en-ug-hotdailynews: 2015-08-19 Uganda Technology

Hackers claim to have leaked Ashley Madison data trove online
Washington Post
Cheating spouses beware: Hackers claim to have released data stolen last month during a breach at Ashley Madison, a dating site for people looking for affairs. A roughly 10-gigabyte file that purported to contain several points of personal data ...
Ashley Madison infidelity site's customer data 'leaked'   BBC News
Hackers release details of 37m Ashley Madison users online   The Times (subscription)
FBI investigating Ashley Madison website hack: owner   Reuters
New York Daily News
Toronto Sun
Belfast Telegraph
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Google launches Wi-Fi router for home use
Livemint
With the router, users will be able to prioritize a device so that they can get the fastest Internet speeds for data-heavy activities such as downloading content or streaming a movie. Photo: Reuters. Bengaluru: Google Inc. launched a Wi-Fi router on ...
Google Introduces Router With Ease-of-Use Features   New York Times
Google wants to fix your dodgy WiFi   Sky News Australia
Google lifts the lid on smart Wi-Fi router   The Australian
AsiaOne
Sydney Morning Herald
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Fortune

Five crazy devices showcased at Intel's developer conference
Fortune
The chipmaker and its friends showed off a number of sci-fi gadgets at its annual developer conference. Here are some of the most impressive, using Intel technology, of course. Intel's annual developer conference kicked off Tuesday like a circus ...
Intel and Google want your phone to see in 3D   Engadget
To inspire software and hardware developers, Intel gets bold and very weird   CNET
Intel, Aiming Beyond PCs, Launches Reality TV Show   Wall Street Journal
The Register
Gizmodo Australia
VentureBeat
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Google's humanoid robot roams forest
Sky News Australia
If you go down to the woods today you're sure of a big surprise... Google's Boston Dynamics has unveiled video of its Atlas robot roaming a forest. The footage shows the humanoid machine, with a power cord trailing from its back, unsteadily traversing ...
Getting robots moving outdoors is no walk in the park   The Times (subscription)
Been sleeping well lately? No nightmares? Here's a lumbering Google bigfoot bot   The Register
Watch this two-legged Boston robot stumble around in the woods   Boston.com
Times LIVE
WBT
InformationWeek
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Samsung's Gear S2 smartwatch is coming in September
Hindustan Times
Many things were expected from Samsung at their Galaxy Unpacked event for 2015. Although they released the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5, they also had a small surprise in store for everyone. They also teased their new circular Smart Watch ...

Smart customers can now pre-order Samsung Note 5, S6 Edge Plus   Philippine Star
Samsung website shows 128GB Galaxy Note 5, S6 edge+ models   Press Examiner
Samsung Pay is planning to replace your wallet   Dispatch Times
Phone Arena
Sentinel Republic
Ledger Gazette
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Google's low-cost phone programmes in 6 African countries
Moneycontrol.com
Google consults with device makers to build cheap phones that can still run the latest version of its Android software. Infinix's phone will be sold with an Android release that came out last year under the nickname "Lollipop." Google +. Like this ...
Google expands low-cost phone programme in 6 African countries   Zee News
Google expands low-cost phone program in 6 African countries   Financial Express
Google launches lollipop AndroidOne in Nigeria   The Nation Newspaper

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98FM

Remember Facebook Notes? It's Been Upgraded
98FM
The blog section of Facebook has been around for years, but nobody ever really uses it. This update to Notes allows users to write much longer posts. You can also upload a picture to go along with the piece. Not to mention subscribers. You can share ...
Facebook Updates 'Notes' Service, Adds New Features Similar to Medium   Food World News
Facebook redesigns Notes; will compete with other blog platforms   Tech2
Facebook: The Return Of Notes Means The Capture Of The Mass Market Blogger   Seeking Alpha
The Market Business
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Hacker faced with criminal charges from 'Facebook Spreader' scam
Science Recorder
... Spreader' scam. Posted on August 18, 2015 by Sid Motaghi. A New Yorker using the alias Phastman hijacked the computers of more than 77,000 Facebook users and used them to send junk emails to their friends. 10. SHARES. ShareTweetSubscribe.
Man to plead guilty to role in cybercriminal marketplace   San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)
Darkode Hacker Pleads Guilty To Spreading Malware   Law360 (subscription)
US Darkode hacker pleads guilty to aiding online break-ins   Bulletin Leader
The Weather Space
BBC News
PC Magazine
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Here Is the Most Popular Emoji in Every State (Guess Who Loves the Eggplant?!)
E! Online
Emojis can be a useful way to communicate with just one tiny icon (see: Mike Epps' wife), but it turns out, they can also reveal some surprising facts about the United States. SwiftKey, the maker of the popular keyboard app, has released a study ...
No, These Aren't Each State's Favorite Emoji   Gizmodo
The United States of Emoji, mapped   Washington Post
The most New Jersey of emojis? It's all about that bass   NJ.com
Daily Mail
Mashable
9NEWS.com
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Roads that charge electric cars
Sky News Australia
The UK government is looking to test new technology that would allow electric cars to charge while they drive. The so-called 'charging roads' would run on magnetic induction technology. Cables buried underneath highway lanes would generate ...

UK to test roads that will charge electric cars as they drive   FoxReno.com
England to Test Roads That Charge Your Electric Car While It Drives   The Epoch Times
They're called 'electric highways,' and they might change everything about how ...   Upworthy
Belfast Telegraph
Dispatch Times
Boston.com
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