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October 13, 2014, 4:25 PM

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John Paczkowski / Re/code:

No Retina MacBook Air at Thursday Apple Event — // HAPPENING TODAY — Salesforce.com's Dreamforce conference kicks off in San Francisco. — The November issue of Vogue China hits newsstands with Apple's iWatch on its cover. — Retina MacBook Air Rumors to Continue for Foreseeable Future

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

More Second-Generation iPad Air Part Leaks Point to A8X Chip, 2GB RAM, 16GB Storage Option — A fairly clear image of what is said to be the logic board for the second-generation iPad Air suggests that the device will indeed come with an A8X chip, as hinted at in earlier images shared over the weekend.

More: Apple/iPhone/iPad, AppleInsider, Business Insider, 9to5Mac, TechnoBuffalo, iDownloadBlog.com and App Advice

Apple:

iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Arrive in 36 More Countries and Territories This Month — Apple's Fastest-Ever iPhone Rollout Includes India, Mexico, South Korea & Thailand — Apple® today announced that iPhone® 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest advancements in iPhone history …

Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily:

Apple Rising as Estimates Go Higher on iPhone 6 Cycle; China Pre-Sales Reportedly 20M — Shares of Apple (AAPL) are up 80 cents, or 0.8%%, at $101.53, on another wave this morning of bullish Street views on iPhone 6 shipments. — In the news, DigiTimes's Amy Fan and Alex Wolfgram report …

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Joe Belfiore / Blogging Windows:

Microsoft touts 1M registrations for Windows Insider Program to test Windows 10, cites solid usage and 64% installations on PCs, not VMs — Checking in on the Windows Insider Program — It's been awesome to see so many of you joining the Windows Insider Program and letting us …

More: The Verge, VentureBeat, BetaNews, The Next Web, TechCrunch, LiveSide.net, Computerworld, SlashGear, SuperSite for Windows, KitGuru, WinBeta, MSDN Blogs, John Chow dot Com and Windows Phone Central

Matt Clinch / CNBC:

Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb blames Apple for the country's credit rating downgrade — How Apple prompted this country's downgrade — Finland's Prime Minister Alexander Stubb says the iPhone killed the once-dominant Nokia and the iPad killed the country's paper industry …

More: TechCrunch, ReadWrite, Fortune, SiliconBeat, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, Telegraph, Cult of Mac, 9to5Mac, Business Insider, PadGadget, Bloomberg, The Verge, Mashable, iMore, TUAW, bizjournals and Patently Apple

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Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:

Apple's supplier contracts include $50M penalty for leaking future product info — Details from Apple's supplier non-disclosure agreements are beginning to leak thanks to the bankruptcy proceedings of GT Advanced Technologies, with the sapphire maker arguing that even more should be published …

More: Financial Times, Engadget, BGR, Computerworld, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechnoBuffalo, App Advice, Patently Apple, Electronista, TUAW and iLounge

Charles Arthur / Guardian:

Snapsaved confirms their site was breached, 500 MB of Snapchat images affected, no personal info leaked — Third-party Snapchat site claims photos were hacked from server — Developers behind Snapsaved.com, which stores Snapchat pictures, claim user photos were stolen …

More: Pastebin, Ars Technica, The Daily Dot, ReadWrite, Help Net Security, eWeek, Ars Technica, HOTforSecurity, VatorNews, The Hill, The Next Web, RT, TechCrunch, CNET, Gizmodo, SocialTimes, Business Insider, and PandoDaily. Tweets: @noir

Ben Popper / The Verge:

Is Snapchat's unofficial API just too easy to hack?

Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:

Reddit's Erik Martin steps down as GM, retained as an “advisor on community management issues” — Reddit's general manager Erik Martin departs following $50M raise — One of Reddit's longest employees, Erik Martin, has decided to depart from his position as general manager after six years with the company.

More: The Verge, Mashable and Rev2.org

Tweets: @hueypriest and @mikeisaac

Roberto Baldwin / The Next Web:

Facebook stickers are coming to Timeline, Group and Event comments — All the stickers you've been using via Facebook Messenger will soon be available for all post comments. — Beginning today, Facebook will be rolling out global sticker support for comments on people's Timelines, Group posts and Event Posts.

More: Bob Baldwin, Inside Facebook, TechCrunch, AllFacebook, VentureBeat, The Daily Dot, Gizmodo, Engadget, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog and Mashable

Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:

French telco Iliad scraps bid to acquire T-Mobile US — Summary: The French phone giant confirmed the deal was a no-go, after the US cellular giant's German owner turned down its latest offer. — French telco Iliad said it will no longer pursue T-Mobile US as a possible acquisition target.

More: GeekWire, The Verge, Re/code, Gigaom, Android Police, ABC News, CNET, iMore, Bloomberg, Electronista, Reuters and New York Times

Jon Fingas / Engadget:

Dropbox fixes bug in its desktop apps that deleted some files for people using Selective Sync — Dropbox bug wipes some users' files from the cloud — Cautious types will frequently tell you not to rely on cloud storage as your only backup, and a handful of internet denizens have just learned this the hard way.

More: Michael Armogan, CNET, ZDNet, BGR, The Digital Reader, Help Net Security, PC World, TechSpot, theWHIR.com, BetaNews, Gizmodo, CrackBerry.com, SlashGear, Talkin' Cloud, CloudWedge, Ubergizmo, The Tech Report and Neowin

Fred Pals / Bloomberg:

Four drivers in Amsterdam arrested and fined for offering taxi services via Uber app without permits — Dutch Police Arrest Drivers Using Uber App in Amsterdam — Dutch police arrested four drivers in Amsterdam early Sunday after they were found to be improperly using the Uber app for taxi services …

More: PandoDaily, Electronista, Engadget and Gigaom. Tweets: @truthaboutuber

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