Deutsche Telekom's networks — The NSA Breach of Telekom and Other German Firms — According to top-secret documents from the NSA and the British agency GCHQ, the intelligence agencies are seeking to map the entire Internet, including end-user devices.
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The Intercept, Engadget, Reuters, Softpedia News, VentureBreak, The Verge, The Register and VentureBeat
| The Intercept: |
New Zealand Launched Mass Surveillance Project While Publicly Denying It — AUCKLAND, New Zealand—The New Zealand spy agency, the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), worked in 2012 and 2013 to implement a mass metadata surveillance system even as top government officials publicly insisted …
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The Intercept, Inquirer, The Register, RT, Guardian and Softpedia News
| Phil Spencer / Xbox Wire: |
Minecraft to Join Microsoft — By Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox — Today is an incredibly exciting day for our team as Mojang and the Minecraft franchise join Microsoft. Minecraft is one of the most popular video games of all time, with more than 100 million downloads, on PC alone, from players since its launch in 2009.
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TechCrunch
| Microsoft Corporation: |
Microsoft buys Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5B — Minecraft to join Microsoft — Iconic cross-platform franchise to become part of Microsoft Studios. — Microsoft Corp. today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Mojang, the celebrated Stockholm-based game developer, and the company's iconic “Minecraft” franchise.
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The Verge and The Next Web
| Christopher Williams / Telegraph: |
With no remaining carrier partners, UK phone retailer Phones 4U set to close its 720 outlets — Phones 4U collapses into administration as EE is final operator to hang up — Retailer's 720 outlets will not open on Monday, with 5,596 staff to be briefed by management …
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Engadget, BetaNews, Guardian, Android Police, BBC, Digital Trends, Inquirer, iMore, Business Insider, The Next Web, Guardian, PC Pro, The Register, SlashGear, Phones Review, Engadget and Reuters. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Leo Kelion / BBC: |
Google launches Android One smartphones for around $105 in India, supports seven local languages and offline YouTube playback — Android One smartphones released in India by three companies — The three new smartphones feature the Android One branding on their backs
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The Economic Times, The Economic Times, The Verge, Gizmodo, CNET, Gizmodo, BGR, CNET, 9to5Google, PC World, Re/code, BetaNews, Inquirer, Gigaom, MediaNama, ZDNet, The Next Web, ZDNet, Digital Trends, NDTV Gadgets, NDTV Gadgets, Android Central, Business Insider, Engadget, The Next Web, Electronista, Geek on Gadgets, Softpedia News, SlashGear, Android Central, Reuters, nirmaltv.com, nirmaltv.com, Technology Personalized, The Economic Times and Technology Personalized
| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Netflix makes its much-anticipated debut in France — Netflix has finally said ‘bonjour’ to France after the video-on-demand site marked its long-awaited arrival in the country, another part of its ambitious European expansion program. — Announced via a tweet, Netflix's imminent arrival …
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PC World, BGR, Reuters, Engadget, Financial Times, Gigaom, SlashGear and Associated Press. See also Mediagazer
| Chance Miller / 9to5Google: |
Motorola to restock the Moto 360 and open preorders for Moto X (including “Pure Edition") and Moto Hint on Tuesday — Motorola to open pre-orders for new Moto X, restock Moto 360 on Tuesday — Last week, Motorola finally took the wraps off of a handful of new products.Sponsor Posts
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