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• iPad Pro release may not be till 2016, could include Force Touch

  11-05-2015 23:56
  
  The iPad Pro is quickly becoming Apple's most talked about (unconfirmed) and, like many rumored products before it, the tablet has apparently been pushed to a later release date. Formerly framed for release in late 2015, the tablet's shelf date possibly shifted to 2016. Sources from ETNews reported Apple has recently been in talks with many major screen makers including LG Display, Japan Display and Samsung Display. The reason? Acquiring silver nano wire-wound (AgNW) touch panels to replace the
  
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• Review: MSI GT80 Titan

  11-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designThis has been an incredible year for gaming laptops, with Nvidia's latest Maxwell graphics cards and two new gaming laptop-desktop hybrids – the MSI GS30 Shadow and Alienware 17. But perhaps the craziest addition of this year has been the MSI GT80 Titan, a larger than life, 18.4-inch gaming rig with its own built-in mechanical keyboard.That's not a giant typo, either. This gaming laptop comes packing a full-size mechanical keyboard that clicks and clacks with each keystr
  
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• Chatting with Xbox One frenemies is now easier than ever

  11-05-2015 23:22
  
  Sending voice messages over Xbox Live is probably second nature by now - even if the process is a bit more convoluted than it should be.You're used to finding friends in the dedicated section of the interface, scouring the list for the appropriate buddy and sending the message. Thanks to the upcoming May update, however, the arduous process of sending a message will be a lot more manageable.The update, detailed on brand ambassador Major Nelson's blog, reveals that in the future sending a voice m
  
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• Every Google self-driving car accident was caused by human error

  11-05-2015 22:55
  
  California's Department of Motor Vehicles released statistics recorded over a period of eight months revealing that of the 48 licensed, self-driving cars on public roads, only 4 have wound up in "minor fender benders." Surprised, or not?The cars in question belong to Google and Delphi, who have a combined amount of 25 (23 belong to Google, two to Delphi) self-driving cars on the road. But don't be so quick to play the blame game. Each company staunchly denies that the fault should be p
  
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• Windows tablets gain momentum in enterprise

  11-05-2015 22:36
  
  Although the overall tablet market has been in decline recently, Windows slates are finding an ally in the enterprise. According to the Mobility Index Report published by Good Technology, Windows tablet adoption increased400%, from 1% in the last quarter of 2014 to 4% in the first quarter this year.Despite gains, Windows slates still trail iOS and Android tablet activations in enterprise. Even though Apple's iPad maintained a healthy lead of 81% market share, iOS activations decreased 4% compare
  
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• In Depth: Nintendo NX: A closer look at the mystery console

  11-05-2015 22:08
  
  The path to the NeXt Nintendo systemUPDATE: During a recent Q&A with investors, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata cleared up some of the confusion about the Nintendo NX. "Because we are calling it a 'new concept', we are not thinking of this as a 'simple replacement' for the 3DS or the Wii U," Iwata said. Well, that didn't take long. Less than two-and-a-half years after Nintendo launched the Wii U, the console stalwart has revealed plans for a new console, codenamed Nintendo NX. Ther
  
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• Can Miranda July's Somebody app really make us talk to strangers?

  11-05-2015 21:53
  
  July’s app enlists ordinary people to deliver your message – but after one week and 85 attempts, I didn’t speak to a stranger and a stranger didn’t speak to me Continue reading...
  
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• Self-driving car accidents revealed

  11-05-2015 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four out of the 48 self-driving cars on public roads in California have been involved in accidents since September.
  
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• The professor who thinks video games will be the downfall of men

  11-05-2015 18:01
  
  Philip Zimbardo is worried that excessive gaming or porn watching is crippling masculinity. But the evidence just doesn’t back up these sorts of claimsSuzi Gage: If men are ‘failing’ we need to look to the future, not at lazy stereotypes Continue reading...
  
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• Review: Monster SuperStar BackFloat

  11-05-2015 17:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Water-resistance in Bluetooth speakers has been a saving grace for beach bums and shower singers alike. But even so, it's still rare that a Bluetooth speaker ever gets the chance to take a full-on dip with you in the water. Monster is the latest to answer that call with the SuperStar BackFloat.For $169 (£119, about AU$214), the SuperStar BackFloat floats on its back in water, pumps out a loud sound and offers support for calls, to boot. But even with an adequate feature set, the novelty of a fl
  
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• Too many happy returns: Facebook bug spams users with birthday reminders

  11-05-2015 16:36
  
  Were you bombarded with birthday reminders from Facebook? The site has confirmed that a bug is to blame Continue reading...
  
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• Why it doesn't matter if Windows 10 is (or isn't) the last version of Windows

  11-05-2015 16:36 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Talk of Windows 10 being the 'last version' of Windows has been circulating for a year. What does this really mean? The answer: Not much.
  
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• SimCity creator Will Wright gets into mobile photo-editing with Thred app

  11-05-2015 15:38
  
  Veteran games designer says VC-backed startup is a ‘direct evolution’ of his interests in crowdsourcing, communities and creative toolsWill Wright made his name with games like SimCity, The Sims and Spore. Now he’s stepping out of the gaming world to join the ultra-competitive market for social photography apps, with a startup called Thred.Backed by investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Mayfield Fund, Betaworks, former Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello and Foursquare chief executive
  
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• 'Sexting' teens 'risk depression'

  11-05-2015 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teenagers affected by "sexting" and cyberbullying are at risk of depression in later life, warns a psychiatrist.
  
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• Keurig takes steps towards abandoning coffee-pod DRM

  11-05-2015 15:27
  
  Reintroduction of ‘My K-Cup’ allows users to once again make whatever coffee they wantKeurig has taken the first steps towards abandoning an unpopular enforcement scheme on its pod-based coffee makers that requires customers to purchase their coffee exclusively from Keurig or licensed third-parties. Starting in the run-up to Christmas, owners will be able to use coffee bought from any provider in their espresso machines – after buying a special add-on. Continue reading...
  
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• The cliche of the lone male gamer needs to be destroyed

  11-05-2015 15:15
  
  Psychologist Philip Zimbardo suggests that boys are increasingly withdrawing into the lonely world of gaming. But this is an outdated view of the mediumPsychologist Philip Zimbardo: ‘Boys risk becoming addicted to porn, video games and Ritalin’“The new video-game world encourages doing and acting and not really thinking. Video games are not so attractive to girls.”
  The American psychologist Philip Zimbardo has a new book out. It is called Man (Dis)connected: How Technology Has Sabotaged
  
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• Photobucket hackers face charges

  11-05-2015 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men alleged to have developed an app enabling criminals to harvest personal data from users of photo-sharing site Photobucket have been arrested.
  
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• Seven in 10 UK internet users happy to give away personal information

  11-05-2015 14:08
  
  Citizens are wary of giving away credit card details yet believe they benefit form giving away personal data, Ofcom research showsOne in five people in the UK would never use their credit card online despite just under 70% of internet users saying they’re perfectly happy to give away their personal information, according to Ofcom.
  Over a quarter of those surveyed also said that they were unwilling to provide their mobile phone number online, but that they believed that giving away other person
  
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• ​Apple's iOS grabs share in regulated industries in Q1

  11-05-2015 14:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Good Technology finds that iPhone 6 is lifting Apple's iOS in the enterprise, but the tablet market is diversifying.
  
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• Apple Watch: 'Trying to match the structure of the iOS app was a mistake'

  11-05-2015 13:33
  
  Overcast creator Marco Arment advises his fellow developers to avoid seeing Apple’s smartwatch as a platform to port their apps toAre smartwatch apps squeezed-down versions of smartphone apps, or more wrist-worn remote controls for the software running on the device in your pocket? Marco Arment thinks it’s the latter.Arment, who first came to prominence with read-it-later app Instapaper on iOS, is now focusing on his podcasts app Overcast, including its Apple Watch app. Which, just a few wee
  
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• Funds sought for tiny £6 computer

  11-05-2015 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Californian start-up is seeking cash to make a computer that only costs $9 (£6) in its most basic form.
  
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• Spotify financial results show struggle to make streaming music profitable

  11-05-2015 13:19
  
  Its 15m paying subscribers helped Spotify to more than €1bn of revenues in 2014, but its losses are still growing faster than its incomeSpotify has hailed 2014 as a “transformative” year in which its annual revenues passed €1bn for the first time, but the music-streaming service’s growth came at a cost – a sharp increase in its net losses.The company’s financial results, published in Luxembourg and seen by the Guardian, reveal that its revenues increased from €746.9m (£537.
  
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• Windows 10 will be 'the last version of Windows'

  11-05-2015 12:30
  
  Microsoft to move to smaller, more frequent updates – meaning the all-important version number will remain the same from now onWindows 10 will be the last major release of Microsoft’s venerable operating system, according to a development executive at the firm.Once the new version is released this summer, future updates will come in an “ongoing manner”, the company confirmed. Continue reading...
  
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• What do Periscope and Meerkat mean for broadcasting copyright?

  11-05-2015 12:06
  
  The Premier League is joined by other sports leagues such as the NBA, MLB and NFL in being wary of the march of the live-streaming appsAnyone with a smartphone, the internet and an app can now broadcast live video to the world. But, while great for users is it a nightmare for content rights holders?
  Live video streaming is nothing new – services have been around since the early 2000s – but Meerkat and Periscope have made it easier to broadcast our lives on the go and shifted the appeal near
  
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• Australia in corporate tax crackdown

  11-05-2015 10:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey announces the introduction of a new tax crackdown against 30 multinational corporations including Google, Apple and Microsoft.
  
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• Disappointing tech: When did the future get so ugly?

  11-05-2015 10:00
  
  From Oculus Rift to Google Glass, modern technology isn’t quite living up to the high-gloss helmets and bubble cars we dreamed ofMarty McFly’s unfortunate taste for Tory-boy padded gilets aside, the future used to look great, didn’t it? It was all high-gloss helmets and sex-powerful gloves; bubble cars and disco cockpits. But as the news of Facebook’s Oculus Rift helmet going on sale next year washes across our retinas like a black strapped digital wave, it’s time to ask – what the h
  
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• Lifeline review – absorbing space rescue

  11-05-2015 09:30
  
  A text dialogue with stranded astronaut Taylor brings real empathy to this slow-moving, intriguing game Continue reading...
  
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• Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies review – a classic returns

  11-05-2015 08:30
  
  (Wii U, Nintendo, cert: 12) Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Controlling a robot with your eyes

  11-05-2015 08:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Diagnosed with a degenerative illness, Gal Sont has worked to create technology that will allow him to interact with the world.
  
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• Paperbound review – old-fashioned multiplayer mayhem

  11-05-2015 08:00
  
  (PS4, PC, Dissident Logic, cert: 7) Continue reading...
  
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• Hockey to introduce Google and Netflix taxes in Budget

  11-05-2015 07:22 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Overseas companies selling digital products as well as 30 multinational companies shifting profits out of Australia are in the cross hairs of Joe Hockey's second Budget, to be delivered on Tuesday night.
  
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• ​Apple to go greener in China

  11-05-2015 07:08 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Apple is launching a forestland environmental protection program, and is expanding its renewable energy projects to its manufacturing facilities in China.
  
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• Untimed local call regulation to stay: Turnbull

  11-05-2015 06:35 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Australian Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed reports that the government is looking to remove requirements for telcos to offer untimed local calls.
  
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• ​New funding to bump Uber valuation to $50b: Report

  11-05-2015 06:02 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Uber is looking to raise between $1.5 billion and $2 billion in its next funding round, which could boost the company's valuation to $50 billion.
  
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• Nauru says Facebook block a 'temporary restriction' to keep public safe from 'sexual perverts'

  11-05-2015 05:41
  
  Briefing paper says Facebook ‘abused by malicious users’ and will stay banned until Nauruans can be safe from ‘criminals, sexual perverts and cyber bullies’ Continue reading...
  
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• Ninja Blocks 'going dark' as money runs out for IoT startup

  11-05-2015 05:37 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Sydney Internet of Things startup Ninja Blocks is going through its final movements as the company's funding reaches its end.
  
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• ​The rapid rise of smartphone health care

  11-05-2015 04:12 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Smartphone health care is becoming a big business, with the global venture capital community pumping almost $300 million into the sector in Q1 2015, and the likes of Apple, Google, Microsoft, and the FDA all helping to facilitate its rapid rise.
  
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• ​Just Eat to dish out AU$885m for Menulog acquisition

  11-05-2015 02:59 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Just Eat plans to enter the Australian and New Zealand market with the proposed acquisition of Menulog.
  
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• ​TechOne picks up DMS for AU$12m

  11-05-2015 02:12 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  TechnologyOne plans to offer spatial data as a service as part of its AU$12 million acquisition of Digital Mapping Solutions.
  
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• Australian government injects AU$485m into e-health records

  11-05-2015 01:33 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The Australian government will force some patients to use electronic health records as part of a trial included in a AU$485 million 'rescue' package for the personally controlled e-health record system set up by the former Labor government.
  
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• Snowden: Australia's data-retention laws are 'dangerous'

  11-05-2015 01:13 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Australia's mandatory data-retention laws are a 'radical departure from the traditional operations of a liberal society', according to former National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden.
  
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• Pilots say poll shows public want strict curbs on flying drones in cities

  11-05-2015 01:01
  
  British Airline Pilots Association says half of those surveyed back training for drone operators and prison sentences for endangering aircraft Continue reading...
  
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