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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- May 22, 2013

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All Things Appy: Top 5 Firefox Social Networking Tools
Amid Threats From Anonymous, Guantanamo WiFi Shut Down
Yahoo Throws in 1 TB of Free Storage With Flickr Revamp
3D Food Printer Could Sustain Long-Distance Space Explorers
Midnight Commander Will Whip Your Files Into Shape
IBM Suits Up Watson to Tackle Thorny Customer Service Problems
Microsoft Packs Xbox One With Home Entertainment Power

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the other third party's infrastructures," said Hasan Yukselten, test and
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http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2013-05-020.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

All Things Appy: Top 5 Firefox Social Networking Tools
This week we take a look at the top five must-have social networking
tools for the Mozilla Firefox desktop environment. Social networks have
taken mobile by storm, but the PC is still a player -- particularly
based on its copious screen real estate. Aggregation across social
networks, one-click helpers, easy search, sharing, and detailed image
viewing present themselves well in this field.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78093.html

Amid Threats From Anonymous, Guantanamo WiFi Shut Down
Despite cries from the Left, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp is still
up and running. The same, however, can't be said for Guantanamo's WiFi.
The U.S. military turned off wireless Internet service at the Guantanamo
Bay Naval Base amid threats from the hacker collective Anonymous.
Officials have also nixed access to social networks such as Facebook and
Twitter, a spokesperson for the prison said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78104.html

Yahoo Throws in 1 TB of Free Storage With Flickr Revamp
Yahoo has announced the overhaul of Flickr, its photo and video sharing
site. The new Flickr has "a beautiful, completely reimagined experience
that puts photos front and center," Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wrote in a
blog post that is reminiscent of what Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said
when announcing his company's overhaul of NewsFeed.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78100.html

3D Food Printer Could Sustain Long-Distance Space Explorers
In space no one can hear you call out for pizza, but technology being
developed in a NASA-funded project might let astronauts print one
instead -- or any number of potentially delectable meals. Systems and
Materials Research Corporation received a $125,000 grant from NASA to
build a prototype device that prints food.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78095.html

Midnight Commander Will Whip Your Files Into Shape
Midnight Commander is one of those original computing tools that keeps
getting better with age. It may be old school, but its file managing
capabilities keep it at the head of its class. Midnight Commander is a
text-mode file manager that runs in a terminal. It uses a two-panel
interface and a subshell for command execution. It is reminiscent of the
Norton Commander file manager.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78090.html

IBM Suits Up Watson to Tackle Thorny Customer Service Problems
IBM on Tuesday announced that it will offer Watson -- its artificial
intelligence software package that won the Jeopardy game show -- as a
customer service solution called "Watson Engagement Advisor," a
cognitive computing assistant that rapidly learns, adapts and
understands a company's data.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78097.html

Microsoft Packs Xbox One With Home Entertainment Power
Microsoft has officially unveiled the Xbox One, promising it will usher
in a new generation of games, TV and entertainment. The One comes a
dozen years after the original Xbox video game console debuted, and
eight years after its best-selling Xbox 360 proved that Microsoft was a
serious contender in the gaming arena. The reveal took place at an event
at its Redmond, Wash., campus on Tuesday.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78094.html

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