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May 14, 2014, 8:30 PM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
iPhone 6 with larger, sharper 1704 x 960 resolution screen in testing  —  Apple is preparing to release a new iPhone with a larger screen later this year, and while multiple reports have indicated that the screen will be larger, the exact dimensions of the screen and its resolution have so far been guesswork.
Cory Doctorow / Guardian:
Firefox's adoption of closed-source DRM breaks my heart  —  I understand the pressure to support commercial video - but the browser makers can do more to defend free and open software  —  Future versions of the open-source Firefox browser will include closed-source digital rights management …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook For iOS Tries Popping Up Cards Of Related Content To Browse After You Post  —  Facebook is taking a swing at suggesting contextual content to keep you surfing after you share.  A new test on iOS surfaces related content cards including photos of restaurants you say you're at …
Adam Pash:
Switching from iPhone to Android loses incoming iMessages, senders still get delivery receipt  —  iMessage purgatory  —  I recently switched from an iPhone to Android, and discovered shortly thereafter that my phone number was still associated with iMessage, meaning that any time someone …
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Flappy Bird to Return to the App Store in August, Will Be Multiplayer and ‘Less Addictive’  —  Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen today announced plans to return Flappy Bird to the App Store in August in a new interview with CNBC's Kelly Evans.  According to Nguyen, the new version of Flappy Bird …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Surface Pro 3 might join Microsoft's Surface mini unveiling next week  —  Microsoft is holding a Surface press event in New York City next week, but the company may have accidentally revealed one of the announcements.  In a support article published yesterday, Microsoft says a fresh update for Windows 8.1 …
Miguel Helft / Fortune:
Square expects to start turning a profit in about a year, has secured $225M line of credit  —  Square's status?  It's complicated  —  Exclusive: Internal documents show that the innovative payments company expects losses through mid-2015.  But then it predicts a turnaround.
Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal:
Google's not sure how to bring its self-driving-car to market, talks regularly to auto makers  —  Google Talking to Auto Makers About Self-Driving Car  —  Google is talking to auto makers about how to bring its self-driving-car technology to market, executives said Tuesday.
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Rich McCormick / The Verge:
Samsung offers ‘deep apology’ and compensation to workers who've contracted incurable diseases  —  Recent documentary uncovered 56 cases of leukemia  —  South Korean electronics giant Samsung has officially apologized over the illnesses and deaths of some of its factory workers.
John Koetsier / VentureBeat:
Adobe's marketing cloud goes real-time, adds app store, boosts search ads 25%  —  How can big data and smart analytics ignite growth for your company?  Find out at DataBeat, May 19-20 in San Francisco, from top data scientists, analysts, investors, and entrepreneurs.  There are less than 50 tickets left!
Nick Summers / The Next Web:
Microsoft to offer Xbox Live Gold refunds once requirement is dropped for entertainment apps  —  If you have an Xbox Live Gold subscription only to access media apps such as Netflix and Hulu, Microsoft's recent decision to remove the digital requirement may have left you feeling short-changed.
Stephen Shankland / CNET News:
Google Apps to require SMS verification when a suspicious login is detected  —  Google gets tougher on suspicious Google Apps logins  —  Don't lose your smartphone: To thwart unauthorized access to Gmail and other services, Google is bringing aspects of dual-factor authentication to those who haven't signed up for it.

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