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		<title>Microsoft reportedly considered buying Nokia&#8217;s handset business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to sources said to be familiar with the matter, Microsoft looked into buying Nokia&#8216;s handset business, having done so &#8220;recently,&#8221; possibly even this month. Neither Microsoft nor Nokia confirmed or denied the claims, but ultimately nothing came of the talks, with the reasons including Nokia&#8217;s market share and the cost of such a purchase.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-reportedly-considered-buying-nokias-handset-business-20287178/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nintendo: Xbox One and PS4 don&#8217;t frighten us</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nintendo jumped the gun on the next-generation console race by releasing the Wii U much farther in advance than the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. In fact, by the time these two consoles release, the Wii U would have already been on the market for an entire year. However, Nintendo isn&#8217;t worried about being  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nintendo-xbox-one-and-ps4-dont-frighten-us-19287080/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Candy Crush Saga game popularity reportedly leads to planned IPO</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you spend any amount of time on Facebook, you&#8217;ve likely either seen Candy Crush Saga notifications in the news feed, received invitations to play, or have dabbled in the game yourself. Such proliferation is indicative of the game&#8217;s popularity, as well as others like it, which have reached such a level that the game&#8217;s  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/candy-crush-saga-game-popularity-reportedly-leads-to-planned-ipo-18286984/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Citadel botnet assault liberated 2 million PCs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 5, we reported on a take down of Citadel botnet networks by Microsoft&#8216;s Digital Crime Unit and the FBI, among other unspecified &#8220;technology industry partners.&#8221; The assault had resulted in 1400 Citadel botnet networks being taken down, and now Microsoft has revealed the number of computers liberated as a result: at least 2  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-citadel-botnet-assault-liberated-2-million-pcs-18286980/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NVIDIA shakes up business model with Kepler licensing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve heard extensively about the gradual decline of the consumer PC market, with industry leaders feeling the pain as consumers gravitate towards more mobile devices: tablets and smartphones. NVIDIA is one such company that has felt the squeeze, and its response is a strong one: an expansion of its business model with an announcement that  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nvidia-shakes-up-business-model-with-kepler-licensing-18286978/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Huawei Nokia acquisition in consideration, says company head</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huawei took to the public today and announced their new Ascend P6 smartphone, which aims to be the thinnest smartphone in town. However, the company is making news in other respects, with the possibility that the Chinese-based company is considering acquiring Nokia, according to Huawei&#8217;s chief Richard Yu. Speaking with the Financial Times, Yu says  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/huawei-nokia-acquisition-in-consideration-says-company-head-18286906/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon original series won&#8217;t follow Netflix release model</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazon recently picked Alpha House as one of its new original series coming to the company&#8217;s Instant Video streaming service. However, unlike Netflix, Amazon won&#8217;t be releasing the entire season all at once. It&#8217;s not certain what release model Amazon will use, but the company has said that it will indeed be a &#8220;different model.&#8221;  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/amazon-original-series-wont-follow-netflix-release-model-18286900/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tumblr media director quits, second big departure after Yahoo acquisition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making this the second big departure for Tumblr in just a few weeks, the company&#8217;s media director Mark Coatney (one of the initial employees at Tumblr) has announced that he&#8217;s resigning from his role at Tumblr. He didn&#8217;t say what his future plans were, other than that he has &#8220;a hungry baby to feed,&#8221; but  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tumblr-media-director-quits-second-big-departure-after-yahoo-acquisition-18286897/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo! reveals law enforcement data request numbers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 11, Google made public a letter it sent to the Attorney General and the FBI requesting permission to include FISA and similar data requests in it Transparency Report. A couple days later, Facebook and Microsoft revealed aggregated government data request numbers, followed soon after by other companies. Now Yahoo! has revealed its own  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-reveals-law-enforcement-data-request-numbers-17286774/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kazam startup launched by former HTC executives to offer &#8220;robust&#8221; smartphones</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some industries where getting a handful of marketshare is an uphill battle, with the world of smartphones being one such example. That hasn&#8217;t stopped HTC&#8216;s former header of sales Michael Coombes, and HTC&#8217;s former marketing head in the United Kingdom, Jame Atkins, from launching their own smartphone-centric startup, Kazam. The business aims to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/kazam-startup-launched-by-former-htc-executives-to-offer-robust-smartphones-17286766/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shorter games are the cause of frequent trade-ins, says Just Cause developer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been a lot of talk and controversy over used games recently. They&#8217;ve been a huge factor in the gaming industry, and frugal gamers rely on used games in order to fulfill their entertainment needs. However, many people have come forward and said that if games were actually good, there would be less of them  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/shorter-games-are-the-cause-of-frequent-trade-ins-says-just-cause-developer-17286741/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Xbox One promises no gouging on next-gen games</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we saw a lot of new games jump into the limelight for both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, but one thing that wasn&#8217;t mentioned was the price of these games. Gamers were left worried that these next-generation titles would see yet another price bump up to $69.99. However, it seems Microsoft  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-one-promises-no-gouging-on-next-gen-games-17286686/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook and Microsoft reveal FISA and NSA data request numbers [UPDATE: Google speaks]</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, companies began to seek permission to release the number of government data requests it receives, something that was kicked off by Google with a letter it made public on one of its blogs. It has only been a couple days, but permission has been granted, and both Facebook and Microsoft have posted  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-and-microsoft-reveal-fisa-and-nsa-data-request-numbers-14286599/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft paying companies thousands to develop for Windows Phone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mobile operating system is only as good as the apps it offers, with limited app offerings driving users into the arms of other platforms. It is such a philosophy that prodded Blackberry to lure in developers with a myriad of financial incentives, and Microsoft has enacted a similar incentive plan for developers. Word has  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-paying-companies-thousands-to-develop-for-windows-phone-14286597/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Acer Windows Phone 8 devices not coming anytime soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we haven&#8217;t seen a Windows Phone from Acer in quite a while, the company is at least interested. However, Acer had concerns about getting in on the Windows Phone 8 shenanigans. Specifically, they aren&#8217;t yet convinced that Windows Phone 8 has the traction to create a lot of revenue for Acer, which is why  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/acer-windows-phone-8-devices-not-coming-anytime-soon-14286529/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook sponsored results killed off after short-lived run</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems Facebook is still trying to learn how to monetize its search feature and figure out what works best, as the social network will be killing off sponsored results in search after less than a year of first being introduced. Facebook has decided to streamline its advertising efforts in order to make it a  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-sponsored-results-killed-off-after-short-lived-run-14286468/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>IBM layoffs reach at least 1,300 in the US</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems no job is safe in this economy, as it&#8217;s being reported that IBM has begun its first round of layoffs in the US, starting with what is said to be at least 1,300 employees spread out amongst various departments at the company. The layoffs are said to be a part of a major  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ibm-layoffs-reach-at-least-1300-in-the-us-13286384/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nintendo US boss: making great games will cut down on used game sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been a lot of talk about used games recently, mostly due to the fact that Microsoft officially complicated the process of used games sales. This was the first time in gaming console history that used games received an ever-so-slight denial in the gaming industry. However, Nintendo doesn&#8217;t really see what the problem is, as  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nintendo-us-boss-making-great-games-will-cut-down-on-used-game-sales-13286379/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Points to be switched to real currency of at least equal value</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Points are something most people either hate or are indifferent to, with not many people viewing the virtual currency favorably enough to champion it as something that should stick around. As such, we&#8217;ve heard rumors for quite a while now that Microsoft planned to ditch the system, replacing it with real currency, but Points  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-points-to-be-switched-to-real-currency-of-at-least-equal-value-12286267/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo cleaning house, will deactivate inactive accounts after a year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s hard to get a clean username anymore when signing up for a service, especially if it&#8217;s a fairly popular service, like Twitter or Yahoo. Speaking of that, though, Yahoo has announced that it&#8217;ll be doing a bit of spring cleaning on all of its accounts, deactivating the ones that have been inactive for a  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-cleaning-house-will-deactivate-inactive-accounts-after-a-year-12286255/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook data center in Sweden goes live, first outside US</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook announced today that they have opened up their first data center outside the US in Luleå, Sweden. It&#8217;s located in a small town at the northern edge of the Baltic Sea, and is just 62 miles south of the Arctic Circle. It&#8217;s an odd place for a data center, but Facebook says there are  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-data-center-in-sweden-goes-live-first-outside-us-12286186/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia Symbian taking final breaths this summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Symbian mobile operating system had its hay day, and surprisingly it was the number one mobile OS in the world up until a few years ago when Android took the lead. While many phone manufacturers used Symbian, Nokia was most famous for using Symbian (as they also own the platform), and it seems that  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-symbian-taking-final-breaths-this-summer-12286174/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pandora acquires terrestrial radio station KXMZ in order to nab RMLC license</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret that there&#8217;s some contention between Pandora and the powers that be over how much it pays for every song its users listen to, with the Internet radio station feeling it pays too much, and with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, more commonly known as ASCAP, frequently trying to raise  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/pandora-acquires-terrestrial-radio-station-kxmz-in-order-to-nab-rmlc-license-11286124/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google requests permission to publish FISA requests in Transparency Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you&#8217;ve somehow missed all the hoopla, the Internet has been in various states of uproar over PRISM and the allegations that several major companies give the government unrestricted access to their servers. Apple, Google, and others have been vocal about such statements, saying they are not true, but that has not stymied the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-requests-permission-to-publish-fisa-requests-in-transparency-report-11286117/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Waze acquisition official: team to stay in Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As it was tipped just days ago by Israeli news sources with the inside line, so too does Google make their acquisition of the Waze team official. This acquisition has Google bringing in a team of creators that&#8217;ve made the Waze app a highly-used collection of real-time travel and traffic information bits, lighting the fire  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-waze-acquisition-official-team-to-stay-in-israel-11286042/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Waze acquisition may end tipped Facebook talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend inside sources have suggested Google to be reaching a deal with the team at Waze, a smart navigation app previously rumored to have been in talks with Facebook for a similar deal. This acquisition has been tipped to be ringing in at $1.3 billion USD while real terms have not yet been revealed.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-waze-acquisition-may-end-tipped-facebook-talks-09285492/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>PRISM clarified by sources detailing special systems used to provide gov with data</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 6, The Washington Post revealed that, according to leaked documentation it was given, nine major companies are feeding the NSA data via direct access to their servers, something called the PRISM project. Within hours, nearly all the companies had denied the claims, and it has ignited an Internet storm. The disconnection between The  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/prism-clarified-by-source-detailing-special-systems-used-to-provide-gov-with-data-07285456/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lenovo&#8217;s first-ever US plant officially opens for business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lenovo has officially opened its first-ever US manufacturing plant today in Whitsett, North Carolina. The 240,000 square-foot facility, in which the manufacturing line was opened up in, previously served as a logistics center, customer solutions center, and national returns center for the company. It was tipped back in October last year that Lenovo would be  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/lenovos-first-ever-us-plant-officially-opens-for-business-07285422/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NSA and FBI reportedly pulling data directly from Google, Microsoft and more [UPDATE]</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, it was revealed that a secret court order initiated by the FBI strong-armed Verizon into handing over detailed phone records of millions of US consumers to the NSA. Such an action made it obvious that other activities of a similar nature are likely taking place, something confirmed today by The Washington Post, which says  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nsa-and-fbi-reportedly-pulling-data-directly-from-google-microsoft-and-more-06285292/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple iPhone trade-ins tipped to take place for first time ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While many carriers and phone manufacturers have all offered their own trade-in programs before, Apple is reported to begin a trade-in program of their own. Like any trade-in program, it&#8217;s said that the program will encourage users to upgrade their iPhones to newer models while getting credit for trading in their older iPhone. The report  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-iphone-trade-ins-tipped-to-take-place-for-first-time-ever-06285268/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Reader shutdown spawned by changes in how we consume news</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Google announced that its RSS reader service, Google Reader, would be shutting down on July 1, a part us died that day, especially since Google didn&#8217;t give a reason as to why they&#8217;re shutting it down. They usually shut down services based on the lack of users, but we definitely knew that wasn&#8217;t the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-reader-shutdown-spawned-by-changes-in-how-we-consume-news-06285258/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SpaceX IPO not coming anytime soon, focusing on Mars colonization</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been rumors flying around that the private space company SpaceX was thinking about filing for an initial public offering. However, in usual Elon Musk fashion, the company&#8217;s CEO took to Twitter to dispel those rumors by saying that SpaceX has &#8220;no near term plans&#8221; for an IPO, and are focusing on colonizing Mars  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/spacex-ipo-not-coming-anytime-soon-focusing-on-mars-colonization-06285224/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>State prosecutors to meet industry reps over smartphone &#8220;kill switches&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 13, we reported that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was calling on Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung to help reduce smartphone theft. Such an issue has been growing, and subsequently resulting in increased crime statistics. Next week, Schneiderman and San Francisco&#8217;s District Attorney George Gascon plan to meet with industry reps to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/state-prosecutors-to-meet-industry-reps-over-smartphone-kill-switches-05285184/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft works with FBI to take down 1400 Citadel botnets</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On TechNet today, Microsoft Digital Crime Unit&#8217;s Assistant General Counsel Richard Boscovich detailed the company&#8217;s involvement in helping take down over a thousand Citadel botnets, which are used to mine banking data, among other info. The work was done in conjunction with the FBI, members from within the financial industry, and &#8220;other technology industry partners.&#8221;  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-works-with-fbi-to-take-down-1400-citadel-botnets-05285182/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>AMD wants to make chips for Android and Chrome OS</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be prepared to see mobile devices and laptops running Android and Chrome OS using AMD chips under the hood. It&#8217;s reported that the chip maker is open to designing and developing chips that are catered to support Android and Chrome OS. AMD will still be committed to Windows machines, but they hope to expand more  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/amd-wants-to-make-chips-for-android-and-chrome-os-05285133/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Former Zynga employee: &#8220;Their business strategy is terrible&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, we heard about how Zynga laid off 520 of its employees (18% of its total workforce), and closed down three studios in the process. In an effort to most likely raise awareness of the situation, one of the laid-off employees took the time to answer questions on Reddit about Zynga&#8217;s &#8220;games, processes, culture, infamous  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/former-zynga-employee-their-business-strategy-is-terrible-05285083/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple devices face import ban in light of ITC patent ruling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the world of patent wars, Apple has enjoyed quite a few victories, something that may make the latest ruling by the International Trade Commission a little extra painful. According to a ruling posted by the ITC, Apple is staring down the barrel of an import ban in the United State against several of its  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-devices-face-import-ban-in-light-of-itc-patent-ruling-04285002/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon bringing more live-streamed NFL games to customers in 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Verizon and the NFL have had a tight-knit relationship for a few years now, and it&#8217;s about to become even more intimate as the two have signed a multi-year extension to their partnership that will not only extend the current NFL features on Verizon devices, but will bring even more live-streamed games to customers starting  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/verizon-bringing-more-live-streamed-nfl-games-to-customers-in-2014-04284975/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple Campus 2 report predicts more jobs coming to Cupertino</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not exactly easy to build a new structure in cities, and not even all the money in the world will speed up the process. An environmental impact report is a necessary step in the that process, and Apple published theirs today detailing Campus 2 and the impact that the new campus will have on  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-campus-2-report-predicts-more-jobs-coming-to-cupertino-04284957/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Zynga&#8217;s OMGPOP studio shut down 14 months after acquisition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember Draw Something? The fun social game that had you and a friend work together to try and guess each other&#8217;s drawings was an absolute huge hit, and Zynga went right ahead and just bought the game and its studio who developed it: OMGPOP. However, it doesn&#8217;t seem to be working out too well for  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/zyngas-omgpop-studio-shut-down-14-months-after-acquisition-04284917/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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