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Zee / The Next Web:
App Store, Hacked. (Updated: iTunes Accounts too.) — Editors Note: This article began with details of one specific app developer hacking iTunes users accounts and purchasing their own apps using those accounts - making it to the top of the iTunes charts.
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Jakob Nielsen / Alertbox:
iPad and Kindle Reading Speeds … Many companies are betting big that electronic book readers will be one of the main ways people read long-form text in the future. However, such products will succeed only if the reading experience is much better than the misery of reading from PC monitors.
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Martin Bryant / The Next Web:
YouTube Hacked, Justin Bieber Videos Targeted. — Updates at foot of the post, including statement from Google. — In the past hour it appears YouTube has become the target of a hacker attack, specifically targeting videos of pop singer Justin Bieber. — Videos relating to the star …
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Juan Carlos Perez / Network World:
Google acknowledges YouTube hack — A cross-site scripting vulnerability was exploited in the video site — Malicious hackers attacked Google's YouTube on Sunday, exploiting a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the ultra-popular video sharing site, hitting primarily sections where users post comments.
Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:
The poison of arrogance — Arrogance is the most toxic waste-product of technology companies. Past examples abound: IBM, AT&T, Microsoft... All their hauteur got them were expensive antitrust actions and customer backlash. Last week, we got yet another example of the insufferable behavior still prevailing …
Taimur Asad / Redmond Pie:
Adobe Flash from Android Ported to iPad [Video] — After porting preliminary release of Flash to iPhone, the guy behind Spirit untethered jailbreak tool for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch has now managed to run “real” Flash content right on the jailbroken Apple iPad.
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
RIAA Warns 1 Million Copyright Infringers a Year — For years, content owners such as record labels and movie studios have been sending copyright infringement notices to Internet users. They hire companies such as DtecNet and BayTSP, who monitor file-sharing networks and automatically send infringement notices to Internet providers.
Jason Mick / DailyTech:
Opera 10.6, The World's Fastest Stable Browser, Tested vs. IE 9 — We explore Opera's latest release which while minor in number brings some major performance bumps — With the wealth of browsers out there, it's hard to pick. There are, of course, five major competitors — Google Chrome …
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Gina Trapani / Smarterware:
Google Apps vs. Google Accounts Parity Coming — Google Apps users who want access to all the same products that regular Google Accounts have won't have to wait much longer. An anonymous tipster tells me a Google Trusted Tester program is underway right now, which “transitions” …
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Happy Fourth Of July From Google With Rube Goldberg Doodle — Google arguably has the most interesting logo for July 4th celebrations of all the search engines today. Google put together a Doodle that celebrated the fourth of July and at the same time, commemorates the birthday of Rube Goldberg …
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Brad Stone / New York Times:
Now Parents Can Hire a Hall Monitor for the Web — FEAR can be good for business. Just ask the multibillion-dollar insurance industry, for example. Or companies like LifeLock and TrustedID, which monitor people's credit reports for fraudulent transactions to protect against identity theft.
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Larry Hardesty / MIT:
Computer automatically deciphers ancient language — A new system that took a couple hours to decipher much of the ancient language Ugaritic could help improve online translation software. — Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office — In his 2002 book Lost Languages, Andrew Robinson …
Boy Genius Report:
The entire Steve Jobs email story... It's real — I obviously wanted to be 100% sure about this before I posted a follow up post, but before I go into the details, I'd like you all to know about how we operate over here... Yes, BGR runs rumors and information that is not always completely confirmed.
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
BGR: Apple Is Wrong, That Steve Jobs Email Exchange Was Real
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