Engadget Daily: Ads on your thermostat, eBay’s password breach and more!

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours – all handpicked by the editors here at the site.

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Spotify CEO: I’ve always assumed Apple would offer a streaming service | 9to5Mac

If Apple does indeed reach a deal to acquire Beats Electronics and announce it this week as expected, the clock is once again counting down to offer up your take on the whole scenario before it’s actually official.

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Samsung’s extra-rugged Galaxy S5 variant gets caught on video

Rumors of a truly rough-and-ready Galaxy S5 variant have so far had little support beyond vague filings and benchmarks. However, TK Tech News has just delivered the motherlode: it has posted hands-on videos (below) of what looks to be a Galaxy S5 Active for AT&T.

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Old console, new tricks: Getting the most out of your Xbox 360

Whether you’re holding out for the Kinect-less Xbox One or you’ve already unpacked a new system, there’s still plenty of life left in the Xbox 360.

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Engadget Daily: Microsoft Surface Pro 3, Voice over LTE and more!

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours – all handpicked by the editors here at the site.

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Google overtakes Apple as ‘most valuable brand’ of 2014 in new study

Millward Brown’s annual BrandZ study, which was released today, points to Apple as the second most valuable brand just below Google. This is a reversal from the previous study, which found Apple ranked just above Google.

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Box overhauls Android app; offering 50GB of free space with LG (Rachel King/ZDNet)

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