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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- October 6, 2015

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Adobe Lays Out a Feast at Its MAX Picnic
Slackel Linux: Not Your Father's Slackware
Facebook, Eutelsat to Use Satellites to Spread Net Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Another Day, Another Billion Android Users at Risk
So What's Really the Best Smartphone?

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Today's Story Highlights

Adobe Lays Out a Feast at Its MAX Picnic
Adobe raised the curtain on two mobile apps and a basket of product
upgrades at its MAX conference in Los Angeles. Both new apps --
Photoshop Fix and Capture CC -- are free, but they initially will be
available only to users of Apple's mobile devices. Photoshop Fix
includes some commonly used Photoshop features -- exposure, contrast and
saturation control, as well as object and blemish removal.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82572.html

Slackel Linux: Not Your Father's Slackware
Slackel is a Linux distro a step away from the mainstream Debian-based
Linux OS line. It is based on Slackware and Salix. Users already
familiar with that lineage are more inclined to like Slackel. Slackel
offers a few advantages not usually found with the Slackware Linux
lineup. The main difference is that its repository includes the current
version of Slackware and the latest version of KDE.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82568.html

Facebook, Eutelsat to Use Satellites to Spread Net Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook and Eutelsat have entered a partnership to leverage satellite
technology to provide Internet access to remote parts of sub-Saharan
Africa. The initiative, which includes a multiyear agreement with
Spacecom, will utilize the entire broadband payload on the future AMOS-6
satellite as the backbone of a dedicated system that will include
satellite capacity, gateways and terminals.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82566.html

Another Day, Another Billion Android Users at Risk
Google on Monday released an over-the-air update for Nexus devices,
which includes patches for the latest Stagefright vulnerabilities and
other flaws. Android's Stagefright media processing feature, which
recently imperiled 1 billion devices around the world, was once again
putting them at risk, Zimperium revealed last week. Zimperium found two
new vulnerabilities.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82570.html

So What's Really the Best Smartphone?
The best smartphone on the market is the iPhone, right? That is the
conventional wisdom. However, if I were to ask about the best shoes,
shirt, car, boat or TV, the answers likely would be all over the map.
When it comes to cars, for instance, I personally favor convertibles
because they remind me of my youth when I could ride a motorcycle
without a helmet, and they are just more fun.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82561.html

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