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September 12, 2015, 7:00 AM

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Matt Weinberger / Business Insider:

Microsoft quietly bought Double Labs, developer of popular Android app Echo Notification Lockscreen — Microsoft buys Android Echo Notification Lockscreen — Microsoft has bought a popular Android app called Echo Notification Lockscreen, which lets you personalize what appears on your phone or tablet when it's in lock mode.

More: Techaeris, Phandroid, CIO.com, WinBeta, Windows Central and VentureBeat. Thanks:@mattrosoff

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David Gilbert / International Business Times:

Cyanogen is working with Microsoft to deeply integrate Cortana into the next version of Cyanogen OS — Cortana On Cyanogen: CEO Kirt McMaster On Building The Next Great Smartphone OS — Cyanogen is attempting to be the first player to truly disrupt the smartphone duopoly of iOS and Android

More: iGyaan.in, PhoneDog.com, TechnoBuffalo, Ubergizmo, Android Beat, VentureBeat, 9to5Google, WMPoweruser, GeekWire, CIO.com, ZDNet, Android Authority, WinBeta, AndroidHeadlines.com, Neowin, PhoneArena, Pocketnow and Windows Central

Charlie Hall / Polygon:

Washington State Court orders $54K+ in restitution and fines in first-ever victory against a Kickstarter campaign that failed to deliver — Court orders restitution, fines in first-ever victory against a delayed Kickstarter — For the first time, a Kickstarter campaign has been ordered …

More: Gamasutra, Washington State, Business Insider, ICv2 and Gamers Nexus

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

The New York Times and The Guardian Sign On for Google and Twitter's Instant Article Push — The New York Times is working on the new “instant article” format Google and Twitter want to launch this fall. — “We're working with Google and we're involved as both a publishing and a technology provider …

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Google and Twitter are working together on an open source mobile publishing product similar to Facebook's Instant Articles, plan to launch it this fall

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:

Apple Pencil's battery lasts up to 12 hours on a full charge, gains 30 minutes of use from 15-second charge — Apple Pencil Offers High Precision and Low Latency, Gains 30 Minutes of Use From 15-Second Charge — Apple co-founder Steve Jobs famously dismissed the need for a stylus …

More: InfoWorld, AppleInsider, InvestorPlace, Digital Trends, eWeek, SiliconANGLE, Cult of Mac and New York Times

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Facebook tests new temporary profile pictures to support causes that revert to original after preselected time; broader rollout expected in coming months — Rep A Cause With Facebook's New Temporary Profile Pics — Your profile picture is the message you send most.

More: Digital Trends and The Verge

Kyoko Hasegawa / Agence France-Presse:

Japanese prosecutors charge former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles with embezzlement — Japan charges Bitcoin exchange CEO with embezzlement — Japanese prosecutors said Friday that they have charged the head of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox with embezzlement, amid fraud allegations …

More: Inside Bitcoins, BBC, International Business Times, Reuters, Engadget, CoinDesk, The Register and NEWSBTC

Arnold Kim / MacRumors:

Apple's Live Photos Take Up About 2x Space of Normal Images — One of the novel new features coming in the iPhone 6s is the new Live Photos feature which captures an additional 3 seconds of video surrounding photos on the new iPhones. The new feature is on by default and allows you to take photos as usual.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

On-Campus Internet TV Service Philo Expands, Now Live At Over 40 Universities In The U.S. — Philo, the NEA and HBO-backed startup that's bringing traditional cable television, including both live TV and DVR functionality, to consumers' mobile devices, has been working to expand its footprint in the university market.

More: Engadget

Kara Swisher / Re/code:

Yahoo's media unit about to undergo a major shakeup including the departure of CMO Kathy Savitt, amid company-wide talent exodus — Major Executive Shake-Up at Yahoo Media Unit Amid Company-Wide Talent Turmoil (Update) — According to sources, Yahoo's media unit is about to undergo a major shake-up …

More: PR Newswire, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Fortune, Deadline, Talking New Media, SiliconBeat, Associated Press, Tech Trader Daily, Seeking Alpha and Reuters. See also Mediagazer

Bradley Hope / Wall Street Journal:

Visa, Nasdaq, Capital One, Citi, others invest $30M in Chain, a startup developing ways to trade assets like stocks via blockchain technology — Visa, Nasdaq, Others Invest $30 Million in Bitcoin-Related Startup — Chain Inc. works with banks to develop a new system of trading and transferring assets

More: Forbes, Wired, CoinDesk, PR Newswire and Bank Think

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