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12:45 PM ET, May 14, 2011

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Bloomberg:
Amazon Server Said to Be Used in Sony Attack  —  Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)'s Web Services cloud- computing unit was used by hackers in last month's attack against Sony Corp. (6758)'s online entertainment systems, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Ben Sillis / Electricpig.co.uk:
Just how many people are using the iPad 2 camera?  (Answer: Not many)  —  So remember back when the iPad first launched, and everyone had a good old a moan about the the lack of a camera?  Yeah, here's Flickr's current daily average user stats for Apple's devices with cameras.
Ryan Singel / Threat Level:
Dropbox Lied to Users About Data Security, Complaint to FTC Alleges  —  Dropbox, the wildly popular online storage system, deceived users about the security and encryption of its services, putting it at a competitive advantage, according to an FTC complaint filed Thursday by a prominent security researcher.
Brooke Crothers / CNET News:
Dell video teases upcoming ‘ultrathin’ laptop  —  Dell has released some revealing multimedia as it prepares to announce a new 15.6-inch ultrathin laptop later this month.  —  As CNET reported earlier, the new ultrathin will be the first in a line of laptops designed in the spirit of the company's discontinued Adamo brand.
Discussion: Gizmodo, Pulse2, Ubergizmo and SAI
Michael Geist Blog:
Forget the iPod Tax, Canadian Copyright Collective Demanding Memory Card Tax  —  During the most recent election campaign, there was no shortage of debate over the so-called iPod Tax, a proposed levy on iPods and similar devices to compensate for copies of sound recordings.
Discussion: Slashdot
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Cake Health Wants To Be The ‘Mint For Health Insurance’ (Beta Invites)  —  If you're like me, terms like “out of network” and “deductible” are cringe-inducing.  Not just because they generally involve me forking over money for healthcare, but also because navigating the waters of health insurance …
Vic Gundotra / The Official Google Blog:
Keynote and session videos from Google I/O now live  —  With Google I/O 2011 just two days behind us, we wanted to thank the nearly 1 million developers who joined us at Moscone Center, attended I/O Extended events and watched online via I/O Live from 161 countries around the world.
Steve Delahoyde / UnBeige:
Yale Opens Museum and Library Collections Online (Really, Really Open)  —  All other universities take note, particularly of the Ivy League variety: Yale is getting it done and making things happen.  Last year you might recall, we reported on their School of Architecture getting ultra-serious …
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Lockitron Lets You Unlock Your Door With Your Phone  —  Ever wish you could just call your keys?  Well the Ycombinator-backed Lockitron aims to replace physical keys entirely by letting you control your door lock with your phone.  The Lockitron web app and hardware package are as of today available …
Discussion: App Advice and Electronista
Dan Frommer / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
The Ad-Supported Kindle Is Amazon's Best Seller  —  Amazon's cheapest Kindle, the one supported by advertising and special offers, it its best-selling Kindle, if you can trust Amazon's best-selling Kindles list.  —  This tells us:  —  1) People don't hate advertising as much as some Internet wonks think they do.
Discussion: BGR and Electronista
Eric Savitz / The Tech Trade:
Apple: Analyst Says No LTE in iPhone 5; To Add Sprint, T-Mobile  —  Apple's iPhone 5 launch in September isn't likely to include LTE functionality, Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek asserts in a research note.  —  “According to our industry checks, the device should be called iPhone 4S …
Tricia Duryee / eMoney:
Kim Kardashian's ShoeDazzle Walks Away With $40 Million from Andreessen Horowitz  —  ShoeDazzle, a two-year-old company building a subscription-based e-commerce business, has raised $40 million in capital.  —  The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, which contributed $30 million.
Discussion: VentureBeat, Digits and TechCrunch
 
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Aaron Fulkerson / ReadWriteWeb:
What Will e-G8 Create: Solutions or More Cynicism?
Discussion: Electronista and Reuters
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Google Chromebook's auto-update scheme will be hard sell
Discussion: ReadWriteWeb
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The Senators Who Say Merely Linking To Certain Sites Should Be A Felony
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable and CNET News
Dakota Torres / Unwired View:
Droid Charge officially available at Verizon tomorrow
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
New Ways to Exploit Raw Data May Bring Surge of Innovation, a Study Says
Discussion: Napsterization and Beet.TV
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
OpenFeint Expands Free-To-Play Mobile Gaming Platform OFX To Android
Discussion: VentureBeat
 Earlier Items: 
Diane Bartz / Reuters:
Court says Rambus wrongly destroyed documents
Discussion: Tech Trader Daily and Electronista
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Speaking Up in Class, Silently, Using Social Media
Matt Rosoff / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
This 26-Year-Old Just Sold His Company For $104 Million