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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- October 17, 2017

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WPA2 Flaw Could Blow WiFi Systems Wide Open
Could HP and Dell Get Together Again?
Report Probes Social Media's Threat to Democracy
Google Assistant Shines in Pint-Sized Home Mini
New Kindle Oasis E-Reader Can Take a Dunking
Apple Releases Retro Version of iTunes

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Today's Story Highlights

WPA2 Flaw Could Blow WiFi Systems Wide Open
A security flaw in WPA2, the security protocol for most modern WiFi
systems, could allow an attacker to steal sensitive data including
emails, credit card numbers and passwords, Researchers at Belgian
university KU Leuven reported Monday. Depending on the network
configuration, the flaw also could allow an attacker to inject or
manipulate information in the system.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84888.html

Could HP and Dell Get Together Again?
Technology companies tend to have very fickle relationships. For
instance, Microsoft helped launch Apple, worked to kill the company,
provided money to save it, and then got its butt kicked by it. Dell
first partnered with EMC, then competed with it, then bought it -- and
the CEOs remained friends throughout. Dell and HP have had a rather
interesting relationship as well.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84880.html

Report Probes Social Media's Threat to Democracy
Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube may pose a
threat to American democracy, suggests a new report from The Omidyar
Group. The report follows recent disclosures about targeted dark post
advertising, fake news and other abuses propagated by Russian troll
farms during the 2016 election. Among the questions the report raises is
whether the U.S. government may need to step in.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84882.html

Google Assistant Shines in Pint-Sized Home Mini
The first wave of reviews touting Google's Home Mini smart speaker
surfaced this week, following reports that the company had to quash a
top touch function to prevent the device from accidentally activating
and recording conversations without users' knowledge. Google has
promised to update the device by Oct. 15. The Home Mini can provide
reports on weather, traffic, news, sports and more.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84877.html

New Kindle Oasis E-Reader Can Take a Dunking
Amazon on Wednesday pulled the wraps off a new premium e-reader that's
waterproof and has a sharp 300 pixels-per-inch display. The Kindle Oasis
has a 7-inch Paperwhite display and sports an aluminum back and
ergonomic shape that makes it easier to read for prolonged periods. It
has a battery life measured in weeks, and it can charge from zero to
full power in two hours.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84879.html

Apple Releases Retro Version of iTunes
Apple has made a retro version of iTunes available, 12.6.3, reviving
features removed by the mammoth 12.7 overhaul it released last month.
News of the release surfaced Monday in a post on Reddit by user
vista980622. Apple was low key about the release, saying in an online
post dated Sept. 23 that the retro version was for business partners who
needed iTunes to mass deploy apps on iOS devices.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84875.html

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