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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 …
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| Declan McCullagh / CNET: |
NSA chief drops hint about ISP Web, e-mail surveillance — A secret interpretation of the Patriot Act led to the National Security Agency vacuuming up all of Verizon's phone logs. The NSA may be doing the same for e-mail and Web logs too. — The head of the National Security Agency hinted yesterday … | Daniel Strauss / The Hill: |
NSA revelations only ‘the tip of the iceberg,’ says Dem lawmaker — The federal surveillance programs revealed in media reports are just “the tip of the iceberg,” a House Democrat said Wednesday. — Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) said lawmakers learned “significantly more” …
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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 …
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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 … | Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Apple's Eddy Cue: Yep, we caused e-book pricing to rise — The head of Apple's content businesses also says the company considered a deal with Amazon where Apple would control music and Amazon would control books. — NEW YORK— A high-level Apple executive admitted his company's deal … | John Paczkowski / AllThingsD: |
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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 …
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| 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.| Greg Lindley / Facebook Newsroom: |
Public Conversations on Facebook — Every day, hundreds of millions of people use Facebook to share their thoughts on big moments happening all around them. Whether it's talking about a favorite television show, cheering on a hometown sports team or engaging with friends during a breaking news event … | 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?| 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 …
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| 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 …
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| 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 …
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| 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.| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Google updates Plus, Play Music apps for Android with faster downloads, synced notifications — Google pushed out a couple of app updates for Android smartphones and tablets on Wednesday; one for its Google Plus app and one for its recently redesigned Google Play Music app.
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CNET, The Next Web, Engadget, Android Community and WebProNews
| Rip Empson / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo's Acquisition Spree Continues With Conference Calling Startup Rondee — Thought Yahoo's acquisition spree would culminate with its $1.1 billion Tumblr purchase? Well, not so much. In fact, the buy-happy company made its second acquisition of the day — in two completely different markets, no less.
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| Brad Molen / Engadget: |
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active coming to AT&T June 21st for $199, pre-orders begin tomorrow — It appears that we were spot-on about yesterday's teaser, as AT&T has officially unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active this morning. Available in stores or online starting June 21st … | 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.
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| David Meyer / GigaOM: |
Sony opens up SmartWatch platform to third-party firmware — Sony's second stab at the SmartWatch concept is either a vast improvement over the first or a crashing failure, depend on who you're listening to. Either way, the Android peripheral has hardly set the world on fire … | 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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