9 November 2014 - NOTS News

This week, Skype makes a universal translator, Amazon makes a stand-alone Siri, and Google has boring barges.

Sources/notes:

- Insecure OwnCloud Package Stuck in Ubuntu Repository: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2845072/ubuntu-owncloud-and-a-hidden-dark-side-of-linux-software-repositories.html

- Skype Makes a Universal Translator: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2842919/skype-wants-people-to-test-its-ambitious-real-time-universal-translator-tool.html

- Microsoft Offers Refunds for Office 365 for iPad Users: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2845055/microsoft-offers-office-365-refunds-to-ipad-users-after-launching-free-version.html

- Amazon Echo is Made for Shopping: http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/06/lets-call-the-amazon-echo-what-it-is/

- Google's Barges Got Shut Down: http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/07/abandon-ship/

- Home Depot Discovers Hackers Took Email Addresses, Too: http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/06/home-depot-hack-2/

- French Government Arrests the Wrong Drone Pilots: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/not-the-drone-pilots-youre-looking-for-trio-arrested-released/

- DRM Leads to Piracy: http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/09/worse-than-nothing/
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