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August 18, 2015, 4:10 AM

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Jamal Eason / Android Developers Blog:
Google reveals Android M, version 6.0, is named Marshmallow; SDK and final preview released  —  Develop a sweet spot for Marshmallow: Official Android 6.0 SDK & Final M Preview  —  By Jamal Eason, Product Manager, Android  —  Whether you like them straight out of the bag …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Sources: New Apple TV will run a full-blown iOS core, specifically a TV-optimized version of iOS9  —  What will September's new iOS 9-based Apple TV bring to the living room?  —  Apple plans to hold one of its annual fall media events on Wednesday, September 9th to introduce the new iPhone 6S …
John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
IRS says cyberattacks more extensive than previously reported, with more than 300K taxpayer accounts potentially affected  —  IRS Says Cyberattacks More Extensive Than Previously Reported  —  The Internal Revenue Service said identity thieves' penetration of one of its computer databases …
Carl Elkin / Google Green Blog:
Google launches Project Sunroof, a tool that uses Google Maps data to estimate your roof's solar energy potential  —  Project Sunroof: mapping the planet's solar energy potential, one rooftop at a time  —  The cost of solar power is at a record low.  A typical solar home can save hundreds …
Farrha Khan / TechRadar.com:
Google Hangouts gets its own dedicated website at hangouts.google.com  —  Google Hangouts breaks out on its own site  —  You don't need Gmail, Google+  —  Google has today announced that Google Hangouts now has its very own website, meaning you no longer need to go through Google+ or Gmail to start chatting.
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
MPAA drops demand for injunction against MovieTube after Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr request to file amicus brief  —  Movie Studios Pull Injunction Demand in MovieTube Lawsuit  —  The MPAA's withdrawal follows intervention from Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.
John Callaham / Windows Central:
Comcast's Xfinity app for Xbox 360 to shut down on September 1  —  Xbox 360 console owners who use Comcast's Xfinity app got some bad news over the weekend.  Microsoft sent messages to those users stating that the app would be removed from the console on September 1.

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