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• Austrade spares no vertical in promoting Australian tech to the world

  05-12-2017 23:59 via zdnet.com
  With the mining boom sustaining Australia's economy for many years, Austrade is now turning its focus to other areas Australia is thriving in, looking to promote the country's tech prowess to the rest of the world.
  
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• Google expands Search snippets with more related info

  05-12-2017 23:53 via zdnet.com
  In a bid to keep you within the Google ecosystem, Search now includes expanded snippets of information and smarter suggested content.
  
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• Best self-driving tech from the 2017 L.A. auto show - Roadshow

  05-12-2017 23:51 via cnet.com
  Cooley shows you the best self-driving tech and interesting new services coming to showrooms soon.
  
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• Girl Scouts will train would-be computer scientists to code - CNET

  05-12-2017 23:37 via cnet.com
  The Girl Scouts and Raytheon aim to prepare girls in middle and high school for careers in STEM with a new national program.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg taking parental leave for the month of December

  05-12-2017 23:35
  ‘I’m going to take advantage of Facebook’s option to take leave in parts,’ said the Facebook CEO, whose second daughter was born in August of this yearMark Zuckerberg is taking parental leave for the month of December, the Facebook CEO announced Saturday.Continue reading...
  
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• Samsung might bring huge 512GB storage chip to its phones - CNET

  05-12-2017 23:33 via cnet.com
  You'll have a hard time running out of storage with that much space.
  
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• Microsoft opens up its Windows 10 Whiteboard app for public preview

  05-12-2017 23:26 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's collaborative Windows 10 Whiteboard app is now ready for testers.
  
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• Apple launches Apple Pay Cash to iOS 11.2 users

  05-12-2017 23:12 via zdnet.com
  Watch out Venmo and Square Cash, Apple's peer-to-peer payments system called Apple Pay Cash is now available.
  
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• IEDM 2017: AMD says Epyc is just the beginning

  05-12-2017 23:08 via zdnet.com
  AMD CEO Lisa Su capped a big year for the company with an opening address at IEDM 2017 where she predicted that a new approach to chip design will deliver another decade of big performance gains.
  
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• iPhone X edged out by iPhone 8 (and Note 8), says Consumer Reports - CNET

  05-12-2017 22:54 via cnet.com
  Commentary: In its final review of Apple's latest phone, the consumer publication points to durability as the X's weakness.
  
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• How to automatically save your Instagram Stories forever - CNET

  05-12-2017 22:51 via cnet.com
  Make Stories great again with archiving and highlight features.
  
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• Apple acquires podcast search engine Pop Up Archive

  05-12-2017 22:32 via zdnet.com
  Apple may be looking to bolster its podcast tech. Likely to do with the acquisition, Pop Up Archive closed its Audiosear.ch product in late November.
  
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• These PCs start up, connect and last like smartphones - CNET

  05-12-2017 22:30 via cnet.com
  New Asus and HP devices use Snapdragon mobile chips from Qualcomm and promise longer battery life, always-on connectivity and other phone-like features.
  
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• Lexus LF-1 Limitless concept previewed for Detroit Auto Show - Roadshow

  05-12-2017 22:14 via cnet.com
  Lexus gives us a peek at is upcoming flagship crossover SUV, which will be unveiled early next year.
  
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• Bowers & Wilkins PX review - CNET

  05-12-2017 22:05 via cnet.com
  Bowers & Wilkins first wireless noise-canceling headphone has a fetching design, as well as impressive sound and build quality.
  
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• YouTube is cutting access to Amazon Fire TV on January 1 - CNET

  05-12-2017 21:59 via cnet.com
  Google, which owns YouTube, and Amazon are going to war over streaming services and plenty more. YouTube is also disappearing again from Amazon’s Echo Show video device.
  
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• Microsoft, HP, Asus launch the great Windows on ARM, Qualcomm experiment: Here are the key questions

  05-12-2017 21:55 via zdnet.com
  The pricing of Windows 10 S devices running on Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor sets up a few interesting questions. Here's a quick tour of the unknowns:
  
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• Trump's FCC gets ready to take a chainsaw to net neutrality

  05-12-2017 21:54 via zdnet.com
  A hidden document reveals FCC Commissioner Pai's secret plan to gut net neutrality.
  
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• Beyerdynamic DT 770 Studio headphones offers great sound for work video - CNET

  05-12-2017 21:49 via cnet.com
  The Beyerdynamic DT 770 Studio may not be portable but they offer excellent levels of comfort and performance for the money.
  
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• Xiaomi's next flagship will use Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip - CNET

  05-12-2017 21:32 via cnet.com
  Qualcomm confirmed the name of its next top-of-the-line processor, but offered little additional details beyond saying Samsung will build the chip.
  
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• Google pulls YouTube from Amazon Fire TV, Echo Show

  05-12-2017 21:22 via zdnet.com
  If Amazon isn't going to carry Google products like Home, it doesn't want YouTube available on Echo devices.
  
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• Apple Pay Cash rolls out alongside peer-to-peer payments - CNET

  05-12-2017 21:22 via cnet.com
  Now you can repay your friends -- and vice versa -- via iMessage on your iPhone. Any money you get then goes on an Apple Pay Cash card on your iOS device.
  
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• Asus NovaGo Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  05-12-2017 21:19 via cnet.com
  The Asus NovaGo's secret weapon? The Galaxy S8's processor.
  
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• Huawei Honor View 10 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  05-12-2017 21:13 via cnet.com
  The Honor View 10 costs a lot more than its recent sibling the 7X, but on paper it's not much of an upgrade.
  
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• HP Envy x2 (2017) Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  05-12-2017 21:13 via cnet.com
  The HP Envy X2 for 2017 is one of two new tablet/laptop hybrids promising 20 hours of battery life on a single charge.
  
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• $1B Lyft investment, led by Google, gets upped to $1.5B - CNET

  05-12-2017 21:05 via cnet.com
  Now valued at $11.5 billion, the ride-hailing company has extra fuel to compete with its rival Uber.
  
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• Big screen, blue shell: It's the Huawei Honor View 10 - CNET

  05-12-2017 20:50 via cnet.com
  With a screen 6 inches across, the View 10 is not for the small-handed.
  
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• Qualcomm announces 'always connected' Windows 10 mobile PCs

  05-12-2017 20:37 via zdnet.com
  Windows 10 is coming to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile PC platform.
  
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• Microsoft debuts Windows 10 on ARM

  05-12-2017 20:30 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft and Qualcomm are showing off the first Windows 10 on ARM devices, which provide Win32 app compatibility via emulation. Most models won't be available until next Spring, however.
  
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• New Reddit podcast promises 'Endless Thread' of stories - CNET

  05-12-2017 20:25 via cnet.com
  The hidden twists and turns of the Reddit community will emerge in an official podcast series called Endless Thread.
  
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• What you need to know about Facebook's Messenger Kids - CNET

  05-12-2017 20:14 via cnet.com
  Facebook's latest app is designed specifically for your kids to message friends and family members.
  
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• Posing as a schoolgirl to expose online groomers

  05-12-2017 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  How going undercover as a 14-year-old revealed the dangers children using streaming apps can face.
  
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• Life on three wheels: Arcimoto's cute and quirky FUV - Roadshow

  05-12-2017 19:18 via cnet.com
  The all-electric Fun Utility Vehicle may be your answer to a dull commute.
  
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• Arcimoto FUV gives us a super-fun electric option for commuting video - Roadshow

  05-12-2017 19:15 via cnet.com
  The Fun Utility Vehicle is like a cross between Mario Kart and Moto GP.
  
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• 7 fun Christmas things to do with Alexa - CNET

  05-12-2017 19:14 via cnet.com
  Make the holidays a little more festive with Amazon's smart-gal.
  
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• 2018 Arcimoto FUV Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  05-12-2017 19:13 via cnet.com
  Called the Fun Utility Vehicle, the three-wheeled reverse trike lives up to its name.
  
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• Cryptocurrency fundraising 'scam' frozen out by US - CNET

  05-12-2017 19:07 via cnet.com
  Startup PlexCorps is a fraud, the SEC says. It's trying to retrieve $15 million people invested in digital 'PlexCoins.' PlexCorps says it's legit.
  
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• Google's newest app aims to free up space on your Android phone - CNET

  05-12-2017 19:06 via cnet.com
  The app, called Files Go, suggests files to delete, backs files up to the cloud and lets you share them offline.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt hits out at Facebook kids' app

  05-12-2017 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The health secretary told the social network to "stay away from my kids" with its app for under-13s.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt attacks Facebook over app aimed at children

  05-12-2017 19:05
  ‘Stay away from my kids,’ health secretary tells US social media platform after trial of new service designed for under 13sJeremy Hunt has publicly attacked Facebook for releasing a version of its Messenger app aimed at children, and called on the social media company to “stay away from my kids”.The health secretary accused the company of “targeting younger children” after Facebook announced on Monday that it was conducting trials of an app called Messenger Ki
  
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• Neil Young savages Apple over audio quality - CNET

  05-12-2017 19:03 via cnet.com
  Commentary: In launching his own archive of music, the Canadian legend says Apple has influenced labels to not create high-quality sound.
  
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• Security hacks will be even worse in 2018 (The 3:59, Ep. 327) - CNET

  05-12-2017 18:56 via cnet.com
  We talk about cybersecurity's immediate past and future and discuss the heat that Silicon Valley giants like Facebook, Google and Twitter faced in 2017.
  
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• Millions caught in virtual keyboard app data breach

  05-12-2017 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers claim to have found millions of customer names, phone numbers and keystroke activity.
  
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