Wednesday, 18 May 2016

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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- May 18, 2016

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Otto Kits Out Big Rigs With Aftermarket Self-Driving Tech
Motorola Shows Off New Moto G Collection
Google to Dim Flash Player in Chrome Browser
Forked Debian Beta Is Rough Around the Edges
Facebook Looks Into Bias Claims
Could the Next Disruptive Consumer Product Be a Flip Phone?

Today's Story Highlights

Otto Kits Out Big Rigs With Aftermarket Self-Driving Tech

Otto on Monday introduced a self-driving kit designed to help those
behind the wheel of big rigs drive more safely and efficiently. The
company is developing a suite of sensors, software and other truck-
related enhancements that could be retrofitted into existing vehicles.
The technology has been tested in Otto's research fleet, and the company
completed an autonomous demo on public highways.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83519.html

Motorola Shows Off New Moto G Collection

Motorola on Tuesday unveiled three new smartphones: the fourth-
generation Moto G, the Moto G Plus and the Moto G Play. The Moto G and
Moto G Plus can be customized using Moto Maker, while the Moto G Play
can not. All three run Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The Moto G and Moto G
Plus became available Tuesday in Brazil and India. They will be rolled
out elsewhere over time.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83517.html

Google to Dim Flash Player in Chrome Browser

Google last week announced that it would minimize use of Adobe's Flash
Player in its Chrome Web browser by the end of the year by turning off
its default status. When Chrome encounters a Web page, it will report
the presence of Flash Player only if a user has indicated that the
domain should execute Flash or if the site is in one of the top 10
domains using Flash, ‎Google's Anthony LaForge said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83512.html

Forked Debian Beta Is Rough Around the Edges

The Devuan GNU/Linux community's much-awaited Devuan Linux Jessie 1.0
beta release is available. It took two years for disgruntled Debian
community members to make good on their promise of a systemd-free Debian
distro. They rejected a Linux-wide trend to replace older init processes
such as Upstart and System V with systemd. The process of forking Debian
into Devuan took much longer than expected.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83514.html

Facebook Looks Into Bias Claims

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg last week announced that the company would
investigate allegations that its Trending Topics feature had an
anticonservative bias. "We have found no evidence that this report is
true," he said, referring to a news report that kicked off the storm.
"If we find anything against our principles, you have my commitment that
we will take additional steps to address it."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83511.html

Could the Next Disruptive Consumer Product Be a Flip Phone?

Smartphones appear to be losing their luster, and the king of
smartphones -- Apple -- clearly is not having a good year. Suddenly, I'm
hearing that there is an upswing in flip phones, making this feel a bit
like a Game of Thrones episode, when a believed-dead king returns to
seize the throne by surprise. Clearly, the market is looking for the
next big thing.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83494.html

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

Microsoft, SAP Deepen Partnership to Blend Cloud Offerings
(Posted 18-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83518.html

AT&T Snags Quickplay for DirecTV Expansion
(Posted 17-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83513.html

Privacy Concerns Curb Online Commerce, Communication
(Posted 17-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83509.html

Apple Invests $1B in Chinese Uber Competitor Didi Chuxing
(Posted 16-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83508.html

What SMBs Want From IT Services
(Posted 16-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83506.html

Charter-TWC Merger Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle
(Posted 16-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83507.html

Walmart Tests 2-Day Subscription Shipping
(Posted 14-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83505.html

The Emergence of Managed IoT Services
(Posted 13-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83502.html

Warehouse Clubs Ignore Customer Relationships at Their Peril
(Posted 13-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83500.html

Google Boots Ads for Predatory Payday Lenders
(Posted 12-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83498.html

Defense IT Contract Rekindles Pricing Complaints
(Posted 12-May-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83492.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Otto Kits Out Big Rigs With Aftermarket Self-Driving Tech
(Posted 18-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83519.html

Motorola Shows Off New Moto G Collection
(Posted 18-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83517.html

Google to Dim Flash Player in Chrome Browser
(Posted 17-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83512.html

Facebook Looks Into Bias Claims
(Posted 17-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83511.html

Could the Next Disruptive Consumer Product Be a Flip Phone?
(Posted 16-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83494.html

Google's Chirp May Try to Drown Out Amazon's Echo
(Posted 13-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83504.html

Opera Browser Sips Laptop Juice Rather Than Slurping
(Posted 13-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83503.html

Battlefield 1 Balances Gaming Fun With WW1 Realism
(Posted 13-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83499.html

Google Gives iOS Users 1st Crack at Gboard App
(Posted 12-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83497.html

Data Breaches Chip Away at IT Pros' Confidence in Security
(Posted 12-May-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83496.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Marketing and Loyalty
(Posted 17-May-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83510.html

The Why of Customers
(Posted 13-May-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83501.html

Sugar 7.7 Aims for a Sweeter User Experience
(Posted 12-May-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83495.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Forked Debian Beta Is Rough Around the Edges
(Posted 17-May-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83514.html

Docker Ramps Up Container Security
(Posted 13-May-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83493.html

Simplicity Linux Digs Deeper Than Its Puppy Linux Pals
(Posted 12-May-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83478.html

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