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Alexis Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:
Why Facebook and Google's Concept of ‘Real Names’ Is Revolutionary — The primary version of identity online is a radical departure from what we expect in real life — Should you have to use your real name online? It's an issue that's long simmered among social media critics and supporters alike.
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En Tequila Es Verdad
Scott Hanselman:
Hackers can kill Diabetics with Insulin Pumps from a half mile away - Um, no. Facts vs. Journalistic Fear mongering — There's a story making the rounds on Twitter right now. Engadget “reports” researcher sees security issue with wireless insulin pumps, hackers could cause lethal doses.
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Computerworld, Associated Press, ExtremeTech, VentureBeat, Engadget and Slashdot
Jolie O'Dell / VentureBeat:
Why ISPs are hijacking your search traffic & how they profit from it — A handful of Internet service providers (ISPs) in the U.S. are redirecting search traffic around specific keywords to brands' websites, presumably for affiliate marketing revenue. — A study released today …
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Electronic Frontier Foundation, MediaPost, Techdirt, TechCrunch, Netalyzr News, Boing Boing, DSLreports and New Scientist
John Biggs / TechCrunch:
The Web Is 20 Years Old Today — It was twenty years ago today/ Tim Berners-Lee taught the world to play/ Although 20 years ago he would have sworn/ That there wouldn't have been so much porn. That's right - the world's first website, a placeholder page written by Sir Berners-Lee way back on August 6 …
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Neowin.net, The Next Web, The Next Web and GeekDad
Lucian Constantin / Softpedia News:
Antisec Hackers Dump Massive Cache of Law Enforcement Data — Hackers associated with Anonymous' Operation Antisec have leaked a massive cache of personal records, email messages and confidential documents belonging to law enforcement agencies. — The data was obtained recently …
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Between the Lines Blog, Boing Boing, Gizmodo and Pastebin
Brian Heater / Engadget:
Samsung Conquer 4G set to raid Sprint on August 21st for $100 on contract — We've known about the Conquer 4G for a while now, in spite attempts to keep it under wraps. Sprint finally came clean on the existence of the handset today, announcing the milestone 25th 4G capable device for the its network …
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TechCrunch, 9to5Google, AllThingsD, Computerworld, Softpedia News, Electronista and Gizmodo
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Police, City Use Ridiculous ‘Cyberstalking’ Claim To Try To Identify & Jail Creator Of Mocking Videos — An anonymous reader points us to the absolutely crazy goings on in Renton, Washington, where the police and city prosecutor are seeking jailtime for an anonymous person (or people) …
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seattlepi.com, The Volokh Conspiracy, Seattle 911, Associated Press, KIRO-TV, Law Blog, DailyTech and The Daily What
Chris Chavez / Android Phone Fans:
Amazon Expected To Ship As Many As 3 Million “Coyote” Tablets By October — Amazon is prepping for a massive invasion of their 7-inch Android tablets in Q3. Apparently, Amazon's manufacturing partner Quanta (who also makes the Kindle and Playbook) expects to ship around 3 million …
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Good E-Reader Blog, SlashGear, Crave, T3.com News, AndroidGuys, PhoneArena, Geeky-Gadgets, CENS.com and BGR
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google “I Love Lucy” Logo For Lucille Ball's 100th Birthday — If she were alive, it would be the 100th birthday of comedian Lucille Ball. For that anniversary, Google's done a special logo, in the shape of a television and which plays several clips from classic “I Love Lucy” episodes.
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Sam Biddle / Gizmodo:
Streamlined BlackBerry App World Hits 3.0 in a Vacuum of Care — Sort of like putting a fancy new hat on a terminally ill patient, RIM's dropped details on the third version of their app store. It'll now be much easier to browse their limited catalog on your mediocre handset.
Chris Davies / SlashGear:
Kindle 3 refurb prices slashed: Fourth-gen update imminent? — Amazon's rumored Kindle refresh could be fast incoming, with the retailer seemingly clearing inventory of the existing third-gen model with a refurb price cut. Having been roughly $10 cheaper than new models since March …
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Why Did Apple Register ApplePico.com? — Apple has understandably long had an interest in controlling domain names associated with its products and features, as recently evidenced by the company snapping up 50 new domain names immediately following its announcements at WWDC earlier this year.
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Computerworld and iClarified
