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• Review: Updated: Asus ZenWatch

  02-06-2015 23:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and displayUpdate: Unlike the Moto 360, Sony Smartwatch 3 and Samsung Gear Live, it looks like the Asus ZenWatch won't be getting the Android 5.1.1 update so it's stuck with the older Android Wear operating system.However, Asus will be launching a brand, spankin' new Asus ZenWatch 2. Along with a killer battery of almost four days, there are a slew of other huge improvements including different sizes, faster charging time and new crown.No word on a launch has been announced yet but
  
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• Review: Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3

  02-06-2015 21:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction, design and displayTwo years ago, if you would have told me you could buy an Android phone with flagship-worthy specs for under $300 unlocked, I would have said you're crazy. And, I would have assumed you hijacked a semi trailer full à la Fast and the Furious. However, this is 2015, and Alcatel has managed to deliver exactly that with the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3.Available in the US for $250 (£270, about AU$328) unlocked, it rests on the same spectrum as the Asus ZenFone 2, and
  
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• ​Microsoft adds OpenSSH support to PowerShell

  02-06-2015 21:16 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The gap between Windows and Linux system administrators is shrinking with Microsoft's support for OpenSSH.
  
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• Computex 2015: Intel's low-key keynote saves Skylake for later

  02-06-2015 18:59 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  ​Intel's annual Computex keynote is meant to set the agenda for the industry. This year, with Intel's new Skylake microarchitecture and Windows 10 right around the corner, had the potential for some excitement. But it wasn't to be.
  
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• Egyptian repairman outranks Google

  02-06-2015 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Egyptian repairman has managed to outrank Google but nobody seems to be sure how he has done it.
  
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• Review: Updated: Nokia Lumia 1520

  02-06-2015 18:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction (Overview, design and feel)With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the LG G4, the smartphone war appears to have moved on from processor cores and camera megapixels and into the realm of screen inches and pixel density.It's not what your phone does, it's at how large a scale it does it, and how sharply.This trend towards the pocket-filling may run counter to the whole concept of a "mobile" phone, but that's to misunderstand what customers these days want from their
  
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• Review: Updated: Yotaphone 2

  02-06-2015 17:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designIt's not often you come across a truly unique device in the smartphone market, but the Yotaphone 2 is exactly that. Unique.From the front it looks like any other Android smartphone, but flip it over and you're greeted with a second, all-touch display - only it's an e-ink screen similar to those found on ereaders.The Yotaphone 2 is the Russian brand's second entry into the market following on from the original, proof of concept, Yotaphone which launched in 2013 and aimed sq
  
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• Review: Updated: Nokia Lumia 625

  02-06-2015 17:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  OverviewBefore Nokia was dissolved into Microsoft it launched some great low cost smartphones, such as the Nokia Lumia 520 and Nokia Lumia 620- both of which were of a quality usually reserved for higher-end handsets.With the Nokia Lumia 625, the company seemed to be trying to push the limits of what's possible on a low-end handset even further by giving it a big 4.7 inch screen and including 4G support. It was an ambitious goal, so has Nokia pulled it off or has too much been compromised?With a
  
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• VIDEO: Speech technology gets £1m boost

  02-06-2015 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A £1m investment in Wales for speech generating devices like Stephen Hawking's is announced.
  
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• Security breaches a monthly headache for firms, deliberate targeting on the rise, cost of cleaning up doubles

  02-06-2015 16:54 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Cost of a the worst security breaches tops the £1m mark and companies are expecting worse to come.
  
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• Review: Creative Muvo Mini

  02-06-2015 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bluetooth speakers are more capable and feature-packed than ever. We've seen mighty sound packed into some small form factors, options with incredible battery life and even some that can take a tough tumble. But we haven't seen a single speaker that can accomplish all of these feats – until the Creative Muvo Mini came along.This jack-of-all-trades Bluetooth speaker comes highly recommended for listeners with a sub-$100 budget who don't want to sacrifice sound quality in favor of saving a buck.
  
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• Facebook to open AI lab in Paris

  02-06-2015 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook expands its research into artificial intelligence, opening its first lab in Europe.
  
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• HP Helion CloudSystem broadens its reach into hybrid clouds

  02-06-2015 15:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  HP launches the ninth version of its Helion CloudSystem suite of tools for automating, orchestrating, and controlling private and public cloud infrastructure.
  
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• VIDEO: Wi-fi kettle 'is a hacking risk'

  02-06-2015 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Europe's biggest computer security event kicks off, Rory Cellan-Jones discovers how a new type of kettle could be compromised by hackers.
  
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• Netflix experiments with trailer ads

  02-06-2015 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Netflix says it is testing showing programme trails at the beginning of streamed TV episodes, but denies it has plans for third-party product ads.
  
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• Lego game challenges Minecraft

  02-06-2015 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Danish toy company Lego launches a rival to popular video game Minecraft.
  
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• Ellen Pao to appeal sexism defeat

  02-06-2015 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman who lost a sexual discrimination case against her former employer is to appeal against the jury's verdict despite facing legal costs as a result.
  
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• When Apple met the enterprise

  02-06-2015 12:59 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Apple's days as a corporate outsider selling premium kit to the cognoscenti are long behind it. Nowadays the company is targeting its iPhones and iPads at enterprises, with the help of one-time arch-enemy IBM.
  
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• Research: Apple products favored by 84 percent in enterprise

  02-06-2015 12:59 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Apple is gaining a strong foothold in the enterprise. Tech Pro Research surveyed 1,369 respondents to find out how Apple is being used within their organizations.
  
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• Apple prepares for major enterprise push by making Macs, iPhones, iPads easier for IT to support

  02-06-2015 12:58 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Apple has made its products easier for IT to support, and in doing so has laid the groundwork for a major enterprise push.
  
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• Executive's guide to Apple in the enterprise

  02-06-2015 12:57 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Apple's success in the consumer market has pushed the company's technology further into the enterprise than ever before. Our latest ebook looks at the implications of the growing business reliance on Apple products.
  
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• iPhone in the enterprise: Apple's ecosystem is the secret to its success

  02-06-2015 12:56 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The iPhone and iPad made Apple a player in the enterprise game, while the company's ecosystem and mobile device management framework solidified it as a good IT investment.
  
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• How the iPad redefined Apple's enterprise journey

  02-06-2015 12:54 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Since its launch in 2010, the iPad has been the enterprise's favorite tablet. Here's how it opened the door for the Apple ecosystem in business and education.
  
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• Apple Watch in the enterprise: Why Apple entered the fray on wearables and the Internet of Things

  02-06-2015 12:54 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Now that it has launched itself into the wearables market, see how Apple will compete for the loyalty of professionals and how the Apple Watch is critical for its plans in IoT.
  
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• iPad in the enterprise: How the tablet redefined Apple's enterprise journey

  02-06-2015 12:54 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Since its launch in 2010, the iPad has been the enterprise's favorite tablet. Here's how it opened the door for the Apple ecosystem in business and education.
  
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• Beauty and branding can only get you so far: What tech chiefs really think of Apple in the enterprise

  02-06-2015 12:52 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Apple might rule when it comes to consumers, but business customers have a different set of requirements.
  
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• Ten tips to help Windows users transition to OS X

  02-06-2015 12:51 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Share these tips with your OS X newbies to help them translate their Windows knowledge into Mac productivity.
  
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• British tank crushes learner driver's car

  02-06-2015 11:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A German learner driver gets a tough lesson after pulling out in front of a Challenger 2 tank in Lippe, Germany.
  
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• Computex 2015: 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 takes on USB-C connector

  02-06-2015 10:56 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Thunderbolt is gaining the USB Type C connector in an attempt to create one cable to do it all.
  
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• Macs in the enterprise: From Apple's consumer roots to a valued business machine

  02-06-2015 07:34 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  New IT features make managing multiple Macs in the enterprise a breeze. These standout features also underlie the increased usage of Apple computers in business.
  
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• ​Catch of the Day rectifies data breach

  02-06-2015 07:24 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  As part of recommendations made by the Office of the Australian Information Commission to improve privacy arrangements, Catch of the Day has rebuilt its e-commerce platform and upgraded its security compliance.
  
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• CEOs of the future will be data scientists: Telsyte

  02-06-2015 07:21 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  According technology analyst firm Telsyte, data driven leadership is predicted to be the result of the boost in big data in Australian businesses.
  
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• Caitlyn Jenner breaks Twitter record

  02-06-2015 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After gaining more than a million followers in four hours, Caitlyn Jenner breaks a new Twitter world record.
  
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• Google's staff worldwide still overwhelmingly white and Asian men

  02-06-2015 04:49 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  In the US in 2014 just 2% of Google’s workers were black people and 3% were Hispanic, and only 18% of technology jobs are held by womenContinue reading...
  
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• NSW govt hands ServiceFirst cloud deployment to Unisys, Infosys

  02-06-2015 04:26 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The NSW government announced shared service provider ServiceFirst will undergo a transformation by global technology specialists, Unisys and Infosys.
  
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• ​Samsung shows off public safety system based on PS-LTE

  02-06-2015 03:56 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Samsung has built a wireless network environment in hope to win a government project aimed to boost the public safety communication system in Korea.
  
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• ​Telstra to service Komatsu for AU$23 million

  02-06-2015 02:12 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Telstra has resigned a three year contract with Komatsu to deliver telecommunications, and M2M and cloud technologies.
  
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• 'Moon shot' call on clean energy

  02-06-2015 01:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts call for "Global Apollo Programme" to tackle climate change
  
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• The hotel concierge goes hi-tech

  02-06-2015 01:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Would you stay in a hotel run by robots?
  
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• VIDEO: The robot jellyfish shredders

  02-06-2015 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How South Korea is using robots to cull the jellyfish population
  
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• Review: Acer TravelMate P645 (2015)

  02-06-2015 00:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designThe updated Acer TravelMate P645 ($949, £645, AU$1,250) is designed specifically for the business user with ants in his or her pants. Stripped of the bells, whistles and heft of traditional mobile workstations, the P645 is a somewhat lightweight laptop with loads of ports, tremendous battery life and not much else.It's ideal for anyone who needs to grab their laptop and go, regardless of where they're headed or the type of work they're going to do. If Don Draper/Dick Whit
  
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• Spark targets Vodafone's rural broadband customers with 4G

  02-06-2015 00:30 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  New Zealand-based Spark announces a nationwide trial of 4G services and an NZ$100 million on-market share buyback.
  
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• Mac Tips: Mac Terminal trick: How to list your apps

  02-06-2015 00:00
  
  Every week we show you how to do something quick and cool with Mac OS X. Sometimes it's a tutorial on a lesser-known feature, other times it's a trick that uses built-in functionality such as Terminal — either way, these simple tips can make life better and easier, and they don't require any special knowledge. All you need to do is follow the instructions!Sometimes it's handy to have a list of all the apps installed on your Mac. For instance, if you need to cleanly reinstall OS X, and then add
  
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• 12 best PC games: the must-play titles you can't afford to miss

  02-06-2015 00:00
  
  IntroductionThe PC is either making a comeback or never went away in the first place, depending on who you ask. Whichever camp you're in, a deluge of triple-A titles, virtual reality and (whisper it) decent console ports make picking the PC over the Xbox One or PS4 a no-brainer.Whether you're a mouse-and-keyboard diehard who mutters "boom, headshot!" in their sleep, or a joypad-wielding adrenaline junkie, the PC has no shortage of blockbuster and indie titles to help you waste away th
  
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