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Apple's Commitment to Customer Privacy — Two weeks ago, when technology companies were accused of indiscriminately sharing customer data with government agencies, Apple issued a clear response: We first heard of the government's “Prism” program when news organizations asked us about it on June 6.
| Aaron Souppouris / The Verge: |
Apple claims it can't decrypt FaceTime and iMessage data, details extent of government requests — In the wake of the PRISM scandal, Apple has issued a public statement detailing the extent of US government data requests. In the statement, it repeats that it does not provide any agency … | BuzzFeed: |
President Obama Defends NSA Spying — It's “transparent,” the president tells Charlie Rose in an interview. Here's a portion of that transcript, from PBS. — Image by Matt Dunham / AP — Barack Obama: Well, in the end, and what I've said, and I continue to believe …
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| T.C. Sottek / The Verge: |
Edward Snowden says ‘the truth is coming,’ but when will we see the rest of his evidence? — Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old intelligence contractor who exposed the secret NSA PRISM surveillance program on June 6th, is answering questions from the public for the first time since revealing himself to the world.
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Digg Reader Update! — Over the last 90 days, the Digg engineering team — all 5 of them — has been heads-down building an updated take on the RSS reader. For our first public release, in time to (just) beat the shutdown of Google Reader, our aim has been to nail the basics …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Source: Instagram Will Get Video On June 20 — We've been working on getting more details on a press event that Facebook is having this week. Earlier, we wrote it could launch a news-reading app, but we have since heard more details that point to something else entirely.
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Samsung to launch faster Galaxy S4 smartphone — (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co plans to sell a variation of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone that will transmit data at nearly twice the normal speed, the head of its mobile business said on Monday. — J.K. Shin, also co-chief executive … | Aaron Souppouris / The Verge: |
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| David Shapiro / The Official Google Blog: |
Chromebooks: coming to more stores near you — In Northern California where I live, summer is here, which means family vacations, kids' camps, BBQs and hopefully some relaxation. But it also means back-to-school shopping is just around the corner. So in case you're on the hunt for a laptop …
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| Owen Good / Kotaku: |
Here's a Look at One of the iPhone's New Game Controllers — With Steve Jobs no longer around to tell us these things aren't elegant enough for his device, it appears we'll finally get a proper gamepad for the iOS this year. This will be one of them, made by Logitech.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Jony Ive's title flattened to ‘Senior VP, Design’ alongside iOS 7 revamp — To go along with his complete redesign of iOS, Jony Ive's official executive title at Apple has been flattened to drop the word “Industrial.” The change is notable as this new title plants Ive's position …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
New screenshots from hacked iPad iOS 7 simulator show potential Maps, Safari, Game Center UIs — This past weekend, we highlighted a couple of screenshots from a hacked version of the iOS 7 simulator that supports the iPad, and we also provided some steps to tweak the simulator yourself.
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| Sprint Newsroom: |
Sprint Files Lawsuit Against DISH Network Corporation and Clearwire Corporation Citing the Illegality of the DISH Tender Offer for Clearwire — If Completed, Tender Offer Would Violate Delaware Corporate Law, Sprint's Bargained-For Rights and the Rights of the Strategic Investors Under the Charter and Equity Holders Agreement
Tweets: @jbtaylor
| PandoDaily: |
Virtual gaming headset Oculus Rift raises $16 million from Spark Capital, Matrix Partners — Fresh off the heels of a buzzy turn at gaming conference E3, Oculus Rift has raised its first round of funding, according to several people familiar with the situation.
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Engadget, The Verge, TechCrunch, The Next Web, AllThingsD, Polygon, IntoMobile, The Droid Guy, GameSpot and Electronista
| Michael Liedtke / Associated Press: |
Google Settles Suit, Clears Way For Stock Split — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has resolved a shareholder lawsuit blocking a long-delayed stock split, clearing the way for the Internet search leader to issue a new class of non-voting shares later this year.
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| Mat Smith / Engadget: |
Skype video messaging officially launches on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android — but not Windows Phone — Out of beta and free, Skype today launches its video messaging service across all its major platforms. You can now send an unlimited number of messages (video missives were previously limited during beta … | Jay Greene / CNET: |
Microsoft revs speedier, smarter speech recognition for phones — Using a novel method that mimics brain functions, Microsoft researchers say they've doubled the speed at which speech is recognized and results are returned. They've also improved accuracy by 15 percent.Sponsor Posts
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