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Customers Michael, left, and Teresa Hamilly display an Apple iPod Classic portable media device at an Apple Store in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007. Apple Inc. fourth-quarter profit jumped 67 percent, topping analysts' estimates, on soaring demand for the Macintosh computer, the iPhone handset and new iPods. The shares rose in extended trading. Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg News
Customers Michael, left, and Teresa Hamilly display an Apple iPod Classic portable media device at an Apple Store in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007. Apple Inc. fourth-quarter profit jumped 67 percent, topping analysts’ estimates, on soaring demand for the Macintosh computer, the iPhone handset and new iPods. The shares rose in extended trading. Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg News
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Baby, come back: Sprint offers iPhone for life — with upgrades every two years — plan. Meanwhile, Verizon says it will give away the iPhone 6 for free, with a trade-in and a two-year contract.

Apple yesterday introduced new products and categories, but it has quietly killed the 13-year-old iPod Classic.

Wondering who s going to pay the transaction fees when people use Apple Pay? Banks, that s who.

Microsoft is said to be buying Minecraft maker Mojang.

European antitrust review of Google still going after four years, won t be complete by the time the antitrust chief leaves in October.

Alibaba reportedly has received enough orders for its IPO within two days of its launch.

Snapchat settles lawsuit brought by ousted co-founder, who s now being credited with the app s concept.

Sony s Internet TV offering will include 22 Viacom networks including Nickelodeon and MTV.

 

Photo of iPod Classic from Bloomberg archives