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July 24, 2013, 10:20 PM

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Facebook:
Facebook Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results  —  Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today reported financial results for the second quarter, which ended June 30, 2013.  —  “We've made good progress growing our community, deepening engagement and delivering strong financial results, especially on mobile …
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Facebook Beats as Mobile Revenue Jumps to 41 Percent of Ads Business  —  Facebook's numbers are in, and they look good across the board — especially in mobile.  —  The social giant posted its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon, reporting earnings per share of 13 cents on revenue of $1.81 billion.
Sundar Pichai / The Official Google Blog:
From TVs to tablets: Everything you love, across all your screens  —  When I was growing up, my family had a single screen we huddled around every day: the television set in the living room.  Nowadays, we “huddle” around multiple screens—laptops, smartphones and tablets …
Ben Gilbert / Engadget:
Google introduces Chromecast, a $35 HDMI streaming solution for televisions (video)  —  Google's Chromecast is Mountain View's next foray into the television market.  In brief, it's a $35 HDMI dongle that mirrors content being played nearby on a tablet, smartphone or computer.  Hrm, that sounds familiar.
Donna Cassata / Associated Press:
House Narrowly Rejects Effort To Halt NSA Program  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to continue the collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records in the fight against terrorism.  The House rejected a measure to end the program's authority.  The vote was 217-205 on Wednesday.
Terrence O'Brien / Engadget:
Google announces thinner, lighter Nexus 7 with higher-res screen, arrives July 30th for $230  —  When we reviewed the Nexus 7 last summer, we said it was the best tablet $200 could buy.  A year later, that still might be true if it wasn't for the fact that there's a new Nexus 7 in town.
Ben Gilbert / Engadget:
Xbox One retail consoles double as debug units, Microsoft to allow indie self-publishing  —  Microsoft's Xbox One is getting decidedly more indie-friendly with today's confirmation from Microsoft that its forthcoming game console will double as a developer debug unit.
Rip Empson / TechCrunch:
Meet Helpouts, Google's Secret Project That Turns Hangouts Into A Commerce Platform  —  While its roots lie in search, today, Google wears many hats.  From self-driving cars and wearable technology to social networking and mobile operating systems, there are few industries where the search …
Benedict Evans:
Apple cyclicality  —  Apple's results yesterday were actually pretty boring.  But one of the more interesting things is the way that the iPad is now starting to become just as cyclical as the iPhone.  —  You can see this at a high level in this chart, which shows unit sales for Apple products since the iPhone launched back in 2007.
More: Tech.pinions and TUAW
Will Connors / Wall Street Journal:
Head of BlackBerry's PlayBook Tablet Is Leaving  —  David J. Smith Has Resigned as the Tablet Is No Longer Supported  —  A senior BlackBerry Ltd. executive who was in charge of the largely unsuccessful PlayBook tablet is leaving the company.  —  David J. Smith, an executive vice president …
More: The Verge and BGR
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple rolls out Developer Portal status page as it lines out how it will restore features  —  Following the attempted breach into Apple's iOS and Mac Developer Center, and its subsequent closing, Apple has posted an iCloud-like Status Page so developers can track Apple's work for re-implementing Developer Portal Features.
Declan McCullagh / CNET:
Feds put heat on Web firms for master encryption keys  —  Whether the FBI or NSA have the legal authority to obtain the master keys that companies use for Web encryption remains an open question, but it hasn't stopped the U.S. government from trying.  —  Large Internet companies have resisted …
Sarah Kessler / Fast Company:
Inside Facebook's Globe-Trotting Quest To Improve Its Feature Phone Experience  —  In an effort to improve the Facebook experience on the simple, cheap “feature phones” prevalent in emerging markets, a pair of Facebook researchers spent most of last July conducting user research in Indonesia, India, and Nigeria.
More: PandoDaily

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