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Brian Heater / Engadget:
Google Play comes to Barnes & Noble's Nook HD and HD+, we go hands-on (video)  —  Barnes & Noble's refusal to open its ecosystem has long been one of our principle complaints about the company's tablet offerings.  The Nook HD and HD+ are extremely nice pieces of hardware that have been held …
David Alexander / Reuters:
Samsung, BlackBerry devices cleared for use on U.S. defense networks  —  (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday cleared BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks, a step toward opening up the military to a wide variety of technology equipment makers while still ensuring communications security.
Peter Burrows / Bloomberg:
Apple Avoids $9.2 Billion in Taxes With Debt Deal  —  Apple Inc. (AAPL) avoided as much as $9.2 billion in taxes by financing part of a $55 billion stock buyback with debt rather than offshore cash that would have been billed by the U.S. government, Moody's Investment Services estimates.
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch:
Is Google Getting Serious About Gaming?  Noah Falstein Hired As Chief Game Designer  —  Well, what do we have here?  Somewhat under the radar, Google has hired the computer games veteran Noah Falstein to the position of Chief Game Designer.  Yes, that's right, the search giant …
Nathaniel Rich / New York Times:
Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Start-Up Machine  —  Michelle Crosby, an energetic 37-year-old lawyer in Boise, Idaho, applied for a loan last November from a local bank, Western Capital.  She proposed to use the money, $10,000, to help start a new business, Wevorce, which could be described …
Martin Bryant / The Next Web:
Horace Dediu on the bad habits of Apple analysts and why Tim Cook shouldn't be fired  —  “I have few average days,” says Horace Dediu, one of the most well-respected watchers of the mobile industry, and Apple in particular, when asked about how he fills his time while running the Asymco blog and consultancy.
More: Fortune and Fortune.  Tweets: @panzer
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
Always on?  Study says 72% of U.S. gamers now play online  —  The number of people who play video games without an online connection is quickly dwindling, according to the results of a study released today.  The report by the NPD research firm found that 72 percent of U.S. gamers now play games online …
Shanaz Musafer / BBC:
Digital doorkeys and more: Meet New York's latest start-ups  —  Opening doors with the push of a button: Traditional doorkeys may be a thing of the past  —  That's a problem that the founders of Kisi hope they have solved, by coming up with a way of using your smartphone to open your front door.
Larry Dignan / ZDNet:
Cube 3D Printer goes retail at Staples for $1,299  —  Summary: Staples will be among the first major retailers to offer a 3D printer.  To date, 3D printers have been the focus of hobbyists.  —  Staples will begin selling 3D Systems' Cube 3D printer in select stores and online for $1,299 at the end of June.
Ben Thompson / stratechery:
The Intel Opportunity  —  A new CEO has taken over Intel.  Their core business, upon which the company has been built, is floundering.  Does the new CEO, who is not really new at all (he's the current COO), have the vision to ensure Intel's continued success?
More: Bloomberg and Marco.org.  Thanks:@monkbent
Nathan Ingraham / The Verge:
Google adds remote desktop to Hangouts, lets users simultaneously video chat and troubleshoot  —  Google+ Hangouts just received a small but potentially quite useful upgrade today — as of now, Hangouts include a remote desktop feature.  This lets you remotely control the computer …
Mat Smith / Engadget:
‘Introverted’ Evernote pairs with messaging app Kakao Talk (and its 90 million users)  —  It's not all WhatsApp and LINE.  If you're in Korea, then your messaging app of choice is most likely to be Kakao Talk, and Evernote hopes that allying with the app will expand its remit and boost its presence in Asia.
Marcus Wohlsen / Wired:
Guys Like This Could Kill Google Glass Before It Ever Gets Off the Ground  —  The Segway.  The Bluetooth headset.  The pocket protector.  —  What do these three technologies have in common?  They all pretty much work as promised.  They all seem like good ideas on paper.  And they're all too dorky to live.
More: Guardian
9to5Mac:
Apple counts down to 50 billion app downloads with all-time best sellers, $10,000 gift card  —  Apple's doing another iTunes countdown, this time to the 50 billionth app downloaded.  Along with the chance to win a $10,000 iTunes gift card, Apple also greets you with the all time most downloaded free and paid apps.

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Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal says he's stepping down after a year in the role; his hiring was part of a push to promote “personal liberties and free markets”

Minho Kim / New York Times:
Sarah B. Rogers, Trump's nominee to lead USAGM, says she would reinstate some agency employees; if confirmed, she would still serve in the State Department

Matt Stout / The Boston Globe:
The Massachusetts Senate passes an amendment that would in many instances bar judges, grand juries, and others from forcing reporters to identify their sources

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