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September 2, 2015, 11:05 PM

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John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:

New Apple TV to feature universal search, enabling users to search movies, actor and directors across multiple streaming video services; prices start at $149 — New Apple TV Will Feature Universal Search, Start At $149 — One of Apple TV's most-desired features finally makes its way to the diminutive set-top box.

More: Fox News, Daily Mail, Mashable, PCMag Australia Feed, The Next Web, TechnoBuffalo, App Advice, Engadget, Ubergizmo, MacRumors, TechHive, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, Quartz and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @dannysullivan. See also Mediagazer

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple TV 4 hardware revealed: A8 chip, black remote, 8/16GB storage, same ports, no 4K — The fourth-generation Apple TV, set to be unveiled at an event on September 9th and released in October, will feature a mix of new and familiar hardware, according to reliable sources.

More: Digital Trends, Telegraph, Redmond Pie, Daring Fireball, Tech Insider, InvestorPlace, The Technology Chronicles, iDownloadBlog.com, Business Insider, The Verge, BGR, iPhone Hacks, iLounge, Washington Post and iMore

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

iPad Pro and refreshed iPad mini may debut at Apple's September 9 event; iPad Pro expected to ship November — iPad Pro planned for Sept. 9 debut with iPad mini 4; October pre-orders, November launch — Apple's September 9th event is set to be one of the company's largest events in history …

More: CNET, Digital Trends, TIME, Ubergizmo, International Business Times, Fortune, Network World, iPhone Hacks, Pocketnow, ZDNet, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, Redmond Pie, App Advice, iDownloadBlog.com, TechnoBuffalo, MacRumors, Tech Insider, Business Insider and BGR. Tweets: @markgurman. Thanks:@apollozac

Roger Cheng / CNET:

Sources: Google will unveil LG and Huawei Nexus smartphones in San Francisco on September 29 — Google will hold Nexus event Sept. 29 in San Francisco — The search giant will introduce two smartphones at the event, one made by LG and the other by Huawei.

Bloomberg Business:

Sources: Twitter board meets Thursday to discuss CEO search; Jack Dorsey remains a leading internal candidate, Padmasree Warrior among external candidates — Twitter CEO Search Gains Urgency as Stock Slips, Executives Exit — Pressure on Twitter Inc.'s board is mounting.

More: Business Insider, Social Media Today and Seeking Alpha

Tweets: @awallenstein and @ek_obrien

Dan Seifert / The Verge:

New Moto 360s: men's 46mm and 42mm, women's 42mm with narrower strap mounts, priced at $299.99- $429.99; sport version later this year, others shipping in weeks — Motorola's new Moto 360 watches are sleeker, smarter, and more customizable than ever — Last year, Motorola released …

More: The Next Web, The Official Motorola Blog, CNET, Engadget, 9to5Google, Android Authority, Engadget, TechnoBuffalo, Wall Street Journal, Mashable, Ars Technica, Bloomberg Business, Wearable Tech Insider, Re/code and WatchAware

Mark Sullivan / VentureBeat:

Traditional looking Huawei Watch on sale September 17, priced from $350 to $800

More: Engadget, Re/code, SiliconANGLE, Inquirer, ZDNet, The Verge and SlashGear

Kurt Wagner / Re/code:

Twitter names developer platform lead Jeff Seibert head of consumer product in product team restructure — Twitter Restructures Product Team, Promotes Jeff Seibert — Twitter has promoted Jeff Seibert, the man who's been running the company's developer products for over a year.

More: Wall Street Journal and Business Insider

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Apple News app to include more than 50 publishers when it launches this fall — Apple Adds More Publishers for Its News App, Which Will Launch Soon — One thing you won't hear much about at Apple's media event next week: Its News app, a newsreader that will work something like Flipboard …

More: Associated Press, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com and AppleInsider. See also Mediagazer

Emily Steel / New York Times:

Hulu launches commercial-free option for $12 per month — Hulu Starts a Commercial-Free Option to Rival Netflix and Amazon — Hulu announced Wednesday that it was starting a commercial-free version of its streaming service, costing $12 a month, in its latest effort to enhance its offerings …

Dieter Bohn / The Verge:

Lenovo intros 6.98" Phab, 6.8" Phab Plus, Vibe S1 with 2 front-facing cameras, Vibe P1 and P1m with switches for power saving; retailing outside North America — Lenovo's new smartphones are weird — Alongside all of its other announcements today, Lenovo is showing off a pile of random, weird smartphones.

More: Android Police, Android Authority, PhoneArena, VentureBeat, Gizchina.com, AnandTech and Engadget

Brandon Chester / AnandTech:

Lenovo launches new Android tablets: Yoga Tab 3 8", Yoga Tab 3 10", and Yoga Tab 3 Pro 10" with four front facing speakers and built-in pico projector

More: The Verge, PCWorld and Engadget

Aaron Souppouris / Engadget:

Sony introduces Z5 Premium with 5.5" display, Z5 with 5.2" display, and Z5 Compact with 4.7" display, all have fingerprint sensors on side and Snapdragon 810 — Sony's Xperia Z5 family includes the world's first 4K smartphone — To say that Sony's mobile division has had a tough time lately would be an understatement.

More: Sony Global, Android Authority, The Register, Xperia Blog, BetaNews, ZDNet, NEWS.com.au, The Next Web, Gizmodo, The Verge, 9to5Google, BGR, Android Police and Inquirer

James Vincent / The Verge:

Sony's Xperia Z5 Premium has an absurd 4K display

More: Guardian, SlashGear and TIME

Jungah Lee / Bloomberg Business:

Sources: Xiaomi considers launching a laptop, held talks with Samsung for memory chips, may go on sale in Q1 2016 — Xiaomi Considers Introducing Laptop to Compete With Apple — Xiaomi Corp. is considering the introduction of its first laptop early next year, people with direct knowledge …

More: DigiTimes, TechNode, CNET, Tech Trader Daily, VentureBeat, 9to5Mac and Business Insider

Scott Moritz / Bloomberg Business:

Source: Verizon will launch its Go90 mobile video service in coming days, with free ad-supported shows from AOL, Awesomeness TV, Vice Media, and Viacom — Verizon Said to Start Pared-Down Video Service in Coming Days — Company plans low-key introduction, relying on social media

More: Multichannel News, CED, Wireless Week, TheStreet.com, RCR Wireless News, FierceCable, FierceWireless, DSLreports and Seeking Alpha

Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:

PhantomAlert files suit against Waze, claims Waze copied its database, incorporated it into its own application before sale to Google — Rival traffic app PhantomAlert wants to shut Waze down after alleged theft — CEO says he was “crushed” by Waze, which Google bought in 2013 for over $1B.

More: Los Angeles Times, CNET and Business Wire

Casey Newton / The Verge:

Google Docs update includes integrated search for Android, voice transcription in 40 languages, and advanced change tracking for web — Google updates Docs with integrated search on Android, dictation, and advanced change tracking — Google's productivity suite just got a big update timed to students' return to school.

More: Official Google Blog, Official Google for Work Blog, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Android Authority, The Next Web, BuzzFeed, Search Engine Watch, Gizmodo, Fortune, Engadget, The Next Web, Lifehacker, VentureBeat, 9to5Google, ZDNet, VentureBeat and CNET. Tweets: @timcohn

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Acer's Chromebook R 11 is a new convertible laptop priced at $299 — The latest in Acer's long lineup of Chromebooks is the company's first convertible running Google's OS. The Chromebook R 11, due next month for $299, features an 11-inch, “HD” (1366 x 768) display, aluminum top frame, and an Intel Celeron chipset.

More: CNET, FierceCIO News and Android Authority

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Acer unveils Revo Build Series, a modular desktop computer; core unit on sale in October in Europe, Middle East, and Africa with prices starting at €199

More: Engadget, Ars Technica and eWeek

Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch:

Google Introduces Uncomplicated Pay-As-You-Go Model For Its Maps API — The Google Maps API has been a mess when it comes to pricing. The company is making moves to clean that up with a newly announced pay-as-you-go model. — Here's what the team said today about it:

More: Google Geo Developers Blog and 9to5Google

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Google Launches Native Ads In Gmail To All Advertisers — Google is rolling out a new ad format in Gmail to all advertisers today. A few years ago, Google launched a new kind of native ad in Gmail that sat at the top of the inbox and mostly looked like a regular email.

More: Inside AdWords, LinkedIn Pulse, Search Engine Land, Marketing Land, Re/code and WebProNews

Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:

Google adds dining recommendations to Explore feature in Maps for Android, available in San Francisco, New York City, and London — Google Maps “Explore” Adds Curated Recommendations, New Features — Google is adding more content, filters and personalization to the “Explore” feature in Google Maps for Android in the US and UK.

More: Google Lat Long, TechCrunch, BetaNews, VentureBeat and The Next Web

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

New iPhone 6S/6S Plus to retain same storage tiers as iPhone 6: 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB, despite 4K video, increased photo resolution, and other improvements — Apple Event: New Apple Watch bands, 16GB iPhones confirmed with 7000 series aluminum — Starting with the iPhone 3GS …

More: MacRumors, AppleInsider, Ubergizmo, iPhone Hacks, App Advice, TechnoBuffalo, Tech Insider, PhoneDog.com, Business Insider, iDownloadBlog.com and WatchAware. Thanks:@jordankahn

Chris Kerr / Gamasutra:

FTC settles with gaming network Machinima for paid, undisclosed Xbox One endorsements — YouTuber network Machinima settles with feds over deceptive advertising — YouTube powerhouse Machinima has settled charges made by the Federal Trade Commission that alleged the content creator had …

More: Federal Trade Commission, VentureBeat, Marketing Land, Eurogamer.net, Ubergizmo, Kotaku, Ars Technica, Engadget, Hollywood Reporter, Wired, The Hill, ITworld.com, Washington Post, GameInformer.com, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Fortune. See also Mediagazer

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