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June 3, 2014, 6:40 AM

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Apple Unveils iOS 8, the Biggest Release Since the Launch of the App Store  —  Introduces iCloud Photo Library, New Messages Features & New Health App  —  SAN FRANCISCOJune 2, 2014Apple® today unveiled iOS 8, the biggest release since the launch of the App Store, giving users incredible …
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Big Win For DuckDuckGo: Apple Adding To Safari As Private Search Option  —  DuckDuckGo, the search engine that positions itself as a completely secure and private search engine, is getting a big boost.  Apple is making it part of Safari in the next versions of Mac OS and iOS as an option that users can choose.
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Ellis Hamburger / The Verge:
Apple:
Apple Releases iOS 8 SDK With Over 4,000 New APIs  —  Biggest Developer Release Ever Includes Extensibility Features, HealthKit, HomeKit & Swift  —  SAN FRANCISCOJune 2, 2014Apple® today released its iOS 8 SDK, the biggest developer release ever with more than 4,000 new APIs …
Chris Dannen / Fast Company:
Apple's 850-page Swift iBook is out; here's how the language differs from C and Objective-C  —  What's New And Different About Apple's New Swift Programming Language?  —  We tore apart Apple's 850-page iBook on its new, simpler programming language, to find out why Apple would introduce a new language …
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Apple:
Apple Announces OS X Yosemite  —  Introduces Refined New Design, Powerful Apps & Amazing New Continuity Features  —  SAN FRANCISCOJune 2, 2014Apple® today announced OS X® Yosemite, a powerful new version of OS X redesigned and refined with a fresh, modern look …
Richard Padilla / MacRumors:
OS X Yosemite Public Beta Limited to First Million Registered Users  —  Earlier today as Apple was unveiling OS X Yosemite for the first time at the Worldwide Developers Conference, software chief Craig Federighi announced that there would be a public open beta for the new operating system ahead of its launch this fall.
Joseph Volpe / Engadget:
Walt Mossberg / Re/code:
What's Apple Really Up To?  Keeping You in Apple World.  —  Today, at its annual developers conference, WWDC 2014, Apple laid out the first step in its latest plans — new versions of its mobile and Mac operating systems, iOS and OS X, respectively.  The second step will come in the fall …
Kurt Wagner / Mashable:
Myspace Is Embarrassing Users With Old Photos to Win Them Back  —  Myspace wants you back — even if it requires a little blackmail  —  The social network is emailing users old photos of themselves in hopes of enticing them to return to Myspace.  The emails include one or two old photos …

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