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Getting ALL your data out of Google Reader — There remain only a few days until Google Reader shuts down. Besides the emotions1 and the practicalities of finding a replacement2, I've also been pondering the data loss aspects. As a bit of a digital pack rat, the idea of not being able …
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The Big Comparison Of Google Reader RSS Feed Alternatives — Google Reader is turning off their feed on July 1st and by now many of you have already switched to a new RSS reader - but for those of you who have yet to make the jump, keep reading. We wanted to give you a concise chart explaining … | Nathan Olivarez-Giles / The Verge: |
Digg Reader open to the public with web and iOS apps — It's later than Betaworks promised, but Digg Reader has finally opened up to the public and the service is integrated into Digg's iOS app too. Digg's hotly-anticipated RSS reader has been in beta for about a week, after a development period of about three months.| Josh Centers / TidBITS: |
The State of Google Reader Replacements — With Google Reader shutting down on 1 July 2013, Josh Centers takes a look at the alternatives that have sprung up to replace it. We report on the best of the lot, and which third-party RSS clients will still be viable after the shutdown.
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| Declan McCullagh / CNET: |
Facebook's outmoded Web crypto opens door to NSA spying — It's relatively easy for the National Security Agency's spooks to break outdated Web encryption after vacuuming up data from fiber taps, cryptographers say. But Facebook is still using it. — A Facebook data center.| David Kravets / Wired: |
Encryption Has Foiled Wiretaps for First Time Ever, Feds Say — For the first time, encryption is thwarting government surveillance efforts through court-approved wiretaps, U.S. officials said today. — The disclosure, buried in a report by the U.S. agency that oversees federal courts … | Wall Street Journal: |
Apple Finds It Difficult to Divorce Samsung — Apple is finding that breaking up with Samsung is hard to do. For evidence, look no further than Apple's effort to find a company other than ferocious rival Samsung Electronics Co. to make the sophisticated chip brains used in Apple's iPads and iPhones.| Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web: |
| Om Malik / GigaOM: |
Beware: a massive (fruity) spam attack is hitting Instagram — Updated at 1.59 pm, June 29, 2013: If you are an Instagram user, there's a good chance that you've seen quite a few photos of fruit appearing in your stream recently, along with messages extolling a miracle fruit diet.
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The Next Web, CNET, AllThingsD, PC Magazine, Gizmodo, iDigital Times and Michael Andrew. Tweets: @cdixon. Thanks:@hnshah
| Tammy Parker / FierceBroadbandWireless: |
Google's TV white space database approved for operation — Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) TV white space (TVWS) database system won approval for operation from the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology. — TVWS supporters such as Google contend the unlicensed spectrum is suitable …
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| Naval / Startup Boy: |
A Venture SLA — There is an opportunity for a new VC Firm to brand itself. Recent brands in Venture Capital arose from transparency and founder-friendliness. YCombinator gives new, young, technical talent an entry into Silicon Valley. 500 Startups does it globally. Fred Wilson blogs the business.
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Secret Court Declassifies Yahoo's Role in Disclosure Fight — In the secret court that authorizes national security surveillance requests, everything is considered confidential — even the existence of communications between companies and the court. But this week, the court drew back the curtain slightly …
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| Mike Isaac / AllThingsD: |
In the Instagram Vs. Vine War for Social Video, We Still Don't Know Who's Winning — Everyone loves a battle royale. — And in one fell swoop of video announcements last week, we've all watched and waited to see Facebook's Instagram and Twitter's Vine go to the mattresses.
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