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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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