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- TweetDeck temporarily brought down by XSS hackTweetDeck, a popular organization application for Twitter users, was taken offline Wednesday after hackers hit the service with rapid retweets and strange error messages.
- At E3, Microsoft talks Xbox games, little elseAt E3, Microsoft's presentation centered around games, games, and more games. Will taking an Xbox-focused approach be enough to stand up against Sony's PlayStation-of-all-trades strategy?
- How SwiftKey plans to make money by giving away its popular appSwiftKey announced that its Android app聽will now be available for free. It previously sold for $3.99 and was the second best-selling app in the Google Play store. What explains the switch?
- How Skybox Imaging can help Google get the 'next billion' onlineGoogle just spent $500 million on Skybox Imaging, a satellite company that will help Google see and fly further than it has before.
- PayPal president joins Facebook. Why the move?PayPal president David Marcus is leaving to head up mobile messaging at Facebook. The transition represents Facebook's aggressive shift toward stand-alone mobile apps.聽
- At E3, Sony aims for entertainment domination with PlayStation TVRoku, Chromecast, PlayStation TV? Yes, Sony is making a bid in the set-top box game, debuting a gaming and TV box for only $99 in North America and Europe this fall.
- Netflix hits pause on Verizon-blaming error messagesNetflix takes down error message that blames Verizon for slow loading speeds, but the streaming service maintains that major Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are to blame for faulty connections.
- Moto X's penny-trial deal sells out fastWant a Moto X smart phone for a penny? For about eight hours Monday morning, you could get a two-week trial of the smart phone for just $0.01.
- Meet the 11 year old who designed today's Doodle 4 GoogleAudrey Zhang, the Doodle 4 Google 2014 competition winner, beat out more than 100,000 contest entries with her design of a "transformative water purifier," which turns dirty water into clean water.聽
- How Tetris, now 30 years old, helps explain dreamsThirty years after Russian video game designer Alexey Pajitnov developed Tetris, the classic game remains popular as a cultural touchstone, a gaming sensation, and for academic purposes.
- Vodafone reveals worldwide wiretap warrants on Snowden anniversaryNear the one-year anniversary of the Edward Snowden NSA leaks, British telecom Vodafone has released a worldwide transparency report that reveals certain countries have a direct line of access to customer communications.
- A look inside Google's 3-D mapping Tango phone and tabletGoogle's Tango phone and tablet can sense the world around them. This new hardware sparks the imagination, and hits some real-world barriers.
- Amazon teases an upcoming mystery deviceBuzz is building around an undisclosed product Amazon is set to release later this month. Could it be the highly-anticipated 3-D smart phone?聽
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook will hit bookshelves in AugustFollowing dismal Nook sales, Barnes and Noble is heaving its hardware side over to Samsung with a co-branded tablet/e-reader: the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook.
- Attention young animators: Pixar to give away its 3-D software, RenderManLove Pixar? RenderMan created those iconic Toy Story scenes. Now, Pixar plans to give away RenderMan to aspiring animators.
- Instagram expands beyond simple filters with new slate of photography toolsInstagram will introduce 10 new tools so phone photographers can adjust the brightness, contrast, warmth, and other aspects of each image.
- What is iOS 8's new Health app?Apple revealed a new all-in-one workout and diet app for iOS 8 called Health that can collect data from various iPhone and iPad apps.聽
- At WWDC, Apple blurs the lines between phones and desktopsWith its annual WWDC event, Apple unveils a better digital life for customers (assuming they own many Apple devices all at once).
- Music, fitness, and 'Internet of Things' likely at Apple's WWDCA week ahead of Apple鈥檚 highly anticipated WWDC, the tech world predicts Apple will make major moves in music apps, fitness services, and the Internet of Things.
- Want to be 'forgotten' on Google? Here's how.Friday is the first day Google is complying with EU rules that require the search engine to consider burying certain search results if a user requests it. Here鈥檚 a look at what it takes to be forgotten online.