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July 5, 2013, 1:30 PM
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Miyoung Kim / Reuters:
Samsung Electronics' second quarter misses forecast as smartphone worries deepen  —  (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd missed already modest expectations for its quarterly earnings guidance on Friday, deepening worries that its smartphone business may have peaked, as growth in sales …
Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:
Samsung's record $8.3 billion profit isn't enough for worried investors  —  Samsung today released guidance for its latest financial quarter, and to the average eye they're very positive.  The company's early figures reveal an operating profit of 9.5 trillion won (around $8.3 billion) from 57 trillion won ($49.9 billion) revenue.
Charles Arthur / Guardian:
European watchdogs order Google to rewrite privacy policy or face legal action  —  European watchdogs threaten tech company with legal action over 2012 policy which ‘violates commitment to transparency’  —  Privacy watchdogs in the UK, Germany and Italy have told Google to rewrite …
David Meyer / GigaOM:
European PRISM anger gains momentum with fresh cloud warnings and data threats  —  There's no stopping the slew of PRISM reactions coming out of Europe, and they're getting more serious by the day.  Yesterday we had the first senior European politician suggesting citizens shun U.S. web services …
Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:
HTC profit down 83 percent from last year despite flagship launch  —  HTC has just announced its unaudited results for the second quarter 2013, and they're not pretty.  Despite launching a much-lauded flagship smartphone, the HTC one, the company made just NT$1.25 billion (roughly $41 million) …
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
BBC to end 3D TV experiment with ‘Doctor Who’ special later this year  —  For the past two years the BBC has been experimenting with 3D television, but the technology hasn't quite caught on the way the corporation would've hoped.  Because of this, 3D programming will be put on hiatus at the end of this year …
Serena Saitto / Bloomberg:
Michael Dell, Silver Lake Said to Rule Out Raising Offer  —  Michael Dell and Silver Lake Management LLC won't sweeten their $24.4 billion offer to take Dell Inc. (DELL) private, people with direct knowledge of the situation said.  —  Dell and Silver Lake are ruling out an increase …
Chris Davies / SlashGear:
Xbox Live Public Beta for new Xbox 360 dashboard and Points replacement opens  —  Microsoft has thrown open applications for its next Xbox Live beta, giving Xbox 360 gamers the opportunity to have early access to the new Microsoft Points replacement and more.
Leo Kelion / BBC:
Microsoft develops 3D touchscreen with tactile feedback  —  By adjusting resistance against a person's touch the screen can make some objects feel heavier than others  —  Details of a touchscreen showing 3D images that can be felt and manipulated have been published by Microsoft's research unit.

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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian streaming service JioCinema launches an ad-free subscription plan with the lowest tier costing $0.35/month for a single device, undercutting rivals

Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Warner Music Group sells Uproxx, HipHopDX, and other assets to a new company, Uproxx Studios, formed by Jarret Myer, Rich Antoniello, and will.i.am

New York Times:
Sources detail NPR's struggles with declining audiences, falling sponsorship revenue, internal conflicts over turning things around, and a diversity push

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