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• Intel reports mixed Q1 results with revenue falling short

  27-04-2017 22:26 via zdnet.com
  
  The chipmaker posted record-setting Q1 revenues but still fell slightly short of market expectations.
  
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• Alphabet beats Q1 earnings expectations

  27-04-2017 22:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Alphabet delivered $20.17 billion in revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs.
  
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• Microsoft's Q3 strong as commercial cloud revenue hits $15.2 billion run rate

  27-04-2017 22:22 via zdnet.com
  
  But Azure revenue remains a mystery. As usual, Office and enterprise tools carry the quarter.
  
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• Amazon sees strong AWS growth in Q1 results

  27-04-2017 22:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon Web Services, the jewel in the company's crowd, fared well — despite a brief outage during the quarter.
  
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• 'Blue Whale'

  27-04-2017 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With questions over whether the Blue Whale challenge exists, and no confirmed link to reported deaths, how concerned should you be?
  
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• Smartphone shipments are still on the rise, says IDC

  27-04-2017 21:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung topped Apple for the title of "world's largest smartphone vendor" during the first quarter, according to IDC's latest data.
  
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• Acer Swift 3 & 5 hands-on review: Acer wants to offer you a cheaper version of the Surface

  27-04-2017 20:58
  
  There's a lot to like about the Acer Swift 3 & 5, and we're not just talking about the price(s)
  
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• Google expands its reach in India with neural machine translation technology

  27-04-2017 20:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The company has announced several updates to make its products more accessible to the millions of Indians who don't speak English.
  
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• Acer Leap Ware hands-on review: Acer's new smartwatch is actually gorgeous... for a smartwatch

  27-04-2017 20:47
  
  Acer's new smartwatch looks great, has a five-day battery life and is really useful for fitness
  
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• Video Roundup: New from IBM Watson

  27-04-2017 20:42 via zdnet.com
  
  It seems like IBM's supercomputer, which uses artificial intelligence and analytical software to interpret all your data and serve up insights, is tackling everything -- from your taxes to diabetic eye diseases.
  
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• BBC exposes flaws in 'world's most secure' email service

  27-04-2017 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Security experts find several flaws that challenge Nomx's claims it gives users 'absolute security'.
  
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• We're launching UpVote, a tech and politics podcast. Because, 2017

  27-04-2017 18:50
  
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• UpVote: A new tech and politics podcast with guest Martha Lane Fox

  27-04-2017 18:50
  
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• Listen to the first episode of UpVote, our new tech and politics podcast

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• GitHub open sources OctoDNS, new tool for managing DNS records

  27-04-2017 18:30 via zdnet.com
  
  OctoDNS makes it easier for any member of the GitHub team to manage DNS records, and it enables GitHub to keep records in sync over multiple providers.
  
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• Kris Famm's 'electroceuticals' could treat diabetes & asthma

  27-04-2017 18:00
  
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• This month's free games for PlayStation Plus

  27-04-2017 17:07
  
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• Founders of luxury phone maker Vertu launch app to make smartphones more accessible

  27-04-2017 17:00
  
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• Hackers used Microsoft Word bug 'for months'

  27-04-2017 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bug was exploited for months before it was fixed, according to security researchers.
  
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• Nuclear slowdown: chart plots the countries ditching reactors for renewables

  27-04-2017 16:00
  
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• Infoporn: this graphic reveals we're reaching the end of nuclear power

  27-04-2017 16:00
  
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• Mysterious cat-and-mouse-themed Trojan RAT is potentially dangerous, but its creators and purpose remain unclear

  27-04-2017 15:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The highly skilled nature of the threat actors behind Felismus, and their ability to cover their tracks, means that no-one knows their identity or their target.
  
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• ​Raspberry Pi licked by Huawei's Android HiKey 960 but it's no surprise given its price

  27-04-2017 15:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The new HiKey 960 Android developer board has the same system on chip as Huawei's Mate 9.
  
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• UK mobile network performance best in Belfast area

  27-04-2017 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester and Liverpool are second and third, but London is fourth form the bottom and Cardiff last.
  
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• Police to use facial recognition at Champions League final

  27-04-2017 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Welsh police plan to use facial recognition on fans at the Champions League final.
  
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• Forge ahead with GDPR, says ICO

  27-04-2017 15:12 via computerweekly.com
  UK organisations cannot afford to lose the public’s trust in their ability to safeguard personal data and should be working to ensure they have that capability, says the Information Commissioner’s Office
  
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• Love in the time of Tinder: why you can't blame technology for a rise in affairs

  27-04-2017 15:00
  
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• It's much easier to make bricks out of Martian soil than we thought

  27-04-2017 15:00
  
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• This Nissan Leaf is going to take on the 10,000 mile Mongol rally

  27-04-2017 14:46
  
  The Mongol Rally will be a huge test for a Nissan Leaf – and EVs in general
  
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• Windows 10 laptops: Chuwi prices its new hi-res display Lapbook 12.3 at $350

  27-04-2017 14:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The 12.3-inch Chuwi Lapbook laptop will be available for purchase in May.
  
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• Case Study: How Swedish retailer Stayhard boosted sales online

  27-04-2017 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  Swedish retailer adopts cloud-based software to turn customer browsing into sales
  
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• Comcast's business services revenue surges in Q1; Home automation, security shows promise

  27-04-2017 14:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The cable and media giant is diversifying via small businesses and smart home businesses.
  
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• SAP and Google Cloud: They actually need each other

  27-04-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Both SAP and Google Cloud are too proud to admit it. SAP is Google Cloud's first major enterprise software partner, while SAP needs distance itself from Oracle, which has a more unified enterprise applications SaaS offering. It's all too obvious: SAP and Google Cloud could do a lot more together.
  
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• Genetic engineering could bring the northern white rhino back from extinction

  27-04-2017 14:00
  
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• Google’s 2017 general election insights are fascinating

  27-04-2017 13:36
  
  ...but they don’t give you too much faith in representative democracy
  
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• TSB launches first fruit of its owner’s proprietary system

  27-04-2017 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  TSB launches its first IT-based service built on its new core IT platform called Proteo
  
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• Disturbing 'war map' plots the spread of bloody conflicts and deaths across the globe

  27-04-2017 13:30
  
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• Case study: Specsavers furthers digital transformation with single customer view

  27-04-2017 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  UK retailer Specsavers has been in the process of digital transformation for several years, and has now partnered with Fujitsu to eliminate disparate systems and create a single customer view
  
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• Saturn's close up: Cassini images show the planet in more detail than ever before

  27-04-2017 13:15
  
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• Linux on Android smartphones: Project Halium wants your handset to run Ubuntu, Sailfish

  27-04-2017 13:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Developers hope to create a common Android base to fix Linux mobile fragmentation.
  
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• The UK's lack of STEM skills is a 'national crisis' – and it's only going to get worse after Brexit

  27-04-2017 13:00
  
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• ​Can Masayoshi Son and Uber-rival Ola jumpstart an electric revolution in India?

  27-04-2017 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With only some 22,000 electric vehicles sold in India last year, the country has a long way to go to rival its neighbour China's efforts. Yet, private companies like Ola with wealthy visionary-benefactors like Masayoshi Son can help speed things up.
  
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• Classic BlackBerry gets Android revival

  27-04-2017 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The classic BlackBerry smartphone, including physical keyboard, is given a 2017 makeover.
  
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• Monkey advertised for sale on social media rescued

  27-04-2017 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  RSPCA want a ban on keeping them as pets after the primate was found living in "hugely inappropriate conditions".
  
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• Bring the cup home: mobile holds key to UK’s America’s Cup challenge

  27-04-2017 12:50 via computerweekly.com
  Computer Weekly visited the Land Rover BAR sailing team in Portsmouth to find out how mobile innovation may help bring the America’s Cup back to the UK for the first time since 1851
  
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