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| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
In Major Hire, Zynga Confirms Xbox Head Don Mattrick as New CEO, Taking Over From Mark Pincus — As AllThingsD reported earlier today, Zynga confirmed that it has hired Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment President Don Mattrick as its new CEO. — In a press release …
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| Mark Pincus / Zynga Company Blog: |
Big Day — Our Founder Mark Pincus today sent a note to employees outlining some important leadership changes. Please find his note, posted in its entirety, below. — To our Zynga employees, players and shareholders, — Today is a big day. I'm excited to announce that Don Mattrick …
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Tweets: @majornelson, @om, @markpinc and @caseynewton
Thanks:@danidudeck| Microsoft: |
Steve Ballmer email to employees on Don Mattrick transition — Text of an internal e-mail from Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer to employees regarding changes in leadership within the Interactive Entertainment Business group. — From: Steve Ballmer — To: Microsoft - All Employees
| Ashkan Soltani / MIT Technology Review: |
Technology, Not Law, Limits Mass Surveillance — Improved technology enabled the NSA's mass surveillance programs. Future improvements will make collecting data on citizens easier and easier. — Recent revelations about the extent of surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency come …
Tweets: @mattblaze
| Greg Miller / Washington Post: |
Misinformation on classified NSA programs includes statements by senior U.S. officials — Amid the cascading disclosures about National Security Agency surveillance programs, the top lawyer in the U.S. intelligence community opened his remarks at a rare public appearance last week with a lament …
| Edward Joseph Snowden / WikiLeaks: |
Statement from Edward Snowden in Moscow — One week ago I left Hong Kong after it became clear that my freedom and safety were under threat for revealing the truth. My continued liberty has been owed to the efforts of friends new and old, family, and others who I have never met and probably never will.
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Mozilla and Partners Prepare to Launch First Firefox OS Smartphones! — First Open Web Devices Powered by Firefox OS Make Smartphones More Accessible; Regional announcements coming soon — Mountain View, Calif. - July 1, 2013 - Mozilla, the mission-based organization dedicated to keeping …
| Stefan Constantinescu / Engadget: |
| Bloomberg: |
Apple Seeks to Trademark ‘IWatch’ in Japan for Devices — Apple Inc. (AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, is seeking a trademark for “iWatch” in Japan as rival Samsung Electronics Co. readies its own wearable smartphone device. — The maker of iPhones is seeking protection … | Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription service — Summary: One of the best software deals around is about to be retired. Microsoft announced today that after 15 years it is shutting down its TechNet subscriptions service. Microsoft has other, similar programs, but none are as generous as TechNet.| Matt Brian / The Verge: |
Twitter's new ‘embedded on these websites’ feature helps users discover the story behind a tweet — Twitter has begun trialling new features that give users a way to learn more about the tweets that they read. As noted by security expert Mikko Hypponen, Twitter has enabled a new …
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| Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web: |
As expected, Microsoft brings the 256GB Surface Pro to the United States — Microsoft first made the 256GB Surface Pro model available in Japan. TNW expected it to come to the United States, and as of today it has. Through new reseller partner CDW, the 256GB SKU (stock keeping unit) … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Bebo's Founder Michael Birch Says He's Bought Back The Social Network For $1M, Plans To ‘Reinvent’ It — Another turn in the twisted life of social network Bebo, which has unfortunately gone in the direction of a downward spiral for much of the last couple of years: the site appears …
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Tweets: @mickbirch, @mikeisaac and @spencerchen
| Rebecca Grant / VentureBeat: |
Yahoo bets big on fantasy sports, acquires one-man startup Bignoggins — Yahoo has acquired mobile fantasy sports startup Bignoggins. — Bignoggins is the production company behind Fantasy Monster and Draft Monster. Fantasy Monster manages multiple fantasy sports teams from one app.
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Windows 8 now up to 5.10% market share as it finally passes Windows Vista — With the first half of 2013 now over, Windows 8 continues to grow its share steadily but slowly, while Windows XP and Vista decline. In fact, Windows 8 has now passed the 5 percent mark, as well as surpassed … | Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
Google Glass update brings more voice commands, messages to any Gmail contacts and web browsing — An update rolling out to Google Glass customers today will bring some much needed expansion of the unit's capabilities. This includes the ability to send messages or make calls to any Gmail contacts …
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| John Paczkowski / AllThingsD: |
HP Still Plotting a Return to Smartphone Market — Hewlett-Packard's ignominious first run at the smartphone market won't deter it from taking a second. Nor will some formidable incumbents who seem to have sucked all the air out the space. According to Yam Su Yin, senior director … | Kevin Roose / New York Magazine: |
The Winklevoss Twins Are Starting a Bitcoin Fund — In case you've been hankering to invest your hard-earned money in an exchange-traded fund run by two handsome, square-jawed brothers whose claim to fame is having been played by Armie Hammer in a movie about having a world-changing company stolen … | Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Intuit sells financial services unit for $1.03B to refocus on tax software — Summary: The tax software maker is heading back to its roots — tax preparation software — by selling its financial services division to a private equity firm. — Zack Whittaker
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Android, Led By Samsung, Continues To Storm The Smartphone Market, Pushing A Global 70% Market Share — Google is grappling with an ongoing antitrust case in Europe over its online search business, and if its rivals have anything to do with it, that might extend into Google's power in the mobile sphere, too.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft launches web-based Xbox Music, available for subscribers now — We expected Microsoft to launch its Xbox Music web version this week, and it appears the site is online and ready to use. Xbox Music Pass subscribers can access the web player from music.xbox.com, with a responsive design that adapts to your browser size.
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