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• eBay's Q1 beats expectations, shares slip on soft guidance

  19-04-2017 23:47 via zdnet.com
  
  eBay expects Q2 adjusted profit between 43 cents to 45 cents per share. Analysts were expecting 47 cents per share.
  
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• Qualcomm Q2 tops estimates

  19-04-2017 22:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Qualcomm noted that revenues were negatively impacted by a reduction related to the BlackBerry arbitration decision, which it says totaled $974 million.
  
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• 6 things I would change about the Samsung Galaxy S8

  19-04-2017 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's phone is nearly perfect, but there are a few aspects the company should take into consideration with the Note 8, or even further into the future, next year's Galaxy S9.
  
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• AWS opens up Amazon Lex, the AI behind Alexa, to its customers

  19-04-2017 21:56 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS' move could lead to a lot more enterprise applications behind powered by the artificial intelligence behind Alexa and Echo.
  
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• AWS opens up Amazon Lex AI platform to its customers

  19-04-2017 21:56 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS' move could lead to a lot more enterprise applications powered by the same artificial intelligence technology used by Amazon's Alexa.
  
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• F8: Facebook positions itself as an innovator across several fronts

  19-04-2017 21:26 via zdnet.com
  
  At its annual developer confab, Facebook showcased its breakthroughs in connectivity, its AI research and loftier ambitions of brain-powered communication.
  
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• Dell's new high-end all-in-one PC offers Ubuntu Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux

  19-04-2017 21:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Do you want a no-expenses spared Linux desktop? Then check out the new Dell Precision 5720.
  
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• Starblood Arena PSVR review: VR's best answer to Overwatch

  19-04-2017 21:00
  
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• Facebook wants to help you communicate directly from your brain via non-invasive sensors

  19-04-2017 20:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook's Building 8 group highlighted two moonshot research projects that would enable you to communicate from your brain directly to text via a "silent speech interface."
  
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• Smartphone notifications: Love them? Hate them? It's complicated

  19-04-2017 20:36 via zdnet.com
  
  A phone that promised more focus and less distraction just ended its Kickstarter campaign, but it only raised a small fraction of its goal. The crowdfunding failure shows our complex relationship with smartphones that poorly filter updates.
  
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• This is how cyber crooks meet and plot their scams

  19-04-2017 20:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Web forums and some more standard communications services are being used by online criminals to organize their activities.
  
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• Alphabet's Verily kicks off long range study to track human health

  19-04-2017 20:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The 10,000-person study aims to explore why people who are generally healthy become sick.
  
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• Microsoft's latest Windows 10 'Redstone 3' test build adds 'Revert VM' feature

  19-04-2017 20:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has released two new Windows 10 test builds -- 16179 for PCs and 15205 for phones. Both are still more about fixes than brand-new features.
  
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• Microsoft Surface Pro 4 copycats run riot: Samsung, Dell, HP and others offer better options

  19-04-2017 19:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's latest Galaxy Books run on Windows 10 and feature designs that rhyme with Microsoft's Surface Pro. The field is getting crowded as HP, Dell, Lenovo and others update Surface-like devices faster than Microsoft.
  
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• This is the one! Super-Earth 40 light years away is our 'best chance of finding alien life yet'

  19-04-2017 19:00
  
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• IBM sales and profits down, but future focus areas see growth

  19-04-2017 18:15 via computerweekly.com
  IBM experiences another fall in sales, but it continues to sell more in areas that will make up its future business
  
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• Worried about gigantic asteroids hurtling towards Earth? There's a graph for that

  19-04-2017 18:00
  
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• Xiaomi Mi 6 has been announced, but don’t expect a UK release date soon

  19-04-2017 17:53
  
  The Xiaomi Mi 6 packs as much power as the Samsung Galaxy S8 for under £300
  
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• Windows 10 tip: Add extra details to Task Manager's Processes tab

  19-04-2017 17:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Task Manager's list of running processes is a useful tool all on its own. But you can tweak its display to add extra information, including the full path of the command that started each running process.
  
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• Apple's big $1,000+ iPhone gamble

  19-04-2017 17:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The days of Apple being able to push hardware out of the door with crazy price tags on it are at an end, and that makes the $1,000+ iPhone a massive gamble. Will it pay off, or will it be a flop?
  
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• Market analytics: Figuring out how much cash million-dollar Android app makers really make

  19-04-2017 17:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Million (and sometimes billion) dollar decisions are made based on the best analysis of incomplete data. If you'd like some inside baseball on how researchers come up with some of their insights, here's a quick view into the insanely profitable business of in-app Android game sales.
  
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• Microsoft's Wunderlist successor, To-Do, hits public preview

  19-04-2017 17:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's 'Project Cheshire,' the successor to its Wunderlist to-do app, is now in public preview for users on a variety of devices.
  
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• Microsoft makes three more cognitive services generally available

  19-04-2017 17:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is rolling out more of its Cognitive Services programming interfaces, which provide developers with a way to add face recognition, computer vision and more to their apps and services.
  
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• Microsoft Data Amp heralds Python in SQL Server 2017, and lots more

  19-04-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Data Amp, Microsoft's new online data platform event, the company is announcing Python in the next version of SQL Server, GA of Azure Analysis Services, Cortana Intelligence Suite solution templates and new cognitive services.
  
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• Conflicting advice blurs cyber safety

  19-04-2017 16:55 via computerweekly.com
  
  Companies are being overloaded with information about cyber threats and complain of a lack of relevant advice
  
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• Apple settles patent case at last minute

  19-04-2017 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patent owner Unwired Planet had already beaten Huawei and Samsung in earlier disputes.
  
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• Ultrasonic clothes dryer 'halves drying time'

  19-04-2017 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The dryer uses high-frequency sound waves to shake water out of clothing in much less time.
  
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• New Docker turnkey program helps enterprises modernize legacy apps

  19-04-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The turnkey stack of professional services, Docker software and partner infrastructure, Docker is taking the uncertainty out of the containerization process.
  
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• Telefónica rolls out AI-based network management

  19-04-2017 15:44 via computerweekly.com
  
  Mobile operator tests Huawei’s SmartCare service operation centre to manage customer connections to its networks
  
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• StorageOS goes to market with persistent Docker container storage

  19-04-2017 15:44 via computerweekly.com
  StorageOS is now available on the Docker marketplace with software product that manages stateful storage for containers, with advanced storage features such as data protection and encryption
  
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• Microsoft kills off passwords with Authenticator's new phone logins

  19-04-2017 15:26 via zdnet.com
  
  With Microsoft's updated Authenticator app you'll be able to sign in to Microsoft accounts without having to remember complicated passwords.
  
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• Homeland Security warns of 'BrickerBot' malware that destroys unsecured internet-connected devices

  19-04-2017 15:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Reminiscent of the Mirai botnet that brought down large swathes of the US internet last year, this new malware targets poorly-secured Internet of Things devices and renders them useless.
  
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• Skype most popular communication channel for cyber criminals

  19-04-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  The cyber criminal network is truly global and collaborative, making use of popular messaging services, a study has revealed
  
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• Holiday Inn hotels hit by card payment system hack

  19-04-2017 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About 1,200 hotels in the US and Puerto Rico were infected by credit card-stealing malware.
  
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• Ransomware is now so awful it's actually making us take security seriously

  19-04-2017 14:11 via zdnet.com
  
  'I've got nothing worth stealing' is no longer a good answer.
  
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• Free to iPhone, iPad, Mac users: Apple is now giving away its iWork and iLife apps

  19-04-2017 14:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Even if you own older Apple hardware, you can now get Apple's iWork Office rival and iLife apps for free.
  
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• Instagram now works offline...but only on Android

  19-04-2017 13:50
  
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• France’s Mélenchon uses holograms to rally in seven places at once

  19-04-2017 13:36
  
  French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has used holograms to appear in front of seven sets of crowds
  
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• From 'swimming' with sloths to 'climbing' the Shard: the best new features of Google Earth

  19-04-2017 13:25
  
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• Equinix tops global colocation leader boards on coverage and connectivity grounds

  19-04-2017 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Colocation giant Equinix emerges as the one to beat in Cloudscene’s inaugural rankings of globe’s biggest datacentre service providers
  
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• Trump’s clampdown on use of immigrant IT workers may have little impact

  19-04-2017 13:06 via computerweekly.com
  
  US president's latest executive order aims to reduce the number of immigrant IT workers in the country
  
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• 'Nearly half' of firms had a cyber-attack or breach

  19-04-2017 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A government study suggests 46% of UK businesses had at least one cybersecurity breach or attack in the past year.
  
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• Malaysia Airlines to track planes with satellites

  19-04-2017 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes three years after MH370, bound for Beijing, disappeared with 239 people on board.
  
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• ​Google's giant Earth update: Now you get storytelling, better 3D, plus guided tours

  19-04-2017 12:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's new Earth adds video and storytelling to encourage users to explore new parts of the world.
  
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• Rebuild and revamp: Housing association on benefits of ditching its legacy, on-premise tech

  19-04-2017 12:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Bournemouth Churches Housing Association (BCHA) explains how ditching its 15-year-old legacy IT system has led to an uptick in the responsiveness and levels of customer care it offers
  
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• Lenovo Miix 510 review: An affordable homage to the Surface Pro 4

  19-04-2017 12:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Lenovo's Miix 510 2-in-1 hybrid has a solid kickstand, a well-made keyboard and a bundled Active Pen stylus. Downsides include significant heat output and disappointing battery life.
  
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• ​Trump's executive order against H-1Bs is a damp squib that calls for 'review' rather than changes

  19-04-2017 12:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Plus, any material changes to the program such as wage rates or lottery amounts will have to be approved by Congress -- and historically they haven't been inclined to do so.
  
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• Researchers find commercial banking apps contain swarms of open-source bugs

  19-04-2017 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  While many developers rely on open-source components, they may not be keeping ahead of the game when bugs are discovered.
  
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• Majority of open source has security flaws

  19-04-2017 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  Software audit highlights major security weaknesses across all open source software
  
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• The dark truths behind The Town of Light

  19-04-2017 11:53
  
  LKA’s psychological drama The Town of Light draws its inspiration from the lives of 6,000 asylum patients
  
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