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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- December 10, 2013

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Souped-Up Camp Stove Serves Up Device Power on the Side
Chinese Supercomputer Gets a Job Forecasting Smog
Turn Your World Into Vibrant Comic Life
Tech Giants Demand Government Surveillance Overhaul
NSA Snoops Extend Ops to Online Games
Malware Drop, Ransomware Rise Forecast for 2014

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Today's Story Highlights

Souped-Up Camp Stove Serves Up Device Power on the Side
Small, lightweight and efficient solar panels coupled with lithium
batteries are making inroads into the outdoor retail market as a
solution for charging mobile devices. Flexible solar panels check many
boxes, not least seductiveness. However, if you've tried them, you'll
know there are drawbacks. Solar charging can take time -- even if you're
often in full sun, shade interrupts the job.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/79594.html

Chinese Supercomputer Gets a Job Forecasting Smog
Scientists in China will use the country's Tianhe-1A supercomputer to
forecast and analyze smog in major cities. The Tianhe-1A will be used to
create a simulation that will collate data from across more than 100
Chinese cities. Theoretically, this will enable scientists to predict
the density of smog, how long it will linger, and where it might go
next.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/79598.html

Turn Your World Into Vibrant Comic Life
Comic Life's latest incarnation has some really useful new additions: a
script editor, new filters, a background knockout feature and some new
fill options. With great new features, though, come greater complexity
and greater demands on screen real estate, which can make the software
more difficult to use for newbies and challenging to manage on Macs with
smaller screens.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/79591.html

Tech Giants Demand Government Surveillance Overhaul
Eight major U.S. high-tech companies have called on governments
worldwide to reform surveillance practices. Google, Microsoft, Twitter,
Yahoo, Facebook, LinkedIn, Apple and AOL want governments to ensure that
data collection by law enforcement and intelligence agencies is bound by
rules and focuses on targeted suspects. They also want governments to be
more transparent about the data they request.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/79593.html

NSA Snoops Extend Ops to Online Games
The U.S. National Security Agency and British counterpart GCHQ have
monitored the activities of online gamers, according to documents
published Monday that were leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The
two agencies gained access to the online Xbox Live console network, the
documents suggest, and deployed real-life agents into the
virtual realms of Blizzard's World of Warcraft and Linden Labs' Second
Life.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/79592.html

Malware Drop, Ransomware Rise Forecast for 2014
A malware decline and ransomware rise are in the security crystal ball
for 2014. There will be less malware spreading through networks next
year as hackers focus on obtaining credentials that allow them to access
systems. "Malware will still be important in establishing a foothold in
the network, but we don't see malware moving laterally in networks,"
said Websense's Alex Watson.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/79590.html

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