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June 30, 2014, 1:25 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.

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.

More: CNET, Inquirer, Computerworld, TechSpot, Forbes, ExtremeTech, ZDNet and Android Community

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Sharif Sakr / Engadget:

Privacy-focused Blackphone starts shipping for $630

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

Tweets: @marypcbuk and @theromit

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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.

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 …

More: Neowin, TechCrunch, Business Insider, The Verge, Softpedia News, SuperSite for Windows, Technology Personalized, SlashGear, Windows Phone Central, WinBeta and The Tech Report

Tweets: @stroughtonsmith and @whatthebit

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, Washington Post, Computerworld, SiliconBeat, VentureBeat, Softpedia News, The Verge, Guardian and Business Insider

Tweets: @moorehn and @johnmcquaid

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, The Next Web, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, Business Insider and App Advice

Kashmir Hill / Forbes:

Facebook Doesn't Understand The Fuss About Its Emotion Manipulation Study — * Updated with an additional statement from Adam Kramer, the Facebook data scientist who conducted the study. — This weekend, the Internet discovered a study published earlier this month in an academic journal …

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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: Geek.com

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

Amy Gesenhues / Search Engine Land:

Bing Ups Its Twitter Game: Rolls Out Hashtag & Twitter Handle Search Features — Starting this week, Bing users are going to see even more Twitter content in search results. — As a result of an exclusive partnership between the two companies that started in 2009, tweets have been showing up in Bing search results for some time.

More: Search Blog, Search Blog, GeekWire, BetaNews, VentureBeat, Windows Phone Central, Windows Phone Central, PC World and WebProNews. Tweets: @chrismessina

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