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• This New Aussie Technology Could Mean Never Having To Charge Your Phone Again - Huffington Post Australia

  20-04-2017 23:55
  
  Huffington Post Australia
  This New Aussie Technology Could Mean Never Having To Charge Your Phone Again
  Huffington Post Australia
  Phones that never run out of battery, electric cars that do not need charging stations and whole buildings that self-power. It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but the groundbreaking work of a group of researchers at a Melbourne university ...
  
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• Drupal fixes critical access bypass vulnerability

  20-04-2017 23:09
  
  The Drupal project has released a patch to fix a critical access bypass vulnerability that could put websites at risk of hacking.
  
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• Apple will return heat generated by data center to warm up homes

  20-04-2017 22:53
  
  Apple is building a new data center in Denmark, and it has some interesting ideas on how to power the data center with renewable energy, while also giving back to the community.
  
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• Hackers use old Stuxnet-related bug to carry out attacks

  20-04-2017 22:45
  
  Users that run unpatched software beware. Hackers have been relying on an old software bug connected to the Stuxnet worm to carry out their attacks.
  
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• Developer lifts Windows 7's update blockade with unsanctioned patch

  20-04-2017 22:28
  
  An anonymous developer created the patch, which negates Microsoft's barring of security updates from Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs equipped with the very newest processors.
  
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• Microsoft commits to twice yearly updates to Windows 10, Office 365

  20-04-2017 21:51
  
  Microsoft is offering IT pros some new guidance on when they can expect major feature updates.
  
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• OpenStack cloud deployments are up, but Intel scales back

  20-04-2017 21:06
  
  A user survey finds that OpenStack deployments are up 44 percent, but Intel has dropped its support for the OpenStack Innovation Center
  
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• Qualcomm: First Windows 10 ARM PC coming in the fourth quarter

  20-04-2017 21:00
  
  If you want a Windows 10 PC that doesn't have an x86 chip from Intel or AMD, your wish will be granted in the fourth quarter.
  
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• Ethernet evolution: Broadcom switches offer Time Sensitive Ethernet

  20-04-2017 19:15
  
  Broadcom this week introduced a family of Ethernet switches that support new technology aimed at helping users address the rising network implications of the Internet of Things, automotive networking and video applications.
  
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• US FCC ends price caps on many business data lines

  20-04-2017 19:06
  
  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to deregulate the providers of the business data lines connecting broadband service to many small businesses, schools, hospitals, and ATM machines.
  
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• OK Google, let's get personal

  20-04-2017 18:45
  
  A hotly anticipated upgrade to Google Home will let users train the company’s virtual assistant to recognize different voices and provide personalized responses to each person.
  
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• By Djingo, there's a new virtual assistant

  20-04-2017 17:40
  
  How many virtual assistants can you fit in one smartphone? European network operator Orange is hoping there's room to squeeze in one more, called Djingo.
  
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• Flaws let attackers hijack multiple Linksys router models

  20-04-2017 17:12
  
  Two dozen Linksys router models are exposed to attacks that could extract sensitive information from their configurations, cause them to become unresponsive and even completely take them over.
  
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• Emerging technologies: How can you cut through the noise?

  20-04-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Technology leaders need to focus the raw potential of emerging technology into a set of priorities with measurable, tangible business impacts
  
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• Machine-to-machine 'voice' has a name, a chirp, and a niche

  20-04-2017 12:00
  
  A product called Chirp helps riders board buses more quickly than before; it's aimed at the business-to-business market.
  
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• Facebook's Relay JavaScript framework gets GraphQL

  20-04-2017 12:00
  
  The framework for building data-driven apps incorporates Facebook's query language for APIs
  
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• AWS CodeStar offers templates to ease cloud app deployments

  20-04-2017 12:00
  
  Amazon's new cloud service uses templates to simplify provisioning, security management, continuous delivery
  
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• Raspberry Pi Roundup: Pi-se of the Machines, keeping the ball up, and GOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLL

  20-04-2017 11:18
  
  This week, a thought-provoking art exhibit, some Pi AI, and Brazil wins another championship!
  
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• Google reportedly plans ad blocking feature for Chrome browser

  20-04-2017 08:43
  
  Google makes a lot of money from online advertisements. In what appears to be a surprising move at first glance, the company is likely to introduce an ad blocking feature that could be turned on by default in desktop and mobile versions of its Chrome browser, according to a news report.
  
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• Virgin Australia tests in-flight Wi-Fi

  20-04-2017 07:33
  
  Virgin Australia has commenced a three-month test of inflight Wi-Fi on one of its aircraft.
  
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• Law firms run tech race: Corrs patents technology - The Australian Financial Review

  20-04-2017 07:10
  
  The Australian Financial Review
  Law firms run tech race: Corrs patents technology
  The Australian Financial Review
  Corrs Chambers Westgarth's Graeme Grovum and James Whittaker. The law firm has patented a cloud-based document reading technology it says will cut processing time and costs in half. Ben Rushton. by Katie Walsh. Corrs Chambers Westgarth has ...
  
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• Facebook aims to let people type from their brain, hear with skin

  20-04-2017 06:43
  
  Facebook revealed Wednesday that it is working on technology to let people type straight from their brains at 100 words per minute, besides disclosing another project directed at allowing people to hear with their skin.
  
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• Boards don't get cyber security (but fear the risks), ASX health check finds

  20-04-2017 04:45
  
  ​The boards of many Australia’s biggest companies lack sufficient understanding of cyber security, according to the ASX Cyber Health Check Report which was published today.
  
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• Bringing agile to life

  20-04-2017 04:43
  
  Similar to leading companies ING, Spotify, Google and Netflix, Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) has embarked on an agile transformation - but what does this really mean for the PEXA team?
  
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• Unleashing the value of big data in the financial services industry

  20-04-2017 04:22
  
  Big data analytics will bring about significant change in value generation for the financial services industry. Winning companies will be the ones that utilise big data to help make the crucial shift from product to a customer-centric focus.
  
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• Telcos want to help consumers understand broadband performance

  20-04-2017 03:35
  
  Telecommunications industry body Communications Alliance has put together an education package designed to help consumers understand Australia’s increasingly complex broadband landscape.
  
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• NBN joins cable broadband R&D group

  20-04-2017 00:00
  
  NBN announced this morning that it had been accepted as a member of CableLabs, an international R&D and standards body focused on cable networks.
  
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