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• Prepare for a new age of mobile technology - ZDNet

  21-02-2017 21:10 via zdnet.com
  
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  Prepare for a new age of mobile technology
  ZDNet
  Artificial intelligence, natural-language processing, and bots integrated into messaging apps will create new opportunities to interact with users via their mobile devices. (Image: Just East). Mobile technology like smartphones will be changing in ways ...and more »
  
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• Salmat continues cloud journey with Chromebook rollout

  21-02-2017 21:00
  
  ASX-listed marketing services provider Salmat is moving closer to an all-cloud environment, rolling out Chromebooks to a range of its staff — part of a move led by chief technology officer Dave Glover to largely ditch on-premise software in favour of cloud-based solutions.
  
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• Data61 CEO says Australia poised to lead the digital revolution

  21-02-2017 21:00
  
  Data61 CEO Adrian Turner has warned that the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ will destroy 40 per cent of Australian jobs over the next 15 years but says he is confident that new jobs will emerge to replace them.
  
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• Microsoft still plans to ship two Windows 10 upgrades in 2017

  21-02-2017 20:55
  
  Microsoft has reaffirmed that it will issue two Windows 10 upgrades this year, twice the number of 2016 but still shy of the firm's original plans.
  
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• Trump's new national security adviser is a futurist with warnings about technology - TechCrunch

  21-02-2017 19:53 via techcrunch.com
  
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  Trump's new national security adviser is a futurist with warnings about technology
  TechCrunch
  A week after Michael Flynn's abrupt fall from grace, President Trump will smooth things over with a national security adviser that at least some people can agree on. Called everything from a “warrior scholar” to the “rarest of soldiers,”, Army Lt. Gen.and more »
  
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• Policy rollbacks can't counteract technology advances in retirement investing - TechCrunch

  21-02-2017 19:31 via techcrunch.com
  
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  Policy rollbacks can't counteract technology advances in retirement investing
  TechCrunch
  Burton Malkiel is the chief investment officer at Wealthfront and is most known for authoring the classic finance book, "A Random Walk Down Wall Street", which popularized the use of index funds. How to join the network. Technology is fundamentally ...and more »
  
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• Java and Python FTP attacks can punch holes through firewalls

  21-02-2017 18:52
  
  The Java and Python runtimes fail to properly validate FTP URLs, which can potentially allow attackers to punch holes through firewalls to access local networks.
  
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• Gaps in technology knowledge remain - Farm Weekly

  21-02-2017 18:39 via farmweekly.com.au
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  Gaps in technology knowledge remain
  Farm Weekly
  TECHNOLOGY has helped evolve the grains industry over the past decade but the results of a survey suggest both farmers and agronomists have more homework to do in regards to tech solutions. KG2 Research director Robert Woods said his company's ...
  
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• Intel's Atom is underwhelming no more: New chip packs 16 cores

  21-02-2017 18:33
  
  Intel's Atom was mostly known as a low-end chip for mobile devices that underperformed. That may not be the case anymore.
  
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• Cisco deepens enterprise network virtualization, security detection of DNA suite

  21-02-2017 18:28
  
  Cisco today announced a variety of hardware, software and services designed to increase network virtualization and bolster security for campus, branch office and cloud customers.
  
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• Technology is an integral part of cricket now - The Hindu

  21-02-2017 18:17 via thehindu.com
  
  Technology is an integral part of cricket now
  The Hindu
  Development in any field is closely associated with the growth of technology. Cricket is no exception. Technological advancement is an indispensable part of the game now. Analytics and numbers determine the value of a player and every move is closely ...and more »
  
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• Viva Technology is coming back to Paris with its ginormous tech conference - TechCrunch

  21-02-2017 18:07 via techcrunch.com
  
  Viva Technology is coming back to Paris with its ginormous tech conference
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  If there's one word that can describe Viva Technology (or “VivaTech” for short), it's that it's a ginormous conference. While it was just the first edition last year, 45,000 people made their way to Paris to talk about all things tech. VivaTech is back ...and more »
  
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• Don’t wait for 5G: LTE could be your key to IoT

  21-02-2017 17:56
  
  One of the many whiz-bang features promised in 5G is a new way of connecting millions of small, low-powered IoT devices. But there's no need to wait: Two forms of LTE tuned for IoT have entered a market that's already heating up with rapidly expanding specialist networks.
  
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• BluGlass (ASX:BLG) on commercialising RPCVD, its revolutionary semiconductor technology - Finance News Network

  21-02-2017 17:48 via finnewsnetwork.com.au
  
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  BluGlass (ASX:BLG) on commercialising RPCVD, its revolutionary semiconductor technology
  Finance News Network
  Carolyn Herbert: Hello I'm Carolyn Herbert from the Finance News Network and joining me from semi-conductor technology developer, BluGlass Limited (ASX:BLG) is Managing Director and CEO, Giles Bourne. Giles, welcome to FNN. Giles Bourne: Thank ...
  
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• LTE speeds outpace home internet with new Qualcomm and Intel modems

  21-02-2017 17:22
  
  With every new generation of smartphone, LTE connections get faster. That's because the devices have faster modems that can transfer data at unprecedented download speeds.
  
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• ARM buys Mistbase and NextG-Com to extend its reach in IoT

  21-02-2017 17:12
  
  Chip designer ARM has a new strategy for the internet of things: to offer complete solutions "from application software to antenna."
  
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• Noble® SmartAccept™ Receives Patent for Inbound Service Technology - CSO Australia

  21-02-2017 16:12 via cso.com.au
  Noble® SmartAccept™ Receives Patent for Inbound Service Technology
  CSO Australia
  Noble Systems Corporation, a global leader in omnichannel contact centre technology solutions, announces the issuance of a US Patent for the company's exclusive SmartAccept™ technology. Sydney, AU – 21 February 21, 2017: Noble Systems, a global ...and more »
  
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• Verizon knocks off US$350M from Yahoo deal after breaches

  21-02-2017 15:41
  
  Verizon Communications will pay US$350 million less for Yahoo after two major data breaches reported by the struggling internet pioneer.
  
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• Verizon knocks off $350M from Yahoo deal after breaches

  21-02-2017 15:41
  
  Verizon Communications will pay US$350 million less for Yahoo after two major data breaches reported by the struggling internet pioneer.
  
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• Our technology can clean up air pollution hotspots - The Guardian

  21-02-2017 15:19 via theguardian.com
  
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  Our technology can clean up air pollution hotspots
  The Guardian
  Professor Lewis's analysis of ways to tackle air pollution (10 ways to beat air pollution: how effective are they?, theguardian.com, 15 February) is disappointingly dismissive of technology that can work in bus shelters or other pollution hotspots ...
  
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• Intel's mobile future is in blazing modems as it buries Atom failure

  21-02-2017 15:01
  
  Intel passed on the opportunity to make chips for the first iPhone, and in May discontinued Atom smartphone chips after wasting billions trying to get them in handsets. The chip company instead started building a new mobile identity around its modems and wireless connectivity assets.
  
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• Kubernetes is now generally available on Azure Container Service

  21-02-2017 15:00
  
  Kubernetes is generally available for use with Azure Container Service, Microsoft’s managed cloud container hosting offering, as of Tuesday. ACS support for Kubernetes comes along with the service’s preexisting support for the Apache Mesos-based DC/OS and Docker Swarm.
  
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• Intel takes on IoT complexity with carrier-approved boards

  21-02-2017 15:00
  
  Intel is launching a program to provide IoT device boards that have been pre-certified by mobile operators.
  
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• 12 Apps Perfect For Busy Technology Professionals - Forbes

  21-02-2017 14:01 via forbes.com
  
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  12 Apps Perfect For Busy Technology Professionals
  Forbes
  Apps, whether on your phone, tablet or desktop, provide a host of services and abilities to their user. Need an answer to a general-knowledge question? There's an app for that. Need to keep track of work flow, or passwords? There's an app for that too.
  
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• New technology paying dividends for Seek - The Australian - The Australian

  21-02-2017 14:00 via theaustralian.com.au
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  New technology paying dividends for Seek - The Australian
  The Australian
  Investments in new technology by online recruitment giant Seek are starting to pay dividends with almost 20 per cent of its revenue now coming from non-basic ...and more »
  
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• New technology paying dividends for Seek - The Australian

  21-02-2017 14:00 via theaustralian.com.au
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  New technology paying dividends for Seek
  The Australian
  Investments in new technology by online recruitment giant Seek are starting to pay dividends with almost 20 per cent of its revenue now coming from “non-basic'' job advertisements. But the group faces headwinds in its key Southeast Asian and South ...and more »
  
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• Changes to Windows 10's data-gathering not enough to satisfy EU privacy watchdogs

  21-02-2017 13:33
  
  European Union privacy watchdogs are still not happy with Windows 10's gathering of data about its users, over a year after they first wrote to Microsoft to complain.
  
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• Visa opens London technology centre

  21-02-2017 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  Visa opens a space in London where it can test out technologies alongside customers and suppliers
  
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• Add Bluetooth 5 to Raspberry Pi 3 or create gadgets with this new chip

  21-02-2017 13:30
  
  Qualcomm crams new wireless technologies -- Bluetooth Low Energy 5, OpenThread, and ZigBee 3.0 -- on a new chipset.
  
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• Renewed effort begins to save Calif. university’s IT jobs

  21-02-2017 12:02
  
  At least 10 U.S. lawmakers have written University of California officials about their plan to move IT jobs offshore; now state legislators are getting into the fight.
  
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• The changing shape of mobile apps

  21-02-2017 09:24 via computerweekly.com
  We find out how organisations can gain the agility they need to keep pace with mobile app innovation
  
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• IBM joins government’s secure cloud list

  21-02-2017 08:12
  
  Infrastructure as a service and platform as a service offerings from IBM have been added to the government’s Certified Cloud Services List (CCSL), which is maintained by the Australian Signals Directorate.
  
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• Bluetooth technology turns red lights green for emergency vehicles - Brisbane Times

  21-02-2017 06:20 via brisbanetimes.com.au
  
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  Bluetooth technology turns red lights green for emergency vehicles
  Brisbane Times
  Emergency vehicles are automatically turning Brisbane's lights green to enable them to get to their destinations up to 26 per cent quicker. The technology has been rolled out across 13 Brisbane road corridors at a cost of $1.1 million, jointly funded ...
  
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• Educator Maggie Dent talks of how tough parenting is ahead of a Devonport conference - The Advocate

  21-02-2017 05:42 via theadvocate.com.au
  
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  Educator Maggie Dent talks of how tough parenting is ahead of a Devonport conference
  The Advocate
  Wise words: Parenting educator Maggie Dent is a keynote speaker at the Building Brighter, Stronger Families conference in Devonport. See your ad here · See your ad here. How to deal with the “tsunami of technology” represents a big challenge for ...
  
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• Facing sexism charges, Uber says Eric Holder will investigate

  21-02-2017 05:28
  
  Uber Technologies scrambled on Monday to counter the sexism charges raised by a former employee, and said it would appoint former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to the panel that would investigate allegations by the engineer that the company mishandled her complaint of sexual harassment.
  
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• Students evacuated after fire at Miller Technology High School - dailytelegraph.com.au

  21-02-2017 02:47 via dailytelegraph.com.au
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  Students evacuated after fire at Miller Technology High School
  dailytelegraph.com.au
  Up to 650 students have been evacuated from a school in Miller after a fire broke out in a woodwork room this morning. Emergency services were called to Miller Technology High School on Cabramatta Ave shortly before 11.30am, following reports a fire ...and more »
  
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• Adobe, Salesforce, Oracle dominate Gartner's list of digital marketing technology leaders - CMO

  21-02-2017 02:20 via cmo.com.au
  
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  Adobe, Salesforce, Oracle dominate Gartner's list of digital marketing technology leaders
  CMO
  Adobe, Salesforce, Oracle have again dominated Gartner's list of digital marketing technology providers for 2017, striking out a significant lead against the rest of the pack. The analyst firm's latest report, Magic Quadrant for Digital Marketing Hubs ...and more »
  
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• Digital push by Veterans’ Affairs to avoid Centrelink-style missteps

  21-02-2017 01:44
  
  The Senate’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade has given its blessing to measures that will allow the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to employ automated software systems to make decisions on veteran entitlements.
  
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• ATO warning over software R&D claims

  21-02-2017 00:58
  
  The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a warning over businesses claiming the R&D tax incentive for ineligible software development work.
  
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