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• Yes, the Apple Watch will support third-party bands

  24-04-2015 23:50
  
  There's a lot you can do to customize your brand new Apple Watch, including swapping among all the official (and pricey) Apple Watch bands.But a passage in the recently published Apple Watch user guide suggests that Apple's own Watch bands soon won't be the only ones the company approves of."Use only Apple branded or Apple authorized bands," reads a note under the section "band care information."Well that's quite a hint.Made for AppleApple has one authorization program alread
  
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• Updated: 5 Best all-in-one PCs

  24-04-2015 23:50
  
  Updated: we've added the stunning iMac with 5K display to our round up of the best all-in-one computers.All-in-ones are interesting little (or in some cases, big) PCs. They're desktops with integrated displays and are often built with laptop-grade parts. As such they've inherited a bad reputation for poor performance compared to their full-on desktop tower brethren. The stigma is not completely undeserved. Mobile graphics cards and processors have always lagged behind those made for personal com
  
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• New York begins effort to help startups navigate regulations

  24-04-2015 23:21
  
  Technology startups and New York authorities will get each other's input on dealing with regulations under an initiative announced Friday by the state attorney general and New York City's chief lawyer. ...
  
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• UPDATED: Every single home appliance that works with Apple HomeKit

  24-04-2015 23:10
  
  What is Apple HomeKit?Update: Our long days of waiting are over, the Apple Watch is officially here. It's worth noting that Honeywell, BMW and Lutron have already released HomeKit apps compatible with the Watch. Keep tuned for more of these products' apps rolling out in the coming weeks.Announced alongside iOS 8 at last year's Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple's HomeKit software aims to put its own spin on home automation. Using HomeKit as a framework, developers can link up iOS products to
  
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• Hands-on review: Acer Aspire E14

  24-04-2015 22:30
  
  In the world of affordable laptops, Chromebooks reign supreme over most Windows laptops and has been a wake-up call for manufacturers to step up their game. Cheap notebooks are getting better and better, with the HP Pavilion x360 as one major stand out 2-in-1 laptop on the cheap. Now, in the traditional notebook space, Acer is hoping to catch some eyes with its uniquely crafted Aspire E14.The first time you touch this 14-inch laptop, you'll immediately notice it is uniquely textured to feel like
  
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• Nokia really is making another Android phone

  24-04-2015 22:21
  
  Nokia's pretty much been lying low since Microsoft bought its mobile business then dropped the name from its Lumia phones, but a return is now imminent.There have been rumors since last year that Nokia would re-enter the smartphone market with a new Android phone - its first in some time - and today those rumors are confirmed.Nokia's president in China, Mike Wang, said the company will use its Chinese factories to build new Android phones in 2016, reports G For Games.We've asked Nokia to confirm
  
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• Hands-on review: UPDATED: Valve Steam Controller

  24-04-2015 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Steam ControllerIt's hard to believe how fast time passes. I can still remember the clamor and speculation the day Valve first announced it was not only producing its own operating system based on Linux and a line of gaming PCs - called Steam Machines - but would release its own controller as well. Like the original designs for the Steam Controller, SteamOS was interesting, if a little confusing at first. It's been over two years since that day, and in that time we've seen exactly one Steam Mach
  
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• Correction: Amazon-Cloud Computing Business story

  24-04-2015 20:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — In a story April 23 about Amazon, The Associated Press reported erroneously that its quarterly revenues came in below analysts' estimates. They came in above analysts' estimates.
  
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• Sheryl Sandberg: employee with cancer prompted free egg-freezing policy

  24-04-2015 20:04
  
  Facebook COO explains for the first time why the company controversially decided to pay up to $20,000 for female employees to freeze their eggs Continue reading...
  
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• Infosys buying digital commerce provider Kallidus in $120 million deal

  24-04-2015 19:35 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Also doing business under the moniker Skada, Kallidus comes with a cloud-based digital commerce platform designed to link all of the e-commerce endpoints from the couch to the counter.
  
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• Review: Acer Iconia One 7

  24-04-2015 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designAcer isn't a newbie to the low end of the Android tablet market, having slowly carved itselves a niche as one of the better-known brands among a host of budget competitors. While early attempts at tablets bearing the Iconia label were relatively uninteresting, the latest addition to the range – the Acer Iconia One 7 – looks (at least on the surface) like it might be a little more appealing. Running Android 4.4.4 KitKat straight out of the box, and powered by an Intel A
  
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• Review: Getting your Apple Watch? Here's how to use it

  24-04-2015 17:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Watches are arriving Friday to the first group of people who had ordered one two weeks ago.
  
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• Comcast abandons Time Warner Cable bid after gov't pushback

  24-04-2015 16:24
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — What killed Comcast's $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable? Regulators' desire to protect the Internet video industry that is reshaping TV.
  
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• Comcast is dropping its $45 billion Time Warner Cable bid

  24-04-2015 15:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast is dropping its $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable after heavy regulatory pushback.
  
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• Comcast is dropping $45 billion Time Warner Cable bid

  24-04-2015 15:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast is dropping its $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable after heavy regulatory pushback.
  
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• Game developers on Apple Watch: smartwatches are all about context

  24-04-2015 15:04
  
  Wrist-based play is not about squashed-down smartphone games say Pocket Gems, NimbleBit, WearGa, Seriously and Bossa Studios• As Apple Watch launches, app makers explore new interfaces
  • 20 Apple Watch apps worth trying on launch dayWhen many people think about smartwatch games, the first thing they imagine are tamagotchi-style virtual pets jabbering away on your wrist looking for your attention all day.Happily, the real potential of these devices for gaming is more interesting, and less ann
  
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• Comcast confirms merger with Time Warner Cable is off

  24-04-2015 14:39
  
  Company says it will not proceed with plans to create a blockbuster cable giant that would have controlled up to two-thirds of US internet connections Continue reading...
  
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• Review: Linksys XAC1900

  24-04-2015 14:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and performanceThe XAC1900 is almost identical to the EA6900, and is basically a small update to this previous model from Linksys, with an average retail price of £199 (around $299, AU$385). The main unit looks exactly the same, with its flat silver and dark grey chassis, and three short, stubby external antennas. The only real change is the addition of an included DSL modem in the XAC1900.DesignLinksys has taken a quite novel approach though, building the modem into the external p
  
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• ​OnePlus resumes Lollipop Cyanogen rollout after bugs caused pause

  24-04-2015 13:52 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  OnePlus One owners that missed the Cyanogen OS 12 update before it was pulled should start getting the update from today.
  
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• Google Maps hides an image of the Android robot urinating on Apple

  24-04-2015 13:49
  
  Someone at Google is probably getting fired.A small patch of terrain in Google Maps just south of the Pakistani city of Rawlpindi has been found to contain a bizarre image of the Android robot urinating on the Apple logo.The image, which apparently was by an end-user helpfully “suggesting” an edit, has now been removed, Google says. “We’ve terminated the Android figure involved in this incident, and he’ll be disappearing from Google Maps shortly.” Continue reading...
  
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• Valve expands Steam 'mod' market

  24-04-2015 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Game maker Valve has expanded its online store to let players who make 'mods' for games sell their creations.
  
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• Crowdfunding a war: Ukraine's DIY drone-makers

  24-04-2015 13:32
  
  In a David versus Goliath-like battle, Ukrainian forces look to private companies and crowdfunded volunteer organisations to develop defence software and drone hardware in their fight against Russia
  We arrived in Krasnoarmiysk, Ukraine, at 3am. Two soldiers wearing balaclavas and holding Kalashnikov assault rifles came out to meet us, instructing us to suit up in body armour and stay alert during the trip in their truck. We rolled passed checkpoints and sped down deserted, cratered streets. In t
  
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• No queues please: Apple Watch gets a low-key debut

  24-04-2015 13:27 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Launch day for the new Apple smartwatch is a quiet affair.
  
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• Luxottica sees first pair of glasses with Intel chips in Feb/March

  24-04-2015 13:20
  
  MILAN (Reuters) - Italian eyewear group Luxottica expects the first pair of glasses born out of its partnership with U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp to be ready in February or March, co-Chief Executive Massimo Vian told shareholders on Friday. Luxottica in December joined forces with Intel to target growing appetite among consumers for so-called wearable technology devices. Vian said the "new fruit of this partnership would allow people to see, listen, even speak". ...
  
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• A Hyperloop alternative: Honda proposes grid of accident-resistant, clean energy cars that go 180 mph

  24-04-2015 13:19 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Elon Musk's proposed Hyperloop high speed train has drawn applause and interest. But, Honda says there's a much more practical and universal way to achieve similar results.
  
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• Former NSA head Alexander asks agency to review patents

  24-04-2015 13:17
  
  By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander has asked the U.S. intelligence agency to review patent filings by his company to make sure that they do not reveal any secrets or misappropriate any government work. Alexander told Reuters he took the step to head off additional controversy about IronNet Cybersecurity, a startup he announced after leaving the NSA last year. "We think it's a good idea that the government review them,"
  
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• EU warns of 'point of no return' if internet firms are not regulated soon

  24-04-2015 13:12
  
  Amazon, Etsy and Booking.com all named in leaked document as having undue power over their marketsThe European Union is considering the creation of a new regulator with the explicit remit to oversee internet firms such as Google and Facebook, according to a leaked internal document prepared in February.The plan, seen by the Wall Street Journal, was prepared for EU digital commissioner Günther Oettinger, and warns that some digital businesses “are transforming into super-nodes that can be
  
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• Ellen Pao faces $1m legal bill

  24-04-2015 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The woman who challenged sexism in Silicon Valley now faces a $1m legal bill unless she agrees not to appeal.
  
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• 20 Apple Watch apps worth trying on launch day – in their developers' words

  24-04-2015 12:43
  
  From apps like Citymapper, Evernote, Pacemaker and Circa to games like War Dragons and Cupcake Dungeon, here are some early suggestions• As Apple Watch launches, smartwatch app makers explore new interfaces Continue reading...
  
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• Cyber-thieves 'avoiding' bitcoins

  24-04-2015 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The falling value of bitcoins is making the virtual cash much less attractive to cyber-thieves, claims a security expert.
  
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• ​IBM opens second cloud datacenter in the Netherlands

  24-04-2015 12:33 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  IBM has opened its thirteenth new datacenter in 10 months, this time bolstering its capacity in western Europe with a new facility the Netherlands.
  
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• Fans camp out at store in anticipation of Apple Watch

  24-04-2015 12:16
  
  The Apple Watch launched globally on 24 April with a small queue of Japanese tech-addicts lining up in Tokyo for Apple's first wearable gadget, but there was no sign of the excitement usually attached to the company's product rollouts. Buyers can take the smartwatch home from a handful of upscale boutiques and department stores, including The Corner in Berlin, Maxfield in Los Angeles and Dover Street Market in Tokyo and London, which Apple courted to help position the watch as a fashio
  
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• VIDEO: Drone can stream live to You Tube

  24-04-2015 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  DJI has launched a drone that has the ability to stream high-definition video live to You Tube.
  
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• VIDEO: App that lets you stream live video

  24-04-2015 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Kate Russell tests an app that lets you stream live video from your handset.
  
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• As Apple Watch launches, smartwatch app makers explore new interfaces

  24-04-2015 11:26
  
  Developers from CNN and The Economist to Citymapper, Epicurious and TuneIn explain what they’ve learned and how they think smartwatches will be used• 20 Apple Watch apps worth trying on launch day Continue reading...
  
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• ​Over 3,000 Apple Watch apps now available as first devices ship

  24-04-2015 11:16 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  As the Watch goes on sale, Apple has launched a new space in the App Store dedicated to Watch-friendly apps.
  
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• Samsung hints at new smartwatch on Apple Watch launch day

  24-04-2015 10:08
  
  Samsung Electronics Co Ltd teased the market with hints of a new version of its Gear smartwatch on Friday, the same day that rival Apple Inc's long-awaited wearable devices went on sale. The South Korean tech giant's official blog post showed images of smartwatch with a round face - which would be a first for Samsung - and naming several partners, including Baidu Inc, Yelp Inc and CNN. Samsung also said it would release a wearable software development kit for third-party developers ahe
  
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• Apple thwarts geeks, investors probing smartwatch components

  24-04-2015 10:04
  
  By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Apple Inc managed to frustrate gadget lovers and investors desperate to find out the components of its new smartwatch on Friday, encasing its chips in tough resin and using rare screws to thwart people trying prise it apart. Gadget repair firm iFixit, which has carried out "teardowns" on Apple products from iPhones to MacBooks, said the U.S. company also appeared to be promoting its brand on the watch's inner workings, complicating detailed
  
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• From Bond to the Apple Watch: a history of gadgetry on your wrist – video

  24-04-2015 09:00
  
  The Apple Watch isn't the first timepiece to be packed full of gadgetry and gizmos. From TV remote controls to classic calculators, and even James Bond's intrepid use of magnetics and flying wires, our most wearable devices have always been packed full of features and done more than tell the time. Ollie Peart investigates• Watch more investigations by Ollie Peart here Continue reading...
  
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• Amazon web services 'growing fast'

  24-04-2015 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amazon says its web services business generated sales of $1.57bn in the first quarter of the year and is profitable.
  
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• NBN Co predicts up to 370,000 premises need work on HFC

  24-04-2015 08:52 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  NBN Co has estimated that between 7 and 10 percent of premises in hybrid fibre-coaxial areas need infill work before they will be able to connect to the networks.
  
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• Google profits please investors

  24-04-2015 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US technology giant Google reports a 4% increase in profits in the first quarter to $3.59bn, helped by strong advertising sales.
  
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• Take the test: Could you be a YouTube star?

  24-04-2015 08:00
  
  Zoella, PewDiePie and FunToyzCollector are raking in a fortune, providing the world with, respectively, make-up tutorials, video game walkthroughs and close-ups of toys being unwrapped. Could you join them in the YouTube elite?Continue reading...
  
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• ​ASX collocates tech, operations team to new support centre

  24-04-2015 07:57 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The Australian Securities Exchange has collocated its technology, operations, and market surveillance staff to its customer support centre to ensure the organisation can respond faster to clients.
  
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• Comcast deal may be dead, but cable consolidation will go on

  24-04-2015 07:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Even if Comcast's $45.2 billion bid for Time Warner Cable is dead, consolidation among the companies that pipe in our TV, phone and Internet will carry on.
  
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• ​Ingogo set to close AU$12 million funding round by May

  24-04-2015 07:12 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Australian taxi app and mobile payments platform startup Ingogo is one step closer to listing publicly, with the company expecting to close a new AU$12 million funding round by May.
  
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• For GeoOp, how much growth is good growth?

  24-04-2015 06:07 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Most companies would be happy to double their revenue in a year, but for companies aiming to dominate an emerging market segment, success can be hard to define.
  
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• ZTE's focus on cloud and big data boosts Q1 profit

  24-04-2015 05:55 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  ZTE has attributed its focus on delivering cloud computing, big data, and smart city solutions as drivers of its net profit increase to 883 million yuan for the first quarter.
  
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• Increased investment drives Xero NZ$69.5m net loss

  24-04-2015 03:24 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Increased investment in product development has contributed to an annual net loss after tax of NZ$69.5 million for New Zealand cloud accounting software provider Xero, despite an 81 percent jump in subscription revenue during the financial year.
  
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• Comcast to drop Time Warner Cable mega-merger: Report

  24-04-2015 02:45 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Reports suggest that Comcast has killed off its purchase of Time Warner Cable before regulators looked at the deal.
  
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