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June 25, 2013, 9:45 AM

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Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Malathi Nayak / Reuters:
Microsoft to bring Xbox and PC games to Apple, Android phones: report  —  (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will offer its console and computer games for Apple Inc's iPhone and other smartphone platforms this fiscal year, through a tie-up with Japanese smartphone game maker Klab Inc, the Nikkei said on Monday.
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.
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.
Kaylene Hong / The Next Web:
Samsung denies ‘groundless’ rumor that it is shutting down its PC business  —  UPDATE: Samsung has denied a report that says it is shutting down its PC business and provided the following statement: The rumor that Samsung is withdrawing from the PC desktop business is groundless.
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.
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.
More: Engadget and GigaOM
Zach Epstein / BGR:
Samsung forms carbon fiber joint venture in bid to back away from plastic  —  Samsung materials arm, Samsung Petrochemical, has established a joint venture with carbon fiber specialist SGL Group that will aim to “develop new industrial and electronic applications with carbon composite materials for Samsung and the Korean market.”

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