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• House committee subpoenas Clinton emails in Benghazi probe

  04-03-2015 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Benghazi, Libya, attacks issued subpoenas Wednesday for the emails of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who used a private account exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state — and also used a computer email server now traced back to her family's New York home.
  
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• Size matters: Phones as big as they can get for easy use

  04-03-2015 23:00
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time you could count on phones getting larger each year. Samsung's runaway success with the big-screen smartphone even spurred Apple to release a supersized model this year. But if they get any bigger will they be too hard to use?
  
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• 'HBO Now' streaming service launch date and pricing revealed?

  04-03-2015 22:57
  
  HBO has been silent regarding its highly anticipated standalone streaming service ever since first announcing it, but new details may have finally broken today.The HBO streaming service will be called "HBO Now," and it will launch in April for $15 (about £10, AU$20) per month, according to the International Business Times.this report also reinforces earlier rumors - and common sense - that HBO will launch the service to coincide with the premiere of the new Game of Thrones season.The
  
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• House committee to subpoena Clinton emails in Benghazi probe

  04-03-2015 22:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional committee investigating the terror attacks on a U.S. mission in Libya was expected as early as Wednesday to subpoena the emails of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who used a private account exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state — and used a computer email server now traced back to her family's New York home.
  
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• Apple and HBO 'in talks over streaming partnership'

  04-03-2015 22:43 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Apple TV streaming service is set to be partner in the launch of HBO Now next month bringing premium shows to viewers without a cable subscriptionApple is reportedly in talks with HBO to bring Game of Thrones and the premium cable service’s other hit shows to its new online service. Related: Are you paying too much for cable and internet? Continue reading...
  
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• HBO in talks with Apple to launch video streaming service - report

  04-03-2015 22:08
  (Reuters) - HBO is in talks with Apple Inc to be its launch partner for the highly anticipated HBO Now video streaming service, according to a report in Wednesday's International Business Times. The service is expected to launch next month, timed to the season premier of HBO's blockbuster series "Game of Thrones," according to the report, which cited sources familiar with the matter. "We know there’s great anticipation around our standalone streaming service," an
  
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• Hillary Clinton had own computer server for official emails

  04-03-2015 20:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The email practices of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who used a private account exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state, grew more intriguing with the disclosure Wednesday that the computer server she used traced back to her family's New York home, according to Internet records reviewed by The Associated Press.
  
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• Technology is raising a high bar for high-end mixology

  04-03-2015 19:42
  
  Want that cocktail shaken, not stirred? How about centrifuged? These days, it's possible as high-tech tools shake things up behind the bar with a razzle-dazzle flair that could make even an old fashioned ...
  
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• Net neutrality decision 'monumentally flawed': FCC commissioner

  04-03-2015 19:28 via zdnet.com
  
  One of the two Federal Communications Commissioners who voted against the FCC's decision in favour of net neutrality has said that the fight is a long way from over.
  
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• Facebook's Instagram rolls out new 'carousel' ads

  04-03-2015 19:12
  
  By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Instagram will let brand marketers showcase more images on its photo-sharing smartphone app, the Facebook-owned service’s latest move to expand its money-making advertising features. The new ad service marks the latest step in Instagram’s effort to position its mobile service as an online marketing channel.
  
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• Hands-on with HTC's virtual reality

  04-03-2015 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is HTC and Valve's virtual reality any good?
  
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• Apple overtakes Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone maker

  04-03-2015 19:02 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Demand from China helps US tech firm shift 74.8m units in last quarter of 2014, 1.8m more than South Korean rivalApple has officially overtaken Samsung as the world’s biggest smartphone maker, selling more phones in the Christmas quarter than any other brand thanks to rising demand in China.The US company sold 74.8m smartphones, just ahead of Samsung’s 73m units, analysis firm Gartner said. Continue reading...
  
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• ​HP beefs up Helion cloud with Eucalyptus for AWS and new OpenStack versions

  04-03-2015 19:01 via zdnet.com
  
  HP's first release of the open-source Eucalyptus cloud manager appears as part of its Helion enterprise cloud product line, together with OpenStack updates.
  
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• Hands-on review: Updated: HTC Vive

  04-03-2015 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Vive the revolutionThere's a TV show from the early 1990s called Red Dwarf that depicted the last human (and a group of humanoids) that were lost in space in the future, desperate to get home.One of the big ways they stayed entertained was with a holographic headset that let them play in hyper real worlds, like they were living in the action sequence. It was meant as comedy, a chance for men to be stupid and depraved and powerful and ultimately escape the onboard reality they were faced with. I
  
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• Hands-on review: Nvidia Shield

  04-03-2015 18:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If the Nvidia Shield already sounds like a familiar name, that's because it is. Nvidia has used the Shield moniker across a couple of its other products - Shield Portable, Shield Tablet - but the Shield, revealed this week at GDC 2015, is the missing piece of the puzzle. An Android TV and high-end gaming console in one, Nvidia Shield is a set-top box box that wants to be the hub of your living room. This is a product that's been five years in the making, according to Nvidia, and from what I've s
  
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• Hillary Clinton set up 'homebrew' email server for private account – report

  04-03-2015 18:55 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Server was registered to family’s home in Chappaqua, New YorkTwo top aides also accused of using private email accounts for official business Continue reading...
  
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• Hands-on review: MWC 2015: Honor 4X

  04-03-2015 18:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Honor 4X will be landing in Europe sometime between April and June this year with a strong spec list and attractive price tag.It's a tier below the Chinese firm's Honor 6 and 6 Plus smartphones, yet the 4X still sports a large 5.5-inch display.The resolution isn't full HD, rather it's 720p, but Honor has crammed in an octa-core processor and 2GB of RAM into the handset's plastic body.Basically you're getting a phablet sized screen and a load of power for not very much money. It's just £149.
  
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• Smartphones are addictive and should carry health warning, say academics

  04-03-2015 18:40 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  University of Derby finds smartphone users in study spent average 3.6 hours a day on devices, often causing severe distraction from relationships and ‘real life’ Smartphones are psychologically addictive, encourage narcissistic tendencies and should come with a health warning, researchers have said. A study by the University of Derby and published in the International Journal of Cyber Behaviour, Psychology and Learning found that 13% of participants in the study were addicted, with the avera
  
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• Hands-on review: MWC 2015: Archos 52 Platinum

  04-03-2015 18:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Archos has several mid-to-low range mobiles and the fear of them merging into one untidy mess clearly isn't a concern with the arrival of the 52 Platinum.With a price tag of just £129.99 (around $200, AU$250) the 52 Platinum certainly falls comfortably into the "affordable" bracket, finding itself mixing with the likes of the Moto G and Lumia 535.Front and centre is the 5.25-inch 720p HD display, which I found to be bright and colourful. Even at 5.25 inches text is suitably sharp and co
  
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• Internet invades everything at gadget fair in Barcelona

  04-03-2015 17:53
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The pervasive creep of the Internet from computers and phones to all kinds of objects is the theme of this year's edition of the Mobile World Congress wireless show.
  
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• ​Docker grabs SocketPlane and its experts to create open networking APIs

  04-03-2015 17:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Behind the acquisition of tiny Palo Alto startup SocketPlane by Docker lies the goal of giving multi-container apps network portability through standard interfaces.
  
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• Documents reveal New Zealand's Pacific spy role

  04-03-2015 17:25 via zdnet.com
  
  New Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau was targeting the entire communications of nearly two dozen countries, new documents from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden suggest.
  
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• Future is 5G at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress

  04-03-2015 16:38
  
  Running short of dramatically new phone designs, leaders of the world's wireless industry showcased their next big idea 5G, shorthand for the fifth generation of networks they expect to have up and running by 2020, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Most industry experts expect the first commercial deployments of 5G in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Huawei and other companies will use software to power 5G, relying less on hardware than in the past. It will be based on SDN
  
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• Mobile World Congress 2015 in review - Tech Weekly Podcast

  04-03-2015 15:55 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The tech team discuss this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as the event grows in size and scope Continue reading...
  
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• Virgin Atlantic pilots Sony smartglasses and smartwatches for engineers

  04-03-2015 15:54 via zdnet.com
  
  The airline is hoping to save time during aircraft turnaround and also handle the process more efficiently.
  
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• Vice apprenticeships: traffic highs, pay lows?

  04-03-2015 15:41 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Youth media company faces barrage of criticism on Twitter after it mistakenly posts ad offering pay of £109 – or $127 – a week
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• VIDEO: Ford's white van with built-in bike

  04-03-2015 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Dave Lee talks to Ford's chief design engineer Tom Thompson about the company's electric bike project.
  
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• Twitter's new bid to end online abuse could endanger dissidents

  04-03-2015 15:15 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The social network is forcing Tor users and serial trolls to register their mobile phone numbers – but that won’t stop dedicated abusers, and may expose anonymous users in repressive regimes Continue reading...
  
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• Douglas Adams made me a writer: Neil Gaiman salutes his friend and inspiration

  04-03-2015 14:46 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Paying tribute to his genius at the annual Douglas Adams lecture, writer explains how meeting the Hitchhiker’s Guide author at 22 changed his life Continue reading...
  
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• China and US clash over backdoors

  04-03-2015 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China rejects President Obama's criticism of its attempt to make companies put backdoors in their software and share their encryption keys.
  
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• VIDEO: Hands-on with an Ubuntu phone

  04-03-2015 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones tries out a smartphone powered by Ubuntu, an operating system best known for running on desktop computers.
  
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• ​Apple hits new high in China as Xiaomi balks at phones for the West

  04-03-2015 13:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's iPhone 6 might be expensive but the larger screen has catapulted it to become the favoured smartphone among Chinese consumers.
  
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• IBM buys AlchemyAPI to boost Watson computing unit

  04-03-2015 13:38
  
  International Business Machines Corp said on Wednesday it had acquired AlchemyAPI, a fast-growing startup selling software that collects and analyses unstructured text and data in ways big enterprises, website publishers and advertisers find useful. The purchase is designed to boost IBM's push into more human-like computing services, based around its Watson technology, which can sift huge amounts of data, learn from the results and respond to spoken questions. IBM is trying to build a big b
  
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• Clinton ran own computer system for her official emails

  04-03-2015 13:17
  
  The computer server that transmitted and received Hillary Clinton's emails — on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state — traced back to an Internet ...
  
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• Amazon Prime trial ad 'misleading'

  04-03-2015 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Advertising Standards Authority says the 30-day free trial promotion for Amazon Prime did not warn of paid subscriptions.
  
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• Smartway2 review: BYOD put to use for room-booking and hot-desking

  04-03-2015 12:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Some vendors would have you use calendar software and proprietary room panels to book meeting rooms and hot desks, but Smartway2 mixes the cloud with mobile apps to let you do it all from a tablet or your smartphone.
  
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• ​Apple and Google prepare patches for FREAK SSL flaw

  04-03-2015 12:13 via zdnet.com
  
  A new web crypto bug is affecting many Safari and Android users. Who's going to get the fix first?
  
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• ​Google to ditch Chrome support for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

  04-03-2015 11:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Chrome version 42, expected in mid-April, will be the last version of Chrome for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices.
  
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• ​Hortonworks chief: Why it's time for some tough Hadoop decisions

  04-03-2015 11:43 via zdnet.com
  
  The recent unveiling of the Open Data Platform with Pivotal is a sign of telling changes afoot in the Hadoop market, according to Hortonworks president Herb Cunitz.
  
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• China plays down US concerns over anti-terror legislation

  04-03-2015 10:55
  
  SHANGHAI (AP) — China played down U.S. concerns that proposed anti-terror legislation would give the Chinese government sweeping power to police electronic communications and marginalize foreign companies fighting for a share of China's $465 billion technology market, saying Wednesday that the law is purely designed to address domestic security issues.
  
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• Hands-on review: MWC 2015: Archos 50 Oxygen Plus

  04-03-2015 09:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Don't let the design of this handset fool you, while the Archos 50 Oxygen Plus may appear to be styled on Apple's flagship smartphone this is a distinctly mid to low-end device.In fact with a SIM-free price of just £149.99 (around $230, AU$300) for the 3G model the 50 Oxygen Plus offers decent value for money - on paper at least.While the 3G model is available to buy now, if you hold on until June a 4G variant with Android Lollipop on board will make an appearance. It will be a touch more expen
  
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• Alibaba buys $383 million stake in TV programme producer Beijing Enlight

  04-03-2015 09:36
  
  SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce titan Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has invested 2.4 billion yuan ($382.67 million) in TV programme producer Beijing Enlight Media Co Ltd, Beijing Enlight said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The move follows investments by Alibaba worth more than $3.1 billion in the entertainment industry last year as the company aggressively expands into film and entertainment content. ...
  
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• Clinton ran homebrew computer system for official emails

  04-03-2015 09:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The computer server that transmitted and received Hillary Clinton's emails — on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state — traced back to an Internet service registered to her family's home in Chappaqua, New York, according to Internet records reviewed by The Associated Press.
  
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• Hands-on review: MWC 2015: BlackBerry Leap

  04-03-2015 08:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BlackBerry didn't take any chances with the Leap, in terms of attempting to recapture the hip and cool audience of young professionals – and it might just work.This smartphone looks a lot like the Z10 externally, but internally, they're practically twins. On the outside, the Leap feels sturdy and solid, with its textured curved back enhancing grip, not to mention adding character to a product which is aimed at an audience which craves just that.It's just about the right thickness and comfortab
  
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• We can't avoid the war around us: Life as an Afghan mobile telco

  04-03-2015 08:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Roshan faces having 19 of its 1,000 base stations attacked every month, but life is improving for Afghanistan's largest mobile network operator.
  
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• Bipartisan support sees Senate pass online anti-bullying laws

  04-03-2015 07:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian government's proposed legislation to establish a children's e-safety commissioner in a bid to help combat online bullying has passed the Senate.
  
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• ​Uber invests in mapping software with deCarta acquisition

  04-03-2015 07:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Uber has bought deCarta for an undisclosed amount in an effort to enhance its mapping technology, and possibly move away from using maps from Google and Apple.
  
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• NBN Co fibre-on-demand product due this month

  04-03-2015 06:32 via zdnet.com
  
  By the end of March, NBN Co will launch its fibre co-contribution and fibre-on-demand products, Senator Mitch Fifield has said.
  
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• Too early to make tax changes for bitcoin in Australia: Treasury

  04-03-2015 06:29 via zdnet.com
  
  ​It is too early into bitcoin's development in Australia to make changes to the tax laws around the cryptocurrency, according to the Australian Treasury Department.
  
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• Australia's online retail sales slow to AU$16.6b year on year

  04-03-2015 05:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Unlike last December, when the total Australian online retail sales index reached 11.9 percent year on year, the total online retail sales index for January 2015 was more subdued, due to a slowdown in domestic sales.
  
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