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June 4, 2014, 12:40 PM

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Juli Clover / MacRumors:
iOS 8 Offers Quick Access to Apps Based on Location  —  Apple outlined several of iOS 8's major features during yesterday's WWDC keynote, but with the operating system now in the hands of developers, details on several lesser known features have been leaking out.
Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac:
iOS 8 allows all apps to use Safari's JavaScript engine, improving performance of all browsers  —  iOS 8 WebKit changes finally allow all apps to have the same performance as Safari  —  When iOS 7 launched, developers discovered that their apps with built-in web browsers were unable …
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Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Rich McCormick / The Verge:
Xbox One update unlocks entertainment apps, adds real names  —  Update rolls out this week and adds external hard drive support  —  Microsoft is rolling out updates this week that will allow Xbox One owners to use external hard drives with their consoles, control their TVs using the OneGuide interface …
Stephan Somogyi / Google Online Security Blog:
Google announces End-to-End Chrome extension alpha for sending secure emails with OpenPGP  —  Making end-to-end encryption easier to use  —  Your security online has always been a top priority for us, and we're constantly working to make sure your data is safe.
Brandon Long / The Official Google Blog:
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Yext Raises $50 million at a $525 Million Valuation And Eyes A 2015 IPO  —  Yext, a company that helps businesses manage local listings and ad campaigns across the web, has raised a $50 million Series F round of financing.  The round gives Yext a $525 million post-money valuation, up from a $270 million valuation in 2012.
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
LinkedIn revamps Premium Accounts to help paid profiles stand out from the crowd, adds $9.99/month subscription  —  LinkedIn today revamped its Premium Accounts with new features aimed at help paying members stand out from those using the free service.  They all focus on the profile …
Dennis Romero / LA Weekly:
Uber driver accused of kidnapping a drunk passenger and taking her to a motel, but wasn't on the Uber system at the time  —  Uber Driver Allegedly Kidnapped L.A. Club-Goer, Took Her to Motel  —  A 26-year-old female clubgoer was allegedly kidnapped by an Uber driver and taken to a motel in Panorama City, police said today.
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Cut Off Glassholes' Wi-Fi With This Google Glass Detector  —  Not a fan of Google Glass's ability to turn ordinary humans into invisibly recording surveillance cyborgs?  Now you can create your own “glasshole-free zone.”  —  Berlin artist Julian Oliver has written a simple program called Glasshole.sh …
Christina Bonnington / Wired:
A Startup Called HealthKit Isn't Pleased That Apple Is Using Its Name  —  HealthKit already exists, and it doesn't belong to Apple.  —  The HealthKit website and Twitter handle both belong to an Australian startup of the same name.  It's a global health platform connecting doctors …

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