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• Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor brings VR to your mobile devices

  03-01-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new processor has been designed to immerse us in clearer, stronger virtual reality.
  
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• Osterhout Design Group's launches new smart glasses as company bridges consumer, industrial applications

  03-01-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  ODG is raising its profile with smart glasses aimed at consumers at CES 2017, but the real use cases reside with enterprises and government. We spoke with Pete Jameson, ODG's operating chief.
  
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• Osterhout Design Group launches new smart glasses as company bridges consumer, industrial applications

  03-01-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  ODG is raising its profile with smart glasses aimed at consumers at CES 2017, but the real use cases reside with enterprises and government. We spoke with Pete Jameson, ODG's operating chief.
  
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• Honor unveils a £225 handset with a two-day battery life

  03-01-2017 23:00
  
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• Hands-on with the Honor 6X: a mid-range phone gunning for its high-end rivals

  03-01-2017 23:00
  
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• CES 2017: Hands-on with the dual camera $250 Honor 6X

  03-01-2017 21:31 via zdnet.com
  Huawei starts off the new year with the 5X successor, the Honor 6X, that brings a dual camera experience with a long battery life and sleek all-aluminum form factor to the US market.
  
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• Intel acquires 15 percent ownership stake in mapping firm HERE

  03-01-2017 20:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel will work with HERE and its consortium of automaker owners to design, test and deliver proof-of-concept architecture supporting real-time, high-definition map updates.
  
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• Amazon pushes Alexa integration further with 4k Fire TV partnership

  03-01-2017 20:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The Amazon Alexa voice assistant is popping up into more devices, and subsequently, your home.
  
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• PC makers hybrid laptop happy at CES 2017

  03-01-2017 20:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech vendors are all in on 2-in-1 laptops because that's where the growth is.
  
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• Governments shut down the internet more than 50 times in 2016

  03-01-2017 19:42
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S8: A rumor roundup

  03-01-2017 19:31 via zdnet.com
  
  We round up the latest rumors for Samsung's next flagship, believed to be called the Galaxy S8. Samsung needs a hit after the Galaxy Note 7 debacle.
  
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• Dropped your phone into water, mud, soup, or even beer? Here's how you might be able to save it

  03-01-2017 19:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Here's a service that boasts a success rate of 84 percent, which is a much higher chance of saving your phone than the popular internet trick of putting it into a bag of rice.
  
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• You can now talk to your Samsung fridge

  03-01-2017 19:26
  
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• How to break into the mobile app business with little cash and no programming skill

  03-01-2017 19:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Think you can make a bajillion dollars creating an app? David Gewirtz shows you how to get started. He doesn't guarantee you'll make any money, but with this step-by-step guide, at least you'll know where to begin.
  
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• Nasa's Orion mission will go further than ever before, but how will it get us to Mars and beyond?

  03-01-2017 19:00
  
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• CES 2017: Dell's Latitude 5285 2-in-1 is serious competition for Microsoft's Surface Pro

  03-01-2017 18:56 via zdnet.com
  
  It's hard to tell the difference between Dell's new Latitude 5285 2-in-1 and the Microsoft Surface Pro. But there is one crucial difference.
  
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• CES 2017: Kingston unveils 'world's highest capacity USB flash drive'

  03-01-2017 18:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Kingston's new DataTraveler Ultimate GT comes in 1TB and 2TB configurations.
  
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• Ford expands investment in electric and autonomous vehicle production

  03-01-2017 18:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Ford announced a series of innovation initiatives that will significantly expand the company's electric and autonomous vehicle offerings.
  
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• This Android-infecting Trojan malware uses your phone to attack your router

  03-01-2017 18:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Switcher Trojan reroutes your DNS to hand attackers information about every activity which takes place on the infected router.
  
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• Bodytrak is an activity tracker that measures vital signs through your ear

  03-01-2017 18:06
  
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• Intel expands Kaby Lake family as Iris Plus replaces Iris Pro

  03-01-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  For Intel's seventh-generation Core processors, the on-board graphics system formerly known as Iris Pro is now called Iris Plus.
  
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• Flow lets you check how polluted the air you're breathing in is right now

  03-01-2017 17:58
  
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• These hearing aids link to smart TVs, doorbells and smoke alarms so wearers never miss a beat

  03-01-2017 17:49
  
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• CES 2017: Asus debuts sub $1,000, VR-ready compact PC

  03-01-2017 17:45 via zdnet.com
  
  It's a VR-ready system that doesn't need an entire desk and which costs well under $1,000.
  
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• Six tech resolutions for a more productive and less distracted 2017

  03-01-2017 17:43
  
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• Is LG's Levitating Speaker a glimpse into the home of the future?

  03-01-2017 17:27
  
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• Three New Year's resolutions Microsoft needs to keep in 2017

  03-01-2017 17:23 via zdnet.com
  
  With Windows 10, Microsoft has shown it can incorporate new interface technologies while not leaving behind its installed base. This year, the company has a chance to get back in the mobile game with Cortana IoT integration, sleeker affordable 2-in-1s, and possibly a Surface phone.
  
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• Premenstrual mood disorder is a thing and you can blame your genes

  03-01-2017 17:17
  
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• Help Alphr out and you could win a £200 Amazon voucher

  03-01-2017 17:12
  
  Your chance to win £200 to spend at Amazon, just by answering some questions for us…
  
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• CES 2017: The 4 business tech themes to watch

  03-01-2017 17:05 via zdnet.com
  
  What often gets lost in the bright lights and big TVs of CES is the practical advances in business tech. That's what ZDNet and TechRepublic will be digging up.
  
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• Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 preview: Better battery life, faster charging and a focus on VR

  03-01-2017 17:01
  
  Leading chip vendor focusses on battery life and optimisations for VR for latest flagship mobile CPU
  
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• Fake borrowers at Florida library probed

  03-01-2017 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff at a Florida library created fake readers to foil computer systems that recommend throwing out books unread for months or years.
  
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• Apple to focus on its smartwatch's biggest weakness, claims report

  03-01-2017 16:47 via zdnet.com
  
  That weakness being battery life. But delivering more hours could be tricky.
  
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• Alexa enters home automation

  03-01-2017 16:15 via computerweekly.com
  Alexa is Amazon’s intelligent voice service for the home. Computer Weekly explores its potential for home automation
  
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• At CES 2017, Amazon revs Alexa everywhere strategy

  03-01-2017 16:13 via zdnet.com
  
  A bevy of vendors are integrating Amazon's Alexa digital assistant technology. Artificial intelligence matters, but distribution, developers, and integration may matter more.
  
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• Smart carpooling apps could make 78% of New York’s taxis disappear

  03-01-2017 15:47
  
  MIT study shows that city could afford to lose 11,000 taxis, if people would embrace ride-sharing
  
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• iOS 10.2: Tips and hidden secrets

  03-01-2017 15:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Most of these tips should work on all iPhones or iPads that support iOS 10.2, but note that some are only available on newer devices.
  
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• IoT in 2017: Why usage is going to grow, despite the security risks

  03-01-2017 15:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Organisations want to increase investment in IoT to boost efficiency, despite suspicion about what it means for enterprise cybersecurity.
  
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• Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide features list 2017

  03-01-2017 15:13 via computerweekly.com
  Here is a schedule of up-and-coming in-depth articles that will cover carefully selected topics to help IT leaders select the right technology for their organisation
  
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• The future of diversification in the mobile sector

  03-01-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Reed Smith partner Askandar Samad looks at the vital role diversification will take in the mobile market in 2017, with the realisation that mobile operators can no longer be a ‘dumb pipe'
  
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• Norton's new router aims to keep your home safe from IoT botnets

  03-01-2017 15:00
  
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• No dodging that conference call now: Volvo adds in-car Skype for Business, will test Cortana too

  03-01-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Volvo will test out Cortana to add voice recognition and predict the needs of drivers.
  
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• Three new year's resolutions Google needs to keep in 2017

  03-01-2017 14:41 via zdnet.com
  
  From AI to TV, Google has its work cut out for itself as it gets more serious about its own hardware.
  
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• Power firm quashes reports of US grid breached by Russian hackers

  03-01-2017 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  A US power utility company confirms that the US power grid was not breached by Russian hackers as reported by some US media
  
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• Taxi-sharing could end traffic jams, suggests MIT study

  03-01-2017 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taxi-sharing could cut cab numbers and ease congestion, suggests a study from US scientists.
  
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• Finland trials universal basic income of €560 every month

  03-01-2017 14:09
  
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• How many of these does your boss do? Four ways to create a happy and creative team

  03-01-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A happy team is a productive team. Here are four ways to keep to keep staff engaged.
  
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• Big Data 2017: The future is cloudy

  03-01-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  While machine learning and IoT grab the headlines, in 2017, cloud adoption will become the sleeper story of Big Data.
  
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• What Microsoft will be doing at CES 2017

  03-01-2017 13:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft doesn't need a flashy stand to be part of the important conversations at the key technology show.
  
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• Apple sued over fatal 'FaceTime crash'

  03-01-2017 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple faces a lawsuit over the role of its video chatting app FaceTime in a fatal car accident.
  
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