Top Stories of the Day // July 2, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Jul 2, 2013

We Were The (1000+). Goodbye, Google Reader

"We launched Google Reader in 2005 in an effort to make it easy for people to discover and keep tabs on their favorite websites. While the product has a loyal... read more

New Apple Patent Could Finally Take Gadgets Like An iWatch Beyond The Bezel

Apple has just been granted a new patent (via AppleInsider) for unique bezel technology that could not only add touch controls to a bezel on a small device... read more

Ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Releases Hokey Rock Album To Soundtrack Your Pivot (Review)

If you're a tech exec who finds Nickelback a bit too edgy, Groupon's former CEO Andrew Mason has just released an album for you. Now available on iTunes and... read more

Flipboard Users' Google Reader Feeds Missing, Transition Taking Longer Than Expected [Update]

Flipboard users counting on the social magazine to retain their Google Reader subscriptions after the service's shutdown last night are waking up today to a bit... read more

Facebook Is Experimenting With Becoming A Mobile Games Publisher

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Canon's New 70D DSLR Beefs Up Autofocus, Could Be An Indie Filmmaker's Dream Camera

Canon has just revealed its long-awaited 70D DSLR, the successor to the 60D. The 70D fits above the Rebel line in terms of price and specs in Canon's... read more

Want To Get Bitcoins? This ATM Will Turn Your Banknotes Into Bitcoins

Converting the cash in your wallet to Bitcoin is one of the biggest hurdles to getting some skin in the digital crypto currency game. Time was when you had to... read more

Packed With Real-Time Data, Fantasy Trading Site Wall Street Magnate Demystifies The Stock Market

Wall Street Magnate is a new site that opens the market to stock trading newbies. The fantasy trading community launched last month and is packed with real-time... read more

Gartner: IT Spend Will Hit $3.7 Trillion In 2013; PC Declines Drag On Growth

IT spend globally -- from devices through to data center investments and the services that run on them -- it set to reach $3.7 trillion in 2013, but that... read more

Outerwall (Formerly Coinstar) Buys ecoATM For $350M In Cash To Expand Into Device Recycling Kiosks

Some changes underway in the automated retail space: Outerwall, operators of the Coinstar coin-counting kiosks and the Redbox disc and game distribution... read more

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GOP Maj. Leader Eric Cantor On NSA And Investing In Small Government Technology

The House Republican Majority Leader and Congressman with the most charming southern drawl, Eric Cantor, sat down with me at The Atlantic's Aspen Ideas… read more

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Top Stories of the Day // July 1, 2013

Monday, July 1, 2013 Posted by bloggerdaddy 0 comments
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TechCrunch Disrupt SF returns Sept. 9-11 with an all new slate of outstanding startups and influential speakers including Marc Benioff, Jeff Weiner and Doug Leone. Limited extra early bird tickets are available until July 15: Register Now!
Today's Top Stories // Jul 1, 2013

Will Apple Sideline Siri Before She Kills Google?

Editor's note: Dan Kaplan is a freelance Content Strategist and armchair futurist. He has worked in marketing for Asana, Twilio and Salesforce.... read more

Android, Led By Samsung, Continues To Storm The Smartphone Market, Pushing A Global 70% Market Share

Google is grappling with an ongoing antitrust case in Europe over its online search business, and if its rivals have anything to do with it, that might extend... read more

First Firefox OS Smartphone Has Arrived: Telefonica Prices ZTE Open At $90 In Spain, Latin American Markets Coming Soon

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Delivery Hero Tops Up Series D With $30M As Its Global Take-Out Service Heads For Profit

While others in the online food delivery space stumble, Delivery Hero is helping itself to some fresh financing today: the online take-out ordering service has... read more

Groupon Goes For The High End With Groupon Reserve For Fancy Meals, Hotels, And More

Groupon's built up a reputation for a soup-to-nuts approach to bargains for goods and services, with deals for usually-expensive meals pitted against offers for... read more

Mark Zuckerberg 'Likes' SF LGBT Pride As Tech Companies Publicly Celebrate Equal Rights

Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook employees celebrated the San Francisco LGBT pride parade from a decorated trolley today, as tech companies across the country very... read more

Apple Trademarks iWatch Name In Japan -- Keep Calm And Carry On

Let the speculation merry-go-round continue. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple has trademarked the name iWatch -- again. This time Japan is the... read more

Investors Are Wont To Follow -- Data From Seedrs Shows Equity-Based Crowdfunding Is No Different

In a blog post published today, Seedrs, the UK site that makes it easy to invest in early-stage startups, sheds some light on what it takes to reach the... read more

To Drive More Clicks, Twitter Is Testing A Popular Tweets History Feature [Update: It's Gone]

A little over a year ago, Twitter kicked off an initiative to experiment with different ways of making tweets more interactive -- a strategy that has brought us... read more

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CRUNCHGOV DAILY ROUNDUP

Why Obama Was Never Going To Be A Civil Liberties Champion

Barack Obama was never going to be a champion of civil liberties; he leads a very old and quickly growing strain of the Democratic party that prioritizes the… read more

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Top Stories of the Day // July 1, 2013

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TechCrunch Disrupt SF returns Sept. 9-11 with an all new slate of outstanding startups and influential speakers including Marc Benioff, Jeff Weiner and Doug Leone. Limited extra early bird tickets are available until July 15: Register Now!
Today's Top Stories // Jul 1, 2013

Will Apple Sideline Siri Before She Kills Google?

Editor's note: Dan Kaplan is a freelance Content Strategist and armchair futurist. He has worked in marketing for Asana, Twilio and Salesforce.... read more

Android, Led By Samsung, Continues To Storm The Smartphone Market, Pushing A Global 70% Market Share

Google is grappling with an ongoing antitrust case in Europe over its online search business, and if its rivals have anything to do with it, that might extend... read more

First Firefox OS Smartphone Has Arrived: Telefonica Prices ZTE Open At $90 In Spain, Latin American Markets Coming Soon

read more

Build A Company That Attracts The Next Steve Jobs

read more

Delivery Hero Tops Up Series D With $30M As Its Global Take-Out Service Heads For Profit

While others in the online food delivery space stumble, Delivery Hero is helping itself to some fresh financing today: the online take-out ordering service has... read more

Groupon Goes For The High End With Groupon Reserve For Fancy Meals, Hotels, And More

Groupon's built up a reputation for a soup-to-nuts approach to bargains for goods and services, with deals for usually-expensive meals pitted against offers for... read more

Mark Zuckerberg 'Likes' SF LGBT Pride As Tech Companies Publicly Celebrate Equal Rights

Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook employees celebrated the San Francisco LGBT pride parade from a decorated trolley today, as tech companies across the country very... read more

Apple Trademarks iWatch Name In Japan -- Keep Calm And Carry On

Let the speculation merry-go-round continue. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple has trademarked the name iWatch -- again. This time Japan is the... read more

Investors Are Wont To Follow -- Data From Seedrs Shows Equity-Based Crowdfunding Is No Different

In a blog post published today, Seedrs, the UK site that makes it easy to invest in early-stage startups, sheds some light on what it takes to reach the... read more

To Drive More Clicks, Twitter Is Testing A Popular Tweets History Feature [Update: It's Gone]

A little over a year ago, Twitter kicked off an initiative to experiment with different ways of making tweets more interactive -- a strategy that has brought us... read more

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CRUNCHGOV DAILY ROUNDUP

Why Obama Was Never Going To Be A Civil Liberties Champion

Barack Obama was never going to be a champion of civil liberties; he leads a very old and quickly growing strain of the Democratic party that prioritizes the… read more

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Top Stories of the Day // June 30, 2013

Sunday, June 30, 2013 Posted by bloggerdaddy 0 comments
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TechCrunch Disrupt SF returns Sept. 9-11 with an all new slate of outstanding startups and influential speakers. Limited extra early bird tickets are available until July 15: Register Now!
Today's Top Stories // Jun 30, 2013

Startups Compete To Win The Mobile App CRM Battle

Editor's note: Ankur Jain is a venture investor at Nexus Venture Partners. Nexus invests in early and early growth stage companies across sectors in India and... read more

As IPO Nears, Twitter CEO Says "We Think Of Revenue Like Oxygen"

As Twitter nears its IPO, CEO Dick Costolo seemingly refuses to focus on the money. "We think of revenue like oxygen. Essential to life but not the first thing... read more

Benchmark's Eisenberg And Face.com's Shochat Raise $120M+ For Aleph, An Early-Stage Fund For Israeli Startups

Two veteran investors who have been integral in the development of a new generation of Israeli startups are on a mission to reverse a trend in a country that... read more

Can Google Really Crack The Game Console Market?

Look, we've all heard the rumors that Google is toiling away on a smartwatch, and the company has said the Nexus Q isn't completely dead, so part of that recent... read more

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