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Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Apple releases iOS 8.0.2 with fixes to cellular, touch ID issues; says only 40K iPhone 6/6+ devices affected by 8.0.1 bugs — Apple Releases iOS 8.0.2 With Fix for Cellular Issues, Broken Touch ID — Apple has just released iOS 8..2, its second update to iOS 8 designed …

More: Business Insider, 9to5Mac, iMore, BetaNews, VentureBeat, AppleInsider, The Verge, The Next Web, blog.chron.com, Wall Street Journal, O'Grady's PowerPage, OS X Daily, Naked Security, Guardian, SiliconANGLE, GeekWire and eWeek

Tweets: @cnbctech, @ajorama and @dsilverman

Bloomberg:

Manager in charge of iOS testing was in charge of testing Maps during 2012 debacle; a look inside the team's procedures — Apple's IPhone Software Snafu Has Links to Flawed Maps — Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s release of a software update that cut off people's ability to make calls from their iPhones …

More: Business Insider, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac and MacDailyNews

Tweets: @ethank, @lessien, @nateboateng, @mgrooves and @johnpaczkowski

Josh Lowensohn / The Verge:

A behind-the-scenes look at Apple's iPhone testing facilities — Inside the building where Apple tortures the iPhone 6 — A few blocks away from Apple's bustling campus in Cupertino is a rather nondescript building. Inside is absolutely the last place on earth you'd want to be if you were an iPhone.

More: CNBC, Re/code, Gizmodo, iMore, The Next Web, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Business Insider, MacRumors, TUAW, Electronista, iPhone in Canada Blog, App Advice, Ubergizmo and Mashable

Tweets: @dansinker, @bhatnaturally, @pkedrosky and @sharonprofis

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Apple: Bending in iPhone 6 Plus From Normal Use ‘Extremely Rare’, Only 9 Customers Have Complained — Apple has commented on the ongoing complaints about the iPhone 6 Plus bending in user pockets, telling CNBC that the new iPhones include steel/titanium inserts to reinforce stress locations …

The Huffington Post:

FBI discussed marketing of device encryption settings with Google and Apple; director says he's “very concerned” — FBI Director James Comey ‘Very Concerned’ About New Apple, Google Privacy Features — WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that he was …

Gail Sullivan / Washington Post:

Social network Ello, which unlike Facebook does not enforce real names, sees rapid growth amid interest from LGBT community — Social network Ello gets boost after Facebook boots drag queens — “You are not a product,” its manifesto declares. It decries social networks that track and record …

Andy Baio / ello.co:

With its $435K seed funding, Ello is unlikely to sustain its “ad-free” model, and will need to turn a profit — Building something like Ello costs money. They have a team of at least seven people, and have worked on it for months. That doesn't come cheap.

More: Betabeat, The Next Web, Medium and Tech Times

Tweets: @waxpancake, @benjaminjackson, @bryce, @exiledsurfer, @kimcooper, @joshconstine, @scottbeale, @mmasnick and @sinequanon

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

New Mac Mini Finally Coming in October Alongside New iPads? — At just under two years since its last update, the Mac mini seems to have become the forgotten part of Apple's Mac lineup, with a number of fans of the small desktop waiting for any word of a potential update.

More: Ubergizmo, InvestorPlace, AppleInsider, TechnoBuffalo, Redmond Pie, SlashGear and 9to5Mac

Rachel Whetstone / Google Europe Blog:

News Corp says Google makes a platform for piracy, stifles competition, more; Google responds — Dear Rupert — Last week, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp sent an open letter to the European Commission complaining about Google. We wanted to share our perspective so you can judge the arguments on their merits.

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Tweets: @wblau, @bbckamal and @dannysullivan

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Sal Cangeloso / Geek.com:

Seek Thermal: A $199 thermal cam add-on for iOS and Android — This summer FLIR released the first consumer-friendly thermal camera. The $300 “terminator vision” camera was built into a an iPhone case which streamlined the design and protected the camera, but also meant that the case was outdated as soon as the iPhone 6 was released.

More: The Next Web, Electronista, CNET, BroadwayWorld.com, Re/code, CNET, BGR, VentureBeat, Greenbot, AndroidHeadlines.com, PetaPixel, Android Police and Gizmodo

Stephen Hall / 9to5Google:

Motorola Shamu (Nexus 6/X): 5.92" screen, 2560 x 1440 QHD resolution, 498 PPI display, 3,200 mAh battery — Exclusive: This is ‘Shamu,’ Motorola's upcoming Nexus 6/X — Yes, it looks like a Moto X. But it has a 5.9-inch screen. And lowered volume/lock buttons.

More: lcamtuf's blog, Droid Life, Android Police, Tech Times, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, CNET, PC Magazine, Gotta Be Mobile, Pocketnow, AndroidGuys, PC World, TechSpot, TechnoBuffalo, Android Authority and Redmond Pie. Thanks:@rsgnl

Jason Del Rey / Re/code:

Facebook Is Partnering With Stripe to Power “Buy” Button — Facebook first began testing a “Buy” button within News Feed in July, and payments startup Stripe has been tasked with powering the technology, Re/code has learned. — The “Buy” button, which allows Facebook users to purchase goods …

Tweets: @justglew and @slexaxton

Brad Chacos / PC World:

Sorry, folks: Samsung's curvaceous Galaxy Note Edge is a ‘limited edition concept’ — Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 phablet is barreling towards release, but amid all the talk about the phone's preorders and super-nifty Gear VR headset accessory, one question has remained unanswered …

More: BGR, Android Central, Gigaom and Gotta Be Mobile. Thanks:@bradchacos

Dell Cameron / The Daily Dot:

Developer reported iCloud brute-force password hack to Apple in March 2014, months before Celebgate — Apple knew of iCloud security hole 6 months before Celebgate — Apple knew as early as March 2014 of a security hole that left the personal data of iCloud users vulnerable …

More: SFist, Ubergizmo, MacDailyNews, TUAW, iDownloadBlog.com and TechSpot

San Francisco Chronicle:

S.F., L.A. threaten Uber, Lyft, Sidecar with legal action — A black SUV bearing the distinctive “U” logo of the Uber ride-sharing service takes the transit lane on Geary Street in San Francisco on Friday, September 19, 2014. Photo: Terray Sylvester, The Chronicle Buy this photo

More: TIME, SFWeekly, San Francisco Examiner …, CBS San Francisco and KQED News Fix. Thanks:@ilamont

Aaron Couch / Hollywood Reporter:

Twitter to serve targeted ads for movies, beta testing will begin in the next few months — Twitter to Launch Targeted Ads for Movies (Exclusive) — Studios wanting to advertise an upcoming space epic could target users tweeting about ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and Groot

More: TIME, Marketing Land, Los Angeles Times and AllTwitter. Tweets: @tperzyk. See also Mediagazer

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Goodreads updates its iOS app with new home feed, streamlined navigation and improved shelving — Amazon's Goodreads App Finally Gets A Makeover — Goodreads, the social network for book lovers, has at last seen its first major update since Amazon bought the company last March.

More: GeekWire, Good E-Reader, Goodreads, The Province and App Advice

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Instagram Lets You #Selfielapse By Adding Front-Facing Camera Option To Hyperlapse — Instagram's first update to its timelapse app Hyperlapse will let you create mini-travelogues of your face hurtling through the world. Hyperlapse now lets you capture timelapses with the front-facing camera …

More: The Verge, Ubergizmo, Inside Facebook and Macworld

Kurt Wagner / Re/code:

Hootsuite raises $60M at a $1B valuation, acquires Zeetl to integrate voice calls in social media — Hootsuite Reaches $1 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round — Hootsuite, the Vancouver-based startup known for its social media management dashboards, has raised $60 million in new venture funding, CEO Ryan Holmes told Re/code.

More: Hootsuite Media, Hootsuite Social Media …, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Marketing Land, ZDNet, AllFacebook, SiliconANGLE, AllTwitter, PE Hub Blog and GeekWire

Richard Lawler / Engadget:

DHL Paketkopter drone will deliver medications to small North Sea island beginning this week — DHL will do delivery-by-drone, but only for one tiny European island — While Netflix laughs, Amazon petitions and Google runs tests in New Zealand, DHL is about to actually launch drone delivery for its customers — sort of.

More: Reuters, DHL, The Local, Fortune, timesofmalta.com, The Verge, UPI, Daily Mail, Wired.co.uk and Pocket-lint. Tweets: @themattgould

Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

Netflix subscribers stream more than 90 minutes a day globally, 45 GB of data every month — Binge alert: Subscribers now watch more than 90 minutes of Netflix every single day — Just one more episode: All of your binge watching is adding up, to an average of 93 minutes of Netflix viewing per day …

More: TDG Research and Digital Trends. See also Mediagazer

Lora Kolodny / Wall Street Journal:

FiveStars Raises $26M to Help Small Businesses Do Loyalty Rewards … FiveStars Inc. raised $26 million to help small businesses offer loyalty rewards programs that are on par with those offered by their biggest competitors, like retail giants Starbucks and Whole Foods Market .

More: TechCrunch

Brian Fung / Washington Post:

The FAA is letting Hollywood use drones — and more exemptions are on the way. — The Federal Aviation Administration has taken a big step forward on drones: It's now allowing some filmmakers to operate robotic flying cameras on commercial movie and TV sets.

More: faa.gov, VentureBeat, Engadget, Associated Press, Re/code, Variety, Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter, Network World, CNET, The Verge and Deadline. Tweets: @helengreiner. See also Mediagazer

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