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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Sources: iPhone 6S gets 12 megapixel camera with 4K video recording and a flash-like white screen feature when front shutter is engaged for photos — iPhone 6S camera: 12 megapixel photos, 4K video recording, flash for selfies — One of the marquee upgrades to the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus …

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

iPhone 6S will animate UI with Apple Watch-like Motion wallpapers — Apple is preparing to bring some motion from the Apple Watch to the iPhone 6S. One of the new device's differentiators over its predecessor will likely be a spiced up set of animated wallpapers, according to three sources …

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

iPhone 6S will come in Apple Watch-like Rose Gold rather than Pink, lack sapphire, and have renamed Force Touch — Earlier this year, reports began to suggest that Apple would launch the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus in an additional color beyond the Space Gray, Silver, and Gold options …

More: Business Insider, TechnoBuffalo, The Verge, Tech Insider, Mashable, iPhone Hacks, Ubergizmo, iMore, BGR, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog and Fortune. Tweets: @markgurman

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Apple invites media to event on September 9 at 10am PT at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco with the tagline “Hey Siri, Give Us a Hint” — Apple Invites Media to September 9 Event: ‘Hey Siri, Give Us a Hint’ — As predicted in August, Apple is planning to hold …

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

No 4-inch ‘iPhone 6c’ at Sept. 9 event, iPhone 5c to be discontinued, 5s/6/6 Plus staying — While Apple will unveil a pair of next-generation iPhones at its September 9th event, the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, don't expect a new 4-inch “iPhone 6c” to show up on stage.

More: The Verge, Mashable, Ubergizmo, MacDailyNews, Telegraph, TechnoBuffalo, Computerworld, Gizmodo, Redmond Pie, App Advice, SiliconANGLE, iPhone in Canada Blog, Tech Insider, VentureBeat, iMore, CNET and Pocketnow

Tweets: @davechensky and @markgurman

Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:

Over 1B people used Facebook on Monday for the first time in the company's history — We just passed an important milestone. For the first time ever, one billion people used Facebook in a single day. — On Monday, 1 in 7 people on Earth used Facebook to connect with their friends and family.

Sam Grobart / Bloomberg Business:

How price-insensitive customers and lack of options allowed Gogo to thrive as a business despite deteriorating data speeds and increasing fees — Why Gogo's Infuriatingly Expensive, Slow Internet Still Owns the Skies — In the fall of 2008, Louis C.K. was a guest on Late Night …

More: Inc.com and Politico

Brian X. Chen / New York Times:

In-Flight Wi-Fi Prices Jump as Demand Surges

More: Glenn Fleishman writes words … and Digital Trends. Tweets: @raju

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft releases Snip, a free screen capture app for Windows that lets users annotate with digital ink and voice — Microsoft Snip brings Windows screenshots to life with voice and ink — Microsoft has a new Office tool that's really useful if you regularly take screenshots.

More: The Next Web, The Digital Reader, Digital Trends, FierceCIO News, PCWorld, VentureBeat, WinBeta, Engadget, Windows Central, ZDNet and Microsoft News

Ariha Setalvad / The Verge:

You can now post full-size landscape and portrait photos on Instagram — Visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris, as I did last year, and you'll see tourists contorting themselves to try and fit the length of the monument into Instagram's iconic square frame. Even after Instagram began letting …

More: Instagram Blog, iMore, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, MacRumors, Android Authority, The Daily Dot, PC Magazine, Pocketnow, The Next Web, ABC News and AppleInsider

IDC:

IDC: In Q2, Apple Watch shipped 3.6M units with 19.9% market share, just behind Fitbit with 4.4M units for 24.3% market share — Apple Debuts at the Number Two Spot as the Worldwide Wearables Market Grows 223.2% in 2Q15, Says IDC — In its first appearance in the wearables market …

Sarah Mitroff / CNET:

Geronimo, a free email app built by ex-Apple, Google, and Path developers, released for iOS; uses gestures like flicks, swipes to make organizing inbox easier — Three ways Geronimo will change how you deal with your email — This new email app uses swipes, taps and flicks of the wrist to turn clearing your inbox into a game.

More: The Next Web, New York Daily News, 9to5Mac, App Advice, Refinery29, VatorNews, BGR and Virtual-Strategy Magazine

CNBC:

Apple Pay now works with PayAnywhere, a credit card reader serving 300K US locations, and the next version of the reader to be sold exclusively in Apple Stores — Apple, and the war over your wallet — CNBC's Josh Lipton speaks with Jennifer Bailey, Apple Pay Vice President, about the latest developments of Apple Pay.

More: 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Re/code and AppleInsider

Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet:

Square launches Appointments iOS app, an extension of its online booking system that doesn't require users to process payments with Square — Square rolls out Appointments app to streamline bookings for SMBs — The app is available for iOS and does not require users to process payments with Square.

More: VentureBeat, TechCrunch, MacNN, 9to5Mac, The Next Web, App Advice, AppleInsider and Fortune

Josh Gordon / Android Developers Blog:

Google releases Desktop Head Unit emulator for Android Auto developers to test apps without being connected to a car — Announcing the Android Auto Desktop Head Unit — Today we're releasing the Desktop Head Unit (DHU), a new testing tool for Android Auto developers.

More: Android Authority, 9to5Google, AndroidHeadlines.com, Android Police, TechnoBuffalo, The Next Web, VentureBeat and Ausdroid

Helienne Lindvall / Guardian:

Soundcloud sued by British copyright collective PRS for failing to pay royalties to artists — PRS for Music takes legal action against SoundCloud streaming service — UK performing rights organisation says it has no choice but to sue music site for not paying songwriters royalties after ‘years of unsuccessful negotiations’

More: FACT Magazine, Engadget, BBC, Music Ally, The Next Web, New York Times, NME, Mixmag, Los Angeles Times, The Independent, Variety, Forbes, SlashGear, Gizmodo UK, Billboard, Digital Music News, The Verge and Tech Times. See also Mediagazer

Ronda Scott / Evernote Blog:

Evernote Food apps for iOS and Android to be retired September 30 — Evernote to end support for Evernote Food apps — Two years ago, we created Evernote Food to help people chronicle the universal experience of enjoying great food. Food's most popular features were clipping recipes and snapping photos of meals.

More: The Verge, SlashGear, PCMag Australia Feed, Engadget and 9to5Mac

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Workflow app integrates with iOS Notification Center allowing users to create shortcuts to frequent tasks, adds syncing between devices — Workflow Lets You Put Shortcuts To Frequent Actions Right In iOS' Notification Center — Workflow, the clever if somewhat geeky app aimed at iOS power users …

More: The Verge, iMore, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Lifehacker and iDownloadBlog.com

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