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July 12, 2013, 8:20 PM
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21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Company to Maintain Ownership Positions in Hulu  —  21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Company today jointly announced that they will maintain their respective ownership positions in Hulu and together provide a cash infusion …
AT&T:
AT&T to Acquire Leap Wireless  —  AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and prepaid wireless provider Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) have entered into an agreement for AT&T to acquire Leap for $15 per share in cash.  Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T will acquire all of Leap's stock …
Bloomberg:
Microsoft Sues U.S. Customs for Failed Google Phone Ban  —  Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) filed a lawsuit today accusing U.S. Customs officials of refusing to follow a trade agency's order to block imports of phones made by Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Motorola Mobility unit.
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
More Claims of No Retina iPad Mini Until Early 2014  —  Taiwan's Economic Daily News reports [Google translation] that shortages of Retina display panels for Apple's planned second-generation iPad mini have forced the company to push back its internal launch plans into early 2014.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft details new Windows Phone 8 update, but real fixes won't come until 2014  —  Microsoft published details of its upcoming Windows Phone 8 update on Thursday, revealing the minor changes that are due to roll out shortly.  Known as General Distribution Release 2 (GDR2) …
Jonathan S. Geller / BGR:
BlackBerry A10 (Aristo) Exclusively Revealed  —  We already detailed the BlackBerry A10 and BlackBerry 9720 yesterday in an exclusive report, but this time we now are able to share exclusive images of BlackBerry's flagship handset for 2013, the BlackBerry A10.
Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
Scoop: Intel's upcoming TV service is going to be called OnCue  —  Intel's TV service, which the company's Intel Media unit plans to launch before the end of the year, is going to be called OnCue, GigaOM has learned.  The company has applied for trademarks for OnCue around the globe …
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Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
eBay Exact launches on iOS, lets you buy 3D-printed products from MakerBot, Sculpteo, and Hot Pop Factory  —  eBay has announced a new iOS app called eBay Exact that lets you buy customizable 3D-printed merchandise on the go.  You can download the new addition now directly from Apple's App Store.
Alex Williams / TechCrunch:
BackOps Raises $7M To Build An Army Of Moms For Managing Startups And Small Businesses With Leading SaaS Tools  —  BackOps is a back-office-as a service with a battalion of Moms managing startups and small businesses.  Now with a new $7 million round in Series A funding …
Declan McCullagh / CNET:
How the U.S. is forcing Internet firms' hands on surveillance  —  Officially, Uncle Sam says it doesn't interfere.  But behind the scenes, the Feds have been trying to browbeat Net firms into helping with surveillance demands.  —  Russian supporters of Edward Snowden …
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
New Bluetooth, audio, TPM requirements coming for Windows 8 devices  —  Summary: Microsoft is going public with new hardware certification requirements for Windows 8.1 (and beyond) devices, some of which take effect in 2014 and 2015.  —  Microsoft and Intel execs detailed …
Brad Molen / Engadget:
Unannounced Motorola Moto X likely spotted in the hands of Google's Eric Schmidt  —  During the winter, Sun Valley is known for its skiing.  This time of the year, however, it's quickly becoming a tech hotspot as some of the industry's top execs gather together at the annual Allen and Co media conference.
Parmy Olson / Forbes:
Samsung Opens New Startup Accelerator In Silicon Valley As It Seeks Innovation Edge  —  It wasn't the lavish launch party of the Galaxy S4 in New York last March, but Samsung's swanky, blue-themed opening of its new startup accelerator in Silicon Valley showed it is serious about sucking …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: new Doctor Who episodes are likely to remain off TV until at least 2028; the BBC says it will use a competitive process to find producers for Season 16

Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
The Washington Post faces a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the company covertly used surveillance pricing to charge loyal subscribers higher rates

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Disney study: the Toy Story franchise has driven $16B in total revenue for the company over 30 years; nearly half of the revenue was generated domestically

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