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June 17, 2013 09:53am EST Didn't have time to check out the tech headlines over the weekend? Here's what you missed. Google is spearheading a new, shareable database that should make it easier for organizations to report and remove images of child sexual abuse from the Web. According to Google, the database will identify images by a process known as hashing, which breaks a picture down into specific components that can be identified regardless of file type or resolution.  In other Google news, the Web giant has confirmed plans to provide Internet access to underserved areas via high-flying balloons. The effort, dubbed Project Loon, got started last week with a pilot in the Canterbury area of New Zealand with 30 balloons in the air and 50 testers on the ground. Also making headlines, Facebook on Thursday will once again take the stage to announce "a new product" at its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. The invitation doesn't give too much away, though there are reports that it might involve Instagram's version of Vine. Meanwhile, Facebook is reportedly developing its own RSS service, presumably aimed at filling the void Google Reader will leave when it shuts down on July 1. In other news,  city and state lawmakers in New York are taking aim at 3D-printed guns with new legislation that would crack down on the practice.  New York City Council Member Lewis Fidler has crafted a bill that would ban 3D gun making unless the printer is a licensed gunsmith. Here's some other news you might have missed over the weekend: BMI Sues Pandora, Calls Radio Station Purchase a 'Stunt': The music-licensing organization has filed suit against Pandora, asking a judge to impose royalty rates that are consistent with Internet-based streaming operations. Microsoft Releases Office App for iPhone: After more than a year of rumors, Microsoft finally released a version of its Office suite for the iPhone. Samsung Galaxy Owners Get First Dibs on New Jay-Z Album: The album, titled "Magna Carta Holy Grail," will be available via a special Magna Carta app that hits the Google Play store on June 24. A Tale of Preorders: Sony's PlayStation 4 or Microsoft's Xbox One?: Get ready for the latest salvo of updates in the story that's going to be topping the gaming headlines all the way into the winter. AT&T Rolls Out Emergency Alerts Update to iPhone Users: The carrier has started to push out an update that will allow iPhone owners to receive important emergency alerts. No Wii U Sales? No Exclusives, Developers Say: Simply put, the Wii U just hasn't been selling well. Facebook, Microsoft Disclose National Security Data Requests: During the last six months in 2012, Microsoft received between 6,000 and 7,000 criminal and national security warrants, subpoenas, and orders. Will Google Provide a Taste of Key Lime Pie in October?: Android users who have had their fill of Jelly Bean and Ice Cream Sandwich may have a new snack to munch on this fall. via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG--Yjjfl85uyIgefDBGC2_zUFaDQ&url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2420554,00.asp

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