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• Netflix says opportunity 'gigantic' despite slowing growth

  17-04-2017 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Netflix gains 4.95 million new subscribers in the first quarter, fewer than the 5.2 million it had forecast.
  
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• Samsung blocks ability to remap Galaxy S8's Bixby button

  17-04-2017 22:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung wants to keep you locked in the Bixby AI ecosystem in its fight against Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, Google Assistant, and others.
  
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• Choosing sides in the smartphone battle for the desktop

  17-04-2017 22:11 via zdnet.com
  
  After Continuum and DeX, there's a good chance that a full desktop environment will soon lurk inside your next smartphone. In the latest showdown between Android and Windows, Microsoft must establish a broader smartphone footprint before Android apps adapt.
  
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• Red Hat steps up its Kubernetes game with OpenShift Container 3.5

  17-04-2017 21:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Red Hat wants you to manage your cloud containers with OpenShift Container Platform 3.5.
  
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• Brazilian Post readies mobile device deployment

  17-04-2017 20:40 via zdnet.com
  
  All delivery staff will be equipped with smartphones
  
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• Google Cloud is a serious contender in the public cloud space

  17-04-2017 19:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Forrester breaks down Google Cloud's value and areas for growth.
  
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• Cloudera sets IPO price range of $12 to $14

  17-04-2017 19:08 via zdnet.com
  
  The offering is expected to give the big data management company a valuation well below $4 billion.
  
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• Cloudera sets IPO price range of $12-$14

  17-04-2017 19:08 via zdnet.com
  
  The offering is expected to give the big data management company a valuation well below $4B.
  
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• GitHub makes its Developer Program free, adds new benefits

  17-04-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The program, which has attracted 17,000 people so far, is designed to encourage more developers to build on the Github platform.
  
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• Is Mastodon the new social media star, or imploding black hole?

  17-04-2017 18:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Mastodon has exploded onto the social scene in the last week and is gaining users at a phenomenal rate. But is the new network an open source geek's dream or Twitter's ultimate nightmare?
  
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• Google takes Android search blow in Russia

  17-04-2017 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Android phones in Russia can now come pre-installed with rival search engines and competing apps.
  
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• Why telling the truth 'warts and all' could help you find love

  17-04-2017 18:00
  
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• This futuristic battery is powered by nitrogen

  17-04-2017 18:00
  
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• Social influencers finally have the chance to make money with The8App

  17-04-2017 17:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Micro-influencers want to be rewarded for their interactions on social media and now The8App enables users to monetize their social influence by sharing brand campaigns.
  
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• Internet pioneer Robert Taylor dies

  17-04-2017 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The engineer launched the Arpanet and also helped inspire the Mac computer and Microsoft Word.
  
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• CIO Report: Cloud first in financial services

  17-04-2017 16:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The Chief Information Officer of financial services firm, Antares Capital, with $20 billion under management explains why she went all-in on the cloud.
  
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• Netflix looks beyond US as competition mounts

  17-04-2017 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The streaming service is close to having 100 million subscribers, but can Netflix keep growing?
  
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• UPS, Zebra customize beacons to cut package loading errors

  17-04-2017 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The two companies had to refine signals and customize beacons to roll out a technology called Preload Smart Scan, which aims to cut down "misload" packaging errors by as much as 70 percent.
  
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• Samsung S Health relaunched as Samsung Health, telemedicine capability added

  17-04-2017 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung continues to improve the S Health app, with a change in the name and addition of Ask an Expert telemedicine service for qualified US customers.
  
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• Why Nintendo killed the Classic that consumers loved

  17-04-2017 13:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Popular yet nearly unattainable since its launch, the NES Classic was too successful in sating the hunger of those nostalgic for a vintage Nintendo experience. Its sequel will better ensure Nintendo gets a piece of higher hardware prices and more software opportunities.
  
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• Snowflake spreads its footprint

  17-04-2017 13:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Snowflake has literally just doubled down with a recent $100 million funding round that will expand its global footprint. Its challenge should sound familiar: Why go with best of breed when your cloud provider offers a data warehouse that's "good enough?"
  
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• Apple selling outdated 32-bit iOS apps that will soon stop working

  17-04-2017 13:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple keeps warning users that 32-bit apps may slow down devices and not work with future versions of iOS. Yet Apple continues to offer - and sell - these apps.
  
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• Hermes begins trial using self-driving robots in London

  17-04-2017 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The six-wheeled robots will collect, rather than deliver, parcels from customers during the trial.
  
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• This consumer revolution is being televised

  17-04-2017 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  We now are in the age of the customer, the era of customer engagement and multiple other ways of saying the customer now controls the conversation. How does your business deal with that?
  
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• Microsoft patched 'NSA hack' Windows flaws before leak

  17-04-2017 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tech firm says it fixed flaws in Microsoft Windows about a month before they were exposed.
  
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• Kevin Esvelt could kill malaria – but he's not sure if he should

  17-04-2017 11:00
  
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• Drones flying into prisons to be examined by new police team

  17-04-2017 10:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New police plan to tackle drugs and mobile phones being flown directly to prisoners in jails.
  
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• Flying car prepares for launch

  17-04-2017 02:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anna Holligan went to see what Dutch developers claim is a world first.
  
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• Hear all about it

  17-04-2017 01:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  S-Town and Serial might be hits, but will listening to podcasts ever be more than a niche pursuit?
  
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• The woman whose phone 'misdiagnosed HIV'

  17-04-2017 01:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Are smartphones empowering poor Kenyans or simply causing more problems than they solve?
  
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• Facing the future

  17-04-2017 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They may threaten the human workforce, but they are crucial to the modern economy.
  
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• Meet Tarzan - the robot designed to monitor crops

  17-04-2017 01:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How a robot designed to swing between cables could help farmers monitor crops.
  
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• V&A in VR

  17-04-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cutting edge construction and design tools help transform Dundee's waterfront
  
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• What do PCs, Samsung's Galaxy 8 and Toyota's concept vehicle have in common? Notable design

  17-04-2017 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A focus on design has given a boost to HP and Dell in the PC market, may give Samsung's Galaxy S8 a lift and could even simplify Toyota's tech-happy car cockpits.
  
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