Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // July 2, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Jul 2, 2013

We Were The (1000+). Goodbye, Google Reader

"We launched Google Reader in 2005 in an effort to make it easy for people to discover and keep tabs on their favorite websites. While the product has a loyal... read more

New Apple Patent Could Finally Take Gadgets Like An iWatch Beyond The Bezel

Apple has just been granted a new patent (via AppleInsider) for unique bezel technology that could not only add touch controls to a bezel on a small device... read more

Ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Releases Hokey Rock Album To Soundtrack Your Pivot (Review)

If you're a tech exec who finds Nickelback a bit too edgy, Groupon's former CEO Andrew Mason has just released an album for you. Now available on iTunes and... read more

Flipboard Users' Google Reader Feeds Missing, Transition Taking Longer Than Expected [Update]

Flipboard users counting on the social magazine to retain their Google Reader subscriptions after the service's shutdown last night are waking up today to a bit... read more

Facebook Is Experimenting With Becoming A Mobile Games Publisher

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Canon's New 70D DSLR Beefs Up Autofocus, Could Be An Indie Filmmaker's Dream Camera

Canon has just revealed its long-awaited 70D DSLR, the successor to the 60D. The 70D fits above the Rebel line in terms of price and specs in Canon's... read more

Want To Get Bitcoins? This ATM Will Turn Your Banknotes Into Bitcoins

Converting the cash in your wallet to Bitcoin is one of the biggest hurdles to getting some skin in the digital crypto currency game. Time was when you had to... read more

Packed With Real-Time Data, Fantasy Trading Site Wall Street Magnate Demystifies The Stock Market

Wall Street Magnate is a new site that opens the market to stock trading newbies. The fantasy trading community launched last month and is packed with real-time... read more

Gartner: IT Spend Will Hit $3.7 Trillion In 2013; PC Declines Drag On Growth

IT spend globally -- from devices through to data center investments and the services that run on them -- it set to reach $3.7 trillion in 2013, but that... read more

Outerwall (Formerly Coinstar) Buys ecoATM For $350M In Cash To Expand Into Device Recycling Kiosks

Some changes underway in the automated retail space: Outerwall, operators of the Coinstar coin-counting kiosks and the Redbox disc and game distribution... read more

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CRUNCHGOV DAILY ROUNDUP

GOP Maj. Leader Eric Cantor On NSA And Investing In Small Government Technology

The House Republican Majority Leader and Congressman with the most charming southern drawl, Eric Cantor, sat down with me at The Atlantic's Aspen Ideas… read more

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