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• Statistics NZ takes 2018 census online

  14-04-2015 23:27 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  A modernised census aims to minimise door-to-door collection and replace a "hierarchy" of field staff with online engagement.
  
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• Review: Roku 2

  14-04-2015 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Intro, design and contentThe Roku 2 has always been - and always will be - the middle child of the Roku family. At $69 (£59, about AU$90), it's pricier than the Roku or Roku Streaming Stick, but comes in well under the cost of a $99 (£79, about AU$129) Roku 3. Likewise, it has more features and a landslide of better specs than its predecessor, the original Roku, but it's not quite as feature rich as its video game-ready older brother, the Roku 3.But herein lies the magic of the middle child. B
  
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• Survey: Is Apple your go-to hardware provider?

  14-04-2015 21:43 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Apple products have changed the face of the tech landscape within many organizations. Take Tech Pro Research's survey and share how your organization has been impacted.
  
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• IBM and Apple to share health data

  14-04-2015 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  IBM has launched a health unit to make sense of the wealth of data created by the boom in fitness trackers and apps.
  
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• Intel sees plenty of innovation left in PCs

  14-04-2015 20:05 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  ​Intel's latest results should provide some clues to the health of the PC market. Lately the signs haven't been good. But at the Intel Developer Forum in Shenzhen, Intel insisted there's still plenty of life left in the PC.
  
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• MySQL Percona snaps up Tokutek to move onto MongoDB and NoSQL turf

  14-04-2015 20:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Percona's acquisition of database company Tokutek, announced today, gives it a foot in both the MySQL and NoSQL camps with distributions and services.
  
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• ​Docker notches up $95m funding boost to add more developer capabilities

  14-04-2015 17:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Announced today, Docker Inc's fourth round of investment gives it a $95m pot to deepen integration with AWS, IBM and Microsoft and add new features.
  
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• Australians too trusting, fall for social media scams: Symantec

  14-04-2015 16:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Symantec's latest internet security report showed that Australia ranked as the seventh most targeted country globally when it came to social media scams in 2014.
  
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• Review: Fuji X-A2

  14-04-2015 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and featuresFujifilm's X-series of compact system cameras are one of the success stories of recent times. Their popularity seems to have taken even their manufacturer by surprise. A combination of retro styling, traditional controls, robust build and high image quality have made models like the Fuji X-T1, X-E2 and X-Pro1 very attractive to enthusiast photographers.In a bid to cater for less experienced photographers Fuji also offers the X-M1 and the X-A1, which has now been replaced
  
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• Man charged with hacking US lottery

  14-04-2015 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former security boss of a US lottery is charged with fraud after allegedly hacking the computer that picks the winning numbers.
  
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• Sharp creates 4K smartphone screen

  14-04-2015 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japanese display-maker Sharp announces a 4K resolution smartphone screen destined for handsets next year.
  
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• ​DataStax's Cassandra hitches a ride on HP's Moonshot

  14-04-2015 14:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Enterprise giant HP has today started to ship low-power Moonshot servers with DataStax's Enterprise distribution of the Apache Cassandra database.
  
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• Perkins on Twitter break after threats

  14-04-2015 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Sue Perkins says she is taking a break from Twitter after receiving threats over reports she was replacing Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear.
  
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• ​Opera overhauls its Mini browser for Android

  14-04-2015 13:43 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Opera has released a new version of its Mini browser for Android, bringing down a number features from its full Opera browser to older Android devices.
  
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• Garmin unveils two HD action cameras

  14-04-2015 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sat-Nav maker Garmin unveils two new high definition action camera models to compete with market leader GoPro.
  
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• Jorno folding keyboard for iOS, Android, and Windows: High-quality construction and design

  14-04-2015 13:01 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The Jorno folding keyboard started with a Kickstarter campaign in 2012, and since has morphed into a capable design. It features a keyboard that folds into a very small package at quitting time.
  
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• ​Lollipop-based Cyanogen OS 12 rollout begins today for OnePlus One

  14-04-2015 11:49 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The several week delays in delivering the latest version of Cyanogen OS 12 to OnePlus One device owners is over.
  
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• Review: Seagate Backup Plus 8TB Desktop Drive

  14-04-2015 11:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and performanceThis is the first 8TB hard disk drive we've received at TechRadar and the biggest external (single-drive) hard disk currently on the market. This particular model – the Seagate Backup Plus – was announced earlier this year but uses an enterprise-grade drive which was unveiled back in August 2014. You could probably cram about 1500 DVDs in 8TB or the content of 160 Blu-ray discs, or the equivalent of almost six million 3.5-inch, 1.44MB floppy disks (remember those?
  
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• ​Nokia and Alcatel confirm 'advanced talks' over merger

  14-04-2015 10:16 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent have confirmed they're in advanced talks over a potential full merger, which could create a giant network equipment vendor better positioned to compete with Ericsson, Huawei, and Cisco.
  
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• VIDEO: Pioneering 3D touch screens unveiled

  14-04-2015 09:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why 2D screens may soon become a relic of the past
  
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• 'Robot chef' aimed at home kitchen

  14-04-2015 09:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From chopping the ingredients to doing the washing up - an all-action "robo-chef" for the home is being developed by a London-based company.
  
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• CoinVault ransomware decryption keys released

  14-04-2015 08:51 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  A repository of CointVault ransomware decryption keys obtained by the Dutch police from a seized server have been shared online by security company Kaspersky.
  
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• VIDEO: Crackdown on abuse websites steps up

  14-04-2015 08:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A child abuse watchdog says it has helped to identify and remove more than double the number of sexually explicit web pages depicting youngsters in 2014 - than in the previous year.
  
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• Apple: Final Cut X not actually final, gets another update

  14-04-2015 08:37
  
  Apparently, launching the Apple Watch and new Macbook this week wasn't enough for the world's biggest technology company. Today, Apple has announced an update to its Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor apps.Pushing Final Cut Pro X to version 10.2, the new update delivers easy to control 3D motion titles improved masking for colour grading and effects, and native support for more camera formats.Meanwhile the updates to the Motion app allow users to create custom materials and environments for
  
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• ​NSW government to accept PayPal, contactless payments

  14-04-2015 06:25 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The NSW government has commenced a year-long project that will see Service NSW accept contemporary payment methods, including PayPal and Apple Pay.
  
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• Phishing hits victims 'in minutes'

  14-04-2015 06:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Phishing emails ensnare their first victim within 82 seconds of the attack messages being sent, suggests a report.
  
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• The GTA 5 Rockstar Editor will turn Los Santos into a filmmakers playground

  14-04-2015 04:01
  
  Grand Theft Auto 5 has finally landed on PC. And while we know that the wait was worth it for its glorious 4K resolutions, amazing suite of customisation options, and impressive framerates, perhaps one of the more interesting features is the arrival of the PC-exclusive Rockstar Editor.To celebrate the arrival of the video making suite, Rockstar has put together this video of what is possible with the new in-game video editing tool.YouTube : youtubeurlv=Al9kP0ZETQEWhile it glosses over the many,
  
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• ​Melbourne IT inks deal with 2nd Watch in cloud migration push

  14-04-2015 03:59 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  A new partnership between Australia's Melbourne IT and US-based public cloud management player 2nd Watch is expected to ramp up the local company's cloud migration capability.
  
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• ​EMV: Why the world adopted it

  14-04-2015 03:30 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  It has been just over six months since Australia mandated chip and PIN technology, and the country is already moving beyond using EMV-enabled cards to make contactless payments.
  
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• BR Ambedkar's birthday celebrated in Google doodle

  14-04-2015 03:05
  
  ‘Babasaheb’ was leading figure in India’s struggle for independence who drafted the new republic’s constitution and championed rights of the dalits Continue reading...
  
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• Optus CEO goes over the top in network content battle

  14-04-2015 03:02 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Optus CEO Allen Lew sees the telco's future in offering entertainment services like Netflix on the back of a strong network core, and competitive fixed and mobile bundles.
  
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• Hands-on review: Sony WX500

  14-04-2015 03:00
  
  Camera reviewsBest compact camera 2015Like the Sony HX90 and Sony HX90V announced at the same time, the Sony WX500 is a 'travel compact' camera aimed at people who want a relatively small, light camera with a large lens zoom range. In fact the WX500 shares much of the specification of the HX90, which means that it has a Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* f/3.5-6.4 lens with an optical focal length range equivalent to 24-720mm. That's an incredibly versatile range that could make many photographers with inter
  
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• Hands-on review: Sony HX90/HX90V

  14-04-2015 03:00
  
  Introduction and featuresCamera reviewsBest compact camera 2015Travel-zoom compact cameras are now an extremely important segment of the camera market with cameras like the Panasonic TZ70 and TZ57 proving popular with people who want a small, highly portable camera with a huge zoom range and plenty of control. Panasonic TZ70/ZS50 reviewPanasonic TZ57/ZS45 reviewSony has also fared pretty well in this area with the likes of the HX60, but it is clearly looking to steal Panasonic's crown with the n
  
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• Old Windows security flaw resurfaces to steal your login

  14-04-2015 02:18
  
  Security firm Cylance uncovered a security flaw that leaves any device running Windows 8.1 or earlier vulnerable. The Windows vulnerability exposes the user's Windows username and password automatically when a user clicks on a malicious link or URL. Dubbed "Redirect to SMB," the vulnerability is a variant of a flaw discovered by researcher Aaron Spangler in 1997. Cyclance claims that the flaw was never patched by Microsoft, and the new hack targets the SMB file sharing protocol.When a
  
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• Defence IT jobs go after Lockheed Martin deal

  14-04-2015 02:14 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The Australian Department of Defence has confirmed that 42 staff members have left voluntarily as a result of a AU$500 million centralised processing services contract signed with Lockheed Martin.
  
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• Worn Out: What I learned about the Microsoft Band and Moto 360 during laser tag

  14-04-2015 01:55
  
  Who says wearables can't be fun?When wearables first showed up to the tech party, I thought they'd be gone within six months, a passing fad to be forever forgotten in the land of an industry infamous for vaporware. Boy, was I wrong. Android Wear is still alive and kicking, working hard at perfecting its operating system for the army of smartwatches that support it, like the Moto 360 and LG G Watch R. With the Apple Watch almost here and many other companies like Fitbit and Jawbone already on thi
  
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• iOS 8.4 beta reveals complete Music app overhaul

  14-04-2015 01:28
  
  There's been lots of talk lately about what Apple plans to do with its various music offerings, including iTunes and Beats.Will it merge iTunes and Beats and do away with Beats entirely? Or will it simply overhaul iTunes as it launches a new streaming service?Is the iPad Pro still happening?The developer beta version of iOS 8.4, which Apple released today, doesn't answer those questions, but it does seem to herald the coming changes.New interface and moreThe iOS update comes with a totally revam
  
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• The Moto 360 is now cheaper than ever

  14-04-2015 01:24
  
  Easily the prettiest face of the Android Wear bunch, you can now pick up the Moto 360 smartwatch for just $165 (about £112, AU$217). Google's even tacked on free shipping to make the deal more enticing, not that it wasn't already. Previously $249.99 (£200, AU$205), the wearable won the hearts of many and sold out almost immediately when it was first announced.There are customization options available through Moto Maker for the watch, but the low pricing model only offers up the black and stone
  
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• ​Businesses turn to hybrid cloud for pragmatism

  14-04-2015 01:13 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  VCE believes that the adoption of a hybrid cloud strategy is practical for enterprises, as it gives them the choice of where to place their applications.
  
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• The future restaurant is here

  14-04-2015 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The future restaurant is nearer than you think
  
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• VIDEO: The skyscraper that casts no shadow

  14-04-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A team of architects in London has developed a way of creating skyscrapers that cast no shadow, using the latest computer design software.
  
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• IBM's Watson Health begins mining HealthKit data

  14-04-2015 00:50
  
  In its latest push into the healthcare industry, IBM is creating a new business unit to analyze and store data for the healthcare sector. Based in Boston, IBM's Watson Health unit will aggregate health data from providers and devices to offer insights to healthcare companies like Johnson & Johnson and Metronic. Additionally, IBM is expanding its existing partnership with Apple. Originally, IBM would work with Apple to develop enterprise apps as part of the MobileFirst deal, but with Watson H
  
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• VIDEO: Robot films scene in Fukushima reactor

  14-04-2015 00:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A small robot which filmed the first images inside the reactor of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, stopped working just three hours into its mission.
  
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