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Nathan Olivarez-Giles / Wired:
After Epic Hack, Apple Suspends Over-the-Phone AppleID Password Resets  —  Apple on Tuesday ordered its support staff to immediately stop processing AppleID password changes requested over the phone, following the identity hacking of Wired Reporter Mat Honan over the weekend, according to Apple employees.
Nathan Olivarez-Giles / Wired:
Amazon Quietly Closes Security Hole After Journalist's Devastating Hack  —  Amazon closed a privacy hole on Monday that previously allowed hackers access to Amazon accounts over the phone using just a name, email address and mailing address — three pieces of information easily found for many on the web.
AllThingsD:
Samsung's 2010 Report Says its Galaxy Would Be Better If it Were Just More Like the iPhone  —  As part of its case against Samsung, Apple has shown snippets of an internal Samsung document comparing the original Galaxy S phone with the iPhone.  —  On Tuesday, Apple managed to get the whole 132-page document admitted into evidence.
Josh Lowensohn / CNET:
Mac designer: Samsung phone fooled me  —  Apple's expert design witness, and former Mac icon designer says that she mistook one of Samsung's devices for Apple's.  —  SAN JOSE, Calif. — One of Apple's early designers apparently picked up a Samsung device believing it had been made by Apple.
Jim Dalrymple / The Loop:
∞ Apple's motivation for suing Samsung  —  Apple's motivation for suing Samsung  —  Reading the press from the Apple vs Samsung trial lead me to believe that most people don't understand Apple's motives for suing Samsung.  This lawsuit isn't about getting compensation for products …
More: Bloomberg.  Tweets: @netgarden
Peter Ha / TechCrunch:
Square Partners With Starbucks Raises $25M For Series D; Howard Schultz Joins The Board  —  It might not be the funding announcement we've been hearing rumors about but today Square announced that they've partnered with Starbucks.  But there's more!  —  Square will soon begin processing …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Upcoming iOS 6 is scalable to taller, 640 x 1136 iPhone display, shows possible next-generation device user-interface  —  Mockup of rumored next-generation iPhone design  —  With the next-generation iPhone's announcement and release approaching for next month, one of the most present rumors is a larger, nearly-four inch display.
Jenna Wortham / NYT Bits:
Craigslist's Challenger Could Be an App, or Several  —  A few days ago an incoming alert caught my eye.  Someone had posted a public message through Highlight, an iPhone app that shows people who else is nearby whom they might want to meet.  —  The note simply read: “Selling 2 face value wilco tix for tonight - share pls.
Tweets: @arrington
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Office 2013 RT for Windows RT tablets will ship as Preview, lack macros and other features  —  Microsoft is planning to remove certain features from its Office 2013 RT edition, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.  The software maker is planning to ship a Preview version …
Chris Urmson / The Official Google Blog:
The self-driving car logs more miles on new wheels  —  Technology is at its best when it makes people's lives better, and that's precisely what we're going for with our self-driving car project.  We're using advanced computer science to try and make driving safer and more enjoyable.
Yoni Heisler / Network World:
The iPhone patent Steve Jobs particularly cared about - inertial scrolling  —  Steve Jobs seemingly had a special affinity for Apple's '381 patent, which covers intertial scrolling We're about a week into the Apple-Samsung trial, and so far the bulk of the testimony has centered …
Jason Feifer / Fast Company:
Who's That Woman in the Twitter Bot Profile?  —  They're sometimes called “bimbots”—the army of Twitter bots with pretty profile pictures.  Who are the women pictured in those photos?  This is the story of the quest to find out.  —  After weeks of trying, I'd nearly found the real person behind a Twitter bot.
Tweets: @sethporges
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft Office 2013: Bye-bye add-ins, hello apps  —  Summary: Microsoft is looking for developers to ‘think different’ when developing apps for Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 and their respective Stores.  —  In the new Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 worlds, add-ins are passe.  Apps are in.
More: Mashable!
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
iOS 6 points to new 9-pin connector: is this the new, smaller dock port?  —  At this point, it seems highly likely that the next-generation of Apple's iOS devices will carry smaller dock connectors.  That new hardware feature has been reported by multiple sources.
Adrianne Jeffries / The Verge:
Cell phone radiation limits under government scrutiny for the first time since 1996  —  Americans are getting pretty cozy with their cell phones.  We're on them at work, at home, on the weekends, and even in bed; we're also getting our first phones at a younger age than in the past.
Todd Wasserman / Mashable!:
Apple's ‘Genius’ Ads Disappear From the Olympics  —  1 of 3  —  Have you noticed that Apple's much-debated “Genius” ads have disappeared from the Olympics?  —  Well, you're not imagining things.  A rep for TBWA/Media/Arts Lab, Apple's ad agency, says the ads are not running anymore, but that was the plan all along.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple airs new iPad TV ad highlighting Twitter, FaceTime, Square, AirPlay, more  —  Today, Apple has begun airing a new iPad television commercial.  The new ad is similar in style to Apple's other recent iPad commercials, highlighting applications and how they look on the newest iPad's Retina display.
David Kravets / Wired:
Appeals Court OKs Warrantless Wiretapping  —  The federal government may spy on Americans' communications without warrants and without fear of being sued, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in a decision reversing the first and only case that successfully challenged President George W …
More: The Verge, Politico and Engadget.  Tweets: @qthrul
Darren Murph / Engadget:
MetroPCS lights up Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services, starts selling LG Connect 4G  —  MetroPCS may not be grand in scale, but it's certainly not lacking for ambition.  Just over a year after announcing its eventual transition to Voice over LTE, the carrier has officially launched its VoLTE services.

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Sources: Paramount seeks a business-side counterpart to Bari Weiss, implying she would oversee editorial across CBS News and CNN if Paramount's WBD deal closes

Peter Chapman / Bloomberg:
The UK CMA launches a probe into Paramount's $110B acquisition of WBD, and sets an initial ruling deadline on August 7; the EU has already set a July 7 deadline

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