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November 3, 2014, 2:10 PM

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Ian Leader / Gmail Blog:

Google updates Calendar for Android 4.1+ devices with auto event creation from emails, Schedule View with photos and maps — A new day for Google Calendar — Today we're introducing a brand new Google Calendar app. It's designed to be a helpful assistant, so you can spend less time managing your day, and more time enjoying it.

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Source: internal Apple message narrows Apple Watch launch date to “spring” 2015; customers will be able to try on different models in stores — Apple Retail SVP Angela Ahrendts: Apple Watch launching in “Spring,” after Chinese New Year — The Apple Watch's launch is scheduled …

Bertel King, Jr / Android Police:

Nexus 9 And Nexus Player Now Available For Purchase From Google Play, Nexus 9 From Best Buy — You could have pre-ordered a Nexus 9 or a Nexus Player two weeks ago, and I have no doubt that many of you did. But for everyone taking the wait-and-see approach, the two devices are both now available for purchase from the Play Store.

Chris Velazco / Engadget:

Nexus 9 review: great Lollipop tablet, powerful CPU, display and speakers could be better — Google Nexus 9 review: The first taste of Lollipop is a sweet one — It's been nearly five years since Google released its very first Nexus device, and by now we all basically get what the Nexus name stands for.

More: TechCrunch, 9to5Google, The Verge, Android Police, ZDNet, ZDNet, Gigaom, VentureBeat, AnandTech, Wired and Android Beat

Liam Spradlin / Android Police:

Gmail 5.0 With Exchange Support And Material Design Has Landed

More: TechCrunch, BGR, Inquirer, Mashable, Electronista, PC World, SlashGear, Ubergizmo, Gigaom and Android and Me

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

Next Wave of Apple Pay Bank Launches Begins With Navy Federal, USAA, US Bank, PNC — Apple's October 20 debut for Apple Pay included support from many of the biggest banks in the United States, including Chase, Citi, Capital One, and Bank of America, but the company has said it has over 500 …

More: 9to5Mac, The Verge, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, PR Newswire, iMore, App Advice, MacNN, NFC World+ and iDownloadBlog.com

Nicole Lee / Engadget:

Dabbling in the future of payment: A week of Apple Pay and Google Wallet — On Monday last week, Apple finally launched Apple Pay, the company's mobile-payment system that only works with the iPhone 6, 6 Plus and the latest iPads. (Though you can't use iPads for in-store payments.)

More: Gigaom, 9to5Mac, BGR and Wall Street Journal

Kristen Schweizer / Bloomberg:

Publicis Buys Sapient for $3.7 Billion in Digital Ad Push — Publicis Groupe SA (PUB), agreed to pay $3.7 billion for Sapient (SAPE) Corp., pushing the third-largest advertising company deeper into digital offerings and the U.S. as it moves past the distraction of a failed merger with Omnicom Group Inc.

More: TechCrunch, Marketing Land, AdExchanger, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, BBC and Business Insider. Tweets: @danprimack. See also Mediagazer

Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:

Apple Partners With Southwest To Offer Free In-Flight Streaming Via Beats Music — Apple continues to roll out its Beats Music streaming service to new venues, despite the fact that there have been rumors of its imminent demise. Today, Beats Music announced a partnership with Southwest Airlines …

More: Southwest Airlines …, 9to5Mac, GeekWire, MacRumors, AppleInsider, iMore, The Verge, CNET, Electronista, Cult of Mac, RAIN News, SlashGear, iDownloadBlog.com and TUAW

Guardian:

Taylor Swift removes her back catalogue from Spotify, leaves it for now on Rdio, Beats Music — Taylor Swift v Spotify: back catalogue removed from streaming services — Taylor Swift withheld her new album 1989 from music streaming services, and has now removed all her albums from Spotify

More: Spotify Blog, Business Insider, Re/code, Wall Street Journal, VatorNews, PC Magazine, Mashable, The Next Web, The Verge, TIME, Engadget, Billboard, BuzzFeed, New York Times, Vox, The Daily Beast and The Huffington Post. Tweets: @piercedavid

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple plans Apple University in China, bringing Jobs' vision to Asia — Tim Cook speaking at a conference in China — Apple is seeking to cement its business position in China for the long-term with an expansion of its Cupertino-based Apple University program to the region, according to a person with knowledge of the plans.

More: iPhone in Canada Blog

Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac:

Starwood Hotels begins rollout of iPhone/Apple Watch virtual room keys, Hilton to follow (Video) — Starwood Hotels has officially launched its SPG Keyless service, allowing guests to use their iPhone (and, in the Spring, Apple Watch) to unlock their hotel doors, bypassing the front desk.

More: AppleInsider, Gizmodo, Hilton Worldwide Global …, MacRumors, Gigaom, iMore, TUAW and Electronista

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

PayPal officially launches Pay After Delivery service, announces order-ahead for U.S. Burger King locations — PayPal has officially launched its Pay After Delivery service, the company announced at the Money2020 payments event in Las Vegas today. The payment firm also revealed new partnerships …

More: TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Next Web and vbprofiles.com

Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:

HomeAway Sues San Francisco Over New ‘Airbnb Law’ for Short-Term Rentals — Travel-lodging site HomeAway Inc. has sued the city of San Francisco in an attempt to block a new law that restricts home rentals from going into effect. — HomeAway is requesting an injunction to prevent the city …

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