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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- July 31, 2014

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LittleBits Leaps to the Cloud
Microsoft Sends Cortana to Far-Flung Corners of the Earth
Hackers Back to Their Old Tricks

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LittleBits Leaps to the Cloud
LittleBits, the maker of what might best be thought of as electronic
Legos, last week launched cloudBit, a module that provides users with
access to the Internet. LittleBits offers modules that are used, like
Legos, to build gizmos with electronic capabilities. The modules are
held together by magnets, and no soldering or wiring is needed. "This is
serious cool," said tech analyst Jim McGregor.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80794.html

Microsoft Sends Cortana to Far-Flung Corners of the Earth
Microsoft is preparing to debut an update to its Windows Phone 8.1
operating system, which includes expansion of its Cortana personal
assistant availability to more regions. The update introduces Cortana to
China and the UK in beta form, and Canada, India and Australia in alpha
mode. Cortana is only just starting to make waves in the market, several
years after Apple debuted Siri.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80817.html

Hackers Back to Their Old Tricks
Old tricks that have helped hackers penetrate computers for months or
longer worked again last week at Goodwill and Stubhub. Taking a page
from the gang that pillaged payment card and personal information from
Target last year, hackers clipped payment card information from an
undisclosed number of Goodwill Industries International customers. It's
believed point-of-sale systems were compromised.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80816.html

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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- July 30, 2014

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Leahy Bill Aims to Rein In Government Snooping
Android's Fake ID Could Put Millions in Jeopardy
Samsung Z Delay Prompts Tizzy Over Tizen
OkCupid's Confessed Hijinks Get Thumbs-Down

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Leahy Bill Aims to Rein In Government Snooping
Government snooping on Americans would be curtailed under a bill
introduced Tuesday in the U.S. Senate. The measure, sponsored by Senate
Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., would ban bulk collection of
domestic information, limit the scope of searches by government
agencies, and add transparency and reporting requirements. Further, it
would reform procedures of the FISA Court.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80814.html

Android's Fake ID Could Put Millions in Jeopardy
An Android vulnerability that exists in every version from v2.1 Eclair
to v. 4.3 Jelly Bean could expose millions of users, Bluebox Security
has warned. The flaw lets attackers fake the certificates of specially
privileged parties, such as Adobe and Google Wallet, and serve them up
with malware that bypasses detection by Android. Attackers then can take
over every app running on an Android device.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80813.html

Samsung Z Delay Prompts Tizzy Over Tizen
Samsung has delayed the launch of its Samsung Z smartphone running the
Tizen OS, which was scheduled for Q3 release in Russia. The move, just
short of two months after the Samsung Z's launch at the Tizen Developers
Conference, sparked a death watch for the device. However, Samsung said
it needed to further enhance the Tizen ecosystem. Samsung has had
several setbacks with the Tizen smartphone.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80812.html

OkCupid's Confessed Hijinks Get Thumbs-Down
OkCupid has admitted carrying out psychological experiments on its
users. Because OkCupid doesn't really know what it's doing, it needs to
experiment to see what works and what doesn't, according to cofounder
Christian Rudder. Every Internet company needs to test different things
with users, and website visitors are subjected to "hundreds of
experiments," he argued. "That's how websites work."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80806.html

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

Symantec, CA Squirm Under DoJ's Unfair Pricing Allegations
(Posted 30-Jul-14)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/80811.html

BlackBerry Picks Secusmart to Tighten Mobile Security
(Posted 29-Jul-14)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/80809.html

Bringing Retail Into the 21st Century
(Posted 29-Jul-14)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/80805.html

Swell Deal Could Give Apple Something to Talk About
(Posted 29-Jul-14)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/80803.html

Do Facebook Searches to Show Disability Fraud Violate the Constitution?
(Posted 28-Jul-14)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/80800.html

Google May Give YouTube a Sibling
(Posted 25-Jul-14)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/80797.html

Global Tablet Sales Go From Surge to Shuffle
(Posted 25-Jul-14)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/80790.html

The Slow but Steady March to the Cloud
(Posted 24-Jul-14)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/80781.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Android's Fake ID Could Put Millions in Jeopardy
(Posted 30-Jul-14)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80813.html

OkCupid's Confessed Hijinks Get Thumbs-Down
(Posted 29-Jul-14)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80806.html

Stanford Researchers Build a Better Battery
(Posted 29-Jul-14)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80804.html

The Skully Augmented Motorcycle Helmet Would Make Iron Man Jealous
(Posted 28-Jul-14)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80792.html

Google to Search for the Meaning of Health
(Posted 25-Jul-14)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80798.html

Apple Trusts a Million Users to Check Out Yosemite
(Posted 24-Jul-14)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80784.html

Twitter's 'D' in Diversity Reflects Broader Industry Failure
(Posted 24-Jul-14)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80783.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

The Retail Channel Is Dead - Long Live the Omnichannel
(Posted 29-Jul-14)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/80810.html

Tellwise's Smart Messages Creates Buyer-Friendly Collaborative
Environment
(Posted 28-Jul-14)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/80787.html

6 Ways to Hone Your Lead-Scoring Skills
(Posted 25-Jul-14)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/80795.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

The Shocking Truth About Torvalds' Home Office
(Posted 28-Jul-14)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/80802.html

Linux Gaming: If You Build It, Will They Come?
(Posted 25-Jul-14)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/80788.html

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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- July 29, 2014

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Bubblews Will Give You a Penny for Your Thoughts
Stanford Researchers Build a Better Battery
The Skully Augmented Motorcycle Helmet Would Make Iron Man Jealous
The Shocking Truth About Torvalds' Home Office

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Bubblews Will Give You a Penny for Your Thoughts
Bubblews, a social media platform that offers to pay users for their
posts, last week moved out of its testing phase, which began in 2012. It
emerged with a new look designed to attract users who might be
dissatisfied with other social media offerings. Bubblews is attempting
to build a self-sustaining ecosystem in which users who create engaging
posts are paid for their work.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80791.html

Stanford Researchers Build a Better Battery
A new way to extend battery life would allow smartphones to last three
to four times longer on a single charge, Stanford University researchers
have found. A team led by Yi Cui, professor of materials science and
engineering, has developed pure metal anode prototypes, which differ
from the lithium-ion batteries seen in most devices. "I think this is
very promising," Cui said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80804.html

The Skully Augmented Motorcycle Helmet Would Make Iron Man Jealous
Skully had its coming-out party last week, and while the name
unfortunately sounds like the nickname for any number of comic book
villains -- from Skeletor to the Red Skull -- it is actually a firm that
makes a pretty incredible high-technology motorcycle helmet, with
technology similar to Google Glass. Motorcycles have lagged cars in
technology for some time.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80792.html

The Shocking Truth About Torvalds' Home Office
If the Linux world has anything akin to royalty, Linus Torvalds surely
must be its monarch. So what could be more natural than for the Linux-
loving masses to want to see where he works and lives? Fortunately for
FOSS fans, none other than the Linux Foundation has stepped up with an
answer to that desire in the form of a video showcasing Torvalds' home
office. Think it's tidy? Think again.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80802.html

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Tech News Flash: Saturday -- July 26, 2014

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Google to Search for the Meaning of Health
IBM Is a 'Kindred Spirit': Whoa, Tim Cook, Whoa
Linux Gaming: If You Build It, Will They Come?

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Google to Search for the Meaning of Health
Google is seeking 175 volunteers from whom it will collect bodily
samples in an effort to create their biochemical fingerprints and
establish the baseline for a healthy body. The Baseline study, to be run
by Google X labs, will seek to connect traditional clinical observations
of health, such as diet -- or habits, such as smoking -- with molecular-
level changes.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80798.html

IBM Is a 'Kindred Spirit': Whoa, Tim Cook, Whoa
The Apple deal with IBM has shown us a whole new side of Tim Cook -- the
gushing, hype-laden, excited-but-still-vague Tim Cook who says things
like "kindred spirit," "fit together like a puzzle," "huge opportunity,"
and "radical step for enterprise." Who peppers his speech with words
like "profound," "complementary," "landmark" and "thrilled." Holy
macaroni.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80789.html

Linux Gaming: If You Build It, Will They Come?
For long-suffering Linux users who have endured the dearth of high-
quality action games on their open source desktops, the wait for better
game developer support soon may be over. New technology is making Linux
more attractive to game makers. Until now, game makers have relied
primarily on Windows PCs and gaming consoles powered by proprietary
alternatives to the Linux OS.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80788.html

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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- July 24, 2014

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Twitter's 'D' in Diversity Reflects Broader Industry Failure
Facebook Saves the Day From Slipping Away
Patent Tips Apple's iWatch Hand
Amazon Fire Phone Wins Respect, if Not Raves
Skype for Linux Redesign Is Ugly but Functional

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Twitter's 'D' in Diversity Reflects Broader Industry Failure
Like many other tech companies, Twitter is largely made up of white,
male employees, pointing to a lack of diversity in the industry. The
company revealed statistics about its organizational demographics,
noting that almost 60 percent of Twitter's U.S. employees self-identify
as white. Of Twitter's global workforce of around 3,000, 70 percent are
male, and only a tenth of tech workers are women.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80783.html

Facebook Saves the Day From Slipping Away
Facebook has launched a feature that allows users to save content from
their News Feed to read or watch later. Called "Save," it is designed
help users who may be inundated by links to articles, music clips and
videos to separate the wheat from the chaff. Users who see something
intriguing now can choose the Save option in a dropdown menu in the
upper right-hand corner of a post.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80782.html

Patent Tips Apple's iWatch Hand
A patent awarded to Apple may be a tip-off of what it's planning for the
smartwatch widely expected this fall. The patent for something Apple
referenced in its application as "iTime" is for an electronic wristband
that contains a recessed area for a device, such as a watch body. The
iTime could feed and display information gathered from sensors in the
band on a pop-in electronic device.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80771.html

Amazon Fire Phone Wins Respect, if Not Raves
Early reviews for Amazon's first foray into the smartphone market are
mixed, with a general sense that the device is a good phone overlaid
with some flashy features. Amazon announced the Fire Phone last month,
trumpeting its 3D display, which uses facial recognition and front-
facing cameras to shift perspective, depending on where the user's head
is.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80777.html

Skype for Linux Redesign Is Ugly but Functional
If you do not mind having a free non-open source Microsoft product on
your Linux computer, the latest Skype for Linux release catches up to
the Windows and Mac versions, providing most of the features they've had
for some time. Microsoft rolled out Skype version 4.3.0.37 in mid June.
The catch-up release has an updated user interface, some additional
features, and lots of bug fixes.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80759.html

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