There are some weeks where the news floods in like a torrent. There are some weeks where the news comes in a steady stream, and then, there are weeks like this one where you might look back and think nothing happened. Fear not, there is still news in the actual doldrums of summer. Microsoft's Nadella screws up their own messaging. Russia is hacking TOR. People at Comic Con don't know how to be human towards women, and in a rare show of sense, Congress temporarily legalized phone unlocking. See, real news!

NEWS

Tablet Growth is Losing Steam to Large Screen Smartphones - Maximum PC

What 'one Windows' really means (and doesn't) - ZDNet

Unlocking phones in the US will soon be legal - The Verge

Senate Bill S.517 - Congress.gov

Senate passes phone unlocking bill - The Verge

37 CFR 201.40 - Legal Information Institute

Russia's Interior Ministry Offers Millions For Data on Tor Users - The Moscow Times

LAST CALL

Comic-Con 2014: Sunday's Best - NBC Bay Area

Jimmy - The next Mass Effect will see the return of the Mako, focus on exploration - Polygon

Trey - Nathan Fillion and co-stars will reunite for Firefly Online - Polygon

Sidney - Women of Comic-Con protest sexual harassment, saying a cute costume isn't the same as consent - NY Daily News

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