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August 1, 2013, 5:10 AM

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Lorraine Luk / Wall Street Journal:
Apple's Next iPad Mini Will Likely Have ‘Retina’ Display From Samsung  —  TAIPEI—Apple Inc.'s suppliers are gearing up for mass production of a new iPad mini in the fourth quarter that will likely feature a high-resolution screen from Samsung, people familiar with the matter say …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
XKeyscore: NSA tool collects ‘nearly everything a user does on the internet’  —  A top secret National Security Agency program allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails, online chats and the browsing histories of millions of individuals …
Andy Greenberg / Forbes:
NSA Director Heckled At Conference As He Asks For Security Community's Understanding  —  When NSA Director Keith Alexander appeared at the Las Vegas security conference Black Hat Wednesday morning, he hoped to mend the NSA's reputation in the eyes of thousands of the conference's hackers and security professionals.
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
Ahead of tomorrow's big reveal, here's everything we know about the Moto X  —  Motorola has released several phones under Google's ownership, but one gets the impression that this is the first one Google has been excited about.  —  @evleaks  —  It's been nearly two years since Google …
Christopher Mims / Quartz:
Google is testing a local news product for Google Now  —  Google has hatched a plan to boost the visibility of its existing local news product, and in the process is testing a whole new way to get people to pay attention to the news that is geographically most relevant to them.
Jim Finkle / Reuters:
Apple fixing bug that allows fake charging stations to hack iPhones  —  (Reuters) - Apple Inc's next software update for its iPhones and iPads will fix a security flaw that allows hackers to engage in spying and cyber crimes when the victim connects the device to a fake charging station, the company said on Wednesday.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hulu Plans to Hook Subscription Service Into Google Chromecast  —  Online TV joint venture says it is ‘actively working’ with Google to add Hulu Plus access to $35 streaming adapter  —  Google's cheap Chromecast Internet TV adapter already lets users stream free Hulu content to their televisions …
Esat Dedezade / Stuff:
EXCLUSIVE: UK Government to outlaw Google Glass for drivers  —  The Department for Transport has acted to ban drivers from using Google Glass - even before Google's smart eyewear launches to the general public.  Stuff has learned that the government department is concerned about the potential …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft forced to rename SkyDrive following trademark case with broadcaster  —  A UK court recently ruled that Microsoft's SkyDrive name infringed on a trademark owned by British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB), and the software maker has agreed to change the name of its cloud-based service worldwide as a result.
App Annie Blog:
App Annie Index - Market Q2 2013: Google Play Exceeds iOS App Store in App Downloads by 10% in Q2 2013  —  Welcome to the App Annie Market Index, where at the end of each quarter, we review the latest download and revenue insights by stores, countries and categories.
Jennifer Van Grove / CNET:
Facebook migrates everyone to https connection  —  The social network attempts to protect members en masse by establishing a more secure connection between their browser and Facebook's servers.  —  Facebook said Wednesday that https is now the default standard for everyone browsing its social network …
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Toward a More Public Social Network: Facebook Rolls Out Embedded Posts  —  The world's premier social network is beginning to learn the value of publicness.  —  Facebook announced on Wednesday that it will roll out embedded posts, giving users the ability to stick their status updates in pages across the Web, and outside of Facebook.
Matt Krantz / USA Today:
Facebook storms back close to $38 IPO price  —  More than a year after its much-maligned IPO, Facebook is thumbing its nose at critics and on the verge of getting back over its initial public offering price.  —  Tuesday, Facebook stock came within four cents of its $38 a share IPO price …
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:
Official ‘Imgur’ iOS app finally arrives on the App Store  —  After launching its first official Android app back in June, popular photo sharing service Imgur this week finally released its first app for iPhone and iPad on the App Store.  The new free app provides the majority of features …

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