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• Air New Zealand signs Inmarsat for in-flight Wi-Fi

  07-12-2016 23:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The New Zealand carrier will begin Wi-Fi fleetwide rollout in the second half of next year with trans-Tasman flights.
  
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• VR headset manufacturers launch the Global Virtual Reality Association

  07-12-2016 23:25 via zdnet.com
  
  With the virtual reality market poised to take off, several tech companies are creating a nonprofit to foster the industry and develop best practices.
  
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• Qantas flying high with cloud-based innovation: AWS

  07-12-2016 23:01 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS' Australia and New Zealand managing director peddles Qantas as one of the cloud giant's most innovative customers in the region.
  
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• Slack expands Google partnership with new Google Drive integrations

  07-12-2016 22:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Docs and Drive were among the earliest Slack integrations and remain among the most popular, Slack says.
  
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• Here are seven things Trump and tech leaders should discuss at next week's meeting

  07-12-2016 21:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Cybersecurity, H-1Bs and Net Neutrality and taxes on Internet sales are just a few of the hot-button issues for Trump and tech bigwigs to discuss as soon as possible.
  
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• Bluetooth 5 official: Faster data transfer, increased range for seamless IoT

  07-12-2016 21:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Internet of Things-focused Bluetooth 5 will be found in products within two to six months, Bluetooth SIG announced.
  
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• Wiki women

  07-12-2016 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC's 100 Women is holding an international edit-a-thon to increase female biographies on Wikipedia - join us
  
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• Microsoft developers take note: Build 2017 will be in Seattle May 10 to 12

  07-12-2016 20:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is combining some of its previously separate large-format conferences for 2017, and is pushing back its Build developers confab to May next year.
  
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• UKtech50 2016 - The most influential people in UK IT

  07-12-2016 19:00 via computerweekly.com
  Computer Weekly has announced the seventh annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector
  
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• These college students were behind BBC, Trump cyberattacks

  07-12-2016 18:38 via zdnet.com
  
  One of the hacktivists who used distributed denial-of-service attacks to target major websites is still a teenager.
  
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• T-Mobile DIGITS: Innovative tech releases you from the one number, one phone limit

  07-12-2016 18:30 via zdnet.com
  
  T-Mobile hinted last year that its one number, multiple device solution would make AT&T NumberSync look small. After testing out T-Mobile DIGITS, I'm a believer.
  
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• I’ve seen the future of augmented reality, and it’s called HoloPortal

  07-12-2016 18:21
  
  Design and technology institution Ravensbourne plays host to the most interesting piece of augmented reality tech we've seen
  
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• Beyond 4K: Netflix lets us in on plans to push the HDR revolution - starting with Iron Fist

  07-12-2016 18:12
  
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• Apple is uncharacteristically opening up its artificial intelligence, but how smart is it?

  07-12-2016 18:12
  
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• iPhone sees market share rise in US, decline in China - but Android still dominates

  07-12-2016 17:54 via zdnet.com
  
  The disappearing headphone jack seems to have had little impact on US iPhone sales says research company.
  
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• Win an Xbox One S and Battlefield 1 with AMD and Alphr

  07-12-2016 17:20
  
  We’ve teamed up with AMD to bring you a brand-new Xbox One S with a copy of Battlefield 1
  
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• The cloud security advantage

  07-12-2016 17:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Is the cloud about to shed its reputation for decreasing enterprise security - and will instead enhance it?
  
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• Lenovo Yoga Book review: The weirdest laptop of 2016

  07-12-2016 17:09
  
  Gloriously slim and lightweight, but the Lenovo Yoga Book’s touch panel keyboard and lack of power undermine its appeal
  
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• London plans giant curved screen

  07-12-2016 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Piccadilly Circus's lights are to be switched off for the longest period of time since World War Two.
  
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• Few iOS apps in enterprises meet Apple’s new security mandate

  07-12-2016 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  Most iOS apps in the enterprise pose potential security risks, according to research by Appthority
  
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• Fitbit confirms Pebble takeover deal

  07-12-2016 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fitbit is buying smartwatch-maker Pebble's intellectual property but not its hardware business, which is closing.
  
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• Pebble ceasing all hardware operations, canceling the Pebble Time 2 and Core products

  07-12-2016 16:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Those of us who have been waiting for the release of the Pebble Core and Pebble Time 2 products we backed on Kickstarter will instead be getting full refunds as Pebble halts all hardware production following the acquisition by Fitbit.
  
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• Meet NextEV, the Formula E team taking the fight to Tesla

  07-12-2016 16:27
  
  The NIO EP9 hypercar is the beginning of a much bigger plan
  
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• Dell EMC launches VMware-powered VxRack system with PowerEdge servers

  07-12-2016 16:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Dell EMC's VxRack system has moved to PowerEdge servers in a move designed to highlight the coordination between Dell Technologies portfolio companies.
  
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• IT Priorities 2017: What will IT decision-makers be focusing on?

  07-12-2016 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  Each year, TechTarget looks at how CIOs and senior IT decision-makers will be investing in IT in the 12 months ahead
  
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• ​Fitbit buys Pebble's software assets, intellectual property, eyes custom wellness apps

  07-12-2016 15:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Fitbit has a growing enterprise unit that ​revolves around corporate wellness programs. And Pebble's developers will come in handy to create custom third party apps for those enterprise efforts.
  
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• AMD Radeon Software’s Crimson ReLive driver is the free update you’ve been waiting for

  07-12-2016 15:49
  
  AMD shows Nvidia how to do a driver update with the feature-packed Crimson ReLive update
  
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• 2016 wasn't all bad! 16 positive things that happened over the past 12 months

  07-12-2016 15:29
  
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• Apple blames 'external physical damage' for iPhone fires

  07-12-2016 15:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple reassures users that the iPhone is safe despite a handful of reports of fires in China.
  
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• TalkTalk's wi-fi hack advice is 'astonishing'

  07-12-2016 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Security experts attack TalkTalk's response to evidence that thousands of its wi-fi passwords have been stolen.
  
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• HP Inc: The difference a year makes

  07-12-2016 14:51 via computerweekly.com
  HP Inc is trying to invent its way to a new business. We speak to UK managing director George Brasher about its innovation mojo
  
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• Vast ice chasm forces British Antarctic research station to relocate

  07-12-2016 14:11
  
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• PewDiePie quit plan prompts YouTube reply

  07-12-2016 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  YouTube denies changing its algorithms, after its most popular star threatens to delete his channel.
  
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• Bose SoundTouch 300 review: A slick soundbar that should sound better

  07-12-2016 13:57
  
  Gorgeous design, but the price is too high and the sound quality middling
  
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• Relive your gaming youth with these nostalgic images from Sonic the Hedgehog's anniversary book

  07-12-2016 13:11
  
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• Microsoft, Cray claim deep learning breakthrough on supercomputers

  07-12-2016 13:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Project could allow larger and more complex deep learning workloads on supercomputers.
  
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• How mobile comms, GPS, electric shocks can let these goats safely graze

  07-12-2016 13:02 via zdnet.com
  
  A Norwegian virtual fencing system uses a controversial combination of technologies to keep livestock from straying.
  
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• Polar bear numbers set to fall by a third, says study

  07-12-2016 12:55
  
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• Highlights from the first WIRED Audi Innovation Awards

  07-12-2016 12:51
  
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• Notion launches AI to solve email communications overload

  07-12-2016 12:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Workers spend a quarter of their day dealing with on email, making it the second most time consuming activity in their jobs. A new app aims to streamline our inboxes.
  
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• Sadiq Khan just doubled funding to tackle London’s filthy air

  07-12-2016 12:46
  
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• How to play Ghost Recon Wildlands before it goes on sale

  07-12-2016 12:41
  
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• Ghost Recon Wildlands open beta is now available to download

  07-12-2016 12:41
  
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• Ghost Recon Wildlands open beta is now available for preload

  07-12-2016 12:41
  
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• Ghost Recon Wildlands beta is now available for preload

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• Tape backup: Often old and confused, but quite cheap

  07-12-2016 12:39 via computerweekly.com
  
  Survey results show those with tape are likely to have old tapes, multiple formats, including defunct ones, and no way of knowing what is on them. But tape is still quite cheap for most
  
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• Security Think Tank: Communication is key to cyber security in digital era

  07-12-2016 12:38 via computerweekly.com
  How can information security professionals help organisations to understand the cyber risks across increasingly digital businesses?
  
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• The highlights and winners of the inaugural WIRED Audi Innovation Awards

  07-12-2016 12:19
  
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• 40 firms to trial IBM Watson cognitive computing for cyber security

  07-12-2016 12:17 via computerweekly.com
  
  Forty companies sign up to apply IBM’s Watson cognitive computing systems to cyber security, but threat intelligence experts caution against total reliance on such systems
  
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