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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- August 31, 2016

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Intel's Kaby Lake Chip Promises Deeper Internet Immersion
Zen's Place in the Computing World
Election Season Spawns Scams With Political Twist
Nextdoor Tackles Racial Profiling at Street Level
Snazzier Fitbits Sport Beefed-Up Feature Sets
StandWithLeslie and Obliterate Internet Trolls
The Peppermint Twist Is Still Cool

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Intel's Kaby Lake Chip Promises Deeper Internet Immersion
Facing a shrinking market for personal computers and a stalled market
for tablets, Intel on Tuesday unveiled its 7th-generation processors,
code-named "Kaby Lake," which deliver more speed and power than its 6th-
generation chipsets, while improving battery efficiency. Intel has
positioned the new Kaby Lake chipsets as ideal for the immersive
Internet.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83857.html

Zen's Place in the Computing World
AMD, which has been clawing its way out of the doldrums, recently
showcased its octacore, 16-thread Summit Ridge desktop processor
featuring its Zen core in a performance match-up against Intel's
octacore Broadwell-E Core i7-6900K CPU. The two similarly configured
processors were locked at 3 GHz for the test, in which they ran the
multithreaded Blender rendering application.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83853.html

Election Season Spawns Scams With Political Twist
Dirty tricks during political campaigns are nothing new, but the
Internet and the proliferation of mobile devices have allowed tricksters
to up their games a notch. It came to light last week, for example, that
Donald Trump's campaign app was hoovering the address books on his
supporters' phones. Trump's app wasn't doing anything illegal. It wasn't
even trying to hide what it was doing.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83854.html

Nextdoor Tackles Racial Profiling at Street Level
Nextdoor last week rolled out to all 110,000 of its neighborhoods a new
form-based process for making crime and safety reports. Implementation
of the tool reduced incidents of racial profiling by 75 percent in areas
where it was tested, according to CEO Nirav Tolia. Some Nextdoor members
had begun using the site to post problematic messages targeting racial
minorities.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83850.html

Snazzier Fitbits Sport Beefed-Up Feature Sets
Fitbit on Monday announced two new fitness trackers with sleeker looks,
more durable construction and greater data-gathering capabilities. The
Fitbit Charge 2, priced at $149.95, features continuous heart-rate
tracking. It uses the data to generate a cardio fitness score and
provides guidance for improving it over time. The Charge 2 displays
real-time exercise stats.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83849.html

StandWithLeslie and Obliterate Internet Trolls
I think there's a legitimate argument for removing one category of folks
from the gene pool, because they spend the little time they are given on
Earth making other folks' lives miserable. Back when I was playing MMOs,
some twisted folks -- known as "griefers," would lie in wait to mug
lower level characters and find creative ways to destroy the fun in a
game, often eventually killing it.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83843.html

The Peppermint Twist Is Still Cool
The Peppermint operating system is built around a concept not found in
most Linux distros. It is a hybrid combination of traditional Linux
desktop applications and cloud-based infrastructure. Peppermint 7 is a
lightweight distribution based on Ubuntu 16.04. The key to its process
of linking full desktop functionality to cloud apps is an in-house
developed application dubbed "Ice."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83846.html

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ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- August 31, 2016

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

Europe Duns Apple for $14.5B in Illegal Tax Breaks
(Posted 31-Aug-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83856.html

Federal Agencies Told to Share Their Software
(Posted 31-Aug-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83855.html

HPE, HP Sued for Elbowing Out Older Employees
(Posted 30-Aug-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83852.html

Dark Days Ahead for Companies That Fail Customers
(Posted 29-Aug-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83848.html

Defense Department Drifts Toward Commercial Cloud
(Posted 26-Aug-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83842.html

Amazon Sets Up New Auto Research Shop
(Posted 25-Aug-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83841.html

WhatsApp Shaves Off a Little More Privacy
(Posted 25-Aug-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83839.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Intel's Kaby Lake Chip Promises Deeper Internet Immersion
(Posted 31-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83857.html

Zen's Place in the Computing World
(Posted 31-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83853.html

Election Season Spawns Scams With Political Twist
(Posted 30-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83854.html

Nextdoor Tackles Racial Profiling at Street Level
(Posted 30-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83850.html

Snazzier Fitbits Sport Beefed-Up Feature Sets
(Posted 30-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83849.html

#StandWithLeslie and Obliterate Internet Trolls
(Posted 29-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83843.html

Innocents Exposed as WikiLeaks Gushes Information
(Posted 27-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83847.html

Apple Speeds iOS Patch to Bring Down Pegasus
(Posted 26-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83845.html

US Government's Social Media Vetting Idea Draws Fire
(Posted 26-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83844.html

Instagram Opens Snappy New Events Channel
(Posted 26-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83835.html

Gadget Ogling: Musical Pizza Boxes, Backup Backpacks, and Tattooing
Robots
(Posted 25-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83834.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

American Breaks People
(Posted 30-Aug-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83851.html

Einstein to Make Dreamforce Appearance
(Posted 25-Aug-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83840.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

The Peppermint Twist Is Still Cool
(Posted 29-Aug-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83846.html

25 Years of Linux: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been
(Posted 25-Aug-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83838.html

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Tech News Flash: Saturday -- August 27, 2016

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Headline Scan
Innocents Exposed as WikiLeaks Gushes Information
Apple Speeds iOS Patch to Bring Down Pegasus
US Government's Social Media Vetting Idea Draws Fire
Instagram Opens Snappy New Events Channel
Gadgets: Musical Pizza Boxes, Backup Backpacks, and Tattooing Robots
25 Years of Linux: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been
Twitter Steps Up Counterterrorism Efforts
Apple Buys Healthcare 'Magic Machine'
Google Fills Nexus Devices With Rich Nougat Features

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Innocents Exposed as WikiLeaks Gushes Information
WikiLeaks reportedly has leaked sensitive personal information belonging
to hundreds of innocent individuals worldwide, including some residing
in several highly repressive countries. The organization has revealed
private credit card data, medical information, personal addresses and
other data of various individuals, including the identification as gay
of a Saudi Arabian who had been arrested.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83847.html

Apple Speeds iOS Patch to Bring Down Pegasus
Apple on Thursday issued a patch that addresses three recently
discovered critical iOS zero-day vulnerabilities, and advised users to
update their systems immediately. State-sponsored actors exploited the
flaws to target United Arab Emirates human rights defender Ahmed
Mansoor, and a Mexican journalist who reported on government corruption.
Researchers have dubbed the flaws "Trident."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83845.html

US Government's Social Media Vetting Idea Draws Fire
A coalition headed by the Center for Democracy & Technology, the
Internet Association, and the American Civil Liberties Union this week
filed objections to a Department of Homeland Security proposal to
collect social media information from visitors entering the United
States. The proposal, published in June, calls for the addition of a
request to the I-94W form required for aliens seeking entry.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83844.html

Instagram Opens Snappy New Events Channel
Instagram last week announced a new Explore video channel that gives
users an easier way to find and watch events. The channel aggregates
videos from concerts, sporting events and more, and its personalization
features flag events that might be a good match for users' individual
interests. The new channel initially will be available only to U.S.
users.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83835.html

Gadgets: Musical Pizza Boxes, Backup Backpacks, and Tattooing Robots
Call it a gimmick, but I'm very much into the idea of having a pizza box
that doubles as a turntable. Pizza Hut partnered with Novalia to make
the box, which includes pitch and volume controls, a mixer, and touch-
sensitive decks. Using printed electronics, DJs can crossfade, rewind
and even scratch. The box pairs with smartphones and computers using
Bluetooth and works with DJ software.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83834.html

25 Years of Linux: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been
Happy Birthday Linux! You're 25! When Linux was born on Aug. 25, 1991,
it was little more than a hobby for 21-year old Linus Torvald. Today the
Linux community is estimated to be upwards of 86 million users strong.
It has become the backbone of large enterprises, and it is installed in
government systems and embedded in devices worldwide. It has grown into
a major mainstream computing platform.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83838.html

Twitter Steps Up Counterterrorism Efforts
Twitter last week announced it had suspended 235,000 accounts since
February for promoting terrorism, bringing to 360,000 the total number
of suspensions since mid-2015. Daily suspensions have increased more
than 80 percent since last year, spiking immediately after terrorist
attacks. Twitter's response time for suspending reported accounts has
decreased dramatically.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83832.html

Apple Buys Healthcare 'Magic Machine'
Apple has purchased medical records startup Gliimpse in order to broaden
its presence in the personal healthcare information management market.
Apple reportedly confirmed that the purchase took place earlier this
year. Apple in recent years has delved into healthcare with offerings
such as HealthKit, CareKit and ResearchKit. The Gliimpse acquisition is
seen as an extension of those efforts.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83831.html

Google Fills Nexus Devices With Rich Nougat Features
Google on Monday began rolling out its long-awaited Android 7.0 Nougat
release to Nexus smartphones and tablets. The new operating system
became available as a beta release, known only as "Android N," earlier
this year. The experiences of developers and other users led to more
than 250 new features, including improved multitasking, stronger battery
life and tighter security features.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83830.html

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ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- August 24, 2016

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

Verizon Toys With Risky App Revenue Plan
(Posted 23-Aug-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83829.html

Sony Tips PS4 Slim Standard Strategy
(Posted 22-Aug-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83827.html

Russian Gang Suspected of Hacking Oracle's POS System
(Posted 20-Aug-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83824.html

Lights Out for Gawker.com
(Posted 19-Aug-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83823.html

Cisco Delivers Good News, Bad News: Solid Earnings, Job Cuts
(Posted 18-Aug-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83820.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Apple Buys Healthcare 'Magic Machine'
(Posted 24-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83831.html

Google Fills Nexus Devices With Rich Nougat Features
(Posted 23-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83830.html

Netgear's Orbi WiFi Promises Strong Signal All Through the House
(Posted 23-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83826.html

From the Olympic Non-Robbery to Ford Getting Out of Cars, to Evil NSA: A
Strange Week
(Posted 22-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83821.html

To Protect Enterprise Data, Secure the Code
(Posted 20-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83825.html

Uber Revs Engine in Self-Driving Race
(Posted 18-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83819.html

Edward Snowden Sheds Light on Shadow Brokers
(Posted 18-Aug-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83817.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Pegasystems CTO Don Schuerman: Trust the Technology
(Posted 23-Aug-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83828.html

Enterprise Software's Future
(Posted 19-Aug-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83822.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Latest Slackware Version Doesn't Cut Newbies any Slack
(Posted 22-Aug-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83818.html

The Linux Foundation Gives PNDA a Home
(Posted 18-Aug-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83816.html

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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- August 23, 2016

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Netgear's Orbi WiFi Promises Strong Signal All Through the House
From the Olympic Non-Robbery to Ford Getting Out of Cars, to Evil NSA: A Strange Week
Latest Slackware Version Doesn't Cut Newbies any Slack
To Protect Enterprise Data, Secure the Code

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Netgear's Orbi WiFi Promises Strong Signal All Through the House
Netgear on Monday announced the Orbi WiFi System, designed to eliminate
dead spots in smart homes. Orbi's system "is similar to using a network
extender, but Netgear has improved on this approach with a dedicated
band for communication with the satellite devices," explained Bill
Ablondi, a research director at Strategy Analytics. The initial Orbi
system will be available in September for $400.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83826.html

From the Olympic Non-Robbery to Ford Getting Out of Cars, to Evil NSA: A Strange Week
There were three stories that caught my eye last week that I think
deserve some additional discussion. One is the alleged robbery of U.S.
Olympians followed by questions of whether it really happened because
their phones weren't stolen. There may be a legitimate reason for that,
and it's one that suggests a lot of folks will be getting huge cellphone
bills next month.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83821.html

Latest Slackware Version Doesn't Cut Newbies any Slack
Slackware is one of those Linux distros often described as being
difficult to use. The Slackware Project version 14.2 released on July 1
does little to change that view -- at least, as far as installing it is
concerned. Its KDE desktop is probably the most contemporary trait.
Other than an update under the hood, it offers little that's new in
terms of usability and few new features.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83818.html

To Protect Enterprise Data, Secure the Code
Responsibility for securing enterprise applications has been moving down
the development lifecycle, and for good reason. It not only makes the
enterprise more secure, but also saves companies time and money. For
example, the average time to fix a vulnerability in IBM's application
security solution has dropped from 20 hours to 30 minutes, according to
Forrester Consulting.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83825.html

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