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July 5, 2013, 10:10 AM

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Miyoung Kim / Reuters:

Samsung Electronics' second quarter misses forecast as smartphone worries deepen — (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd missed already modest expectations for its quarterly earnings guidance on Friday, deepening worries that its smartphone business may have peaked, as growth in sales …

David Meyer / GigaOM:

European PRISM anger gains momentum with fresh cloud warnings and data threats — There's no stopping the slew of PRISM reactions coming out of Europe, and they're getting more serious by the day. Yesterday we had the first senior European politician suggesting citizens shun U.S. web services …

More: New York Times, EU Press Room, TechCrunch, The Register, ZDNet, The Hill, VentureVillage, EUobserver.com and CNET

Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:

EU votes to support suspending U.S. data sharing agreements, including passenger flight data — Summary: The European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution that would back the Commission should it wish to suspend data sharing agreements with the U.S., such as the passenger name records system …

More: Inquirer, Softpedia News, CNET, Guardian and Reuters

Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:

HTC profit down 83 percent from last year despite flagship launch — HTC has just announced its unaudited results for the second quarter 2013, and they're not pretty. Despite launching a much-lauded flagship smartphone, the HTC one, the company made just NT$1.25 billion (roughly $41 million) …

More: Reuters, GigaOM, ZDNet, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Computerworld, CNET, AndroidHeadlines.com, Engadget, Android Beat and SlashGear

Charles Arthur / Guardian:

Google ordered to rewrite privacy policy — European watchdogs threaten tech company with legal action over 2012 policy which ‘violates commitment to transparency’ — Privacy watchdogs in the UK, Germany and Italy have told Google to rewrite its privacy policy in Europe or face legal sanctions …

More: ICO.org.uk, The Next Web, GigaOM, TechCrunch, CNET, Computerworld, Marketing Pilgrim, Engadget, SlashGear, Crave, Softpedia News and Inquirer

Charles Arthur / Guardian:

Dell eyes wearable computing move — Computer maker says it is ‘exploring ideas’, as it admits corporate customers are slow to adopt Windows 8 tablets — Struggling computer maker Dell is considering a move into the “wearable computing” space, as it grapples with the effects of a shrinking PC market.

Brenda Goh / Reuters:

UK teams with defence and telecom companies on cyber security — (Reuters) - Nine of the world's biggest weapon makers and telecoms providers are teaming up with Britain to bolster the country's cyber security, aiming to tackle the increasing threat of hacking and other such attacks.

More: BBC, The Next Web, TechEye and Softpedia News

James Brightman / GamesIndustry International:

NPD preparing to track digital sales this year — Nine publishers are on board so far, and the goal is to launch a global digital sales tracking service “quickly due to the pending console launches” — Digital sales are growing every year in the games business.

More: Softpedia News

Leo Kelion / BBC:

Microsoft develops 3D touchscreen with tactile feedback — By adjusting resistance against a person's touch the screen can make some objects feel heavier than others — Details of a touchscreen showing 3D images that can be felt and manipulated have been published by Microsoft's research unit.

More: Microsoft Research, I4U News, Gearburn, bit-tech.net, Polygon, Tnooz and Softpedia News

Andrew Webster / The Verge:

BBC to end 3D TV experiment with ‘Doctor Who’ special later this year — For the past two years the BBC has been experimenting with 3D television, but the technology hasn't quite caught on the way the corporation would've hoped. Because of this, 3D programming will be put on hiatus at the end of this year …

More: Radio Times, CNET, The Next Web, paidContent, Engadget and SlashGear. See also Mediagazer

Laura Hudson / Wired:

For the First Time, You Can Actually Own the Digital Comics You Buy — SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — If you've ever bought a digital comic book, your experience probably went something like this: You opened up an app like ComiXology, paid around $1.99 to $3.99 — likely, the same price as a print issue …

More: blog.chron.com, CNET and Ars Technica

Chris Davies / SlashGear:

Xbox Live Public Beta for new Xbox 360 dashboard and Points replacement opens — Microsoft has thrown open applications for its next Xbox Live beta, giving Xbox 360 gamers the opportunity to have early access to the new Microsoft Points replacement and more.

More: Xbox Live's Major Nelson, Engadget, The Verge, WindowsObserver.com, Joystiq, Softpedia News and VG247

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