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• Amazon device sales surged to record high over holiday weekend

  29-11-2016 23:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon says it sold a record number of Amazon-branded devices from Black Friday through Cyber Monday.
  
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• Splunk's Q3 strong, Nutanix makes earnings debut, Autodesk cuts outlook

  29-11-2016 23:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Splunk was the headliner among tech earnings as Autodesk continues to transition to the cloud. Nutanix's sales were up more than 90 percent from a year ago.
  
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• HPE updates its converged infrastructure, hybrid cloud software lineup

  29-11-2016 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  At Discover in London, HPE aims to court more companies chasing hybrid cloud deployments.
  
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• Intel puts former ARM exec in charge of its IoT group

  29-11-2016 22:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Tom Lantzsch will lead Intel's Internet of things unit with the aim of boosting the chip giant's footprint vs. his old employer.
  
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• ​Trustwave: One in seven Australian businesses do not test for security vulnerabilities

  29-11-2016 22:30 via zdnet.com
  
  According to the security firm, many Australian businesses fail to conduct frequent security testing despite considering threat protection to be a critical practice within an organisation.
  
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• If you want to be secure, get in the cloud

  29-11-2016 22:15 via zdnet.com
  
  CIOs who want to provide a high level of assurance in regards to data integrity should work with external experts
  
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• ​Andy Jassy warns AWS has no time for uncommitted partners

  29-11-2016 21:36 via zdnet.com
  
  ​The storage giant's CEO has told partners AWS will be sending customers straight to the doors of partners who prove they are 100 percent committed to AWS.
  
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• What the internet surveillance law means to you

  29-11-2016 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zoe Kleinman explains why the Investigatory Powers Act is so controversial.
  
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• Gareth Bale, Neymar and Man City team up to launch 'Facebook for football fans' site, Dugout

  29-11-2016 21:00
  
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• AWS announces Alexa partner program

  29-11-2016 20:25 via zdnet.com
  
  At the Re:Invent conference, Amazon Web Services' Terry Wise said there's a "deep desire to integrate Alexa and voice capabilities" into services offered through the partner network,
  
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• ACCAN forms coalition to fight for USO reform, NBN and mobile coverage

  29-11-2016 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A 'technology agnostic' USO, fairer access to NBN's satellite service, and a long-term mobile coverage program will improve rural connectivity, a coalition including ACCAN has said.
  
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• Facebook Messenger is now a digital arcade

  29-11-2016 19:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Instant Games are part of a recent update to Messenger, and let you challenge your friends through the mobile app.
  
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• AWS and VMWare rolling out integrated partner program

  29-11-2016 19:38 via zdnet.com
  
  At the AWS Re:Invent conference, AWS announced ways it's making its already fast-growing partner ecosystem more robust.
  
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• iPhone 8 could kick off "unprecedented" upgrade cycle, claims analyst

  29-11-2016 19:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Top analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that the iPhone 8 could break sales records set by the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in 2015.
  
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• Sky Mobile lets you store data, share it, and switch plans mid contract from just £10 a month

  29-11-2016 19:00
  
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• Sky enters UK mobile phone market

  29-11-2016 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sky is entering the mobile phone market, with a package that offers free calls to existing TV customers.
  
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• Sky Mobile: the new UK mobile phone network that lets you keep your unused data

  29-11-2016 18:28
  
  New mobile phone service lets you keep unused data for up to three years — and share it with your friends and family
  
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• Sky Mobile enters UK mobile market and lets users keep their unused data

  29-11-2016 18:28
  
  New mobile phone service lets you keep unused data for up to three years — and share it with your friends and family
  
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• You can now play Pac-Man and Space Invaders on Messenger...if you disable encryption first

  29-11-2016 18:00
  
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• There's now an Amazon Dash button that tracks how often you poo – but it's far from a gimmick

  29-11-2016 18:00
  
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• BT and Openreach to split: but what will change as a result?

  29-11-2016 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  The telecoms industry has welcomed Ofcom’s decision to legally split BT and Openreach, but what, if anything, will actually change?
  
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• Watch the Earth transform in front of your eyes in these incredible Google Timelapses

  29-11-2016 17:59
  
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• Amazon to release Echo speaker with 7-inch display in 2017: Report

  29-11-2016 17:57 via zdnet.com
  
  With increased competition from Google and soon others, Amazon is looking to differentiate its line of Alexa-connected speakers with the Fire tablet and Echo speaker in one.
  
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• 10 ways to prepare enterprises for the Internet of Things

  29-11-2016 17:56 via zdnet.com
  
  What IoT visionaries need to do to help create entire new categories of opportunities for their enterprises.
  
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• Car firms to build electric charge network

  29-11-2016 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BMW, Daimler, Ford and VW Group agree to create the highest-powered charging network in Europe.
  
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• With the deadline days away, expansion of FBI hacking powers looks likely

  29-11-2016 17:07 via zdnet.com
  
  It only takes 10 lines of law to kill the controversial rule change. But after six months of Congressional inaction, time is running out.
  
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• Growing multi-cloud demand means providers must diversify to survive, warns 451 Research

  29-11-2016 16:45 via computerweekly.com
  Two reports from analyst house 451 Research suggest cloud providers must consider adding support for competing services to their portfolios in order to survive in the hybrid, multi-cloud era
  
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• MPs debate porn block for Twitter

  29-11-2016 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MPs ask how new rules to stop children seeing pornographic content will affect Twitter.
  
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• Apple has a Calendar and Photos spam problem and it better fix it soon

  29-11-2016 16:32 via zdnet.com
  
  There's a nasty new kind of spam hitting Apple users across the Internet. We show you what's happening, point you to some fixes, and call on Apple to make fixing this loophole a top priority.
  
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• How did life on Earth begin? Crashing comets may hold the key to unravelling the mystery

  29-11-2016 16:00
  
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• “Snoopers’ Charter” becomes law, bringing new levels of surveillance to the UK

  29-11-2016 15:44
  
  The Investigatory Powers Bill has been given royal assent
  
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• Russia hackers: German spy chief Kahl warns of election disruption

  29-11-2016 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Germany's spy chief warns Russia could seek to disrupt next year's elections with cyber attacks.
  
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• Ship's anchor severs Jersey's undersea internet cables

  29-11-2016 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A ship dragging its anchor on the seabed in the English Channel cuts the three main internet cables to the Channel Islands.
  
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• Android Nougat experiences: Time with Google Pixel XL reveals LG V20 may be greater than you think

  29-11-2016 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  After a couple of months of hesitation, I finally purchased a used Google Pixel XL. It's a fabulous device, but using it also showed me the LG V20 may be one of the most underrated phones of 2016.
  
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• IPhone users hit by 'calendar spam'

  29-11-2016 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple iPhone owners are reporting a rise in unwanted event invitations appearing in their calendars.
  
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• Carpenter ants 'throw up' on each other to say hello

  29-11-2016 15:10
  
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• MIT's new AI: So smart it can predict what happens next from a still image

  29-11-2016 14:42 via zdnet.com
  
  This deep-learning system can look at an image and show you what it thinks will happen in the next second.
  
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• BT's broadband divorce - what it means for consumers

  29-11-2016 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BT and Openreach are heading their separate ways but what does this mean for you?
  
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• Birst-ing into mainstream: Machine Learning meets Semantics in a networked world

  29-11-2016 14:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Birst is one of the poster children of self-service analytics. Convergence and democratization are the key themes underlying Birst's new release out today, as Birst is trying to balance self-service with enterprise requirements, and making a case for some of the industry's defining trends while at it.
  
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• Final Fantasy XV is a radical change, says director

  29-11-2016 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a 10-year wait fans finally get their hands on the latest offering from the much-loved franchise.
  
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• From No Man’s Sky to Mafia III: Gaming’s early release culture is putting potential classics to the sword

  29-11-2016 14:09
  
  Have continual patches and updates brought about the end of “finished” games?
  
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• Broadband boost promised as Openreach heads for split from BT

  29-11-2016 14:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Ofcom wants BT Openreach to be a distinct company with its own board, and is taking the next step towards making it happen.
  
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• iPhone battery drain? Apple owners point finger at iOS 10.1.1 update

  29-11-2016 14:06 via zdnet.com
  
  It seems there's no relief in sight for iPhone owners struggling with prematurely dying batteries and seemingly false battery-level readouts.
  
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• Beyond the wow factor: Why customer experience management is not about exceeding expectations

  29-11-2016 14:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Thomas Wieberneit takes on customer experience management and the differences between delighting the customer all the time (not) and making sure things work for that customer (yes).
  
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• The no-sharing culture: Why Uber-style food-sharing services just can’t succeed

  29-11-2016 13:59
  
  Nothing seems to have managed to make that “Uber of food” tag work. Is the model doomed?
  
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• A boat just killed Jersey’s internet

  29-11-2016 13:28
  
  Jersey’s internet has been hobbled after a ship cut three undersea cables with its anchor
  
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• Group litigation against Post Office in Horizon system dispute prepares for next stage

  29-11-2016 13:27 via computerweekly.com
  Postmasters’ legal case against the Post Office claims that computer system is to blame for losses, not false accounting or theft
  
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• TalkTalk and Post Office customers hit by Mirai worm attack

  29-11-2016 13:18
  
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• 900,000 routers hit by huge Mirai worm cyber attack

  29-11-2016 13:18
  
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• Is there really any point in teaching kids to code?

  29-11-2016 13:04
  
  Products like Apple's Swift Playgrounds aim to teach people to code. But is it really all that important?
  
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