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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:

Apps with HealthKit integration start appearing in App Store following iOS 8.0.2 fixes — After a series of botched updates, which meant HealthKit apps could not launch alongside iOS 8's release, Apple has finally started allowing apps that integrate with the Health app into the App Store.

More: BGR, App Advice, PadGadget, iDownloadBlog.com, SlashGear, Business Insider, MacRumors, iMore, MacDailyNews, Pocketnow and MacNN

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

Bloomberg:

Manager in charge of iOS testing was in charge of testing Maps during 2012 debacle; a look inside the team's procedures

More: BGR, MacNN, SlashGear, TechnoBuffalo, Mashable, iLounge, MacRumors, App Advice and Business Insider

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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 …

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.

More: Inside BlackBerry, BGR, Techvibes Global News, PC World, Tech Trader Daily, Bloomberg, Digital Trends, Computerworld, TIME, Boing Boing, SlashGear, MobileSyrup.com, Gigaom and Inquirer

CNBC:

BlackBerry reports smaller than expected loss of $207M in Q2, revenue fell to $916M from $1.57B a year ago

More: ZDNet, Marketwired, VentureBeat, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Globe and Mail, BGR, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Re/code, Electronista, CNET, Geeky Gadgets, MobileSyrup.com, Reuters and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @cnbc

Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:

Slack acquires two-person bootstrapped startup Spaces, for collaborative document editing, has 60K paid users — Slack Buys a Collaboration Tool in First Acquisition — Workplace collaboration startup Slack has made its first acquisition as it prepares to compete more directly with software giants like Google and Microsoft .

More: VentureBeat, Gigaom, Several People Are Typing and The Next Web. Tweets: @slackhq

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 …

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.

More: Business Insider, Engadget and Telegraph

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

More: New York Times, Wired, Valleywag, Re/code, Globe and Mail, The Next Web, Betabeat, Wordyard, Medium, The Daily Dot, Boing Boing, Not Your Ex/Rotic and Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @waxpancake

Charlie Osborne / ZDNet:

Amazon's deal to acquire Twitch for $970M is now complete — Amazon completes acquisition of Twitch — Summary: Amazon has sealed the deal on Twitch, a game-streaming service the company says is an “awesome” cultural fit. — Amazon's acquisition of Twitch is complete …

More: VentureBeat, WebProNews and Windows Phone Central. See also Mediagazer

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 …

More: The Information, Gigaom, Engadget, PC World, Gizmodo, Droid Life, 9to5Google, The Next Web, Android Central and Android and Me

Nicholas Carlson / Business Insider:

Activist investor Starboard buys stake in Yahoo, urges Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to merge with AOL — Activist Shareholders Go After Yahoo, Tell Marissa Mayer To Buy AOL — Activist investor Starboard has sent a letter to Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer urging her to combine Yahoo's business with AOL's.

More: PR Newswire, Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Re/code and Fortune. See also Mediagazer

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.

More: Computerworld, SiliconBeat, Electronista, Marketing Land, Bloomberg, TechSpot, rapsinews.com, ITAR-TASS and Gigaom. Tweets: @andersostlund. See also Mediagazer

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.

Nick Summers / The Next Web:

Vine for Android gets advanced editing tools and the option to import videos — After launching an improved camera experience and advanced editing tools for its iOS app, Vine is giving its Android version the same treatment. — The biggest addition by far is the option to import videos.

More: 9to5Google, Android Police and The Verge

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.

Alex Konrad / Forbes:

Jawbone has closed on $147M of the $270M it set to raise in Feb. at a $3.3B valuation — Jawbone Makes Progress On Its $250 Million Funding Round As Apple Watch Looms Over — Wearable device maker Jawbone has raised its next chunk of money as it looks to build a war chest this year in the face of new challenges led by Apple.

More: bizjournals

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.

More: Bloomberg, New York Times and ABC News

Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land:

Dear News Corp & Google: An Open Letter On Their Open Letters To Each Other Over Competition — Last week, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp sent an open letter to the European Union outlining competition concerns it has about Google. This week, Google has fired back with its own open letter addressed to Murdoch.

More: Re/code, Complete Music Update, Forbes, Tech Times, Beyond Search and ZDNet. Tweets: @mattcutts. See also Mediagazer

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 …

More: Uber Blog and New York Post

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.

More: Yahoo, PC World, Search Engine Land, TechCrunch and VentureBeat

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 …

More: Pinterest and Marketing Land

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