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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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Today's Story Highlights

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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