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June 25, 2013, 1:15 PM
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Rahul Sood / The Official Microsoft Blog:
Announcing Microsoft Ventures for startups to build, innovate and grow  —  The following is a post from Rahul Sood, general manager of Microsoft Startups.  —  Entrepreneurship is an increasingly global phenomenon.  We know that the barriers to turn an idea into a business have never been lower.
Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web:
Rahul's roost: Microsoft brings BizSpark, Bing Fund, and its accelerators under one roof  —  Today Microsoft's Rahul Sood announced the creation of Microsoft Ventures, the company's collected efforts to provide software discounts to growing companies, incubate startups, and directly fund firms that it believes in.
Chris Velazco / TechCrunch:
Barnes & Noble Reports $118.6M Loss On Revenue Of $1.3B In Q4, Plans To Open Nook Brand To Tablet OEMs  —  Barnes & Noble reported its fiscal fourth quarter earnings this morning, and the financials make it clear that the company is still struggling to figure out how it fits into the larger digital reading ecosystem.
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Exclusive: Samsung in talks to settle EU antitrust case -sources  —  (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics is in early talks with the EU regulator to settle charges that its use of injunctions against arch rival Apple breached antitrust rules, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Dan Seifert / The Verge:
Sprint shareholders approve SoftBank takeover  —  SoftBank's efforts to purchase Sprint got one step closer to completion on Tuesday, as Sprint's shareholders overwhelmingly approved the proposed purchase.  Sprint says that about 98 percent of the votes cast at a special shareholders meeting were in favor of SoftBank's offer.
Euan Rocha / Reuters:
BlackBerry launches service to manage Android, Apple devices  —  (Reuters) - BlackBerry launched a service on Tuesday allowing government agencies and corporate clients to secure and manage devices powered by Google Inc's Android platform and Apple Inc's iOS operating system.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft to launch web-based version of Xbox Music next week  —  When we first heard Microsoft's plans for Xbox Music, there was a mention of web, iOS, and Android versions.  Next week the software maker will launch a web version of Xbox Music so that subscribers can access the service across various platforms from a browser.
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Mat Smith / Engadget:
Sony Xperia Z Ultra official with 6.4-inch 1080p screen and 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 chip, global launch in Q3 2013  —  Sony's unveiled its latest addition to its Xperia Z series, a new smartphone that blurs the line between smartphone and tablet once more — the appropriately-named Xperia Z Ultra.
Terrence O'Brien / Engadget:
Google Cloud Playground lets you dip your toes in the Cloud Platform waters  —  Google's Cloud Platform holds a certain amount of appeal for developers looking to quickly build robust web apps.  Of course, getting started is a bit involved.  You'll first need to download and install several tools and an SDK on your local machine.
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
How Sony's SmartWatch 2 Stacks Up To The Pebble And The MetaWatch Strata  —  Sony's first go at the smartwatch mostly went unnoticed - a lot of people, myself included, had to be reminded of its existence when the Pebble made big waves for its huge Kickstarter funding success.
Roger Cheng / CNET:
AT&T hopes to bolster mobile life with new innovation centers  —  The company is opening one “foundry” in Atlanta near Georgia Tech and adding a second location to its Plano, Texas, facilities.  —  The site for AT&T's foundry in Atlanta.  The facility is still under construction and isn't open yet.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
A Year After Microsoft Bought It, Yammer Nears 8M Users, Deeper MSFT Integration... And Klout  —  One year to the day after Microsoft announced that it would acquire enterprise social networking tool Yammer for $1.2 billion, the pair are today publishing some updated usage numbers and news …

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