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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- April 25, 2013

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Headline Scan
Colorful Asha 210 Aims for Social Butterfly Status
India to Get a Smartphone for the Blind
How to Silence Telephone Spammers
Have Linux Distros Gotten Too Tubby?
The Tim Cook Earnings Show Needs an Edge
BitTorrent Sync Flies Around the Cloud
Sony Launches Rugged, Super-Zoom 3D-Recording Binoculars

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Today's Story Highlights

Colorful Asha 210 Aims for Social Butterfly Status
Mobile phone maker Nokia on Wednesday announced the latest addition to
its low-cost Asha feature phone line, the Asha 210. Aimed at emerging
markets, the device has a QWERTY keyboard and support for Facebook,
Twitter and popular email accounts such as Gmail. It has a dedicated
WhatsApp button for access to instant messaging. The Asha 210 will be
available in single or dual-SIM models.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77881.html

India to Get a Smartphone for the Blind
A company in India has developed a smartphone for the blind. The device
will be equipped to read text messages and emails, and it will then
convert the text to Braille. It will utilize shape memory alloy
technology, which exploits a metal's ability to "remember" its original
shape. The phone's screen is not a screen so much as a grid of pins that
move up and down to form Braille characters.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77888.html

How to Silence Telephone Spammers
We've been seeing a gradual reduction of spam in our email in-boxes due
to efforts by ISPs and email providers, new laws and education. However,
the same isn't true for junk phone calls and text messages. Laws provide
some protection from marketing intrusions, and it's possible to thwart
much of the legally sanctioned bombardment with a few simple steps.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77883.html

Have Linux Distros Gotten Too Tubby?
The size of Linux's waistline has long been the focus of recurring
attention here in the Linux blogosphere, even drawing occasional
criticism from Linus Torvalds himself. Recently, however, a fresh
weight-related complaint was made -- not about the kernel itself, but
about today's Linux distros.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77885.html

The Tim Cook Earnings Show Needs an Edge
I admire Tim Cook's unflagging patience with investors and analysts
during quarterly conference calls. However, I'm starting to wonder if
his subtle digs and point-by-point comments are enough for a guy who's
stuck on the biggest tech company stage in the world right now. I just
wish he would conduct these calls while languidly sharpening a knife. In
fact, I want the guy to pull out a freaking sword.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77884.html

BitTorrent Sync Flies Around the Cloud
The peer-to-peer technology company BitTorrent this week introduced the
alpha version of BitTorrent Sync, a service that will let people sync
and transfer files between multiple devices. "There are no file size
limits, and the speed of transfer is only limited by your Internet
connection," said Brett Nishi, director of product management at
BitTorrent.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77878.html

Sony Launches Rugged, Super-Zoom 3D-Recording Binoculars
Sony is giving bird-watchers -- or anyone else who wants a closer look
at something -- a way to truly zoom in on the action with its new DEV-50
binoculars, set to ship in June. While many nature lovers and sports
fans can't put a price on what they might see through the binoculars,
Sony has put a price on the actual device. It will cost $2,000.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77874.html

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