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• Google parent Alphabet's shares fall as profits miss target

  26-01-2017 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in Alphabet, owner of Google, fall as tech giant misses profit estimates.
  
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• How to really get your message out on Facebook

  26-01-2017 23:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Hint: Simply saying "please copy and paste instead of sharing" doesn't cut it.
  
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• VMware Q4 strong, company calls quarter balanced

  26-01-2017 22:55 via zdnet.com
  
  VMware delivered solid revenue growth as it lands more hybrid cloud deals amid a partnership with AWS.
  
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• PayPal Q4 solid, revenue up 17 percent

  26-01-2017 22:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The San Jose, Calif.-based payments company reported revenue of $2.98 billion.
  
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• Intel beats Q4 estimates with growth across the business

  26-01-2017 22:43 via zdnet.com
  
  The chipmaker's IoT group posted double-digit growth in revenue for the fourth quarter, while revenue from the data center and PC units also grew year-over-year and sequentially.
  
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• Cricket Wireless gives customers more data for the same price

  26-01-2017 22:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Who doesn't like getting more data without your monthly bill going up?
  
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• Alphabet delivers mixed fourth quarter

  26-01-2017 22:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Advertising remains a steady revenue source for Alphabet.
  
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• Microsoft Q2 strong, says commercial cloud tops $14 billion annual run rate

  26-01-2017 22:19 via zdnet.com
  
  The second quarter included a few days of revenue from LinkedIn. Generally, Microsoft topped expectations.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S8 leak claims to reveal launch date, first image

  26-01-2017 21:20 via zdnet.com
  
  A notable leaker has posted launch details and an image of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S8 phones. And, guess what, there's a headphone jack!
  
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• Amazon's vision for streaming independent films

  26-01-2017 21:00
  
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• Expect renewed push for encryption backdoors from Trump administration

  26-01-2017 20:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Top law enforcement officers, FBI director James Comey and Trump's nominee for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions, are supportive of giving law enforcement means to sidestep encryption.
  
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• Missingno's revenge: trading the infamous glitch Pokémon to Sun and Moon can break the game

  26-01-2017 20:02
  
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• Breach site LeakedSource apparently raided by feds

  26-01-2017 19:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The site obtained a massive hack of over 400 million AdultFriendFinder accounts last year.
  
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• Google opens up Daydream app development

  26-01-2017 18:52 via zdnet.com
  
  If developers want their apps discoverable via Google Play VR or Daydream home, the apps need to meet certain criteria.
  
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• Facebook adds security key and YubiKey support for 2FA

  26-01-2017 18:36 via zdnet.com
  
  A security key is a USB-based device that generates an encrypted, one-time security code for use in two-factor authentication systems.
  
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• Was Cisco's $3.7 billion purchase of AppDynamics a surprise?

  26-01-2017 18:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Cisco will need to show integration that reduces work for infrastructure & operations staff and delivers value throughout the enterprise.
  
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• MoD accelerator launches Enduring Challenge tech contest

  26-01-2017 18:30 via computerweekly.com
  Enduring Challenge seeks to bring innovative technology to the front line for the UK’s armed forces and security services
  
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• Got a spare $15 million? Why not buy your very own D-Wave quantum computer

  26-01-2017 17:28
  
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• How Facebook helped tweak Chrome and Firefox to download pages faster

  26-01-2017 17:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Social media giant worked with browser teams to improve caching, sees web page downloads improve as a result.
  
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• EduFlicks’ debut at Bett: Bringing Shakespeare to life the smartphone way

  26-01-2017 17:16
  
  If you can’t beat them, join them: This smartphone-based filmmaking tool is bringing literature to life in the classroom
  
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• Is Apple out of the woods?

  26-01-2017 17:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's earnings for Q1 2017 are out next week, and here are five things to keep an eye on.
  
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• Lexus 2017 hybrid range review: Hands on with Lexus’ innovative dual-power range

  26-01-2017 17:04
  
  We take three of Lexus' latest hybrid cars for a spin
  
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• Is crowdfunding the future of politics?

  26-01-2017 16:48
  
  Have the days of union funding and big donors had their day?
  
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• How will we cope with the AI Chatbot takeover?

  26-01-2017 16:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Ordering lunch for a group or office using an AI chatbot, searching for recipes online, or using a virtual assistant to control your home with AI. AI chatbots are becoming indispensable - whether we like it or not.
  
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• More Linux on my new notebook: Fedora, Linux Mint and Ubuntu

  26-01-2017 16:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Hands on with four more Linux distributions on my ASUS X540S - including both Linux Mint 18.1 and Linux Mint Debian Edition.
  
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• Why can’t the British press call Trump a ‘liar’?

  26-01-2017 16:24
  
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• Businesses increasing their cybersecurity budgets, but spend it in the wrong places

  26-01-2017 16:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Spending extra money on antivirus software isn't enough to stop cyberattacks and data breaches
  
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• Comcast's business unit lands small, midsized businesses as annual revenue nears $6 billion

  26-01-2017 16:06 via zdnet.com
  
  CEO Brian Roberts said Comcast is seeing "great traction across all three of the customer segments that we serve: small, medium, and enterprise."
  
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• Research shows sixty-one percent will not engage with Influencer posts that do not feel genuine

  26-01-2017 15:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Research from Bloglovin' reveals what brands need to know to build successful influencer marketing programs. Spoiler: Authenticity is key.
  
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• Microsoft's URL detonation: Now Office 365 can zap key spear-phishing tactic

  26-01-2017 15:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has rolled out a new security feature for Office 365, designed to neutralize common tactics used by advanced hackers.
  
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• Two-factor authentication: how to keep your online apps and accounts safe

  26-01-2017 15:01
  
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• Getting started with two-factor authentication

  26-01-2017 15:01
  
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• As Instagram adds two-factor authentication, here's how to keep your online accounts safe

  26-01-2017 15:01
  
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• A little late to the party, Pinterest adds two-factor authentication. Here's how to use it

  26-01-2017 15:01
  
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• Hand-held robots and connected jackets: the gear you need this year

  26-01-2017 15:00
  
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• Facebook ups security with Fido U2F two-factor authentication

  26-01-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Social media giant is enabling users to increase the security of their logins with Fido U2F USB security keys
  
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• Facebook snaps up Xiaomi's Hugo Barra

  26-01-2017 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook hires Hugo Barra to lead its development of virtual reality products.
  
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• Facebook now supports U2F authentication to make your profile 'unhackable'

  26-01-2017 15:00
  
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• Windows 10 tip: Reset your PC completely

  26-01-2017 14:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Windows 10's Reset option allows you to remove apps, settings, and drivers, effectively giving you a clean install without the hassles of a regular setup. You can keep your files if you're planning to reuse the PC, or wipe everything if you're selling or giving away the device.
  
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• Fixing an unfixable Mac Office credentials error: Kids, don't try this at home

  26-01-2017 14:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Yes, it's a Microsoft rant. But it's a Microsoft rant with potentially dangerous but workable advice.
  
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• Oracle to launch Adaptive Intelligent Apps this spring, status of Oracle Data Cloud less certain

  26-01-2017 14:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Oracle Data Cloud is a powerful resource for marketers, but its potential as an engine for AI Apps and conventional apps outside of the CRM realm remains on the horizon.
  
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• In the connected car, Microsoft wants Cortana in driver's seat

  26-01-2017 14:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is taking a classic IT vendor approach to automakers, promising to partner, not compete. But Cortana is emerging as a protected crown jewel.
  
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• Ghost Recon Wildlands can't shake its Far Cry fixation

  26-01-2017 14:30
  
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• IBM adds TensorFlow support to its PowerAI

  26-01-2017 14:10 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM said that Google's open source TensorFlow machine learning and neural network software is getting enterprise traction.
  
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• Rat-grown organs cure diabetic mice

  26-01-2017 14:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Could cross-species organ growth solve human shortages?
  
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• Meet the man behind the audiobook revolution

  26-01-2017 14:00
  
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• iPhone 8: Is this new flexible LCD screen headed to Apple's next smartphone?

  26-01-2017 13:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has a new display choice in JDI's bendable plastic LCD if it wants to make a curved-screen iPhone 8.
  
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• If President Trump is still using his old Android phone, is that a bad call?

  26-01-2017 13:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Getting security right is about more than technology: getting people to understand the issues is just as important.
  
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• Apocalypse Now is being turned into a video game

  26-01-2017 13:49
  
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• Kaspersky security researcher arrested in Russia

  26-01-2017 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A cybersecurity researcher working for anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab in Russia has been arrested
  
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