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June 13, 2013, 4:40 PM

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Reuters:
Apple looking at bigger iPhone screens, multiple colours - sources  —  * May launch cheaper iPhones in 5-6 colours - sources  —  * Apple has floated cheaper model price of $99 - source  —  Apple Inc is exploring launching iPhones with bigger screens, as well as cheaper models in a range of colours …
Microsoft:
Microsoft and Best Buy announce the Windows Store only at Best Buy  —  Store-within-a-store will launch this summer at more than 600 Best Buy locations, offering Windows-based PCs, tablets, accessories and support from dedicated, Microsoft-trained staff.  —  Microsoft Corp. and Best Buy Co …
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Microsoft to open 600 Windows Stores inside Best Buy and Future Shop locations in the US and Canada this summer  —  Microsoft today announced a strategic partnership with Best Buy and Future Shop.  The company plans to build Windows Stores in 500 Best Buy locations across the US …
eMarketer:
Google Takes Home Half of Worldwide Mobile Internet Ad Revenues  —  Facebook to earn more than one in 10 mobile ad dollars this year  —  Google earned more than half of the $8.8 billion advertisers worldwide spent on mobile internet ads last year, helping propel the company to take in nearly …
Nick Summers / The Next Web:
Twitter opens up its analytics platform, lets everyone review the performance of their tweets for free  —  Twitter has quietly opened up its various analytics tools to the public, giving everyone access to in-depth data about the people and brands who follow them, as well as the performance of their most recent tweets.
Justin Lafferty / Inside Facebook:
Facebook to eliminate sponsored search results  —  As part of its recent advertising simplification push, Facebook is eliminating its sponsored search results ad unit.  A Facebook spokesperson told Inside Facebook that the reason why the sponsored results will be nixed is because the most common marketers …
Sharif Sakr / Engadget:
Samsung chief alludes to ‘mirrorless’ Galaxy Camera sequel coming June 20th  —  We had a feeling the Galaxy S4 Zoom wouldn't be the final word in Samsung's Android-powered camera lineup for 2013, and now it seems that a truer successor to the high-spec Galaxy Camera is indeed on its way.
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Betting On The ‘Reinvention Of Local,’ Sequoia Leads Thumbtack's $12.5M Series B  —  Thumbtack, a marketplace for local service providers, has raised a $12.5 million Series B led by Sequoia Capital.  —  When co-founder and CEO Marco Zappacosta told me about the funding …
Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:
Symantec Cutting up to 1,700 Jobs as Early as Today  —  Security software company Symantec may lay off as many as 1,700 employees as early as today, sources familiar with the company's plans tell AllThingsD.  —  The cuts are part of a company-wide reorganization first announced in January …
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Twitter launches #FollowMe: highlight reels based on tweets, photos and Vines  —  It's common for Twitter regulars to get a stream of new followers, but it's not always clear why they should follow back — how do you summarize a person's post history in a few seconds?
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Boxee Looking for $30 Million Round or Buyer  —  Boxee wants some help.  —  The Web TV startup would like to raise a big investment round, or find a buyer.  It's been looking for cash or an exit since February, when it hired media banker Allen & Co., according to people familiar with the company.
Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Why does the design of iOS 7 look so different?  —  If you caught Apple's iOS 7 presentation on Monday or have followed any of the numerous bits of coverage, then you know that the home screen icons have quickly become a point of contention.  They're certainly a radical departure from the deep …
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
New Microsoft ‘Windows Everywhere’ ad crosses product boundaries  —  Summary: A new Microsoft ad shows for the first time in a single commercial Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Surface, in a nod to Microsoft's devices and services repositioning.  —  Microsoft is set to debut a new ad tonight …

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