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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- May 13, 2014

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Ransomware Gang Targets Android Phones
FDA Gives Thumbs-Up to 'Luke' Prosthetic Arm
The Next Generation of In-Car Entertainment
Linux Pros' Top Command Line Secrets
Samsung Invests $2B in Biopharmaceuticals
Snapchat Makes FTC Privacy Charges Disappear

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Today's Story Highlights

Ransomware Gang Targets Android Phones
The Reveton Gang is at it again. This time, though, they're targeting
users of Android phones -- typically visitors to porn sites. The gang
that pioneered the idea of locking up a target's computer and demanding
a ransom to unlock it has turned its attention to the rapidly growing
mobile market. Once Reveton mobile infects a phone, it will display a
bogus warning.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80441.html

FDA Gives Thumbs-Up to 'Luke' Prosthetic Arm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the marketing of a
prosthetic arm nicknamed "Luke" in a nod to the bionic hand grafted onto
Star Wars hero Luke Skywalker after his was cut off by Darth Vader's
light saber. The arm, eight years in the making, was funded by the
military. It was developed by Deka Research, founded by Dean Kamen, the
inventor of the Segway.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80434.html

The Next Generation of In-Car Entertainment
Over the next several months, we will see a massive step forward in the
systems we use in our cars to connect to our phones, listen to music and
watch videos. As I write this, the new Kenwood Excelon DNN991HD is being
installed in my project car, and it promises pretty much everything but
the kitchen sink. In August, Jaguar will start supplying a new AV system
provided by Intel.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80429.html

Linux Pros' Top Command Line Secrets
It was a relatively quiet week here in the Linux blogosphere, giving
residents a long-overdue opportunity to enjoy a few Tequila Tux
cocktails and take stock of all the FOSS-related happenings that have
taken place over the past few weeks. Among the highlights were the
awarding of the IEEE Computer Society's 2014 Computer Pioneer Award to
none other than Linus Torvalds.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80437.html

Samsung Invests $2B in Biopharmaceuticals
Samsung is investing at least $2 billion in... biopharmaceuticals? With
this foray into the drug industry, Samsung hopes to become a major
player in biotechnology, which is expected to be a booming industry in
coming years. A key component of this play is so-called biosimilars --
cheap versions of brand-name biotechnology drugs that no longer are
protected by patents.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80433.html

Snapchat Makes FTC Privacy Charges Disappear
Snapchat has agreed to a settlement with the United States Federal Trade
Commission to resolve privacy issues resulting from a hacker's
publication in January of data associated with 4.6 million of its users.
The company has not admitted any wrongdoing, but it has agreed to
implement a comprehensive privacy program that will be audited by a
third party for the next 20 years.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80430.html

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