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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

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Engadget's tablet buyer's guide: summer 2013 edition

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:00 AM PDT

Facebook begins rolling out embedded posts, starting with major media partners

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 10:40 AM PDT

gdgt's best deals for July 31: 46-inch Samsung HDTV, PNY Compact Flash Drive

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 10:36 AM PDT

UK government considering fines for drivers wearing Google Glass

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 10:04 AM PDT

Vodafone UK brings unlimited talk, text and data to Red Freedom Freebee plans

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:46 AM PDT

Fuel3D brings point-and-shoot 3D scanning prototype to Kickstarter

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:19 AM PDT

Xiaomi unveils Red Rice smartphone in China: $130 for 720p and a quad-core CPU

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:59 AM PDT

Samsung edges past Apple in US smartphone satisfaction study, but reverse is true in Korea

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:37 AM PDT

BSkyB grants Microsoft temporary use of SkyDrive name in trademark dispute, allows it time to rebrand cloud service

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:06 AM PDT

ASUS MeMo Pad HD 7 review: a budget tablet that punches above its weight

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:00 AM PDT

US government declassifies documents concerning telephonic data collection

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:08 AM PDT

Trace collects your kick, push, coasting metrics, shares them on social media

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:01 AM PDT

The Guardian: NSA's XKeyscore tool is its 'widest reaching' system for collecting online data

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:58 AM PDT

Samsung's 14-megapixel WB250 point-and-shoot now posts directly to Evernote

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:40 AM PDT

Google bringing faster WiFi to 7,000 US Starbucks stores

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:25 AM PDT

Tim Cook meets with China Mobile in Beijing

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:06 AM PDT

Commercial Break: an app that tells you exactly when the ads are over

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:00 AM PDT

Microsoft brings Office Mobile to Android smartphones

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:46 AM PDT

Audi S3 Sportback gets built-in LTE, available in other models this fall

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:28 AM PDT

Quip: a word processor built for the mobile generation

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:48 AM PDT

Pwnie Express' Pwn Plug R2 lets you hackproof networks over 4G

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:44 AM PDT

If you're getting spammed on iMessage, now you can spam Apple about it

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:02 AM PDT

FAA approves first drones for commercial operations in US airspace

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:36 AM PDT

Moto X set to rock nano-SIM, join exclusive club

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:56 AM PDT

Google Catalogs for Android and iOS to be mothballed on August 15th

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:24 AM PDT

Top Stories of the Day // July 31, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Jul 31, 2013

NSA Project X-Keyscore Collects Nearly Everything You Do On The Internet

Further leaks have revealed an NSA project called X-Keyscore that, with a few keystrokes, can give a data analyst access to nearly everything a user does on the... read more

Memes Give Facebook Fans A Voice Amidst Comment Chaos

Whispering in a riot is how I would describe commenting on a Facebook Page's feed posts. No matter how thoughtful they are, your words get drowned out. But a... read more

Quip Is A Beautiful New Mobile-First Word Processor From Ex-Facebook CTO Bret Taylor

30 years later and our word processing software hasn't changed, not even to adapt to mobile. That changes tonight with the launch of Quip, a free new word... read more

Study Finds 3D Printing Could Save The Average Home Up To $2,000 A Year

While I don't have to remind you about the value of studies - many company-funded studies are best dropped directly in the trash after publication - this one... read more

Google To Supply Free Wi-Fi Hotspots For All 7,000 U.S. Starbucks Locations

Google has just announced via a blog post that it will be offering free, faster Wi-Fi hotspots at all U.S. company-operated Starbucks locations, which will get... read more

Old Enough To Remember Paperboy For NES? Now You Can Live It With Oculus Rift

Old school gamers will remember Paperboy, a 1984 arcade game that let you savour the pleasure of virtually breaking your neighbours windows by tossing a rolled... read more

Sensoria's Smart Fitness Socks Track Your Steps And Coach Your Running Style

The Sensoria Smart Sock Fitness Tracker tracks your steps and advises on running style by doing real-time gait analysis using a combination of a pair of socks... read more

Google Offers Glass Explorers An Invite To Make A Friend A Glasshole, Too

Google is bringing more Glass Explorers into the program, and it's doing that the best way it knows how: by letting current users invite a friend. Those among... read more

Veteran Gaming Journalist Steve Morgenstern Dies Of Sudden Illness

Gaming journalist Steve Morgenstern died on July 24 after a sudden illness. He was founding editor of Atari Age, a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to the platform... read more

Yet Another Smartwatch Joins The Fight And This One's "Hot"

Pebble not meeting your needs? The Basis knows just a little too much about you for your comfort? Is the Metawatch too meta?... read more

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CRUNCHGOV DAILY ROUNDUP

Taxi Groups Call For Eradication Of Rideshare Startups At SF City Hall Protest

The CrunchGov Essential is a scannable roundup of technology’s influence on the day’s big issues. Below a feature post, we present the most… read more

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

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BBC Three to launch new programs on iPlayer a week before they air on TV

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 10:55 AM PDT

Groupon Reserve discounted reservations service comes to iOS

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 10:18 AM PDT

Nintendo brings not-so-stealthy black 3DS XL to North America on August 11th

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:37 AM PDT

Instagram reportedly blocking images uploaded through some third-party apps

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:08 AM PDT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 review

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT

GoPro App 2.0 lets action cam owners save and share their footage

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 08:40 AM PDT

Facebook announces Mobile Games Publishing pilot program

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 08:15 AM PDT

European Commission proposes framework for unified patent court

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 08:13 AM PDT

ASUS chairman: Windows RT results 'not very promising'

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 07:48 AM PDT

HTC One mini review

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 07:30 AM PDT

Bitcoin ban means one less option for bribing Thai officials

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 07:22 AM PDT

SkyDrive.com gets a slew of photo and sharing upgrades

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:37 AM PDT

Helikite balloons can hoist emergency LTE network after natural disaster

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:33 AM PDT

Foxtel Play IPTV service now live in Australia ahead of official launch

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:03 AM PDT

Lovefilm now streaming food and travel shows in the UK thanks to Scripps deal

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:17 AM PDT

AT&T updates Wireless Home Phone service with LTE internet in new bundle

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:28 AM PDT

Samsung's Android-powered Galaxy NX hits UK retailers at a weighty £1,299 ($2,000)

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:23 AM PDT

Bicycle turn signals get the Ben Heck mod treatment (video)

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 03:43 AM PDT

Panasonic GX7 specs and images leak, show tiltable 2.76 million dot EVF

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:55 AM PDT

HTC: the One is selling better than last year's hero products, but next quarter may see a loss

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:21 AM PDT

Australians urged to 'lawfully evade' unfair prices on digital goods

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:56 AM PDT

Low-cost plastic-clad iPhone mentioned in China Labor Watch report

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:32 AM PDT

University of Texas students send yacht off-course with GPS exploit (video)

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:28 AM PDT

Android 4.3 supports TRIM, improves performance on Nexus devices

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 11:57 PM PDT

LG outs diminutive Bluetooth headset with 8 hours of battery life

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:56 PM PDT

Top Stories of the Day // July 30, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Jul 30, 2013

Crowdfunding Reaches Its Terrible, Glorious Climax With 'Smart Vibrator' Vibease

The startup behind a "wearable smart vibrator" called Vibease has taken to Indiegogo with hopes of raising at least $30,000 from fans.... read more

Forrester Says The Chromebook's Time Has Arrived In The Enterprise, But Security Is The Nagging Issue

IT should ignore the naysayers and consider adopting the Google Chromebook. That's the conclusion of a Forrester Research Report that looked at the future of... read more

Hilary Mason Leaves Bitly To Join VC Firm Accel As Its First Data Scientist In Residence

Accel Partners is announcing a major talent win tonight, with the addition of former Bitly chief scientist Hilary Mason as its first data scientist in... read more

HTC's Hardship Continues As It Predicts Operating Loss In Q3

No surprise: HTC's run of declining quarters is predicted to continue. But the dip now looks set to push into the red in Q3. The Android mobile maker has just... read more

Vaavud Smartphone Wind Meter Now Available, Use Your Phone To Measure Windspeed Like It's The Future

Kickstarter success Vaavud is a thing of beauty. Created by a Danish team of enterprising inventors, it plugs into your iPhone or Android device's headphone... read more

Netflix User Profiles Start Appearing On Apple TV

The long-awaited Netflix user profiles have made their first appearance, ahead of their expected August debut. According to several reports, user profiles are... read more

Grid, An App That Helps You Organize Ideas And Projects, Announces A Seed Round From Jerry Yang, Phil Libin, Others

Grid Grid, an "Excel minus the equations" app that helps you plan and organize more effectively and beautifully, announced today that it has raised a seed... read more

Zynga Sheds Three Top Execs As Its New CEO Shakes Up The Troubled Gaming Firm

In the last month, Zynga has quietly parted ways with three of its executive staff, early changes under the period of transition that the company's new CEO,... read more

Apple Patents Triple Sensor, Triple Lens iPhone Camera For Better Resolution And Color Accuracy

Apple has been granted a new patent related to camera tech by the USPTO today, which uses three different sensors and three different lenses to improve color... read more

Facebook Announces New Mobile Game Publishing Effort

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CRUNCHGOV DAILY ROUNDUP

Why Labor Unions And Silicon Valley Aren’t Friends, In 2 Charts

None of the Internet giants have unionized employees, which has made Silicon Valley a favorite target for civil libertarians. Earlier this month, after… read more

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Monday, July 29, 2013

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Engadget's smartphone buyer's guide: summer 2013 edition

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 11:07 AM PDT

iTunes 11.1 beta seeded to developers with radio feature

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:45 AM PDT

Oppo confirms new N-Lens series to challenge Samsung's Galaxy Camera

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:34 AM PDT

Samsung reportedly looking to engineer new ARM-compatible Exynos processor

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:21 AM PDT

iOS 7 beta 4 hits with boatloads of bug fixes, as it inches towards release

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:19 AM PDT

Toshiba adds Haswell to refreshed Satellite U and M laptops

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 09:58 AM PDT

IRL: TYLT's Energi charging backpack and the Logitech FabricSkin Keyboard Folio

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 09:30 AM PDT

US patent office throws out Apple's pinch-to-zoom claim against Samsung

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 09:08 AM PDT

Google Chromecast review: can you make your dumb TV a smart one for just $35?

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 08:32 AM PDT

Spot Gen3 outdoor beacon adds more robust tracking options, improved battery life

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 08:29 AM PDT

Sony and Panasonic ally to launch next-generation 300GB optical discs

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 08:07 AM PDT

BMW unveils i3 electric car in the carbon fiber flesh (video)

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 07:46 AM PDT

gdgt's best deals for July 29: Samsung Galaxy S 4, Canon PowerShot A2500

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 07:39 AM PDT

PlayStation 4 friends list will accomodate up to 2,000 of your best buds

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 07:08 AM PDT

Strategy Analytics: Android beats iOS in Q2 tablet shipments, Windows gains ground

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 07:05 AM PDT

Nexus 7 review (2013)

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 06:30 AM PDT

Origin PC's EON 13-S offers another spin on Clevo's latest gaming laptop, promises Haswell and Kepler for $1,474

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 06:00 AM PDT

Nokia said to be prepping Bluetooth 4.0 'Treasure Tag' accessory for Lumias

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:57 AM PDT

Corning introduces Gorilla Glass NBT for touch-enabled laptops, coming this fall

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:30 AM PDT

Insert Coin: TouchKeys overlay brings whole new meaning to 'tickling the ivories'

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 04:56 AM PDT

Citizen plans crowdfunded takeover of Canadian carrier, raises a couple hundred

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 04:06 AM PDT

Amazon promises 7,000 new jobs ahead of Obama visit

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 03:16 AM PDT

Autographer wearable camera launches tomorrow priced at £400, we go hands-off

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 03:00 AM PDT

Phil Fish cancels Fez II, tells haters 'you win'

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:39 AM PDT

Samsung reportedly crafting 10- and 12.2-inch tablets with 2,560 x 1,600 displays

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:18 AM PDT

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