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A bug quietly reported on September 1 appears to have grave implications for Android users. Android Browser, the open source, WebKit-based browser that used to be part of the Android Open Source Platform (AOSP), has a flaw that enables malicious sites to inject JavaScript into other sites. Those malicious JavaScripts can in turn read cookies and password fields, submit forms, grab keyboard input, or do practically anything else.

Content stored in iCloud Drive is only accessible from devices running iOS 8 and/or OS X Yosemite. Meaning, if you upgrade your device to iOS 8 and enable iCloud Drive, any files you store in iCloud from your iOS device will not be available on your Mac and vice versa, until Yosemite is available.

The fall of the taxi industry in San Francisco, as less-regulated ride services have taken hold, has been both steep and sharp. The number of trips taken by taxi plummeted 65 percent in just 15 months, according to a report presented to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board Tuesday.

As anyone who's followed Apple over the years can attest, reports of Apple ditching Samsung and instead relying on TSMC to fabricate their series of A-x processors dates all the way back to 2011 when reports surfaced that TMSC would manufacture the A5. Similar rumors emerged in subsequent years regarding the A6 and the A7.

After the announcement of the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch, Businessweek put Apple CEO Tim Cook on the cover, flashing the most shit-eating grin in history. "Tim Cook's Apple" is scrawled over his portrait in an ombré version of the free Learning Curve Pro cursive typeface. It looks as if a righty wrote backwards with a Crayola Color Switching marker using his left hand, then flipped it in post-production.

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RT @Techmeme: Eric Schmidt says Google will cut ties with ALEC because group is lying about climate change

RT @Techmeme: Apple's Beats Music Brand May Go Away. Apple's Beats Music Service is Sticking Around.

RT @Techmeme: Apple's Beats Music Brand May Go Away. Apple's Beats Music Service is Sticking Around.

RT @Techmeme: Adobe Acquires Photo-Editing Platform Aviary (@anthonyha / TechCrunch)

RT @Techmeme: Adobe Acquires Photo-Editing Platform Aviary (@anthonyha / TechCrunch)

RT @Techmeme: Apple plans to discontinue Beats Music streaming service, sources say (@joshconstine)

RT @Techmeme: Apple plans to discontinue Beats Music streaming service, sources say (@joshconstine)

RT @Techmeme: Google Structured Snippets Officially Live In Search Results (@rustybrick)

RT @Techmeme: Google Structured Snippets Officially Live In Search Results (@rustybrick)

RT @Techmeme: SquareTrade breakability tests show iPhone 6/6 Plus are the most durable iPhones yet (@nateog)

RT @Techmeme: SquareTrade breakability tests show iPhone 6/6 Plus are the most durable iPhones yet (@nateog)

RT @Techmeme: iPod Mastermind Tony Fadell On The Death Of The iPod: "You Can't Get Too Nostalgic" (@drcrypt)

RT @Techmeme: iPod Mastermind Tony Fadell On The Death Of The iPod: "You Can't Get Too Nostalgic" (@drcrypt)

RT @Techmeme: Apple Announces iOS 8 Adoption Has Already Reached 46% (iClarified)

RT @Techmeme: Apple Announces iOS 8 Adoption Has Already Reached 46% (iClarified)

RT @Techmeme: Ray Ozzie's new startup Talko wants to reinvent the phone call, starting with an iPhone app

RT @Techmeme: Ray Ozzie's new startup Talko wants to reinvent the phone call, starting with an iPhone app

RT @Techmeme: iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Capable of Faster Charging Using iPad 2.1A Adapter (@kellyhodgkins)

RT @Techmeme: iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Capable of Faster Charging Using iPad 2.1A Adapter (@kellyhodgkins)

RT @Techmeme: MIT students behind Bitcoin mining tool Tidbit fight New Jersey subpoena demanding source code

RT @Techmeme: MIT students behind Bitcoin mining tool Tidbit fight New Jersey subpoena demanding source code

RT @Techmeme: HBO, Amazon Prime and Broadband for $40 a Month at AT&T (@pkafka / Re/code)

RT @Techmeme: HBO, Amazon Prime and Broadband for $40 a Month at AT&T (@pkafka / Re/code)

RT @Techmeme: Motorola Shamu: 5.92" screen, 2560 x 1440 QHD resolution, 498 PPI display, 3,200 mAh battery