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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- June 11, 2015

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Microsoft's Surface Hub Aims to Unify the Enterprise
US CIO Orders Federal Websites to Get More Secure
Turning 'Shadow IT' into 'Better IT'
Apple Gives Open Source a Swift 2 Kick
Gadgets: A Speaker-Stuffed Tablet Case, a Soothing Wearable, and Earbuds for the Real World
Apple Music Steals WWDC's Scattershot Show
Robots Meet DARPA Challenge Despite Pratfalls

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Today's Story Highlights

Microsoft's Surface Hub Aims to Unify the Enterprise
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled the Surface Hub, a large-screen device
meant to dramatically improve business collaboration. The interactive
display marries white boards with presentations, voice with video,
speakers with addressees, Android with iOS, and Windows 10 with
conference rooms. The Surface Hubs will go on sale July 1 at $6,999 for
the 55-inch model and $19,999 for the 84-inch version.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82156.html

US CIO Orders Federal Websites to Get More Secure
U.S. federal CIO Tony Scott on Monday sent a memo to the heads of
executive departments and agencies requiring that all publicly
accessible federal websites and Web services use HTTPS -- "the strongest
privacy and integrity protection currently available for public Web
connections." Some federal websites currently use HTTPS, but there has
not been a consistent policy across the federal government.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82159.html

Turning 'Shadow IT' into 'Better IT'
Sometimes things happen that seem undesirable, but they actually can
turn out to be advantageous when viewed in a certain light, when
approached in a certain way, or depending on circumstances. For example,
this can be true when it comes to "Shadow IT" -- specifically, the
adoption of technology without the involvement or knowledge of the IT
organization.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82154.html

Apple Gives Open Source a Swift 2 Kick
Apple this week announced Swift 2 and said it would open-source it later
this year. Swift 2 is a programming language for iOS, OS X and watchOS.
It has a new error-handling model. Two new features in Objective-C --
nullability annotations and generics -- make Swift 2 work better with
Apple SDKs. Swift is "a modern language where memory management is
internalized," said IDC's Al Hilwa.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82157.html

Gadgets: A Speaker-Stuffed Tablet Case, a Soothing Wearable, and Earbuds for the Real World
Asus' new ZenPad 8.0 aims to end the scourge of tablets with terrible
sound. Its interchangeable cover design gives users several functional
options. One is the Audio Cover, which bumps up sound quality by tucking
a 5.1 surround-sound system inside. Its six speakers, including a
subwoofer, promise to significantly improve the tablet experience of
watching video and listening to music.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82152.html

Apple Music Steals WWDC's Scattershot Show
To cap off Monday's wide-ranging keynote at Apple's Worldwide Developers
Conference in San Francisco, Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced a three-
pronged music initiative -- a streaming service, a live radio broadcast
station, and an app that lets artists connect with fans. "Music is such
an important part of our lives and our culture," Cook said, showing off
Apple's famous "one more thing" slide.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82148.html

Robots Meet DARPA Challenge Despite Pratfalls
Robots from Korea and the U.S. staggered off with the top three prizes
at the DARPA Robotics Challenge, held in California over the weekend. In
all, robots from 23 teams participated in the challenge, which consisted
of an obstacle course simulating conditions similar to those following
the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster. DRC-Hubo, the entry from South
Korea's Team Kaist, took first prize.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82147.html

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