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Zach Epstein / BGR:
Here's the full change log for iOS 5 beta 5 — Apple just pushed iOS 5 beta 5 out to developers and wouldn't you know, we've got the full change log for you to feast your eyes on. Hit the jump for all the iOS 5 changes you can handle. — Thanks, Jean! — Notes and Known Issues
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Arnold Kim / MacRumors:
Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 5 to Developers — In a surprise move, Apple has released iOS 5 Beta 5 (build 9A5288d) to developers on Saturday. Apple typically releases new developer seeds on weekdays. Alongside the iOS 5 beta 5 release is Xcode 4.2 Developer Preview 5, iTunes 10.5 Beta 5 and Apple TV Software beta 4.
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AppleInsider, iPhone, MacHackPC, Electronista and PhoneDog.com
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Defcon panel: Anonymous is here. LulzSec is here. They're everywhere — A panel at Defcon that focused on the hacktivist groups Anonymous and LulzSec was as confusing, chaotic and free-wheeling as the organizations themselves. The panel included a masked man, introduced as Baron von Arrr …
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Somini Sengupta / Bits:
At a Hacker Conference, Plenty of Friendly Feds — LAS VEGAS — Why are the Feds hobnobbing with hackers? — Defcon, a convention of computer hackers here, was crawling with federal agents on Friday. They smiled, shook hands, handed out their business cards, spoke on a panel called …
Raphael G. Satter / Associated Press:
Group hacks US law enforcement sites, steals data … LONDON (AP) — The group known as Anonymous said Saturday it has hacked into some 70 mostly rural law enforcement websites in the United States, a breach that one local police chief said had leaked information about an ongoing investigation.
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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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The Atlantic Wire, L.A. Times Tech Blog, PC Magazine, PC World, Pastebin, Boing Boing, Examiner, Digital Trends, Gizmodo, CNET News, Pulse2, Neowin.net and Between the Lines Blog
Martin Bryant / The Next Web:
20 years ago today, the World Wide Web opened to the public — Today is a significant day in the history of the Internet. On 6 August 1991, exactly twenty years ago, the World Wide Web became publicly available. Its creator, the now internationally known Tim Berners-Lee …
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AllThingsD, GeekDad, TechCrunch, CNET News, Engadget, Gizmodo, CBS News, BBC, Sky News, @rotodave, tech.uk.msn.com, Neowin.net, Electronista, The Next Web, @lobrien, @stephenfry, ibnlive.in.com, ZDNet and Neatorama
Daniel Eran Dilger / AppleInsider:
Inside iCloud: Apple's new Documents & Data cloud service — In place of the simple cloud storage and web hosting services in today's MobileMe, including iDisk, iWeb and Gallery, Apple is preparing an innovative new cloud-based Documents & Data service. Here's how it works.
Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:
Oracle and Google keep wrangling over potentially impactful Lindholm draft email — During this month of August, Oracle's lawsuit against Google is mostly about Google's renewed attempt to have Oracle's copyright infringement allegations thrown out as well as a variety of discovery issues …
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@isaach and Daring Fireball
Matthew Lynley / VentureBeat:
Will tech stocks — and Zynga's IPO — survive this week's market bloodbath? — Stock market investors are in a bloodbath. But technology stocks in the past few months have been relatively protected. There was even talk of a “bubble.” Now, recent market activity has sent investors running …
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TechFlash and DealBook, Thanks:logicalmoron
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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Search Engine Watch, The Official Google Blog, Pulse2, The Daily What, Gizmodo and Gothamist
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, Examiner, VentureBeat, Associated Press, ExtremeTech, Pulse2, Engadget, Geekosystem, DailyTech and Slashdot
