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July 26, 2013, 1:00 PM
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Google Has Shown Another Living Room Device  —  Google's home-entertainment experiments extend beyond the gadget the company announced Wednesday, which turns TV sets into an extra screen for watching Web videos and other content.  —  The Internet giant in January used the Consumer Electronics Show …
Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land:
Compared: What You Can Watch On Google Chromecast, Apple TV & Roku  —  Want to stream content from the internet to your TV?  There's a new player in town, Google's Chromecast.  It's super easy to use and priced to move.  What's not to like?  If you're happy with just Netflix, you're good.
Salvador Rodriguez / Los Angeles Times:
Google ends Chromecast-Netflix promotion ‘due to overwhelming demand’
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Ballmer admits Microsoft built too many Surface RTs, disappointed with Windows sales  —  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted that the company built too many Surface tablets, and it's not selling as many Windows devices as it wants.  During an internal town hall event earlier this week …
Jon Russell / The Next Web:
IDC: Apple, Samsung lose smartphone market share as Lenovo and others see greater growth  —  Apple and Samsung have both reported their financials for Q2 2013 so, as is customary, analyst firms are now putting out their estimates for the quarter.  IDC is out of the blocks …
Brad Stone / Businessweek:
Jeff Bezos Doesn't Care What You Think About Amazon's Quarterly Earnings  —  If you are watching Amazon's quarterly earnings today, probing the numbers for signs of the online giant's continued vigor, feel free.  But honestly, Jeff Bezos doesn't care what you think.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
T-Mobile goes $0 down for all devices, including iPhone 5 for $27/month  —  As part of its new “un-carrier” strategy, T-Mobile USA today announced that it will begin a new deal tomorrow: $0 down for all devices.  Now, eligible customers can receive a phone with no money down and pay for the device over 24 months.
John Koetsier / VentureBeat:
Apple is America's computer, tablet, and smartphone brand of the year  —  It's been years since the company was Apple Computer Inc., but America still loves Apple.  —  Just not only for its computers anymore.  —  Apple has been declared America's computer brand of the year …
Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:
Android 4.3 code reveals granular app controls and 4K support are coming soon  —  As developers get their hands on the latest version of Google's operating system, Android 4.3, we're discovering some hidden features of the platform that hint at what's to come.  Android Police reports on one such gem, “App Ops.”
Nick Bilton / NYT Bits:
Pinterest Allows Users to Opt-Out of Being Tracked  —  In Silicon Valley there are hundreds of companies that track people's habits with the hopes of offering more intrusive advertising.  There are, in comparison, very few Valley start-ups that give people the opportunity to opt out of that tracking.
Jason Verge / Data Center Knowledge:
SolidFire Raises $31 Million, Says Its SSD is Now Cheaper Than Disk  —  SolidFire is on, er, fire this month.  It had a major customer win with Colt and now it tops the month off announcing that it has raised an additional $31 million in funding.  The company also unveiled the SF9010 a huge …
Sean O'Neill / Tnooz:
Expedia admits that TripAdvisor and Booking.com are hurting it hard  —  CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was somewhat on the defensive today in answering investor questions on a call for second quarter 2013 for Expedia, the world's largest online travel agency.  —  The company saw a broad negative impact …
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Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal says he's stepping down after a year in the role; his hiring was part of a push to promote “personal liberties and free markets”

Matt Stout / The Boston Globe:
The Massachusetts Senate passes an amendment that would in many instances bar judges, grand juries, and others from forcing reporters to identify their sources

Wall Street Journal:
UMG shares fall 25%, the record company's worst day since its 2021 IPO, following disappointing Q2 results; UMG is down 40%+ over the past 12 months

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