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August 23, 2014, 11:20 PM

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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Conjecture on new iPhone resolutions: 1334 x 750 for the 4.7" model, 2208 x 1242 for 5.5"  —  Conjecture Regarding Larger iPhone Displays  —  Throughout the entire rumor cycle for this year's new iPhones, we've been inundated with reports of two new screen sizes, 4.7 and 5.5 inches.
Nick Statt / CNET:
Coin apologizes to customers, will not charge beta testers $30 upgrade for finished product  —  Coin apologizes to customers, won't charge beta users $30 to upgrade  —  The connected credit card startup apologizes for fumbling the announcement of a product delay.
Thanks:@nickstatt
Kyle Russell / TechCrunch:
Microsoft Research Shows Off “DeLorean,” Its Tech For Building A Lag-Free Cloud Gaming Service  —  When looking to the future of gaming, few concepts get people as excited as the mythical “Netflix for gaming.”  It's a concept that we've seen in multiple forms, from OnLive's early efforts to Sony's new PlayStation Now service.
Sean Nealon / Phys.org:
Researchers use malicious Android app to steal personal info from Gmail and other installed apps with up to 92% success rate  —  Hacking Gmail with 92 percent success  —  (Phys.org) —A team of researchers, including an assistant professor at the University of California …
Leo Kelion / BBC:
Tor director suspects NSA and GCHQ agents are anonymously tipping off the company about vulnerabilities  —  NSA and GCHQ agents ‘leak Tor bugs’ alleges developer  —  Andrew Lewman: “The fact that we take a completely anonymous bug report allows them to report to us safely”
Ian Paul / PC World:
Microsoft Miracast dongle spotted at FCC ahead of Lumia event  —  Google's Chromecast is a hit, and now it appears Microsoft wants to replicate something similar for Windows Phone and probably Windows PCs.  —  Windows Phone Daily and Nokiapoweruser did some sleuthing at the Federal Communication …

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