us-hotdailynews: 2015-02-20 U.S. Technology

Will Apple Have an Electric Car by 2020?
PC Magazine
Apple doesn't just want to enter the electric vehicle (EV) market, the technology giant aims to start cranking out battery-powered iCars within five years. At least, that's what unnamed sources tell Bloomberg, which on Thursday published a report stating that ...

Auto Team Is Forming at Apple   New York Times
Report: Apple may produce electric car by 2020   USA TODAY
Apple Car Will Reportedly Enter Production in 2020   The Mac Observer
CNET
Engadget
Sydney Morning Herald
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ABC News

Lenovo Faces Uproar Over Superfish Adware
ABC News
Lenovo has removed a preloaded adware program called Superfish from its devices after users reported antivirus protection systems had deemed it a "potentially unwanted program." The electronics company said in a statement it removed Superfish, a visual ...

Lenovo says Superfish not a 'security concern', own advisory marks it highly severe   ZDNet
Superfish: What is this snooping adware and how to get rid of it   Christian Science Monitor
How to get rid of Superfish adware on Lenovo computers   Mashable
Fast Company
Bloomberg
U-T San Diego
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MiamiHerald.com

Snowden docs reveal spy agencies' SIM encryption key theft
ZDNet
Documents leaked by former United States National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden have revealed that spy agencies in the US and the United Kingdom hacked into the internal networks of the world's largest mobile SIM card manufacturer ...

Edward Snowden: US, British spies hacked cell phone SIM card encryption keys ...   Christian Science Monitor
The NSA Reportedly Stole Millions Of SIM Encryption Keys To Gather Private Data   TechCrunch
NSA, Britain's GCHQ allegedly seized encryption keys for millions of phones   Washington Post
San Francisco Chronicle
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SFGate

First mobile conference for Yahoo and 16-year-old developer
SFGate
Chip Beck couldn't find anyone his age at Yahoo's first-ever mobile development conference in San Francisco. The 16-year-old app creator from Pennsylvania was eager to make some connections Thursday inside Nob Hill Masonic Center, where Yahoo was ...

Yahoo Woos Mobile App Developers In Hopes Of Boosting Ad Business   Forbes
Comeback kid Yahoo unveils mobile developer suite   VatorNews
Yahoo's Mayer makes pitch to app developers   Contra Costa Times
Lebanon Daily News
The Citizen
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Mashable

Android malware fakes phone shutdown to steal data
PCWorld
Next time you turn off your Android phone, you might want take the battery out just to be certain. Security vendor AVG has spotted a malicious program that fakes the sequence a user sees when they shut off their phone, giving it freedom to move around on the ...

Android malware can spy on your phone even when it's "off"   MyFox Chicago
Yikes: Malware on Android phones can spy on you when your phone is 'off'   KXRM
New Android malware spies on you even when phone is shut down   Digital Journal
fox8.com
VentureBeat
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CNET

Adobe Photoshop: 25 years of hoaxes, fails and enhancements
Sydney Morning Herald
This week Photoshop turned 25, and Adobe celebrated with a 60-second montage showing off some of the great artistic work created with the powerful software. But Photoshop has not only made it easier for artists to create and enhance great works. The fact ...

Adobe Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Photoshop   Maximum PC
Wow, 25? You Look So Good You Must Have Been Photoshopped   Top Tech News
Planet Business   Irish Times
Mac Rumors
Telegraph.co.uk
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Wall Street Journal

Would you pay $10000 for the Apple Watch?
USA TODAY
VENICE BEACH, Calif. --You've probably heard that Apple is launching its latest i-device, a new Apple Watch, in April and that it will start at $350. But did you know there are three editions of the watch? Loading… Post to Facebook. Would you pay $10,000 for ...

Why the most expensive Apple Watch will probably cost around $10000   Business Insider
Apple Watch might fall short on the fitness front   Macworld
What Exactly Is an Apple Watch For?   Wall Street Journal
Yahoo Finance
San Jose Mercury News
ABC News
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Control everything with the tap of a button
WPTZ The Champlain Valley
There are social networks and messaging services, each with their own websites and mobile apps. Then there are stand-alone apps that control "smart" devices -- thermostats, lightbulbs, fitness trackers, scales -- which have only just starting trickling into our ...

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