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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- April 24, 2013

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Study: Robot Abuse Switches On Human Empathy
All Things Appy: 5 Best Windows 8 Sports Apps
Aussie Police Nab Possible Lulzsec Ringleader
When It Comes to Installation, xPDF Has a Hex on It
Report: State-Sponsored Cyberattacks Heat Up in 2012

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Today's Story Highlights

Study: Robot Abuse Switches On Human Empathy
People feel uncomfortable when they see robots tortured, according to a
new study from researchers at the University of Duisburg Essen in
Germany. While the results may explain why some robots are popular
characters in science fiction, they also have implications for robotics
as more machines interact with humans in a wider range of situations.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77867.html

All Things Appy: 5 Best Windows 8 Sports Apps
You can do a whole lot more than watch your favorite sports on
television these days if you take advantage of a second screen. The
concept is simple: The big TV screen provides the visual action, while
your laptop or tablet dishes out in-depth analysis and social media
commentary on the side. Windows 8 has some superb apps for this purpose.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77872.html

Aussie Police Nab Possible Lulzsec Ringleader
Police in Australia have arrested a 24-year-old who claims to be a high-
level member of the international hacking collective Lulzsec. The IT
worker was charged with two counts of unauthorized modification of data
and one count of unauthorized access to/modification of restricted data.
In other words, he attacked and defaced a government website.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77875.html

When It Comes to Installation, xPDF Has a Hex on It
If you are looking for a fast, reliable, trouble-free, lightweight PDF
viewer, and you stumble upon xPDF in your distro's app listings -- keep
stumbling. Chances are it will not run on your Linux configuration. In
theory, xPDF is a promising alternative to PDF viewers available for the
Linux desktop such as Adobe PDF Viewer, Okular and Evince. It is a fast
and light application that does not exhibit sluggish performance.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77861.html

Report: State-Sponsored Cyberattacks Heat Up in 2012
State-sponsored cyberespionage incidents tripled over last year,
according the 2013 Verizon Data Breach Report. 96 percent of those
attacks were attributable to East Asia. Verizon's study, which analyzed
47,000 security incidents, expanded its contributors this year to 19
sources, including more worldwide law enforcement agencies. Three
types of cyberattackers were identified in the report.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77868.html

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