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• Montreal police monitored journalist Patrick Lagace's phone

  31-10-2016 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Montreal newspaper says police monitored a journalist's phone for several months.
  
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• Apple adds new emoji, camera settings in iOS 10.2 developer beta

  31-10-2016 22:26 via zdnet.com
  
  The first developer preview of an upcoming iOS update is now available to developers, and it includes — brace yourself — a bacon emoji.
  
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• Google starts filtering fraudulent app reviews from Play Store

  31-10-2016 21:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Google is enhancing its fraud detection system for Play Store installs and reviews in an effort to build trust with users.
  
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• Want to become a top-level football referee? You'll need 'super vision,' study finds

  31-10-2016 21:00
  
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• Lincolnshire operations cancelled after network attack

  31-10-2016 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of planned operations and outpatient appointments are cancelled across Lincolnshire after an NHS computer network was attacked.
  
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• Infoporn: where to mine asteroids to get the deep-space dollars

  31-10-2016 19:00
  
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• 'Bionic' plants can detect explosives

  31-10-2016 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists have transformed the humble spinach plant into a bomb detector.
  
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• Facebook 'still fails Napalm girl test', says Aftenposten

  31-10-2016 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook is relaxing its rules on removing "newsworthy" material that violates its policies, but one newspaper editor says this is not enough.
  
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• Forged rail tickets sold on 'dark web', BBC investigation reveals

  31-10-2016 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Forged rail tickets are being sold on the "dark web" and used at stations without detection, a BBC investigation finds.
  
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• Lenovo Yoga Book review: Innovative tablet/laptop hybrid with combined virtual keyboard and digitizer

  31-10-2016 17:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Lenovo shows impressive ambition with the Yoga Book, revamping the tablet format to combine a virtual keyboard and a drawing surface. The hardware design is superb, and battery life is good too.
  
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• House of Commons app to show how MPs have voted

  31-10-2016 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new app will make it quicker and easier to see how MPs have voted in Parliament.
  
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• Mate 9 review: Hands-on with Huawei’s giant dual-camera beast

  31-10-2016 17:08
  
  Our initial impressions of Huawei's latest smartphone - the Mate 9
  
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• Virtual reality will transport you to F1 races — and bring fan excitement back to Formula One

  31-10-2016 17:02
  
  Virtual reality is going to change how you watch F1
  
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• Climate change is a huge opportunity: Bertrand Piccard on fairytale flights and Earth's future

  31-10-2016 16:58
  
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• Black cab customers can now pay by card as well as cash

  31-10-2016 16:31 via computerweekly.com
  London Mayor’s Taxi and Private Hire Action Plan sees card technology introduced to all black cabs in the capital
  
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• Nintendo Switch may support VR (but won't replace 3DS)

  31-10-2016 16:25
  
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• £25,000 of funding up for grabs for UK game developers

  31-10-2016 16:14
  
  The UK Games Fund is encouraging game developers to apply for its third round of funding
  
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• How to hygge: the latest lifestyle craze coming from Denmark

  31-10-2016 16:00
  
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• ICO prepares for post-Brexit GDPR

  31-10-2016 15:33 via computerweekly.com
  The Information Commissioner’s Office is to publish a revised timeline for the UK implementing the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation after Brexit
  
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• SKT crowned 2016 League of Legends world champions

  31-10-2016 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South Korean team SKT Telecom T1 wins the 2016 world championships of the League of Legends (LoL) video game.
  
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• Video: Trey Hoffman of StateChamps.com: Does social lead to conversions?

  31-10-2016 14:59 via zdnet.com
  
  New social media platforms like Snapchat allow small businesses like StateChamps.com to engage with its target audience, but is that leading to more business?
  
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• LeEco Le Pro3: Stunning battery life and high quality keep me from ordering a Pixel

  31-10-2016 14:21 via zdnet.com
  
  We've seen compelling Android phones from Chinese brands under $400 and the new LeEco Le Pro3 may be the best yet. If battery life is important to you, consider this $399 phone.
  
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• LeEco Le Pro3 first impressions: Stunning battery life and high quality keep me from ordering a Pixel

  31-10-2016 14:21 via zdnet.com
  
  We've seen compelling Android phones from Chinese brands under $400 and the new LeEco Le Pro3 may be the best yet. If battery life is important to you, then this $399 phone should be considered.
  
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• How software-defined networking can secure critical systems

  31-10-2016 13:57 via computerweekly.com
  SDN promises to bring the efficiency gains achieved in server virtualisation to networking, while also boosting security
  
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• Teen hacker 'accidentally' causes 911 attack

  31-10-2016 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old is charged with three counts of computer tampering after "accidentally" swamping Arizona's emergency services with thousands of bogus 911 telephone calls.
  
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• Faster, flexible, forward looking: How to make IT more responsive to business

  31-10-2016 13:19 via zdnet.com
  
  To change what your organisation does, you have to understand what really makes it tick.
  
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• Quantum computing is poised to transform our lives. Meet the man leading Google's charge

  31-10-2016 13:00
  
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• The 7,000-tonne titan that's hunting for dark matter

  31-10-2016 12:58
  
  The ATLAS detector is on the hunt for dark matter, but what is dark matter and why is it so elusive?
  
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• Broadband advert rule changes come into effect

  31-10-2016 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New rules forcing broadband firms to be clearer on contract costs have come into effect.
  
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• How Google's AI taught itself to create its own encryption

  31-10-2016 12:47
  
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• MPs urge UK networks to allow intra-country roaming

  31-10-2016 12:40
  
  Smartphones will switch network if they lose reception under the plans
  
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• Uber drivers are employees not contractors, court rules

  31-10-2016 12:31
  
  A UK employment court has ruled Uber drivers must have the same benefits of employees, including holiday pay
  
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• Self-sovereign identity on the block – ideal or no deal?

  31-10-2016 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  There’s a rumour out there in the IT and business world that blockchains could be the magic elixir when it comes to users’ full control and power over their own digital identities. But is that really so?
  
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• Relive the 80s with Sony's weirdly retro advert for the upcoming PS4 Pro

  31-10-2016 11:53
  
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• How to disappear completely: Wear glasses that fool facial recognition

  31-10-2016 11:51
  
  Researchers have made glasses that convince facial-recognition systems you are someone else
  
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• Antarctica's Ross Sea is now the world's largest marine protected area

  31-10-2016 11:32
  
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• Volvo is hiding driverless cars because humans can’t be trusted

  31-10-2016 11:31
  
  Volvo wants to hide autonomous vehicles from humans to prevent bullying
  
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• Scotland, the perfect home for digital nomads?

  31-10-2016 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  Scotland needs public and private sector support for entrepreneurs, and ubiquitous superfast broadband if its digital economy is to thrive, says MSP Jamie Greene
  
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• Would you drink exhaust water? WIRED puts Toyota's zero-emission claims to the test

  31-10-2016 11:00
  
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• The cyber threats lurking within every company

  31-10-2016 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Insider threats have been around for a long time, but it is only recently that people have begun to acknowledge the true danger they pose
  
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• All of London's black cabs now accept contactless payments

  31-10-2016 10:58
  
  All 22,500 London black cabs now carry contactless compatible card readers as part of a modernisation of the service
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• Google's Halloween Doodle turns Momo the cat into a ghost-hunting witch

  31-10-2016 10:46
  
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• Broadband adverts now have to be a lot clearer

  31-10-2016 10:15
  
  From today, firms can no longer get away without mentioning the cost of a compulsory line rental
  
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• Megaport quarterly revenue jumps to AU$1.8m following acquisitions

  31-10-2016 07:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The elastic interconnection services provider has grown its revenue by 91 percent thanks to acquisitions, partnerships, and uptake of cloud and datacentre services.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for October 31

  31-10-2016 07:26
  
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• Nokia and M1 conduct 5G, NB-IoT live trial

  31-10-2016 02:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Singapore's first live NB-IoT trial connected smart temperature and humidity sensors, with a 5G trial involving three robots also demonstrating 1ms latency.
  
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• Alipay enters Australian market with Commonwealth Bank partnership

  31-10-2016 02:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Alipay and Commonwealth Bank have signed an agreement that will see Alipay tapping the Australian market and CommBank business customers tapping Chinese tourists and students.
  
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• Oppo and Vivo surge as Apple tanks in China

  31-10-2016 01:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Oppo and Vivo have come first and second respectively for Q3 2016 market share in China, both overtaking Huawei for the first time, while Apple slipped from third to fifth place.
  
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• Vodafone NZ-Sky TV merger in doubt over competition issues

  31-10-2016 00:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The NZ Commerce Commission has outlined broadband, mobile, and pay TV competition issues that could arise from the merger of Vodafone NZ and Sky TV.
  
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