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October 22, 2014, 11:00 AM

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Walt Mossberg / Re/code:

iPad Air 2: best iPad ever, but only a modest evolutionary improvement over the Air — Apple iPad Air 2 Review: It's Better, but Is It Better Enough? — I am a tablet lover and, more specifically, an iPad lover. I use my iPad and iPad mini every day for a variety of things …

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Tweets: @waltmossberg and @bonniescha

Nilay Patel / The Verge:

iPad Air 2 review: great hardware, but lacks multiuser, multitasking support, tablet-specific features — Apple iPad Air 2 review — What is an iPad? — When Steve Jobs introduced Apple's tablet in January 2010, he delivered an unequivocal answer. “The iPad, if you were to sum it up …

More: iMore, Business Insider, New York Times, TechCrunch, Mashable, SlashGear, The Tech Block, Guardian, MacRumors, bgr.in, Tech.pinions, Business Insider, iMore, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac and iPhone in Canada Blog

Tweets: @jyarow and @reckless

John Gruber / Daring Fireball:

iPad Air 2 is on equal footing with the MacBook Air for performance, forges ahead of iPhones — The iPad Air 2 (And a Few Cursory Words Regarding the iPad Mini 3) — The relationship between the iPad and the iPhone, performance-wise, has been hard to predict.

More: App Advice. Tweets: @narenbalaji and @asymco

David Pogue / Yahoo Tech:

The iPad Air 2: Thin, Gorgeous, Powerful — and That's Enough

Dieter Bohn / The Verge:

iPad mini 3 review: with Touch ID the only significant improvement over the iPad mini 2, buy the 2 and save $100

More: Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Mashable, The Independent, Guardian, SlashGear and TUAW

Molly Wood / New York Times:

Apple Pay: Seamless in Stores, but Quirky Online — AFTER I used Apple Pay for a day of shopping in stores, a few things became clear: The new payment system is convenient, problem-free and even fun. — The same can't be said for using Apple Pay to shop via apps on my phone or tablet.

More: 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, BGR and Business Insider

Kelly Hodgkins / MacRumors:

Apple Pay Shown to Work Internationally Using U.S.-Based Credit Cards

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Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:

IBM's increasing EPS in recent years only due to buybacks, no real revenue growth since 2008 — The Truth Hidden by IBM's Buybacks — For many years, the International Business Machines Corporation's earnings glided smoothly upward. Every quarter, IBM would report higher earnings per share.

More: Forbes. Tweets: @infoarbitrage, @edwardnh, @andrewrsorkin, @froomkin, @rogerlmartin and @nilofer

Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:

Apple Launches “Maps Connect,” Self-Service Local Listings Portal — This afternoon Apple notified us of a new self-service portal to add or edit local business listings: Apple Maps Connect. It's intended for small business owners or their authorized representatives (though not agencies) …

Marton Dunai / Reuters:

Hungary plans new tax on Internet traffic, public calls for rally — (Reuters) - Hungary plans to impose a new tax on Internet data transfers, a draft 2015 tax bill submitted to parliament late on Tuesday showed, in a move that could hit Internet and telecoms providers and their customers hard.

More: Inquirer, DSLreports, Gigaom, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, RT, Broadband TV News, Taxation, Hungary Today and Portfolio.hu Online …

Josh Lowensohn / The Verge:

Homeboy is a $149 rechargeable low-power Wi-Fi security camera with a three month battery, on sale today — Homeboy is what happens when tiny security cameras hook up with magnets — The new $149 camera sticks to walls to watch your home — After having his home burglarized for a third time …

More: Gigaom, PC World, Ubergizmo and SlashGear. Thanks:@jordan_tara

Mark Spoonauer / Laptop Mag:

iPad Air 2 benchmarks: excels in Geekbench compared to Samsung Galaxy Tab, Nvidia Shield, Sony Xperia Z2, strong on 3DMark but not best — Apple iPad Air 2 Review — Editors' rating: — The Pros — Super-thin design; Superior anti-reflective display; Much faster A8X chip …

More: BGR and AppleInsider. Thanks:@mspoonauer

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

iPad Air 2 Up to 55% Faster Than iPhone 6, Up to 68% Faster Than iPad Air

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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:

Nexus 6 hands-on: supersized, even by today's standards, with much improved camera — The Nexus 6: hands-on with Google's phablet — After watching Apple unapologetically release the gigantic iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung release the fourth iteration of its massive Galaxy Note …

More: BGR, BetaNews, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Phandroid and 9to5Google

Dieter Bohn / The Verge:

Nexus 9 hands-on: premium feel, impressive screen quality, but unlikely to challenge iPad

More: GSMArena Blog, 9to5Mac and TechCrunch

Jonathan Vanian / Gigaom:

Google exec: Chromecast V2 is coming; users have cast 650 million times — Google's Mario Queiroz said that 650 million people have now hit the cast button. An API for developers will let them build custom apps for Backdrop. — Three months ago, Google claimed that Chromecast users …

More: 9to5Google, Phandroid, WebProNews, Ubergizmo and Android Central

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:

MicroBlink's PhotoMath app solves math problems scanned in through your phone's camera — MicroBlink Launches PhotoMath To Solve Math Equations With A Phone — Imagine you are a 14-year-old kid again. You need to do this really difficult math exercise for tomorrow, but have no idea how to do it.

More: Engadget, BGR, Gizmodo, The Daily Dot, TechSpot, Cult of Mac, Technabob, Phandroid, MobileSyrup.com, SlashGear, Yahoo Tech, Neowin, Droid Life, TechCrunch, Digital Trends and WMPoweruser

Bloomberg:

Tim Cook discusses user data protection with Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai amid iCloud hacking claims — Apple's Cook Discusses User-Data With China Vice Premier — Apple Inc. (AAPL) Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook met with Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai to discuss protecting user data …

More: Reuters, The Verge, AppleInsider, PandoDaily, The Register, iMore, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Business Insider, TechnoBuffalo, iPhone in Canada Blog, App Advice, Cult of Mac, MacDailyNews and iDownloadBlog.com

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

New Microsoft Garage site invites public to test a wide range of app ideas — Microsoft today launched a new section on its website: The Microsoft Garage is designed to give the public early access to various projects the company is testing right now. The team is kicking off with a total …

More: The Fire Hose, The Next Web, ZDNet, 9to5Google, GeekWire, The Verge, Android Police and Android Central. Thanks:@epro

Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat:

SoftBank and Sequoia invest $100 million in Indonesian e-commerce startup Tokopedia — Indonesian e-commerce site Tokopedia has landed a $100 million round of funding led by SoftBank and Sequoia Capital. — In a press release today, the firms said the round was officially led by SoftBank Internet …

More: Reuters, Tech in Asia, TechCrunch and PE Hub Blog

Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch:

Yelp Strikes Hotel Bookings Partnership With Hipmunk — Yelp has partnered with Hipmunk to allow people to book hotels within the business review platform. While this is not the first time Yelp has offered a way for users to purchase from businesses right on its site, it is the first time it's done this with hotel bookings.

More: Marketing Land, Marketwired, The Next Web, VatorNews, Skift, Gizmodo, Eater, WebProNews, VentureBeat and Mashable

Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:

Sexist French Uber Promotion Pairs Riders With “Hot Chick” Drivers — “Who said women don't know how to drive?” the Uber blog post asks. The post was deleted after an inquiry from BuzzFeed News. — Yesterday, Uber's Lyon office unveiled a new promotion with an app called “Avions de Chasse.”

Eileen Yu / ZDNet:

Intel Capital dishes out $28M to Chinese wearable, mobile makers — Summary: Intel's investment unit distributes the first batch of its US$100 million China Smart Device Innovation Fund to several Chinese companies including EyeSmart Technology and Shenzhen Fibocom Industrial Development.

More: Gigaom, Wall Street Journal and PC World

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Yahoo Beats In Q3 With Revenue Of $1.09B, EPS Of $0.52 — With all eyes on what Yahoo will do with its $5 billion+ in Alibaba cash, Yahoo today reported its Q3 earnings after the close of trading, with sales of $1.09 billion excluding traffic acquisition costs and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.52.

Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:

Yahoo Reveals Mobile Sales for First Time: $200 Million, 17% of Total

More: Business Insider, MarketWatch, Gigaom, Financial Times and Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @dmac1

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