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December 11, 2014, 7:10 PM

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S Somasegar / MSDN Blogs:

Microsoft acquires cross-platform crash analytics and distribution service HockeyApp — Microsoft acquires HockeyApp, leading mobile crash analytics and beta distribution service for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone — Today I'm pleased to announce that we have acquired HockeyApp …

More: HockeyApp, Computerworld, AndroidHeadlines.com, Seeking Alpha, PC Magazine, GeekWire, SlashGear, eWeek, TechCrunch, MSDN Blogs, 9to5Mac, WinBeta, Windows Phone Central, Engadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, VentureBeat, MacStories, Neowin, ZDNet and The Register

Tweets: @scottgu and @msftnews

Harrison Weber / VentureBeat:

Adobe acquires stock photo giant Fotolia for $800 million in cash — Buried within its fourth quarter earnings report, creative technologies company Adobe today revealed it plans to acquire Fotolia, a stock photo site which hosts 34 million images and videos.

More: ZDNet, TechCrunch and CMSWire.com

Harrison Weber / VentureBeat:

Adobe sees strong Q4 with $1.07B in revenue, 644K new paying Creative Cloud subscribers — Adobe now has 3.454 million paying Creative Cloud subscribers, the company revealed in its fourth quarter financial report today. — Adobe originally predicted it would reach 3.3 million paying subscribers by the end of 2014.

More: Business Wire, The Next Web, Re/code and Tech Trader Daily

Tweets: @corytv, @corytv and @corytv

Adi Robertson / The Verge:

Qualcomm, Intel, and others speak out against Title II net neutrality — Much of the fight over how to handle net neutrality has been between the two industries that have the most obvious stake in it: cable companies and web services. Today, though, 60 tech companies, including Intel …

More: PC World, Verizon Public Policy, FierceWireless, FierceTelecom News, Cult of Mac, Engadget, SlashGear, The Register and CNET. Tweets: @stevesi

Edward Wyatt / New York Times:

Verizon says future investments in its networks will be unaffected by net neutrality policy

More: Ars Technica, Re/code, Techdirt and DSLreports

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Google Removes Amazon's App Listing From Google Play Search Following Addition Of Appstore, Instant Video Integrations — In October, we spotted that Amazon had quietly launched a hidden and functional app store within its main Android application which was available for download on Google Play.

More: Android Police, Gigaom, 9to5Google, Google Drive Blog, Engadget, The Verge, The Next Web, BGR, Phandroid, Droid Life, PhoneDog.com, WebProNews, Pocketnow and SlashGear

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

LinkedIn Rolls Out A Simplified Homepage With Analytics And News Feed Front And Center — LinkedIn, the social network for the working world, today gets around 45 million monthly unique visitors to linkedin.com according to comScore, and to help grow that number, LinkedIn is debuting a pared …

More: Official LinkedIn Blog, Re/code, Gigaom, TheStreet.com, SiliconBeat and ReadWrite. Tweets: @ingridlunden

Oculus VR:

Oculus acquires skeletal hand tracking firm Nimble VR and 3D mapping company 13th Lab, hires motion capture expert Chris Bregler — Nimble VR, 13th Lab, and Chris Bregler join Oculus — Computer vision is at the heart of delivering comfortable and incredible virtual reality.

More: Gizmodo, Engadget, 13th Lab, Nimble VR, Gamasutra, Connectedly, SlashGear and Seeking Alpha

Tweets: @paulamarttila and @stumm

Reuters:

Canada's Competition Bureau probing Apple's contracts with domestic wireless carriers, says it has found no evidence of wrongdoing so far — Canada competition watchdog probing Apple mobile carrier deals — (Reuters) - Canada's Competition Bureau is investigating allegations …

More: Globe and Mail, 9to5Mac, The Register, The Verge, DailyTech, Techvibes Global News, VentureBeat, AppleInsider, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog and MobileSyrup.com

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

Apple now requires cases protect devices from 1m drops, meet new environmental standards — Apple recently started requiring case manufacturers in its Made for iPhone (MFi) licensing program follow new requirements that will ensure cases better protect Apple devices and cover glass from impact …

More: BGR, MacNN, Ubergizmo, MacRumors, iLounge, App Advice, InvestorPlace and MacDailyNews. Tweets: @applespotlight. Thanks:@apollozac

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

Dropbox launches Microsoft Office collaboration features for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Windows and Mac — Dropbox today launched its much-anticipated Project Harmony functionality, which brings collaboration tools to Microsoft Office desktop applications.

More: ZDNet, Computerworld and Gigaom. Thanks:@harrisonweber

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft ready to show off Windows 10 mobile SKU on January 21 — Summary:Microsoft will share more about the Windows 10 ‘consumer experience’ at an event on January 21 in Redmond. — Microsoft officials sent invitations on December 11 to selected press and analysts to its next Windows 10 reveal event.

More: Blogging Windows, The Verge, Reuters, Computerworld, Re/code, TechCrunch, BetaNews, PC World, GeekWire, SuperSite for Windows, CNET, The Next Web, Wall Street Journal, TechRadar.com, VentureBeat, Gotta Be Mobile, WinBeta and Windows Phone Central. Tweets: @thurrott

Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority:

Chromecast app's new Guest Mode option allows others to cast to your TV without a WiFi password — (Update: video) Chromecast update: screen casting for 4.4.2 devices, Material design, guest mode — Tired of updates yet? Neither are we! The Chromecast Android app is next in line, and the new update brings some awesome features.

More: Google Chrome Blog, Gigaom, The Verge, BGR, PC World, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Electronista and The Verge

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft makes its MSN consumer apps available on iOS, Android, Amazon devices — Summary:Microsoft is continuing its cross-platform push, bringing a number of its MSN-branded consumer apps to iOS, Android and Amazon devices. — The team inside Bing that built some of the best “Metro Style” …

More: The Verge, The Fire Hose, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Computerworld, Gigaom, MacRumors, 9to5Google, 9to5Mac and Android Police

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Apple Reverses Course, Allows Transmit to Reinstate ‘Send To’ Feature — Earlier this week, file management app Transmit from developer Panic gained some attention after Apple required the company to remove a key sharing feature that let files be sent to multiple services like Dropbox and iCloud Drive.

More: AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Gigaom, MacStories and MacNN. Tweets: @film_girl

Harry McCracken / Fast Company:

Ford's new in-dash infotainment system Sync 3 replaces MyFord Touch, uses BlackBerry's QNX instead of Microsoft's OS — Why Ford dumping Microsoft's automotive software was inevitable-and probably long overdue — Years ago, the carmaker took an early lead in infotainment.

More: The Verge, TechCrunch, Gigaom, Los Angeles Times, PC Magazine, CNET, FierceWireless, WinBeta, Re/code, Engadget and OSNews

Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg:

Facebook tries to block 381 search warrants issued by NY prosecutor last year, the biggest set it's ever received — Facebook Seeks to Block N.Y. Prosecutor's Search Warrants — Facebook Inc. (FB) is asking a New York appeals court to block the largest set of search warrants the company …

More: RT

Maya Kosoff / Business Insider:

Uber Is Suspending Operations In New Delhi Following Allegations Of Rape Against One Of Its Drivers — Uber will suspend operations in New Delhi and review its Indian operations, according to a company blog post on Thursday. The announcement comes three days after Delhi, India's capital territory, banned the service.

More: Uber Blog, SlashGear, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, CIO.com, The Next Web and TIME. Tweets: @ellenhuet

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

Google revamps its iOS app with Material Design, one-tap search, built-in Maps, and recently visited pages — Google today launched a major revamp of its main iOS app, bringing a new look and adding new features. You can download the new version now from Apple's App Store.

More: Inside Search, Ars Technica, Marketing Land, AppleInsider, Macworld and 9to5Google

Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:

CenturyLink acquires predictive analytics company Cognilytics — If you thought CenturyLink was only focused on building an extensive cloud-computing portfolio, think again. The telecommunications company is announcing today that it has bought 200-person predictive analytics company Cognilytics.

More: ZDNet and Seeking Alpha

Timothy Hay / Wall Street Journal:

Woven Digital, maker of viral videos geared toward young men, raises $18M Series A led by IVP — Woven Digital Raises $18 Million for Viral Video Geared Toward Young Men — Institutional Venture Partners has a long track record of investing in news and entertainment providers …

More: PE Hub Blog, Tubefilter, Variety, Mashable, AdAge, Deadline, Los Angeles Times, VideoInk, PandoDaily, Business Insider and TechCrunch. See also Mediagazer

Peter Bright / Ars Technica:

Xbox, Windows Store now accepting Bitcoin payments — You can now use Bitcoin to add funds to your Microsoft account. — Microsoft has added Bitcoin support to Microsoft accounts. Bitcoin funds can be added to accounts to enable digital purchases from the Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox Games, Xbox Music, and Xbox Video stores.

Amy Gesenhues / Search Engine Land:

Bing Rolls Out International Hotel Booking Feature & Updates Mobile Search Results — Bing released two updates today, adding a new hotel booking feature in partnership with TripAdvisor, as well as updating its mobile search results to include details like deep links and time-stamps.

More: Search Blog and WinBeta

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:

Nation-backed malware targets diplomats' iPhones, Androids, and PCs — Researchers have uncovered yet another international espionage campaign that's so sophisticated and comprehensive that it could only have been developed with the backing of a well resourced country.

More: Securelist, AppleInsider, Inquirer and Ubergizmo

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