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September 26, 2014, 2:40 PM

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Rene Ritchie / iMore:
Apple: OS X safe from Bash exploit unless users configured advanced Unix services, fix coming  —  Apple: Most OS X users safe from ‘Shellshock’ exploit, patch coming quickly for advanced Unix users  —  Apple is aware of the recently discovered bash exploit nicknamed Shellshock …
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 to fix major issues introduced …
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 …
Roger Cheng / CNET:
BlackBerry CEO: 200,000 Passports ordered since launch  —  The device is already sold out on its own website and Amazon.  —  The BlackBerry Passport is off to a decent start.  —  The unusually shaped smartphone garnered 200,000 orders since its launch on Wednesday, according to CEO John Chen.
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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.
Lisa Eadicicco / Business Insider:
Google now requires Android device makers like Samsung to pre-install and prominently display up to 20 Google apps  —  Confidential Documents Reveal How Google Is Trying To Limit Samsung's Control Of Android  —  When it comes to Android devices, it's common for various phone makers to put …
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Thom Yorke releases album via a BitTorrent Bundle in test of paid torrents, free single, $6 album  —  BitTorrent adds paygate option to its direct-to-fan publishing platform Bundle, will take a 10% cut after fees  —  BitTorrent today announced it is adding a new paygate feature to BitTorrent Bundle …
The Moscow Times:
Russia Asks Facebook, Google, Twitter to Comply With Law on Data Storage  —  Russia's media watchdog has sent notifications to Google, Facebook and Twitter, demanding they register as “organizers of information distribution” under a law that experts say paves the way for banning the few remaining platforms of free speech in the country.
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Samsung has more employees than Google, Apple, and Microsoft combined  —  Samsung loves “big.”  Its phones are big, its advertising budget is big, and as you'll see below, its employee headcount is really big, too.  Samsung has more employees than Apple, Google, and Microsoft combined.
Carmel DeAmicis / Gigaom:
Ello investor, co-founder: Funding or not, we hate ads and we want to “shift values”  —  How will the popular new social network maintain its ad-free philosophy if it's pressured to bring in venture level returns?  —  The fairy-tale phase didn't last very long for new social media network darling Ello.
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Yahoo plans to close Yahoo Education, Qwiki and Directory next quarter  —  Yahoo today announced it is closing three more products: Yahoo Education, Qwiki, and Directory.  The company says the decision is part of a broader strategy to focus on its more successful projects.
Reuters:
Uber ban upheld by courts in Berlin and Hamburg  —  German courts uphold ban on Uber ride-share service  —  (Reuters) - Courts in Berlin and Hamburg upheld bans on online transportation service Uber on Friday, saying the company did not comply with German laws on the carriage of passengers.
Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed:
Discounted UberX Fares Are Now Permanent In NYC  —  In spite of ongoing protests against what was introduced as a temporary summer fare cut, Uber announced the less-than-taxi UberX fares are here to stay.  —  Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters  —  This morning Uber announced that its 20% discount …
Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily:
Intel Takes $1.5B, 20% Stake in China's Tsinghua, To Market Intel Chips with Spreadtrum  —  Confirming speculation yesterday morning by Chinese media and social networking outfit Tencent, chip giant Intel (INTC) said early Friday morning it will invest $1.5 billion for a 20% stake …
San Francisco Chronicle:
LA and SF district attorneys threaten Uber and Lyft with new legal action, say they're operating illegally  —  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 …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Pinterest To Launch New Ad Targeting And Conversion Tracking Features  —  Pinterest may still be a relatively young social network, compared to rivals like Facebook and Twitter, but its advertising products are quickly catching up to the rest of the market.  The company recently quietly announced …
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 …

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