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June 11, 2013, 5:45 AM

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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 …
Joshua Topolsky / The Verge:
The design of iOS 7: simply confusing  —  The new iOS is better and worse all at once  —  What I saw today at Apple's annual WWDC event in the new iOS 7 was a radical departure from the previous design of the company's operating system — what CEO Tim Cook called “a stunning new user interface.”
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces ‘Activation Lock’ theft deterrent feature for iOS 7 ahead of gov't meeting on rising smartphone crime  —  Ahead of a meeting with government officials later this month to discuss how Apple could prevent increasing smartphone crimes, Apple today introduced a new feature called 'Activation Lock …
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.
Eric Johnson / AllThingsD:
Sony's Next-Gen PlayStation 4 Will Cost $399, Launch “This Holiday Season” — With More Than Just Games in Tow  —  The PlayStation 4 will cost $399 and will go on sale “this holiday season,” Sony announced at its E3 press event tonight in Los Angeles.  —  That's $100 less than the Xbox One …
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Hands-on with Sony's PlayStation 4 and DualShock controller  —  Several months after it was first revealed, we now know what Sony's PlayStation 4 looks like, and surprise: it's a black box.  While we still haven't gotten to see the PlayStation 4 in action, we've gotten a quick look at both it and the DualShock 4, Sony's new controller.
More: CNET
Samit Sarkar / Polygon:
PlayStation 4 will have no used game restrictions or online requirements  —  PlayStation 4 will support used games, Sony announced today during its E3 press conference.  —  Players can trade games, lend them out or “keep them forever.”  There is no connection requirement to play them.
Washington Post:
Investigators looking into how Snowden gained access at NSA  —  Counterintelligence investigators are scrutinizing how a 29-year-old contractor who said he leaked top-secret National Security Agency documents was able to gain access to what should be highly compartmentalized information …
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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 …
Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech:
2013 MacBook Air: PCIe SSD and Haswell ULT Inside  —  This morning Apple updated its MacBook Air to Intel's Haswell ULT silicon.  The chassis itself didn't get any updates, nor did the displays.  Both the 11 and 13 inch models retain their non-Retina 1366 x 768 and 1440 x 900 displays.
More: CNET and AnandTech
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 …
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Foursquare Morale Hits A New Low And Employees Look For Ways Out  —  It's been a tough year for Foursquare.  Rumors of a difficult time raising funds, stalled growth and low revenue figures have all hit the press.  —  Sources both in and around the company say the negativity is starting to take a toll on investors and employees.

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