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• How sensors enabled Eli Lilly to improve the patient experience

  27-11-2017 23:55 via zdnet.com
  Combining the use of sensors and automation, the pharmaceutical giant developed a trial that enabled independence for the patient and alleviated burden on the caregiver.
  
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• Cyber Monday poised to break online sales record

  27-11-2017 23:14 via zdnet.com
  The day is projected to break $6.6 billion in sales before midnight.
  
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• ​Long-term Linux support future clarified

  27-11-2017 22:16 via zdnet.com
  Long-term support Linux version 4.4 will get six years of life, but that doesn't mean other LTS editions will last so long.
  
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• ​Trump considering banning White House staffers' personal phones

  27-11-2017 21:42 via zdnet.com
  Trump and company seem to think this will stop leaks.
  
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• Here's why Microsoft dropped its Delve app for Windows 10

  27-11-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft seems to be rethinking how it handles search in the brave, new Microsoft 365 world
  
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• Technology focus will improve 'new talent and skills'

  27-11-2017 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Newport Wafer Fab says the new UK industrial strategy's focus on technology can help them grow further.
  
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• Nvidia, Nuance team up to bring AI, machine learning to radiologists

  27-11-2017 17:48 via zdnet.com
  The partnership highlights how multiple vendors in the medical foodchain see machine learning and artificial intelligence as a way to revamp medical imaging.
  
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• Microsoft riles VMware with new VMware virtualization on Azure announcement

  27-11-2017 17:47 via zdnet.com
  VMware is none too pleased about a new Microsoft offering enabling the full VMware stack to run on Microsoft's Azure.
  
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• After WannaCry ransomware attack, the NHS is toughening its cyber defences

  27-11-2017 17:25 via zdnet.com
  £20m to be spent on Security Operations Centre in order to help protect the UK's hospitals and health services against cyber attacks
  
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• UK sale of surveillance equipment to Macedonia raises questions over export licence policy

  27-11-2017 17:02 via computerweekly.com
  The UK, with the involvement of a senior government minister, approved an export licence for the sale of sophisticated surveillance equipment from a UK-based company to the Republic of Macedonia – while the country was engaged in an illegal surveillance programme against its citizens
  
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• NHS trust gets Commvault to cut backup times and get set for GDPR

  27-11-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  North Derbyshire hospital trust cuts 70 physical servers to 11 Nutanix hyper-converged nodes, with Commvault replacing multiple backup software products in three-year project
  
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• McAfee buys Skyhigh Networks to bolster cloud business

  27-11-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  The two companies will work to combine their cloud and endpoint security platforms.
  
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• 10 best smartphones: Starting at half the price of an iPhone X

  27-11-2017 16:56 via zdnet.com
  Now that all of the flagship phones have been announced for 2017, a new model has moved into the top spot.
  
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• As SNES Classic mini sells out, rivals step in

  27-11-2017 16:43 via zdnet.com
  Nintendo may have learned lessons from the NES Classic mini, but it still can't fulfill demand for its latest throwback. That's provided opportunities for other serving the classic videogames market.
  
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• ​'Big four' Linux companies shift open-source licensing policies

  27-11-2017 16:33 via zdnet.com
  Red Hat, Facebook, Google, and IBM commit to providing a fair cure period to correct open-source GPLv2 software license compliance issues.
  
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• Department of Social Services says it has contained data breach 'vulnerability'

  27-11-2017 16:29 via zdnet.com
  The Australian government department has confirmed the data compromise related to staff profiles from its previous credit card management system provided by Business Information Services.
  
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• UK IT professionals could lose out in a free trade deal between UK and India

  27-11-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  There could be an increase in Indian IT professionals coming to work in the UK post-Brexit if a new trade deal is signed with India
  
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• Computer science GCSE in disarray after tasks leaked online

  27-11-2017 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Exams regulator Ofqual plans to pull this chunk of the qualification from the overall marks.
  
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• Barracuda Networks is sold to Thoma Bravo for $1.6 billion

  27-11-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Barracuda said the deal will help to accelerate growth of its security platform and maximize shareholder value.
  
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• Microsoft Office looks to be available from Google Play Store for Chromebooks

  27-11-2017 15:59 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft may finally be making generally available Android versions of its Office applications toChromebook users, likely via an Office 365 subscription.
  
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• Intuit to use AWS as its standard artificial intelligence platform

  27-11-2017 15:52 via zdnet.com
  Intuit is planning to weave artificial intelligence and machine learning throughout its products. The company will use AWS' AI platform as a standard.
  
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• UKISUG 2017: only 2% of British and Irish SAP users plan to use Leonardo

  27-11-2017 15:49 via computerweekly.com
  Connect, the SAP UK and Ireland User Group conference, hears that just 2% of customers intend to use the supplier’s Leonardo AI toolbox, and 49% are unaware of new licensing policy
  
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• Samsung Gear Sport review: A great smartwatch with a few key flaws

  27-11-2017 15:47
  Another top quality smartwatch from Samsung but it falls just short of multisport greatness
  
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• How to set up your Amazon Echo and solve setup and Wi-Fi problems

  27-11-2017 15:35
  
  If you've got a shiny new Amazon Echo, or are having problems with your old one, we're here to help
  
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• How to set up an Amazon Echo and solve setup and Wi-Fi problems

  27-11-2017 15:35
  
  If you've got a shiny new Amazon Echo, or are having problems with your old one, we're here to help
  
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• A week with the OnePlus 5T: Hundreds less than competing flagships with minimal trade-offs

  27-11-2017 15:21 via zdnet.com
  The OnePlus 5T offers nearly the same capability as Google, Apple, and Samsung phones priced nearly twice as much. OnePlus also includes some conveniences that may off you more value than the flagships.
  
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• Ethical hackers to boost NHS cyber-defences

  27-11-2017 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The hackers will work in an operations centre that will look for threats before they hit hospitals.
  
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• 4G London Underground coming in 2019, following successful tests

  27-11-2017 15:16
  
  No more internet blackspots, even under ground
  
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• VMware appoints new Brazil head

  27-11-2017 15:14 via zdnet.com
  Firm hires internally for the top role in the country
  
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• Stratasys launches BioMimics, aims to bolster medical training, cut cadaver costs

  27-11-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Stratasys aims to create the equivalent of a flight simulator for the medical device and training industry by 3D printing life-like bones, hearts, and vascular systems. The ROI could be dramatically lower cadaver costs.
  
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• Can tech make your videos more interesting?

  27-11-2017 14:46 via zdnet.com
  Video cameras are so good and storage so cheap that we can make lengthy videos of our everyday activities that even the makers don't want to watch. Techies are hard at work to enable automated editing that emphasizes the interesting bits. Here's a report from the front lines.
  
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• Oxford and Cambridge club members face hard disk theft

  27-11-2017 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephen Fry is said to be among thousands of members of a private club whose data has been stolen.
  
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• Cyber Monday: Why I just bought four more Amazon Echos

  27-11-2017 14:36 via zdnet.com
  If you're interested in Amazon Alexa devices, today is the day to shop. David Gewirtz added four more Alexas to his new home and saved quite a bit of money. Here's how he's going to put them to use.
  
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• My brother Lauri Love should have the right to a trial in the UK

  27-11-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  Lauri Love should face trial over hacking allegations in a British Court, rather than be extradited to the US, where his extraordinary skills will be lost to society, says his younger sister
  
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• Norway’s print media responds to digital threats

  27-11-2017 13:49 via computerweekly.com
  Subscription-based models are among the tactics being deployed by Norway’s print media organisations as they react to the digital threat to their traditional income streams
  
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• Gemini PDA, First Take: Return of the Psion Series 5, in Android/Linux form

  27-11-2017 13:18 via zdnet.com
  Remember the 1997 Psion Series 5? Now a UK startup has updated the concept and delivered a dual-boot device with 21st century connectivity.
  
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• Twitter blocks New York Times by mistake

  27-11-2017 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The newspaper had one of its most popular accounts locked for 24 hours after being accused of hateful conduct.
  
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• Imgur confirms 1.7 million users hit by data breach

  27-11-2017 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The breach dates back to 2014 but has only just come to light.
  
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• YouTube investigates 'disturbing' autofill results

  27-11-2017 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The site's search feature has been changed after paedophilic phrases appeared.
  
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• Hands On with Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon and MATE

  27-11-2017 12:59 via zdnet.com
  The new release of Linux Mint is imminent, so here is a look at both the Cinnamon and MATE versions.
  
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• Bitcoin currency hits new record high

  27-11-2017 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The virtual currency has risen from around $1,000 at the start of the year to a record of $9,700.
  
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• Low code development: Is this the future of enterprise apps?

  27-11-2017 12:34 via zdnet.com
  Low code promises to streamline the development of business applications. Appian CEO Matt Calkins explains why.
  
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• How Dubai is embracing technology

  27-11-2017 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  From hi-tech airport sensors to the solar palm tree that charges your phone and takes your picture.
  
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• No ZIP codes, cash on delivery: So can Middle East online shopping ever take off?

  27-11-2017 12:12 via zdnet.com
  E-commerce in the Middle East and North Africa is potentially huge but it faces equally large obstacles.
  
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• Adoption of shared services 'unstoppable', ICT body says - LocalGov

  27-11-2017 11:46
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  Adoption of shared services 'unstoppable', ICT body says
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  The trend for councils to join forces and share backroom services appears to be 'unstoppable' and will continue for the next decade, according to ICT managers. Public sector ICT body Socitm says the adoption of shared services is no longer just about ...en meer »
  
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• Amazon Sumerian cloud service launched to create VR, AR, 3D apps

  27-11-2017 11:44 via zdnet.com
  Amazon Sumerian lets developers create VR and AR apps suitable for the web, mobile devices, and physical signage.
  
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• Deployment complexity stops enterprises making most of multi-cloud, says 451 Research

  27-11-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  Data from 451 Research suggests the growing range and complexity of service providers’ product portfolios could make it harder for enterprises to reap multi-cloud rewards
  
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• Researchers estimate Pokémon Go may have caused over 250 deaths in 148 days

  27-11-2017 10:50
  Not to mention $7.3 billion of damage
  
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• Pokémon Go may have caused more than 250 deaths in 148 days, researchers claim

  27-11-2017 10:50
  
  Not to mention $7.3 billion of damage
  
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• Moscow to build on its smart city credentials

  27-11-2017 10:29 via computerweekly.com
  Moscow ranks in the world’s top 10 smart cities, but is keen to develop more technologies to boost its growing status
  
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