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• Nokia received $2B from Apple as part of settlement agreement

  28-07-2017 23:01 via zdnet.com
  The upfront cash payment was part of the deal reached over Nokia's patent infringement claims against Apple.
  
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• A foolish petition to open source Adobe Flash

  28-07-2017 22:59 via zdnet.com
  Please, please let Adobe Flash die in peace.
  
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• Made in the USA -- by robots

  28-07-2017 21:42 via zdnet.com
  Robotic sewing machines help bring clothing manufacturing back to the US.
  
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• These were the best hacks at Black Hat and Def Con this year

  28-07-2017 21:00 via zdnet.com
  If you weren't in Las Vegas for the heat and hacking, we've got you covered.
  
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• Defending against cyberwar: How the cybersecurity elite are working to prevent a digital apocalypse

  28-07-2017 20:42 via zdnet.com
  Cyberwar has evolved from the theoretical to the ominous. TechRepublic went inside one of the defenders vs. hackers war games that's helping nations prepare to defend themselves.
  
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• São Paulo seeks tech startups

  28-07-2017 18:34 via zdnet.com
  The city government will select local and international technology ventures to participate in its second acceleration scheme
  
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• How Microsoft plans to turn Azure into an 'AI cloud'

  28-07-2017 18:30 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is forging ahead to make FPGA processing power available to external Azure developers for data-intensive tasks like deep-neural-networking tasks.
  
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• Nest camera and Amazon Echo help catch home intruders

  28-07-2017 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A landlord who used his tenants' home for sex and an alleged burglar are caught out by smart tech.
  
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• ​State phone-hacking plans put on ice in Austria

  28-07-2017 17:32 via zdnet.com
  Spying on apps like WhatsApp using smartphone spyware would have gone too far, say Austrian politicians.
  
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• Brompton's gone electric: WIRED takes new battery-powered folding bike for a test ride

  28-07-2017 17:00
  
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• Brompton Electric Bike: WIRED takes new battery-powered folding bike for a test ride

  28-07-2017 17:00
  
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• The PC is here to stay - just like Microsoft Paint

  28-07-2017 16:49 via zdnet.com
  In praise of older -- and newer -- software and why the PC will always have a role to play.
  
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• These online courses will help you pass crucial IT certification exams (ZDNet Academy)

  28-07-2017 16:47 via zdnet.com
  Access study materials for the CISA, CISSP, and CISM exams.
  
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• Hackers 'could make car wash attack'

  28-07-2017 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers have found a way to hack an internet-enabled car wash and damage vehicles.
  
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• Roomba's data slurp, the birth of ICOs: Podcast 328

  28-07-2017 16:08
  
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• The Milky Way's light energy has been mapped for the first time

  28-07-2017 16:00
  
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• ​Apple AR smart glasses patent points to how they could be used

  28-07-2017 14:52 via zdnet.com
  Apple offers up some thoughts about usability and input controls in an augmented reality headset.
  
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• Excel errors: How Microsoft's spreadsheet may be hazardous to your health

  28-07-2017 14:49 via zdnet.com
  Millions of Excel spreadsheets are used in medicine, science, economics, and finance. Yet up to 90 percent have serious - even life threatening - errors. Here's what you need to know - and how they could improve Excel.
  
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• Waterfield Designs Bolt Backpack review: High quality professional backpack made in the US

  28-07-2017 14:47 via zdnet.com
  Millions carry items to and from work in backpacks every single day and it may be one of the most used bags you own. Waterfield makes all of its bags in San Francisco and they are built to last for years.
  
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• Security Think Tank: Employees are in the cyber attack firing line, so educate them well

  28-07-2017 14:47 via computerweekly.com
  What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?
  
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• Roomba is no spy: CEO says iRobot will never sell your data

  28-07-2017 14:30 via zdnet.com
  Exclusive: Are Roomba vacuum cleaners spying on you? Will iRobot sell your home's mapping data? iRobot's CEO sets the record straight.
  
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• Man vs. machine: How a digital job really affects your body and brain

  28-07-2017 14:22 via zdnet.com
  Before the computers take our jobs, they may take our waistlines. And hearts. And brains. And eyes.
  
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• Samsung Bixby Voice: An interactive, sometimes confusing personal assistant

  28-07-2017 14:10 via zdnet.com
  Bixby voice is unlike any other personal assistant available today. Or is it?
  
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• Samsung Bixby Voice: An interactive, sometimes confusing personal assisatant

  28-07-2017 14:10 via zdnet.com
  Bixby voice is unlike any other personal assistant available today. Or is it?
  
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• There are 3 types of smile – reward, affiliation, dominance

  28-07-2017 14:00
  
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• BBC Three to show major e-sports tournament

  28-07-2017 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The online channel will show the Gfinity gaming tournament live, reflecting the genre's growing popularity.
  
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• Hyperoptic targets two million properties with gigabit broadband

  28-07-2017 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  Full-fibre broadband supplier wants to pass two million homes and businesses with a gigabit service by 2022 after receiving a £100m funding injection
  
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• Gay 'dad dating' game is a surprise hit

  28-07-2017 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Dream Daddy topped the best-sellers chart on games store Steam shortly after its release.
  
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• BT hands over £225m to ward off legal action over accounts scandal

  28-07-2017 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  BT has had to pay out £225m to avoid being dragged through the courts by EE’s old owners
  
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• Hackers are trying to make their malware more powerful by copying WannaCry and Petya ransomware tricks

  28-07-2017 13:28 via zdnet.com
  The outfit behind Trickbot is attempting to give their Trojan malware the self-spreading worm-like capabilities which have made recent ransomware attacks go global.
  
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• Hackers are making their malware more powerful by copying WannaCry and Petya ransomware tricks

  28-07-2017 13:28 via zdnet.com
  The group behind Trickbot is attempting to give its Trojan malware the self-spreading worm-like capabilities that have made recent ransomware attacks go global.
  
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• Airbnb is being sued for an alleged sexual assault by a “superhost”

  28-07-2017 13:12
  
  The complainant claims Airbnb isn’t vetting its recommended hosts properly
  
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• Got water in your iPhone? Here's how to save your device

  28-07-2017 13:00 via zdnet.com
  If you're unlucky enough to drop your expensive phone into water, here's what to do to give you the best chance of reviving it.
  
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• PlayStation Plus is getting a price increase in the UK

  28-07-2017 12:42
  
  More buck for your bang as Sony switches up PlayStation Plus pricing
  
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• What's it like to die? Study attempts to unravel the mystery

  28-07-2017 12:36
  
  Coming close to death isn’t as predictable as the cliches want you to think
  
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• Study examines what it’s like to almost die

  28-07-2017 12:36
  
  Coming close to death isn’t as predictable as the cliches want you to think
  
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• AWS emerges as a bright spot in Amazon’s ‘mixed’ Q2 results

  28-07-2017 12:30 via computerweekly.com
  Amazon.com’s earnings per share failed to meet analyst expectations, but the retail giant’s cloud arm continues to go from strength to strength
  
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• ​End of an era: Apple says goodbye to iPod Nano and Shuffle

  28-07-2017 12:26 via zdnet.com
  Apple discontinues the last of its dedicated music players.
  
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• Google Play apps were stealing texts and secretly recording calls

  28-07-2017 12:25
  
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• Why Porsche is trading Le Mans for Formula E in 2019

  28-07-2017 12:18
  
  Porsche will race electric cars against Jaguar, Audi and Mercedes and others in 2019
  
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• Why Porsche is trading Le Mans for Formula E

  28-07-2017 12:18
  
  Porsche will race electric cars against Jaguar, Audi, Mercedes and others in 2019
  
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• Smarter speakers

  28-07-2017 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The man in charge of Amazon's smart speakers and their AI assistant discusses their future.
  
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• Amazon's race to make Alexa smarter

  28-07-2017 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The man in charge of Amazon's smart speakers and their AI assistant discusses their future.
  
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• A-ha pop video becomes augmented reality and other news

  28-07-2017 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Kat Hawkins looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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• Starbucks to step up rollout of "digital flywheel" strategy

  28-07-2017 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Starbucks is one of the few retail operations showing strong growth. A focus on digital relationships with customers is giving the company an edge. Now Starbucks is gunning for an agile, cloud and personalized approach.
  
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• WIRED2017: Next Generation Speakers

  28-07-2017 11:55
  
  Innovators, disruptors and leaders will share their insights and experiences at WIRED Next Generation to inspire youths aged 12- to 18 at Tobacco Dock in London.
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• New 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom features 'satellite-aided transmission'

  28-07-2017 11:50
  
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• CIA hacking tools for Mac OS and Linux exposed by WikiLeaks

  28-07-2017 11:47 via computerweekly.com
  WikiLeaks has exposed hacking tools targeting the Mac and Linux operating systems in the latest of its series of leaks allegedly from the US Central Intelligence Agency
  
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• SpaceX is now one of the most valuable private companies in the world

  28-07-2017 11:38
  
  Who knew blasting off into space could be so lucrative?
  
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• North Korea hackers 'want cash not secrets'

  28-07-2017 10:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Banks in South Korea and elsewhere are being targeted for foreign currency, a report says.
  
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