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October 28, 2014, 3:55 PM

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Lauren Goode / Re/code:

YouTube's Wojcicki says they're considering paid ad-free subscriptions, reaffirms a music service is on the way — Susan Wojcicki Wants to Sell You YouTube Video Subscriptions (Video) — YouTube is in the early stages of exploring new subscription services, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki …

Josh Lowensohn / The Verge:

Half of YouTube's views now come from phones and tablets

More: Re/code, Tubefilter, AndroidGuys, ReelSEO Video Marketing, Android Central, MobileSyrup.com and FierceMobileIT News

Chris Welch / The Verge:

FTC sues AT&T over ‘deceptive’ throttling of unlimited data customers — The Federal Trade Commission is suing AT&T because the carrier throttles speeds of its unlimited data customers, a policy that the FTC describes as “deceptive” and “unfair.”

More: Federal Trade Commission, Washington Post, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, GeekWire, Guardian, TechCrunch, Computerworld, The Daily Dot, ZDNet, Engadget, Associated Press, BGR, Gigaom, VentureBeat, The Next Web, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Electronista, App Advice and SlashGear

Tweets: @ftc and @dannysullivan

Paul Sawers / The Next Web:

Google launches Google Fit app for Android, capturing all your fitness data in one place — Google Fit was unveiled to the world back in June, promising a platform to help people track their fitness goals. It's essentially a set of APIs that lets developers dig in to rival apps and combine data …

More: playboard.me, Official Android Blog, VentureBeat, PC World, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, Engadget, Android Police, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, The Verge, AndroidGuys, AndroidSPIN, Android and Me, Wearable Tech Insider, Phandroid, Pocket-lint, Technology Personalized and SlashGear

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft borrows Mac trackpad gestures for Windows 10 — Microsoft introduced new trackpad gestures in Windows 8, but the company is expanding them further with the upcoming release of Windows 10. In a keynote speech at TechEd Europe today, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore demonstrated …

More: ZDNet, CNET, Engadget, Gizmodo, KitGuru, PC World, Laptop Mag, The Register, WinBeta, Cult of Mac, 9to5Mac, BetaNews, The Tech Report and Windows Phone Central

Office Blogs:

Microsoft announces initiative for enabling apps built on Office 365, including new SDKs for iOS, Android, and Visual Studio, plus new APIs — New Office 365 extensibility for Windows, iOS, Android and web developers — In a world where people move between multiple devices and numerous apps …

More: MS Open Tech, Business Insider, AppleInsider, PC Magazine, MS Open Tech, InfoQ, WinBeta, MSDN Blogs, BetaNews, The Next Web, iDownloadBlog.com, Computerworld, Ars Technica, PC World, TechCrunch and iMore. Tweets: @officedev

Ben Kepes / Forbes:

Microsoft announces new Azure services, built-in mobile device management for Office 365

More: Office Blogs and Microsoft Azure Blog

Dan Seifert / The Verge:

Verizon and Motorola announce Droid Turbo with 5.2" Quad HD display and 48-hour battery life; available October 30 starting at $199.99 on contract — Motorola's Droid Turbo comes to Verizon on Thursday — After months of speculation and a nearly endless stream of leaks …

More: Verizon Wireless Promotions, 9to5Google, The Next Web, CNET, ReadWrite, Computerworld, BGR, Engadget, 9to5Google, Gigaom, Android Police, BGR, Engadget, TechCrunch, IntoMobile and SlashGear

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Taco Bell releases iOS and Android app allowing customers nationwide to order food for pickup — You can order Taco Bell from a smartphone starting today — Get ready to order FourthMeal with your smartphone. Taco Bell will today announce a new app that lets customers nationwide order food ahead …

More: USA Today, TechCrunch, Marketing Land, Android Police, MacRumors, CNET, iMore, 9to5Google, IntoMobile, 9to5Mac, FierceMobileIT News, The Next Web and Eater

Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code:

IHS: iPad Air 2 costs $275 to $358 to build, implied profit margin of 45% to 57% — Apple's Latest iPad Costs About the Same as the First but With Slightly Lower Profits — Apple's iPad Air 2 costs roughly the same to build as the iPad Air, with profit margins slightly lower than its predecessor …

More: AppleInsider, MacRumors, PadGadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, App Advice, iDownloadBlog.com and 9to5Mac

Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:

Android 5.0 Lollipop's security improvements: new unlock methods, full device encryption, more — Google Details Android 5.0 Lollipop's Major Security Improvements — Android's newest update is coming soon, with devices running 5.0 Lollipop beginning to ship November 3.

More: Official Android Blog, BGR, ReadWrite, ReadWrite, ZDNet, The Verge, Business Insider, Washington Post, 9to5Google, Computerworld, BGR, Engadget, IntoMobile, PhoneNews.com, Gotta Be Mobile, Android Central and Droid Life

Steven Levy / Backchannel:

Google X's Life Sciences team is developing nanoparticles that enter your bloodstream for early detection of cancer and other diseases — “We're Hoping to Build the Tricorder” — Google X's Andrew Conrad is developing an early disease detection system that could reinvent health care

More: Wall Street Journal, BBC, The Verge, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Gigaom, ABC News and Business Insider

Tweets: @ldignan and @stevenlevy

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

T-Mobile's John Legere Talks Apple SIM, iPhone 6 Demand, and Landing the iPhone — T-Mobile CEO John Legere today took the stage at Re/code's Code/Mobile event in Half Moon Bay, California, where he spoke on the new Apple SIM, demand for the iPhone 6 Plus, and the importance of selling the iPhone.

More: AppleInsider, TechCrunch, Tech Trader Daily, Re/code, GeekWire, Macworld, iDownloadBlog.com, The Register, Electronista and 9to5Mac

Taylor Soper / GeekWire:

T-Mobile now up to 52.9M customers after biggest growth quarter in company history

More: Re/code, DailyTech, Ubergizmo, Cult of Mac, BGR, ZDNet, Electronista and DSLreports

Se Young Lee / Reuters:

LG says it will end the production of plasma TVs by the end of November — LG Electronics exit suggests end is near for plasma TVs — (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said it will wind down its plasma television business by end-November, as a technology long overtaken …

More: PC Magazine, Consumerist, Geek.com, Engadget and Electronista

Kurt Wagner / Re/code:

Jack Ma and Tim Cook to talk this week on potential Alipay, Apple Pay partnership — Alibaba's Jack Ma “Very Interested” in Possible Apple Partnership — Jack Ma, co-founder and chairman of Alibaba and China's richest man, is interested in partnering Alipay with Apple's new mobile payments system, Apple Pay.

More: Wall Street Journal, GeekWire, New York Times, 9to5Mac, USA Today, iPhone in Canada Blog, CNET, USA Today, iMore, Tech in Asia, WSJ Live Video and VentureBeat. Tweets: @rblumenstein

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Startup studio Expa launches Reserve, an iOS app for reserving tables at top-tier restaurants which charges users $5 per reservation — Reserve, From Startup Studio Expa, Makes Restaurant Reservations Easier Than Ever — A startup called Reserve is launching a beta version of its …

More: Fortune, Gigaom, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Business Insider, Forbes, The Boston Globe, Eater and Mashable. Tweets: @ashleymayer

Rich McCormick / The Verge:

Tim Cook says Apple killed the iPod classic because it couldn't get the parts — Apple CEO justifies shelving iconic device at WSJD Live — Apple quietly discontinued the iPod classic last month, just short of the iconic MP3 player's 13th birthday. Tonight, Apple CEO Tim Cook explained …

More: The Register, App Advice, Guardian, TUAW, MacRumors and VentureBeat

Tweets: @daiwaka and @benedictevans

Joe Rossignol / 9to5Google:

Google announces PwC as latest Apps for Work and Google Cloud Platform partner — Google announced on Tuesday that professional services company PwC is the latest business to adopt the Apps for Work suite and Google Cloud Platform. The news comes less than one day after Google tabbed Squarespace …

More: Gigaom, Official Google for Work Blog, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Bloomberg, cio.com.au and crn.com.au

Tim Peterson / AdAge:

Tumblr adds autoplaying video ads to dashboards; 11 brands including Lexus and Universal Pictures signed up at launch — Tumblr Queues Up Autoplay Video Ads to Hit $100 Million Revenue Mark — Universal Pictures, JCPenney, Lexus Among 10 Launch Advertisers

More: Marketing Land, ReadWrite, Techvibes Global News, TechCrunch and VentureBeat

Josh Ong / The Next Web:

Tidal launches as a $19.99 per month hi-fi music streaming service with editorial curation and videos — Tidal launches as a hi-fi music streaming service with editorial curation and videos — Aspiro Group, the company behind the WiMP Music streaming service in Europe, has launched a new service …

More: VentureBeat, The Verge, Android Police, Ubergizmo, Forbes, Guardian and Engadget

Wall Street Journal:

FireEye: Russian government sponsored malware found on US firm's network with military secrets — Hacking Trail Leads to Russia, Experts Say — Malicious Code Found at U.S. Firm Where Military Secrets Were Kept

More: Bloomberg, The Moscow Times, RIA Novosti, ZDNet, The Register, V3.co.uk, International Business Times and PC World

Liana B. Baker / Reuters:

Amazon buys comedy entertainment service Rooftop Media, content and team to join Audible — Exclusive: Amazon buys comedy service Rooftop Media to expand digital content — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is buying online comedy service Rooftop Media, a small deal that underscores …

More: ZDNet and CNET

Nick Wingfield / New York Times:

Hipmunk partners with Yahoo to power flight and hotel searches on Yahoo Travel — Travel Search Site Hipmunk Cuts Yahoo Deal — Hipmunk is a tiny company compared to online travel giants like Priceline and Expedia that can far outspend it on marketing. — But Hipmunk, which has won …

More: Skift and Marketwired

Nathan Ingraham / The Verge:

Tim Cook says Apple Pay activated in excess of 1M cards within first 72 hours — Tim Cook says that Apple Pay is already the leader in contactless payments — It's only been a week since Apple Pay made its debut, but apparently the launch has been successful thus far.

More: Daring Fireball, Wall Street Journal, Inquirer, AppleInsider, Reuters, GeekWire, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, opptrends, SlashGear, TUAW, NFC World+, Gizmodo and 9to5Mac

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