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September 18, 2014, 1:15 PM

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Tim Cook / Apple:

Tim Cook's letter on privacy takes aim at Google's business model, noting Apple doesn't monetize its users' personal information — A message from Tim Cook about Apple's commitment to your privacy. — At Apple, your trust means everything to us. That's why we respect your privacy …

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Craig Timberg / Washington Post:

With iOS 8, Apple no longer holds encryption keys, making it unable to decrypt user data for law enforcement — Apple will no longer unlock most iPhones, iPads for police — Apple said Wednesday night that it would no longer turn over data from most iPhones or iPads to police …

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Tony Romm / Politico:

Apple execs brief Congress on new products to allay privacy and security concerns

More: 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, The Verge and Electronista

Terrence O'Brien / Engadget:

Amazon announces $200 Kindle Voyage e-reader with 300 PPI 6" display and sensors for page-turning in the bezel — Amazon's $200 Kindle Voyage is the Rolls-Royce of e-readers — Perhaps Amazon sold a lot of 3G Paperwhites without special offers. Or maybe Kobo's Aura HD has quietly taken …

Dan Seifert / The Verge:

Amazon puts a new processor in the $379 Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, offers new $60 keyboard accessory — Amazon upgrades the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 with more speed and better sound — A new processor, sound engine, and keyboard accessory round out the upgrades — Last year, Amazon completely overhauled …

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Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:

Amazon releases Fire OS 4: Adds Firefly to tablets, integrates cloud

More: Amazon.com, PC World, SlashGear, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, Gotta Be Mobile, The Register, BetaNews, Electronista, AndroidGuys and Android Police

Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:

Amazon announces new Kindle Fire HD tablets: 7" model for $139, 6" model for $99

More: Amazon.com, Android and Me, Droid Life, Android Central, Gizmodo, Tom's Guide, The Next Web and Business Insider

Hayley Tsukayama / Washington Post:

Amazon moves further into hardware with six new Kindles, including an upgraded $79 e-reader with touch

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Josh Lowensohn / The Verge:

Amazon's new Family Library feature lets you share purchases as a household

More: The Verge

Anna Attkisson / Laptop Mag:

Kindle Fire HD Kids Edition starts at $149 with “no questions asked” replacements for two years

More: Amazon.com and GeekWire

Todd Brix / Building Apps for Windows:

Microsoft announces lifetime Dev Center registrations with one-time $19 fee for individuals — New Dev Center lifetime registration and benefits program — This month we are releasing several new features to enhance your development experience: the lifetime Dev Center account, and the new Dev Center Benefits program.

More: Inquirer, The Next Web, Tim Anderson's ITWriting, The Fire Hose, WinBeta, Windows Phone Central, WMPoweruser and MobileSyrup.com

Tim Devaney / The Hill:

New FTC rules, effective Dec. 8, require online retailers to ship goods on time or offer refund — New rules push Internet retailers to make quick deliveries — Internet retailers are facing new rules from the Federal Trade Commission requiring them to ship customers' orders …

More: Marketing Land, The Verge, BGR, VentureBreak and Engadget

Shara Tibken / CNET:

Profile of Kevin Lynch, the VP in charge of wearable software at Apple — Meet Kevin Lynch, once a Flash point, now winding up Apple Watch — The exec, who clashed with Apple while at Adobe, now runs the team working on wearable software at Apple — a vital role as the company expands into a new business.

More: iPhone in Canada Blog and Business Insider. Thanks:@rogerwcheng

Vlad Savov / The Verge:

Larry Page wants a Google 2.0 that will build cities and airports, report says — The world's got problems and the Google CEO is searching for solutions — As if self-driving cars, balloon-carried internet, or the eradication of death weren't ambitious enough projects …

More: The Information, 9to5Google, Ubergizmo, Engadget, Business Insider and The Next Web

Nancy Gohring / GeekWire:

Lost forever? Archive Team says TwitPic is blocking photo downloads before shutdown — A volunteer group that saves data at risk of disappearing when web sites die says the founder of TwitPic is blocking their efforts to record photos that have been uploaded to the site.

Tweets: @waxpancake. Thanks:@toddbishop

Chris Velazco / Engadget:

BlackBerry's latest Porsche Design smartphone is real, ridiculous — Well folks, the rumors and leaks were true (as usual): the heated BlackBerry/Porsche Design love affair has once again borne fruit, this in time in the form of the new Porsche Design P'9983.

More: IntoMobile, BlackBerry Press Room, Electronista, TechCrunch, Softpedia News, The Verge, SlashGear and Gizmodo

Kurt Wagner / Re/code:

New third-party iOS 8 keyboard Keymoji translates text into emojis as you type — New iOS 8 Keyboard Translates Your Text Into Emojis — Emoji-only conversation has arrived. — Keymoji, a downloadable keyboard available on iOS 8, actually converts your text into emojis as you type.

More: MacRumors, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, Scripting News and BGR. Tweets: @dannysullivan

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 launching in US on October 17th, pre-orders start tomorrow — The Galaxy Note 4 will launch in the United States beginning October 17th, Samsung announced today, and pre-orders for the company's latest phablet kick off tomorrow. AT&T has separately announced …

More: Samsung Mobile US Press, T-Mobile Newsroom, BGR, BetaNews, Engadget, The Next Web, Gigaom, Android Police, SlashGear, Pocketnow, TechnoBuffalo, AndroidGuys, Droid Life, TmoNews and AndroidGuys

Stephen Shankland / CNET:

iOS 8's mobile Safari adds support for key HTML5 standards like WebGL, IndexedDB and SPDY — iOS 8 brings big boost for Web programmers — Apple's newest operating system supports WebGL and IndexedDB, two standards that'll make websites much more capable on its mobile devices.

More: Sencha Blog and The Register. Tweets: @paul_irish and @sarasoueidan

Jessica Kwong / San Francisco Examiner:

Uber and Lyft drive a 65% decline in San Francisco taxi trips between March 2012 and July 2014 — Report says SF taxis suffering greatly — Just how big a hit the taxi industry has taken since app-based ride services like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar rose to popularity has been quantified …

More: Engadget, The Atlantic Online, WebProNews, CNET and Valleywag

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft cuts 747 employees in Washington state, 2,100 worldwide — Microsoft cuts another 2,100 employees worldwide — Summary: As part of a second wave of cuts announced in July, Microsoft is laying o 2,100 employees worldwide on September 18. — In round two of its previously …

More: GeekWire, Windows Phone Central and FierceCIO News

Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:

Identity Security Firm Ping Raises $35 Million From K.K.R. and Others — With the news of hacking and data theft dominating headlines, there would seem to be no better time for a security software provider to raise new money. And Ping Identity is wasting no time in collecting new funds.

More: Re/code, Gigaom and TechCrunch

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