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• Three phone scam data breach hit 133,000 customers

  18-11-2016 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three says 133,000 customer accounts were hit by fraudsters in a bid to upgrade and steal phones.
  
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• 2016's five best internet media streaming devices

  18-11-2016 22:50 via zdnet.com
  
  A new generation of streaming devices give cord-cutters a wider away of good choices than ever. Here are the best of the best.
  
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• OnePlus 3 vs OnePlus 3T: Should you buy now or await the latest OnePlus handset?

  18-11-2016 21:55
  
  The king of the mid-high end smartphone range is updating the OnePlus 3. Should you hold on for the OnePlus 3T?
  
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• Media company or tech platform? The hugely important battle to redefine Facebook

  18-11-2016 21:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Media companies have higher costs of legal and ethical responsibilities to society
  
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• Dell error hands Mexicans $33 laptop bargain

  18-11-2016 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mexico tells Dell to honour the sale of laptops mistakenly advertised at their shipping cost.
  
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• Dark Souls 3, Overwatch and Pokemon Go win awards at the Golden Joysticks

  18-11-2016 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fantasy adventure role-playing game wins the ultimate game of the year prize at this year's Golden Joysticks.
  
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• Bungie gets tough on Destiny cheaters - by banning their consoles

  18-11-2016 18:28
  
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• WalkCar: Hands-on with Japan's car-in-a-bag

  18-11-2016 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Chris Foxx takes a ride on Japan's answer to the 'hoverboard'.
  
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• Three breach highlights several security issues, says (ISC)2

  18-11-2016 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  Customer data breaches continue to demonstrate that companies are still not treating cyber risk like every other business risk," says Adrian Davis of (ISC)2
  
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• Watch Sony's stunning story trailer for The Last Guardian

  18-11-2016 17:05
  
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• Nestlé picks Telefónica to build IoT for coffee machines

  18-11-2016 16:51 via computerweekly.com
  Nestlé’s professional business services unit will incorporate internet of things technology into its coffee machines in pursuit of greater efficiency and customer satisfaction
  
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• The Tempest review: Human bodies shine through Intel and the RSC’s hi-tech spectacle

  18-11-2016 16:44
  
  Digital avatars don’t overwhelm the production, but it's strong performances that stop the show becoming an insubstantial pageant
  
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• Why robotic process automation adoption is on the rise

  18-11-2016 16:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Companies are deploying RPA technology to automate legacy business applications.
  
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• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them review: sometimes plotless but still magical

  18-11-2016 16:34
  
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• Early computer rebuild wins conservation award

  18-11-2016 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An exhibit that gives people an idea of what it was like to programme one of the first computers has won an award.
  
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• Elekta turns to workforce analytics to inform board decisions

  18-11-2016 15:49 via computerweekly.com
  Board executives at healthcare company Elekta are analysing workforce data to make better strategic decisions
  
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• Women's share of Microsoft jobs falls again, so it's tying top pay to diversity

  18-11-2016 15:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is again pointing to the Nokia layoffs to explain a second successive annual fall in the percentage of women on its staff.
  
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• Could Trump be the catalyst for an all-American iPhone?

  18-11-2016 15:01 via zdnet.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump pledged that he would "get Apple to start making their computers and their iPhones on our land, not in China." But can it be done?
  
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• Nothing good is free: How Linux and open source companies make money

  18-11-2016 14:57 via zdnet.com
  
  We all know how popular and helpful Linux and open source products are. But since most of them are available for free, how do the companies that produce them make any money to pay their bills? As it turns out, lots of ways.
  
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• HCL completes integration of Volvo Group IT services

  18-11-2016 14:57 via computerweekly.com
  Deal sees 2,560 Volvo Group staff transferred to HCL, bringing mainframe expertise to Indian IT services firm
  
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• BT continues to invest in Latin America

  18-11-2016 14:42 via zdnet.com
  
  The company has launched a client hub for high tech solutions in Brazil
  
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• Finalists For Outstanding ICT Innovation Award Announced - PR Newswire UK (press release)

  18-11-2016 14:24
  
  Finalists For Outstanding ICT Innovation Award Announced
  PR Newswire UK (press release)
  Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is proud to recognise organisations for outstanding achievements in the implementation and usage of health information and technology that truly ...en meer »
  
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• Cloud computing: This is how much you'll be spending on it next year

  18-11-2016 14:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Cloud spending rises again as companies rely on outside providers for apps and security.
  
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• Apps are dying, here come the bots: Podcast 294

  18-11-2016 14:17
  
  Fake news, post-truth, Airbnb's future and the rapid rise of the app-eating bots
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• How to reclaim your life from the clutches of technology

  18-11-2016 13:59
  
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• In the game of life, anything times zero must still be zero

  18-11-2016 13:51
  
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• CGI scans will allow actors to return to their youth... forever

  18-11-2016 13:48
  
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• Arianna Huffington: 'We're drowning in data'

  18-11-2016 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC’s Lerato Mbele meets the Huffington Post's founding editor Arianna Huffington to discuss shifts in the political, media and business landscapes.
  
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• Is encrypted e-mail a must in the Trump presidential era?

  18-11-2016 13:45 via zdnet.com
  
  ProtonMail makes a strong case, but there's a difference between privacy and secrecy.
  
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• VR will allow us to live in another world of our own design

  18-11-2016 13:43
  
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• Six tips for reclaiming your life from the clutches of technology

  18-11-2016 13:41
  
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• The WIRED World in 2017

  18-11-2016 13:39
  
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• Google's DeepMind AI: Now it taps into dreams to learn even faster

  18-11-2016 13:37 via zdnet.com
  
  DeepMind's new approach to training robots borrows from how we dream to accelerate learning.
  
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• Don't accept defeat from jaws of victory, says ICT lead - Police Oracle

  18-11-2016 13:13
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  Don't accept defeat from jaws of victory, says ICT lead
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  CC Giles York gave delegates updates on the move towards a cloud-based solution for digital evidence. Don't accept defeat from jaws of victory, says ICT lead. Date - 18th November 2016. By - Helena Hickey - Police Oracle. 8 Comments 8 Comments}.
  
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• Move over Uber. New research reveals untapped market for social collaborative platforms

  18-11-2016 13:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Sharing economy platforms like Airbnb and Uber continue to grow, with billions being invested into digital commercial platforms. But what about the sharing economy for a social purpose?
  
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• T-Systems talks up post-Brexit benefits of new UK datacentre

  18-11-2016 13:09 via computerweekly.com
  IT services arm of Deutsche Telekom opens UK datacentre to help enterprises grappling with private cloud and SAP migrations
  
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• Apple to fix iPhone 6 Plus 'touch disease' for a fee

  18-11-2016 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple has started offering a service to cure old iPhone 6 Plus phones of a problem known as "touch disease".
  
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• Three men arrested for accessing Three Mobile customer database

  18-11-2016 13:07
  
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• 130,000 Three Mobile customers affected after three men access customer database

  18-11-2016 13:07
  
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• European security industry has failed users, says expert

  18-11-2016 13:04 via computerweekly.com
  Cryptology expert Bart Preneel says the European security industry must commit to secure communication for the masses and open source is the key to secure infrastructure
  
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• IBM rolls out new cloud data services and features on Bluemix

  18-11-2016 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  As cloud adoption continues at a rapid clip, IBM is appealing to customers with promises of a smooth migration and ways to find value in unstructured data.
  
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• This $49 Dashbot robot is like Amazon Alexa for your car

  18-11-2016 12:52
  
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• Ordnance Survey to lay groundwork for UK 5G networks

  18-11-2016 12:42 via computerweekly.com
  The government has asked Ordnance Survey to develop a planning and mapping tool to help determine the future locations of 5G mobile network infrastructure
  
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• Twitter boss sorry over white supremacist ad

  18-11-2016 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has apologised after an advert for a white supremacist group appeared on the social media platform.
  
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• New York DA vs Apple encryption: 'We need new federal law to unlock 400 seized iPhones'

  18-11-2016 12:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The iPhone is the focus of new calls by a district attorney for federal legislation requiring warrant-friendly operating systems.
  
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• Consider diversity when making hiring decisions, says Fujitsu chairman

  18-11-2016 12:11 via computerweekly.com
  
  Michael Keegan, chairman and head of product business for Fujitsu in EMEIA, urges hiring managers to ensure they are seeing a diverse range of candidates when hiring for tech roles
  
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• Italy's tech startups: Why these two funding rounds are such a big deal

  18-11-2016 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech startups in Italy seem to suffer from an image problem, which is why a pair of recent funding injections could be just the shot in the arm they need.
  
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• London’s Night Tube will start on the Northern line this weekend

  18-11-2016 11:39
  
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• Three mobile: Three arrested after data breach

  18-11-2016 11:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Mobile operator says there is a 'live investigation' into the breach.
  
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• Microsoft adds 3D Paint to latest Windows 10 Creators Update test build

  18-11-2016 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is beginning to add more of the larger, creator-focused features coming to its next Windows 10 release with this week's Build 14971 for Fast Ring Insider testers.
  
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