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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- July 18, 2018

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Microsoft's New Skype Could Be Risky Gamble
New Roku Speakers Offer Sophisticated Audio for Smart TVs
Pinguy OS Puts On a Happier GNOME 3 Face
Could a Tech Collaboration Tool Fix Dysfunctional Governments?
New MacBook Pros Get Major Power Boost
How Smart Should a Home Be?

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Microsoft's New Skype Could Be Risky Gamble
Microsoft has announced a new version of its Skype messaging app, along
with a warning that previous versions of the software will be disabled
after Sept. 1. "As we roll out improvements, there comes a time when we
must shut down older services and application versions," wrote the Skype
Team in an online post. "This is done to ensure that all customers have
the best possible Skype experience."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85451.html

New Roku Speakers Offer Sophisticated Audio for Smart TVs
Roku has earned a reputation for making streaming TV products that are
easy to set up and use, and that deliver above-average quality at
affordable prices -- and that's the approach it has taken with its new
Roku TV Wireless Speakers. The company unveiled the speakers on Monday,
and expects to start shipping them in October, when they will sell for
$199.99.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85449.html

Pinguy OS Puts On a Happier GNOME 3 Face
Pinguy OS 18.04 is an Ubuntu-based distribution that offers a non-
standard GNOME desktop environment intended to be friendlier for new
Linux users. This distro is a solid Linux OS with a focus on simple and
straightforward usability for the non-geek desktop user. If you do not
like tinkering with settings or having numerous power-grabbing fancy
screen animations, Pinguy OS could be a good choice.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85439.html

Could a Tech Collaboration Tool Fix Dysfunctional Governments?
Microsoft Inspire is taking place this week, and a huge number of my
personal friends and I were prebriefed on what the big announcements
would be. Strangely, the embargo on the news lifted last week, so I'm
not going to get in trouble for sharing some of the revelations. There
are a number of interesting elements, including Microsoft's suddenly
aggressive move to use Azure as an IoT host.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85445.html

New MacBook Pros Get Major Power Boost
Apple has announced updated MacBook Pro 13- and 15-inch notebooks with a
Touch Bar, 8th-generation Intel Core processors, support for up to 32 GB
of DDR memory in the larger notebook, a True Tone display, and an
improved third-generation keyboard for quiet typing. The 15-inch model
comes with 6-core Intel Core i7 and i9 processors rated at up to 2.9 GHz
-- with Turbo Boost, up to 4.8 GHz.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85443.html

How Smart Should a Home Be?
One of the loudest buzzes in the Internet of Things is around smart
homes. Vendors have rushed to connect everything imaginable within a
house, including lights, appliances, entertainment systems, windows,
shades, door locks, ceiling fans, faucets, smoke detectors, security
systems, furniture -- basically anything with a battery or power cord
now can be connected.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85440.html

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