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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- September 4, 2013

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Headline Scan
Ice Wall Offers Thin Hope for Fukushima Recovery
Ministry of Sound Sues Spotify Over Copycat Compilations
Nymi Wristband Offers Device Security in a Heartbeat
All Things Appy: 5 Best Communication Apps for Windows 8
CherryTree Takes the Pits Out of Pruning Your Notes
No End to the Headaches Endpoints Give System Defenders
Acer's Liquid S2 Phablet Arrives Early at 4K Party

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Podcast
Someone to Watch Over You: London's Recycling-Bin Spies
In June, Renew London equipped a dozen recycling bins in England's
capital city with technology to track people's smartphones as they
milled about the city. The devices went largely unnoticed until the
appearance of an August article entitled, "This recycling bin is
following you." The piece set off a bit of a media storm as people
realized their every move was suddenly capable of being scrutinized and
stored away.
http://www.technewsworld.com/shared/audio/tnw-vranicar-2013-08-31.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

Ice Wall Offers Thin Hope for Fukushima Recovery
The Japanese government on Tuesday announced it would be allocating $473
million to help the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant build
an ice wall to prevent water being used to cool it from poisoning the
surrounding groundwater. However, the proposal would be at best a short-
term solution to the troubled facility's problems stemming from a 9.0
earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78875.html

Ministry of Sound Sues Spotify Over Copycat Compilations
Ministry of Sound, a London night club and dance music brand, is suing
music streaming service Spotify for copyright infringement. Ministry of
Sound claims that Spotify has refused to delete users' playlists that
copy Ministry of Sound compilation albums, some of which contain
"Ministry of Sound" in their titles. The brand is thus seeking damages
and costs as well as an injunction.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78876.html

Nymi Wristband Offers Device Security in a Heartbeat
Bionym on Tuesday unveiled the Nymi, a wristband designed to replace the
need for passwords and locks by using individuals' unique heartbeats to
authenticate a range of devices. To activate the Nymi, a user simply
touches an embedded biosensor sitting atop the thin wristband. The touch
generates the user's unique ECG for authentication. The Nymi then
transmits that data via Bluetooth to a registered device.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78866.html

All Things Appy: 5 Best Communication Apps for Windows 8
In this week's All Things Appy, we take a look at the five best, must-
have free apps for communicating in Windows 8 and taking advantage of
the tile-based layout that's native to the ecosystem. Voxofon's Voice-
over-Internet-Protocol app, for example, lets you text and call. It
works by placing the call for you and then ringing your phone to
complete the call.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78864.html

CherryTree Takes the Pits Out of Pruning Your Notes
Keeping track of my bits and pieces of information across several
computers running Linux and Microsoft Windows has long been a problem.
CherryTree is a sweet solution that keeps my information local and
cloud-free. CherryTree is an outliner-style hierarchical note-taking
application that features rich text and syntax highlighting. It stores
data in a single XML or SQLite file.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78863.html

No End to the Headaches Endpoints Give System Defenders
If there's one attack surface that's attracting growing attention from
digital marauders, it's a system's endpoints. With the proliferation of
BYOD, securing connections can be a defender's nightmare. Endpoints have
an allure for attackers because they offer multiple attack vectors, such
as social engineering attacks, spearphishing, USB infection, and
compromise of WiFi networks and routers.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78869.html

Acer's Liquid S2 Phablet Arrives Early at 4K Party
Against the backdrop of the IFA 2013 trade show in Berlin on Monday,
Acer introduced its new Liquid S2 smartphone, a 6-inch full HD handset
capable of capturing 4K video. The Liquid S2 has the distinction of
being the first smartphone with officially announced 4K Ultra HD
recording capability. Its 6-inch screen offers full HD with IPS
technology and 1080p resolution.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78867.html

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