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• NBN posts AU$336m loss for Q1

  08-11-2015 23:46 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  NBN has grown its customer base and revenue substantially, but also recorded a loss of AU$336 million.
  
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• Snapchat's daily video views triple to 6 billion: report

  08-11-2015 20:40
  
  The number of videos viewed each day on Snapchat has tripled since May to 6 billion as the messaging app closes the gap with social media giant Facebook Inc, according to a report in the Financial Times that cites people close to the company. The Financial Times said that Snapchat confirmed the 6 billion figure but had declined to comment further. Facebook said last week that it had doubled daily video views to 8 billion from 4 billion in April, according to the report, which notes that social n
  
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• Gogoro: More than the Tesla of scooters

  08-11-2015 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  Founded by Microsoft and HTC alumni in Taiwan, Gogoro's electric scooter is slick, stylish and might also usher in a portable power revolution.
  
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• Behold the first 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' TV spot

  08-11-2015 19:38 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: After an international trailer excites many with new footage, here's some more from the new Star Wars film. Yes, it's a TV ad.
  
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• Donald Trump 'live-tweets' SNL sketch because Donald Trump

  08-11-2015 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The much-anticipated appearance of the leading Republican candidate on America's most famous comedy show wasn't too much of an actual appearance. Social media did some of the work for him.
  
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• Rise of the Tomb Raider review: birth of a bad-ass

  08-11-2015 18:16
  
  WIRED reviews the latest video game in the long-running Tomb Raider franchiseBy: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Apple wins dismissal of employee bag-search lawsuit

  08-11-2015 18:06 via cnet.com
  
  Judge says the more than 12,000 current and former employees were free to avoid waiting in line by not bringing a bag to work.
  
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• Duncan Jones: Why Warcraft film will not disappoint

  08-11-2015 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Director Duncan Jones on why Warcraft film will not disappoint
  
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• Tyler Oakley: popular champion of the YouTube confessional

  08-11-2015 15:36
  
  American vlogger has thousands of fans – online and in real life – who watch him discuss being gay, eating disorders and attacking small-town life and religion If you’re over the age of 16, Tyler Oakley might be the most famous person you’ve never heard of. But this 26-year-old, from a small town in Michigan, has more accolades to his name than most. He’s interviewed Barack Obama, made a vlog on health with Michelle Obama, can claim over 500m views of his videos on
  
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• TalkTalk customer reported data breach as early as 2013

  08-11-2015 15:09
  
  Keith Aldridge alerted CEO’s office to call from fraudster 14 months before firm had first of series of data breachesSenior TalkTalk staff were warned as early as 2013 that fraudsters were accessing customers’ personal details – two years before the company became victim of an external cyber-attack.As further TalkTalk fraud victims came forward this week – one losing almost £10,000 – it has emerged that a manager in the chief executive’s office was warne
  
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• An action cam that takes you from shoot to share in a shake

  08-11-2015 14:18 via cnet.com
  
  Not only does this action cam capture nice video, it does the editing for you and sends it straight to your phone or tablet.
  
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• This 'Walk the Moon' music video was created for the deaf. Yes, the deaf

  08-11-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  AT&T, the Deaf Professional Arts Network and indie rock band Walk the Moon produce a video featuring dancers signing the lyrics of the group's latest song.
  
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• This isn't the Samsung robo-vac we're looking for

  08-11-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The $700 PowerBot Essential features a few upgrades and begs a few questions.
  
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• Six smart lighting contenders to keep an eye on

  08-11-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Connected lighting keeps getting smarter -- here are the newest, brightest options we've seen.
  
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• Geek out over a new generation of connected light

  08-11-2015 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The newest generation of smart lighting products has us intrigued -- here's what we're keeping our eyes on.
  
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• Enable the security setting that the best hacker can't crack

  08-11-2015 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Passwords aren't enough. Sharon Profis talks two-step authentication on "You're Doing it All Wrong."
  
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• TomTom's Bandit camera uses sensor smarts to solve editing headaches

  08-11-2015 13:45 via cnet.com
  
  This action camera has a lot going for it, but its shake-to-edit feature seals the deal.
  
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• Japan its own enemy in push to improve cybersecurity

  08-11-2015 13:45
  
  OKINAWA, Japan (AP) — Apart from rogue hackers, criminal organizations or even state-backed cyberwarfare units, Japan's businesses and government agencies are facing a unique cybersecurity foe: themselves.
  
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• Kirstie Allsopp: ‘You can’t house-hunt online. You have to see it in person’

  08-11-2015 11:30
  
  The TV property guru on her technophobe co-presenter Phil Spencer, her love of Apple and why she likes to ‘microwave’ her hair curlersAre you a gadget fiend or a technophobe?I’m all about usefulness. I never think: “That piece of tech is beautiful, I want it,” but if it’s useful to me, I’ll happily fit it into my life. Continue reading...
  
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• Games reviews roundup: Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash; Corpse Party: Blood Drive; BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend and Paris Games Week

  08-11-2015 09:00
  
  A clever robot, a lukewam bloodbath, an eight-sworded android and some vivid imaginations in Paris★★★ Continue reading...
  
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• Apple defeats U.S. class action lawsuit over bag searches

  08-11-2015 06:10
  
  By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc defeated a U.S. class action lawsuit brought by Apple retail workers over bag search practices at the company's California brick and mortar outlets, according to a court ruling on Saturday. The decision, from U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco, came in a case where employees sued to be reimbursed for the time taken by Apple to search their bags to ensure they did not steal any merchandise. At least two Apple retail store workers c
  
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• Drones, hackers and online satire: eight lessons from a global tech fest

  08-11-2015 01:04
  
  Dublin played host to one of the world’s largest startup gatheringsMore than 42,000 people flocked to Ireland to one of the biggest tech conferences in the world, Dublin’s web summit. Once described as “the best technology conference on the planet”, the gathering is a seething mass of startups pitching ideas, investors looking for the next Google or Facebook, tech thinkers talking about the latest trends, and the odd celebrity giving their visions for the future. Here is
  
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• VIDEO: Is this the internet's most famous cat?

  08-11-2015 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chances are if you live with a Minecraft fan you will know all about Stampy Cat. If not here is an introduction to the YouTube sensation, otherwise known as vlogger Joseph Garrett
  
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