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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- February 28, 2013

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MiniDuke Hackers Use Adobe Flaw to Zero In on Euro Governments
Samsung Shores Up Security to Pluck BlackBerry Biz Users
Seamlessly Sync Photos Between Android and PC
Linux Admin Tips, Tricks and Tools of the Trade
Apple's Obsession With Simplicity Can Really Complicate Things

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Today's Story Highlights

MiniDuke Hackers Use Adobe Flaw to Zero In on Euro Governments
Hackers used a highly customized piece of malware that takes advantage
of a recently revealed Adobe flaw to spy on governments and institutions
worldwide, security firm Kaspersky Lab announced Wednesday. The 59
victims in 23 countries include government entities in Ireland, Belgium,
Portugal, Ukraine and the Czech Republic, and a research foundation in
Hungary.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77415.html

Samsung Shores Up Security to Pluck BlackBerry Biz Users
Having established its credentials as a key player in the consumer
smartphone world, Samsung is bolstering security to take a stab at
business users, a demographic traditionally dominated by BlackBerry. For
the past year, Samsung has been beefing up the Android
software that powers its smartphones to protect it against malware,
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77417.html

Seamlessly Sync Photos Between Android and PC
The Last Mile has been the challenge of industries immemorial. What, you
say? Well, humor me, and I'll tell you. "Last Mile" -- usually -- refers
to the last part of a network, the bit that delivers communications
directly into a home. It's often the hardest and most expensive part.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77412.html

Linux Admin Tips, Tricks and Tools of the Trade
Here in the Linux community, most of us enjoy high-level debates about
strategies and trends just as much as the next technology enthusiast
does. At the end of the day, however, it seems safe to say that what we
tend to relish most of all is a good ol' nuts-and-bolts discussion of
the tools and tricks of the trade.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77414.html

Apple's Obsession With Simplicity Can Really Complicate Things
Apple makes powerful products that do complicated things very simply and
easily, and are mostly intuitive. You don't need an owner's manual to
figure out how to use most Apple products. Apple aggressively whittles
down its products so they become the essence of the most important
things they do.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77413.html

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