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October 6, 2015, 2:35 PM

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Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 announced with 12.3" display, Skylake processor, new Surface Pen, fingerprint reader; pre-orders start today from $899, ships Oct. 26  —  Microsoft Surface Pro 4 announced with new Surface Pen, starts at $899  —  This year, Microsoft's Surface Pro has been flattered …
Taylor Soper / GeekWire:
New Microsoft Band to debut Oct. 30 at $249 with curved screen and Cortana integration … At its press event in New York City today, Microsoft unveiled the newest version of its wearable activity tracker, the Microsoft Band.  —  The new Band, available for pre-order today …
Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition: Coming Q1 2016 for $3,000  —  First public HoloLens version won't be for consumers; it'll be for developers.  —  NEW YORK—Microsoft has announced the initial price and approximate availability of its HoloLens augmented reality headset.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Surface Book hands-on: terrific trackpad, lightweight as a tablet; the solid hinge makes this feel like a laptop despite detachable screen  —  A closer look at Microsoft's new Surface Book laptop  —  When I reviewed Microsoft's Surface 3 tablet earlier this year I simply concluded that Microsoft should make a laptop.
More: Laptop Mag and CNET
Mark Scott / New York Times:
EU strikes down agreement that allowed companies to move people's data between EU and US; soon it could be harder for tech firms to mine data of EU users  —  Data Transfer Pact Between U.S. and Europe Is Ruled Invalid  —  Europe's highest court ruled on Tuesday that a widely used international agreement …
Julia Greenberg / Wired:
Reddit launches Upvoted, a standalone news site free of comments and voting; editorial team will curate and elaborate on content from Reddit  —  No Comments Allowed on Reddit's New News Site ‘Upvoted’  —  Reddit's got problems.  It can be a hotbed of hostility and harassment—even for loyal users.
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Twitter launches Moments, formerly Project Lightning, its event-based curation of tweets, videos, and images, on iOS, Android, and desktop web  —  Twitter launches Moments, its dead-simple tab for browsing the best tweets  —  A big week for Twitter just got bigger.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple planning to launch new 4K 21.5-inch iMac next week, iPad Pro in early November  —  With September's iPhone release in the rearview and the iPad Pro set for an early November launch, Apple is ready to add some new Mac hardware into its fall product line.
Lauren Goode / The Verge:
Roku 4 with faster quad-core processor supports 4K video, lets you follow favorite shows, available for pre-order now, will ship in October for $129  —  Roku 4 supports 4K video and a new way to ‘follow’ favorite shows  —  Roku, one of the earliest players in the over-the-top video streaming market …
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Atlassian Splits Its JIRA Project Tracking Service Into 3 Standalone Offerings To Better Serve Non-Technical Teams  —  Atlassian, which according to recent reports secretly filed for an IPO last month, today announced a major update to its flagship JIRA project and issue tracking service.
More: ZDNet, PCWorld and Gigaom
New York Times:
DraftKings and FanDuel temporarily ban employees from playing on rival sites after accusations about betting on other sites using inside information  —  Fantasy Sports Employees Bet at Rival Sites Using Inside Information  —  A major scandal is erupting in the multibillion dollar industry …

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