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| Joanna Stern / ABCNEWS: |
Facebook to Hold Mysterious Product Launch Event on June 20 — Facebook seems to have even more products up its sleeve. On the heels of releasing its new hashtag feature this week and the roll out of its new iPhone and Android features, the company will hold an event on Thursday …
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| Michael Riley / Bloomberg: |
U.S. Agencies Said to Swap Data With Thousands of Firms — Thousands of technology, finance and manufacturing companies are working closely with U.S. national security agencies, providing sensitive information and in return receiving benefits that include access to classified intelligence, four people familiar with the process said.
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TechCrunch, Yahoo! News, The Register, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, GeekWire, Ars Technica, Softpedia News, GigaOM, Quartz, CNET, Politico, www.idigitaltimes.co.uk, SlashGear, Valleywag, Softpedia News, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, Business Insider, The Next Web, Mashable and ReadWrite
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| Claire Cain Miller / New York Times: |
Secret Court Ruling Put Tech Companies in Data Bind — SAN FRANCISCO — In a secret court in Washington, Yahoo's top lawyers made their case. The government had sought help in spying on certain foreign users, without a warrant, and Yahoo had refused, saying the broad requests were unconstitutional.
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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
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| Julia White / The Microsoft Office Blog: |
Office Mobile for iPhone now available for Office 365 subscribers — Today, we're releasing Office Mobile for iPhone available at no extra charge from the Apple App Store for Office 365 Home Premium and Office 365 ProPlus subscribers. Similar to our free Office Mobile for Windows Phone …
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The Microsoft Office Blog, The Next Web, Tech Trader Daily, ZDNet, Ars Technica, Guardian, Network World, The Official Microsoft Blog, Gizmodo, Internet2Go, MacRumors, iMore, Engadget, Softpedia News, Digits, Insanely Great Mac, FierceCIO:TechWatch News, Technology Personalized, BetaNews, Business Insider, TechSpot, TechNet Blogs, IntoMobile, PadGadget, InvestorPlace, Bink.nu, Macworld, Neowin, VentureBeat, SocialTimes, AllThingsD, WebProNews, TechNet Blogs, SlashGear, PC World, Los Angeles Times, App Advice, Patently Apple, CNET, GeekWire, Ubergizmo, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, TechEye, Washington Post, TUAW, CNET and POPSUGAR. Tweets: @benedictevans
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Office for iPhone: Microsoft delivers basic document editing, but no iPad version — After months of rumors and speculation on Microsoft's Office plans for iOS, the software giant is finally delivering a copy for iPhone today. Office Mobile for iOS will be strictly iPhone only initially …
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Path Is On The Path To New Funding, Approaching $1B Valuation — We're hearing from multiple sources that private social network Path is raising a new round of funding that could value the company as high as $1 billion. According to one source, the company is in the process …
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Betabeat, CNET, Valleywag, The Droid Guy, larry borsato and Business Insider
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Thanks:@forrestkoba| Christopher Williams / Telegraph: |
EU to end mobile roaming charges next year — Consumers will next year be able to use their mobile phones across the European Union for the same price as at home, it is planned, after officials voted to fast-track major reforms of telecoms regulation. — It will cost the same to use … | Ryan Tate / Wired: |
Bloomberg Puts Every New York Neighborhood on Nextdoor — There's been a war brewing between Silicon Valley startups and the New York City government, which recently blocked attempts by online services Airbnb, Uber and RelayRides to compete, perhaps illegally, with Gotham hotels and taxis.
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The Next Web, PandoDaily, TechHive, AllThingsD, AllThingsD, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, TechCrunch and ABCNEWS
| Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD: |
Carl Icahn May Walk Away From Dell Proxy Fight He Started — Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor who has been one of the key players in the proxy fight over the struggling computer maker Dell, may be ready to take his chips off the table. — CNBC's David Faber reported minutes ago … | Alex Williams / TechCrunch: |
CenturyLink Acquiring AppFog To Move Into Platform-As-A-Service Market — According to a source within the company, CenturyLink is acquiring AppFog, a platform-as-a-service company. Terms of the deal were not revealed. — AppFog will become part of Savvis, a Century Link company …
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VentureBeat, The Register, Data Center Knowledge, GigaOM, Oregonian, Silicon Florist, Web Host Industry Review and GeekWire. Thanks:@marshallk
| Carl Franzen / The Verge: |
President Obama orders government spectrum to be opened for wireless broadband — President Obama may still be facing many questions over the NSA surveillance efforts of phone and internet users, but he's moving forward with another government technology effort that's not likely to draw quite as much controversy.
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The White House, The White House, VentureBeat, Engadget, AllThingsD, Washington Post, Mashable and IntoMobile
| Nick Heath / ZDNet: |
Amazon launches online store for 3D printers — Summary: Online retail giant Amazon has dedicated a section of its site to selling 3D printers in another move towards the devices becoming mainstream. — Nick Heath — In another step towards 3D printers finding a place in everday businesses and homes …
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