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July 30, 2013, 9:40 PM

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Edmund Lee / Bloomberg:

Facebook Said to Plan to Sell TV-Style Ads for $2.5M Each — Facebook Inc. (FB), seeking to break the long-held dominance of television over advertising budgets, plans to sell TV-style commercials on its site for as much as $2.5 million a day, two people familiar with the matter said.

More: Digital Trends, AllFacebook, GigaOM, Deadline.com, The Atlantic Wire, Marketing Land, BGR, Lost Remote, The Verge, AllThingsD, Quartz, WebProNews and SlashGear

Tweets: @viplav76, @t1c1 and @chris_ciaccia

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AnandTech:

Looking at CPU/GPU Benchmark Optimizations in Galaxy S 4 — Somehow both Anand and I ended up with international versions of Samsung's Galaxy S 4, equipped with the first generation Exynos 5 Octa (5410) SoC. Anand bought an international model GT-I9500 while I held out for the much cooler …

More: Ars Technica, The Register, Electronista, Sammy Hub, Pocketnow, SlashGear, GSMArena Blog and iDownloadBlog.com

Tweets: @pogue, @codinghorror, @nytimesbits and @weiran

John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:

Samsung boosts Galaxy S4 benchmark results

More: VentureBeat, 9to5Google, Engadget, TechnoBuffalo, Android Community, PhoneArena and Geek.com

Tweets: @tomwinzig, @ashwin and @benedictevans

Ryan Singel / Wired:

Now That It's in the Broadband Game, Google Flip-Flops on Network Neutrality — In a dramatic about-face on a key internet issue yesterday, Google told the FCC that the network neutrality rules Google once championed don't give citizens the right to run servers on their home broadband connections …

More: Daring Fireball. Tweets: @dejaymattyd, @carnage4life, @alex_gaynor, @aaronmoodie, @funwithbill, @dangillmor, @normative, @declanm, @glynmoody and @caseynewton

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:

Microsoft Surface revenue so far: $853 million — Microsoft just filed its annual Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and deep in the filing is the first public disclosure of the company's revenue from its Surface tablet lineup: $853 million.

More: The Verge, GigaOM, Digits, The Next Web, TechCrunch, AllThingsD, Business Insider, WinBeta, Pocket-lint, ParisLemon, The Loop and Engadget. Tweets: @ericjackson. Thanks:@taylor_soper

OpenSignal:

Android Fragmentation Visualized — Fragmentation is both a strength and weakness of the Android ecosystem. When comparisons are made between Android and iOS the issue of different API levels, and the vastly different devices running them, is often emphasised.

More: BGR, PadGadget, TechnoBuffalo, Business Insider, theguardian.com, SlashGear, GigaOM, Quartz, TechCrunch, TechSpot, VentureBeat, iDownloadBlog.com, PhoneArena and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @neror. Thanks:@brendan_gill

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Instagram deleting and blocking photos uploaded from third-party Windows Phone app (update) — While Vine, Flipboard, and Path have all promised Windows Phone 8 support, one particular app is still missing: Instagram. Nokia has tried to pressure Facebook into building an Instagram Windows Phone app …

More: Windows Phone, CNET, Engadget, PC Magazine, The Next Web, Digital Trends, Gotta Be Mobile, PetaPixel, Windows Phone Central, CITEworld, SlashGear, TechnoBuffalo, IntoMobile, Geek.com, memeburn, GigaOM and Softpedia News

Tweets: @tomwarren and @dannysullivan

Jacob Kleinman / TechnoBuffalo:

Instance Blocked by Instagram due to General Security Update

More: Windows Phone Central

Zach Epstein / BGR:

From kindling to inferno: Full specs for next-gen Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablets — Amazon to combine powerhouse specs and affordable prices in bid to scorch the competition — Amazon's first-generation Kindle Fire was absolutely not an iPad killer, and that's exactly why it was so successful.

More: Examiner, Gotta Be Mobile, Business Insider, TechnoBuffalo, Pocketnow, Unwired View, Phones Review, ZDNet, The Verge, Yahoo! News, Geek.com, GSMArena Blog, PhoneArena, Ubergizmo, TechSpot, AndroidGuys, Gizmodo and Electronista

Mike Beauchamp / Zealous About Great Gadgets:

Google is Rolling Out Invites for Google Glass — You might remember the early days of Gmail, when you had to be “invited” by one of your friends to get an account. Google has done it with several of their emerging products in the past, and other companies have used the same concept …

More: Engadget, The Next Web, Marketing Land, Google+, The Verge, TechCrunch, Android Police and ZDNet

Erwin Visser / The Windows Blog:

Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview Now Available — Today, I'm excited to announce that Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview is now available for download for customers to start testing the operating system in their environments. Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview builds on the Window 8.1 Preview …

More: TechCrunch, PC World, Computerworld, ZDNet, ITworld.com, The Register, WebProNews, Windows Phone Central, WindowsObserver.com, BetaNews, ZDNet and VentureBeat

Wall Street Journal:

Intel, Apple and Others Rethink How We Watch TV — SANTA CLARA, Calif.—To understand how much television could soon change, it helps to visit an Intel Corp. INTC +0.40% division here that runs like a startup. Erik Huggers, a Dutch-born former British Broadcasting Corp. executive …

More: GigaOM, Digits, Business Insider, TechSpot, SiliconANGLE, iDownloadBlog.com, BGR and SlashGear. Tweets: @geoffreyfowler

Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch:

Sergey Brin's Younger Brother Co-Founds A Startup Of His Own: Butter, A Digital Restaurant Menu In A Crowded Space — Sam Brin, 26-year old younger brother of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, has spent the last few months in a bit of borrowed office space with college pal Jon Li quietly building a startup of their own.

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Brian Klug / AnandTech:

Android 4.3 Update Brings TRIM to All Nexus Devices — One of the common complaints late in the life of the original Nexus 7 was slow storage I/O performance, leading to an inconsistent user experience. After a fresh flash, the Nexus 7 was speedy and performant, but after months …

More: Electronista, GigaOM, MobileSyrup.com, WebProNews, TechSpot, Gotta Be Mobile, 9to5Google, Examiner and Digital Trends. Thanks:@nerdtalker

Walter S. Mossberg / AllThingsD:

Review of Google's New Chromecast — Google is trying to change television watching again, after the tepid response to its Google TV product a few years back. This time, instead of building a complex system to bring apps and Internet video to the TV, the search giant is taking a simpler approach.

More: USA Today, ABC News, The Huffington Post and Rachel Metz. Tweets: @waltmossberg

Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch:

Facebook Announces New Mobile Game Publishing Effort — A few weeks ago, we reported that Facebook was experimenting with becoming a mobile games publisher by offering distribution to studios in exchange for a cut of revenue. — Today, Facebook is formally announcing that effort …

More: Facebook Developer Blog, Inside Facebook, Engadget, The Next Web, The Verge, BetaNews, GigaOM, Marketing Pilgrim, WebProNews, AllFacebook, Inside Social Games, VentureBeat and Electronista

Evan Rapoport / Google LatLong:

Introducing “Views” - A new way to contribute your 360° photo spheres to Google Maps — Wherever life's adventures may take us, our photos help us remember and share the places we care about. When photos are added to a map, whether they're from your camera or through Street View …

More: The Next Web, Engadget, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Google Operating System, Los Angeles Times, Marketing Land, Android Community, WebProNews, SlashGear, dailywireless.org and Electronista

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

California Regulator Proposes New Ride-Sharing Rules In A Victory For Uber, Lyft And SideCar — The California Public Utilities Commission issued its proposed framework for the regulation of ride-sharing services today, granting a huge victory for companies like Uber, Lyft and SideCar.

More: CBS San Francisco, Forbes, VentureBeat, Digits, VentureBeat, The Technology Chronicles, Sidecar, Valleywag and Skift. Thanks:@elinblesener

Lawrence Lessig / Lessig Blog, v2:

On the emptiness in the concept of “neutrality” — One of the most frustrating aspects of this report is the role of “neutrality” — especially in light of the criticism MIT makes of the prosecutors reported in the post below. — “Neutrality” is one of those empty words that somehow …

More: GigaOM, MIT, Reuters, The Register, Betabeat, Boston Globe, The Verge and Boing Boing. Tweets: @davewiner

David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:

SmugMug Revamps Its Site, in a Challenge to Flickr — In May, Yahoo riled up photography lovers everywhere by revamping its popular Flickr photo-sharing site. The new Flickr offers everyone 1 terabyte of free storage. That's a lot. It's enough to back up and display 600,000 photos at full resolution.

More: The Next Web, AllThingsD and Thomas Hawk Digital Connection. Tweets: @smugmug. Thanks:@thomashawk

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:

Amazon dances around Apple restrictions with ‘free sample’ search inside Kindle for iOS app — Amazon has released an update to its Kindle for iOS app, and it features (for the first time ever) the ability to search its catalog of books online. This is a departure from the past versions of the app …

More: 9to5Mac, PandoDaily, Macworld, Gizmodo and The Verge

Tom Simonite / MIT Technology Review:

If Facebook Can Profit from Your Data, Why Can't You? — If Facebook Can Profit from Your Data, Why Can't You? — Reputation.com says it's ready to unveil a place where people can offer personal information to marketers in return for discounts and other perks. — WHY IT MATTERS

More: BGR. Tweets: @schnellerkeller and @anibalcasso

Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

Asus Pulling Back on Windows RT, Chairman Says — Asus's Jonney Shih has made some crazy bets over the years — teeny-tiny laptops, phones that turn into tablets, and even a seven-inch tablet that can be held to the ear to make phone calls. — But, so far, the only bet that Shih …

More: BGR, Ars Technica, Gotta Be Mobile, Engadget, InfoWorld and Computerworld

Jason Del Rey / AllThingsD:

Fab Lays Off More Than 100 Employees in Europe, as It Continues Retreat From Flash Sales — Fab has just made significant cuts to its European staff, laying off more than 100 employees at its headquarters in Berlin. The reason for the cuts, the company said, is a transition away …

More: Betashop, TechCrunch, Betabeat, internetretailer.com, VatorNews, Venture Capital Dispatch and Business Insider. Thanks:@benfrumin

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