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XKeyscore: NSA tool collects ‘nearly everything a user does on the internet’ — A top secret National Security Agency program allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails, online chats and the browsing histories of millions of individuals …
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See also Mediagazer| Andy Greenberg / Forbes: |
NSA Director Heckled At Conference As He Asks For Security Community's Understanding — When NSA Director Keith Alexander appeared at the Las Vegas security conference Black Hat Wednesday morning, he hoped to mend the NSA's reputation in the eyes of thousands of the conference's hackers and security professionals.
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| Guardian: |
XKeyscore presentation from 2008 - read in full — Training materials for the NSA's XKeyscore program detail how analysts can use it and other systems to mine enormous agency databases and develop intelligence from the internet
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple has A6-based iPad mini without Retina display in the works — Apple is testing a new iPad mini that includes a faster processor but not a Retina display, according to references in the iOS 7 SDK sent to us by a developer. — The references were located inside of a hidden file …
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| Christopher Mims / Quartz: |
Google is testing a local news product for Google Now — Google has hatched a plan to boost the visibility of its existing local news product, and in the process is testing a whole new way to get people to pay attention to the news that is geographically most relevant to them.| Sascha Segan / PC Magazine: |
Motorola Reveals More X8 Chip Details — What the heck is the X8? Motorola's new processing system powers the Droid Ultra, Droid Mini and Droid Maxx, and it's anticipated to be under the hood of Motorola's new Moto X, coming tomorrow. — The X8 isn't a processor, and it isn't a system-on-a-chip.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft forced to rename SkyDrive following trademark case with broadcaster — A UK court recently ruled that Microsoft's SkyDrive name infringed on a trademark owned by British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB), and the software maker has agreed to change the name of its cloud-based service worldwide as a result.| App Annie Blog: |
App Annie Index - Market Q2 2013: Google Play Exceeds iOS App Store in App Downloads by 10% in Q2 2013 — Welcome to the App Annie Market Index, where at the end of each quarter, we review the latest download and revenue insights by stores, countries and categories.| Esat Dedezade / Stuff: |
EXCLUSIVE: UK Government to outlaw Google Glass for drivers — The Department for Transport has acted to ban drivers from using Google Glass - even before Google's smart eyewear launches to the general public. Stuff has learned that the government department is concerned about the potential …
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The Verge, Cult of Android, Betabeat, The Register, TechnoBuffalo, TechHive, Guardian, Examiner, Ubergizmo, The Technology Chronicles, VentureBeat, IntoMobile, Macgasm, WebProNews, Engadget, Skift and Mashable. Tweets: @panzer
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's upcoming A7 iPhone chip will have Samsung components, code inside iOS 7 reveals — While Apple is using an A6 processor for this new iPad mini, developer Nick Frey has shared with us that Apple is also developing a new A7 processor. A reference to an s5l8960x (likely A7) processor …
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| Mike Isaac / AllThingsD: |
Toward a More Public Social Network: Facebook Rolls Out Embedded Posts — The world's premier social network is beginning to learn the value of publicness. — Facebook announced on Wednesday that it will roll out embedded posts, giving users the ability to stick their status updates in pages across the Web, and outside of Facebook.| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Samsung edges past Apple in US smartphone satisfaction study, but reverse is true in Korea — What a difference a year makes. Apple topped American Customer Satisfaction Index's smartphone rankings back in 2012, but Samsung has taken the lead in 2013 by a slim margin.| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Official ‘Imgur’ iOS app finally arrives on the App Store — After launching its first official Android app back in June, popular photo sharing service Imgur this week finally released its first app for iPhone and iPad on the App Store. The new free app provides the majority of features …
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| Jennifer Van Grove / CNET: |
Facebook migrates everyone to https connection — The social network attempts to protect members en masse by establishing a more secure connection between their browser and Facebook's servers. — Facebook said Wednesday that https is now the default standard for everyone browsing its social network …
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| Mia Shanley / Reuters: |
Music streamer Spotify doubles 2012 revenues after expansion — (Reuters) - Music streaming web service Spotify more than doubled revenues in 2012 to 435 million euros ($577 million) as it expanded to new markets and almost doubled its users, documents showed on Wednesday.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo Acquires Lexity, Will Keep E-Commerce App Platform Running But Rebrand It — Yahoo has just acquired e-commerce app platform Lexity, a startup founded by former employee Amit Kumar. Lexity says all services will remain running, but it will eventually be renamed with Yahoo branding.
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| Karl Bode / DSLreports: |
Google Fiber Server ‘Neutrality Violation’ Being Overblown — The other day I noted that an individual by the name of Douglas McClendon had filed a complaint with the FCC, claiming that the company's TOS language blocking the use of servers is a network neutrality violation.
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Apple CEO met China Mobile head, discussed cooperation — (Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday met with the head of China Mobile Ltd, the world's largest mobile carrier by subscribers and the only Chinese carrier that doesn't offer iPhones and iPads.Sponsor Posts
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