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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- June 12, 2014

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Beats Debuts Brawn-Friendly Bluetooth Earphones
Microsoft Pushes Back Against US Data Warrant
D'oh! Apple's New iCloud and iPhoto Will Cost Me Big Bucks
Europe's Cab Drivers Rally Against Uber
Mozilla Trumpets Firefox Smartphone Progress

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Today's Story Highlights

Beats Debuts Brawn-Friendly Bluetooth Earphones
To stay in tune with new owner Apple's frequent product updates, Beats
is expanding its line of audio devices. Powerbeats 2 Wireless is the
company's first set of wireless earphones. Designed with athletes in
mind, they offer the signature Beats audio quality that fans have come
to expect. Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James was involved in
developing the Powerbeats 2 Wireless earphones.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80581.html

Microsoft Pushes Back Against US Data Warrant
The latest court ruling in an ongoing battle between Microsoft and
demands from the United States government for data about one of the
company's users, seems to have a lot of folks running for cover. In
2013, U.S. Magistrate Judge James Francis issued a search warrant
requiring Microsoft to turn over all date pertaining to the subscriber,
hosted on a server in Ireland, to the U.S. authorities.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80582.html

D'oh! Apple's New iCloud and iPhoto Will Cost Me Big Bucks
I just had a disappointing palm-to-forehead realization: Apple's iCloud
investments will reduce the pressure for Apple to increase the storage
space on the iPhone 6. I no longer have hope that the next entry-level
iPhone 6 will start at $199 for 32 GB of storage. I'm afraid we'll be
stuck yet another year with an entry-model iPhone 6 that will start at
the $199 price point with a paltry 16 GB.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80579.html

Europe's Cab Drivers Rally Against Uber
Cab drivers throughout Europe clogged city streets as they protested the
rise of Uber in their locales. Thousands of drivers blocked roads and
participated in rallies to decry the service, which links users to
drivers through a smartphone application. Residents in London, Paris,
Berlin, Lisbon, Milan and Madrid all faced a day when regular cabs were
not making pickups due to the drivers' strike.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80575.html

Mozilla Trumpets Firefox Smartphone Progress
Mozilla showcased the latest developments in its plan to offer
inexpensive smartphones running the open source Firefox OS at the Mobile
Asia Expo this week in Shanghai. Although Mozilla has announced plans to
sell Firefox smartphones for less than $25 and has teamed with Chinese
fabless semiconductor firm Spreadtrum to create reference designs, it
did not mention pricing in its expo announcements.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80577.html

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