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• Twitter chief Costolo steps down

  11-06-2015 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dick Costolo is stepping down as chief executive of Twitter, the company says, while co-founder Jack Dorsey will act as interim chief until a replacement can be found.
  
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• VIDEO: Oculus shows off virtual reality kit

  11-06-2015 21:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Richard Taylor takes an early look at Oculus' final virtual reality Rift headset and explains how it can be used with the Xbox One.
  
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• Oculus and Xbox create VR tie-up

  11-06-2015 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook's virtual reality division Oculus shows off its first consumer headset, which will be sold with an Xbox One controller from early next year.
  
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• Hands-on review: Viewsonic PJD7830HDL projector

  11-06-2015 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Intro and designSucceeding the PJD7820HD model ($689, £448, AU$896)) in Viewsonic's home theater projector lineup, the Viewsonic PJD7830HDL ($1,050, £683, AU$1,366) is the new flagship digital light processing (DLP) projector. The PJD7830HDL features a brighter lamp, better audio output, more accurate colors and plenty of ports for connecting your entertainment than the model it replaces. Featuring a full HD 1080p resolution, the PJD7830HDL competes in the same home projector space as the Sony
  
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• 'Clean slate' urged on surveillance

  11-06-2015 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Clear new laws are needed to cover security services' powers to monitor people's online activity, the UK's terror watchdog says.
  
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• Ofcom makes costs of calls to service numbers clearer

  11-06-2015 18:35 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  From next month charges for 084,118 and other "service numbers" will be transparent, regulator rules but does it change anything?
  
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• Hacking by police 'inevitable' thanks to use of encryption

  11-06-2015 17:09 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Police and intelligence agencies will turn to hacking in a bid to get round the use of strong encryption.
  
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• Israel denies bugging Iran talks

  11-06-2015 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Israel denies it bugged talks on Iran's nuclear programme, after a security company said a computer virus hacked the venues of the negotiations.
  
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• A sensible way forward on surveillance?

  11-06-2015 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A potential road map for UK surveillance laws
  
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• Questions over PayPal's robocalls

  11-06-2015 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New user agreements from eBay and PayPal that ask customers to accept automated cold calls are questioned by New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman.
  
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• German parliament net attack 'live'

  11-06-2015 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A cyber-attack on the German parliament uncovered a month ago is still stealing data from Bundestag computers, report German media.
  
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• ​Data privacy: You may call it personal data but who actually owns it?

  11-06-2015 15:10 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  While politicians, lawyers and business leaders continue to argue about access to personal data, it's still not clear where the boundaries of ownership and privacy lie.
  
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• LG Watch Urbane hands-on: An Android Wear smartwatch for the board room

  11-06-2015 14:47 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Many smartwatches look too geeky to wear with a coat and tie. LG launched a high quality Android Wear model that looks and functions well.
  
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• Reddit shuts down 'harassing' forums

  11-06-2015 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Social news site Reddit shuts down five of its forums because they were being used to "harass individuals".
  
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• VIDEO: Does Blockchain technology work?

  11-06-2015 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A fraud-proof system of transacting money is being developed - called Blockchain - based on the same technology that underpins Bitcoin.
  
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• How prevalent is the naked tourist photo?

  11-06-2015 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four Western tourists have been arrested in Malaysia for allegedly posing for naked photos. Is this a growing phenomenon?
  
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• London cabbies in Uber tax campaign

  11-06-2015 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A poster campaign on hundreds of London taxis is intended to highlight the problems black-cab drivers have with rival Uber.
  
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• Surveillance laws need rethink, but bulk collection of web data will continue

  11-06-2015 13:38 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  A report expected to shape UK surveillance laws backs the use of bulk data collection by security agencies, but calls for more judicial oversight and no widening of the types of data retained by ISPs.
  
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• Amazon's ebooks deals to be investigated in competition probe

  11-06-2015 13:18 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The European Commission is once again opening an antitrust investigation into the ebook market, and this time it's putting Amazon under the microscope.
  
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• Tech City UK and Apple's WWDC reveals: Podcast 222

  11-06-2015 12:17
  
  
  Listen this week for an entertaining 45-minute look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with WIRED.co.uk's Michael Rundle, Liat Clark and Katie Collins.
   By: Liat Clark, Continue reading...
  
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• Is it blind faith or common sense that keeps CIOs loyal to the mainframe?

  11-06-2015 12:17 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  According to the latest survey of CIOs, IT leaders still have faith in the long-term future of the mainframe. Or do they?
  
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• Google hits the Sidewalk with smart cities business

  11-06-2015 10:45 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Google is investing in a new company that will use tech to tackle the problems of urban areas, including transport and energy.
  
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• VIDEO: Exploring Samsung's Creative Lab

  11-06-2015 10:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From a device to help you learn the violin to a stroke detecting hat - the technology in development at Samsung's C-Lab
  
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• Help to quit broadband contracts

  11-06-2015 09:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK watchdog Ofcom's new chief reveals a plan to help broadband users quit their contracts if their internet speeds are too slow.
  
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• Woolworths set to launch 3G mobile service

  11-06-2015 09:26 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The Australian supermarket giant is set to launch Woolworths Connect, marking a return to the prepaid mobile market.
  
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• How art is making the data-driven city more liveable

  11-06-2015 09:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Urban life is a tale of two cities. As boundaries blur between the digital and the physical, artists are remaking the metropolis into a playful, human experienceThere are two cities. There’s a city of people and cars, and a city of ones and zeros. This second city, this invisible city, grows with every tap-in, opt-in, jump-in, check-in, sign-up and tick-off. Every added location, pinned photo, Uber ride, Twitter post, every Tinder date builds up the city’s roads, nodes and alleyways. With ev
  
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• Virtual reality gym brings all the benefits of a strenuous workout

  11-06-2015 08:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  A new device called Icaros pairs with a VR headset to give physical activity a digital edgeNeed a spot of exercise but can’t face the gym? Love gaming but not the couch? Icaros could be the answer. Devised by German design company Hyve, the contraption is paired with a VR headset to bring physical activity to a virtual experience.“You are balancing your centre of mass,” explains senior innovation designer Johannes Scholl, who came up with the idea for his industrial design diploma thesis i
  
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• Philips Lightning connector headphones review: not worth the hassle

  11-06-2015 08:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  With good sound and 24bit support, M2L Fidelio headphones work nicely with iPhone and iPad – but nothing elseThe first Lightning connector-equipped headphones for the iPhone aren’t made by Apple – they’re a pair of Philips with excellent sound but major downsides.
  Apple’s Lightning connector can output audio digitally, rather than analogue over a traditional headphones cable. That allows the headphones to handle the digital to audio conversion and, in theory, sound better. Continue rea
  
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• Who holds tech firms to account when the media depends on them for income?

  11-06-2015 07:59 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Google, Facebook and Apple are improving their news output by doing deals with cash-strapped media firms, but this raises fears of a conflict of interestWhat should we make of recent overtures by tech firms to the news industry? Is this good news for news, citizens and the robustness of the tech industry?The industry has always been defined by technology, from its Gutenbergian roots to the digital, social and mobile journalism of today, but it is the accelerated pace of change that is now a grea
  
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• Labor falls in to support piracy site-blocking Bill

  11-06-2015 07:56 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The Senate's legal and constitutional affairs committee has recommended that legislation to introduce a filter to block overseas-based piracy sites in Australia be passed.
  
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• Victorian auditor-general unhappy with government's digital strategy

  11-06-2015 07:50 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Victorians want online state government services available on all digital devices, according to the auditor-general's report on service delivery, but the government is being vague about its strategy implementation.
  
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• NICTA to draw on analytics in new transport and logistics lab

  11-06-2015 06:21 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  NICTA has launched New South Wales' newest knowledge hub, the Transport and Logistics Living Lab, which is expected to help the freight and transport industry use analytics to address problems such as congestion.
  
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• NBN Co under Labor was an unrealistic glee club: Turnbull

  11-06-2015 06:02 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Australian Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has labelled the behaviour of NBN Co under the former Labor government as detached from the reality of the rollout and having a culture where bad news was buried.
  
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• Apple knew about 'demeaning' bag checks on employees before lawsuit

  11-06-2015 05:13 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Workers emailed Tim Cook, the company’s chief executive, to complain of embarrassing treatment under anti-theft proceduresAt least two Apple Inc retail store workers complained directly to the chief executive, Tim Cook, that its policy of checking retail employees’ bags as a security precaution was embarrassing and demeaning, a court filing made public on Wednesday has revealed.The employee complaints, which a judge ordered unsealed, are part of a 2013 lawsuit alleging Apple should compensat
  
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• Duqu 2.0: computer virus linked to Israel found at Iran nuclear talks venue

  11-06-2015 04:49 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Internet security company Kaspersky says software was used to infiltrate venues for international negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programmeA powerful computer virus linked to Israel is thought to have been used to spy on the recent Iran nuclear talks after being found in the networks of three luxury hotels that hosted the negotiations.
  Security company Kaspersky discovered the virus, which it said was a new variant of the Duqu worm, itself a variant of the state-sponsored computer virus Stuxn
  
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• Customers fear iiNet's service will suffer under TPG: ACCC

  11-06-2015 03:17 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The Australian competition watchdog is seeking feedback on the proposed TPG takeover of iiNet, confirming that customers are worried the proposed takeover will weaken customer service for iiNet.
  
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• ​Australians ditching the landline for mobile phones: ACMA

  11-06-2015 01:30 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  A growing number of Australians are disconnecting their fixed-line telephones and opting to rely on their mobile devices for voice communication and internet access.
  
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• Telcos offered more time to comply with data-retention scheme

  11-06-2015 01:07 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Australian telcos that are not able to get systems in place to store all data related to the communications of their customers by October will be able to ask for up to 18 months' extra time to comply.
  
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