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• Enterprise apps next in line for hybrid cloud deployment: HDS

  08-12-2014 23:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Hitachi Data Systems has predicted that in 2015, the market will see enterprises deploy their critical legacy applications into a hybrid cloud infrastructure.
  
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• Microsoft just made Bing search even more like Google

  08-12-2014 23:15
  
  Starting today Bing searches will look a little bit more like Google results thanks to a new feature called "Fact Answers."And "new" is applied liberally here, since Fact Answers are identical to information Google has offered for a long time.Basically when you search for businesses or addresses you can add certain terms, like "hours," "phone" or "directions," to your query, and the relevant info will appear on a card at the top of search results
  
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• Hockey warns multinationals no more tax avoidance

  08-12-2014 23:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian Taxation Office has 60 new staff members on board to look into tax avoidance and profit hiding conducted by a number of multinational companies, including Apple, Google, Facebook, IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Adobe.
  
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• Amazon to use bike messengers for one-hour delivery in New York City-WSJ

  08-12-2014 22:56
  
  (Reuters) - E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc plans to experiment with bike messengers to offer deliveries in New York City within an hour, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a source familiar with the matter. The company was not immediately available for comment. The superfast service, dubbed "Amazon Prime Now", attempts to replicate shopping in a physical store by delivering some items in an hour or two, the WSJ report said. ...
  
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• Vimeo now supports 4K videos, but not how you might think

  08-12-2014 22:50
  
  Video site Vimeo has begun supporting 4K, but there's a catch: you can only download 4K videos from the site rather than streaming them.Netflix offers 4K streaming, Amazon made 4K strides in the fall, and even 4K TV broadcasts are in the works - so what's Vimeo's problem?Well, the thing about those 4K options is that they're all streaming to users' TVs - and Vimeo is apparently primarily used on devices that aren't equipped for streaming in 4K.That includes affordable streaming devices like Chro
  
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• Judges hear arguments over NSA surveillance

  08-12-2014 22:12
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A federal appeals court is considering an Idaho woman's challenge to the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records.
  
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• Review: PCKeeper Live

  08-12-2014 21:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and installationComputers, like humans, tend to carry more junk and slow down as they age. It doesn't matter if you have the latest and greatest gaming rig or just a modest Chromebook - over time, every machine will accumulate enough digital waste to affect its performance.The good news is that there are many tools available to help whip your computer back into shape. The bad news is that most of the solutions on the market are designed for power users who know what they need, and t
  
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• White House focuses on computer science in schools

  08-12-2014 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Smartphones and laptops have become essential tools for today's teenagers. But learning how these devices work has often taken a backseat to other priorities in U.S. schools.
  
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• ​Microsoft to host Office 365, Dynamics CRM in Australia

  08-12-2014 21:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has announced that it will locally host Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online in Australia, and extend its Cloud Solutions Provider program.
  
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• Facebook Graph Search can now help find posts you've forgotten

  08-12-2014 21:20
  
  Facebook hinted that Graph Search would arrive on mobile almost a full year ago, in January 2014, and now it finally has - at least on iOS.The feature is also gaining some new functionality: the ability to search for specific posts.Facebook Graph Search is a relatively complex tool for searching Facebook that was introduced in 2013. It lets users enter specific search terms like "my friends who live in San Francisco" or "photos of my family."Until this update, however, Facebo
  
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• Scientists re-create what may be life's first spark

  08-12-2014 21:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists in a lab used a powerful laser to re-create what might have been the original spark of life on Earth.
  
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• Sony's PlayStation store back online after cyber attack

  08-12-2014 21:14
  
  (Reuters) - Sony Corp said its PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network had been disrupted by hackers in a distributed denial-of-service attack on Monday. Sony said its systems were back online and the company was investigating the cause of the disruption. The company has not received any report of user information being stolen, Sony spokeswoman Jennifer Clark told Reuters. Sony said users faced difficulty accessing the PlayStation network between 8.52 a.m. and 11.18 a.m. Tokyo time on
  
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• Christmas shopping surge puts retailers under strain online

  08-12-2014 21:12
  
  Black Friday and so-called Manic Monday puts Debenhams among latest group struggling to keep up with demand Continue reading...
  
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• Money no object? Here's a Christmas gift guide for the gadget fan who has it all

  08-12-2014 20:15
  
  From electric cars to Google Glass, here’s our guide to some of the must-have technology to blow the budget this Christmas Continue reading...
  
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• MPs get go-ahead to challenge snooping law

  08-12-2014 19:43
  
  Judicial review brought by David Davis Tom Watson centres on Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act
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• Candy Crush and the neuroscience of multitasking

  08-12-2014 19:10
  
  Tory MP Nigel Mills was caught playing Candy Crush on his tablet during a DWP committee hearing this week. It seems pretty hard to defend – but can the brain actually handle more multitasking than we think? Continue reading...
  
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• Ex-Apple employee faces year in jail

  08-12-2014 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former Apple executive who made millions by selling information about the firm's secrets to its suppliers has been sentenced to a year in jail.
  
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• Zoella says she's quit the internet

  08-12-2014 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  YouTuber Zoella says the internet is "clouding up" her brain so she's quit, the same week as her book attracts controversy.
  
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• Pioneer of video games, Simon dies at 92

  08-12-2014 17:37
  
  Ralph Baer, a video game pioneer who created both the precursor to "Pong" and the electronic memory game Simon and led the team that developed the first home video game console, has died. He ...
  
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• Report: Zuckerberg reads Chinese president's book

  08-12-2014 17:19
  
  BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese government news portal released a photo Monday of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg with a copy of Chinese President Xi Jinping's book on governance at his desk while hosting the country's top Internet regulator.
  
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• Ralph Baer, the 'father of video games', dies at age 92

  08-12-2014 17:17
  
  An inventive and visionary engineer, Baer helped create the world’s first consumer video game console
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• Review: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

  08-12-2014 17:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IntroductionThe Samsung 850 EVO is the latest in its affordable line of performance SSDs and shows Samsung's desire to push the solid state game along, even at the lower end of the price/performance stack.When it comes to solid state drives Samsung has really nailed its colours to the mast; it's going to be first to market with new technologies, it's going to aggressively drive pricing down and it's going to do it all alone.To that end, the Samsung 850 Pro was the first consumer SSD to arrive on
  
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• Uber rape scandal: thousands demand driver background checks in India

  08-12-2014 17:14
  
  After the alleged rape of a passenger in Delhi by a man with a criminal record for sexual offences, almost 7,000 people have signed a petition demanding the firm vet drivers better
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• Uber banned from operating in Indian capital after rape accusation

  08-12-2014 17:03
  
  By Malini Menon NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. online ride-hailing service Uber has been banned from operating in the Indian capital after a female passenger accused one of its drivers of rape, a case that has reignited a debate about the safety of women in the South Asian nation. Uber, which had employed the driver even though he had been arrested on allegations of sexual assault three years ago, would be blacklisted from providing any future services in the New Delhi area, the city's transpor
  
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• Amazon workers at German warehouse go on strike

  08-12-2014 16:33
  
  Union says it expects up to 450 workers at distribution centre in Bad Hersfeld to walk out in dispute over pay and conditions Continue reading...
  
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• MP Nigel Mills apologises for playing Candy Crush in committee hearing

  08-12-2014 16:27
  
  Tory MP for Amber Valley says his conduct fell short of what is expected of an MP and it will not happen again Continue reading...
  
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• Number of UK homes with TV falls for first time

  08-12-2014 16:14
  
  Ofcom says one million homes have broadband without a TV, indicating phones and tablets are being used to view content Continue reading...
  
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• Young girl inspires impromptu dance party on New York subway platform

  08-12-2014 16:13
  
  A clip of a young girl dancing in the New York City subway has collected more than 4.6m views on YouTube since it was posted online last week Continue reading...
  
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• NSA's surveillance a 'trade barrier' for EU companies - EU official

  08-12-2014 15:58
  
  By Julia Fioretti PARIS (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency's mass surveillance is a trade barrier for European Internet companies trying to provide services in the United States, a top EU official said on Monday. U.S. citizens are deterred from using European e-mail providers because they do not get the same protection as they would by using U.S. providers, said Paul Nemitz, a director in the European Commission's justice department. "The law ... ...
  
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• The smartphone of the future: Under $100, and everyone's device of choice

  08-12-2014 15:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Consumers in developed economies are quickly fading as the dominant driver of smartphone trends.
  
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• Ofcom: UK broadband coverage patchy

  08-12-2014 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mobile and broadband services continue to improve for most British people, but a wide gap still exists between the "haves" and the "have-nots", Ofcom concludes.
  
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• German union launches new strike at Amazon warehouses

  08-12-2014 15:23
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Workers at two of Amazon.com's German warehouses went on strike on Monday as labour union Verdi sought to squeeze the online retailer in the busy pre-Christmas period in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. A Verdi statement said that about 500 workers joined a strike at a distribution centre in Bad Hersfeld, saying that pre-Christmas special offers from Amazon were increasing order volumes and pressure on workers. ...
  
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• China closing in on Silicon Valley as home of internet giants, research shows

  08-12-2014 15:00
  
  Tencent and Baidu are only non-US digital media companies in top 10 by revenue, but country has four of top 10 fastest-growing firms, report says Continue reading...
  
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• Merck takes aim at superbugs in $9.5bn deal to buy Cubist

  08-12-2014 14:23
  
  Drugmaker to pay $102 a share for US company developing new generations of antibiotics to treat multiresistant bacteria Continue reading...
  
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• Sony's PlayStation store victim of cyber attack - FT

  08-12-2014 14:09
  
  (Reuters) - Sony Corp's PlayStation online store suffered an outage for about 2 hours after a cyber attack on Monday, the Financial Times reported, without citing sources. "We are aware that users are having issues connecting to PSN. Thanks for your patience as we investigate," Official Twitter page for PlayStation tweeted. PlayStation Network was mostly down from 8:52 a.m. to 11:18 a.m. Tokyo time, the newspaper quoted Sony Computer Entertainment as saying. Sony has not received
  
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• Video-game console pioneer dies

  08-12-2014 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ralph Baer creator of the Odyssey - the first TV-connected gaming console - has died aged 92.
  
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• The Solowheel: check out this new giratory system

  08-12-2014 14:03
  
  Bicycles, scooters, skateboards and Segways – make way for a new kind of unicycle. Prepare to wobble Continue reading...
  
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• Zoella admits Girl Online ghost-writing

  08-12-2014 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Her debut novel, Girl Online, was written with the "help" of her publisher, Penguin, admits Zoella.
  
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• Uncharted 4, Street Fighter 5 shown at PlayStation Experience event

  08-12-2014 13:49
  
  Sony marked the 20th anniversary of PlayStation with a spectacular event in Las Vegas, complete with announcements and exclusive demos
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• FBI confirms Sony Pictures employees threatened by hackers

  08-12-2014 13:41
  
  Hackers threaten Sony Pictures employees and their familes via email while attack is linked to a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand Continue reading...
  
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• Fire Keyboard for Kindle Fire HDX (review)

  08-12-2014 13:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The keyboard from Amazon is made especially for the Fire HDX 8.9, but works with the 7-inch tablet save one feature.
  
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• Marks & Spencer shoppers face longer wait for online orders

  08-12-2014 13:21
  
  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Marks & Spencer, Britain's biggest clothing retailer by sales, admitted on Monday it had been forced to extend delivery times for online orders as a new distribution centre has struggled to cope with heavy Christmas demand. Improving its online offer is a central plank of M&S's strategy to reverse nearly a decade of market share decline in its clothing business. Its stock was the second-biggest faller on Britain's FTSE 100 index of blue ch
  
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• Uber banned from operating in Indian capital after driver rape

  08-12-2014 13:14
  
  By Malini Menon NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. online ride-hailing service Uber has been banned from operating in the Indian capital after a female passenger accused one of its drivers of rape, a case that has reignited a debate about the safety of women in the South Asian nation. Uber, which had employed the driver even though he had been arrested on allegations of sexual assault three years ago, would be blacklisted from providing any future services in the New Delhi area, the city's transpor
  
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• ​No, OnePlus One smartphones sold in India won't get CyanogenMod updates

  08-12-2014 12:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Cyanogen Inc says that if Indian users want a OnePlus with CyanogenMod updates, they'll need to buy it outside of India.
  
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• Review: Yotaphone 2

  08-12-2014 12:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designIt's not often you come across a truly unique device in the smartphone market, but the Yotaphone 2 is exactly that. Unique.From the front it looks like any other Android smartphone, but flip it over and you're greeted with a second, all-touch display - only it's an e-ink screen similar to those found on ereaders.The Yotaphone 2 is the Russian brand's second entry into the market following on from the original, proof of concept, Yotaphone which launched in 2013 and aimed sq
  
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• Life can be boring, so let Nigel Mills have his Candy Crush moment

  08-12-2014 12:23
  
  It’s only natural for the mind to wander during dull meetings. Surely we can forgive the Tory MP for his indiscretion Continue reading...
  
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• 7 largest US districts to teach computer science

  08-12-2014 12:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The seven largest school districts in the U.S. are joining more than 50 others to start offering introductory computer science to all their students, the White House said Monday.
  
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• German union launches new strike at Amazon warehouse

  08-12-2014 11:59
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Workers at a German warehouse of Amazon.com went on strike on Monday as labour union Verdi sought to squeeze the online retailer in the busy pre-Christmas period in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Verdi said in a statement it had called out workers to strike at a distribution centre in Bad Hersfeld, saying Amazon was increasing order volume and pressure on workers with special offers ahead of Christmas. Verdi expects up to 450 workers to join the strike on Mond
  
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• Huffington Post launches in India, sets sights on China

  08-12-2014 11:53
  
  By Tommy Wilkes NEW DELHI (Reuters) - News website Huffington Post launched its India edition on Monday in a tie-up with media conglomerate Times of India Group, as the AOL-owned site expands into markets where internet use is growing rapidly. The India edition is Huffington Post's 13th and follows launches in a handful of European and Asian countries, as well as an Arabic version set to go live next year. The website, which was sold to AOL for $315 million (201. ...
  
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• Maths and science Cameron's priority

  08-12-2014 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Extra training to improve maths and science teaching and a college for digital skills are announced by Prime Minister David Cameron.
  
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