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Between The Lines Columnist Microsoft Build: 3 Windows 8 Questions To Answer
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Today's Top Stories // Jun 26, 2013

Watch Microsoft Unveil Windows 8.1 Preview Live Here

Microsoft is kicking off its Build developer conference today at 9am. The company has already announced that it will unveil Windows 8.1 in a Preview version... read more

Brit + Co. Nabs $6.3M Series A Led By Oak Investment Partners To Go Big On Its Tech Media Hub For Makers

It's become crystal clear over the past couple of years that Brit Morin, the former Googler who has been dubbed Silicon Valley's answer to Martha Stewart, is... read more

India Passes Japan To Become Third Largest Global Smartphone Market, After China & U.S.

India pushed past Japan to become the third largest global smartphone market in Q1, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. The analyst notes it's the... read more

Google "Gay" For A Fabulous Easter Egg

In celebration of equal rights, the proudly gay-friendly search giant has hidden a fabulous easter egg for users who search "gay." This isn't the first time... read more

Contentful, Out Today In Beta, Wants To Be The CMS For The Next Generation Of Screens

Contentful, a startup out of Berlin, is today releasing a beta of a platform that it hopes will be the future of how companies manage their content in a... read more

Danish Company Creates Software That Will Stop You From Printing A Gun

A Danish company called Create It Real has built a software package that recognizes digital gun part models and prevents them from being printed. The software... read more

Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Skype & Yahoo Hit With Prism Data Protection Complaints In Europe

The European data protection activists behind the Europe v Facebook (evf) campaign group, that has long been a thorn in Facebook's side in Europe, have filed... read more

LinkedIn Gets A Little More Watchful, Now Tells You Who's Viewed Your Updates, And Where You've Been Looking

LinkedIn, the social network used by people for job hunting and making other business connections, is adding two more enhancements to its homepage that... read more

Havok's Completely Free 3D Engine For Mobile Game Developers Is Now Available

Hey, aspiring game developers! Listen up.... read more

Voxer Transforms Into A Walkie-Talkie Service For The Business World

Voxer is making its entrance into the business world with a set of new high-end features for its walkie-talkie style, push-to-talk service.... read more

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