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"Top Ten Tech 7.20.2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApple Patents Touchscreen Car Dashboard\n\nApple was granted a patent for a touchscreen in-car dashboard.\nRead More: http://on.mash.to/13PZk5E\nImage: Fotopedia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApple Acquires Transit App HopStop\n\nApple has acquired transit app HopStop as part of its bid to improve its location services.\nRead More: http://on.mash.to/12TsDwR\nImage: Flickr, deerkoski\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Google Maps Now Open to Everyone -- No Invite Needed\n\nThe new Google Maps web app is now open to everyone -- and no invites are necessary. \nRead More: http://on.mash.to/15EVYOk\nImage: Google\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMicrosoft Merges Internet Explorer and Mobile With 'Companion Web'\n\nMicrosoft announced an initiative to help developers create web apps that work across any device, rolling it out with multi-platform polling tool Polar.\nRead More: http://on.mash.to/17kLOE2\nImage: Polar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHTC One Mini Announced With 4.3-inch Screen, 1.4GHz Processor\n\nAfter a long stream of rumors, leaks and half-announcements, HTC has finally announced the HTC One Mini\nRead More: http://on.mash.to/17n7bF1\nImage: HTC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Maps Takes You Inside New York City Restaurants\n\nGoogle Maps now takes you inside some of New York City's most popular restaurants.\nRead More: http://on.mash.to/15PEbWY\nImage: Google\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDisposable Drones May Prevent Forest Fires\n\nWe typically picture military drones or those ubiquitous quadrotors. However, two new mini-drone designs are taking shape: a paper airplane and a maple seed.\nRead More: http://on.mash.to/12HiQKf\nImage: University of Queensland\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGlassUp Takes On Google Glass at Fraction of the Cost\n\nCould there be a less expensive Google Glass competitor coming soon? GlassUp aims to give customers an alternative to Google's connected glasses.\nRead More: http://on.mash.to/13wsyzd\nImage: GlassUp\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVLC Comes Back to iOS After Two Years of Absence\n\nVLC, the media player that enables users to watch nearly every video format on iOS devices, is back after a two-year hiatus. \nRead More: http://on.mash.to/18rI3kR\nImage: VideoLAN\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSony to Offer 4K Movie Downloads This Fall\n\nSony will begin offering 4K movies for download via its Video Unlimited service in the early fall, company executives announced Wednesday. \nRead More:  http://on.mash.to/13wt685\nImage: Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn case you've been too distracted by the intense heat wave to read up on tech news, we've compiled a list of top 10 tech from this week.\nFirst up: That familiar orange VLC traffic cone has been missing from iOS devices for nearly two years, but now it's back. Time for users to rejoice in the return of good open-source video-playback software. \nIn other Apple news, the company was granted a patent for a car dashboard that would digitize most manual controls.\nSEE ALSO: Previous editions of Top 10 Tech This Week\nAfter weeks of speculation, HTC finally unveiled the HTC One Mini, a smaller version of the company's flagship Android device, the HTC One.\nIt was inevitable that a cheaper rival to Google Glass would debut, and that day arrived this week. An Italian company called GlassUp has been raising funds for an alternative on Indiegogo.\nDid we forget anything? What would you add to the list? Tell us in the comments, below. \nImage: Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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