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• ​AWS regional product launch delay to continue in the name of immediate US use

  30-11-2016 23:36 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS CEO Andy Jassy has said his company will continue to focus on getting services out, even if that comes at the cost of global availability.
  
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• Box beats Q3 estimates, raises outlook for fiscal year

  30-11-2016 22:26 via zdnet.com
  
  The enterprise cloud company also marked a corporate milestone in terms of quarterly revenue.
  
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• OnePlus 3 receives Android 7.0 Nougat in open beta

  30-11-2016 21:36 via zdnet.com
  
  OnePlus 3 owners who can't with a willingness to test out early software can install an early version of Android 7.0 right now.
  
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• ​AWS' Snowmobile data transport truck highlights why cloud giant is so damn disruptive

  30-11-2016 20:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Want to move petabytes of data to AWS? The cloud provider has a tractor trailer for that. The move is a bit nutty, but highlights how far AWS will go to gain workloads.
  
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• Mastercard launches selfie payment authentication in Brazil and Mexico

  30-11-2016 20:37 via zdnet.com
  
  The company is investing in biometric payment capabilities to eliminate the need to remember passwords and improve security.
  
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• AWS to Oracle: Now it's our turn and we got next

  30-11-2016 20:11 via zdnet.com
  
  At re:Invent, CEO Andy Jassy characterized his company's services as "super powers" that free customers from the shackles of "old guard" companies like Oracle.
  
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• Scans of 'Lucy's' bones cast doubt on how our early human ancestors lived

  30-11-2016 20:00
  
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• Amazon launches AWS Greengrass for IoT

  30-11-2016 19:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon Web Services has launched AWS Greengrass to combat the challenges faced by devices at the edge in the new Internet of Things world.
  
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• First look: Blink security cameras for lazy people

  30-11-2016 19:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Blink launched its wireless, battery-powered security camera system in the UK yesterday, and I've been testing the system for a week that included a holiday in Italy.
  
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• Workday takes customer workloads into the cloud with AWS

  30-11-2016 19:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The HR software firm has selected AWS as it preferred provider for public cloud customer workloads.
  
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• GoPro makes cutbacks after drone crashes

  30-11-2016 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  GoPro is cutting 200 jobs and shutting down its video licensing service after the recall of its Karma drones.
  
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• Google Cloud's G Suite rolls out App Maker beta, adds recommended partners

  30-11-2016 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The moves are designed to expand Google Cloud's ecosystem for G Suite, which is the primary cross-selling vehicle for infrastructure as a service.
  
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• SUSE acquires HPE OpenStack and Cloud Foundry assets

  30-11-2016 18:56 via zdnet.com
  
  SUSE has become not only HPE's Linux of choice, but it's now its chief cloud developer as well.
  
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• Report: Apple AirPods to ship over 'next few weeks' according to Tim Cook

  30-11-2016 18:50 via zdnet.com
  
  An email exchange between Apple CEO Tim Cook and an eager customer may shed some light on a release date for the company's wireless earbuds.
  
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• Amazon brings its AI expertise to AWS customers

  30-11-2016 18:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Three new AWS AI tools unveiled at re:Invent take advantage of the technology driving Alexa and Amazon's sophisticated logistics capabilities.
  
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• Peer-to-peer “crowdsurance” offers distributed coverage against bad dates

  30-11-2016 17:26
  
  Tired of wasting your time on failed dates? Insure yourself against bad luck with P2P coverage app Fair
  
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• Time to rip up the notepad? reMarkable's tablet aims to mimic real paper and ink

  30-11-2016 16:50 via zdnet.com
  
  At $379, reMarkable's new tablet offers a screen surface with the same friction as pen against paper.
  
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• Spotify is celebrating your weird music habits with its new adverts

  30-11-2016 16:49
  “Thanks 2016, it’s been weird”
  
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• How to download Netflix shows to watch offline

  30-11-2016 16:47
  
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• Secret Europol terror data found online

  30-11-2016 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The EU's law enforcement agency confirms that one of its officers copied secret documents to a private hard drive.
  
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• Record six TV shows at once with Virgin's new 4K V6 box

  30-11-2016 16:29
  
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• Microsoft anoints Windows 10 Anniversary Update as 'Current Branch for Business'

  30-11-2016 16:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has designated the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, initially released in early August, as ready for business users to deploy en masse.
  
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• Google Earth Timelapse: Now you can see how the planet has changed since 1984

  30-11-2016 16:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Each image in Google's new Timelapse frame contains a whopping 3.95 trillion pixels.
  
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• Transport Scotland turns to IoT mapping to keep roads clear in cold snap

  30-11-2016 16:09 via computerweekly.com
  Scottish transport authority is using Esri’s location technology to keep tabs on its gritters in icy weather
  
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• Blockchain-based gold trading planned for 2017

  30-11-2016 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  Thousand-year-old organisation The Royal Mint is the latest financial services business to harness blockchain technology
  
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• PCs sales still stink, but show signs of life

  30-11-2016 15:51 via zdnet.com
  
  IDC's forecast for PC shipments in 2016 isn't as bad as expected. You can thank commercial sales.
  
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• You can now download Netflix shows for offline playback

  30-11-2016 15:42
  
  Streaming service now lets you watch shows on the tube or in the air
  
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• GoPro woe as the firm sheds 200 employees and shuts its entertainment arm

  30-11-2016 15:41
  
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• Netflix to allow TV and movie downloads

  30-11-2016 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Netflix will now allow some of its programmes to be downloaded and watched offline.
  
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• Nokia MeeGo reborn: Jolla's Sailfish OS emerges as Russia's anti-Android choice

  30-11-2016 15:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Jolla's uncertain future as a would-be rival to Android may be a little clearer with official support from Russia.
  
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• Web archive plans Trump-proof Canada back-up

  30-11-2016 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Internet Archive says it will keep a back-up in Canada following Donald Trump's election victory.
  
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• HPE fleshes out IoT strategy

  30-11-2016 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  HPE is moving from IT to operational technology with a set of products and tie-ups to target industrial internet of things applications
  
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• Chalets: A fresh take on the age-old mountain cabin

  30-11-2016 14:40
  
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• Why you can edit a 250GB file on a 16GB notebook

  30-11-2016 14:17 via zdnet.com
  
  After I wrote about 16 GB MacBook Pros, a reader asked how they could run a 26GB digital audio workstation file on a 16GB MacBook Pro. Answer: easy! The secret is virtual memory. Here's how it works.
  
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• Virgin Media TV V6: Virgin’s new box and TellyTablet set to give Sky Q a run for its money

  30-11-2016 14:14
  
  Virgin Media's new 4K TV system lets you record six shows at once and watch a seventh
  
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• Virgin Media TV V6: Virgin’s new box and Telly Tablet set to give Sky Q a run for its money

  30-11-2016 14:14
  
  Virgin Media's new 4K TV system lets you record six shows at once and watch a seventh
  
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• Surface Studio: Here's what's packed inside Microsoft's designer PC

  30-11-2016 14:06 via zdnet.com
  
  iFixit's teardown of the new all-in-one device shows just what Microsoft has managed to fit into its high-end all-in-one desktop.
  
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• Working in tech? Five tips on avoiding burnout

  30-11-2016 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Exercise, mindfulness, and more: tech leaders explain how they take some of the pressure off.
  
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• GE Power aims to connect its platform with energy trading player PowerCosts

  30-11-2016 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  What happens when the industrial Internet and machine-to-machine connections meets energy trading. GE Power and its Predix platform is about to find out.
  
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• The Class, book review: Talking about their generation

  30-11-2016 13:52 via zdnet.com
  
  After spending a school year observing and interacting with a class of teenagers, two LSE researchers emerge with useful insights on growing up in the digital age.
  
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• Virgin Media unveils 4K box and large tablet

  30-11-2016 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Virgin Media unveils its first 4K set-top box, but experts say it offers less ultra-high definition content than its rivals.
  
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• Mastercard uses artificial intelligence for transaction approval

  30-11-2016 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Mastercard is using artificial intelligence to reduce the number of transactions that are wrongly declined, while maintaining security
  
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• Inside Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie concert hall

  30-11-2016 13:13
  
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• Jeremy Hunt wants to ban sexting among the under-18s

  30-11-2016 13:10
  
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• Firefox zero-day: Mozilla races to patch bug used to attack Tor browser users

  30-11-2016 13:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Unknown attackers are exploiting a Firefox zero-day vulnerability to grab details about Tor Browser users.
  
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• How machine learning can stop terrorists from money laundering

  30-11-2016 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  ISIS, among others, are using complex schemes to clean up funds - and it's up to us to find solutions to the problem.
  
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• Gallery: Life onboard the subsea internet cable fixing Pierre de Fermat ship

  30-11-2016 13:00
  
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• Ever wondered how underwater cables are laid? We take a trip on the ship that keeps us online

  30-11-2016 13:00
  
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• Believing in God can trigger the same reward regions of the brain as taking drugs

  30-11-2016 12:59
  
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• Marriott Hotels offers virtual site tours

  30-11-2016 12:40 via computerweekly.com
  Hotel chain has enlisted London mobility startup GoInStore to offer visitors to its website virtual facility tours
  
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