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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- June 25, 2009

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Today's Headlines
Microsoft Achieves Trifecta With Hohm
Nvidia to Android: We're Just Not That Into You
Just Because I'm Paranoid Doesn't Mean My Mac Is Secure
New Military Command to Guard US Cybersystems
HTC's Hero Strides Onto Smartphone Playing Field

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Today's Story Highlights

Microsoft Achieves Trifecta With Hohm
When Microsoft rolled out its beta version of Hohm on Wednesday -- a Web
site that helps consumers save electricity -- it pulled off a veritable
hat-trick. First comes the good publicity from positioning itself as a
public benefactor. Second is a live test of its Azure cloud service.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67429.html

Nvidia to Android: We're Just Not That Into You
Well, the proverbial ink hadn't even dried on our recent column about
smartbooks and ARM when Nvidia came around and doused the excitement
with a bucket of ice water. The prospect of Linux in general or Android
in particular running on an ARM smartbook has had many in the
blogosphere salivating, but Nvidia's Mike Rayfield recently said his
company prefers Microsoft's Windows CE over Android.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67427.html

Just Because I'm Paranoid Doesn't Mean My Mac Is Secure
I was buying a fully loaded Mac to replace the 4-year-old Mac I had at
home. Along with Microsoft Office for the Mac, I also wanted to buy a
standard security AV and firewall application. The salesperson's
response? Not necessary. I was sufficiently chastened by the $2,000-plus
tab I had racked up that afternoon to let it go. But years of writing
about online security had made me paranoid.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67428.html

New Military Command to Guard US Cybersystems
The Department of Defense will proceed with the creation of a new
command to coordinate the day-to-day defense of military, federal
government and critical civilian networks from attack. The cyberdefense
command will be part of the U.S. Strategic Command, a multiservice
military operation that is responsible for, among other things,
cyberwarfare policies.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67421.html

HTC's Hero Strides Onto Smartphone Playing Field
Taiwan-based HTC, a fast-rising star in the smartphone manufacturing
industry, has unveiled its latest model, the Hero, its third offering
based on the Android operating system. The Hero comes with a new user
interface called "Sense" that makes use the device almost intuitive.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67415.html

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