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• ​An Amaysim journey: A lesson in how to use cloud to take on the big boys

  10-12-2017 23:57 via zdnet.com
  With the seven year-old company completing its shift to AWS, it is able to continue tackling the Australian telecommunications and energy sectors.
  
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• German spy agency warns of Chinese LinkedIn espionage

  10-12-2017 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Germany's spy agency says China is using the site to gather information on politicians.
  
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• Airbnb sees China as its number one market by 2020

  10-12-2017 23:35 via zdnet.com
  The number of rooms in China ready for rent on Airbnb has reached 150,000, according to a co-founder of the global room sharing platform.
  
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• Microsoft paints politically beautiful world for the holidays - CNET

  10-12-2017 23:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Redmond's ad for Christmas is warm, cuddly and celebrates, of all things, Microsoft Paint. It also has a serious political message.
  
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• 'Ready Player One' new trailer jumps into the OASIS - CNET

  10-12-2017 22:36 via cnet.com
  In the future, a virtual-reality treasure hunt for billions of dollars rewards players who really understand the 1980s. Totally tubular!
  
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• Black Friday deals are back at Amazon, Best Buy - CNET

  10-12-2017 21:47 via cnet.com
  With just two weeks until Christmas, some of the season's best deals are returning -- and some new deals are delivering the lowest prices ever.
  
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• Selling iPhone X. T-Mobile and Verizon salespeople speak out - CNET

  10-12-2017 21:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: After visiting several different carrier stores, I had emails from all over the US, offering deep salesperson feelings
  
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• Pro Voice with Alexa, $200 Honor 7X, Windows 10 on ARM (MobileTechRoundup #416)

  10-12-2017 19:48 via zdnet.com
  After six order cancellations, I finally have a Pixel 2XL in hand. The Honor 7X is in hand, Essential continues to update its phone, and Kevin found some useful apps.
  
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• Stranger Things star: Show 'probably' won't return till 2019 - CNET

  10-12-2017 19:29 via cnet.com
  Stuff those Eggos back in the freezer. You may have to get through all of 2018 without a return trip to Hawkins, Indiana.
  
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• 'Stranger Things' gets hilarious Bad Lip Reading treatment - CNET

  10-12-2017 19:19 via cnet.com
  Steve and his hair grab all the best lines when the Netflix hit turns into a whole new show.
  
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• Men use 'password' as their password far more than women - CNET

  10-12-2017 19:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: A new study shows that password habits don't appear to have become more secure, despite recent hacks.
  
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• PUBG for Xbox: Here's the official gamepad controls - CNET

  10-12-2017 18:30 via cnet.com
  These are some of the most complicated console controls ever.
  
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• Black Friday deals are back at Amazon and Best Buy - CNET

  10-12-2017 17:58 via cnet.com
  With just two weeks until Christmas, some of the season's best deals are returning -- and some new deals are delivering the lowest prices ever.
  
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• Google doodle celebrates microbiologist Robert Koch - CNET

  10-12-2017 17:50 via cnet.com
  German microbiologist helped prove link between germs and infectious diseases.
  
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• FCC chairman jokes he's a Verizon puppet - CNET

  10-12-2017 16:45 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Video emerges of the FCC chairman making light of his position at an industry event.
  
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• Traders brace for bitcoin futures launch after wild week for currency

  10-12-2017 16:20 via theguardian.com
  While some welcome regulated way to bet on or hedge against bitcoin, others warn risks remain to more than just investorsThe newest way to bet on bitcoin will be available later on Sunday when futures in the wildly fluctuating cryptocurrency start trading. The first bitcoin future trades are set to kick off at 6 pm local time on a Chicago exchange. Continue reading...
  
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• The 39 best holiday shopping deals right now: Dec. 10 update - CNET

  10-12-2017 16:07 via cnet.com
  With just two weeks until Christmas, some better-than-Black Friday deals are starting to pop up.
  
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• In Your Face: China’s all-seeing state

  10-12-2017 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  China has been building what it calls "the world's biggest camera surveillance network".
  
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• Apple 'to buy Shazam for $400m'

  10-12-2017 11:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The music recognition app already makes most of its money by referring music buyers to Apple's iTunes.
  
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• Better loving through technology: a day at the sex-toy hackathon

  10-12-2017 10:30 via theguardian.com
  Sound-controlled vibrators, 3D-printed clitorises and ‘Michael Gove’ as a safe word: coders and inventors try to find the future of sex in south LondonTwelve years of Catholic school prepares you for a lot of weird things, but walking into a church to find 50 people testing vibrators on each other’s noses, strapping each other into inflatable hug machines and flinging around bits of deconstructed sex toys under a huge stained-glass window that reads THOU ART THE KING OF GLORY O
  
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• Simon Parkin’s best video games of 2017

  10-12-2017 09:00 via theguardian.com
  An immersive, interactive exploration of life on Earth and Nintendo’s resurgent flights of escapism were among the highlights of the gaming year• Observer critics’ reviews of the year in fullAs social media shrinks and quickens the world, and the threats we face seem to grow ever taller and closer, the relevance of entertainment (and, whisper it, art) appears to diminish. Surely the king’s ransom it takes to fund a blockbuster film would be more usefully and perhaps profit
  
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• 'Star Wars: Last Jedi' gets early raves: 'I'm still shaking' - CNET

  10-12-2017 07:50 via cnet.com
  Rian Johnson's "Jedi" wins early praise for its action and appearance. But the film's got depth, many say, with one viewer noting an "emotional payoff decades in the making."
  
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• Virtual reality used to help adoptive parents

  10-12-2017 02:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Experiencing a child's traumatic past could help parents understand their behaviour.
  
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• Paddington 2: The challenges of making the film

  10-12-2017 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  An exclusive look at the visual effects behind the film Paddington 2.
  
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• Breck Bednar’s mother hopes film about his murder goes viral

  10-12-2017 01:05 via theguardian.com
  Lorin LaFave wants story of her son’s death by an online predator to highlight the threat posed to young male gamersThe mother of a 14-year-old boy murdered by an online predator is working with police on a film about his killing as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the sexual exploitation of boys.Lorin LaFave, the mother of Breck Bednar, who was murdered in 2014 after being groomed online, is working with several police forces on the film. It will be modelled on Kayleigh’s Lo
  
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• Andy Rubin back at Essential after report of improper conduct - CNET

  10-12-2017 00:41 via cnet.com
  The Android creator ends his brief leave, says a report. The absence followed an earlier report that he'd had an inappropriate relationship while at Google.
  
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