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• Agribusiness and utilities lead IoT adoption in Brazil

  19-10-2017 23:53 via zdnet.com
  Other sectors struggle to see the return on investment, says study.
  
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• Ericsson: 5G will improve Australian telco revenue by almost 50 percent

  19-10-2017 23:37 via zdnet.com
  Up to $13.5 billion worth of 5G-driven digitalisation revenue will be up for grabs for Australian carriers by 2026, according to Ericsson.
  
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• Atlassian beats Q1 expectations with revenue up 42 percent

  19-10-2017 23:23 via zdnet.com
  The collaboration and productivity software company saw its subscription revenue grow 69 percent.
  
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• Chipmakers find new ways to move forward

  19-10-2017 23:12 via zdnet.com
  Moore's Law is slowing at a time when new applications are demanding more muscle. The solution is to offload jobs to specialized hardware but these complex, heterogeneous systems will require a fresh approach.
  
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• MongoDB's successful IPO reflects its differences with traditional open source

  19-10-2017 22:57 via zdnet.com
  Day one of trading was good for MongoDB. The company has grown with a developer-friendly platform, a unique open source model, and an ability to poach workloads from the Oracles and SQL Servers of the world. The looming challenge is how it navigates coopetition with its frenemies in the cloud.
  
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• PayPal reports solid Q3, active user base reaches 218 million

  19-10-2017 22:26 via zdnet.com
  The company says it grew its active account base by 8.2 million during Q3.
  
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• Facebook open sources concurrent programming debugger

  19-10-2017 22:22 via zdnet.com
  One of the hardest tricks for any programmer to do is to master concurrent programming. Facebook's new tool, RacerD, goes a long way to helping developers spot concurrency errors.
  
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• Medical marijuana: How IT can spark the budding cannabis industry

  19-10-2017 22:20 via zdnet.com
  This fast-growing but difficult-to-navigate vertical needs IT providers. But how many will cater to a $20 billion industry that the feds consider illegal?
  
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• Leaked: Facebook security boss says its corporate network is run "like a college campus"

  19-10-2017 22:00 via zdnet.com
  The source of the recording said Facebook's senior management and executives were apathetic to matters of cybersecurity. Facebook's security chief said he used one of the remarks "as a figure of speech."
  
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• Microsoft's Windows Server 1709: What's missing

  19-10-2017 21:33 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's latest Windows Server 2016 feature update, known as Build 1709, doesn't include support for Windows Server Essentials or Storage Spaces Direct.
  
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• Intel unveils SDK for third party Alexa devices

  19-10-2017 21:33 via zdnet.com
  The chip giant said the Speech Enabling Developer Kit provides a complete audio front-end solution for far-field voice control.
  
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• That Pixel 2 XL screen: Just how bad is it?

  19-10-2017 21:18 via zdnet.com
  There have been a lot of complaints about the display on Google's Pixel 2 XL. Is it annoying? Sure. A showstopper? Certainly not, and here's why.
  
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• Alphabet leads $1B investment round in Lyft

  19-10-2017 20:35 via zdnet.com
  The investment adds another strand to the complicated web of alliances and rivalries developing in the emerging self-driving car market.
  
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• The Apple Watch 3 is awesome

  19-10-2017 19:14 via zdnet.com
  Ten days in with the new Apple Watch 3 and I'm amazed by how quickly it integrated into daily life.
  
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• A tenth of datacentre managers shun use of DCIM tools, survey finds

  19-10-2017 18:45 via computerweekly.com
  The findings of a new report by Siemens and Intel suggests datacentre managers are taking a reactive approach to keeping on monitoring and managing the health of their infrastructure
  
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• IT security hindering productivity and innovation, survey shows

  19-10-2017 18:30 via computerweekly.com
  IT security is hindering productivity and innovation across enterprises, research has revealed
  
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• Ransomware: Security researchers spot emerging new strain of malware

  19-10-2017 18:28 via zdnet.com
  'Magniber' ransomware could potentially be an experiment by people behind the Cerber ransomware family.
  
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• Google Home Mini review: Finally, Google takes the fight to Amazon

  19-10-2017 18:16
  
  Google’s Echo Dot rival is quite all that it might have been
  
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• Google updates Data Loss Prevention API with new ways to manage data

  19-10-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  As companies amass more data, they're looking for flexibility in how they identify and protect sensitive information, Google says.
  
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• Why sad Disney movies are good for your child

  19-10-2017 17:48
  
  Disney teaches young children about death, a new study says
  
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• Microsoft brings LinkedIn, Translator apps to Huawei's Mate 10 Android phones

  19-10-2017 17:20 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's newest Android pal, Huawei, is making available customized versions of Microsoft's LinkedIn and Microsoft Translator apps as part of its new Mate 10 phones.
  
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• How technology gives you the freedom to explore new ideas

  19-10-2017 17:19
  
  Sometimes all it takes is a shift of focus to make a company successful, thankfully mobile tech makes it possible
  
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• Intel's new health IoT platform takes remote care beyond consumer devices

  19-10-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Intel's Health Application Platform, paired with hardware from Flex, offers a way to remotely monitor patients without the challenges that come with tablet- or smartphone-based solutions.
  
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• Amazon: More than 100 cities bid for new headquarters

  19-10-2017 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The deadline is approaching for US cities to submit proposals to host Amazon's new headquarters.
  
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• How does this look? Be your own virtual make-up artist

  19-10-2017 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  French cosmetics chain Sephora is using augmented reality so that customers can try on make-up virtually, before buying it.
  
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• Safeguards permit GCHQ to share huge databases on public, court hears

  19-10-2017 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  Intelligence commissioners did not need technical expertise or support staff to check whether GCHQ and MI5 were lawfully sharing huge databases, court told
  
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• The US army has its sights set on all-electric tanks

  19-10-2017 16:04
  
  “In 10 years, some of our brigade combat teams will be all-electric”
  
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• Government cuts cost of network infrastructure roll-out

  19-10-2017 15:42 via computerweekly.com
  Parts of the Electronic Communications Code have been updated to help communications providers deploy new infrastructure more quickly
  
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• Europe wants to make it easier to crack encryption, but rules out backdoors

  19-10-2017 15:42 via zdnet.com
  Regional officials try to find a way to help police without weakening security for everyone.
  
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• Security industry more open, integrated and collaborative

  19-10-2017 15:25 via computerweekly.com
  McAfee says shift in industry’s approach is evidenced by adoption of its Data Exchange Layer and new collaborations through McAfee Security Innovation Alliance
  
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• SAP Q3 2017 results show steady growth in cloud revenue to €937m

  19-10-2017 15:15 via computerweekly.com
  SAP’s third quarter 2017 results show steady growth in cloud revenue, S/4 Hana adoption, and some uptake for its “digital transformation” spearhead SAP Leonardo
  
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• Lack of transparency obscures public cloud costs

  19-10-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  IT administrators admit they are not making the most of their cloud storage and computing resources. Costs can escalate quickly if virtual machines are not managed properly
  
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• Twitter can automatically hide neo-Nazis and white supremacists, but chooses not to

  19-10-2017 14:59
  
  Where the law insists, Twitter proves it can be a lot more vigilant
  
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• LG V30 review: Stunning hardware optimized for media creators and audio lovers

  19-10-2017 14:47 via zdnet.com
  The V30 is easily the best phone ever made by LG with the large minimal bezel display, high quality dual rear cameras, Quad DAC audio support, microSD card, drop/water/dust resistant construction, and attractive design.
  
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• Millions being lost due to downtime in industrial systems

  19-10-2017 14:45 via computerweekly.com
  Industrial companies are losing $260,000 per hour due to unplanned downtime, but predicting failure using digital twins can help overcome the problem
  
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• ​SAP raises full year outlook on S/4HANA growth

  19-10-2017 14:34 via zdnet.com
  SAP reports steady Q3 profits as it continues transitioning its business to the cloud.
  
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• How to install, reinstall, upgrade and activate Windows 10

  19-10-2017 14:30 via zdnet.com
  Here's everything you need to know before you repair, reinstall, or upgrade Windows 10, including details about activation and product keys.
  
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• Native American tribe sues Amazon and Microsoft

  19-10-2017 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe was assigned data-processing patents by technology company SRC Labs.
  
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• Is Elon Musk overly fixated on going to Mars? Richard Branson thinks so

  19-10-2017 14:20
  
  The Virgin founder believes that we should be concentrating on fixing Earth up
  
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• Samsung's new 360-degree camera has 17 lenses for VR streaming

  19-10-2017 14:15 via zdnet.com
  ​360 Round is aimed at specialist VR content creators.
  
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• Verizon Q3 solid, adds 603,000 net retail postpaid customers

  19-10-2017 14:06 via zdnet.com
  Verizon's quarter highlights how offering unlimited plans has allowed it to defend its business vs. competitors such as T-Mobile.
  
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• Take a journey back in time with this interactive map of the Earth's ancient plates

  19-10-2017 14:00
  
  Almost 100 hidden tectonic plates are described in the "Atlas of the Underworld"
  
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• Southend-on-Sea to become a smart city

  19-10-2017 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council will use Cisco’s Kinetic for Cities platform to improve service delivery, development and citizen engagement through digitisation as it transitions to a smart city model
  
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• ​Developers rejoice: Microsoft, Google, Mozilla are putting all their web API docs in one place

  19-10-2017 13:14 via zdnet.com
  Browser makers have agreed to make Mozilla's MDN Web Docs the prime repository for information about web APIs.
  
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• HPE places bets on edge computing, IoT, hybrid and plans to streamline operations again

  19-10-2017 13:05 via zdnet.com
  HPE's biggest bet is that IoT will rely on more compute at the edge of the network. Meanwhile, HPE plans to streamline under a program called HPE Next.
  
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• Motorola Moto Z2 Force review: Moto’s smashproof phone returns with a slimmer design and a performance boost

  19-10-2017 12:41
  Motorola’s Moto Z2 Force puts a high price on smartphone indestructibility, but is it worth it?
  
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• Turn your iPad’s camera into a button with this hack

  19-10-2017 12:21
  
  Astro HQ, the company behind a drawing app Astropad, has designed its latest app to turn the iPad’s camera into a button
  
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• Endpoint, cloud, people key to future cyber security, says McAfee

  19-10-2017 12:15 via computerweekly.com
  Endpoint devices, the cloud and people will be the security control points of the future, according to the chief of security firm McAfee
  
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• Want a Linux desktop on your Android phone? Samsung's working on it

  19-10-2017 12:08 via zdnet.com
  But you'll need the $100 Samsung DeX dock to use your favorite Linux distribution.
  
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• APAC e-commerce to hit $2.1T as digital payments gain popularity

  19-10-2017 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Asia-Pacific e-commerce market is projected to grow 12 percent annually to hit US$2.1 trillion by 2021, as digital payments such as mobile wallets and bank transfers gain traction among shoppers.
  
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