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August 6, 2013, 9:35 PM

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Elliot / Elliott Kember:

Chrome's insane password security strategy — Chrome does something interesting when you first run it. — I have a set of bookmarklets that I use to enhance my internet experience. Actually, that's not entirely true. I have one bookmarklet: Embiggen.js, which I use to expand images on Reddit.

More: ZDNet and gHacks Technology News. Tweets: @danieleran, @justinschuh, @justinschuh, @nick_viviani, @marypcbuk, @chrisdrackett, @mat, @timberners_lee, @tomwarren and @jeffmik

Mat Honan / Wired:

Twitter's Killer New Two-Factor Solution Kicks SMS to the Curb — When Twitter rolled out two-factor authentication back in May, it hinted that the SMS authentication would be merely a first step in a more robust security solution. Today, WIRED got a better look at the company's just-announced …

More: Twitter Blog. Tweets: @jimio and @couch

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Twitter for iOS and Android gets login verification, photo galleries, search improvements, and list management — Twitter today announced an update to its Android and iOS apps that adds multiple new features, including a new form of two-factor authentication.

Austin Carr / Fast Company:

Will Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley Finally Get It Right? — It's 2 a.m. and Dennis Crowley is wired. We've just left Foursquare's South by Southwest party at the Hype Hotel, a warehouse-size space in downtown Austin where nearly 1,000 revelers were drowning in deafening club music and Tito's Handmade Vodka.

More: Anil Dash, Business Insider, Valleywag, TechCrunch and About Foursquare

Tweets: @sethpriebatsch, @caro and @jyarow

Thanks:@jordanhepner

Andrea Peterson / The Switch:

SOPA died in 2012, but Obama administration wants to revive part of it — You probably remember the online outrage over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) copyright enforcement proposal. Last week, the Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force released a report on digital copyright policy …

More: The Register, DSLreports, Consumerist, BGR, WebProNews, The Raw Story and Techdirt. Tweets: @tagallagher

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft launches Windows Phone web tool to let anyone create apps — Microsoft wants Windows Phone developers and apps, and it's launching a developer tool on Tuesday in its latest effort to secure apps for its ecosystem. A beta version of Windows Phone App Studio is now available …

More: The Windows Blog, TechCrunch, GeekWire, BetaNews, The Next Web, Computerworld, GigaOM, Engadget, ReadWrite, TechCrunch, Windows Phone Central and WMPoweruser

Matt McGee / Marketing Land:

Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm With New “Story Bumping” & “Last Actor” Factors — Facebook is changing the way it ranks organic posts that are eligible to show up in its users' News Feeds. — The company announced two new factors — “Story Bumping” and “Last Actor” …

More: Facebook, TechCrunch, AllThingsD, TechCrunch, GeekWire, The Verge, VatorNews, ReadWrite, Inside Facebook, GeekWire, The Next Web, PandoDaily, TechSpot, Computerworld, TechHive, AllFacebook, The Tell, Forbes, Engadget, Business Insider, internetretailer.com, GigaOM, iDownloadBlog.com, SlashGear, BuzzFeed, ZDNet, VentureBeat, WebProNews, Gizmodo, NYT Bits, Digits and SocialTimes

Tweets: @marketingland, @facebook and @elizakern

Lee Hutchinson / Ars Technica:

Samsung's “3D Vertical” NAND crams a terabit on a single chip — SSD enthusiasts know all about SLC, MLC, and TLC, but there are some new acronyms in SSD town: V-NAND and CTF. Samsung announced in a press release last night that it has begun mass production of “3D Vertical NAND,” …

More: eWeek, AnandTech, Engadget, ZDNet, V3.co.uk, HotHardware.com News, TechEye, PC World and IntoMobile

Mariella Moon / Engadget:

TextNow launches IP-based mobile phone service starting at $19 per month — Some people are afraid of commitment, and that includes vowing to stick with a carrier for two years. Thankfully, the list of choices keeps on growing for those who'd rather use contract-free devices …

More: GigaOM, VentureBeat, Examiner, Ars Technica, Electronista, TechHive, I4U News, PhoneNews.com, Businessweek, Ubergizmo and Android Community

Sean Hollister / The Verge:

FreedomPop offers 500MB of free LTE a month, upgrades to Sprint's faster 4G network — FreedomPop is a mobile network operator with a pretty crazy business model. You buy the wireless hotspot or USB dongle, and they provide the internet for free: 500MB of free data every month, with no contracts, activation or cancellation fees.

More: VentureBeat, AllThingsD, PR Newswire, GigaOM, DSLreports, Engadget, TechCrunch, Examiner, LAPTOP Magazine, Light Reading, TechHive, PC Magazine, IntoMobile and The Next Web

Derrick Harris / GigaOM:

Hortonworks CEO confirms co-founder and CTO's departure — Hadoop startup Hortonworks has confirmed that its co-founder and CTO Eric Baldeschwieler is no longer with the company. We reported on evidence suggesting the move on Monday, and CEO Rob Bearden confirmed Baldeschwieler's departure in a blog post on Tuesday.

More: Hortonworks, DBMS 2, ZDNet and The Register

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Firefox 23 arrives with a new logo, Share button, mixed content blocker, network monitor, and more — Mozilla today officially launched Firefox 23 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Improvements include the addition of a Share button, mixed content blocker, and network monitor on the desktop side.

More: The Mozilla Blog, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Computerworld, PC World, eWeek, Pocket-lint, TUAW, SocialTimes, Softpedia News, Mozilla Developer Network and Electronista. Thanks:@epro

Greg Sandoval / The Verge:

Music publishers file copyright suit against big YouTube channel operator — A group of music publishers and songwriters have claimed in a copyright lawsuit that Fullscreen, which operates a network of popular YouTube channels, is including unlicensed music in its videos.

More: GigaOM and TechCrunch

Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

Flickr Gets New Leader From Google — Longtime Mayer Favorite Bernardo Hernandez — Yahoo has hired former Google exec Bernardo Hernández González, a longtime favorite of CEO Marissa Mayer when she was at the search company. Hernandez, who most recently worked on Zagat at Google, announced the new job on Twitter.

More: Engadget and GigaOM. Tweets: @berniehernie and @jyarow

Steve Dent / Engadget:

Amazon launches Amazon Art marketplace with over 40,000 fine artworks — Amazon has just announced the Amazon Art marketplace, giving users access to 40,000 pieces of fine art from over 150 dealers and galleries. Over 4,500 artists will be represented at launch, making the site …

More: TechCrunch, Amazon.com, The Verge, eWeek, Computerworld, GeekWire, Geekosystem, BetaNews, WebProNews, Softpedia News, PetaPixel, Gizmodo and The Next Web

Michael Moritz / LinkedIn:

Stop the Presses: A New Press Lord Appears — Word that Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is buying The Washington Post might cause consternation in its newsroom, but uneasy journalists wondering about what lies in store might be reassured if they read the letters he has sent to shareholders since 1997.

More: Borowitz Report, Nieman Journalism Lab, BuzzMachine, CNN, Digital Media Wire, Wonkblog, HotHardware.com News, Fortune, SocialTimes, Forbes, Socialmedia.biz, Venture Capital Dispatch, TheStreet.com, GigaOM and The Switch

Tweets: @fredwilson, @linkedintoday and @antderosa

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