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

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Top Stories of the Day // July 31, 2013

Posted by bloggerdaddy 0 comments
TechCrunch

Disrupt SF returns Sept. 9-11 with an all new slate of outstanding startups and influential speakers including Dick Costolo and Marissa Mayer. Early Bird tickets are available until August 19: register today and save $1,000!
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

Read more at techcrunch.com


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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Top Stories of the Day // July 30, 2013

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Disrupt SF returns Sept. 9-11 with an all new slate of outstanding startups and influential speakers including Dick Costolo and Marissa Mayer. Early Bird tickets are available until August 19: register today and save $1,000!
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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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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