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• LinkedIn, HPE launch nonprofit to support open datacenter designs

  23-05-2017 23:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The Open19 Foundation, whose founding members also include GE Digital, Vapor IO and Flex, will support open hardware and open software projects.
  
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• Intuit's Q3 boosted by 59 percent growth in QuickBooks Online users

  23-05-2017 22:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Intuit has also raised its guidance for the fiscal year.
  
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• Security as a Service? We want it, say IT leaders

  23-05-2017 21:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Survey finds cloud everywhere, and with it, demand for security services.
  
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• Microsoft starts rolling out collaborative inking Whiteboard app

  23-05-2017 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The rollout coincides with updates to the Surface Pro but also with an increasingly competitive whiteboard market.
  
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• Chef expands its cloud and container menu

  23-05-2017 19:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Chef, the popular DevOps company, has expanded its Chef Automate program to handle cloud-native and container-first server environments.
  
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• Google rolls out enterprise bundle for Chrome, Citrix support

  23-05-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Chrome adoption in the enterprise has already doubled in the past two years, Google says, but now it's easier for IT admins to deploy and manage the browser.
  
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• ​Google Families makes it easy to share calendars, photos, and reminders

  23-05-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google wants to streamline the process for families to stay connected.
  
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• Surface Pro (2017) vs. Surface Pro 4: Tech specs and key differences

  23-05-2017 18:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has unveiled a new Surface Pro. Here's how it differs to the Surface Pro 4 tablet.
  
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• Mobile C-level executives are major risk to business security

  23-05-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  C-suite executives logging on to unsecured public Wi-Fi hotspots seem to present one of the biggest security risks to enterprise networks
  
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• Google's Jamboard goes on sale as connected whiteboard market gets crowded

  23-05-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  What do the Google Jamboard, Cisco Spark Board and Microsoft Surface Hub have in common? They all expect you to live in and on their silos and stacks.
  
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• Fresh wave of mutating Qakbot malware brings down enterprise networks

  23-05-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The malware is able to lock out companies from accessing their networks as well as infecting neighboring systems.
  
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• Meet Hopper, the startup on a mission to transform the lives of Instagram’s superstars

  23-05-2017 17:34
  
  Instagram’s popularity is still growing, but there’s one key feature the service lacks – Hopper is here to fix that
  
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• Transferwise's Borderless bank account lets you save money in different currencies

  23-05-2017 17:30
  
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• Huawei announces MateBook X, E, and D: High screen-to-body, Dolby Atmos sound, with Huawei style and design

  23-05-2017 17:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Huawei continues to provide compelling hardware, this time in the form of Windows 10 notebooks. Intel 7th generation processors power these stylish devices.
  
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• Samsung S8 'eye security' fooled by photo

  23-05-2017 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Iris-scanning technology on the Galaxy S8 is spoofed using a photograph and a contact lens.
  
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• Singapore lets telcos test 5G services for free

  23-05-2017 17:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Government waives frequency fees for 5G trials until December 2019, in a move aimed at driving the market and uncovering potential use cases for the next-generation network.
  
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• Microsoft Surface Pro 5 UK release date, features, specs and price: 2017's Surface Pro is out in June

  23-05-2017 17:08
  
  The new Surface Pro 5 starts at £799, has an Intel Kaby Lake processor and improved battery life
  
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• Intel Core i9: It's not whether you need 12 cores, but whether you'll pay for them

  23-05-2017 17:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The processor market is heating up once again, with AMD and Intel back to having "core and speed" wars. But if the latest leak is accurate, Intel's next-generation silicon is likely to be out of most people's budget.
  
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• You will soon be able to control your £15 IKEA lights using just your voice

  23-05-2017 16:46
  
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• Security Think Tank: 10 control areas to mitigate against malware attacks

  23-05-2017 16:45 via computerweekly.com
  What strategies should organisations follow to block malware attachments which continue to account for two-thirds of malware infections that result in data breaches?
  
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• How to avoid technical debt in open source communities

  23-05-2017 16:43 via computerweekly.com
  Businesses that make use of open source software should dedicate resources to supporting and maintaining the projects their organisations rely on
  
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• ​How to install Linux Mint on your Windows PC

  23-05-2017 16:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Are you a Windows power-user? You can get and install Linux Mint running on your PC -- either to try it out, or as a replacement for Windows.
  
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• Microsoft's new Surface Pro gets a bump in battery life and performance

  23-05-2017 16:33
  
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• Ford Kuga review (2017): This mid-range SUV is filled with tech

  23-05-2017 16:32
  
  The 2017 Ford Kuga has had a minor redesign and a technology overhaul
  
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• World champion calls Google’s AlphaGo a “Go god” after defeat

  23-05-2017 16:22
  
  AlphaGo has beaten the reigning world Go champion in the first of three matches
  
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• Google’s AlphaGo wins three-game series against world champion

  23-05-2017 16:22
  
  AlphaGo has beaten the reigning world Go champion
  
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• ChefConf 2017: How DevOps sets enterprises on course for digital transformation success

  23-05-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  To mark the start of the ChefConf 2017 user summit in Austin, Texas, Chef CTO Adam Jacob shares his thoughts on how early DevOps adopters are now on course to become “high-velocity” technology companies
  
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• You may not need the Echo Show, but Amazon does

  23-05-2017 15:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The company that pioneered the smart speaker risks falling behind as voice interfaces match up with displays.
  
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• Bogus movie subtitles could let hackers take over your device, warn security researchers

  23-05-2017 15:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Whole devices can be taken over by hackers exploiting a fragmented, community-driven subtitle ecosystem, in what researchers call "the most severe category of vulnerability".
  
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• Microsoft launches new Surface Pro

  23-05-2017 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is claimed the tablet is 2.5 times faster than the Pro 3, with a battery that will last 70% longer.
  
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• After the ransomware attack: Hospitals are still recovering from the WannaCry infection

  23-05-2017 15:16 via zdnet.com
  
  While most services have returned to normal, London's Barts Health NHS Trust is still cancelling some appointments and operationsin order to "run all services safely".
  
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• This year's TED Fellows award a Somali inventor, solar storm scientist and digital activist

  23-05-2017 15:00
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Book first look: A Surface Pro competitor with keyboard and stylus included

  23-05-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's latest Windows 10 offering is naturally compared to the Microsoft Surface Pro. One major difference is that the Galaxy Book comes with a keyboard in the box. It also has a longer battery life than the Surface Pro 4.
  
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• Citrix rolls out new cloud, analytics services for enterprises

  23-05-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Citrix says the updates are focused on how enterprises can secure and manage the way apps and data are delivered.
  
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• Racetrack Memory products in five years, says IBM fellow

  23-05-2017 14:43 via computerweekly.com
  
  Millennium Prize winner Stuart Parkin says flash and 2D methods of storage are fatally limited – Racetrack Memory offers 100x the capacity without flash’s wear issues
  
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• Meet the man hoping to fly higher than a bird before dropping to Earth at 250mph

  23-05-2017 14:38
  
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• UK authorities want 'direct access' to internet providers' systems, say critics

  23-05-2017 14:19 via zdnet.com
  
  The government wants to install black box-type devices on telecoms networks for unfettered access to UK metadata, which one rights group says will "become central to the new surveillance regime."
  
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• UK authorities push for "direct access" to internet providers' systems

  23-05-2017 14:19 via zdnet.com
  
  The government wants to install black box-type devices on telecoms networks for unfettered access to UK metadata, which one rights group says will "become central to the new surveillance regime."
  
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• Microsoft updates Surface Pro, but still vulnerable to competition

  23-05-2017 14:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's Surface Pro has been hit by price competition and a bevy of rivals moving faster with similar designs. An incremental update to the Surface Pro isn't going to change that reality.
  
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• 'Ultrasecure' Samsung Galaxy S8 iris scanner can be easily tricked, say hackers

  23-05-2017 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  White-hat hackers in Germany argue it's disturbingly simple to create a 'dummy eye' to dupe the Galaxy S8's biometric security.
  
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• PTC's industrial IoT platform ThingWorx gets new apps, more AR support

  23-05-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  By folding more AR capabilities into its platform, PTC is aiming to keep its edge in a crowded IoT space.
  
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• Kodak's 'camera-first smartphone' comes to the US

  23-05-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Ektra looks like a camera, works like a camera, but is a $399 Android-powered smartphone.
  
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• Cloud data portability: Obstacles to it and how to achieve it

  23-05-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  Cloud providers are very keen to get your data into their systems but sometimes it can be difficult or costly to move it elsewhere. We look at solutions to cloud portability
  
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• Mobile wallet Curve launches 'time travel' tool to let you 'shop in the past'

  23-05-2017 13:55
  
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• Three-quarters of internet of things projects are at risk of failure

  23-05-2017 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  At Cisco’s IoT World Forum in London, the network supplier releases statistics suggesting that most IoT projects are at risk of, or doomed to, failure
  
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• Apple and Nokia settle patent licensing lawsuit

  23-05-2017 13:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Terms of the deal will result in the two firms collaborating on future projects.
  
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• Asus ZenWatch 3, First Take: Stylish and affordable, but missing some key features

  23-05-2017 13:31 via zdnet.com
  
  This smartwatch will be improved by Android Wear 2.0, but will still lack NFC, GPS and a heart-rate monitor.
  
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• Huawei MateBook E review: Hands-on with Huawei’s second gen Surface Pro 4 rival

  23-05-2017 13:21
  
  A huge improvement on the first MateBook, thanks in main to a better keyboard case
  
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• How CIOs can drive innovation

  23-05-2017 13:07 via computerweekly.com
  Three steps IT leaders can take to help them drive innovation in their organisations
  
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• How can CIOs drive innovation?

  23-05-2017 13:07 via computerweekly.com
  Three steps CIOs can take to help them take the lead in driving innovation in their organisations.
  
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