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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- October 22, 2014

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The Next-Gen TV Cable Dilemma
Google Takes a Flyer on Magic Leap
A Clunky, Slow Hoverboard That's Nothing Like Marty McFly's
Chinese Officials Kick In Apple, MS Cloud Doors

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Today's Story Highlights

The Next-Gen TV Cable Dilemma
Television manufacturers are moving toward ultra high definition -- also
known as "4K" -- which offers four times the resolution of HD. It also
offers greater depth of color and faster frame rate. That means more
information must travel through the cable from the video source to the
TV. The current de facto cable, HDMI, or high-definition multimedia
interface, solves some of the old problems.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81234.html

Google Takes a Flyer on Magic Leap
Magic Leap on Tuesday announced that Google was the lead investor in a
$542 million round of funding for its secret endeavors. Also
participating were Qualcomm, Legendary Entertainment, KKR, Vulcan
Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Andreessen Horowitz and
Obvious Ventures. Details are scarce about Magic Leap's forthcoming
products, but they are likely proprietary wearable technology.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81230.html

A Clunky, Slow Hoverboard That's Nothing Like Marty McFly's
The designers behind the Hendo Hoverboard on Tuesday took to the
crowdfunding site Kickstarter to help launch a prototype and bring it to
actual production. The funding period for this project will run from
Tuesday through Dec. 15. The team has set a Kickstarter goal of $250,000
and already raised in excess of $100,000 in the opening hours. Early
investors can get on board -- literally.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81231.html

Chinese Officials Kick In Apple, MS Cloud Doors
Chinese authorities have launched man-in-the-middle attacks on Apple's
iCloud.com and Microsoft's Login.live.co that are ongoing, according to
Greatfire.org. Qihoo 360 browser users' local connections to iCloud.com
are being rerouted to a dummy site that's identical to Apple's login
page. Users of Firefox or Chrome land on a warning page instead. The
attack on iCloud reportedly is nationwide.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81229.html

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