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• Racial 'disparity' in police respect

  05-06-2017 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists use body camera footage to study how US police officers engage with people while on patrol.
  
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• Cloud Strategies: Mobility & Collaboration at G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers

  05-06-2017 23:34 via zdnet.com
  
  G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc. began its cloud journey some five years ago with a move to Microsoft Exchange Online. Since then, it's found new ways to leverage cloud services, from Microsoft OneNote and Office 365 for closer collaboration with mobile workers, to Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) for managing over 1,100 mobile workers.
  
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• Apple transformed the WWDC keynote into a big hardware sales pitch

  05-06-2017 23:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Who better to sell Apple hardware to than developers? After all, they might be the only people who'll buy high-end hardware.
  
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• Dropbox expands infrastructure footprint in Australia

  05-06-2017 23:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Dropbox will be deploying a point of presence in Sydney to bring improved file transfer speeds to ANZ customers.
  
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• HPE adds 'silicon root of trust' to its Gen 10 ProLiant servers

  05-06-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  HPE is looking to secure servers from manufacturing to shipping by giving each system a fingerprint that will prevent firmware attacks.
  
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• Microsoft adds ability to add, edit contacts in Outlook on iOS

  05-06-2017 22:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft finally is adding the ability to add and edit contacts from its Outlook on iOS application. Android Outlook users will get the same functionality 'soon.'
  
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• Meet HomePod, Apple's much-predicted $349 Siri speaker

  05-06-2017 22:55
  
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• Behold Apple's new iPads: the 10.5-inch and 12.5-inch iPad Pro

  05-06-2017 22:34
  
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• Apple announces iOS 11 with major updates for iPad

  05-06-2017 22:22
  
  Apple releases first developer version of iOS 11, with iPad the star of the show
  
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• Apple adds new MacBooks, iMacs and the 'all-powerful' iMac Pro

  05-06-2017 22:18
  
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• WWDC 2017: macOS's new file system

  05-06-2017 22:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Mac users rejoice: You will finally be getting a modern file system to go with your class-leading hardware. Does it matter? Only if you care about your data. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• WWDC 2017: HomePod is too little, too late and too expensive

  05-06-2017 22:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Feeling the pressure from Amazon Echo and Google Home, Apple will release its own smart speaker -- but not until the end of the year. And the price tag is very, very Apple.
  
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• HomePod is Apple’s answer to the Amazon Echo and Google Home

  05-06-2017 22:02
  
  Siri-ous beats
  
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• NBN DOCSIS 3.1 lab trial hits 1Gbps speeds

  05-06-2017 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  NBN has conducted the first DOCSIS 3.1 lab test in Melbourne, ahead of further tests in August, a field trial in December, and 'potential' deployment commercially in 2018.
  
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• Apple reveals HomePod smart speaker

  05-06-2017 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The voice-activated loudspeaker is powered by the Siri virtual assistant.
  
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• Apple's Safari now blocks browser tracking using machine learning

  05-06-2017 21:50
  
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• Apple’s iPad Pro family just got a middle brother

  05-06-2017 21:24
  
  iPad Pro 10.5in sits right between the 9.7 and 12.5in iPad Pros
  
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• Apple’s iPad family just got another member

  05-06-2017 21:24
  
  iPad Pro 10.5in sits right between the 9.7 and 12.5in iPad Pros
  
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• Apple reveals HomePod, a privacy-focused smart assistant

  05-06-2017 21:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Throwing shade at its two data-hungry virtual assistant competitors, Amazon and Google, the iPhone maker said that nobody has "quite nailed it yet."
  
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• Apple refreshes larger iPad Pro with 10.5-inch display

  05-06-2017 21:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The company revealed a new addition to its professional-focused iPad Pro lineup.
  
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• ​WWDC 2017: Apple launches augmented reality developer tools with ARKit

  05-06-2017 20:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple is betting that ARKit can be the "largest AR platform in the world" in short order.
  
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• WWDC 2017: iOS 11 revealed with more Siri smarts, AR support

  05-06-2017 20:41 via zdnet.com
  
  "This is going to be the best and biggest WWDC ever," said Apple CEO Tim Cook, as he kicked off the keynote in San Jose.
  
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• Apple overhauls its iMac and MacBook range at WWDC 2017

  05-06-2017 20:38
  
  With no consideration for the poor journalists covering the event, Apple has announced updates to the Macbook and iMac line
  
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• Apple overhauls its iMac and MacBook range

  05-06-2017 20:38
  
  With no consideration for the poor journalists covering the event, Apple has announced updates to the Macbook and iMac line
  
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• MacOS High Sierra: First look at Apple’s updated operating system

  05-06-2017 20:28
  
  A raft of small improvements plus one biggie, macOS High Sierra is an important update but not an exciting one
  
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• Apple sends Mac users to the High Sierra

  05-06-2017 20:28
  
  Apple announces new version of macOS, called High Sierra, at WWDC
  
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• ​Why you must patch the new Linux sudo security hole

  05-06-2017 20:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Ironically, only the most secure Linux server setups are vulnerable to this newly discovered hole.
  
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• WWDC 2017: Apple iMac Pro, worth the $4,999

  05-06-2017 20:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple wants to become the go-to provider for users looking for a beast of a workstation with the new iMac Pro.
  
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• WWDC 2017: Apple positions Mac updates, macOS High Sierra for VR developers

  05-06-2017 20:07 via zdnet.com
  
  The upshot for the Mac and macOS updates from Apple is that the company is betting big on VR for professional creators as well as consumers.
  
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• WWDC 2017: Apple positions Mac updates, Mac OS High Sierra for VR developers

  05-06-2017 20:07 via zdnet.com
  
  The upshot for the Mac and Mac OS updates from Apple is that the company is betting big on VR for professional creators as well as consumers.
  
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• WWDC 2017: Apple announces new iMac range, powers up the MacBook

  05-06-2017 19:55 via zdnet.com
  
  The iPad and iPhone maker has revealed hefty improvements to the iMac, a product line not updated since 2015.
  
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• WWDC 2017: Apple gives Siri top billing on watchOS 4, Apple Watch

  05-06-2017 19:40 via zdnet.com
  
  ​Siri is being positioned as a more proactive helper on the Apple Watch. Apple is talking about Siri like Amazon and Google talk about their assistants.
  
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• WWDC 2017: Apple reveals macOS refresh, High Sierra

  05-06-2017 19:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's anticipated yearly update to macOS has landed, codenamed High Sierra.
  
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• Microsoft's CShell: What is it and how does it fit into Windows 10's future?

  05-06-2017 18:58 via zdnet.com
  
  More new leaks about the coming Windows 10 CShell, or composable shell, provide clues about the company's more unified future for Windows 10 across devices.
  
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• WipEout Omega Collection review: Sony's remastered racer is as addictive as ever

  05-06-2017 18:52
  
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• Wipeout Omega Collection review: Anti-gravity racing has never been so good

  05-06-2017 18:18
  
  Sony brings back its oldest IP in a blaze of 4K HDR glory
  
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• These fish avoid being killed by venomous coral by 'kissing' them with slime-secreting lips

  05-06-2017 18:00
  
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• Leaked NSA hacking exploit used in WannaCry ransomware is now powering Trojan malware

  05-06-2017 17:54 via zdnet.com
  
  EternalBlue Windows security flaw is being leveraged to make Nitol and Gh0st RAT cyberespionage tools more effective, warn researchers.
  
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• NASA picks research teams to tackle advances in drone, self-driving car tech

  05-06-2017 17:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The three chosen research teams will perform feasibility studies on projects aimed at advancing autonomous systems in self-driving cars and drones.
  
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• WhatsApp executives come to Brazil to avoid new bans

  05-06-2017 17:04 via zdnet.com
  
  As Brazil debates the extent to which communications privacy should be guaranteed, a taskforce led by co-founder Brian Acton defends the company's encryption policies and user rights.
  
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• Nasa discovers extreme exoplanet that's hotter than most stars in the known Universe

  05-06-2017 17:00
  
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• This adware created a backdoor into 250 million PCs, say researchers

  05-06-2017 16:29 via zdnet.com
  
  250 million machines are infected with revenue-generating Fireball adware which is also able to run any code on a victim computer.
  
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• The clever tech keeping South African rhinos alive

  05-06-2017 16:11
  
  Rhino poaching rates have dropped 96% in a year
  
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• New London restaurant orders up secure Wi-Fi service

  05-06-2017 16:10 via computerweekly.com
  Kiln, a new Thai restaurant in Soho, demonstrates the criticality of network services to support digital transformation in the SME sector
  
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• Introducing Gearhead – the new gadget podcast from WIRED and Ars Technica UK

  05-06-2017 16:00
  
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• Gearhead episode one: the rise of AI assistants, Nokia's 3310 and Mark Ronson talks studio tech

  05-06-2017 16:00
  
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• Huawei MateBook X review: almost the perfect ultraportable

  05-06-2017 15:53
  
  A fine laptop with exceptional screen and audio that’s compromised by average performance and battery life
  
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• NetApp to launch SolidFire-based HCI hyper-converged appliances

  05-06-2017 15:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  NetApp HCI will comprise hyper-converged infrastructure appliances based on SolidFire flash storage with QoS and compute from an unnamed supplier later in 2017
  
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• GitHub: Open source is dominated by men who just can't communicate

  05-06-2017 15:40 via zdnet.com
  
  A random selection of GitHub users for its Open Source Survey reveal a population that's 95 percent male.
  
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• London attack: Politicians v the internet

  05-06-2017 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts warn that tighter online regulation will not remove the "safe space" for extremist ideology.
  
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