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• Alphabet earnings surge on mobile, YouTube

  26-01-2017 23:45
  
  Alphabet reported significantly higher revenue for the fourth quarter of 2016 on the back of increased mobile and YouTube video advertising.
  
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• Tas government to boost focus on cyber security

  26-01-2017 23:39
  
  The Tasmanian government is seeking to boost security across its departments, creating a new executive-level cyber security position.
  
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• Fujitsu's connection control technology boosts connection speeds for portable devices - Electronics News

  26-01-2017 22:45 via electronicsnews.com.au
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  Fujitsu's connection control technology boosts connection speeds for portable devices
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  Fujitsu Laboratories has announced the development of connection control technology for LTE and Wi-Fi to boost communication speed in areas with Wi-Fi. When devices doing high-load communications tasks, such as streaming videos, are concentrated on ...and more »
  
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• Three Ways Small Businesses Can Use Technology To Be More Productive This Year - Lifehacker Australia

  26-01-2017 22:34 via lifehacker.com.au
  
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  Three Ways Small Businesses Can Use Technology To Be More Productive This Year
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  It has been estimated that Australian small business owners lose up to 250 productive work hours each year because they are unable to stay in touch with their business and continue to manage projects while away from the workplace. In this digitally ...
  
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• Google wants to add AI to gadgets made using Raspberry Pi

  26-01-2017 22:03
  
  Google wants to bring smarts to cool gadgets and devices made using Raspberry Pi 3 or Intel's Edison.
  
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• Nasuni CEO: ‘We’re going to liberate you from the bottleneck around your files’

  26-01-2017 21:03
  
  In this installment of the IDG CEO Interview Series, Rodriguez spoke with Chief Content Officer John Gallant about how the Nasuni UniFS file system works, how customers deploy it and what kind of savings and flexibility they can expect.
  
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• Gmail will block JavaScript attachments, a common source of malware

  26-01-2017 20:59
  
  Starting February 13, Google will no longer allow JavaScript attachments on its Gmail service, killing one of the main methods of malware distribution over the past two years.
  
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• Seagate's roadmap includes 14TB, 16TB hard drives within 18 months

  26-01-2017 20:12
  
  Seagate is getting closer to reaching its goal of making 20TB hard drives by 2020.
  
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• Apple will post iPhone sales gains next week, ending a 9-month slump

  26-01-2017 19:18
  
  Apple next week is expected to report a return to iPhone growth after a three quarters of sluggish sales.
  
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• MoD accelerator launches Enduring Challenge tech contest

  26-01-2017 18:30 via computerweekly.com
  Enduring Challenge seeks to bring innovative technology to the front line for the UK’s armed forces and security services
  
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• Raspberry Pi roundup: Here comes Google (kinda, probably), Competitor Corner and the sounds of Pi-lence

  26-01-2017 15:56
  
  Google, apparently, is planning to bring some of its work on machine learning and AI to the Raspberry Pi.
  
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• Sexist nerds are a virus on science - dailytelegraph.com.au

  26-01-2017 13:04 via dailytelegraph.com.au
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  Sexist nerds are a virus on science
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  SEXIST geeks have hired blokes who can “pee on the run'' and dissed female bosses as nags who “sound like my wife''. Professionals Australia has warned three-quarters of women working in private sector STEM (science, technology, engineering and ...and more »
  
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• Microsoft: Upgrade .Net for better garbage collection

  26-01-2017 12:00
  
  Microsoft urges developers to switch to .Net Framework 4.6.2, which was released last summer
  
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• Facebook appoints former Xiaomi exec Hugo Barra to head VR business

  26-01-2017 07:24
  
  Facebook has appointed former Xiaomi executive Hugo Barra to lead its virtual reality initiatives, including the Oculus VR business that was acquired in 2014.
  
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• IBM brings Google's AI tools to its powerful computers

  26-01-2017 06:00
  
  Google has cool technology to recognize images and speech, and IBM's hardware can diagnose diseases and beat humans in Jeopardy.
  
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• Password-free security uses voice, user behavior to verify identity

  26-01-2017 03:28
  
  Tired of conventional passwords? So is Nuance Communication, a tech firm that is promoting the human voice as a way to secure user accounts.
  
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• Qualcomm CEO slams Apple for 'without merit' lawsuits

  26-01-2017 01:42
  
  Senior executives at Qualcomm slammed Apple on Wednesday for lawsuits filed in the last week alleging the smartphone chip-maker significantly overcharged it for licensing fees.
  
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