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Mark Zuckerberg on NSA spying: ‘The government blew it’ — Facebook CEO calls for more transparency in interview at TechCrunch Disrupt — The federal government has done a bad job recently in balancing its job protecting US citizens from terrorism with its role in defending civil liberties …
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| Danny Yadron / Digits: |
Apple: New iPhone Not Storing Fingerprints, Doesn't Like Sweat — Apple's new iPhone 5S, which comes with a fingerprint scanner, won't store actual images of users' fingerprints on the device, a company spokesman confirmed Wednesday, a decision that could ease concerns from privacy hawks.| Mark Burnett / Xato: |
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Google Alerts regains RSS delivery option it lost after Google Reader's demise — Google has quietly added back a Feed delivery option to its Google Alerts service. The return of the feature means you can once again receive alerts for Web search results via RSS, rather than just email.
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| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft's Concept Videos From 2000 Were Spot-On. So Why Didn't Ballmer Build Any of It? — Epic Fail: Microsoft's Internet Vision From 2000 — On June 22, 2000, a few months after Steve Ballmer took over as CEO of Microsoft, the company summoned several hundred reporters and analysts … | Chris Velazco / TechCrunch: |
And The Winner Of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 Is... Layer! — After three days and some truly incredible pitches from each of our 30 Battlefield competitors, the time has finally come to crown a Disrupt Battlefield champion. Competition among this year's pack of six finalists — Dryft … | Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Gigabyte's tiny new gaming PC is smaller than an Xbox controller — It used to be difficult to find a computer that could play games and still fit underneath your TV. Now, devices like the Alienware X51, Falcon Northwest Tiki, and Digital Storm Bolt can handily fill that role.
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| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
iPhone 5c Pre-Orders to Begin at 12:01 AM Pacific Time on Friday, September 13 — While Apple announced at yesterday's media event that pre-orders for the iPhone 5c will begin on Friday, September 13, the company has not yet specified at what time it will begin taking orders.
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| Shira Ovide / Wall Street Journal: |
For Michael Dell, Saving His Deal Is Just First Step — His Legacy Hinges on Recasting Company as a “Solutions” Provider — Michael Dell is set to win a bruising, yearlong battle for control of his company. His next task—getting Dell Inc. growing again—may be even tougher.
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| Kevin Poulsen / Wired: |
Lavabit's Owner Appeals Secret Surveillance Order That Led Him to Shutter Site — The owner of the encrypted email company Lavabit has formally appealed the secret surveillance order that led him to defiantly shutter the site last month. But the details of the case were immediately placed under seal … | Ian Delaney / Nokia Conversations: |
Interim CEO on Nokia's future: network business, location anywhere, and advanced technologies — Nokia reinvented — Risto Siilasmaa has been the chairman of Nokia's board since his appointment in May 2012. A Finnish entrepreneur, the founder and chairman of the board of F-Secure …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
New Apple TV in development, could arrive as soon as next month — Apple is working on a new version of the Apple TV, and according to MG Siegler, it could arrive as soon as next month. We have independently heard that a new version of the Apple TV is in development, but our sources … | Adam Satariano / Bloomberg: |
Tablets Shipments to Exceed Personal Computers Amid Mobile Shift — Tablet-computer shipments will top personal computers for the first time in the fourth quarter, according to a new report by researcher IDC, as consumers continue to favor mobile devices over laptops and desktops.
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| Matt Brian / Engadget: |
Vodafone hacker accesses banking data of two million customers in Germany — Vodafone has confirmed that hackers have accessed its servers in Germany, gaining access to personal information and bank details of approximately two million customers. The operator says the breach was a …
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Bloomberg, GigaOM and The Next Web
| Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
Google+ brings Snapseed-powered photo editing tools to desktop Chrome (video) — Google added Snapseed photo editing to its Google+ apps on Android and iOS back in March, and now it's bringing them to the desktop. The new tools include Auto Enhance, selective adjust editing, and filters … | Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
With 64-bit A7, Apple avoids future memory constraints, paves way for ARM-based Macs — The real reasons Apple's 64-bit A7 chip makes sense — Don't swallow Apple's marketing lines that 64-bit chips magically run software faster than 32-bit relics. What the A7 in the iPhone 5S does do …
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| Michael Gorman / Engadget: |
ASUS reveals Transformer Book T100 with Windows 8.1 for $349, we go hands-on — ASUS already added new members to its Transformer family back at Computex, and now at IDF 2013, the company's added yet another, called the Transformer Book T100. It's got a 10.1 inch 1366 x 768 IPS display …
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GigaOM, The Verge, Computerworld and Digits
| DJ Pangburn / Motherboard: |
Inside the Effort to Crowdfund NSA-Proof Email and Chat Services — Back in 1999, Seattle-based activists formed the communication collective Riseup.net. The site's email and chat services, among other tools, soon offered dissidents a means of encrypted communication essential to their work.| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
An Apple ID Is Now Required For Online Genius Bar Appointments — Apple is now requiring that all users booking a Genius Bar appointment online sign in with an Apple ID. Previously, users could instead fill out a form with name, address and email in order to book an appointment.
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Sina Weibo Censors: Team of 150 college graduates filtering 3 million posts per day — At Sina Weibo's censorship hub, China's Little Brothers cleanse online chatter — (Reuters) - In a modern office building on the outskirts of the Chinese city of Tianjin, rows of censors stare at computer screens.| Matt Mason / The Official BitTorrent Blog: |
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