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• Review: HP ZBook 14 G2

  26-08-2015 22:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designLet's be honest: most mobile workstations are too heavy (and ugly) to comfortably carry around. These powerful and expensive devices typically weigh more than five pounds (2.26 kg) and they look as boxy and boring as the laptops in '80s sci-fi films. Luckily, HP has done its part to save the mobile workstation industry from itself with the new, improved and gorgeous HP ZBook 14 G2 ($1,779, £1,966, AU$2,492). Competing against slightly larger mobile workstations, like
  
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• Spheric social app connects you to business people you should know

  26-08-2015 20:25 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Spheric aims to revolutionize the way we meet, network, and connect. If you are on an extended layover somewhere, Spheric can find people valuable to your professional network within close proximity to you.
  
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• Amazon gives developers new app model to try via Amazon Underground

  26-08-2015 19:57 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Amazon launched an app called Amazon Underground that does away with in-app purchases and will pay developers on per minute usage.
  
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• Amazon is giving away free apps and games on its new Underground store

  26-08-2015 17:21
  
  Amazon has just announced its new Amazon Underground store which will let you download and install completely free versions of the most popular apps and games.This isn't free as in "free to download, but pay in-app to unlock the decent stuff" – Amazon is promising that these will be completely, 100% free. It looks like some apps that come with in-app purchases will still offer those upgrades, but they could be offered gratis as well.Amazon is spoiling usSo how come Amazon is able to offer
  
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• Review: Polar V800 review

  26-08-2015 17:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Welcome to the Polar V800The Polar V800 is Polar's flagship multisport watch. This means it's a more complex and beefy version of its little brother the Polar M400, built to compete head-to-head with the Suunto Ambit3 range, TomTom Multisport Cardio and Garmin Forerunner 920XT and 620. Do feel free to click on those links, now!Rather like Garmin's omni-competent Forerunner 920XT, though the Polar V800 is mainly aimed at triathlon types - it has both pool and open water swimming modes, as well as
  
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• ASUS Transformer Book T300 Chi review: Nice-looking hybrid, let down by battery life

  26-08-2015 16:57 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Elegant design and a high-resolution screen make the T300 Chi an attractive hybrid, but there are enough drawbacks - battery life foremost among them - to give mobile professionals pause for thought.
  
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• Updated: 10 Best Ultrabooks 2015: top thin and light laptops reviewed

  26-08-2015 16:45
  
  Best UltrabooksUpdated: We've added the Toshiba Kirabook to our list of the best Ultrabooks.Ultrabooks have come a long way since they were first introduced to compete with the MacBook Air world. They're thin and light while featuring powerful Intel Core processors, fast SSD storage and superb battery life. But more than anything else they represent the bleeding edge of laptops; case in point the side shrinking Dell XPS 13 and the unbelievably light Lenovo LaVie Z. Of course, this all means Ultr
  
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• In depth: IFA 2015: what we expect from Samsung, Sony, Motorola and more

  26-08-2015 16:27
  
  IFA 2015, Europe's biggest tech show, is just around the corner. Previous years have taught us just how many big names still rely on the Berlin show for some of their most significant launches, and we don't expect this year will be any different.Samsung, Sony, LG, Microsoft - you can guarantee that some of the biggest names in the industry will be showing their faces at the German trade show.So to start warming up the engines, we've rounded up a list of the stuff we'd like to see - and expect to
  
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• How to turn your Android Wear watch into a fitness watch

  26-08-2015 16:10
  
  Strap-on fitness can be yoursSmartwatches seem like they should be the perfect exercise tools. They live on your wrist, you wear them most of the day and they have way more sensors and tech smarts than any normal watch. However, they're not. Sorry to burst your bubble. But they can be if you listen to us… Almost all Android Wear watches need a bit of help to monitor the information required to make them a top-tier exercise tracker. Here's our guide to turning yours into an indispensable r
  
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• Server sales: US leaps forward as Europe falters

  26-08-2015 15:57 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Sales of servers are showing good signs of recovery in the US, but not in Europe.
  
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• Opinion: Is it just me, or does the Final Fantasy 7 remake seem a bit lost?

  26-08-2015 15:27
  
  I can't help but draw comparisons between the Final Fantasy 7 remake and Mars One's mission to colonise the red planet by 2027. Two projects with an exciting end goal, and yet apparently unsure how to get there.In a recent interview with Famitsu, Final Fantasy 7 remake director Tetsuya Nomura said that the visuals are starting to come together, but when it comes to the battle system - a substantial part of the game - it's still a case of trial and error. "We're starting to see the visual directi
  
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• Updated: 30 years of Windows package design

  26-08-2015 15:25
  
  IntroductionSoftware packaging isn't exactly the epitome of great design. When it comes to software nostalgists, however, the big cardboard boxes that surrounded the discs and instruction booklets of years' past are stuff of legend. Y'know, it feels like the money you've splashed out is going further when there's more to show for it, doesn't it?!As the world's most used operating system - and being from Microsoft - Windows has had some rather dull boxes designed for it to sit within. But it's al
  
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• Galaxy Note 5 review: Samsung's best sets the bar again

  26-08-2015 15:11 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Worried about the lack of removable battery or expandable storage? Maybe you shouldn't be.
  
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• Movie Week: Six ways Ray Dolby changed the way the world listened

  26-08-2015 15:10
  
  This is an old feature that has been republished for TechRadar's Movie Week. The original piece was published in 2013.Legendary pioneer of audio technology Ray Dolby had a name that was synonymous with sound quality, both theatrically and in the living room. After all, this was the man who invented audio cassette noise reduction in the 1960s.Although Ray always fancied himself more as a 19th century engineer, rather than an audio boffin, he consistently pushed the envelope when it came to audio
  
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• Why cloud security is your next big, expensive, headache

  26-08-2015 14:55 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Spending on cloud security tools like encryption and access management is rocketing thanks to worries over sensitive data hosted by cloud providers.
  
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• ​Google reopens Map Maker in 51 countries, adds 'regional lead' moderators

  26-08-2015 14:02 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Map Maker is back for a total of 51 countries, including the US and UK, but make makers in dozens of nations won't be able to use it until Google finds new regional leads.
  
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• Buying Guide: 10 best wireless routers to make your internet fly

  26-08-2015 12:34
  
  IntroductionJust about any household with broadband internet will have a wireless router supplied by the service provider – but there are plenty of good reasons to buy a newer, more powerful model.Your existing router may be a bit long in the tooth, and that means it doesn't have the latest hardware, or support all the modern wireless networking standards, such as 802.11ac, which can deliver much better network speeds and range thanks to directional beamforming, meaning faster downloads an
  
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• 58 keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Edge you must try

  26-08-2015 12:16
  
  Edge, Microsoft's new browser, might be a rough diamond and you can make the most of it with a list of shortcuts we have compiled.Keyboard shortcuts remain an essential tool for any computer user looking to improve their productivity, something not available on tablets or smartphones.While the growing popularity of touchscreen computers means that some shortcuts are redundant, many will still prefer to use them because, well, they feel more natural and are usually a faster way of getting things
  
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• OLED, 4K and HDR - LG's about to launch the holy trinity at IFA

  26-08-2015 12:12
  
  When it comes to TV this year's IFA show in Berlin is going to be all about HDR.And, when you're the only TV manufacturer in the world making big screen Ultra HD 4K TVs with the next-gen OLED technology, you don't want to be left behind in the fidelity race by your competitors rocking the only high dynamic range (HDR) TVs around.Which is why LG has pre-announced its new TV lineup for IFA and why that lineup includes the world's first consumer UHD OLED TV with support for HDR. That's a whole lot
  
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• Coding for the challenges of the Arab world: Palestine's growing startup scene

  26-08-2015 12:05 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  In Palestine, incubators and funding for tech startups are on the rise.
  
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• ​Microsoft unveils $37 internet-connected Nokia 222 with two-megapixel camera

  26-08-2015 11:15 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  As Microsoft cuts jobs in its mobile divisions, the company has released two new internet-connected Series 30 phones aimed at first-time buyers.
  
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• Managed cloud services bolsters Bulletproof solid full year revenue

  26-08-2015 09:04 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Bulletproof reported a 59 percent lift in revenue following strong results from its managed public cloud business.
  
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• Australian banks are focused on internal security: SailPoint

  26-08-2015 08:41 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  With an Australian banking customer base including ING Direct and Westpac, Texas-based identity and access management firm SailPoint said that there is an increasingly strong focus on protection from internal attacks.
  
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• China's smartphone market barely growing: IDC

  26-08-2015 08:25 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The smartphone market in once red-hot China has lulled, with shipments out of the country expected to grow just 1.2 percent year over year in 2015, down from 19.7 percent in 2014, according to IDC.
  
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• ​iiNet pulls the plug on Fetch TV

  26-08-2015 07:15 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  iiNet's on-demand service TV with Fetch is no longer available for purchase on the company's website.
  
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• ​Biometrics: The password you cannot change

  26-08-2015 03:58 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Having the same password for everything is a big no-no in the security world, so what makes biometrics any different?
  
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• ​Strong sales boost NextDC revenue by 85 percent

  26-08-2015 02:38 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The positive momentum that NextDC experienced during the first half of the 2015 financial year continued to carry on for the period ending 30 June 2015.
  
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• Airbnb expands China team as local user population explodes

  26-08-2015 02:05 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Despite many local counterparts, Airbnb is growing fast in China to answer increasing demand for lodging overseas.
  
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• VIDEO: Jugglers get chip-equipped balls

  26-08-2015 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Intel engineer creates "smart" juggling balls by embedding the firm's chips in his kit.
  
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• Intel Inside... literally?

  26-08-2015 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is your body the next frontier for the chip giant?
  
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• VIDEO: The Braille smartwatch

  26-08-2015 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Braille smartwatch has been developed to allow blind users to receive and read text messages
  
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• ​Air New Zealand drives digital transformation through analytics

  26-08-2015 00:17 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Airline increases capital spending on to technology by 50 percent over three years.
  
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