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Bloomberg:
Amazon Server Said to Be Used in Sony Attack — Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)'s Web Services cloud- computing unit was used by hackers in last month's attack against Sony Corp. (6758)'s online entertainment systems, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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Ben Sillis / Electricpig.co.uk:
Just how many people are using the iPad 2 camera? (Answer: Not many) — So remember back when the iPad first launched, and everyone had a good old a moan about the the lack of a camera? Yeah, here's Flickr's current daily average user stats for Apple's devices with cameras.
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PadGadget, CrunchGear, PetaPixel, TUAW, MacStories and 9 to 5 Mac
Ryan Singel / Threat Level:
Dropbox Lied to Users About Data Security, Complaint to FTC Alleges — Dropbox, the wildly popular online storage system, deceived users about the security and encryption of its services, putting it at a competitive advantage, according to an FTC complaint filed Thursday by a prominent security researcher.
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Electronista, Pulse2, GottaBeMobile, ZDNet, Gizmodo and @csoghoian
Brooke Crothers / CNET News:
Dell video teases upcoming ‘ultrathin’ laptop — Dell has released some revealing multimedia as it prepares to announce a new 15.6-inch ultrathin laptop later this month. — As CNET reported earlier, the new ultrathin will be the first in a line of laptops designed in the spirit of the company's discontinued Adamo brand.
Michael Geist Blog:
Forget the iPod Tax, Canadian Copyright Collective Demanding Memory Card Tax — During the most recent election campaign, there was no shortage of debate over the so-called iPod Tax, a proposed levy on iPods and similar devices to compensate for copies of sound recordings.
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Cake Health Wants To Be The ‘Mint For Health Insurance’ (Beta Invites) — If you're like me, terms like “out of network” and “deductible” are cringe-inducing. Not just because they generally involve me forking over money for healthcare, but also because navigating the waters of health insurance …
Vic Gundotra / The Official Google Blog:
Keynote and session videos from Google I/O now live — With Google I/O 2011 just two days behind us, we wanted to thank the nearly 1 million developers who joined us at Moscone Center, attended I/O Extended events and watched online via I/O Live from 161 countries around the world.
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Steve Delahoyde / UnBeige:
Yale Opens Museum and Library Collections Online (Really, Really Open) — All other universities take note, particularly of the Ivy League variety: Yale is getting it done and making things happen. Last year you might recall, we reported on their School of Architecture getting ultra-serious …
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Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Lockitron Lets You Unlock Your Door With Your Phone — Ever wish you could just call your keys? Well the Ycombinator-backed Lockitron aims to replace physical keys entirely by letting you control your door lock with your phone. The Lockitron web app and hardware package are as of today available …
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App Advice and Electronista
Dan Frommer / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
The Ad-Supported Kindle Is Amazon's Best Seller — Amazon's cheapest Kindle, the one supported by advertising and special offers, it its best-selling Kindle, if you can trust Amazon's best-selling Kindles list. — This tells us: — 1) People don't hate advertising as much as some Internet wonks think they do.
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Eric Savitz / The Tech Trade:
Apple: Analyst Says No LTE in iPhone 5; To Add Sprint, T-Mobile — Apple's iPhone 5 launch in September isn't likely to include LTE functionality, Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek asserts in a research note. — “According to our industry checks, the device should be called iPhone 4S …
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Tricia Duryee / eMoney:
Kim Kardashian's ShoeDazzle Walks Away With $40 Million from Andreessen Horowitz — ShoeDazzle, a two-year-old company building a subscription-based e-commerce business, has raised $40 million in capital. — The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, which contributed $30 million.
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