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Daily Roundup: Facebook's visual history, Office for iPad 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. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

Facebook: A visual history

Mark Zuckerberg's social network turned 10 this year, so we took a look back at its design changes over the course of the decade. From profile redesigns to quarterly News Feed tweaks and open betas, constantly adapting aesthetics to catering to user habits has been a driving force for Facebook for quite some time.

Companies would be in charge of phone records under Obama's new data collection proposal

Earlier today, the White House delimited its new proposal that places control of bulk phone call data with the telecom companies, not the government. If approved, each carrier will continue holding on to records for 18 months, but could be "compelled" under court order to cough them up.

Turkish government bans YouTube following attempt to remove corruption videos

The Turkish government has struck again, this time banning YouTube in what appears to be an attempt to remove videos that contain evidence of political corruption. At this point, the restriction is active on several ISPs and continues to roll out.

Office for iPad review: three beautiful apps, each with strong competition

After quite a few leaks, Microsoft officially outed its Office for iPad offering. Those curious to try it out will need an Office 365 subscription in order to opt in and OneDrive for cloud accessibility, making it an optimal choice for those already invested in Redmond's wares. Click through for all of the details in our full review.

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