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• Classic smartphone brands get a spring in their step at MWC (+video)

  02-03-2017 22:00
  
  Venerable smartphone brands Motorola, Nokia and BlackBerry got new life at Mobile World Congress 2017, but that was primarily due to the influence of Chinese and Finnish manufacturers that have licensed the names.
  
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• AWS says a typo caused the massive S3 failure this week

  02-03-2017 21:45
  
  Everyone makes mistakes. But working at Amazon Web Services means an incorrectly entered input can lead to a massive outage that cripples popular websites and services.
  
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• AWS blames a typo for Tuesday’s outage

  02-03-2017 21:21
  
  An authorized S3 team member entered a command incorrectly and a larger set of servers was removed than was intended, Amazon said.
  
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• Slack bug paved the way for a hack that can steal user access

  02-03-2017 21:06
  
  One bug in Slack, the popular work chat application, was enough for a security researcher to design a hack that could trick its users into handing over access.
  
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• Free decryption tools now available for Dharma ransomware

  02-03-2017 20:50
  
  Researchers have created decryption tools for the Dharma ransomware after someone recently leaked the encryption keys for it.
  
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• Microsoft starts selling 6 more years of Windows Server support

  02-03-2017 20:46
  
  Microsoft is now selling extended support for its Windows Server software, letting corporate customers add up to six years to the lifespan of Windows Server 2008 and later, and SQL Server 2008 and later.
  
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• Cisco expands Docker partnership, rolls Contiv open source container networking software

  02-03-2017 18:51
  
  Cisco is embracing application containers in a big way with a new expanded partnership with Docker and the 1.0 release of its open source container networking platform named Contiv.
  
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• Where is the Discord in Construction Technology Uptake? - Sourceable

  02-03-2017 18:37
  
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  Where is the Discord in Construction Technology Uptake?
  Sourceable
  From BIM to prefabrication to drones to big data, areas in which technology either is delivering or has the potential to deliver benefits in design and construction are well acknowledged. In a number of areas, however, practical adoption on the ground ...
  
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• HPE refocuses tech services group on cloud, big data

  02-03-2017 17:56
  
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise has revamped its existing technology services unit to focus on helping customers adopt emerging technologies, including cloud computing, the internet of things, and big data.
  
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• Chrome for MacOS to block rogue ad injections and settings changes

  02-03-2017 16:32
  
  Google has expanded its Safe Browsing service, allowing Google Chrome on macOS to better protect users from programs that locally inject ads into web pages or that change the browser's home page and search settings.
  
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• University of Washington Wi-Fi-meister talks Aruba, managing big networks

  02-03-2017 15:51
  
  The challenges of networking on college campuses can be serious business, particularly if, like the University of Washington, you’ve got to worry about not one but three distinct campuses.
  
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• MWC 2017: Huawei R&D focuses on vehicles, drones, virtual reality

  02-03-2017 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  Huawei used its presence at the annual Mobile World Congress fair in Barcelona to showcase a number of its mobile innovation programmes
  
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• HyperApp takes functional JavaScript to web apps

  02-03-2017 12:00
  The lightweight library is for developing scalable browser-based apps, with user interfaces built from microcomponents
  
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• MWC 2017: Barcelona trial uses IoT and big data to manage tourists

  02-03-2017 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  Barcelona, the host city for Mobile World Congress, has been demonstrating its use of the internet of things and big data to help manage visitors to Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia
  
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• US FCC stays data security regulations for broadband providers

  02-03-2017 05:36
  
  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has halted new rules that would require high-speed internet providers to take 'reasonable' steps to protect customer data.
  
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• Hazer Group to showcase clean technology in Monaco exclusive - Proactive Investors Australia

  02-03-2017 05:02
  
  Hazer Group to showcase clean technology in Monaco exclusive
  Proactive Investors Australia
  Hazer Group (ASX:HZR) has been selected as one of 30 companies globally to present at the 2017 CleanEquity® Monaco conference held in Monaco on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th of March 2017. The invitation-only event will give Hazer the opportunity to ...and more »
  
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• Western Bulldogs host hackathon, an Australian first

  02-03-2017 04:40
  
  A Western Bulldogs backed hackathon has resulted in a proof-of-concept model that could help teams find gaps in their opponents’ defenses.
  
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• GitHub ramps up ANZ and ASEAN focus

  02-03-2017 02:50
  
  GitHub, the global service that provides Git-based online source code repositories accessible by multiple developers, announced its regional presence for ASEAN and ANZ, co-incident with the global launch of a software-as-a-service version of its enterprise product.
  
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• Law enforcement vehicles go high tech

  02-03-2017 02:34
  
  Australian motorists are about to experience the full impact of a whole range of new, computerised electronic law enforcement technology — and some of it will be highly visible highway patrol car equipment.
  
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• Yahoo execs botched its response to 2014 breach, investigation finds

  02-03-2017 02:01
  
  The internet pioneer, which reported a massive data breach involving 500 million user accounts in Sept., actually knew an intrusion had occurred back in 2014, but allegedly botched a proper response.
  
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• New law to protect young people from online predators

  02-03-2017 01:34
  
  The has announced government is backing a modified version of ‘Carly’s Law’, legislation initially proposed by South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon to combat online grooming of minors.
  
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