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• Updated: Best free antivirus software 2015

  18-05-2015 23:45
  
  Introduction
  Our best free antivirus round-up has been fully updated.Staying loyal to the trusty built-in Windows Defender keeps you safe to a certain extent but when it comes to covering your PC with a layer of protection that is a worthy of the modern age you need to go beyond that. Remember, independent testing has shown that Microsoft's layer has very poor protection rates (it typically misses one threat in six), and as such you must look elsewhere.Luckily paying through the nose for this ty
  
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• iPhone 6S rumored to launch as soon as August

  18-05-2015 23:12
  
  Multiple reports from Chinese news site United Daily News (UDN) have claimed that Apple is moving the release of its upcoming iPhone 6S up from September to August. Apple's new flagship is rumored to be pushed up a month as a result of an excessive component yield. Of course, this would be a pleasant change of pace for Apple loyalists. According to the reports, Apple has upped the amount of components ordered by a staggering amount, which could indicate the preparation for an early release.Jumpi
  
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• The guy behind Mass Effect is going to work on HoloLens, Xbox One

  18-05-2015 23:10
  
  Microsoft HoloLens is still a nascent technology, but the futuristic AR viewer just scored a major creative leader.Microsoft revealed Casey Hudson, the man behind franchises like Mass Effect and Star Wars at BioWare/EA, is now Creative Director at Microsoft Studios. Though he'll work on titles for Xbox as well as other projects, his primary focus is on the creative direction of HoloLens Experiences.In a Q&A published to Xbox Wire, Hudson spoke of his passion for HoloLens and the impact he th
  
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• YouTube and Google win lawsuit in free speech battle over anti-Muslim film

  18-05-2015 20:38 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Appeals court rules in favour of tech giants after actor wanted Innocence of Muslims removed from YouTube after receiving death threats Continue reading...
  
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• Carl Icahn: Apple shares 'dramatically undervalued' and should trade at $240

  18-05-2015 20:33 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Activist investor says Apple shares should be trading at nearly double their current price, making the iPhone maker worth about $1.5tn Continue reading...
  
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• Bankrupt RadioShack aims to sell 67m customer names and addresses

  18-05-2015 20:30 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  If you bought insurance on your TV in 1998, the company remembers – and as it faces creditors, attorneys are looking into how much data it can legally sell Continue reading...
  
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• Bill Clinton tweets for a friend as Obama finally gets his own presidential account

  18-05-2015 19:28 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  President collects 5,000 Twitter followers per minute as he launches @POTUS feed, where tweets will come ‘exclusively from him’, White House says Continue reading...
  
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• How we made ... Grand Theft Auto

  18-05-2015 18:32 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Paul Farley, game designer: ‘In one version, you had to go around burning churches. You’d probably get arrested for that now’ Continue reading...
  
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• Abel Ferrera turns to Kickstarter: 'I’m gonna hurt people with this film'

  18-05-2015 18:12 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The veteran director calls for progressive audiences to fight the studio system and back his new movie, an exploration of dreams starring Willem Dafoe Continue reading...
  
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• OpenStack's new testing regime aims to end interoperability woes

  18-05-2015 18:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Along with backing for the new federated identity feature in the Kilo release, OpenStack has lifted the lid on new tests for all existing and would-be OpenStack products.
  
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• Court takes bite out of Apple's $930m trademark verdict against Samsung

  18-05-2015 16:53 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Federal appeals court upholds patent infringement violations but asks lower court to reconsider $382m portion awarded for ‘trade dress’ dilution Continue reading...
  
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• Don't let the elements slow you down with Catalyst, LifeProof, and Seidio cases for the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

  18-05-2015 16:26 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Many of us take our iPhones everywhere, including our outdoor adventures. Whether you run, cycle, ski, ride, boat, or take part in some other outdoor activity there are a few solid choices to protect your iPhone 6 Plus from the toughest elements.
  
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• First trailer for Danny Boyle's Oscar-tipped Steve Jobs biopic arrives

  18-05-2015 15:48 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Once-troubled film – starring Michael Fassbender as the late Apple tech guru – set for October release in the US as it eyes awards run Continue reading...
  
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• Brocade CMO explains budgeting cloud apps through IT vs. marketing

  18-05-2015 15:37 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Brocade CMO Christine Heckart tells ZDNet why and where cloud apps bring value and the big differences of running them through the IT budget vs. the marketing budget.
  
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• Review: Updated: Microsoft Office 2013

  18-05-2015 15:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IntroductionLatest: Microsoft's next iteration of Office, known as Office 2016, is well underway. Both Mac and Windows users are able to download the preview version for a quick spin. You can check our Office 2016 preview; note that there will be three different versions of office: the traditional one, one optimised for touch and one for mobiles. Note that you won't be able to use Office 2016 and Office 2013 concurrently.Since this article was last updated (October 2014), Microsoft has issued mo
  
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• The moral matrix: Is it ever right to cover up a security breach?

  18-05-2015 15:26 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The ethics of IT security are still evolving: one in five security professionals say they have worked for a company that covered up a data breach.
  
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• 50 shades of grey hat: When is it right to go public about a security breach?

  18-05-2015 15:26 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The ethics of IT security are still evolving: one in five security professionals say they have worked for a company that covered up a data breach.
  
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• The code war: Russia plans to free itself from iOS and Android

  18-05-2015 15:21 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Finland’s Sailfish operating system is the platform for Russia’s latest fight for independence from US technologyThe cold war may have ended in the 90s but Russia is still fighting to free itself from American influence over its technology sector, with the country’s minister for communications announcing plans to create a new mobile operating system to challenge iOS and Android across all the Brics nations.Meanwhile, another Russian company is designing its own central processing units to
  
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• Review: Samsung UE48JU7000T

  18-05-2015 15:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and features The two 2015-generation Samsung TVs we've seen prior to today have both blown us away with their amazing high dynamic range-powered picture quality. Unfortunately, though, their unprecedented talents have come with eye-watering price tags attached. Which is why many of you – and your bank managers – will be very pleased about the arrival of the Samsung UE48JU7000T. For while this 48-inch TV might not have quite all the bangs and whistles of Samsung's £6,000 UE65JS9
  
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• ​Red Hat unveils its full-stack Cloud Suite for Applications

  18-05-2015 15:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  From next month, early access starts to Red Hat's Cloud Suite for Applications, built from its existing offerings to form what it calls a complete open-source cloud stack.
  
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• Proton failure to delay Inmarsat

  18-05-2015 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The roll-out of Inmarsat's Global Xpress network, the UK's biggest commercial space venture, is facing several months of delay because of a Russian rocket failure.
  
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• Email mishaps: 12 tales of mistaken identity

  18-05-2015 14:23 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  It seems Alex Hern isn’t the only one accidentally stealing people’s identities online. Here are your tales of mistaken identity via emailThere's some guy living in the Pacific NW who has apparently spent the last three years thinking his email address is my email address.I get *so* much stuff for this guy, I can more or less plot a vague outline of his month-to-month life at this point. He works as some sort of freelance consultant, and I wonder how it's going because he's presumably missed
  
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• Did the flight hacker really do it?

  18-05-2015 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  FBI document reveals flight hacker told them he was able to issue commands to the aircraft engines from his seat.
  
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• Injured turtle gets 3D printed jaw

  18-05-2015 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 3D-printed beak has been made for a sea turtle badly injured in a collision with a boat's propeller.
  
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• Hands-on review: Panasonic G7

  18-05-2015 13:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and featuresReplacing the Panasonic G6, the G7 sits beneath the Panasonic GH4 in the company's line-up of compact system cameras. It's the smaller of the two SLR-like models and is aimed at enthusiast photographers. It sits alongside the rectangular Panasonic GX7 and above the GF7, GM1 and GM5.Every Panasonic interchangeable lens camera briefing recently seems to have started with the words 'it's got the same sensor as the GX7', and it's the same with the G7. This means the new came
  
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• Gucci sues Alibaba over 'fake goods'

  18-05-2015 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The French owner of Gucci and other luxury brands sues Chinese internet shopping giant Alibaba over the alleged sale of counterfeit goods.
  
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• VIDEO: Young tech whizz aces Microsoft exam

  18-05-2015 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  A six-year-old British boy has become one of the youngest people to become a Microsoft Office Specialist.
  
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• ​Xiaomi's 'very limited' sales come to US and Europe for the first time this week

  18-05-2015 12:44 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Xiaomi is kicking off its first online sales to Europe and the US, shipping goods directly from its factory in China.
  
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• 888 in takeover approach for Bwin

  18-05-2015 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK online gaming group 888 says it has made a takeover approach for rival Bwin.party, whose brands include Partypoker, Partycasino and FoxyBingo.
  
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• Review: Updated: Tidal

  18-05-2015 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tidal Music reviewTidal has changed since we first reviewed it seven months ago.It used to be a plucky new underdog from the makers of WiMP in Sweden, a Spotify-like streaming service with a unique focus on CD-quality music.It was a shining beacon of opportunity for music lovers who coveted sound quality over everything else; a chance to combine the convenience and mobility of Spotify with the fidelity and prestige of a CD collection.But while Spotify remains to this day a plucky upstart from Sw
  
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• ​Apple buys precision mapping smarts from Coherent Navigation

  18-05-2015 11:25 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Apple injects its Maps team with talent and technology from precision-mapping company, Coherent Navigation.
  
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• VIDEO: Giving lifts a live virtual window

  18-05-2015 09:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Most lifts are characterless cocoons we use every day. One firm wants to change that by giving them a virtual window.
  
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• ​Mirantis aims for OpenStack out of the box with pre-built appliances

  18-05-2015 09:01 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Following its recent moves with Oracle, Pivotal and EMC, the OpenStack specialist is stepping up integration efforts with ecosystem partners with turnkey appliances in mind.
  
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• People who still use old gadgets

  18-05-2015 07:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why do people still use old gadgets?
  
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• Hands-on review: Fuji X-T10

  18-05-2015 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and featuresThere are some great compact system or mirrorless cameras around at the moment, but because of its solid build, retro SLR-like styling, traditional controls and excellent image quality the Fuji X-T1 is one of our favourites. We're not alone in this, it's also proved very popular amongst enthusiast and professional photographers looking for a smaller (and funkier) alternative to an SLR.Now Fuji has announced the X-T10, a slightly more compact mini-me of the X-T1 that uses
  
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• Labor continues push for coding in schools

  18-05-2015 05:48 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  Labor leader Bill Shorten has called on the federal government to take up his idea behind introducing coding to the school curriculum.
  
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• VIDEO: How a server could heat your home

  18-05-2015 05:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How a radiator fitted with a computer server could heat your home at no cost
  
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• Oculus Rift hardware specs send Mac and Linux support into stasis

  18-05-2015 05:04 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Oculus has 'paused' its non-Windows development lines, as the virtual reality (VR) headset maker focuses on Windows exclusively.
  
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• Europe 'fails' on conflict minerals

  18-05-2015 02:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Europe's proposed laws on "conflict minerals" will fail to have any impact on trade in raw materials, claim rights groups.
  
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• Keeping up with an event-driven mobile workforce

  18-05-2015 01:31 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  For event management business Cattleyard Collective, success hinges on its ability to mobilise staff quickly and effectively on behalf of clients. The transition from traditional IT infrastructure to a robust cloud-centric setup was essential in keeping staff responsive and agile.
  
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• The misbehaving multimillionaire

  18-05-2015 01:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How misbehaving at school made one man a multimillionaire
  
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• Can Windows 10 save the PC?

  18-05-2015 00:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Don't expect a big bump in PC sales when Windows 10 arrives, and here's why.
  
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