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• ​ACT wants Australia-wide interoperability in government service delivery

  16-11-2016 23:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The ACT government will soon be launching new digital services for citizen engagement as it looks toward an Australia-wide model.
  
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• Apple promises to replace iPhone batteries after shutdown complaints

  16-11-2016 23:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The China Consumers Association has asked Apple to look into complaints that a considerable number of iPhone 6 and 6s handsets shut down without warning. Apple is reportedly looking into the matter.
  
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• Highlights from WIRED Retail 2016

  16-11-2016 22:47
  
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• NetApp Q2 earnings solid, flash systems gain momentum

  16-11-2016 22:37 via zdnet.com
  
  NetApp's bottom line outlook for the third quarter was above estimates, but sales were light. The second quarter had the same dynamics.
  
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• Cisco Q1 solid but segment revenues decrease

  16-11-2016 22:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Collaboration revenue decreased 3 percent, as did data center revenue, which fell to $834 million with cloud adoption as the likely culprit.
  
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• When AR takes over we will all rent virtual diamonds and have AI personal shoppers at home

  16-11-2016 21:51
  
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• Big jump in women on tech company boards

  16-11-2016 21:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Women directors can have a profound effect on reshaping business
  
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• Amazon to discount Prime from $99 to $79 on Friday

  16-11-2016 20:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The one day 20 percent discount comes just in time for Black Friday.
  
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• AWS rolls out SaaS subscriptions on the AWS Marketplace

  16-11-2016 20:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The new SaaS offerings have no monthly fees or subscription costs and instead lets customers pay as they use on an existing AWS bill.
  
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• Westfield Labs wants to merge physical and digital shopping

  16-11-2016 20:30
  
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• China clamps down on Kim Jong-un 'fatty' jokes

  16-11-2016 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After - unverified - reports of a direct request by North Korea to China to stamp out nicknames referring to Kim Jong-un's weight, social media users are trying to get around the censors.
  
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• What is Alibaba? WIRED gets an insight into the retail giant's sprawling empire

  16-11-2016 19:01
  
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• Tableau announces 'smart' features, but will it be enough to fend off the competition?

  16-11-2016 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  ​Tableau announces scalability, governance, data-prep and 'smart' features due in 2017, but can the company land more enterprise-wide deals amid tightening competition?
  
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• Pluto's icy heart might be hiding a slushy ocean

  16-11-2016 19:00
  
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• Google's AI could soon help you shop smarter and faster

  16-11-2016 18:51
  
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• Amazon Alexa and Logitech Harmony Hub: How to add voice control to your entertainment center

  16-11-2016 18:51 via zdnet.com
  
  By combining Amazon's Alexa with the Logitech Harmony Hub, it's now possible to extend Alexa control to your entertainment center.
  
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• Want to make your millions? Slack bots could hold the key

  16-11-2016 18:41
  
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• Metapixel Studio's rig is making full-body scans hyper-realistic

  16-11-2016 18:11
  
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• Google Earth launches in virtual reality, coming first to HTC Vive

  16-11-2016 18:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Google plans to support more VR platforms in 2017, so you can fly around the world.
  
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• 'Shopping as we know it is dead': how the high street is going digital

  16-11-2016 18:05
  
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• Google introduces custom templates for G Suite

  16-11-2016 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The revamped cloud productivity tools get another time-saving feature.
  
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• Dropbox updates AdminX and Paper, adds regional accelerators to expand infrastructure

  16-11-2016 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Specifically, Dropbox is extending core administrative capabilities from its AdminX project to its note-taking tool Paper.
  
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• Barnsley Council maximises adoption of mobile apps though staff consultation

  16-11-2016 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is rolling out SAP Fiori apps in HR initially, and learning how to adapt to user needs from surgeries and workshops
  
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• Forget high streets, by 2030 everyone will be shopping in virtual reality

  16-11-2016 17:55
  
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• Businesses beware! If you're not using big data, you're about to fail fast

  16-11-2016 17:42
  
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• Facebook reveals fresh flaws with its data

  16-11-2016 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook reveals a further four flaws with the data it shares with publishers and advertisers.
  
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• Google Earth gets virtual reality makeover

  16-11-2016 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google's globe-trotting app Earth makes its VR debut.
  
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• This 'aware' AI knows what you want to buy and how to make you buy it

  16-11-2016 16:59
  
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• Black Swan's algorithms 'predict the future' – and they even know when you'll take sick days

  16-11-2016 16:45
  
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• Apology over Watch Dogs 2's genitalia gaffe

  16-11-2016 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ubisoft apologises after a discovery that killing a woman in Watch Dogs 2 causes her genitalia to be exposed.
  
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• Microsoft delivers test builds of Visual Studio for Mac, Visual Studio 2017 for Windows

  16-11-2016 16:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is releasing a first Visual Studio for Mac preview, as well as a near-final Release Candidate of Visual Studio 2017 for Windows.
  
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• How Cern's data science is helping supermarkets waste less food

  16-11-2016 16:32
  
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• Microsoft's SQL Server Next for Linux, Windows hit public preview

  16-11-2016 16:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's next version of SQL Server is available in public preview form for both Linux and Windows. Microsoft also is introducing SQL Server 2016 SP1.
  
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• Microsoft's Linux love affair leads it to join The Linux Foundation

  16-11-2016 16:31 via zdnet.com
  
  You read the title correctly. Microsoft just joined the Linux Foundation.
  
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• Digital transformation not a finite process, says Martin Kuppinger

  16-11-2016 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  Security, privacy and identity are key to digital transformation, which is an evolutionary process, according to Martin Kuppinger
  
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• Information Is Now The Core Of Your Business

  16-11-2016 16:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Data is at the very core of the business models of the future - and this means wrenching change for some organizations.
  
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• Oxford University joins the free online education party

  16-11-2016 15:39
  
  The free economics course will launch online in 2017
  
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• How the high street can take on Amazon... and win

  16-11-2016 15:37
  
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• UK almost bottom of OECD pile for ICT investment - ComputerWeekly.com

  16-11-2016 15:17
  
  UK almost bottom of OECD pile for ICT investment
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  The UK came 20th out of 21 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) group for capital investment in ICT infrastructure as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014. Download this free guide ...en meer »
  
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• UK almost bottom of OECD pile for ICT investment - Computer Weekly - ComputerWeekly.com

  16-11-2016 15:17
  
  UK almost bottom of OECD pile for ICT investment - Computer Weekly
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  The UK ranks low in terms of how much it invests in the ICT infrastructure as a proportion of GDP.en meer »
  
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• Digital disruption “unstoppable” but not to be feared, says Fujitsu’s Duncan Tait

  16-11-2016 15:15 via computerweekly.com
  Fujitsu’s senior executive vice-president urges firms not to be scared of digital transformation, as the disruption caused by new technologies is “unstoppable”
  
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• 'Uber for clothes': Chic by Choice lets you rent designer fashion

  16-11-2016 15:02
  
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• What are the electronic gifts people want?

  16-11-2016 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A survey reveals the electronic gifts that people both plan on giving and what they want to receive during the holidays.
  
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• ​Slack Enterprise coming early 2017, aims to make sprawl manageable

  16-11-2016 14:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Slack's enterprise version is around the corner and companies will welcome features to better manage the service at scale.
  
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• Sleep-in cinemas, Kylie Jenner and dog mattresses: how Casper is making sleep a lifestyle choice

  16-11-2016 14:50
  
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• 4G speed improves in Brazil

  16-11-2016 14:31 via zdnet.com
  
  The country is ahead of the United States in terms of average speed, says study.
  
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• UK almost bottom of OECD pile for ICT investment

  16-11-2016 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  The UK ranks low in terms of how much it invests in the ICT infrastructure as a proportion of GDP
  
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• Twitter suspends alt-right figureheads

  16-11-2016 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Several high-profile accounts associated with the alt-right movement are suspended from Twitter.
  
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• Hiring cyber security and big data experts named top priority for IT recruiters in 2017

  16-11-2016 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  Research suggests IT professionals with expertise in cyber security and big data could find themselves in high demand in 2017
  
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• You can now play a Pictionary-style game called Quick Draw against Google's AI

  16-11-2016 14:11
  
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