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• Apple files $1B suit against Qualcomm

  20-01-2017 23:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The Cupertino company says Qualcomm withheld payments it owed as a means of retaliation for Apple's cooperation with South Korean investigators.
  
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• Minecraft paedophile Adam Isaac groomed boys online

  20-01-2017 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who groomed young boys through the online game Minecraft has been jailed for two years and eight months.
  
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• 2017's best Linux laptop: The latest Dell XPS 13

  20-01-2017 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Dell continues to build the best out-of-the-box Linux and open-source laptops. Check out the latest Dell XPS 13 developer edition and you'll see what I mean.
  
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• Samsung to cite battery size, manufacturing problems for Note 7 issues: Report

  20-01-2017 19:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The South Korean company will blame multiple problems from different battery manufacturers for the Note 7 explosions, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  
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• De-risking the cloud

  20-01-2017 18:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Why is enterprise cloud becoming the norm?
  
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• Reminder: Microsoft to no longer update original Windows 10 release after March 26

  20-01-2017 18:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has released the media for its Windows 10 Anniversary Update to business users. That means it's almost time for support to end for its original release.
  
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• Pay rises tipped for IT security and data analysis roles in 2017

  20-01-2017 17:37 via computerweekly.com
  
  Increase in high-profile data breaches and the need for data insight are seen as contributory factors in salary rises for IT security and data analytics staff
  
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• The headphone jack will vanish from most premium smartphones by the end of the year

  20-01-2017 17:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Didn't think it was a big deal when Apple dropped the headphone jack from the iPhone 7? This year will see the humble 3.5mm port removed from a lot more devices.
  
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• Mix and match analytics: data, metadata, and machine learning for the win

  20-01-2017 17:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Creating winning analytics solutions means combining and making the most of different approaches and techniques. Taking a look at how Google does this for YouTube can provide inspiration and set a framework for analytics solutions.
  
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• New Audi Q8 (2017) price and specs: All you need to know about the upcoming flagship SUV

  20-01-2017 17:09
  
  Everything you need to know about Audi’s range-topping SUV coupe-hybrid
  
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• BT announces price hikes for broadband, landline and sport

  20-01-2017 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Broadband costs will rise by between 5% and 6% while free BT Sport is to end for TV customers.
  
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• The cloud's future is vertical

  20-01-2017 16:43 via zdnet.com
  
  From generic services to industry-specific apps, the cloud is growing up
  
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• Nvidia Shield TV review (2017): The best TV streamer money can buy

  20-01-2017 16:43
  
  4K Amazon Prime Video, a smart-home hub and a reason to ditch that living-room gaming PC – Shield TV has finally come into its own
  
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• Mozilla’s rebrand leaves web browsers confused

  20-01-2017 16:16
  
  Chrome, Safari and Firefox are thrown by "moz://a"
  
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• Windows 10: Microsoft's power slider prototype lets you trade performance for battery life

  20-01-2017 16:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is testing out a new power slider that could eventually optimize hardware to conserve battery life.
  
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• Google placed its own ads first, study claims

  20-01-2017 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adverts for Google products occupied 91% of the top slots on the firm's search results pages.
  
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• Hybrid cloud in a box: Unboxing the Synology DS916+ super-NAS

  20-01-2017 15:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Where does old-school file sharing fit in the rapidly changing world of mobile and cloud services? David Gewirtz takes a first look at a NAS appliance that implements a hybrid cloud storage environment right inside a little black box.
  
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• ICO sets out plans to issue GDPR guidance

  20-01-2017 15:06 via computerweekly.com
  Information Commissioner’s Office encourages business to review guidance on the General Data Protection Regulation as it is published to identify what areas need to be addressed in 2017
  
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• NRF 2017: The key to success is not taking yourself too seriously, says Richard Branson

  20-01-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Serial entrepreneur and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson tells the audience at NRF 2017 to fail fast, pay it forward and to stop taking themselves so seriously
  
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• For national security, Trump trades in phone for Secret Service-approved device

  20-01-2017 14:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The phone is an encrypted device approved by the Secret Service.
  
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• For national security, Trump gets a new secure "smartphone"

  20-01-2017 14:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The phone comes with "state-of-the-art" security, but does it come with Twitter?
  
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• Cloud is crucial for development

  20-01-2017 14:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Cloud enables new development models that will revolutionise enterprise IT
  
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• UK looks for HS2 train-builder

  20-01-2017 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A company is needed to take on a £2.75bn contract to build 60 high speed trains.
  
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• Mozilla: The internet is unhealthy and urgently needs your help

  20-01-2017 14:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Can the internet as we know it survive the many efforts to dominate and control it, asks Firefox maker Mozilla.
  
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  "Hidden Figures" isn't just the story of three brilliant and determined women, but also of the transition from human to electronic computing. The latter stars the IBM 7090, and, as the movie shows, the transition was far from smooth.
  

• International Olympic Committee embarks on 12-year cloud partnership with Alibaba

  20-01-2017 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  Chinese cloud services provider Alibaba agrees to supply the Olympic Games organisers with cloud infrastructure and services until 2028
  
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• IBM results show shift to AI and cloud business focus

  20-01-2017 14:13 via computerweekly.com
  
  IBM’s Watson cognitive, artificial intelligence technology and its cloud strategy are overtaking core product areas in terms of revenue
  
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• Nissan xStorage UK price, specs: All you need to know about the new home battery system

  20-01-2017 13:35
  
  The Nissan xStorage could be a good alternative to the Tesla Powerwall 2
  
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• Remote workers at risk of burnout according to UniqueIQ

  20-01-2017 13:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Remote working and flexible working is vital to sustain of the workforce of the future.
  
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• Amazon and Apple end exclusive deal on audio books

  20-01-2017 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple and Amazon have ended a deal that tied them into an exclusive contract for the supply and sale of audio books.
  
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• The phone that bore a thousand tweets: Trump surrenders smartphone

  20-01-2017 13:06
  
  How will the tweeting machine fare without his tweeting machine?
  
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• Google's open-source Tilt Brush: Now you can create 3D movies in VR

  20-01-2017 13:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has released a free set of tools to help developers transform Tilt Brush sketches into immersive animations.
  
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• Google Pixel not so great: There are plenty of better business phones

  20-01-2017 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Pixel is not the best Android smartphone you can buy. There are plenty of better business handsets.
  
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• Satan ransomware-as-a-service starts trading in the Dark Web

  20-01-2017 12:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Users can expect to share 30 percent of their ill-gotten gains for signing up.
  
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• Everyone's least favourite ransomware is back and testing new infection tactics

  20-01-2017 12:53 via zdnet.com
  
  After a drop in activity over Christmas, the most prolific ransomware of 2016 appears to be gearing up for 2017.
  
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• A user’s guide to surviving Trump's apocalypse

  20-01-2017 12:43
  
  How to keep your smartphone running if SHTF
  
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• Nintendo signals end for Wii U

  20-01-2017 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nintendo signals the "end of life" for its Wii U games console, which was first released in 2012.
  
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• Stop overhyping blockchain

  20-01-2017 12:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Most blockchain evangelists exaggerate what blockchain does, overlooking what it was designed for, and stretch it to irrelevance
  
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• Instagram user Average Rob edits himself into Barack Obama and Joe Biden photos

  20-01-2017 11:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Average Rob" is editing himself into photos of Barack Obama and Joe Biden in his Instagram profile.
  
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• ASUS ZenBook 3 UX390UA review: Great design and build, but some details disappoint

  20-01-2017 11:50 via zdnet.com
  
  This well-built, lightweight ultraportable looks fantastic but is also expensive and comes up short in places, notably screen resolution and battery life.
  
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• Google plugs own products mercilessly on its ad platform, WSJ research finds

  20-01-2017 11:43
  
  Search engine giant buys millions of its own search ads, quashing competitors vying for ad space
  
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• How the @Potus handover from Obama to Trump works

  20-01-2017 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The presidential Twitter handle will be handed over later - here's how it works.
  
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• Bill Gates: World is “tragically unprepared” for pandemics, and terrorists could benefit from it

  20-01-2017 11:34
  
  Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Gates warned that the potential damage from a bioterrorist attack could be "very, very huge"
  
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• Zuckerberg 'reconsidering' lawsuits to force Hawaiians to sell ancestral land

  20-01-2017 11:25
  
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• Zuckerberg drops Hawaiian land lawsuits amidst mounting criticism

  20-01-2017 11:25
  
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• DDoS protection provider alleged to be Mirai botnet creator

  20-01-2017 11:02 via computerweekly.com
  Investigative journalist Brian Krebs believes distributed denial of service mitigation firm owner is the author of malware designed to enable massive IoT botnet-enabled DDoS attacks
  
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• SSP Worldwide blames engineers at London datacentre for new cloud outage

  20-01-2017 10:32 via computerweekly.com
  Insurance software provider says latest service outage was caused by power problems at third-party datacentre site
  
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• Six months from its 10th birthday, the original iPhone no longer works in America

  20-01-2017 10:16
  
  AT&T kills its 2G networks, indirectly sacrificing the smartphone that changed it all
  
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• Minecraft link to net's biggest botnet

  20-01-2017 09:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Minecraft, the game adored by millions of children, is allegedly at the heart of the web's biggest net attack.
  
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• The telepresence bot operated by the mind and other news

  20-01-2017 09:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.
  
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