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Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Twitter Patches Security Hole, Introduces Two Cool New Features To #NewTwitter — Twitter was taken by storm earlier today due to a cross-site scripting vulnerability, exploits of which spread like wildfire on the micro-sharing network. The company issued a statement a short while ago …
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XSS attack identified and patched — We've identified and are patching a XSS attack; as always, please message @safety if you have info regarding such an exploit. We expect the patch to be fully rolled out shortly and will update again when it is. Update (6:50 PDT, 13:50 UTC): The exploit is fully patched.
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Graham Cluley / Sophos:
Twitter ‘onmouseover’ security flaw widely exploited — The Twitter website is being widely exploited by users who have stumbled across a flaw which allows messages to pop-up and third-party websites to open in your browser just by moving your mouse over a link.
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Netcraft, Digits, BBC, Mashable!, The Register, Inquirer and Pocket-lint
Surur / WMPoweruser.com:
Full specs of the Windows phone 7 HTC Mozart leaked — A kind tipster has sent us this video of the HTC Mozart in action (which we have seen before) and also the full specs of the device, which we have not. — He confirms the device runs a 1GHzQualcomm QSD 8250, with 512 MB ROM and 8GB storage …
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Facebook Has Quietly Implemented A De-Facto Follow Feature — A few days ago, Facebook made what seemed to be a small tweak to its Friend Requests area. As first noted by Inside Facebook, the social network changed the way friend rejections work. Previously, you could either Confirm or Ignore (deny) a request.
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All Facebook and Gizmodo, Thanks:srikardhanakoti
Claire Cain Miller / Bits:
Google Reports on Government Requests and Censorship — Google has lately found itself on the receiving end of criticism from privacy and transparency advocates. But with two new tools, Google is trying to convince them that the company is on their side. — On Tuesday, Google will introduce …
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
When Larry Ellison Met Marc Andreessen-A Silicon Valley Settlement Story (Plus Mark Hurd Returns Some Dough!) — According to multiple sources, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison (pictured right) approached Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) board member Marc Andreessen (pictured left) to help broker a settlement between the companies.
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Aaron Ricadela / Bloomberg:
HP and Oracle Resolve Litigation on Hurd Employment
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Fast Company, Business Wire, TechCrunch, Mercury News, GigaOM, DealBook, VentureBeat, Between the Lines Blog, PreCentral.net, Engadget and bizjournals
Maija / Nokia Conversations:
Nokia N8 shipping update — ESPOO, Finland - There have been a few stories this morning about the N8 availability which we feel need clarification. As we have previously said, we still expect to start the shipments by the end of the third quarter. As with every global launch …
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Reuters, SlashGear, mocoNews, The Nokia Blog, My Nokia Blog, VatorNews, Mashable!, Cellpassion, Softpedia News, Phones Review, Pocket-lint, V3.co.uk and Engadget
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foursquare:
Introducing foursquare 2.0: Tips + To-Dos + Add to foursquare + More! — When we started foursquare, we dreamed it would be much more than check-ins. We really wanted to build tools that would help people collect and share their real-world experiences. Today we're rolling out the 2. version …
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Foursquare 2.0 Goes Beyond The Check-In — By Reshuffling Old Features
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Mobile Marketing Watch, TUAW and Marshall Kirkpatrick …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Is Apple Working on a 7-Inch Screen iPad? — Apple, perhaps worried about competition from the Android camp, may be looking to develop a new version of iPad, this one with a 7-inch screen. It would bring such a device to market some time in 2011, according to a research note put …
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Gearlog, Computerworld, msnbc.com, everythingiCafe, SlashGear, Electronista, TheAppleBlog, Pocket-lint, Softpedia News, The Tech Herald … and I4U News
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Regarding Ashok Kumar's Track Record on Apple
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Matt Van Wagner / Search Engine Land:
How Google Saved $100 Million By Launching Google Instant — It seems fitting that from the moment it was announced, Google Instant became an instant headline news story. — For the past few week, industry pundits have been talking, tweeting and writing about Google Instant and offering …
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ReadWriteWeb, Search Engine Watch and Softpedia News
Andrew Lyle / Neowin.net:
Microsoft: over 2 million IE9 beta downloads — Last week Microsoft unveiled their Internet Explorer 9 beta to the world, showing off the tremendous power behind the totally revamped web browser. Loaded with features and improvements, Internet Explorer 9 showed that Microsoft still knows …
James Kendrick / jkOnTheRun:
Google Bringing Document Editing to Android, iPad — Google unveiled a new mobile login verification system today, and perhaps more importantly, said that editing of Google Docs would be coming soon to Android and the iPad. The ability to edit docs on the two mobile platforms will bring real-time collaboration to mobile users.
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Dan Nosowitz / Fast Company:
Google Docs Coming to iPad in “the Next Few Weeks” to Slap iWork Around
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AndroidSPIN and Droid Life
Jason Hiner / Tech Sanity Check:
The truth about iPad: It's only good for two things — Because of the iPad, 2010 will likely be remembered as a landmark year in computing. It will rank right up there with 1984 when the graphical user interface debuted to the masses in the first Macintosh, and 1995 when the launch …
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Software as Services Blog and TeleRead, Thanks:techrepublic
Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
TerreStar Genus hybrid satellite phone hits AT&T at long last for $799 — It's been just shy of a year since TerreStar's Windows Mobile-based Genus was announced for AT&T, offering a unique combination of GSM / HSPA backed up with satellite capability for those times when you find yourself …
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Matthew Lynley / VentureBeat:
Credit Suisse: Verizon iPhone will get 1.4M users from AT&T in 2011 — An estimated 1.4 million AT&T subscribers will shift to Verizon with the advent of a Verizon iPhone in early 2011, according to a report released today by Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse's report relies on a supposed February 15 launch …
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ReadWriteWeb, AppleInsider, Digital Daily, Silicon Alley Insider, Gearlog, MarketWatch, TiPb, Phones Review and mocoNews
Hamid Tehrani / Global Voices Advocacy:
Iran: Jailed blogger, Hossein Derakhshan ("Hoder") may face death penalty — A reliable source has told Global Voices that Tehran's prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan (also known as “Hoder"). The presiding judge, named Salavati, has not yet ruled in the case.
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Peter Birch / Google LatLong:
Ocean comes to Google Earth for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch — We recently announced the arrival of ocean bathymetry and ocean layer content to Google Earth for Android. Today, with the latest release of Google Earth 3.1 for iOS, we're proud to announce that you can now explore underwater landscapes …
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Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Police interview Steve Jobs about prototype iPhone — For months, little news has surfaced about the police investigation into the sale last spring of a lost prototype iPhone 4. That may soon change. — Stephen Wagstaffe, chief deputy district attorney for San Mateo County, Calif. …
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MacRumors, Silicon Alley Insider, MacStories, MacNN, AppleInsider, Phone Arena, Top stories for TNW Network, MacDailyNews, iPhone Download Blog and Crave
Barbara De Lollis / USA Today:
More hotels offer 2-tiered Wi-Fi: Slow costs less than fast — Some upscale hotels are offering price options for going online: basic Wi-Fi service for free or at a reduced price to guests for checking e-mail, or better service at a higher cost for guests who want a faster connection.
