Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- February 22, 2012
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Headline Scan
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1. Sony Hunts for Hardcore Gamers With New Vita Handheld
2. When in the Cloud, Trust - but Verify
3. Will Microsoft Open a Branch Office in iPad Land?
4. WordGrinder: Good, Old-Fashioned Text Editing Power
5. Is Anonymous Plotting a Power Play?
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Podcast
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The Over/Under on Cloud Security (36:24 minutes)
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Ever since the term "the cloud" came into use, security has been one of
the subject's most hotly debated topics. Is it riskier from a security
perspective to conduct operations and store data outside a business' own
four walls? Or can security actually be better in the cloud, in the same
way a safe deposit box may be a safer place to store valuables than
one's own home?
http://www.ectnews.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2012-02-20.mp3
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Story Highlights
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1. Sony Hunts for Hardcore Gamers With New Vita Handheld
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Sony officially launched its PlayStation Vita handheld gaming console in
the United States on Wednesday, a week after it was made available
online in a premium bundle. The WiFi-only version of the console is
available for $250; the 3G/WiFi version goes for $300. Several games
have been made available, and Sony on Wednesday added apps for Netflix,
Flickr and LiveTweet to the mix. The apps are available at no charge.
See the Full Story:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74481.html
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2. When in the Cloud, Trust - but Verify
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Quite a lot has been written about the importance of due diligence in a
cloud environment. Sometimes the importance of security and compliance-
related vetting in the cloud is easy to justify, like when you're
evaluating an off-premises public cloud hosted at a new service
provider. Other times, executives might take some convincing.
See the Full Story:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74475.html
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3. Will Microsoft Open a Branch Office in iPad Land?
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A sighting in the wild of Microsoft Office for the iPad set tongues
wagging Tuesday, even as the Redmond crew denied the existence of the
app. The software's interface contained elements of Microsoft's only app
for the iPad, OneNote, and its Metro interface found in the company's
mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 and its upcoming Windows 8 OS.
See the Full Story:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74482.html
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4. WordGrinder: Good, Old-Fashioned Text Editing Power
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If you spend endless hours at a keyboard crunching words, avoiding
distractions is essential. Sometimes the worst offender in causing
distractions comes from all the bells and whistles in the word processor
itself. That is where WordGrinder comes to the rescue. In today's Linux
world of GUI-filled desktops, using a text editor that runs within a
terminal window may seem like a big step backward.
See the Full Story:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74470.html
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5. Is Anonymous Plotting a Power Play?
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The United States National Security Agency has cautioned that the
Anonymous hacker community might be able to cause a limited power outage
through a cyberattack. Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the NSA, has
warned of the potential attack during meetings at the White House and in
other private sessions.
See the Full Story:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74478.html
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