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June 6, 2013, 8:50 PM

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Washington Post:

U.S. intelligence mining data from nine U.S. Internet companies in broad secret program — The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies, extracting audio, video, photographs, e-mails, documents and connection logs …

Washington Post:

NSA slides explain the PRISM data-collection program — Through a Top-Secret program authorized by federal judges working under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the U.S. intelligence community can gain access to the servers of nine internet companies for a wide range of digital data.

More: Forbes, Business Insider, Business Insider, VentureBeat, The Next Web, Ars Technica and Quartz

Tweets: @astepanovich, @dannysullivan, @maoxian, @fmanjoo and @dabeard

Harrison Weber / The Next Web:

Facebook, Apple, Google and Microsoft deny participation in US government spying program PRISM — Shortly after reports of PRISM surfaced — a program which reportedly enables the US government to tap directly into the central servers of nine US-based Internet companies …

More: The Verge, Marketing Land, AllThingsD, VentureBeat, Business Insider, Microsoft, Quartz and Hillicon Valley

Tweets: @cnbc, @cnbc, @jessicalessin, @dannysullivan and @alex

Washington Post:

Administration, lawmakers defend NSA program to collect phone records — The Obama administration and key U.S. lawmakers on Thursday defended a secret National Security Agency telephone surveillance program that one congressman said had helped avert a terrorist attack in recent years.

More: New York Times, GigaOM, PC World, Computerworld, VentureBeat, Guardian, eWeek, CITEworld and Quartz

Anna Palmer / Politico:

Verizon on offense behind the scenes — Officially, telecom giant Verizon has no comment about turning over millions of customers call logs to the government. — But behind the scenes, the company is vetting requests from senior Capitol Hill aides and others, asking Obama administration officials …

More: Lawfare, Yahoo! News and The Verge

Zachary M. Seward / Quartz:

Twitter boosts its privacy cred with its absence from the NSA's surveillance program — From a US National Security Agency presentation, according to reports. — The list of technology companies allegedly participating in a vast US government surveillance program known as PRISM …

More: VentureBeat, Guardian and The Verge

Wall Street Journal:

U.S. Collects Vast Data Trove

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Peter Burrows / Bloomberg:

Apple Said to Start iPhone Trade-In Program in Stores — Apple Inc. (AAPL) is starting an iPhone trade-in program this month aimed at getting users to upgrade to the iPhone 5 and turn in older models, people with knowledge of the plans said. — Apple has teamed up with Brightstar Corp. …

More: The Verge, AppleInsider, PandoDaily, VentureBeat, Macworld, Ars Technica, The Atlantic Wire, Business Insider, GigaOM, Patently Apple, AppleTell, IntoMobile, CNET, Ubergizmo, App Advice, Gotta Be Mobile, 9to5Mac, SlashGear, Pocketnow, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks and ValueWalk

Tweets: @sammywalrusiv and @panzer

Christina Bonnington / Wired:

Why Google Reader Really Got the Axe — When Google announced its plans to shutter Google Reader in March, the Internet freaked out. Twitter users raised their virtual pitchforks in outrage. Bloggers wept, scrambling to find a suitable replacement by the service's July 1 death date.

More: BGR, ParisLemon, Google Operating System, iDownloadBlog.com, Gizmodo, SlashGear, GigaOM, The Verge, 9to5Google and PhoneArena. See also Mediagazer

Brian Klug / AnandTech:

Apple Not Throttling iPhone or iPad Cellular Throughput via Carrier Bundles — Yesterday there were some allegations made about whether Apple is intentionally throttling cellular data throughput on iPhones and iPads via some files used for network provisioning.

More: MacRumors, GigaOM, AppleInsider, The Next Web, Electronista, DSLreports, Pocketnow, iClarified and Daring Fireball

Jason Snell / Macworld:

Meet Vesper, a notes app with an all-star development team — Three people you may have heard of—writer John Gruber, developer Brent Simmons, and designer Dave Wiskus—have joined forces to create Q Branch, an app development company whose first product is a $5 iPhone app called Vesper.

More: MacStories, iMore, Daring Fireball, The Mac Observer, MacRumors, SplatF, GigaOM, Business Insider and TUAW

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

WWDC 2013 Roundup: iOS 7, OS X 10.9, MacBooks, ‘Genius-like’ Radio app (plus new tidbits) — By this time in 2012, Apple had taken the stage and dominated the news cycle multiple times to announce products like a new iPad, Apple TV, new Mac operating system, and various other software …

More: AppleInsider, CNET, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, Los Angeles Times, Ubergizmo and GigaOM

Ken Yeung / The Next Web:

It's back (again): NY courts approve Uber, Hailo, green taxis in one fell swoop — Today, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced two noteworthy decisions by the state's Court of Appeals that is a victory for companies looking to get into the transportation business in the city.

More: Skift, AllThingsD, The Verge, VatorNews, TechCrunch, Betabeat and VentureBeat

Andrew Sinkov / Evernote Blog:

Evernote Reminders Arrive on Android — Reminders, our most requested feature of all time, is now available on Android! With Reminders you get three great features all rolled into one: alarms, note based to-dos and the ability to pin notes to the top of your note list. Let's take a closer look.

More: VentureBeat, The Next Web, Engadget, MobileSyrup.com, SlashGear and AndroidGuys

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Twitter Signs Its Second Big Ad Deal, This Time With WPP — In April, Twitter linked up with ad giant Starcom in a deal worth “hundreds of millions” over a few years. Now it has another one, with Starcom's rival WPP. — WPP's press release doesn't mention a dollar value …

More: AdAge, Bloomberg, AdExchanger, VatorNews, GigaOM and Businessweek

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

‘Uber For Local Home Services’ Provider ClubLocal Launches In The Bay Area — Uber pioneered the market for on-demand, one-click rides from your mobile phone, and over the past few years we've seen a ton of ‘Uber for X’ startups pop up in different categories.

More: Local Onliner, Local Media Watch, Wired, Screenwerk, VentureBeat, CNET and socalTECH.com

Ken Yeung / The Next Web:

Google: Search hits, YouTube views are key predictors of a movie's box office performance — Google has released a white paper that shows a proportional impact on a movie's box office success based on the number of searches that it receives. Among the insights, the company highlights …

More: Google, Associated Press, Betabeat, Business Insider and Ubergizmo

Spencer E. Ante / Wall Street Journal:

3-D Printer Firm MakerBot in Acquisition Talks — MakerBot Industries LLC, the fast-growing maker of 3-D printers, is in talks with suitors that could lead to the sale of the New York-based company, people familiar with the matter said. — The four-year-old startup was recently gauging …

More: Mashable, Quartz, Betabeat and Business Insider

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Hulu Plus for iPad redesigned with new discovery panel, minimizing during playback, curated collections, and more — Hulu today revamped its Hulu Plus app for iOS, although the redesign is only for the iPad. You can download the new version now directly from Apple's App Store.

More: AppleInsider, Engadget, Gizmodo, iDownloadBlog.com, The Verge, MacRumors, GigaOM and 9to5Mac

Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

Facebook Adds Dock Feature in Effort to Make Its Home More Inviting — Facebook on Thursday announced that it has added a new feature designed to make its Facebook Home software more appealing. — The social network is adding a dock to Facebook Home that allows users to more easily access their favorite apps.

More: TechHive, CNET, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, The Verge and IntoMobile. Tweets: @panzer

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Video Discovery Startup Showyou Launches Channel Platform, Unveils A Revenue Model — We've been following video discovery startup Showyou since its very earliest days. The company has created an app that makes it easier for video viewers on a mobile phone or tablet to find new content, and share it with friends.

More: Engadget, GigaOM and VentureBeat

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:

Microsoft finally gets specific about Xbox One's internet connection, used games policy and Kinect privacy — Today, Microsoft has posted a series of articles detailing exactly the way that the Xbox One will handle a permanent internet connection requirement, how it allows users to trade …

More: Xbox Wire, Engadget, The Verge, Digital Trends, GeekWire, VentureBeat and TECHGEEK.com.au. See also Mediagazer

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Microsoft launches Bing Translator for Windows 8 with over 40 languages, camera translation, and offline support — Microsoft today announced the release of the Bing Translator app for Windows 8 and Windows RT with support for more than 40 languages. You can download the app now directly from the Windows Store.

More: Bing, VentureBeat, The Windows Blog, BetaNews, Daring Fireball, PC World, TechCrunch, The Verge and Engadget

Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:

Samsung Galaxy S4 update addresses storage complaints with move to SD card feature — Samsung has begun rolling out a software update for its Galaxy S4 that adresses a few issues early adopters have been complaining about. The 16GB variant of the Galaxy S4 has been slammed for only giving users 9.15GB …

More: SamMobile, Ubergizmo, GigaOM, IntoMobile, Gotta Be Mobile, CNET, T3 News, Life On My MobileLife …, Mashable, GigaOM, Phones Review, Android Police and CNET

Elyse Betters / Pocket-lint:

Amazon's Indie Game Store opens for independent Mac and PC games — Amazon launched on Thursday a dedicated storefront for independent games. — Called Indie Game Store, the marketplace essentially helps developers promote their Mac, PC, or browser-based games through Amazon.

More: The Next Web, CNET, PCGamesN, Gamenguide, Joystiq, Engadget and The Verge

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