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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.
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
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.
CNBC:
BlackBerry reports smaller than expected loss of $207M in Q2, revenue fell to $916M from $1.57B a year ago
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.
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
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 …
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 …
Alex Konrad / Forbes:
Jawbone has closed on $147M of the $270M it set to raise in February 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.
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.
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.
Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Samsung Galaxy Alpha review: great design comes with premium price, poor software and display  —  Samsung Galaxy Alpha review  —  Imagine what Samsung could do, if it tried.  —  Earlier this year, we concluded our Galaxy S5 review on a note of optimism about the awesome potential of a well designed Samsung smartphone.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
NPR retracts an article saying Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring; he has made no such announcement, and a spokesman called the story “inaccurate”

Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Dish DBS and several subsidiaries file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas; the company expects to emerge from bankruptcy by the third quarter

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