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• Peanuts aimed to simplify smart homes

  05-09-2016 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A French company hopes to simplify the smart home of the future with a range of sticky single-purpose sensors.
  
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• Blogger fury over tax credit rejection

  05-09-2016 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British parenting blogger says she has been denied working tax credits because she is unable to prove her working hours.
  
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• Safer dates

  05-09-2016 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As figures suggest that sexual assaults initiated by online dating are on the rise, here are a few ways to stay safe.
  
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• iPhone 7: Apple's services to move centre stage as smartphone innovation stalls

  05-09-2016 18:16 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're expecting big innovations to appear in the next iPhone, prepare to be disappointed. You may also be looking in the wrong place.
  
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• Infoporn: the most Shazamed songs – tracked by the second

  05-09-2016 17:47
  
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• Freddie Mercury has asteroid named in his honour to mark his 70th birthday

  05-09-2016 16:43
  
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• The Moto G4 gets a tempting price cut

  05-09-2016 16:32
  
  Already Alphr’s undisputed King of budget smartphones, £40 off the Motorola Moto G4 is a no-brainer
  
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• Rosetta spots the lifeless body of its long-lost Philae lander on Comet 67P

  05-09-2016 16:27
  
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• London to Manchester in 18 minutes? The Hyperloop may be heading to the UK

  05-09-2016 16:21
  
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• Watchdog slaps Samsung: Where's the official US recall for exploding Galaxy Note7?

  05-09-2016 16:15 via zdnet.com
  
  With Galaxy Note7's still available in US stores on Friday, Consumer Reports has called on Samsung to recall the device through the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
  
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• Simulated cyber attack in London adds finalists to 2016 UK Cyber Security Challenge

  05-09-2016 16:15 via computerweekly.com
  Ten would-be cyber warriors head to the final of the UK Cyber Security Challenge after showing off their skills to prospective employers in dealing with a simulated cyber attack
  
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• Warner Brothers reports own site as illegal

  05-09-2016 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Film studio Warner Brothers asks Google to remove its own website from search results, saying it violates copyright laws.
  
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• Onetime MS Office challenger OpenOffice: We may shut down due to dwindling support

  05-09-2016 14:47 via zdnet.com
  
  A lack of funding and developer interest may see the Apache OpenOffice project close.
  
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• Infographic: The top 5 most Shazamed songs

  05-09-2016 14:47
  
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• Travelling around London is about to get cheaper thanks to the 'Hopper' fare

  05-09-2016 14:30
  
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• Security Think Tank: Malware infection is inevitable, so be prepared

  05-09-2016 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  How can businesses best prepare their cyber defences in light of the fact that attackers are increasingly using malware designed to evade detection and analysis?
  
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• Europe's hottest startups 2016: Lisbon

  05-09-2016 13:46
  
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• iPhone 7, Apple Watch 2 and new Macbooks: what to expect from Apple's event on Wednesday

  05-09-2016 13:38
  
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• How to watch Apple's iPhone 7 event

  05-09-2016 13:38
  
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• Hands-on with the Plantronics BackBeat GO 3 and Voyager 5200 headsets: Perfect for the new Apple iPhone

  05-09-2016 13:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple will be revealing new iPhone models this week and all indications are that it will no longer include a 3.5mm headphone jack. Wireless headphones may become more popular and Plantronics offers a selection of options for different usage scenarios.
  
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• This creepy droid is a glorious throwback to the space race - and it could be yours for $80,000

  05-09-2016 13:15
  
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• Why Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is getting the remaster treatment

  05-09-2016 13:00
  
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• HSBC business customers can open accounts with a selfie as ID

  05-09-2016 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  HSBC is using facial recognition technology in a mobile app to make it easier for business customers to open accounts
  
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• Android lockscreen bypass: Google patches flaw on Nexus 5X phones

  05-09-2016 12:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has fixed a bug affecting the Nexus 5X that allowed an attacker to extract information from a device, even if it was locked.
  
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• Microsoft gets wide support in fight against US gagging orders

  05-09-2016 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  Microsoft wins support from a wide range of US organisations in its push back against the secrecy of US government data access requests
  
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• Nasa captures rare 'double eclipse' as the Earth and Moon cross the Sun

  05-09-2016 11:47
  
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• YouTube’s de-monetisation isn’t censorship, but it could transform the site

  05-09-2016 11:44
  
  Taking away ad revenue from questionable videos has been YouTube policy for years, but transparency could alter things
  
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• Intel doesn't want John McAfee to use his own name

  05-09-2016 11:35
  
  Would a cybersecurity firm by any other name smell as sweet?
  
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• Kobo Aura ONE, First Take: Large-screen e-reader with 8GB of storage

  05-09-2016 11:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Kobo's Aura ONE is a functional and waterproof 7.8-inch e-reader with good font management and screen backlighting. However, its jarring screen refresh system could use some attention.
  
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• After 26 years of conservation work, Giant pandas are no longer endangered

  05-09-2016 10:40
  
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• Hands-on with Call of Duty: Zombies in Spaceland

  05-09-2016 10:08
  
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• ACCC seeks submissions on competition effects of OTT, NBN, mobile data

  05-09-2016 09:54 via zdnet.com
  
  New telco trends including OTT apps, the NBN rollout, Wi-Fi, IoT, M2M, cloud services, SDN, and NFV have spurred the ACCC to examine competition and the effectiveness of current market regulation.
  
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• Listen to the eerie and alien landscape of Jupiter

  05-09-2016 09:53
  
  NASA’s Jupiter fly-by captures the eerie sounds of an alien planet crying out into space
  
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• Star Trek Discovery will expand its story into comics and novels

  05-09-2016 09:48
  
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• Google takes machine learning to fashion and the results are… well...

  05-09-2016 09:17
  
  Google shows us why machines aren’t fashion designers
  
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• GPT Group using data to determine retail space success

  05-09-2016 08:54 via zdnet.com
  
  ASX-listed GPT Group has realised the power of data by implementing a data visualisation solution from Tableau to reveal the best income-generating retail mix in its shopping centres.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for September 5

  05-09-2016 08:47
  
  The giant panda has been taken off the endangered list, Spacecom could seek $50 million in compensation from SpaceX
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• Call of Duty world champions are crowned in LA and win £600,000

  05-09-2016 08:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Americans beat British team Splyce in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III World League Champions final to win £600,000.
  
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• Data-retention grants: Telstra gets $40m, Vodafone $29m, Optus $14m, NBN $1m

  05-09-2016 07:51 via zdnet.com
  
  ISPs are being given 80 percent of their compliance costs, according to the attorney-general, under the government's AU$128 million data-retention grants program.
  
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• CEO Secrets: IT boss wants you to take 'moon shots'

  05-09-2016 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stephen Kelly, CEO of the Sage Group, offers the business advice he wishes he had been given when he started out.
  
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• Carbon nanotubes transistors thump silicon in current switching: Researchers

  05-09-2016 05:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed transistors using carbon nanotubes that are twice as good as traditional silicon transistors, and believe it could be five times as good in future.
  
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• ​LG investing in AI for smart appliances, autonomous driving

  05-09-2016 04:51 via zdnet.com
  
  LG Electronics will invest aggressively to develop AI for refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners in the home, its home appliance boss says, as well as launch new businesses that combine autonomous driving and robotics.
  
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• Telstra: Domestic mobile roaming declaration would remove incentive for network investment

  05-09-2016 04:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The ACCC's declaration of mobile roaming across Australia would stymie expansion by allowing telcos to piggyback off competitors' investments, Telstra has argued.
  
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• Government 'under-resourced and underprepared' for NDIS online rollout: PwC

  05-09-2016 04:18 via zdnet.com
  
  After conducting a review of the Australian government's National Disability Insurance Scheme payments portal, PwC has recommended the government revisit its readiness to deliver such a large-scale initiative after IT disruptions plagued the initial rollout.
  
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• Mary Rose shipwreck skulls go online in 3D

  05-09-2016 03:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For the first time, skulls and other artefacts from the 1545 wreck of the Mary Rose warship are being exhibited online, as part of a project testing the limits of digital archaeology.
  
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• Samsung Gear 360 camera hands-on: Capture the complete world around you

  05-09-2016 01:43 via zdnet.com
  
  2016 is the year of the affordable 360 degree camera and one of the highest quality models available comes from Samsung. It's limited to working with a newer Samsung phone, but you will also see good output from the white ball.
  
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• Why identity protection is the next phase in security

  05-09-2016 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  As far as online shopping sites are concerned, my name should be Harry Highpants.
  
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