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• Google's Chromebook Pixel lives on, but you can't buy one

  02-03-2017 22:57 via zdnet.com
  
  It turns out Google is still making its own high-end Chromebook laptops. It's just not going to sell them to customers.
  
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• Snapchat firm share price soars on debut

  02-03-2017 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in the owner of messaging app Snapchat jump by more than 40% in its first day on Wall Street.
  
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• The future of pop music? Hollow shells run by algorithms - and Hatsune Miku is leading the way

  02-03-2017 21:00
  
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• Here's how to make sense of AMD Ryzen naming

  02-03-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Ryzen 7 1800X, Ryzen 7 1700X, and Ryzen 7 1700 - what do these names tell you about the chip? Answer: A lot!
  
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• Soon, you can buy gadgets that self-destruct when stolen

  02-03-2017 19:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The self-destruct technology can be retrofitted to existing devices for a few dollars, the researchers say.
  
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• Soon, you can buy gadgets that can self-destruct when stolen

  02-03-2017 19:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The self-destruct technology can be retrofitted to existing devices for a few dollars, the researchers say.
  
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• Amazon knocked AWS sites offline because of typo

  02-03-2017 19:33 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS explains how S3 storage at its massive US-EAST-1 region was disrupted and what it's doing to prevent this from happening again.
  
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• GoDaddy gets hit by DNS outage

  02-03-2017 19:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Many users of GoDaddy's web hosting services experienced downed websites and email service issues Thursday.
  
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• The next iPhone won't switch to USB-C, but the cable might

  02-03-2017 18:55 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're not using a computer with a USB-C port, then charging your next iPhone could mean more dongles in your future.
  
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• What it's really like to race in the world's fastest four-seater (spoiler: it's not pretty)

  02-03-2017 18:34
  
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• How to use blockchain to build a database solution

  02-03-2017 18:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Why would you want to use blockchain to build a database solution? And how would you actually do that? BigchainDB has answers.
  
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• What's the fastest Linux web browser?

  02-03-2017 18:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Firefox is the default web browser for most Linux distributions, but is it the fastest choice?
  
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• BT to create 1,700 apprenticeships and graduate jobs

  02-03-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  BT has announced it will create 1,700 apprentice and graduate positions across its group businesses this year
  
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• Amazon's fulfillment centers set to go solar

  02-03-2017 17:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The effort is part of a broader move by the technology giant to expand its use of clean energy.
  
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• Could Netflix be your new fitness coach?

  02-03-2017 17:13
  
  Netflix has introduced a new DIY project, and this time, it’s personal… training
  
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• Swedish municipality Järfälla signs €14m outsourcing deal

  02-03-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  Swedish municipality signs a new IT services partner to drive digital transformation
  
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• Cloudflare reviews code after Cloudbleed bug leaks data

  02-03-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  Cloudflare has published a detailed analysis of the Cloudbleed data leaks and promised ongoing code reviews to assure customers and partners
  
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• Fitbit shipped more devices in 2016 than any other vendor

  02-03-2017 16:44 via zdnet.com
  
  According to the ​latest data from IDC, Fitbit shipped 22.5 million devices in 2016, more than Apple, Garmin and Samsung combined.
  
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• You can plot exactly where your delayed train is on these mesmerising junction maps

  02-03-2017 16:31
  
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• Docker launches Enterprise Edition, courts broader corporate adoption

  02-03-2017 15:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Developers already love Docker to deploy applications. Now Docker is rolling out a new edition to court more enterprise-wide usage and adoption.
  
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• Slack bug granted hackers full access to accounts, messages

  02-03-2017 15:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Stealing user authentication tokens would've given an attacker full access to that user's account.
  
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• Dutch manufacturer standardises internal IT services through Unisys

  02-03-2017 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  Metal-based product maker Constellium wants to cut the costs associated with its disparate IT support operation through a contract with Unysis
  
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• Huawei Watch 2 review: Android Wear 2 makes this a great smartwatch

  02-03-2017 15:10
  
  Stuffed with features and has Android Wear 2 onboard, but Huawei has taken a step backwards in design
  
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• Ford's future city: hoverboards that carry shopping and drone deliveries to skyscrapers

  02-03-2017 15:00
  
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• AMD Ryzen: Taking the fight to Intel

  02-03-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  For almost a decade AMD has yielded ground to Intel when it comes to processors, but the new Ryzen 7 chips change all that.
  
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• Google discontinues the Pixel laptop

  02-03-2017 14:54
  
  However, more notebooks could be forthcoming
  
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• Google to Apple users: We're beefing up malware protection for Chrome on macOS

  02-03-2017 14:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Google tightens up restrictions in Chrome on macOS to prevent sites from changing browser settings.
  
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• This old ransomware variant is back - with sneaky new tricks

  02-03-2017 14:20 via zdnet.com
  
  It's been quiet since 2015, but TorrentLocker has suddenly returned. And this time it wants to steal your passwords too.
  
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• China calls for mutually-beneficial global co-operation in cyber space

  02-03-2017 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  China is calling for greater international collaboration in cyber space, saying it is committed to working with other countries to combat cyber crime and cyber terrorism
  
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• Samsung's new smartphone is out: Not the Galaxy S8 but something far beefier

  02-03-2017 14:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's new Galaxy option, the rugged Galaxy Xcover 4, specced to US military standards, will come with Android Nougat.
  
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• Machine learning will boost the enterprise user experience

  02-03-2017 14:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Machine learning at the intersection of application design and predictive data analytics.
  
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• Yahoo's security follies add up to real money: Will companies learn from Yahoo's mistakes?

  02-03-2017 14:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Boardrooms and executives are likely to step up their cybersecurity game now as Yahoo's cybersecurity disasters add up to real money.
  
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• Fitness trackers on elephants reveal they sleep less than any other mammal on Earth

  02-03-2017 14:00
  
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• MoD ditches spreadsheets for SaaS-based collaboration tool

  02-03-2017 13:51 via computerweekly.com
  
  The Ministry of Defence is taking advantage of G-Cloud for collaboration software to manage its global activities
  
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• LG G6 hands-on: Unique 18:9 display, water resistance and dual camera flexibility

  02-03-2017 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  LG spent the last month revealing bits and pieces of the G6 so the recent announcement was no surprise. After spending a couple days with the LG G6, it's clear that LG is ready to compete with the best.
  
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• MWC 2017: Huawei R&D focuses on vehicles, drones, virtual reality

  02-03-2017 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  Huawei used its presence at the annual Mobile World Congress fair in Barcelona to showcase a number of its mobile innovation programmes
  
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• Nintendo Switch cartridges 'taste so bad'

  02-03-2017 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The games company adds a "bittering agent" to stop the small cartridges being accidentally ingested.
  
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• Chevrolet to offer unlimited data plan with cars

  02-03-2017 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The data deal will be available across the entire range of the carmaker's vehicles.
  
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• Want utopia? Start with universal basic income and a 15-hour work week

  02-03-2017 13:00
  
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• 'Previously unseen' malware behind cyberattack against UK's biggest hospital group

  02-03-2017 12:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Despite being up-to-date, Barts Health NHS Trust's antivirus software didn't recognize a new threat as malicious. The vendor has since issued a patch.
  
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• ​Gmail boost: Now you can receive 50 megabyte attachments to your emails

  02-03-2017 11:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Google will let Gmail users receive oversized attachments.
  
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• MWC 2017: Barcelona trial uses IoT and big data to manage tourists

  02-03-2017 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  Barcelona, the host city for Mobile World Congress, has been demonstrating its use of the internet of things and big data to help manage visitors to Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia
  
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• Box's Aaron Levie shares a warning about Wall Street for Snap

  02-03-2017 11:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Ahead of Snap's IPO, the Box co-founder and CEO takes note of what he's learned two years after taking his company public.
  
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• How Big Ben bongs: lasers reveal the secrets of the bell's distinctive sound

  02-03-2017 11:24
  
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• Robots might soon be clothed in human flesh

  02-03-2017 11:22
  
  Biomedical researchers reckon we could harvest human tissue from the fleshy robots
  
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• Artangel is on the lookout for internet art

  02-03-2017 11:21
  
  The leading UK arts organisation has put out a call for projects that deal with “networked space”
  
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• Mysterious glowing 'blob' 10 million light years away could be hiding a giant black hole

  02-03-2017 11:15
  
  By: Abigail BeallContinue reading...
  
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• New Mac ransomware, backdoor threats emerge

  02-03-2017 11:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Despite the macOS-based malware being paraded around the Internet, researchers are finding it hard to score samples.
  
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• IBM patents 'out of office' email messages

  02-03-2017 10:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The US patent office seems to have forgotten that it is 2017.
  
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• This Norwegian site makes you pass a test before you can comment

  02-03-2017 10:12
  
  If you want to comment on a NRKbeta story, you have to prove you understand it first
  
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