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Tweet The NSA’s espionage partners in Australia offered the U.S. intelligence agency surveillance information on an American law firm that was representing the Indonesian government in a trade case against the U.S., according to leaked documents from Edward Snowden’s stash. Judging by its early-2013 timeline, the case was most likely one involving clove cigarettes or shrimp. It’s not entirely clear that the NSA took the proceeds of the Australians’ spying…

Tweet Now that Apple’s iPhone 5s is more or less sold out in stores, what’s the easiest way to get one? Online ordering was always an option if you wanted your new handset shipped directly to you. On Monday, Apple will reportedly be adding the in-store Personal Pickup option for new iPhone orders. I heard this directly from an Apple Store employee on Sunday morning at my local store. She…

Tweet A new report claims that Intel won’t be bringing its upcoming Broadwell CPU design to the desktop and instead will offer a refresh of Haswell to desktops in 2014 before debuting Skylake in 2015. Read more…      Neowin

Tweet Sources at three of the U.K.’s major networks reveal that pre-orders for the colourful iPhone 5c have been disappointing, with one indicating that demand has been “60-70% less” than had been expected. Read more…      Neowin

Tweet A report from the Wall Street Journal claims that BlackBerry is preparing to make some major cuts to its workforce that could affect as many as 40 percent of its current employees. Read more…      Neowin