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July 23, 2013, 5:30 PM

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Apple:
Apple Reports Third Quarter Results  —  Sales of 31 Million iPhones Set New June Quarter Record  —  Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 third quarter ended June 29, 2013.  The Company posted quarterly revenue of $35.3 billion and quarterly net profit of $6.9 billion, or $7.47 per diluted share.
Chris Velazco / TechCrunch:
Verizon Reveals The $99 Motorola Droid Mini, $199 Droid Ultra, And The $299 Droid Maxx  —  As if we didn't already have enough Motorola phones to wait for, Verizon showed off a trio of new Motorola DROID smartphones at a (surprisingly cozy) event in New York City.
Jeremiah Rice / Android Police:
Exclusive: Moto X Camera's New Minimalist User Interface And Swipe Gestures  —  Are you sick of hearing about the Moto X yet?  Too bad: it's just over a week until Motorola's official debut, and the Good Ship Google is as leaky as ever.  The latest tidbits of information from an anonymous tipster …
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
The Web's longest nightmare ends: Eolas patents are dead on appeal  —  The Eolas patents were uniquely threatening to the Web, and drew Tim Berners-Lee's personal attention.  —  Christian Payne / flickr  —  The inventor of the Web, Tim Berners-Lee, had never testified in court before last year.
Eric Eldon / TechCrunch:
Flipboard Brings Its Mobile Magazines To The Web  —  Flipboard started on mobile devices, but the magazine app is moving to the web today with the launch of a new site.  Its 75 million registered users will be getting access to its superior formatting and curation features for articles, photos and video on their desktops and laptops.
Matthew Lynley / BuzzFeed:
Google Reader Died Because No One Would Run It  —  No one took ownership of Google Reader internally because it wasn't a top priority for Larry Page and his inner circle of lieutenants.  And if you aren't working on something that the boss cares about, then what's the point?  —  Via: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
Zachary M. Seward / Quartz:
Dating app Tinder briefly exposed the physical location of its users  —  Tinder, the popular mobile dating app that matches people based on how they rate each other's photographs, briefly exposed the physical location of its users to other people on the service.  —  The location information wasn't visible in the app.
Jeff Blagdon / The Verge:
MaskMe: an online disguise for your email and credit card  —  Why give away your private data?  —  Every time you sign up for a web service or buy something online, you're entrusting some company with your information — whether your email address, an account login, or your credit card number.
George Avalos / Oakland Tribune:
Polycom's CEO Andrew Miller resigns after company finds irregularities in his expense report  —  SAN JOSE — The chief executive officer of Polycom, Andrew Miller, resigned on Tuesday as the top boss of the videoconferencing company after the company discovered irregularities in his expense reports.

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