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• Nutty wearable mattress straps a nap to your body - CNET

  05-06-2017 23:48 via cnet.com
  
  If you don't mind looking like an oddball and you really want to nap anywhere, check out Simone Giertz's idea for a portable mattress.
  
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• Racial 'disparity' in police respect

  05-06-2017 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists use body camera footage to study how US police officers engage with people while on patrol.
  
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• Apple's HomePod is a smart speaker for your home video - CNET

  05-06-2017 23:40 via cnet.com
  
  Apple wants the new Siri-powered device to be the center of your home. It will cost $349 and will be available starting in December.
  
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• Apple opens WWDC 2017 with apocalyptic video - CNET

  05-06-2017 23:37 via cnet.com
  
  Apple kicked off this year's Worldwide Developers Conference with a video joking about what might happen if people suddenly lost all of their apps.
  
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• Cloud Strategies: Mobility & Collaboration at G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers

  05-06-2017 23:34 via zdnet.com
  
  G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc. began its cloud journey some five years ago with a move to Microsoft Exchange Online. Since then, it's found new ways to leverage cloud services, from Microsoft OneNote and Office 365 for closer collaboration with mobile workers, to Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) for managing over 1,100 mobile workers.
  
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• Apple's WWDC 2017 keynote video - CNET

  05-06-2017 23:34 via cnet.com
  
  Today's biggest headlines include all the news out of Apple's WWDC 2017 keynote.
  
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• Microsoft's new app puts your face in strange places - CNET

  05-06-2017 23:31 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft's Face Swap app may be just for fun, but it packs some powerful image recognition technology.
  
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• Apple unveils HomePod speaker to take on Amazon Echo and Google Home

  05-06-2017 23:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Smart speaker announced along with new iMac Pro coming in December while iMacs and MacBook Pros get immediate spec bumps Apple is launching a smart home speaker called HomePod to compete with the Amazon Echo and Google Home devices, the company revealed at its annual worldwide developer conference. Related: iMac Pro: Apple launches powerful new desktop – starting at $4,999Continue reading...
  
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• Apple's new iPad Pro is a sight to see - CNET

  05-06-2017 23:22 via cnet.com
  
  With 40 percent less border around the display, this 1-pound tablet goes bigger while staying small.
  
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• Up close with Apple's HomePod speaker video - CNET

  05-06-2017 23:14 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's new speaker is bigger than an Amazon Echo and claims to be a better-sounding speaker. It will cost $349 and will be available in December.
  
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• Apple transformed the WWDC keynote into a big hardware sales pitch

  05-06-2017 23:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Who better to sell Apple hardware to than developers? After all, they might be the only people who'll buy high-end hardware.
  
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• Super hot planet bigger than Jupiter might be disappearing - CNET

  05-06-2017 23:02 via cnet.com
  
  Astronomers spot an extreme world that might be in the process of slowly evaporating, but for now the gas giant has plenty of fuel to blow our minds.
  
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• Dropbox expands infrastructure footprint in Australia

  05-06-2017 23:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Dropbox will be deploying a point of presence in Sydney to bring improved file transfer speeds to ANZ customers.
  
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• HPE adds 'silicon root of trust' to its Gen 10 ProLiant servers

  05-06-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  HPE is looking to secure servers from manufacturing to shipping by giving each system a fingerprint that will prevent firmware attacks.
  
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• Microsoft adds ability to add, edit contacts in Outlook on iOS

  05-06-2017 22:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft finally is adding the ability to add and edit contacts from its Outlook on iOS application. Android Outlook users will get the same functionality 'soon.'
  
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• Meet HomePod, Apple's much-predicted $349 Siri speaker

  05-06-2017 22:55
  
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• Behold Apple's new iPads: the 10.5-inch and 12.5-inch iPad Pro

  05-06-2017 22:34
  
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• Apple dives into augmented reality with new developer kit - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:30 via cnet.com
  
  The iPhone maker finally enters the AR fray, alongside rivals like Facebook and Google, with ARKit.
  
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• Michelle Obama to talk empowerment at Apple's WWDC - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:29 via cnet.com
  
  The former first lady will join Apple's annual developer conference for an open session on Tuesday.
  
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• Apple iOS 11 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:26 via cnet.com
  
  Siri can suggest things you want to ask next, and you can pay your friends back in a text. Plus, AR is gonna be huge.
  
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• How to sign up for the public betas for iOS 11 and MacOS High Sierra - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:25 via cnet.com
  
  Here's how and when you can take Apple's new operating systems for a spin.
  
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• HomePod, iOS 11, iMac Pro: All the news from Apple WWDC 2017 - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:25 via cnet.com
  
  Plus, updates to MacOS -- newly dubbed High Sierra -- a new iPad Pro and WatchOS improvements.
  
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• Apple WatchOS 4 preview in pics - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:21 via cnet.com
  
  Here are some of the new features that you'll find in WatchOS 4 when it's released this fall.
  
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• Apple's new 10.5-inch iPad Pro may be the Goldilocks of tablets - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:18 via cnet.com
  
  The tech giant already offers tablets at 12.9 inches, 9.7 inches and 7.9 inches, so why do yet another size? Because this one might be just right.
  
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• Apple adds new MacBooks, iMacs and the 'all-powerful' iMac Pro

  05-06-2017 22:18
  
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• 9 cool things you didn't know you could do with Facebook Messenger - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:18 via cnet.com
  
  If you think this app is nothing more than a messaging tool, think again.
  
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• Say hello to Apple's HomePod smart speaker - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:15 via cnet.com
  
  Here's a look at the HomePod, Apple's new connected home device to rival the Amazon Echo and Google Home.
  
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• Apple HomePod Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:15 via cnet.com
  
  The wait is over. Here's Apple's Siri-powered answer to the Amazon Echo and the Google Home.
  
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• Pokemon Go looks even better with ARKit - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:13 via cnet.com
  
  Pikachu is going to look much more realistic thanks for Apple's new augmented reality platform.
  
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• AutoComplete: Do Not Disturb While Driving seeks to further reduce iOS distraction video - Roadshow

  05-06-2017 22:13 via cnet.com
  
  Plus: Faraday Future heads to Pikes Peak, and Buick brings back the LaCrosse hybrid.
  
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• Your iPad will finally show you files - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:10 via cnet.com
  
  Apple has resisted exposing files and folders for years, but a new Files app will change that in iOS 11.
  
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• WWDC 2017: macOS's new file system

  05-06-2017 22:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Mac users rejoice: You will finally be getting a modern file system to go with your class-leading hardware. Does it matter? Only if you care about your data. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Apple already controls your life, now HomePod wants your home - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:08 via cnet.com
  
  Apple showed off a new smart speaker at its Worldwide Developer Conference, because you don't already spend enough time on its products.
  
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• Apple’s new HomePod smart speaker brings Siri home - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:04 via cnet.com
  
  The new Siri-powered device, priced at $349 and available in December, joins an increasingly crowded list of smart speakers.
  
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• WWDC 2017: HomePod is too little, too late and too expensive

  05-06-2017 22:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Feeling the pressure from Amazon Echo and Google Home, Apple will release its own smart speaker -- but not until the end of the year. And the price tag is very, very Apple.
  
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• Apple demos iOS 11 on the new iPad Pro video - CNET

  05-06-2017 22:01 via cnet.com
  
  At Apple's WWDC, the company shows iOS 11 features for the iPad Pro. New enhancements include a dock, drag and drop and a new file system.
  
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• NBN DOCSIS 3.1 lab trial hits 1Gbps speeds

  05-06-2017 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  NBN has conducted the first DOCSIS 3.1 lab test in Melbourne, ahead of further tests in August, a field trial in December, and 'potential' deployment commercially in 2018.
  
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• Lynda Linux Essential Commands (Ubuntu) course

  05-06-2017 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Lynda platform, which is owned by business networking website LinkedIn, hosts dozens of Linux-related courses, including the Linux Foundation Certified System: Essential Commands (Ubuntu) course.The course focuses on mastery of the basic commands involving administration of the Ubuntu OS, one of the most popular flavours of Linux.LFCS: Essential Commands (Ubuntu) is authored by Scott Simpson, who has also designed a number of Linux courses pertaining to system maintenance, building a home se
  
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• iOS 11 for iPad includes custom dock, drag and drop features - CNET

  05-06-2017 21:57 via cnet.com
  
  Tech giant says new new dock can be filled with more apps. There's also a redesigned "app switcher" and "drag and drop" features as well.
  
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• Macs, iPhones, Siri getting new AI brain power - CNET

  05-06-2017 21:55 via cnet.com
  
  With machine learning, Siri won't sound robotic and advertisers will have a harder time tracking what you're doing on the web, Apple says at WWDC.
  
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• Apple reveals HomePod smart speaker

  05-06-2017 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The voice-activated loudspeaker is powered by the Siri virtual assistant.
  
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• Apple will keep conversations with Siri and HomePod a secret - CNET

  05-06-2017 21:51 via cnet.com
  
  All the voice commands heading to Siri through the HomePod are anonymized and encrypted -- meaning Apple doesn't even know what you're talking about.
  
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