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December 12, 2014, 5:15 AM

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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.
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 …
Chris Mills / Gizmodo:
YouTube is experimenting with a built-in GIF maker tool for videos  —  YouTube Now Lets You Make GIFs From Videos  —  Making short GIFs of YouTube videos is a pretty well-established practice now — so much so that there's dozens of websites dedicated to this finest of art forms.
More: SlashGear, Engadget and TechCrunchTweets: @waxpancake
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.
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.
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.
Julia Love / Mercury News:
Protesters storm Apple campus urging better working conditions for service workers  —  CUPERTINO — As rain pummeled the Bay Area, a group of protesters stormed Apple's campus Thursday, calling for the tech giant to help the service workers who keep its campus humming make a better living.
More: AppleInsider and iMore
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 …
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 …
Matthew Zeitlin / BuzzFeed:
Robinhood launches commission-free stock trading app for iOS  —  Robinhood Can Turn Every iPhone User Into A Trader  —  The mobile stock trading startup turns stock buying and selling into yet another thing to be done inside a mobile app.  The target is young people that have turned away …
Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:
App-analytics company New Relic picks up $115M in its IPO, setting price at $23  —  New Relic today announced that it has raised $115 million from investors before it hits the New York Stock Exchange on Friday under the symbol NEWR.  —  The company set the price of its shares at $23 …
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 and GigaomThanks:@harrisonweber

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