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• StarHub, Veniam create connected vehicle mesh network in Singapore

  21-11-2016 23:22 via zdnet.com
  
  StarHub and Veniam are teaming up to turn thousands of vehicles in Singapore into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, while collecting data for the government.
  
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• Google to begin accepting businesses into Team Drive early access program

  21-11-2016 21:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Team Drive is G Suite's take on team file sharing, and it's started taking beta testers.
  
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• Microsoft's SQL Server Next: What's under the covers

  21-11-2016 21:22 via zdnet.com
  
  How does Microsoft plan to bring parity to its SQL Server releases for Linux and Windows as it moves forward? Its 'Drawbridge' library OS virtualization technology is playing a role.
  
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• Google launches new AI research group in Montreal

  21-11-2016 20:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Montreal has become a "global machine intelligence powerhouse," Google says, thanks to corporate and government investments.
  
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• Satellite to help planes avoid turbulence

  21-11-2016 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new weather satellite that maps cloud "waves" could help pilots avoid turbulence.
  
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• OnePlus 3T review: just like the OnePlus 3, but with a better camera

  21-11-2016 19:00
  
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• Buckaroo! meets CRISPR in the frustratingly addictive Beasts of Balance game

  21-11-2016 19:00
  
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• Motorola's Moto Z to receive Android Nougat this week, now Daydream-ready

  21-11-2016 18:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Just in time for the holiday season, Moto Z owners may want to put Daydream View on a shopping list.
  
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• Torani launches recipe Chatbot to boost social commerce

  21-11-2016 18:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Torani'schatbot on Facebook Messenger deals with the topic often top of mind for most of us - food.
  
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• TM Forum, FIWARE Foundation to collaborate on smart city APIs

  21-11-2016 18:23 via zdnet.com
  
  The new partnership between two industry groups aims to speed up the development of urban projects.
  
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• Barclays tests smartphone cash withdrawals

  21-11-2016 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barclays is letting some customers withdraw cash from ATMs by waving their phone near the machine.
  
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• Microsoft's x86 on ARM64 emulation: A Windows 10 'Redstone 3' Fall 2017 feature

  21-11-2016 18:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is planning to enable x86 on ARM64 emulation in Windows 10 by Fall 2017 with its 'Redstone 3' release, sources say, thanks to codename 'Cobalt.'
  
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• Instagram launches live 'disappearing' video and changes direct messaging

  21-11-2016 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Now you can broadcast live video on Instagram - and send photos and videos privately to friends.
  
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• Gallery: NextEV's NIO EP9 is a four-wheel-drive electric hypercar

  21-11-2016 17:55
  
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• Instagram adds Snapchat-like messaging, disappearing live video

  21-11-2016 17:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Instagram clones Snapchat with disappearing photo and video messages.
  
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• NextEV's NIO EP9 is an incredible four-wheel-drive electric hypercar

  21-11-2016 17:20
  
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• HTC 10 Evo review: In pictures

  21-11-2016 17:17
  
  HTC dumps the headphone jack in latest flagship, but improvements elsewhere are thin on the ground Image 1 of 10 PicturesNathan Spendelow
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• Get double Pokémon Go XP and Stardust during its Thanksgiving event

  21-11-2016 17:06
  
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• Scientists use AI to 'rewrite' painful memories in people's brains

  21-11-2016 17:00
  
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• Used and refurbished smartphone market to swell through 2020, says IDC

  21-11-2016 16:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The global market for used smartphones will be worth about $30 billion in 2020 with an average selling price of $136.
  
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• Apple disbands AirPort wireless router team, reassigns engineers: Report

  21-11-2016 16:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple currently sells three wireless routers: the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule. But don't expect an update, according to a new report.
  
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• Government 'behaviour czar' brands Minecraft too gimmicky for use in schools

  21-11-2016 16:42
  
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• HTC 10 Evo review: Hands on with the rehash of the HTC 10

  21-11-2016 16:25
  
  The HTC 10 morphs into the HTC 10 Evo and gets rid of the headphone jack
  
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• You can now save your Live Instagram videos

  21-11-2016 16:00
  
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• Instagram will soon let you stream Live videos that disappear as soon as they end

  21-11-2016 16:00
  
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• Instagram now lets you stream Live videos that disappear as soon as they end

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• Gear Of The Year 2016: Design and Interiors

  21-11-2016 16:00
  
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• The iPhone is becoming increasingly expensive for Apple to make

  21-11-2016 15:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Analysts are growing worried about Apple's long-term profitability in the face of declining iPhone gross margins.
  
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• Macom buys Applied Micro for $770 million, plans to sell ARM server chip unit

  21-11-2016 15:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Macom is buying Applied Micro so it can provide a set of connectivity processors from switches to fiber in the network.
  
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• Tech Ticker: Tech distractions could be cause of spike in fatal traffic accidents

  21-11-2016 15:48 via zdnet.com
  
  This week's headlines: Highway fatalities are up alarmingly in the U.S., and the NHTSA blames smartphones and dashboard apps.
  
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• Virtual reality video simulates drink driving car crash

  21-11-2016 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A virtual reality video simulating a car crash from drink driving is released by a major drinks maker.
  
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• Visibrain launches monitoring platform for brand reputation management

  21-11-2016 15:27 via zdnet.com
  
  When dealing with big data, sorting through information quickly is crucial. Reducing noise enables brands to protect their reputations more easily.
  
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• ZTE announces Force Touch-equipped version of its Axon 7

  21-11-2016 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A $100 increase in price comes with a new feature, more RAM and double the storage.
  
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• Oracle acquires DNS powerhouse Dyn to take on leading cloud players

  21-11-2016 14:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Oracle is a strong player in the datacenter realm, but with this deal, perhaps Larry Ellison's cloud dreams are coming closer.
  
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• Fresh blow to China's troubled tech giant LeEco

  21-11-2016 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Chinese tech giant LeEco faces a further setback after a smartphone firm it had invested in warns of a large loss.
  
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• Nokia: Our new Android phones are on track for 2017 release

  21-11-2016 14:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Nokia's return to the smartphone market will happen in 2017, the company has now confirmed to investors.
  
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• MacBook Pro Touch Bar review in one word: Meh

  21-11-2016 14:35 via zdnet.com
  
  We used it for a week and it's just not that useful. Interesting, yes. Productivity enhancing, no.
  
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• Three mobile data breach: Company confirms data from 133,827 accounts could have been accessed

  21-11-2016 14:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Information including names, addresses, and DOBs of some Three customers obtained in data breach, Three CEO Dave Dyson confirms.
  
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• AdultFriendFinder network finally comes clean to members about hack

  21-11-2016 14:14 via zdnet.com
  
  The adult entertainment and dating network waited a week to message its millions of users after news of the hack broke, but its method of delivery was far from proactive.
  
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• Mobile sales continue to grow in Brazil

  21-11-2016 14:11 via zdnet.com
  
  The market retains momentum in Q3 and customers are willing to spend more, says IDC.
  
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• Facebook to hire 500 more people in the UK

  21-11-2016 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  Facebook is increasing its UK workforce by 50%, with highly skilled engineers high on its wish list of new recruits
  
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• WIRED Health 2017: Challenging the health industry to transform

  21-11-2016 13:56
  
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• BT faces 4G Ofcom auction challenge

  21-11-2016 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ofcom has proposed a cap on some of the newly available 4G spectrum it is preparing for auction, which would prevent BT from bidding.
  
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• Ofcom to block BT-EE from spectrum bid

  21-11-2016 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  Ofcom opens a new consultation on the delayed auction of ex-MoD radio spectrum for mobile broadband, but hopes to bar BT-EE from bidding for parts of it, citing competition concerns
  
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• Apple will now replace faulty iPhone 6S batteries free of charge

  21-11-2016 13:26
  
  Anyone who bought an iPhone 6S between September and October 2015 is eligible for a free repair from Apple
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• Reimagining Finance: Cloud First

  21-11-2016 13:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Though many analyst firms agree that finance applications are gradually moving to the cloud, the concrete benefits might not be equally understood.Apart from the benefits of lower TCO, cloud deployment of financial applications primarily provides three strategic benefits:
  
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• Microsoft's next big bet? Clue: it's just hired four top quantum computing scientists

  21-11-2016 13:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft says it's doubling down on quantum computing after nabbing four top scientists who will work with a Microsoft hardware veteran to turn research into reality.
  
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• Starship's autonomous delivery robots are heading to Washington, DC

  21-11-2016 13:15
  
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• Overwatch graphic novel cancelled as game wins five Golden Joysticks awards

  21-11-2016 13:04
  
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• UKISUG 2016: 5% of SAP customers are using S/4 Hana

  21-11-2016 13:01 via computerweekly.com
  On the opening day of Connect, the 2016 SAP UK & Ireland User Group conference in Birmingham, it was revealed that 5% of customers are using S/4 Hana, and 12% have not heard of the ERP system
  
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