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• Video games meet enterprise technology, business: The intersection blurs more

  24-03-2019 23:00 via zdnet.com
  Developments originally intended for the video game industry are now having an impact on the cloud, AI, data science, and autonomous vehicles. It makes you wonder if Epic's Unreal Engine can move beyond games.
  
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• Pelican Shield and Adventurer cases for Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus: Drop protection with lifetime guarantee

  24-03-2019 21:32 via zdnet.com
  The Galaxy S10 Plus has it all and is the current best smartphone available so people will want to take it everywhere. Pelican has great options for protecting your expensive phone to keep it safe for years.
  
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• Google Stadia, Apple's new iPads and AirPods, Nokia 9, and Huawei P30 (MobileTechRoundup show #464)

  24-03-2019 19:58 via zdnet.com
  As Apple prepares for its services even tomorrow, a few new products were rolled out last week. Google provided details of its impressive gaming platform while others were not that impressed with the Nokia 9.
  
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• A Best Buy salesman told me it's iPad or don't bother

  24-03-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  As Apple releases its latest variations on the iPad theme, where's the competition? Nowhere, according to this Best Buy salesman.
  
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• Six of the best 4k HDR TVs

  24-03-2019 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Huge screens, dynamic range, lots of pixels, OLED … cut through the telly jargon to find the right one for your homeLet’s face it. Your current TV is showing its age. Its resolution is resolutely HD (so very 00s) and it doesn’t even respond to voice commands, no matter how loud you bawl. Maybe the time has come to upgrade to something cutting edge.Connected smart TVs are now standard fare. With integrated streaming services, you can season binge from Netflix and Amazon Prime V
  
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• Apple's crown is slipping – will news and TV shows be its next big thing?

  24-03-2019 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Tim Cook has made Apple the most valuable brand in the world – will this be a new success or a sign of the company’s problems?“It’s showtime,” reads the invite for Apple’s next big launch. It sure is. On Monday at the 1,000-seat Steve Jobs Theatre in Apple’s $5bn space-age campus in Cupertino, California, the company’s chief executive, Tim Cook, will unveil his big plans to become a modern media mogul.Details of the plans are sketchy but it appears
  
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• The five: magnetoreceptive animals

  24-03-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Scientists have discovered that humans may be able to pick up on the Earth’s magnetic field. Here are some other species with animal magnetismLast week, researchers from the California Institute of Technology announced that they believe humans have the ability to pick up on the Earth’s magnetic field – a power known as magnetoreception. In an experiment, participants’ brains were described as “freaking out” when the magnetic field was changed unexpectedly. Con
  
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• The Best Laptop 2019: Our pick of the best laptops you can buy

  24-03-2019 07:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you're looking to buy a new laptop, then this guide to the best laptops of 2019 can help you find the perfect notebook for your needs.In this list of the best laptops, we've gathered together the very top laptops, Ultrabooks, gaming laptops and budget notebooks that money can buy. So, no matter what kind of device you're after, this list of the best laptops will have something for you.Each laptop has been carefully tested by us to make sure they are worthy of inclusion in our best laptops lis
  
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• The strange story of Section 230, the obscure law that created our flawed, broken internet

  24-03-2019 07:00
  
  In 1995, it looked as though we might be heading towards an internet where censorship and moderation ruled supreme. Then along came Section 230
  
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• The shows that are coming to Apple's new TV streaming service

  24-03-2019 07:00
  
  Apple is getting into streaming TV – but what will you actually be able to watch?
  
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• The grassroots coalition that took on Amazon ... and won

  24-03-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  #NoAmazon, armed only with intimate knowledge of their home community, came together to take on an internet behemothOn the morning of February 14, Maritza Silva-Farrell was on a call in her Lower Manhattan office with a fellow climate activist when she noticed a New York Times news alert pop up on her phone.Amazon was pulling out of New York City. The tech behemoth had cancelled its plans to build a second headquarters, and create a reported 25,000 jobs, in Queens barely three months after choos
  
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• The 5 best Ultrabooks of 2019 in the UAE: top thin and light laptops reviewed

  24-03-2019 05:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Beyond their ability to get some work done, the best Ultrabooks are kind of a status symbol. Think about it: you’re at a coffee shop, where everyone is using either a Chromebook or some big and bulky laptop from the stone age. Then, you whip out a thinner, lighter and faster laptop, packed with the best SSD and processor on the market.These thin and light beauties are as much about portability as they are about sheer horsepower. The best Ultrabooks won’t freeze up on you when you&rsq
  
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• How Pope Francis could shape the future of robotics

  24-03-2019 01:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Pope Francis hosts discussions on the future of robotics and ethics at the Vatican in Rome.
  
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