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July 30, 2013, 8:15 AM

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Michael Gorman / Engadget:
Google Chromecast review: can you make your dumb TV a smart one for just $35?  —  Despite the best efforts of Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, LG and others, most of the televisions in people's homes these days are not of the smart variety.  However, there are hundreds of millions …
More: AnandTech and Gizmodo
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
New iPhone with biometric fingerprint sensor seemingly confirmed by iOS leak  —  Looks like the rumors are true: iOS 7 beta 4 has leaked a new folder called “BiometricKitUI.”  Based on the description, sent to us by Hamza Sood,it seems pretty clear that Apple is preparing a new iPhone …
Reuters:
HTC sees Q3 revenue sliding as much as 30 pct, missing forecasts  —  (Reuters) - Taiwan's HTC Corp expects revenue to fall as much as 30 percent in the third quarter compared to the previous three months, far below analysts' forecasts.  —  A delayed launch for the much-hyped HTC One this year …
More: I4U News and Bloomberg
Klint Finley / Wired:
When Lousy Code Strikes, Google Dispatches Its Elite ‘Gopher Team’  —  Brad Fitzpatrick was using the most routine bit of Google software you can imagine when the damn thing stalled.  The download was 99 percent done and just stopped.  Download stalls happen every day, but Fitzpatrick took it personally.
Tweets: @laurencetratt
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
‘Everybody Loves Bob’  —  After asking around, word on the Cupertino street is that there's nothing to read between the lines regarding Bob Mansfield no longer being on Apple's executive team.  Apple's statement means exactly what it says — Mansfield is well-liked at all levels within …
Douglas MacMillan / Bloomberg:
Zynga Is Said to Lose Three Top Executives This Month  —  Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) has lost three top executives this month, people familiar with the matter said, increasing the number of managers who have exited the struggling social-games developer.  —  John Osvald, a senior vice president of games …
Mario Aguilar / Gizmodo:
Hidden Spotify Features Show Music Discovery Could Get So Much Better  —  It looks like Spotify is about to launch an entirely new way for you to browse its catalog with more sophisticated playlists.  While the subscription music service hasn't officially launched the features, they're live on Spotify's web player.
Tweets: @scottlowe
David Carr / New York Times:
VCR's Past Is Guiding Television's Future  —  The last few weeks have been a rugged legal stretch for incumbent television companies.  —  First, an appeals court declined to rehear a case in which broadcasters sought to close down Aereo, a company that allows users to record and play back broadcast television over the Internet.
Tweets: @edlynskey
Adrian Bridgwater / Open Source Insider:
Crypton open source project to thwart online surveillance  —  Online (Dropbox-style) storage company Spideroak has detailed news of its Crypton open source data security project.  —  Crypton's “unique” approach comes from its ability to allow web application developers to exert …
Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Time Warner Cable drops CBS in NYC, LA and Dallas (update: maybe not)  —  Time Warner Cable and CBS have been negotiating over a retrans deal for quite some time, and after several extensions talks broke down tonight.  TWC's static replacement page for the networks even suggests Aereo as a replacement …
Ben Woods / The Next Web:
MasterCard's online wallet MasterPass touches down in the UK on its way into Europe  —  MasterCard's virtual online wallet payment system MasterPass is now rolling out at supporting retailers in the UK as the service makes its way into Europe.  —  The company confirmed that the service …

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