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| Owen Hill / Mojang: |
Mojang's founders to leave the company after Microsoft's acquisition — Yes, we're being bought by Microsoft — Yes, the deal is real. Mojang is being bought by Microsoft. — It was reassuring to see how many of your opinions mirrored those of the Mojangstas when we heard the news.
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| 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.
| 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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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Microsoft buys Mojang, Minecraft: Five reasons it makes strategic sense — Summary: Microsoft's purchase of Minecraft creator Mojang appears to be strategically sound and lines up with the company's mobile ambitions as well as the need to cultivate future customers Windows as well as its cloud properties.| 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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| 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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| 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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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
T-Mobile to Upgrade iPhone “Test-Drive” Units to iOS 8, With iPhone 6 Coming — T-Mobile, which has been letting potential customers try out an iPhone 5s for free, says it wants to incorporate Apple's latest technology into its program. — The carrier told Re/code that it will start upgrading …
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| Boing Boing: |
Several Massachusetts libraries installing Tor on all public PCs, coordinating privacy classes — Radical Librarianship: how ninja librarians are ensuring patrons' electronic privacy … It's no secret that libraries are among our most democratic institutions.
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| 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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| 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, Business Insider, Android Police, MacRumors, BBC, Guardian, Guardian, iMore, Digital Trends, Inquirer, Phones Review, The Next Web, PC Pro, SlashGear, Reuters, The Register and Engadget. Tweets: @tomwarren
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