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• Taking SD-WAN sexy to the core, the network core that is...

  28-11-2016 23:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Will telephone exchanges eventually evolve into highly distributed data centres supporting close proximity traffic steering, VNF deployment and application platform access, taking complexity away from the branch and making the core even more damn sexy than it is already?
  
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• Hit the slopes in luxury with our ultimate guide to the best skiing gear

  28-11-2016 21:00
  
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• Facebook Express Wi-fi goes live in India

  28-11-2016 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook's scheme offering internet access for underserved regions goes live in India.
  
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• BBC celebrates release of lost Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks with Twitter stickers

  28-11-2016 18:30
  
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• Video: The challenges of adopting new tech at a small, old school business

  28-11-2016 18:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Sloan Mana, project manager for the scaffolding business AT-PAC, talks about how she motivates her company's employees to adopt new software.
  
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• Swappa now offers protection plans for used smartphones

  28-11-2016 18:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Buying a used smartphone usually means you have to forgo any sort of insurance plan, unless you buy it from Swappa.
  
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• OnePlus 3T review: The best just (sort of) got better

  28-11-2016 17:54
  
  Despite a higher price and a comparative dearth of new features, the OnePlus 3T is still a gem of a phone
  
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• Deutsche Telekom fault affects 900,000 customers

  28-11-2016 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Deutsche Telekom confirms up to 900,000 customers have been affected by network problems.
  
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• Sony made a Walkman to mark the release of Final Fantasy XV

  28-11-2016 17:39
  
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• How many of these London Underground stations can you name?

  28-11-2016 17:23
  
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• Addictive app tests your London Underground knowledge with 120 cryptic puzzles

  28-11-2016 17:23
  
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• Surrey County Council extends BT PSN contract for two years

  28-11-2016 16:24 via computerweekly.com
  
  Council’s contract for Unicorn network, which provides a fully managed and integrated voice and data communications service, extended to 2021
  
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• C&A Brazil to host wearables hackathon

  28-11-2016 16:12 via zdnet.com
  
  The company wants ideas for products that can be produced on a large scale.
  
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• Do you have what it takes to be a great CIO?

  28-11-2016 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  CIOs have the potential to become business leaders – it’s a matter of nurturing the right skills, talent and relationships, according to Deloitte
  
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• Apple Watch 2 review: does the wearable still live up to the hype two months later?

  28-11-2016 16:00
  
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• Meet the superfans who queued for hours for the OnePlus 3T

  28-11-2016 15:44
  
  Some queued for over three hours, but the OnePlus 3T proved worth the wait
  
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• 4G broadband in the sky: In-flight internet for airline passengers project completes test flights

  28-11-2016 15:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Inmarsat, Deutsche Telekom, Nokia, and Thales have completed test flights of high-speed internet for air passengers.
  
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• BMW turns tech VC as its i Ventures fund moves to Silicon Valley

  28-11-2016 15:03
  
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• Why a recount is important, and why Trump should support it

  28-11-2016 14:43 via zdnet.com
  
  A recount is important, not because of politics, but to demonstrate to our citizens, allies, and enemies that we're diligent and on-guard against any cyber breach of the integrity and security of our voting process.
  
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• Amazon imposes limit on reviews

  28-11-2016 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Online marketplace Amazon puts a limit on the number of reviews shoppers can post.
  
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• Why do we still rebuild RAID drives?

  28-11-2016 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Worried about the days long rebuild times of 6, 8, or even 10TB drives? Don't be. Object storage is getting rid of that relic of the 25 year old RAID architecture. Here's how it works.
  
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• Making imaginary cities with doodles and neural networks

  28-11-2016 14:11
  
  The Invisible Cities project uses machine learning to create fictional maps
  
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• No Man's Sky Foundation update finally delivers base building

  28-11-2016 14:03
  
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• Smartphone dual camera showdown: Two cameras, different focus

  28-11-2016 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The laws of physics - coupled with the desire for phones less than 8 mm thick - limit improvements in camera optics. The current trend is towards using more than one camera lens on the rear to provide interesting results.
  
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• This Japanese supercomputer aims to challenge the world's fastest

  28-11-2016 13:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The ABCI supercomputer will be used for artificial intelligence and machine learning research.
  
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• Going all-in with AWS cloud computing: Four takeaways from Matson CIO Peter Weis

  28-11-2016 13:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Matson, a shipping company, shelved its data centers for AWS. Here's a look at the psychology behind the decision, why an open architecture is everything and how to view lock-in when it comes to the cloud.
  
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• Curved screens could be coming to the iPhone in 2017

  28-11-2016 13:29 via zdnet.com
  
  OLED displays will give Apple the opportunity to bring to market an iPhone with a curved display.
  
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• Japan kicks off AI supercomputer project

  28-11-2016 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japan begins a project to build the world's fastest supercomputer by the end of 2017.
  
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• San Francisco transport system hit by ransomware attack

  28-11-2016 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  San Francisco's transport agency appears to be the latest target of cyber criminals using encryption malware to hold organisations to ransom
  
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• 'Snoopers' charter' petition hits signatures target

  28-11-2016 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A petition asking government to repeal its Investigatory Powers Act has more than 118,000 signatures.
  
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• The seven best luxury SUVs and supercars from the Morgan EV3 to the Bentley Bentayga

  28-11-2016 13:10
  
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• HMRC geared up to block 500 million phishing emails a year

  28-11-2016 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  HMRC is first department to implement technology to block phishing emails as part of UK government’s active cyber defence programme and self-testing strategy
  
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• HMRC blocks 500,000 phishing emails in 2015

  28-11-2016 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  HMRC is the first public sector department to implement technology to block phishing emails as part of government’s active cyber defence programme and self-testing strategy
  
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• Snooper's Charter could be repealed after petition forces it back to the House of Commons

  28-11-2016 12:55
  
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• Hospital gets first biofabrication unit to 3D print bones and tissue

  28-11-2016 12:14
  
  The “endgame” for the new institute is to be able to 3D print human organs
  
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• You can now delete (almost) all trace of yourself from the web at the click of a button

  28-11-2016 12:05
  
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• Xero completes two-year AWS migration project

  28-11-2016 12:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Cloud accounting firm Xero has reached the end of its two-year migration to Amazon Web Services.
  
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• Petition to force MPs to consider debate on surveillance bill

  28-11-2016 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  Open Rights Group has called on parliament to debate the Investigatory Powers Bill and review it in light of pending court actions, after petition against the bill tops 100,000 signatories
  
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• How to combat software auditors

  28-11-2016 11:37 via computerweekly.com
  Software audits can be a huge waste of time and resources for IT departments
  
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• This ridiculous drone gun can shoot down UAVs from 2km away

  28-11-2016 11:18
  
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• Future of the server operating system

  28-11-2016 11:16 via computerweekly.com
  We look at the evolution of the server operating system, and how the next generation is moving into the cloud
  
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• SAP lines up its apps to target small and medium-sized businesses: Is it serious this time?

  28-11-2016 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  SAP still has some work ahead when it comes to targeting small and medium-sized enterprises, but the company appears to have enough ducks in a row to make a run at the market.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for November 28

  28-11-2016 06:51
  
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• Australian PC market makes a comeback in Q3 2016

  28-11-2016 06:48 via zdnet.com
  
  It's not all doom and gloom for the Australian PC market, with IDC reporting a year-on-year growth of 3.5 percent in PC shipments.
  
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• AFP NBN raid documents to be kept confidential

  28-11-2016 06:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Documents confiscated during AFP's NBN raids on Jason Clare in August will remain confidential and under parliamentary privilege, and will be returned to the former shadow communications minister.
  
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• Alibaba Cloud opens datacentre in Sydney

  28-11-2016 04:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Following launches in Germany, Japan, and the UAE, Alibaba Cloud has opened its fourth datacentre this month, in Sydney.
  
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• Fake news: It's not just for politics anymore

  28-11-2016 01:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The problem of fake news isn't just limited to election campaigns. Legitimate tech reporters have been tearing their hair out over bogus stories for years. The latest example is a report that Microsoft is giving telemetry information to a well-known security company. It's not true, but Google and Bing don't seem to care.
  
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• Digital X raises AU$1.62m as co-founders leave profitless firm

  28-11-2016 01:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Digital X has announced raising AU$1.62 million amid a focus to deliver its AirPocket product, with the fintech company's co-founders departing at the same time.
  
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• Three urges consumers to pressure Ofcom over spectrum

  28-11-2016 01:01 via computerweekly.com
  Three joins forces with TalkTalk, CityFibre and others to urge consumers to put pressure on Ofcom over mobile spectrum capping
  
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• Red Hat Developer Toolset 6 released

  28-11-2016 00:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Want the latest and greatest tools for programming on Red Hat Enterprise Linux? They're here.
  
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