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Saturday 30 July 2016

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Tech News Flash: Saturday -- July 30, 2016

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Headline Scan
Clinton Campaign Latest Target of Hackers Linked to Russia
KeySniffer Follows the Scent of Cheap Wireless Keyboards
Trump Tries to Walk Back Comments on Clinton Emails
LinuxInsider Review of Solus Simplicity
Xiaomi Unveils Budget-Friendly MacBook Air Rival
BlackBerry Offers Android Users a Secure New Smartphone
New Office 365 Features Help Build a Better Research Paper
Gadget Ogling: Pretty Printers, Bargain Smartwatches, and Font Finders
Google Beefs Up Phone App's Spam-Fighting Skills
Aquila Test Flight Carries Facebook's Internet Ambitions Aloft
FBI Launches Probe Into DNC Email Hack

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Clinton Campaign Latest Target of Hackers Linked to Russia
The campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is the
latest possible victim of a series of hack attacks some cybersecurity
experts have linked to the Russian government. Campaign officials
reportedly acknowledged that an analytics program it uses, which is
maintained by the DNC, was accessed in a breach discovered earlier this
month.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83755.html

KeySniffer Follows the Scent of Cheap Wireless Keyboards
A vulnerability in inexpensive wireless keyboards lets hackers steal
private data, Bastille reported this week. The vulnerability lets
hackers use a new attack the firm dubbed "KeySniffer" to eavesdrop on
and capture every keystroke typed from up to 250 feet away. The stolen
data is rendered in clear text. It lets hackers search for victims'
credit card information, passwords and more.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83753.html

Trump Tries to Walk Back Comments on Clinton Emails
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday attempted to
walk back some of his remarks at a Wednesday morning press briefing
during the Democratic National Convention, including his suggestion that
Russian intelligence services should look for more than 30,000 deleted
emails belonging to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and reveal
them to the world.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83750.html

LinuxInsider Review of Solus Simplicity
The Solus Project version 1.2 shows considerable maturity in the
homegrown Budgie desktop. Solus 1.2 is the second minor release in the
Shannon series, built around a custom Budgie desktop developed in-house
and the eopkg package manager forked from PiSi. Solus is a Linux
distribution built from scratch. The Budgie desktop can be set to
emulate the look and feel of the GNOME 2 desktop.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83747.html

Xiaomi Unveils Budget-Friendly MacBook Air Rival
Xiaomi on Wednesday unveiled the Mi Notebook Air, its challenger to the
MacBook Air. The 13.3-inch model is priced at about $750, compared to
the MacBook Air's $1,050 price tag in China. The device is also
available in a 12.5-inch version. The Mi Notebook Air offers a number of
features that aren't available in a MacBook Air. The 13.3-inch model is
gaming-ready.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83744.html

BlackBerry Offers Android Users a Secure New Smartphone
BlackBerry on Tuesday made a play for security-conscious Android users
with the announcement of its new DTEK50. Running Android 6.0 Marshmallow
and BlackBerry security software, the new unit is the "most secure
Android smartphone" in the world, the company claimed. Many Android
users have concerns about the their phone's security, according to a
recent survey.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83745.html

New Office 365 Features Help Build a Better Research Paper
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a slew of cloud-powered intelligent
services in Office 365 apps that aim to assist research and writing
efforts. Researcher lets users access the Bing Knowledge Graph to find
and incorporate sources and content for research papers without leaving
Word. Editor uses machine learning and national language processing,
combined with input from Microsoft's linguists.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83743.html

Gadget Ogling: Pretty Printers, Bargain Smartwatches, and Font Finders
Paper, designed by Ludwig Rensch, is sadly a concept for now. It holds a
ream of paper to make loading the printing material easier than
shuffling with a stack of loose leafs. It can scan documents and send
them to your phone if you desire. It can make copies. There's a string
of LEDs to show how much ink is left for each color, and there's even a
handle on top .
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83739.html

Google Beefs Up Phone App's Spam-Fighting Skills
Google on Tuesday released an updated version of its Phone app for
Android with a new spam protection feature that warns users when an
incoming call is likely to be spam. It also lets them block numbers and
report spam. The app is available on Google Play. The spam warning
feature works on Nexus and AndroidOne devices on the T-Mobile USA,
Project Fi and Orange France networks.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83741.html

Aquila Test Flight Carries Facebook's Internet Ambitions Aloft
Facebook has carried out the first full-scale test flight of Aquila, a
high-altitude solar-powered unmanned aircraft designed to provide
Internet access to remote regions. The company had flown a one-fifth
scale version of the airplane for several months. The full-sized craft
has the wingspan of a Boeing 737 -- 46 yards -- but reportedly weighs
less than 900 pounds fully laden.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83735.html

FBI Launches Probe Into DNC Email Hack
The FBI on Monday confirmed it has opened an investigation into
allegations that the Wikileaks email dump of nearly 20,000 DNC emails
over the weekend might be linked to the Russian government. Hackers
connected to Russian intelligence agencies allegedly have been working
to help tilt the U.S. presidential election. "The FBI is investigating a
cyber intrusion involving the DNC," the agency said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83738.html

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Wednesday 27 July 2016

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter


ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- July 27, 2016

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

Nintendo's Q1 Reflects Struggles Unrelated to Pokemon Go Success
(Posted 27-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83742.html

KickassTorrents Owner Faces 20-Plus Years in Stir
(Posted 26-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83734.html

Amazon Sidles Into Student Loans
(Posted 25-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83736.html

Yahoo Deal Could Put Verizon in Google and Facebook's League
(Posted 25-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83733.html

Verizon on Verge of $5B Deal for Yahoo Core Assets
(Posted 22-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83729.html

Musk Plots Out Tesla's Next 10 Years
(Posted 22-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83727.html

Facebook Messenger Counter Rolls Over to 1 Billion
(Posted 21-Jul-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83724.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

New Office 365 Features Help Build a Better Research Paper
(Posted 27-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83743.html

Gadget Ogling: Pretty Printers, Bargain Smartwatches, and Font Finders
(Posted 26-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83739.html

Aquila Test Flight Carries Facebook's Internet Ambitions Aloft
(Posted 26-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83735.html

FBI Launches Probe Into DNC Email Hack
(Posted 26-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83738.html

Windows RIP: Thankfully It Died With Windows 8
(Posted 25-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83731.html

Snapchat's Curious About-Face
(Posted 23-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83732.html

Civil Rights Office Issues Ransomware Guidance
(Posted 22-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83730.html

Tinder Social Feeds More-the-Merrier Impulses
(Posted 22-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83726.html

Snowden Puts His Mind to Designing Spy-Proof Smartphone Cases
(Posted 21-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83725.html

Teal Pushes Drone Speed Limits
(Posted 21-Jul-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83722.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Xactly CEO Christopher Cabrera: Understanding CRM's Boundaries
(Posted 27-Jul-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83740.html

Gamification's Serious Role in Sales Success
(Posted 26-Jul-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83737.html

LinkedIn Spiffs Up Sales Navigator
(Posted 22-Jul-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83728.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Google Beefs Up Phone App's Spam-Fighting Skills
(Posted 27-Jul-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83741.html

Android, Chromebook Make a Sweet Couple
(Posted 23-Jul-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83714.html

Splice Machine Creates Open Source, Enterprise Split
(Posted 21-Jul-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83723.html

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Monday 25 July 2016

Tech News Flash


Tech News Flash: Monday -- July 25, 2016

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Headline Scan
Windows RIP: Thankfully It Died With Windows 8
Snapchat's Curious About-Face
Android, Chromebook Make a Sweet Couple
Civil Rights Office Issues Ransomware Guidance

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Windows RIP: Thankfully It Died With Windows 8
As we approach the end of the free Windows 10 upgrades and get used to
the anniversary edition, it suddenly hit me the Windows we knew died
with Windows 8 -- what we got with Windows 10 really isn't what we've
come to know as Windows. Hell, looking at Microsoft's latest financials,
Microsoft really isn't Microsoft any more, either. Both are very
different from what they were just last decade.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83731.html

Snapchat's Curious About-Face
Fleeting memories will be a thing of the past with a new Snapchat
feature currently rolling out. "Memories," introduced earlier this
month, allows users of the app to save photos and photo stories to their
phones, as well as share them with friends. Finding snaps or stories can
be done with a simple text search. Protecting snaps and stories on a
phone is easy, too.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83732.html

Android, Chromebook Make a Sweet Couple
Chrome OS and Android Apps now run together on some Chromebooks. Many,
but not all, Chromebook models will get the operating system update that
allows it as fall approaches. The Asus Chromebook Flip C100P -- the
first Chromebook to get the upgrade -- is an impressive example of what
will come with the hybrid integration of Chrome OS and Android apps.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83714.html

Civil Rights Office Issues Ransomware Guidance
Ransomware infections are on the rise, and healthcare organizations are
ripe targets, which may be why the federal government addressed the
subject last week. Ransomware attacks have risen from about 1,000 a day
last year to 4,000 a day this year, Symantec has reported. Many of those
attacks are for small change, but some of the larger ones have been
directed at healthcare providers.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83730.html

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Friday 22 July 2016

Tech News Flash


Tech News Flash: Friday -- July 22, 2016

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Headline Scan
Tinder Social Feeds More-the-Merrier Impulses
Snowden Puts His Mind to Designing Spy-Proof Smartphone Cases
Teal Pushes Drone Speed Limits
Splice Machine Creates Open Source, Enterprise Split
Twitter Lets Anyone and Everyone Apply for a Blue Badge
The Internet of Medical Things, Part 3: Safety First
Hackers Claim Credit for Pokemon Go No-Go

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Tinder Social Feeds More-the-Merrier Impulses
Tinder has announced the launch of Tinder Social, a new platform that
helps users plan group nights out. The new platform will help users plan
double dates or larger group events, creating new opportunities for
people to make connections, the company said. Tinder took the platform
for a test drive in Australia and found that users wanted a better way
to add friends to their night out in real time.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83726.html

Snowden Puts His Mind to Designing Spy-Proof Smartphone Cases
NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden and noted hacker Andrew "Bunnie" Huang
on Thursday published a paper on their collaboration to design a
smartphone case that will protect user privacy. The pair developed a
prototype compatible with the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, as it's "driven
primarily by what we understand to be the current preferences and tastes
of reporters," the paper states.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83725.html

Teal Pushes Drone Speed Limits
Teal Drones on Wednesday introduced what it billed as the world's
fastest production drone. Aside from its drone's capabilities, the
company is drawing attention because George Matus Jr., its founder and
CEO, is an 18-year-old recent high school graduate. The drone can fly at
70 mph in all weather conditions and has reached a top speed of 85 mph.
It can withstand 40 mph winds.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83722.html

Splice Machine Creates Open Source, Enterprise Split
Splice Machine has open sourced its Spark-powered relational SQL
database system. The company has set up a cloud-based sandbox for
developers to put its new open source Splice Machine 2.0 Community
Edition to the test. The company also announced the release of a cluster
version and the launch of a developer community site. Splice Machine is
designed for high-speed performance.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83723.html

Twitter Lets Anyone and Everyone Apply for a Blue Badge
Twitter on Tuesday announced it has opened up the application process
for verified account status, which previously was reserved for
celebrities and other high-profile users. Any user may now file an
online application to have an account verified. Twitter account
verification, denoted by a blue badge icon, flags individuals and
organizations as authentic, the company explained.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83719.html

The Internet of Medical Things, Part 3: Safety First
Though quick to capitalize on connected health devices and the coming
Internet of Medical Things, hardware manufacturers may be moving too
slowly when it comes to building the necessary protections into the back
end. The National Security Agency last month told participants in a
defense technology summit in Washington that it was looking into hacking
connected medical devices.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83717.html

Hackers Claim Credit for Pokemon Go No-Go
Pokemon Go , the augmented reality overnight sensation, experienced
sluggish performance over the weekend, possibly from a hacker attack on
its login servers. Shortly after Pokemon Go devs tweeted that the game
was rolling out to 26 additional countries, this tweet appeared:
"Trainers! We have been working to fix the server issues. ... We'll post
an update soon."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83713.html

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