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• Special items, berries and the new Pokémon in Pokémon Go

  17-02-2017 22:26
  
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• Special items, berries and the full list of new Pokémon in Pokémon Go

  17-02-2017 22:26
  
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• Throw yourself into the VR void 250 miles above Earth with the ISS spacewalk app

  17-02-2017 19:00
  
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• The world's first colour-changing hair dye reacts to the world around you

  17-02-2017 19:00
  
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• Deleting your Yahoo email account? Yeah, good luck with that

  17-02-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Some Yahoo users say inconsistent security practices makes the account deletion process near impossible.
  
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• Parents told to destroy 'spy' dolls

  17-02-2017 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers say hackers can use an insecure bluetooth device to listen and talk to a child.
  
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• Stemettes launches documentary about Outbox Incubator programme

  17-02-2017 17:33 via computerweekly.com
  Social enterprise Stemettes has produced a short film featuring its Outbox Incubator programme to highlight the importance of getting girls into science, technology, engineering and maths
  
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• ZTE scraps 'design our smartphone' crowdfunding campaign

  17-02-2017 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  ZTE had created a smartphone based on ideas submitted by the public.
  
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• Prysm updates its Visual Workplace to incorporate centralized live source streaming

  17-02-2017 17:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Prysm has updated its cloud based collaboration platform with Live Source Streaming, Quick Start, and Wireless Screen Sharing features.
  
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• Microsoft seeks to capitalize on recent spate of MongoDB ransomware with its DocumentDB pitch

  17-02-2017 17:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is looking to win over MongoDB users who may have been affected by the latest ransomware attacks with its Azure DocumentDB alternative.
  
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• Your desktop 3D printer is really an IoT device in disguise

  17-02-2017 16:49 via zdnet.com
  
  There is a double-edged sword to having internet-enabled 3D printers. Like other IoT devices, they may open potential back doors for hacking and breaches.
  
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• Tech regret: Five inventors who questioned their creations

  17-02-2017 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inventors who, like Mark Zuckerberg, have looked back with mixed feelings on what they created.
  
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• Ready, set, Pokémon Go: The game adds 80 new creatures to its roster

  17-02-2017 16:49
  
  Emma Sims
  46 min 49 sec ago
  GamesIt was crowned the most successful mobile game in US history. And now it’s back, with one hell of an update. Pokémon Go just added 80 creatures to its repertoire – the first update to available creatures since the app launched in July last year.
  Pokémon Go’s website proclaimed, “Over 80 additional Pokémon ordinarily discovered in the Johto region can be caught”. It added that certain Pokémon will feature a
  
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• Pokemon Go Gen 2 UK News: Pokemon adds 80 new creatures to its roster in Feb 2017

  17-02-2017 16:49
  
  The new February 2017 update has landed for Pokemon Go, and it adds 80 new creatures to the game
  
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• Gartner predicts BI market will jump 7.3% to $18.3bn in 2017

  17-02-2017 16:48 via computerweekly.com
  
  So-called “modern BI and analytics platforms” outpace traditional business intelligence, but rate will slow down
  
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• PewDiePie problems, existential angst: Podcast 305

  17-02-2017 16:33
  
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• Ford developing pothole alert system for drivers

  17-02-2017 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The carmaker says it is testing technology to detect potholes and warn drivers of their locations.
  
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• VR versus AR: which technology will win the battle for hearts and virtual minds?

  17-02-2017 16:00
  
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• Visa, Bosch and Indiegogo debut IBM Watson IoT partnerships

  17-02-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  At the inauguration of the Watson IoT HQ in Munich, IBM customers announced a swathe of new partnerships to bring IoT tech to market
  
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• Misfit Phase review: A smartwatch that looks smarter than it is

  17-02-2017 15:59
  
  The Misfit Phase certainly looks the part, but its simplicity can lead to frustration
  
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• Do You Have The Flexibility Needed To Thrive On Today's Uncertainty?

  17-02-2017 15:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Countries around the world have voted for radical change, and uncertainty looms. Organizations that can react fast and flexibly to change will thrive.
  
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• Hackers are using this Android malware to spy on Israeli soldiers

  17-02-2017 15:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Social engineering employed to distribute ViperRAT malware which uses infected devices to take photos and record audio.
  
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• Back to 1982: Why US watchdog the FCC thinks your iPhone needs FM radio

  17-02-2017 15:22 via zdnet.com
  
  FCC chairman Ajit Pai wants you to be able to use the FM radio that's already in your phone, but he's not going to force companies to activate it.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg writes manifesto on the future of Facebook

  17-02-2017 15:09
  
  Facebook founder believes social network can be a force for good
  
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• P&G launches tech innovation center in Brazil

  17-02-2017 15:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The São Paulo-based facility will start operations next month
  
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• What's the fastest web browser for the Mac?

  17-02-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  One Mac, four browsers, five benchmark tests. Which is the best web browser for the Mac?
  
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• Portrait from the shadows: haunting images bring 'ghosts' of photos back to life

  17-02-2017 15:00
  
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• How Louisville became the first smart city on the IFTTT platform

  17-02-2017 14:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Air quality data for Louisville, Ky. is now available on a new IFTTT channel that relays information to subscribers through text, email or even by changing the color of the user's smart light bulb in their home.
  
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• AWS Schema Tool allows you to export Oracle and Teradata warehouses to Amazon Redshift

  17-02-2017 14:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Aims to make it easier to migrate from relational databases and data warehouses to cloud-based services.
  
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• Google ranks Gmail malware targets: Here's how your sector rates on malicious spam

  17-02-2017 14:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's breakdown of Gmail customers who receive the most spam reveals that the real-estate sector is the prime target of emails with malicious attachments or links.
  
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• Big data projects need business input and careful management

  17-02-2017 14:16 via computerweekly.com
  Big data projects need to be managed. Ocado and Graydon have been figuring out how
  
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• Alexa, more cowbell: 18 silly (but fun) Amazon Echo commands

  17-02-2017 13:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon's amazing Alexa AI assistant keeps getting smarter and smarter. Here are 18 dumb ways you can waste all that wonderful computing power.
  
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• Swedish capital uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to cut road congestion

  17-02-2017 13:38 via computerweekly.com
  Stockholm transport authorities are gaining a better understanding of road traffic through technology
  
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• HPE services and CSC to become DXC Technology

  17-02-2017 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  The merger between HP's services division and CSC will launch in April 2017 and is expected to save the companies billions
  
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• Your clothes could soon create and store their own electricity

  17-02-2017 13:00
  
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• Amazon Echo: Now Alexa can check your Microsoft Outlook calendar, and voice calls could be coming soon

  17-02-2017 12:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Outlook can be set as the default calendar for Alexa-powered devices, while rumours suggest that support for voice calls could be on the way.
  
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• Sky taxi to fly in Dubai 'from July'

  17-02-2017 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A drone that can carry people will begin "regular operations" in Dubai from July, says the city's Roads and Transportation Agency.
  
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• Zuckerberg's epic Facebook manifesto redacted to omit plans for AI to monitor private messages

  17-02-2017 12:40 via zdnet.com
  
  In an earlier version of his manifesto for Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg revealed that his vision for AI included monitoring 'private channels' for terrorists planning an attack.
  
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• Amazon, Apple and Microsoft pledge to support government push for fair cloud storage use

  17-02-2017 12:28 via computerweekly.com
  Competition and Markets Authority confirms support of Amazon, Apple and Microsoft as it concludes compliance review into cloud storage sector
  
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• IBM prototype puts hospital care in the home

  17-02-2017 12:24
  
  The 'Cognitive Hypervisor' is able to collect patient data through wearable devices
  
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• RSAC17: Former MI5 head calls on infosec community to make world safer

  17-02-2017 12:15 via computerweekly.com
  In a digital era, the information security community has a key role in helping to make the world a safer place, according to former MI5 boss Stella Rimington
  
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• Jam on a virtual piano with Google’s new AI

  17-02-2017 11:59
  
  AI Duet has digested enough classical music examples to play along with you
  
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• You can play a piano duet with this AI - just don't expect Mozart

  17-02-2017 11:48
  
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• FOI requests reveal appetite for datacentre change in London’s local councils

  17-02-2017 11:41 via computerweekly.com
  
  Research conducted by cloud service provider HyperGrid suggests IT departments in local councils are working with outdated and underperforming datacentre infrastructures
  
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• Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 review: A compact, solidly built convertible

  17-02-2017 11:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Dell's XPS 13 gets 360-degree screen rotation and a few specification tweaks, bringing extra flexibility to an already impressive ultraportable.
  
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• High Court rules for SAP, against Diageo in indirect licensing case

  17-02-2017 11:12 via computerweekly.com
  Judge rejects Diageo’s submission that SAP PI is a “gatekeeper” licence for gaining access to the SAP suite of applications and database
  
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• Security Think Tank: Integrity of business data key to cyber defence

  17-02-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  What types of organisation are likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate against such attacks?
  
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• Samsung boss arrested over bribery allegations

  17-02-2017 10:46
  
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• RSAC17: Geopolitical changes driving encryption usage, survey shows

  17-02-2017 10:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  More organisations are planning to deploy encryption in response to geopolitical changes, but confidence in organisations’ ability to secure and protect encryption is low, a survey shows
  
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• Valve CEO is "pretty comfortable" with virtual reality flopping

  17-02-2017 10:44
  
  Gabe Newell said if companies don't fail, they aren't doing anything interesting
  
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