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June 30, 2014, 4:00 PM

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Paulo Golgher / Orkut Blog:

Google to shut down Orkut on September 30, will create archive of all public communities — Tchau Orkut — Ten years ago, Orkut was Google's first foray into social networking. Built as a “20 percent” project, Orkut communities started conversations, and forged connections, that had never existed before.

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

More details on Microsoft's desktop-focused Windows ‘Threshold’ release; public preview expected in fall 2014, release in spring 2015 — Windows ‘Threshold’: More on Microsoft's plan to win over Windows 7 users — Summary: One of Microsoft's main goals with 'Threshold …

Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica:

Exclusive: A review of the Blackphone, the Android for the paranoid — Built for privacy, the Blackphone runs a beefed-up Android called PrivatOS. — Based on some recent experience, I'm of the opinion that smartphones are about as private as a gas station bathroom.

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Sharif Sakr / Engadget:

Privacy-focused Blackphone starts shipping for $630

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Adam Sherwin / The Independent:

Google Glass to be banned from all UK cinemas — If you've just acquired a Google Glass headset for £1,000, don't show it off at the movies. UK cinemas are to ban the headsets over fears that the gadgets can be used to make pirate copies of Hollywood blockbusters.

Howard Blume / Los Angeles Times:

Some LA schools choosing between six different laptops for students after botched iPad rollout — LAUSD shifts gears on technology for students — Los Angeles school district officials have allowed a group of high schools to choose from among six different laptop computers for their students …

More: Engadget, CNET, SlashGear, Ubergizmo, VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, DailyTech, Windows Phone Central, Digital Trends, Neowin and App Advice

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:

New N.S.A. Chief Calls Damage From Snowden Leaks Manageable — FORT MEADE, Md. — The newly installed director of the National Security Agency says that while he has seen some terrorist groups alter their communications to avoid surveillance techniques revealed by Edward J. Snowden …

More: The Hill, Ars Technica, PandoDaily, Washington Post, Computerworld, SiliconBeat and Softpedia News

Tweets: @moorehn and @johnmcquaid

Tyler Hayes / Liisten:

Fire TV's advanced streaming and prediction feature can consume 80GB a day — The Secret Little Problem With Amazon's Fire TV — I got a little nervous that something was wrong when I go a notice from my Internet service provider, Cox Cable, saying that I had hit my monthly download cap.

More: BGR and Geek.com. Tweets: @chrisj_lewis

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Apple Releases iOS 7.1.2 With Mail Fixes, iBeacon Improvements — Apple today released iOS 7.1.2 to the public, more than two months after releasing iOS 7.1.1. iOS 7.1.2 is a minor update that focuses primarily on bug fixes and security improvements, repairing an email attachment encryption issue …

More: 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, BGR, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, ZDNet, iMore, Macworld, iPhone Hacks, MacDailyNews, MacStories and Electronista

Nick Summers / The Next Web:

Samsung's new low-end smartphones offer Android 4.4 and its redesigned TouchWiz skin — It's almost impossible to keep up with Samsung's ever-expanding smartphone portfolio. Unfortunately, the problem only deepened today after the company unveiled four new low-end smartphones with equally forgettable names and spec-sheets.

More: Samsung Tomorrow, ZDNet, CNET, BGR, Android Central, Engadget, Softpedia News, PC Magazine, Gigaom, Pocketnow, Ubergizmo, Android Authority, TechnoBuffalo, Ubergizmo, Electronista, SamMobile, Softpedia News and Phones Review

Abhijeet M. / SamMobile:

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini to hit retail in mid-July

More: Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, TechnoBuffalo, Android Central, SlashGear, Inquirer, Phones Review, Geeky Gadgets, Business Insider, Forbes, Pocketnow and Gizmodo UK

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Twitter Rolls Out App Install And Engagement Ads, And New Click Pricing, Globally — Social networking platform Twitter says its MoPub ad network now reaches more than 1 billion iOS and Android users every month, and so today it is making its latest move to build out that mobile advertising business with more products.

More: The Twitter Blog, 9to5Mac, Wall Street Journal, AdExchanger, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Business Insider and App Advice

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

Apple announces iTunes U update with iPad Course Creation, Student Discussions & more — Screenshot showing new iTunes U “Student Discussions” feature — Apple today announced an update to its iTunes U educational app that includes a number of new features for iPad including course creation tools …

More: Apple, GeekWire, MacNN, iMore, The Next Web, MacRumors, App Advice, TechCrunch, iPhone in Canada Blog, Softpedia News, The Mac Observer, iLounge, CNET, PadGadget, MacStories, AppleInsider, Macworld and TUAW

Brent Kendall / Wall Street Journal:

Supreme Court Won't Hear Google's Street View Appeal — Search Giant Tried to Challenge Lower Court Ruling Saying It Violated Wiretap Law — WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it wouldn't consider Google Inc. 's challenge to a class-action lawsuit alleging …

More: The Verge, Reuters, PC World, Associated Press, Search Engine Land, Associated Press and Bloomberg

Ina Fried / Re/code:

Twitter Scoops Up AdTech Firm Tap Commerce for Around $100 Million — Twitter is in the process of acquiring Tap Commerce, a New York-based mobile advertising technology firm, according to sources familiar with the situation. The deal is expected to be announced later on Monday.

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:

Active malware operation let attackers sabotage US energy industry — Researchers have uncovered a malware campaign that gave attackers the ability to sabotage the operations of energy grid owners, electricity generation firms, petroleum pipelines, and industrial equipment providers.

More: Symantec, The Verge, Gizmodo, SiliconBeat and Softpedia News. Tweets: @jsco2t

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