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May 2, 2013, 4:30 PM

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Dick Craddock / The Microsoft Office Blog:
Outlook.com: 400 million active accounts, Hotmail upgrade complete and more features on the way  —  When we launched the preview of Outlook.com, our goal was to build the best email service in the world, capable of scaling to over a billion active customers.
Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:
Google Glass app lets you sneak photos with a wink  —  A Google Glass developer has created an app that allows you to take a photo using just your eye.  The Winky app, currently available through GitHub, lets you power up Glass from standby mode and snap a quick photo.
Stephen Shankland / CNET:
Adobe to bring Lightroom-style photo editing to tablets  —  Bringing its technology for processing raw photos to mobile devices, then linking them with cloud services could be a step toward Lightroom on mobile.  —  Adobe Systems plans to release high-end photo-editing software for tablets …
Matt Brian / The Verge:
Intel names Brian Krzanich as CEO to succeed Paul Otellini  —  Less than six months after Paul Otellini announced he would step down from the position after 40 years at the company, Intel has named Brian Krzanich as its sixth CEO.  Krzanich, who previously served as Intel's chief operating officer …
New York Times:
Cellphone Thefts Grow, but the Industry Looks the Other Way  —  When a teenage boy snatched the iPhone out of Rose Cha's hand at a bus stop in the Bronx in March, she reported the theft to her carrier and to the police — just as she had done two other times when she was the victim of cellphone theft.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Instagram Now Lets Anyone Tag You [Or Brands] In Photos, Adds Them To “Photos Of You” Profile Section  —  Today Instagram launches photo tagging, the feature that fueled Facebook's early growth.  New Instagram iOS and Android updates rolling out now let you tag any person or brand in your own photos …
Ken Yeung / The Next Web:
Facebook rolls out Trusted Contacts, a password recovery feature to protect accounts against hackers  —  On Thursday, Facebook announced the global launch of its Trusted Contacts password recovery feature.  With this service, users can designate between three to five friends who can be contacted …
Dan Primack / Fortune:
Exclusive: New York City's newest VC firm  —  Most of AOL Ventures team spins out.  —  FORTUNE — At just 29 years old, Mike Brown Jr. is already a venture capital veteran.  He began by investing Richard Branson's money at Virgin Group, before leaving in early 2010 to co-found AOL Ventures.
Bloomberg:
China Cyberspies Outwit U.S. Stealing Military Secrets  —  Among defense contractors, QinetiQ North America (QQ/) is known for spy-world connections and an eye- popping product line.  Its contributions to national security include secret satellites, drones, and software used by U.S. special forces in Afghanistan and the Middle East.
Steven Kurutz / New York Times:
The Rise of the Hacker Space  —  Under different circumstances, or in some earlier America, Yair Silbermintz might have spent his weekday evenings tinkering with a soldering iron alone in the basement of a suburban ranch house.  —  But Mr. Silbermintz, 27, lives with his wife …
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:
Blockbuster On Demand app finally launches on iPhone & iPad  —  Earlier this year Blockbuster relaunched its digital video rental service dubbed “Blockbuster on Demand” by releasing apps for Android, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, PC & Mac and introducing new features such as 1080p HD streaming and 5.1-channel surround sound.
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Android metrics show Jelly Bean adoption overtaking Ice Cream Sandwich  —  Google's big shake-up of Android version metrics has already given us a better understanding of where the platform's active users truly stand.  Now that we're a month into the new methodology, we have a good sense …
Robert McMillan / Wired:
Rogue Employee Turns Gaming Network Into Private Bitcoin Mine  —  If you've been playing Counter-Strike on the ESEA gaming network, you've been doing a lot more than tossing virtual hand grenades and firing virtual machine guns.  You've been mining Bitcoins for an unnamed staffer inside the company that runs the network.
Martin Bryant / The Next Web:
Onavo launches Protect, a more secure way to browse the Web on your iOS device  —  Onavo, the startup that first made its name with the data-shrinking app that it launched at The Next Web Conference two years ago, has today revealed a new iOS app called Protect, which is designed offer protection …
More: 9to5Mac
Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web:
LinkedIn beats expectations reporting Q1 revenue of $325M and EPS of $0.45, investors drop the stock  —  Today, LinkedIn, the business-focused social network, reported its first quarter 2013 financial performance.  For the period, LinkedIn had revenue of $324.7 million and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.45.
More: GlobeNewswire, ZDNet, CNET and Business InsiderTweets: @alex
Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch:
Angel Investor, Spotify Fixer Shakil Khan Launches Coindesk, A Bitcoin Resource  —  Shakil Khan, an angel investor and advisor to Spotify, just launched Coindesk, a Bitcoin resource and news site, amid a boatload of hype and VC interest in the crypto-currency.
Kevin Poulsen / Wired:
Use a Software Bug to Win Video Poker?  That's a Federal Hacking Case  —  On Monday, July 6, 2009, two engineers from Nevada's Gaming Control Board showed up at the Silverton Casino Lodge.  The off-the-strip Soutfasseenth Las Vegas casino is best known for its mermaid aquarium …
More: Gizmodo and The Verge

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