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April 29, 2015, 2:30 PM

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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft's two new SDKs allow porting of Android and iOS apps to Windows 10 as universal apps; web apps can now be packaged for the Windows Store  —  Huge news: Windows 10 can run reworked Android and iOS apps  —  After months of rumors, Microsoft is revealing its plans to get mobile apps on Windows 10 today.
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Microsoft launches a preview of Visual Studio Code, a free lightweight code editor for OS X, Linux, and Windows  —  Microsoft Launches Visual Studio Code, A Free Cross-Platform Code Editor For OS X, Linux And Windows  —  At its Build developer conference, Microsoft today announced the launch …
The Verge:
Live from Microsoft's Build 2015 keynote  —  Here comes Windows 10 Event Updates 8:26:54 AM PDT Will we see Android apps on Windows 10 today?  All will be explained.  It's a long keynote of 2hrs 30 minutes, so stick with us.  8:26:32 AM PDT Will Project Spartan get a name today?  Sure.
Owen Williams / The Next Web:
Office 2016 will allow cross-platform integration of third party apps, like Uber ride reminders in Outlook  —  Microsoft shows off cross-platform integrations for Office 2016  —  Today at BUILD, Microsoft showed off its new cross-platform integrations that developers can use to build apps that deeply embed inside Office.
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Microsoft Edge, formerly known as Project Spartan, will ship on all Windows 10 devices  —  Internet Explorer's successor, Project Spartan, is called Microsoft Edge  —  At its Build 2015 developer conference today, Microsoft announced Project Spartan will be called Microsoft Edge.
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Microsoft releases .NET Core preview for Mac and Linux  —  At its Build 2015 developer conference today, Microsoft took the first step toward a cross-platform version of .NET, the company's software framework that primarily runs on Windows: The company has released a preview of the .NET Core runtime distribution for Mac and Linux.
Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:
Sources: Uber is in talks with over 400 merchants for a new same-day delivery program, plans to source inventory from local stores  —  Uber Is Quietly Testing A Massive Merchant Delivery Program  —  Uber is planning to launch a merchant delivery program that would allow online shoppers …
Reggie Ugwu / BuzzFeed:
Instagram's @music account, its first official content vertical, will showcase popular and emerging artists  —  Instagram Launches Dedicated Music Channel @Music  —  The Facebook-owned social network's first category-specific vertical will showcase popular and emerging artists.  —  Jared Eberhardt / Instagram
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Google's new Password Alert Chrome extension combats phishing and risk from password reuse by warning users who enter their Google password at a non-Google site  —  Chrome Can Now Warn Users Who Type Gmail Passwords in Dumb Places  —  No matter how much Google does to harden its servers …
Youkyung Lee / Associated Press:
Samsung's profit sinks 39% hit by bigger iPhones  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said its first-quarter net income plunged 39 percent as consumers switched to bigger iPhones, squeezing its profit from the mobile business to less than half from a year earlier.
Twitter:
Twitter Reports First Quarter 2015 Results; Lowers Full-Year 2015 Expectations  —  SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - April 28, 2015 - Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and outlined lower 2015 expectations.

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