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June 10, 2013, 3:20 PM

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Dan Seifert / The Verge:

Apple announces iOS 7, ‘biggest change’ since the introduction of the iPhone — Apple has officially taken the wraps off of iOS 7 at its Worldwide Developer Conference today. iOS 7 is the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system that debuted back in 2007 on the original iPhone.

Apple:

Apple Unveils iOS 7 — Completely Redesigned With Stunning User Interface & Great New Features — SAN FRANCISCOJune 10, 2013Apple® today unveiled iOS 7, the most significant iOS update since the original iPhone®, featuring a stunning new user interface. iOS 7 is completely redesigned …

Sarah Silbert / Engadget:

Siri updated with Twitter, Wikipedia and Bing integration — We just got a look at the new Siri feature in iOS 7. There's now a sound wave on the bottom of the voice-control interface, and you'll have your choice of male or female versions — and Siri will be available in French and German, with more languages to come.

More: AppleInsider, The Next Web, The Next Web, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, The Verge, TUAW and WebProNews

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Apple announces 575m iTunes accounts, 900,000 apps available in the App Store, $10b paid to developers

More: The Verge, ABCNEWS, Macworld, ZDNet, CNET, TechCrunch, MacRumors, GeekWire, VentureBeat, iMore, BGR, VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, TUAW, IntoMobile, WebProNews and ABCNEWS

Mat Smith / Engadget:

Apple iOS 7: supported on iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, coming this fall

More: iMore

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Apple announces over 600m iOS devices sold to date, with over 90% of users on the latest version

More: The Verge, TUAW and Technology Personalized

Apple:

Apple Releases Developer Preview of OS X Mavericks With More Than 200 New Features — Apple® today released a developer preview of OS X® Mavericks, the 10th major release of the world's most advanced operating system. With more than 200 new features, OS X Mavericks brings Maps …

Brian Heater / Engadget:

Apple unveils its latest desktop operating system: OS X Mavericks, coming this fall — Developer conferences have taken a turn in recent years, becoming as much an opportunity for companies to interact with the dev community as a platform for launching hardware outside larger all-industry shows.

More: 9to5Mac, The Verge, MacRumors, Inquirer, Mercury News, iMore, LAPTOP Magazine, GigaOM, CNET, iMore, GeekWire, Gizmodo, Macworld, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Business Insider, BGR, The Next Web, ZDNet, The Next Web, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, AllThingsD, Tech Trader Daily, Gotta Be Mobile, WebProNews and SlashGear

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AppleInsider:

Maps, iBooks, iCloud Keychain coming to OS X Mavericks — With Mavericks, Apple's next major version of OS X, users will be able to access the company's Maps and iBooks platforms, as well as new cloud-synced passwords and logins. — With support for Maps, users will be able to search …

More: Engadget, MacRumors, TechCrunch, Macworld, iMore, VentureBeat, The Next Web, The Verge, Engadget, MobileSyrup.com, App Advice and TUAW

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Apple Announces ‘iWork for iCloud’ for both Mac and iOS

More: Gizmodo, Engadget, 9to5Mac, AllThingsD, The Verge, AppleInsider, TUAW and Gotta Be Mobile

Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac:

Apple introduces Safari 7 with design tweaks, memory, social improvements, iCloud Keychain and more

More: The Next Web, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Verge, iMore, Engadget, The Verge and TUAW

Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:

MacBook Air refreshed with Intel Haswell processors and all-day battery life, available today starting at $999 — As rumored, Apple has announced a refresh for its MacBook Airs today at WWDC, its annual developers conference. The new systems feature the same (near-perfect) …

More: 9to5Mac, LAPTOP Magazine, GigaOM, iMore, VentureBeat, AllThingsD, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, BGR, ZDNet, MacRumors, The Next Web, Engadget, AppleInsider, Apple, TUAW and WebProNews

Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web:

Apple previews a completely new Mac Pro: 12 core Xeon CPU, PCIe flash storage, externally expandable … Today at its WWDC event in San Francisco Apple introduced a refresh of its Mac Pro line of desktop computers. Long an all but forgotten portion of Apple's computing lineup, the machines were due for a remake.

More: TechCrunch, The Verge, iMore, GeekWire, MacRumors, Business Insider, AppleInsider, CNET, AllThingsD, VentureBeat, ZDNet, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Gotta Be Mobile and TUAW

Tweets: @soldierknowbest, @antderosa, @waltmossberg and @parislemon

Apple:

Apple Gives Sneak Peek Into the Future of the Pro Desktop — Apple® today showed a sneak peek into the future of the pro desktop with a first look at the next generation Mac Pro®. Designed around a revolutionary unified thermal core, the Mac Pro introduces a completely …

More: TechSpot and Mashable

James Trew / Engadget:

Apple announces new AirPort Base Stations with 802.11ac support

More: The Verge, iMore, Ars Technica and Cult of Mac

Sean Buckley / Engadget:

Microsoft announces Xbox One price: $499, launches in 21 countries in November — Despite Microsoft's enthusiasm for its next-generation console, one important piece was missing from its Xbox One announcement last month: the console's price. Luckily, the company's E3 press event presented …

More: TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Verge, TechHive, BetaNews, Ars Technica, The Next Web, GeekWire, Gizmodo, The Verge, AllThingsD and Xbox Wire

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Microsoft reveals updated Xbox 360 design based on Xbox One, available today — At last month's Xbox One unveiling, Microsoft teased that it would be making some major Xbox 360-related announcements at E3. As it turns out, one of those is yet another hardware revision of the console, revealed moments ago on stage.

More: Engadget, The Next Web, SiliconANGLE, AllThingsD, TechHive, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, CNET, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Xbox Wire and Polygon

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:

Xbox Live dumping Microsoft Points, ending 100-friend limit, adding Gold account sharing

More: TechCrunch, Engadget, The Next Web and The Verge

Barton Gellman / Washington Post:

Code name ‘Verax’: Snowden, in exchanges with Post reporter, made clear he knew risks — He called me BRASSBANNER, a code name in the double-barreled style of the National Security Agency, where he worked in the signals intelligence directorate. — Verax was the name he chose for himself, “truth teller” in Latin.

More: Guardian, Examiner, Washington Wire, Network World, Salon and TechPresident. See also Mediagazer

Daniel Ellsberg / Guardian:

Edward Snowden: saving us from the United Stasi of America

More: Politico, China Real Time Report, Business Insider, Fortune, WebProNews, TechCrunch, SocialTimes and Quartz. See also Mediagazer

Keith Bradsher / New York Times:

Hong Kong Seen as Likely to Extradite Leaker if U.S. Asked

More: China Real Time Report, Guardian, Talking Points Memo, CNN, Softpedia News and Gawker. See also Mediagazer

Wall Street Journal:

Technology Emboldened the NSA

Business Insider:

29-Year Old NSA Whistleblower Makes Mindblowing Claims About The Power He Had

More: CNET, Quartz, Slate, DBMS 2 and VatorNews. See also Mediagazer

TechCrunch:

Apple Unveils iTunes Radio, A Streaming Music Service With The Full Power Of The iTunes Library — Apple had no shortage of new things to announce at WWDC 2013 today, and iTunes Radio is one of the highlights. The company's new music service has been long-rumored, but now the curtains …

More: AllThingsD, VentureBeat, Ars Technica, Engadget, The Verge, Apple and TUAW. Thanks:@techcrunch

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