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June 1, 2015, 8:05 AM

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Terry Myerson / Blogging Windows:
Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29  —  Today, I'm excited to share the availability date for Windows 10.  In fact, I thought I'd let Cortana, the world's most personal digital assistant, share the news.  You can ask Cortana for the answer!  —  Through the feedback and testing …
Ed Bott / ZDNet:
Online reseller Newegg leaks Windows 10 OEM pricing: Home package is $109.99, Pro package is $149.99  —  Online reseller leaks OEM prices and on-sale dates for Windows 10  —  Summary:A major software reseller in the U,S, has begun taking preorders for Windows 10 OEM software …
Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Asus ZenWatch 2 brings a choice of sizes to Android Wear, offers 18 different combinations of colors and materials  —  Asus brings a choice of sizes to Android Wear with ZenWatch 2  —  The only way for Computex, Asia's foremost tech exhibition, to get going is with a deluge of announcements …
Facebook:
Facebook to allow OpenPGP public keys in profiles, can be used for encrypting notification emails  —  Securing Email Communications from Facebook  —  It's very important to us that the people who use Facebook feel safe and can trust that their connection to Facebook is secure …
Guardian:
Senate advances USA Freedom Act, but vote on bill likely won't come for several days, causing temporary shutdown of some Patriot Act powers  —  Patriot Act powers to lapse at midnight as Senate fails to agree on NSA reform  —  Surveillance hawks concede defeat as Rand Paul forces shutdown …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon Debuts A $99 Kindle Bundle For Kids Including An E-Reader, Cover And Warranty  —  Amazon wants parents to buy Kindles for their children and is today launching a discounted “Kindle for Kids Bundle” to encourage them to do so.  This new package includes the combination of a Kindle e-reader …
Orr Hirschauge / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ARM in talks to buy Israeli mobile security firm Sansa for $75-85M  —  ARM in Talks to Buy Israeli Mobile Security Company Sansa  —  Chip designer ARM Holdings PLC is in talks to buy an Israeli security company that specializes in mobile and computer-chip security, according to two people familiar with the matter.
More: PCWorld
Sebastian Anthony / Ars Technica UK:
Dutch firm Nerdalize launches data furnaces: cloud servers installed in homes with fiber connections supply free heat  —  Data furnaces arrive in Europe: Free heating, if you have fibre Internet  —  What costs between €400 and €500 (£290 and £360) to set up …
Ron / WinBeta:
Lenovo partners with Microsoft to add more functionality to Cortana with REACHit service on Lenovo Windows 10 PCs, including search of cloud storage services  —  Lenovo's new REACHit app makes Cortana even more personal on Windows 10  —  It's free, but exclusive to Lenovo users on Windows 10

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