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Tech News Flash: Monday -- September 29, 2014

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How to Tap Into iOS 8's Best New Communication Features
Apple and Oracle - Are We Suckers or What?
GNOME Again, GNOME Again, Jiggety Jig
Gadget Ogling: Smart Wine, Wooly Sound and a Clever Light Bulb
FBI Director Comey Gives Apple and Google a Tongue-Lashing
The Power of Linux (Almost) Everywhere

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Today's Story Highlights

How to Tap Into iOS 8's Best New Communication Features
Apple's iOS 8 is a free upgrade for iPhone owners who have an iPhone 4s
up to the new behemoth iPhone 6 Plus. iOS 8 looks a lot like iOS 7, but
when you begin tapping down into it, there are dozens of new features
and tweaks. Most everyone can find a few new features to make their
iPhones better than ever. Some are handy, some have "finally" arrived,
and some are just plain cool.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81116.html

Apple and Oracle - Are We Suckers or What?
"There's a sucker born every minute." What's kind of funny about that
famous quote is that there is no record of P.T. Barnum ever saying it,
and there's a lot of evidence he was too smart to have done so. Whether
Barnum made the observation or whether those words were uttered by any
number of con men instead, the fact remains we are often excessively
gullible.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81109.html

GNOME Again, GNOME Again, Jiggety Jig
There's just never a dull moment here in the Linux blogosphere, and the
last week or so has been a perfect illustration. Not only did the
Shellshock bug hit the proverbial fan, but the ever-burning Systemd
flames flared even brighter, thanks to the addition of some fresh fuel.
The Debian team has decided to make the GNOME desktop default again --
and Systemd is at least part of the reason.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81119.html

Gadget Ogling: Smart Wine, Wooly Sound and a Clever Light Bulb
I give LG a little flak for constantly releasing new smartphones, but
here's one with a twist. LG is pegging the Wine Smart as its first flip-
style smartphone. Yes, the compact style is back, only this time its
fuel is Android, instead of whatever arcane OS manufacturers might dream
up. I suspect this is more about style than function, outside of a
dedicated button for opening an IM app.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81108.html

FBI Director Comey Gives Apple and Google a Tongue-Lashing
FBI Director James Comey on Thursday strongly criticized Apple and
Google for hardening information stored in smartphones by encrypting
data, making it inaccessible to law enforcement even with a court order.
The FBI has had conversations with both Apple and Google over the
encryption features, Comey said, although he personally was not involved
in those talks.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81111.html

The Power of Linux (Almost) Everywhere
Linux -- the free open source operating system for enterprise, small
business and home computing use -- is not used everywhere yet. However,
its user base crosses nearly every industry. It's in consumer products
like TVs and computer networking gear. Linux drives services that users
do not even know run Linux. Think in terms of servers, Big Data farms
and cloud storage facilities.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81112.html

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