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October 15, 2014, 9:35 AM

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Bodo Möller / Google Online Security Blog:

Google discloses SSL 3.0 vulnerability POODLE, recommends clients and servers support TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV to prevent protocol downgrade attacks, says Chrome does — This POODLE bites: exploiting the SSL 3.0 fallback — Today we are publishing details of a vulnerability in the design of SSL version 3.0.

Adam Langley / ImperialViolet:

POODLE detailed; how to disable SSL 3.0 in Chrome, Firefox; disabling it on servers may break IE6 — POODLE attacks on SSLv3 — My colleague, Bodo Möller, in collaboration with Thai Duong and Krzysztof Kotowicz (also Googlers), just posted details about a padding oracle attack against CBC-mode ciphers in SSLv3.

More: Netcraft, A Few Thoughts …, DSLreports, BBC, Guardian, Errata Security, Computerworld, Ars Technica, BetaNews, chromium.googlesource.com and The Register. Tweets: @passy

Richard Barnes / Mozilla Security Blog:

Firefox will disable SSL 3.0 in version 34, to be released Nov. 25 — The POODLE Attack and the End of SSL 3.0 — Summary — SSL version 3.0 is no longer secure. Browsers and websites need to turn off SSLv3 and use more modern security protocols as soon as possible, in order to avoid compromising users' private information.

More: BetaNews, VentureBeat, Reuters, Electronista, Fedora Magazine, addons.mozilla.org, Neowin, Gigaom and bit-tech.net

Brad Molen / Engadget:

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 review: the best big-screen phone you can buy right now — What began in 2011 as a brand-new phone category has flourished into one of the most popular in the world. Smartphones with big screens (phablets, to some) are now ubiquitous, but it all started with an odd device called the Samsung Galaxy Note.

More: BGR, Ars Technica, The Next Web, Android Police, Gizmodo, The Verge, Gigaom, ZDNet, VentureBeat, New York Times, Re/code, Wall Street Journal and SlashGear

Brian Barrett / Gizmodo:

Leaked: Fitbit Charge, like Force but without nickel, and Charge HD with heart rate monitoring — Exclusive: Fitbit Charge and Charge HR Images and Full Features List — After earlier reports that Fitbit may be working on two new activity trackers, a tipster has sent us what appears …

More: Engadget, Wearable Tech Insider, App Advice, Connectedly, Electronista, Business Insider, The Verge, TechnoBuffalo, SlashGear, Wearables Arena and stuff.tv

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:

Qualcomm buys Bluetooth and GPS chip maker CSR for $2.5B — Qualcomm announced that it has agreed to acquire chip maker CSR for $2.5 billion in cash as part of its continuing strategy to dominate the electronics in mobile devices. — San Diego, Calif.-based Qualcomm will add a wide variety …

More: The Register, Computerworld, Inquirer, Fortune, Gigaom, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Reuters, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and socalTECH.com

Matt Brian / Engadget:

Amazon UK launches free same-day collection for Prime members — In a bid to deal another blow to bricks-and-mortar stores in the UK, Amazon is branching out into same-day deliveries. It's teamed up with newspaper distributor Connect Group to launch “Pass My Parcel,” which will ensure packages …

More: Thomson IR, VentureBeat, iMore, SlashGear, Geeky Gadgets, The Next Web, Electronista and Geeky Gadgets

Kyle Wagner / Deadspin:

The Future Of The Culture Wars Is Here, And It's Gamergate — Over the weekend, a game developer in Boston named Brianna Wu fled her home after an online stalker vowed to rape and kill her. She isn't the first woman who's been forced into hiding by aggrieved video game fans associated with Gamergate …

Danielle Friedman / NBC News:

Facebook and Apple to cover up to $20K in egg-freezing treatments for female employees — Facebook and Apple Now Pay for Women to Freeze Eggs — While techniques and success rates are improving, there's no guarantee the procedure will lead to a baby down the road.

Dave Smith / Business Insider:

How Seth Weintraub, an IT professional, started one of the biggest Apple news blogs, 9to5Mac — How An IT Guy Stranded In Paris Turned Himself Into The Most Powerful Source Of Apple News — There's one website that breaks more Apple news than any other — 9to5Mac.

More: Nieman Lab. Tweets: @jyarow, @redletterdave and @markgurman. Thanks:@redletterdave

Robin Wauters / Tech.eu:

Polish startup Brainly raises $9m to make a major push into the US with its social learning platform — Brainly, the Polish edtech startup that we recently paid a visit, has closed a $9 million round from lead General Catalyst Partners, Point Nine Capital and Runa Capital.

More: TechCrunch and Re/code

Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code:

Apple Asks Court's Permission to Challenge GT Bankruptcy — In Secret — Apple is seeking court permission to lodge its objections to GT Advanced Technologies' bankruptcy filing in secret, to protect details of its confidential agreements with its would-be supplier of sapphire crystal.

More: Bloomberg, Ars Technica, App Advice, AppleInsider and Business Insider

Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal:

GT Advanced was not meeting Apple's deadlines as early as February; CEO, COO set plans to sell stock shortly after

More: Fortune, Bloomberg, Business Insider, The Guardian, MacNN, SlashGear, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, Electronista, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacRumors and Patently Apple

Michael Brown / PC World:

Sonos Boost, a high-power signal amplifier, now available for $99 — Sonos Boost promises to eliminate network dead spots on a Sonos network — If you own a Sonos multi-room audio system but have trouble with dead spots, Sonos has good news for you: The all-new Sonos Boost …

More: TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, TechRadar.com, SlashGear, Digital Trends and AndroidHeadlines.com

Sunil Paul / Sidecar:

Sidecar to legally operate at San Francisco Airport, will begin within 30 days — Sidecar and SFO Reach Milestone Agreement — Today, we're proud to announce a milestone agreement with San Francisco International Airport (SFO) that allows Sidecar to legally operate at the airport.

More: VentureBeat, GeekWire, The Next Web, FlySFO, Re/code and Gigaom

Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss / Reuters:

NY state says bitcoin software developers don't need license — (Reuters) - New York will not require digital currency software developers to obtain a “BitLicense” to operate in the state, said Benjamin Lawksy, superintendent of financial services for the state of New York, on Tuesday.

More: ZDNet, CryptoCoinsNews, Inside Bitcoins and Wall Street Journal

Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code:

SAP Cloud Apps Will Now Run on IBM's SoftLayer — German business software company SAP and computing giant IBM are teaming up in the cloud. SAP says it has tapped IBM's SoftLayer service to run its suite of cloud-ready business applications. — The plan calls for SAP to let its customers run …

More: SiliconANGLE, IBM, New York Times, The Register, Data Center Knowledge, Bloomberg, Fortune, CIO.com, Inquirer and Seeking Alpha

Hayden Dingman / PC World:

Humble Bundle, Mozilla team up to make full PC games playable in your web browser — For longtime Humble Bundle fans, this week's game offerings might look a bit staid. Osmos, Voxatron, Dustforce, FTL, Zen Bound 2—there are quite a few repeats from earlier bundles.

More: VentureBeat, The Mozilla Blog, Mozilla Hacks, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, PC Gamer, Tech Times, GamePolitics blogs, Ars Technica, PCMag Australia Feed and Gamasutra. Thanks:@bradchacos

Tom Dotan / The Information:

Snapchat's long-term monetization play is to build a platform, integrate with other services — Snapchat's Real Business Plan is Platform, Not Ads — Evan Spiegel was chatting on stage with Michael Bloomberg last week at a Vanity Fair summit in San Francisco when the topic turned to monetization.

More: Snapchat and Gigaom

Snapchat:

Snapchat says public API is coming, third-party apps using the private API “can't be trusted”, pledges to improve security

More: TechCrunch, The Next Web, Guardian, BuzzFeed, Business Insider and VentureBeat. Tweets: @owenthomas

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