TechByter Worldwide 2014.02.09: The Bat Roars Back; A Cautionary Tale; Fraudsters on the Loose; and Short Circuits.

Published: Feb. 9, 2014, 4 a.m.

The Bat went through some tough times with version 5, but version 6 restores its position as a leader. You might imagine how surprised I was when I found more than 500 unexpected files on my computer. The latest trick by fraudsters seems to be fake coupons. In Short Circuits, changes are planned for broadband Internet in schools, Yahoo tries to recover from another hacker attack, and rumors of a new high-end Nexus tablet.