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• Google Hangouts won't disappear for consumers despite enterprise focus

  14-03-2017 22:03
  
  While Google Hangouts is making a shift to serve enterprise users, it won’t be vanishing for consumers.
  
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• AWS follows Google with Reserved Instance flexibility changes

  14-03-2017 21:50
  
  Customers who have Reserved Instance contracts with Amazon Web Services will be able to subdivide some of their Linux and Unix virtual machine instances while maintaining their capacity discounts, thanks to pricing changes announced Monday.
  
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• US Army shows off its 'hoverbike' delivery drone

  14-03-2017 21:31
  
  It's been a year since the U.S. Army began researching the use of a British-built hoverbike as an autonomous delivery drone for battlefields, and it recently showed off its progress.
  
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• Microsoft stays security bulletins' termination

  14-03-2017 21:17
  
  Microsoft today postponed the retirement of the security bulletins it uses todescribe in detail each month's slate of vulnerabilities and patches.
  
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• Thieves steal Petya ransomware then use it for free

  14-03-2017 20:57
  
  Crooks are stealing code from the purveyors of Petya ransomware and using it to extort money from innocent victims, stiffing the creators of the malware out of the cut they are supposed to get.
  
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• DOJ: No, we won't say how much the FBI paid to hack terrorist's iPhone

  14-03-2017 19:31
  
  The Justice Department says it should not have to reveal the maker of a tool used last year to crack an alleged terrorist's iPhone or disclose how much it paid.
  
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• Hackers use dangerous Petya ransomware in targeted attacks

  14-03-2017 19:06
  
  A group of attackers has found a way to hijack the Petya ransomware and use it in targeted attacks against companies without the program creators' knowledge.
  
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• What’s in the UK government’s 5G strategy?

  14-03-2017 18:30 via computerweekly.com
  The UK government’s 5G mobile strategy was released to coincide with the Spring Budget. We look at some of its key aims
  
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• Open-source BeagleBone Blue board aims for robots, drones

  14-03-2017 18:26
  
  The $79.95 BeagleBone Blue is a credit-card sized board with all the components needed to operate a robot, or even a drone. It is open source as its schematics have been published, and anyone can replicate the board.
  
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• The NSA's foreign surveillance: 5 things to know

  14-03-2017 16:55
  
  A contentious piece of U.S. law giving the National Security Agency broad authority to spy on people overseas expires at the end of the year.
  
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• Microsoft ratchets up group chat competition with Teams launch

  14-03-2017 16:41
  
  Microsoft’s work chat app Teams hit general availability on Tuesday, as part of the company’s push to compete with Slack, HipChat, Google and other players in the group chat market.
  
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• More iPad screen sizes unlikely to stop slump

  14-03-2017 15:44
  
  Apple would be smart to make good on speculation about new iPad screen sizes, but don't expect the recent slump in tablet sales to end, analysts said.
  
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• It's time to turn on HTTPS: the benefits are well worth the effort

  14-03-2017 13:00
  
  The number of websites supporting HTTPS has skyrocketed over the past year and there are many benefits for turning on encryption on your website today.
  
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• Why Intel put a smartphone chip in Tag Heuer's $1,600 smartwatch

  14-03-2017 12:15
  
  Do smartwatches need upgrades every few years like PCs? It's not clear yet, but Intel's powerful chip in the Tag Heuer Connected Modular 45, a $1,600 luxury smartwatch, will ensure the wearable isn't outdated anytime soon.
  
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• Nginx JavaScript is ready for prime time

  14-03-2017 11:00
  
  The Nginx Plus R12 server can be programmed using NginScript, a JavaScript-based tool
  
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• Facebook tool cuts through React complexity

  14-03-2017 11:00
  
  Facebook and Expo teamed up to make the Create React Native App tool for creating Android and iOS apps with no build configuration
  
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• Technology adds another dimension - The Advocate

  14-03-2017 08:45
  
  The Advocate
  Technology adds another dimension
  The Advocate
  Every aspect of the industry has been sliced and diced and fed to punters, giving them all the latest information in their quest for the holy grail, a winner. There are still the people who pull the coat tails and give you the 'inside' information ...
  
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• Corescan to trial exploration technology in Mount Isa - The North West Star

  14-03-2017 02:56
  
  The North West Star
  Corescan to trial exploration technology in Mount Isa
  The North West Star
  The Queensland Government is facilitating a trial of new technology to enable mining companies maximise their chances of exploration success in the resource rich Northwest Minerals Province. Queensland's Chief Government Geologist Tony Knight said a ...
  
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• Mirai is the hydra of IoT security: too many heads to cut off

  14-03-2017 01:30
  
  Efforts to stop Mirai, a malware found infecting thousands of IoT devices, have become a game of whack-a-mole, with differing opinions over whether hackers or the security community are making any headway.
  
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• Despite 5G, LTE will be even bigger five years from now

  14-03-2017 00:13
  
  In 2022, even after 5G has officially launched, 4G will be bigger than ever. An ABI Research report released Monday reinforces what mobile operators and network builders have been saying about the move to 5G: It will be a gradual transition, not a wholesale replacement.
  
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• Electric Eve is a vision of the autonomous car future

  14-03-2017 00:04
  
  The concept vehicle is designed by Chinese startup Nio and offers a glimpse of the company's dream for the future of autonomous, connected travel.
  
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