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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple confirms ‘very targeted attack’ on celebrities, denies iCloud breach — Apple has responded to this week's hackings of celebrity accounts, which resulted in postings of private photographs. Here's Apple's statement in full: … Filed under: AAPL Company B

More: BuzzFeed, Apple, Re/code, The Verge, Gizmodo, Business Insider, MacRumors, The Next Web, BGR, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, Fortune, SlashGear, The Loop, FierceMobileIT News, Nextgov, Data Center Knowledge, Hollywood Life, ZDNet, Tech Times, Naked Security and ITProPortal

Tweets: @kashhill and @pmarca

Mark Scott / New York Times:

Court bans UberPop ride-sharing service in Germany, Uber Black unaffected; Uber will continue operations and appeal — Uber Service Banned Across Germany by Frankfurt Court — LONDON - The ride-hailing service Uber is about to have a head-on collision with Germany's taxis and legal system.

More: BBC, Uber Blog, Reuters, SiliconBeat, CNET, Digital Trends, Gigaom, TechPresident, The Next Web, PandoDaily, VentureBeat, PC World, Guardian, Fortune, Engadget, ABC News, The Register and TechSpot

Tweets: @msquinn and @markscott82

Scott Gilbertson / Ars Technica:

Behind the new HTML Picture element, which speeds up page loads by letting browsers choose the best image for different screens — How a new HTML element will make the Web faster — Soon, you won't need to be the Flash for quicker Web browsing. — Flickr user: Katie Krueger

Tweets: @garrettdimon and @respimg

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:

Banks: Credit Card Breach at Home Depot — Multiple banks say they are seeing evidence that Home Depot stores may be the source of a massive new batch of stolen credit and debit cards that went on sale this morning in the cybercrime underground. Home Depot says that it is working with banks …

More: Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Re/code, Fortune, Mashable and Business Insider

Re/code:

Ouya in preliminary sales talks with Xiaomi, Tencent and other Chinese companies, has engaged with Google and Amazon — Android Game Console Maker Ouya in Sale Talks With Chinese Internet Giants, Others — Ouya, the maker of an low-cost Android-based gaming console of the same name …

More: The Information, VentureBeat, Business Insider, Android Police, 9to5Google, Ubergizmo and Android Central

Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

Sonos speakers can now directly connect to home Wi-Fi, no longer require proprietary network — To simplify whole-home audio, Sonos starts to embrace your Wi-Fi router — Internet-connected speakers from Sonos now work directly with your Wi-Fi router, eliminating the need to also use …

More: The Sonos Blog, Engadget, TechCrunch, Wired, The Register, Re/code, VentureBeat, CNET, Ubergizmo, iMore, Wall Street Journal, Cult of Mac and Gizmodo

Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:

Reddit unveils its first mobile app for Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews on iOS, Android version coming later this week — Reddit to Launch Mobile App for AMAs (Exclusive) — Reddit has made its long-awaited entry into the mobile app category with one devoted to its most popular attraction, the Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews.

More: The Verge, reddit, TechCrunch, Nieman Lab, The Daily Dot, Gizmodo, Engadget, CNET, VentureBeat, The Next Web, BetaBoston, Ubergizmo, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gigaom, Business Insider, WebProNews, Mashable, Gotta Be Mobile, 9to5Mac, SlashGear, iMore, Droid Life, MobileSyrup.com and The Verge

Tweets: @hugeinc and @mikeisaac

Apple:

Apple lists top 10 reasons apps are rejected, with missing information and bugs the two most common causes — Common App Rejections — Before you develop your app, it's important to become familiar with the technical, content, and design criteria that we use to review all apps.

Richard Nieva / CNET:

Google's Android Wear to support Bluetooth headsets, GPS, and third party watch faces — Google says Android Wear about to get even smarter (Q&A) — The search giant hasn't said much about its OS for wearable devices since a demo in June. CNET sat down with two of the project's head engineers to find out what's new.

More: CNET, TechHive, Ars Technica, Engadget, Android Police, The Verge, TechCrunch, Wearable World News, ITProPortal, Pocketnow, DailyTech, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, 9to5Google, PC Pro, Droid Life, SlashGear, AndroidHeadlines.com and Android Central

Bertel King, Jr / Android Police:

Fan Funding for YouTube creators now available in US, Japan, Mexico, Australia; Google to take 5% + $0.21 cut in the US — YouTube Now Offers Fan Funding In Four Countries - Here's A Look At How It Works — YouTube thrives off the videos produced by independent content creators all over the world …

More: BGR, Gizmodo, RAIN News, ReelSEO Video Marketing, memeburn, hypebot, ZDNet, The Next Web and Ubergizmo. See also Mediagazer

Tess Stynes / Wall Street Journal:

Compuware to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.5 Billion — Compuware Deal Includes Ability to Complete Covisint Spinoff — Software developer Compuware Corp. agreed to be taken private by Thoma Bravo LLC for about $2.5 billion. — Thoma Bravo agreed to pay $10.92 a share in cash …

More: PC World, ZDNet, New York Times and Gigaom

Silke Koltrowitz / Reuters:

Swatch plans smartwatch with always-on touch screen and fitness tracking, coming next summer — Swatch prefers go-it-alone route for smartwatch plans — (Reuters) - Swatch Group is happy to go it alone with a launch next year of watches with “smart” features to compete with so-called wearable gadgets …

More: PandoDaily, PandoDaily, Wearable World News, Gigaom, Forbes, VentureBeat, PC Pro, Tech Times and Inquirer. Tweets: @gassee

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