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September 2, 2014, 1:45 PM

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Bertel King, Jr / Android Police:

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Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code:

Apple Says It Is “Actively Investigating” Celeb Photo Hack — Apple said Monday it was “actively investigating” the violation of several of its iCloud accounts in which revealing photos and videos of prominent Hollywood actresses were taken and posted all over the Web.

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Charles Arthur / Guardian:

Naked celebrity hack: security experts focus on iCloud backup theory

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Klint Finley / Wired:

Tox, a secure, open-source P2P messaging system first conceived on 4chan, aspires to become a Skype alternative — Out in the Open: Hackers Build a Skype That's Not Controlled by Microsoft — The web forum 4chan is known mostly as a place to share juvenile and, to put it mildly, politically incorrect images.

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Conor Dougherty / New York Times:

NASA working on automated traffic control system for drones, first commercial drones expected 2015 in agriculture — Drone Developers Consider Obstacles That Cannot Be Flown Around — SAN FRANCISCO — The tech industry's enthusiasm for building small delivery drones may be getting ahead of figuring out what to do with them.

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Silke Koltrowitz / Reuters:

Swatch plans smartwatch with always-on touch screen and fitness tracking, coming next summer — Swatch prefers go-it-alone route for smartwatch plans — (Reuters) - Swatch Group is happy to go it alone with a launch next year of watches with “smart” features to compete with so-called wearable gadgets …

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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:

Reddit unveils its first mobile app for Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews on iOS — Reddit to Launch Mobile App for AMAs (Exclusive) — Reddit has made its long-awaited entry into the mobile app category with one devoted to its most popular attraction, the Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews.

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Ron / WinBeta:

Microsoft welcomes 28 new markets for the Xbox One, including India, China, Japan, and Russia — September is set to be a huge month for the Xbox One, as the entertainment and gaming console is set to launch in 28 new markets throughout the month. These new locations include Japan, India, China, Russia, Korea, and more.

More: The Next Web, Xbox Wire, GeekWire, Gamezone and Windows Phone Central

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