Thursday, June 6, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // June 6, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Jun 6, 2013

Report: NSA Secretly Collecting Phone Records Of All U.S. Verizon Calls

The National Security Administration is secretly collecting phone record information for all U.S. calls on the Verizon network. "Under the terms of the blanket... read more

Snapchat Launches v5.0 With Revamped UI, Swipe Navigation, And In-App Profiles

Snapchat, the app that lets you send pics and videos that self-destruct, has just released a huge update to version 5.0 "Banquo" (I'll get to that in a minute),... read more

Russia's Yandex Has A New Take On Search Results, Take Action Inside The Page

With Google dominant in so many markets, one would thing that search is kind've 'done'. Of course, we have yet to really tap into social search, and Facebook... read more

Google Wants To Make Your Android Device More Like A Nexus With Its New Keyboard App

Heads up Android keyboard aficionados -- if your handset runs Android 4.0 or later and you're just not thrilled with the keyboard you already have, you can now... read more

On A Mission To Build The Next Big Pet Brand, Whistle Launches A $99 Fitbit (And Health Monitor) For Pooches

Yes, it's become exceedingly clear that the Internet has entered into a prodigious, lascivious (and hilarious) relationship with cats. But, at the end of the... read more

Logitech Acquires TT Design Labs, The Two-Person Startup Behind The Popular Kickstarter Project TidyTilt

Doing your homework may net you more than just a good grade in school. Two young designers have just found out that it may lead to a big company snapping up... read more

Fitstar, The Startup Looking To Reinvent The Home Workout From The iPad, Finally Launches

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Fired Reuters Employee Previews No-Nonsense Premium Breaking News Site MatthewKeysLive

Matthew Keys is getting back into the news game. He's currently previewing the beta of his new worldwide breaking news site Matthewkeyslive.com until the end of... read more

SocialBro Raises $1.8M To Help Businesses Manage, Analyse And Monetize Twitter Communities

The ability to drill-down and target specific groups of people on Facebook, based on their interests or affinity with a brand or its competitor's, is sort of a... read more

There Are Two Races In The Mobile Market, Claims Flurry, And Both iOS And Android Can Win

iOS and Android aren't necessarily competing for one mobile crown anymore, according to the latest Flurry mobile report, which shows that in the two-horse race... read more

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