en-ug-hotdailynews: 2015-02-11 Uganda Technology

Vodafone Enters Ugandan Telecom Market With Voice Tariff Promotion
The Independent
Vodafone Uganda has today (Feb. 9) launched its voice and 4G LTE-high speed data services in Kampala, the capital city. Speaking at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Kololo, a leafy suburb in Kampala, Tage Rasmussen, the acting chief ...

Uganda, China pledge to deepen cooperation   GlobalPost
Vodafone seeks a share of saturated Ugandan market   Biztech Africa

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CNET

Samsung Smart TVs forcing ads into video streaming apps
CNET
Just days after its TV voice recognition software came under fire for invading privacy, Samsung users are reporting unwanted Pepsi ads appearing while they watch their Smart TVs. by Claire Reilly · @reillystyley; 11 February 2015, 11:55 am AEDT. comments.
Samsung Smart TVs are no spies, company says   Sydney Morning Herald
Samsung's TVs aren't the only devices listening to you   Mashable
It's too early to let Samsung off the hook for smart TV eavesdropping   VentureBeat
NEWS.com.au
Herald Sun
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Tim Cook Doesn't Believe This Made-Up Math Law Will Limit Apple's Growth
Bloomberg
An onstage interview with Tim Cook on Tuesday turned into a mini-debate about mathematics that left everybody in the audience a little bit dumber. Gary Cohn, the president of Goldman Sachs Group, opened the presentation by rattling off several numbers ...

Apple becomes first company to reach market value of $700b as smartphones ...   ABC Online
Apple's Tim Cook is first CEO of a $700B company   USA TODAY
Xiaomi Acknowledged By Apple CEO Tim Cook As Stiff Competition   Android Headlines - Android News
SMN Weekly
San Jose Mercury News
The Times (subscription)
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Claims IS militants hacked Newsweek Twitter feed
The Australian
ANOTHER day, another big cyberattack. On Tuesday, Newsweek's Twitter feed was briefly taken over by someone claiming allegiance to Islamic State militants, sending out several messages with screenshots the hacker claimed were taken from secure US ...

Hackers find easy pickings Tuesday in rash of corporate website attacks   Fortune
CyberCaliphate threatens Obama   The Star Online
Newsweek's Twitter feed hacked by Cyber Caliphate; Obamas threatened   Tech2
Business Standard
SMN Weekly
Tribune-Review
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Free data and websites: Facebook and Reliance Comm bring Internet.org to India
Firstpost
Reliance Communications, a part of the Anil Ambani-led group, Tuesday said it has been roped in by Facebook to offer free access to data and websites to customers through the social networking site's global digital inclusion initiative, Internet.org.
Facebook keen to partner with govts for digital push: Chris Daniels   Economic Times
India is key to connect billions across the world to the Internet: Mark Zuckerberg   Indiainfoline
Facebook launches Internet.org in India   The Hindu
The Indian Express
Financial Express
PC Magazine
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Google's about to get smarter at answering health questions
Los Angeles Times
Google is the first port of call for many people with health questions — one in 20 queries made on the search engine is related to health, the company said. lRelated Human language accentuates the positive · Science Now · Human language accentuates the ...

Google to add medical details to health topic searches   Reuters
Google adds medical information to search results in U.S.   New York Daily News

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Business News Roundup, Feb. 11
San Francisco Chronicle
Passengers on JetBlue flights will be able to use ApplePay for purchases beginning next week. Passengers on JetBlue flights will be able to use ApplePay for... Automakers. GM investor. seeks buyback. A General Motors stockholder representing four ...

JetBlue announces support for Apple Pay   SMN Weekly
JetBlue Becomes First Airline to Offer Apple Pay   CBS Local
JetBlue to use Apple Pay   wreg.com
Runway Girl Network
CBS News
Christian Science Monitor
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Hackers infect Forbes.com to spy on visitors
The Star Online
HACKED: Malware placed automatically attacked Forbes.com visitors by exploiting security flaws in Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer browser and Adobe Systems Inc's Flash software. — Shutterstock. The Forbes.com financial news site was infected by ...

Forbes website used to hack readers   The Australian
Forbes.com Hacked In November, Possibly By Chinese Cyber Spies   Forbes
Widening cyberwar: Chinese spy team hacked Forbes.com, say security firms   The Express Tribune
China Economic Review
AsiaOne
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Flipboard is now available on the Web
TechnoBuffalo
Flipboard is making the transition to the Web. The famous news reading app has primarily made a name for itself on mobile devices, but the company has adapted that experience to bigger desktop screens. The video above perfectly illustrates what you can ...

Flipboard magazines not just for mobile anymore   San Jose Mercury News
Flipboard brings its gorgeous magazine app to the web   Cult of Mac
Flipboard Finally Lands on the Web   PC Magazine
Gizmodo
Christian Science Monitor
Android Authority (blog)
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Security researcher publishes 10M usernames / passwords to help understand ...
TechSpot
Security researcher Mark Burnett is capturing headlines after publishing a list of 10 million usernames and passwords on the Internet. All things considered, there's probably not a whole lot to worry about with the dump. That's because – at one time or another ...

Security researcher posts 10 million passwords   WTSP 10 News
Security Researcher Publishes 10 Million Passwords, Usernames   NewsFactor Network
Security expert publishes 10mn passwords in the face of federal charges   RT
Fast Company
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