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July 15, 2013, 4:45 PM

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Tom Warren / The Verge:

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Jim Finkle / Reuters:

Researchers hack Verizon device, turn it into mobile spy station — (Reuters) - Two security experts said they have figured out how to spy on Verizon Wireless mobile phone customers by hacking into devices the U.S. carrier sells to boost wireless signals indoors.

More: The Technology Chronicles, NPR, CNNMoney.com, Computerworld, DSLreports, Mashable, SlashGear, TechnoBuffalo and I4U News

Ian Sherr / Digits:

Kabam Hits $700 Million Valuation With Employee Stock Sale — Closely held videogame maker Kabam says it is now worth $700 million, based on a recent private transaction that allowed employees to sell $38.5 million of common stock. — None of the money will go to the San Francisco-based company itself …

More: Reuters, TechCrunch, VatorNews, Venture Capital Dispatch, VentureBeat, I4U News, The Next Web, Business Insider and GamesIndustry International

William Alden / DealBook:

VMware Sells Zimbra Amid Shift in Strategy — When VMware bought Zimbra in 2010, the deal was considered integral to the company's strategy. Three years later, it's a different story. — VMware is selling Zimbra, a provider of corporate e-mail and collaboration software, to Telligent …

More: GigaOM, VMware, The Register, VMware Blogs, ZDNet and Datamation.com

Russell Brandom / The Verge:

Yahoo recycles old user IDs with help from Facebook — It's been just over a month since Yahoo announced their plan to reclaim abandoned usernames, and met with an immediate outcry over privacy concerns. What if you used your Yahoo email as a password reset? Was Yahoo making life easy for identity thieves?

More: The Next Web, Yahoo! and Yahoo! Developer Network

Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:

Tim Stevens Out At Engadget, Marc Perton To Take Over — Once hailed as the nicest guy in tech, Engadget's Tim Stevens is out as Editor In Chief, with gdgt's Marc Perton taking over as Engadget head while a new EIC is found to round out the management structure, we're hearing this morning.

More: Engadget. Tweets: @joshuatopolsky, @alexia and @tim_stevens

Rory Cellan-Jones / BBC:

Leaked letter shows ISPs and government at war — I've written before on the dialogue of the deaf between politicians and the internet industry over child internet safety - and now the relationship seems to be getting even worse. A letter sent to the UK's four leading ISPs from the government has made them very cross indeed.

More: PC Pro, www.idigitaltimes.co.uk, ZDNet, Engadget and Inquirer

Tom Whitehead / Telegraph:

Travellers' mobile phone data seized by police at border — Thousands of innocent holidaymakers and travellers are having their phones seized and personal data downloaded and stored by the police, The Telegraph can disclose. — A police officer can stop any passenger at random …

More: Inquirer, The Verge and iMore

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:

HP Adds Software Visionary Ray Ozzie, Former Liberty Media CEO Robert Bennett, And Walgreens Chairman To Board — After losing several board members in April, HP announced today that it is adding three new members to its board: Robert R. “Dob” Bennett, former president and chief executive officer …

More: GigaOM, The Register, AllThingsD, eWeek, SiliconBeat, Inquirer, Bloomberg, Mashable, CNET, GeekWire, Engadget and www.idigitaltimes.co.uk

Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Google:

Rumored Galaxy Note III now has rumored competition from the HTC One Max — With Samsung's rumored 5.7-inch Galaxy Note III seemingly confirmed, it now appears the notepad-sized device may have competition from a similar-sized HTC One Max. — German site MobileGeeks (via The Verge) …

More: The Verge, TechCrunch, BGR, GigaOM, Gizmodo, Business Insider, Softpedia News, CNET, PhoneArena, Mobile Magazine, Unwired View and Android Beat

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

Apple Reportedly Signs Deal with Samsung for 14-nm A9 Chips Starting in 2015 — The Korea Economic Daily reports that Apple and Samsung today officially signed an agreement that will see the two companies working together on future A-series chips for Apple's iOS devices …

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