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• Google's war against scraper sites continues

  Google appears to be getting ready to launch another offensive against website scrapers.

• Apple again rumored to be preparing TV release

  Apple is again rumored to be preparing to release a television set.

• YouTube, Google+ let users have video-watching party

  Google+ users can now have a video-watching party on YouTube.

• iOS 5 beta 5 released to developers

  Apple reviewers are already sounding off about features and functionality in the fifth beta version of iOS 5 that was released to developers this weekend.

• Hacker, 10, exposes iOS and Android games exploit

  A 10-year-old California girl's presentation at a hacker conference in Las Vegas is getting a lot of attention.

• A look at the new features in Gmail

  Google took advantage of the launch of social networking service Google+ to give Gmail a makeover.

• Xmarks considers comeback as a paid service

  Fans of the bookmark, password and tab sync service Xmarks have spoken, and the response was so encouraging that Xmarks is no longer dead-set on shutting down.

• Google phone gallery aids Android shoppers

  The Web page once reserved for Google's Nexus One phone is now a monument to Android phones in general -- or at least the ones Google likes best.