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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- November 5, 2014

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Facebook's Voter Turnout Efforts: Good, Bad or Pointless?
The Trouble With Facebook's Tor Link
HP's Omen Laptop - a Portent of Gaming's Future?
Starwood's Keyless Entry Streamlines Hotel Check-In
NTSB Gives Last Press Briefing on SpaceShipTwo Crash Investigation

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Today's Story Highlights

Facebook's Voter Turnout Efforts: Good, Bad or Pointless?
In the run-up to Tuesday's mid-term elections, suspicions were rife
about the possibility of Facebook influencing the outcome. Facebook had
joined Google, Twitter and other high-tech companies in urging people to
vote, but skepticism about its motives ran high. In previous elections,
it had turned its call to voters into sociological experiments, tweaking
its approaches for different groups.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81308.html

The Trouble With Facebook's Tor Link
Facebook recently announced that it was providing access directly over
the Tor network. Its purpose was to let users access Facebook without
losing the cryptographic protections provided by the Tor cloud. Facebook
is providing an SSL certificate which cites its onion address. It will
add onion address support for its mobile site later. The Tor link will
work only in Tor-enabled browsers.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81304.html

HP's Omen Laptop - a Portent of Gaming's Future?
HP on Tuesday announced the HP Omen notebook PC, a laptop designed with
hardcore gamers in mind. Available for order in the U.S. starting at
$1,500, the Omen combines performance, portability and style, the
company said. The Omen features an industrial design that was engineered
to manage heat. It has dual fans that pull cool air through the bottom
of the system.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81300.html

Starwood's Keyless Entry Streamlines Hotel Check-In
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide -- which owns and manages a number
of high-end hotel brands including the St. Regis, The Luxury Collection,
W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft and
Element -- has announced the rollout of SPG Keyless, a tech offering
that allows guests to use their smartphone as a room key. Hilton
introduced similar technology earlier this year.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81299.html

NTSB Gives Last Press Briefing on SpaceShipTwo Crash Investigation
Christopher Hart, acting chairman of the United States National
Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash last week
of Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, on Monday delivered his final press
briefing on the initial stage of the investigation. Hart clarified on
Monday that it was not known whether Alsbury or copilot Peter Siebold
had moved the feathering lever.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81292.html

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