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June 25, 2013, 3:25 PM
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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.
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
iOS 7 Disables Screenshot Interruptions, Allows Users to Secretly Take Snapchat Screenshots  —  While we detailed a number of new features of iOS 7 beta 2 earlier today, a MacRumors reader sent us a tip on a small change that has gone unnoticed since the first beta was released on June 10.
Jenna Wortham / NYT Bits:
Instagram Video and the Death of Fantasy  —  Over the weekend, I went to a sunset picnic on a rooftop in Brooklyn.  The evening couldn't have been more picturesque — a group of stylish women chatting and lounging on blankets, framed against a lavender and glittering cityscape.
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.
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 …
Timothy B. Lee / Wonkblog:
One of the worst patents ever just got upheld in court  —  Forget patenting an invention.  These days, companies patent conceptual categories for future inventions.  —  During the first dot-com boom, Amazon famously patented the concept of buying things online with one click.
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
OUYA hits retailers for $100, promptly sells out at Amazon  —  OUYA has unlocked a major achievement today: the teensy crowdfunded gaming console is now available at retail, after a slight delay from the June 4th date it promised earlier.  That's good news for everybody …
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.
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.
Alex Williams / TechCrunch:
Biba Comes Out Of Stealth With $15M In Funding For Mobile-First, Password-Free Conferencing And Messaging Service  —  The smartphone is changing how people work but so far the applications for web conferencing have not taken much of a mobile-first approach.  Biba, a new company coming out of stealth …
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.

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Nancy Scola / Washingtonian:
A deep look at FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's moves favoring the Trump administration; former chair Tom Wheeler warns against the agency becoming a political tool

Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal says he's stepping down after a year in the role; his hiring was part of a push to promote “personal liberties and free markets”

Matt Stout / The Boston Globe:
The Massachusetts Senate passes an amendment that would in many instances bar judges, grand juries, and others from forcing reporters to identify their sources

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Matt Brian / The Verge:
EU court says Google doesn't have to delete sensitive data from search results (update)
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

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