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Michael Gorman / Engadget:
Microsoft's SmartGlass gets official: app brings AirPlay-esque streams to Android, iOS and Windows Phone  —  Microsoft may not be introducing a next-gen console at E3 this year, but it is teaching its venerable Xbox 360 some new tricks.  SmartGlass brings AirPlay-style wireless technology …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Xbox Music service announced, coming to Xbox, Windows Phone, and Windows 8  —  We heard that Microsoft was planning to unveil its “Woodstock” Xbox Music service at E3 this week, and the company has revealed details on its plans today.  Yusuf Mehdi says Microsoft will release Xbox Music on Xbox, Windows 8, and Windows Phones.
Don Reisinger / CNET:
Microsoft plans to bring over 35 more content providers to Xbox  —  Microsoft is excited about its ESPN partnership on the Xbox.  —  (Credit: James Martin/CNET)  —  Microsoft has dramatically expanded the amount of content coming to its Xbox 360.  —  At its E3 keynote today …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple to bring full Siri voice-assistant to the iPad with iOS 6: mockup and details  —  Siri on iPad mockup based on descriptions from sources  —  Come this fall, people will start talking to their iPads.  Apple's breakthrough Siri Assistant, based on an incredible artificial-intelligence system …
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Google Is Buying Meebo, The Online-Chat Startup That Reinvented Itself As An Ad Play  —  Google is buying Meebo, a company originally known for its Web-chat client.  —  Meebo subsequently introduced a new advertising format, the Meebo Bar, which is distributed on popular websites like EW.com.
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
Netflix Rolls Out Its Own CDN: Open Connect  —  Netflix announced today that it is rolling out a new content delivery network of its own, called Open Connect, which will reduce its costs of delivery and could improve delivery of its content.  But Open Connect isn't just about reducing …
Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM:
Oracle sues to smash patent troll Lodsys  —  Oracle, it seems, is not one for irony.  Right after an epic court fight with Google in which it was accused of abusing its intellectual property, the software maker is now trying to dissolve another company's patents.
Jeremy Allaire / AllThingsD:
Apple Television, AirPlay and Why the iPad Is the New TV Apps Platform  —  Ever since the publication of Walter Issacson's biography on Steve Jobs where he cites Steve as saying that he and Apple had “cracked the code” on TV, there has been insane speculation about Apple's purported forthcoming TV products and strategy.
Jimmy Lin / Twitter Engineering:
Studying rapidly evolving user interests  —  Twitter is an amazing real-time information dissemination platform.  We've seen events of historical importance such as the Arab Spring unfold via Tweets.  We even know that Twitter is faster than earthquakes!  However, can we more scientifically characterize …
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Calob Horton / Pocketables:
Samsung Galaxy S III US launch date roundup  —  Question: what's better than one Samsung Galaxy S III?  Answer: five Samsung Galaxy S IIIs!  —  Five US national carriers - AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, and Verizon - announced today their plans for making the phone available on their respective networks.
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
Amazon updates $79 Kindle, says it's now more like paper  —  Amazon just announced a software update for the $79 Kindle, the least-expensive of its dedicated e-readers, including changes that the company says will improve the experience of reading on the device.
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Explores Access for Younger Kids  —  Facebook Inc. is developing technology that would allow children younger than 13 years old to use the social-networking site under parental supervision, a step that could help the company tap a new pool of users for revenue but also inflame privacy concerns.
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Corning launches slim, flexible ‘Willow Glass’ that can be wrapped around devices  —  With Gorilla Glass 2 and Lotus Glass already in production, Corning is today adding yet another glass to its portfolio with the launch of an ultra-slim and flexible substrate called Willow Glass.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft promises a ‘sneak peek’ at the future of Windows Phone on June 20th  —  Microsoft previously announced its Windows Phone Developer Summit early last month, but the company didn't reveal exactly what it was planning to show.  We received an updated invitation today that hints Windows Phone 8 might be on the agenda.
Julianne Pepitone / CNNMoney.com:
Groupon now worth less than the $6 billion Google offered  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Andrew Mason could probably use a Groupon for a massage, a beer, or some comfort food right about now.  —  His company's precipitous stock decline continued on Monday, sending Groupon's market cap below …
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: Yahoo Board Hires Spencer Stuart for CEO Search  —  Yahoo's board has hired Spencer Stuart in yet another CEO search, although sources close to the company said that interim leader Ross Levinsohn is the prime candidate for the position at this point.  —  “It's Ross' to lose,” said one person close to the situation.
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Dana Wollman / Engadget:
ASUS Transformer AiO official: all-in-one PC dual-boots Android and Windows 8  —  ASUS has managed to keep a tight lid on its Computex 2012 lineup, but it left no doubt about this: it was on the verge of announcing a dual OS (and possibly dual form factor) device capable of running both Android and Windows.
Joseph Volpe / Engadget:
Google grows IP arsenal with mobile patents from Magnolia Broadband  —  In the tech industry, you're only as safe as your latest batch of patent procurements.  And Google, stuffed with billion dollar coffers, is only too happy to comply.  Neatly paired with its recently wrapped Motorola acquisition …
More: AllThingsD
Robin Wauters / The Next Web:
Done deal: Salesforce.com buys Buddy Media for $689m in cash and shares  —  Salesforce.com has finally confirmed that it has acquired social media marketing company Buddy Media for nearly $700 million in cash and shares ($689 million to be exact).  —  Early rumors about the purchase …
John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:
RIM's Stock Hits Single Digits  —  Research In Motion's yearlong slide into the abyss quickened Monday as its stock price fell below $10 for the first time in nearly a decade.  —  Dragged down by RIM's announcement on May 29 that it's gearing up to report a quarterly loss and has hired …
More: Macgasm
Spencer Soper / Morning Call:
Amazon workers cool after company took heat for hot warehouse  —  After Amazon.com takes heat following The Morning Call's investigation of working conditions, company spends $52 million on air conditioning.  —  This time last year, online retailer Amazon.com had ambulances parked outside …
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Sarah Lacy / PandoDaily:
Valley Elite to Nasdaq: Either Greifeld Is Done or We Are  —  The recurring topic on stage at last week's D10 conference was the legacy of Steve Jobs.  But the topic at dinners and in hallways and over poker games was Facebook's bungled IPO.  —  I had a variance of this conversation a lot:
Sean Ludwig / VentureBeat:
Square credit card readers now being sold at Walgreens, FedEx Office, and Staples  —  Mobile payments startup Square now offers its credit card reader for iOS and Android devices at many Walgreens, FedEx Office, and Staples stores across the U.S., the company announced today.

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The NYT added 210,000 digital subscribers in Q1, for 10.5M subscribers in total, up 8% YoY, and ad revenue fell 2.4% YoY to $103.7M; the OpenAI lawsuit cost $1M

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
The New York Times Games rolls out a Wordle archive with 1,000+ past puzzles for “Games” and “All Access” subscribers, and adds its WordleBot to NYT Games app

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Warner Bros. Discovery plans more cost-cutting to hit financial targets for next year, including raising Max prices and the possibility of more layoffs

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