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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- June 6, 2012

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Firefox 13 Tweaks Tabs, Home Pages, Speed and Security
Apple to Google Maps: Get Lost
Encryption on the Go, Part 2
Google Says 'State-Sponsored,' Users Hear 'China'
Corning's Willow Glass Moves Ahead of the Curve
Nintendo Gambles on Gamepads
Microsoft's SmartGlass Opens Windows All Over the Living Room

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Today's Story Highlights

Firefox 13 Tweaks Tabs, Home Pages, Speed and Security
Mozilla released Firefox 13 Wednesday, which it says is a speedier,
safer version of the open source Web browser. The newly launched Firefox
also boasts a new home page and tab page layout similar to those of
competing browsers such as Google's Chrome. Before the upgrade, when
Firefox users clicked to open a new tab, they saw simply a blank page.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/75311.html

Apple to Google Maps: Get Lost
Since the iPhone debuted five years ago, it's always used Google Maps as
the service behind the device's built-in Maps application. However, when
Apple releases the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 6,
Google Maps will reportedly be out of the picture. Aside from enmity
between the firms, Apple may want to dump Maps because it thinks it can
do a better job.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/75310.html

Encryption on the Go, Part 2
The growing consumerization of IT is turning into a security nightmare
for many IT departments, but it's perhaps hitting the healthcare
industry worst. "BYOD is an emerging issue in healthcare, as staff bring
their latest and greatest devices and ask to use them in their work,"
said Christina Thielst, vice president at Tower Strategies.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/75307.html

Google Says 'State-Sponsored,' Users Hear 'China'
Today in international tech news: Google didn't name names when it
issued a warning about potential state-sponsored attacks on its users,
but that hasn't stopped people from assuming that "state-sponsored"
translates to "China-sponsored." Also: Starbucks' Irish Twitter account
got followers steamed, and an ambitious plan could bring more mobile
access to Congo.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/75309.html

Corning's Willow Glass Moves Ahead of the Curve
Corning unveiled a new flexible glass -- called "Willow Glass" -- at the
Society for Information Display's Boston Display Week on Monday. It's
about as thick and flexible as a piece of paper, while having the
strength, durability and other qualities of existing glass. Willow Glass
can be made as thin as 0.05mm, which is far thinner than the current
0.2mm or 0.5mm display glass.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/75292.html

Nintendo Gambles on Gamepads
While rivals at Sony and Microsoft have long looked to create
encompassing living room entertainment devices, Nintendo once again
looked to what it does best -- namely to provide an immersive gaming
experience. At its Tuesday press conference at E3, the company suggested
that it could once again make a game-changing move.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/75302.html

Microsoft's SmartGlass Opens Windows All Over the Living Room
Microsoft demoed its new Xbox SmartGlass system at the Electronic
Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles on Monday. SmartGlass will connect
devices running Windows 8, Windows 8 RT, Windows Phone, iOS, and Android
to a user's Xbox 360 console. The Xbox SmartGlass app is available now
with select games and Xbox Live content.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/75305.html

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