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Tech News Flash: Friday -- January 23, 2015

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The Brave New World of Windows 10
Quinn's Crash Override Combats Cyberbullying
Acer Designs Chromebooks for Students' Rough Handling
Could Microsoft's Foggy Windows 10 Plan Be Any Smarter?
Microsoft Just Handed Us Our Holographic Future
Ubuntu Aims to Make the IoT Snappy
Verizon Offers Connected-Car Service Even Beaters Can Use

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Today's Story Highlights

The Brave New World of Windows 10
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a slew of new features and capabilities
coming in Windows 10: the convergence of the desktop and mobile; the
advent of the killer universal app; more power and features for personal
digital assistant Cortana, which will be on mobile as well as desktops
and laptops; improvements to maps; a new browser; a strong emphasis on
gaming; and holographic computing.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81622.html

Quinn's Crash Override Combats Cyberbullying
Crash Override made its official debut last week, promising a new way to
support targets of online bullying and harassment. Cofounder Zoe Quinn,
a video game developer, is one of the better-known people on the
receiving end of such abuse. For her, it started when an ex-boyfriend
alleged in a blog post that Quinn had traded sex for favorable reviews
from a journalist for a video game news site.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81627.html

Acer Designs Chromebooks for Students' Rough Handling
Acer on Wednesday announced two new ruggedized Chromebooks geared for
classroom use. Both will go on sale in February. The Acer Chromebook
C910 and C740 have a durable design built around reinforced covers and
hinges. The new models support multiple user sign-ons and offline file
access. Security features include a Kensington lock to secure the laptop
to a wireless cart or lab station.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81624.html

Could Microsoft's Foggy Windows 10 Plan Be Any Smarter?
The most important and daring move that Microsoft made Wednesday is far
and away making the upgrade to Windows 10 free. Seems dirt-simple and
intuitive on the surface, but it represents a startling and abrupt shift
in both how users will relate to Microsoft and how Microsoft innovates
with Windows going forward. I'm an unabashed Apple fan -- but I can
appreciate a smart move when I see one.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81620.html

Microsoft Just Handed Us Our Holographic Future
Microsoft on Wednesday announced Windows Holographic, a feature in
Windows 10 that will let users create their own holograms and print them
out on 3D printers. Every Windows 10 device has holographic APIs
enabled, Microsoft's Alex Kipman said. Windows 10 holograms are Windows
Universal Apps. Users need the Microsoft HoloLens headset, which Kipman
described as "the first fully untethered computer."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81614.html

Ubuntu Aims to Make the IoT Snappy
Canonical on Tuesday unveiled Snappy Ubuntu Core, a new rendition of
Ubuntu targeting the Internet of Things. Snappy Ubuntu Core offers a
minimal server image with the same libraries as "traditional" Ubuntu,
but Snappy apps and Ubuntu Core can be upgraded automatically and rolled
back if necessary. Snappy runs on any device with an ARMv7 or Intel x86
processor and at least 256 MB of RAM.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81618.html

Verizon Offers Connected-Car Service Even Beaters Can Use
Verizon last week unveiled a new connected-vehicle service at the
Detroit auto show. Verizon Vehicle, which will go live this spring, will
be compatible with nearly every vehicle made since 1996. It will be
available directly to consumers regardless of their mobile carrier.
Designed to enhance driver safety, Verizon Vehicle will provide
diagnostic technology and live assistance with GPS accuracy.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81613.html

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