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• BlackBerry DTEK60 briefly leaked on BlackBerry's own website

  20-09-2016 23:39 via zdnet.com
  
  ​The unannounced device appears to be a bigger, better equipped version of the BlackBerry DTEK50 released by the company earlier this year.
  
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• Big picture: Terrapattern finds invisible urban patterns

  20-09-2016 21:00
  
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• US Army builds 'ambidextrous' grenade

  20-09-2016 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US Army is working on a new hand grenade for the first time in 40 years.
  
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• Pokémon Sun and Moon's exclusive Pokémon are revealed – and Pikachu has a new move

  20-09-2016 18:30
  
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• Vodafone now blocks nuisance calls before they reach your phone

  20-09-2016 17:53
  
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• What's the best game of all time? Science may soon have the answer

  20-09-2016 17:21
  
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• Finance consultancy puts blockchain apps in the cloud

  20-09-2016 17:15 via computerweekly.com
  US fintech services provider Synechron makes a number of its blockchain applications available in the cloud to help financial services firms get to grips with the emerging technology
  
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• 6 of the best video-game dogs, and the one that got away

  20-09-2016 17:12
  
  ReCore’s robotic pooch Mack pushes the bar for video-game dogs, but which ones are the best?
  
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• Verizon releases Galaxy Note 7 software update with warning, new battery indicator

  20-09-2016 17:07 via zdnet.com
  
  The update adds the ability to quickly see if a Note 7 is part or the recall, or one of the Note 7 devices that have been deemed safe.
  
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• Essex hospital trust upgrades IT infrastructure

  20-09-2016 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  Mid Essex NHS Trust upgrades its storage infrastructure to keep up with increasing volumes of data
  
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• Mobile productivity: These are the three apps Ed Bott can't work without

  20-09-2016 16:35 via zdnet.com
  
  What handful of mobile apps are essential to your daily work life? We asked our writers and editors to name the iOS or Android productivity tools they can't live without. These are Ed Bott's favorites.
  
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• Getting results from big data analytics, without big upfront costs

  20-09-2016 16:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Small and nimble, rather than bold and bulky, could be a good way to get the right results, according to analytics company Tectonic.
  
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• August proves to be a bumper month for UK tech funding

  20-09-2016 16:21
  
  Which UK tech company raised £210m in August?
  
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• WIRED Audi Innovation Awards: Innovation in Product Design

  20-09-2016 16:14
  
  The fifth category of WIRED Audi Innovation Awards focuses on Innovation Product Design.
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• Gallery: Inside Shezad Dawood's new VR exhibition

  20-09-2016 16:07
  
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• Data-stealing Qadars Trojan malware takes aim at 18 UK banks

  20-09-2016 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Sophisticated malware has been discovered, capable of tricking users into giving away admin rights to their entire system, as well as stealing their bank details.
  
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• Dell Latitude 11 5179 review: A versatile business-class 2-in-1

  20-09-2016 15:51 via zdnet.com
  
  A capable small-format business 2-in-1, the cost of the Latitude 11 5000 Series can mount when the optional keyboard and security features are taken into account. It's on the heavy side, too, and a high-resolution screen option would be useful.
  
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• Business warned not to be complacent about cyber security

  20-09-2016 15:45 via computerweekly.com
  Lloyds of London survey reveals just how badly some European firms are failing in terms of cyber security and low levels of awareness about the role of cyber insurance
  
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• After the design heights of the iPhone, Apple now tries to patent the paper bag

  20-09-2016 15:34 via zdnet.com
  
  With a design legacy that includes the Mac, iPhone and iPad, Apple has filed a patent for its paper bag. But as it explains, this is no ordinary shopping bag.
  
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• Watch hackers take over a Tesla's brakes from 12 miles away

  20-09-2016 15:24
  
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• Microsoft opens Beijing center to allow governments to review its source code

  20-09-2016 14:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Transparency Center will allow governments to check the security of products and services -- but not alter what is delivered to customers.
  
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• Microsoft opens Beijing center to allow governments review its source code

  20-09-2016 14:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Transparency Center will allow governments to check the security of products and services -- but not alter what is delivered to customers.
  
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• The unexpected return of the CIO

  20-09-2016 14:21 via zdnet.com
  
  CIOs looked like they were going out of fashion a few years back, but now they're bouncing back.
  
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• Structure Security: Is IoT bane or boon to security pros?

  20-09-2016 14:12 via zdnet.com
  
  A bevy of speakers at Structure Security will outline the promise and perils of security in the age of the Internet of things.
  
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• Microsoft wants to 'solve' cancer in the next 10 years using AI

  20-09-2016 14:12
  
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• Google Trips: This iOS, Android app gives you all your travel data plus offline access

  20-09-2016 13:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has created a smart travel app that makes it easier to plan trips and search for information when on the go.
  
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• US releases highway code for robot cars

  20-09-2016 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Driverless car makers in the US have been asked to sign up to a 15-point plan that aims to make the vehicles safe to use on public roads.
  
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• Teleportation step toward quantum internet

  20-09-2016 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Physicists have set a new bar for quantum teleportation - transferring information from one place to another without anything physically travelling between the locations.
  
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• Rebuilding Eric, 'the man without a soul': the UK's first robot gets an upgrade

  20-09-2016 13:30
  
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• Gallery: Rebuilding Eric, the UK's first robot

  20-09-2016 13:25
  
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• Digital Catapult sets up London-wide IoT network

  20-09-2016 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  The Digital Catapult is launching a London-wide internet of things network to support digital startups and SMEs as they develop applications and use-cases
  
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• Blenheim Palace IT addresses monitoring challenge with services deal

  20-09-2016 13:09 via computerweekly.com
  IT team at major UK historical venue supports diverse business through “eyes and ears” services agreement
  
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• Marvel 'promotes' She-Hulk to the Hulk in new comic series

  20-09-2016 13:05
  
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• What is Einstein's Theory of Relativity?

  20-09-2016 13:00
  
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• Microsoft's next big AI project? Helping 'solve' cancer

  20-09-2016 12:46 via zdnet.com
  
  ​Microsoft has revealed its involvement in several collaborations with scientists to help fight or, as it puts it, "solve" cancer using artificial intelligence.
  
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• GEMBox review: the Android console that doesn’t know what it wants to be

  20-09-2016 12:43
  
  A low-priced and capable Android console let down principally by its focus on games
  
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• GEMBox is another Android console that misses the mark entirely

  20-09-2016 12:43
  
  A low-priced and capable Android console let down principally by its focus on games
  
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• GEM Box is another Android console that misses the mark entirely

  20-09-2016 12:43
  
  A low-priced and capable Android console let down principally by its focus on games
  
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• WhatsApp wants you to stop muting group chats

  20-09-2016 11:39
  
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• Siri will now read your WhatsApp messages for you

  20-09-2016 11:39
  
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• GoPro Karma drone: Hands on with the foldable quadcopter

  20-09-2016 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Dave Lee tries out GoPro's first drone and its new voice-controlled action camera.
  
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• Microsoft will ‘solve’ cancer within a decade by ‘reprogramming’ cells, company claims

  20-09-2016 11:07
  
  Microsoft is thinking about cancer in terms of computer software
  
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• Microsoft is reprogramming cancer

  20-09-2016 11:07
  
  Microsoft is thinking about cancer in terms of computer software
  
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• Google Pixel phones to be unveiled October 4

  20-09-2016 11:05
  
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• Cyber security a key feature of US rules on self-driving cars

  20-09-2016 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  The US government publishes a policy aimed at ensuring the safety of self-driving cars
  
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• Defining design: the UK innovators bringing beauty to your next must-have gadgets

  20-09-2016 10:50
  
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• HTC announces the Desire 10 Pro and Lifestyle to revamp the brand

  20-09-2016 10:42
  
  Taking design cues from the HTC 10, the latest handsets bring style to HTC’s mid-range
  
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• Can HTC make you fall in love with the Desire again?

  20-09-2016 10:42
  
  Taking design cues from the HTC 10, the latest handsets bring style to HTC’s mid-range
  
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• Inside the world of drone racing

  20-09-2016 10:35
  
  We speak to the sport's pioneers to find out more about the technology involved
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• Obama makes last big push for driverless car tech

  20-09-2016 10:21
  
  The President is going to set out a 15 point plan for autonomous tech
  
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