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• Adobe Q2 beats estimates

  20-06-2017 23:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Adobe said Creative Cloud revenue grew to a record $1.01 billion.
  
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• Red Hat beats Q1 estimates, raises fiscal 2018 revenue outlook

  20-06-2017 22:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Subscription revenue growth was in the double digits year-over-year, driving overall revenue.
  
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• APIs and platforms begin to flex their business muscles

  20-06-2017 22:11 via zdnet.com
  
  As platform-oriented organizations ascend, interest in enterprise APIs grows. Of interest lately: data and analytics.
  
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• OnePlus accused of benchmark cheating -- again

  20-06-2017 22:05 via zdnet.com
  
  OnePlus 5 review units contain an alleged cheating mechanism to maximize benchmark scores.
  
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• NBN upgrading optical transit network to double capacity

  20-06-2017 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Coriant is set to double the capacity of NBN's fibre-optic transit network this year up to 200Gbps per-wavelength transmission speeds using its CloudWave Optics software-programmable network solution.
  
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• IoT Storage and the Cloud

  20-06-2017 21:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Data storage is a hugely popular use case for cloud services, and IoT implementations will only increase the need for scalable, affordable capacity in the cloud. In this infographic, we showcase the predicted growth statistics for IoT and highlight the features that IT implementers need to look for when phasing in an IoT analytics solution powered by the cloud.
  
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• Why brands can't thrive without a good influencer marketing campaign

  20-06-2017 20:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Brands are building deeper relationships with influencers using instant social platforms like Instagram and Snapchat.
  
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• Kafka: The story so far

  20-06-2017 19:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Hard problems at scale, the future of application development, and building an open source business. If any of that is of interest, or if you want to know about Kafka, real-time data, and streaming APIs in the cloud and beyond, Jay Kreps has some thoughts to share.
  
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• Netflix lets children call TV shots

  20-06-2017 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The online streaming service is launching programmes whose plots can be determined by their viewers.
  
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• OnePlus 5 review: In pictures

  20-06-2017 19:15
  
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• VR headset viewers 'barely turn their heads'

  20-06-2017 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google says most people who watch 360-degree VR videos on YouTube only focus on what's in front of them.
  
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• Samsung's Note 8 set to make August debut: Report

  20-06-2017 18:48 via zdnet.com
  
  In a bid to beat Apple's iPhone 8 to market, Samsung will announce the Note 8 in late August.
  
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• Automation will take over IT tasks, not jobs

  20-06-2017 18:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Advisory firm says robotic programs free up tech pros to pursue more innovative work
  
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• Additive manufacturing firms gear up for 3D printed parts race in aviation

  20-06-2017 18:23 via zdnet.com
  
  GE Additive, Norsk Titanium and Stratasys are rolling out 3D printing systems tailored for the aerospace industry as FAA parts approval looms.
  
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• Stephen Hawking warns that if we don't leave this planet soon, we will be annihilated

  20-06-2017 18:19
  
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• Stephen Hawking: humanity must go interstellar soon or risk annihilation

  20-06-2017 18:19
  
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• Why are we doing IoT?

  20-06-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Find out how IoT contributes to IT modernization efforts, increases efficiency, reduces theft, and drives new business opportuntiies.
  
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• GDPR: Five myths you will encounter on your compliance journey

  20-06-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  The General Data Protection Regulation comes into force in May 2018. We explore common myths surrounding GDPR
  
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• Tesla nearing deal to produce cars in China: Report

  20-06-2017 17:52 via zdnet.com
  
  A deal with a local partner would help Tesla bypass a 25 percent import tariff.
  
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• AI may take your job - in 120 years

  20-06-2017 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Survey looks at what experts working in machine intelligence think about the future of AI.
  
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• Invented in The North: Jet-propelled mobility scooter tested

  20-06-2017 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The scooter reached speeds of up to 70mph during track testing.
  
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• Testing was key to Rio Olympics cyber security success

  20-06-2017 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  Two years of testing in the run up to the Rio 2016 Olympics were vital to ensuring cyber defences were effective, according to the chief information security officer for the games
  
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• Netflix launches adventure book-style shows that let you choose where the story goes next

  20-06-2017 17:28
  
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• Accenture and Microsoft plan digital IDs for millions of refugees

  20-06-2017 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A digital ID system running on the blockchain is being tested for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
  
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• Educator, manufacturer and instigator: How Dell sees its role in the future of VR

  20-06-2017 17:22
  
  Dell is committed to becoming a leader in commercial VR, and this is how it’s going to do it
  
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• Microsoft launches Stream, its Office 365 business video service

  20-06-2017 17:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's replacement for Office 365 Video, a service known as Microsoft Stream, is beginning its phased roll-out globally.
  
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• Sky and 21st Century Fox merger could get the go ahead next week

  20-06-2017 17:08
  
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• Rupert Murdoch's Sky and 21st Century Fox merger referred to competition authorities

  20-06-2017 17:08
  
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• Decision delayed on Rupert Murdoch's Sky and Fox merger

  20-06-2017 17:08
  
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• Decision delayed (again) on Rupert Murdoch's Sky Fox merger

  20-06-2017 17:08
  
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• 20 more Amazon Dash Buttons means there’s now even fewer reasons to go outside

  20-06-2017 17:03
  
  For when you urgently need some Mentos but can’t leave the house
  
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• 'Quantum gambling' could make betting fairer for all involved

  20-06-2017 17:00
  
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• OnePlus 5 review: OnePlus' new flagship is mid-range genius

  20-06-2017 16:57
  
  More expensive than before, but the OnePlus 5 remains the phone to beat in its price sector
  
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• OnePlus 5 review in progress: OnePlus' new flagship is mid-range genius

  20-06-2017 16:57
  
  OnePlus makes the leap to a dual-camera setup, but a price rise threatens its position as the best-value smartphone
  
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• OnePlus 5 review: Hands-on with OnePlus' new flagship

  20-06-2017 16:57
  
  OnePlus makes the leap to dual-cameras but a price rise threatens its position as the best value smartphone
  
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• Apple lawsuit accuses Qualcomm of operating illegal business model

  20-06-2017 16:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple says Qualcomm is double-dipping by charging both a patent license fee for the use of its technology, and also for the chip itself.
  
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• Microsoft's Dictate add-in brings speech-to-text support to Office apps

  20-06-2017 16:21 via zdnet.com
  
  A new app from Microsoft's Garage incubator uses the same speech-recognition in Cortana, coupled with real-time translation, for hands-free typing.
  
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• Tesco customers miss out on deliveries due to tech fault

  20-06-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  A glitch in the supermarket’s store-side systems has meant Tesco’s deliveries to customers have been delayed
  
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• Property developer A2Dominion picks Hyperoptic broadband services

  20-06-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  Housing developments in London and the South East will receive ultrafast FTTP broadband services under the new agreement
  
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• Lenovo revamps data center portfolio with ThinkSystem, ThinkAgile

  20-06-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The ThinkSystem brand will include servers, storage and networking. ThinkAgile is focused on software-defined data centers and integrated and converged systems.
  
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• Lenovo launches ThinkStation P320 Tiny, a mini workstation

  20-06-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  PC makers are increasingly pitching PC as a service and subscription based models to go along with thin clients.
  
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• One kind of Android smartphone ransomware is behind a massive rise in malicious software

  20-06-2017 15:46 via zdnet.com
  
  McAfee Labs report says 244 new threats are detected every minute - and that Android is the target in a boom in ransomware attacks.
  
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• Dell EMC and Nvidia sign GPU deal aimed at HPC, data analytics and AI

  20-06-2017 15:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Dell EMC said it will also launch products based on Nvidia's Volta architecture by the end of the year.
  
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• You can now hunt for jobs directly in Google search results thanks to AI

  20-06-2017 15:26
  
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• Toyota president: Hybrid tech “not ready” for Le Mans 24h

  20-06-2017 15:21
  
  Is hybrid tech ready for endurance racing?
  
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• 'One machine learning model to rule them all': Google open-sources tools for simpler AI

  20-06-2017 15:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Google is taking a modular approach to accelerating deep-learning research.
  
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• The man on a prosthetic hand mission

  20-06-2017 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nigel Ackland lost his arm in a factory accident in the UK, but now has one of the most sophisticated prosthetics in the world.
  
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• Spotify trials adding 'sponsored songs' to playlists

  20-06-2017 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Only non-subscribers were included in the trial, the company said.
  
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• 10 Hottest products for Millennials – Parrot Pot

  20-06-2017 14:56
  
  Are you deadly to houseplants? If so, technology is coming to your rescue
  
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• 10 hottest products for Millennials – Philips 275P4VYKEB

  20-06-2017 14:53
  
  Catchily named, but this monitor will make your life easier every single day
  
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