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March 9, 2015, 12:30 PM

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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Apple Watch event predictions: 42mm costlier than 38mm, steel models $749+, Edition models $7.5K+, no upgradability, Photos demoed, 12" MacBook Air revealed  —  One Last Spitball on Stainless Steel Apple Watch Pricing  —  Here are my “final guesses” from last night (for 38/42mm models):
Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
With abusive posts still rampant on Yik Yak, some college campuses are taking steps to ban the service  —  Who Spewed That Abuse?  Anonymous Yik Yak App Isn't Telling  —  During a brief recess in an honors course at Eastern Michigan University last fall, a teaching assistant approached the class's three female professors.
Damon Darlin / New York Times:
With Emoji a product of Japanese origins, America needs new Emoji symbols that reflect its own culture  —  Dispatch: America Needs Its Own Emojis  —  America Needs Its Own Emojis  —  There's so much we can't express because the symbols don't exist: no Vulcan salute, no pickup truck, no bacon.
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Michael Brown / PC World:
Samsung's Milk streaming music service now available through a free web client  —  Samsung is celebrating the first anniversary of its Milk Internet radio service by a web browser client.  You'll still need a Samsung device to use the Milk app on a smartphone, tablet, or television.
David Shamah / ZDNet:
PayPal to pay $60m for Israeli security startup CyActive  —  Summary:CyActive's predictive cyber-defense system is the US firm's second acquisition in Israel.  —  In what will be its second acquisition in Israel, PayPal is set to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm CyActive.
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Feelreal shows off mask that attaches to VR headsets to simulate weather and provide scents  —  Smellovision masks are here, and they're basically implements of torture  —  Virtual reality is great, but it's... sometimes difficult to stomach, as evidenced by the fact that a device not making people throw up was major news at GDC.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Confirmed: SugarCRM Buys Mobile Startup Stitch, Shuts It Down  —  SugarCRM, a CRM and open source rival to Salesforce, has made an acquisition to help the company raise its game on the mobile front.  It has acquired and is shutting down Stitch, a startup co-founded by ex-Salesforce execs …
Chris Plante / The Verge:
Epic Games' Tim Sweeney on how Unreal Engine 4 may soon power film and architecture  —  Why video game engines may power the future of film and architecture  —  The original developer of Gears of War has an ambitious plan for the future of everything.  —  Epic Games, the company best …
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
Review: good build quality and near-stock load of Android 5.0.2 make the Moto E the best phone you can get for $150  —  Review: The new Moto E is the most phone you can get for $150  —  The first Moto E cut too many corners, but this one can hold its own.  —  The new Moto E with LTE.

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