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• Austrade spares no vertical in promoting Australian tech to the world

  05-12-2017 23:59 via zdnet.com
  With the mining boom sustaining Australia's economy for many years, Austrade is now turning its focus to other areas Australia is thriving in, looking to promote the country's tech prowess to the rest of the world.
  
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• Google expands Search snippets with more related info

  05-12-2017 23:53 via zdnet.com
  In a bid to keep you within the Google ecosystem, Search now includes expanded snippets of information and smarter suggested content.
  
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• HP Envy x2 review: Hands on with HP's Snapdragon-powered 2-in-1

  05-12-2017 23:44
  
  Lightweight, nicely designed and with "20-hour" battery life, the HP Envy x2 could be a Surface Pro killer
  
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• Microsoft opens up its Windows 10 Whiteboard app for public preview

  05-12-2017 23:26 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's collaborative Windows 10 Whiteboard app is now ready for testers.
  
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• Asus NovaGo review: Hands on with the first Snapdragon 835 Windows 10 laptop

  05-12-2017 23:13
  
  The NovaGo is sensibly priced and well-designed - if the battery life claims come true, it'll be a brilliant laptop
  
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• Apple launches Apple Pay Cash to iOS 11.2 users

  05-12-2017 23:12 via zdnet.com
  Watch out Venmo and Square Cash, Apple's peer-to-peer payments system called Apple Pay Cash is now available.
  
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• IEDM 2017: AMD says Epyc is just the beginning

  05-12-2017 23:08 via zdnet.com
  AMD CEO Lisa Su capped a big year for the company with an opening address at IEDM 2017 where she predicted that a new approach to chip design will deliver another decade of big performance gains.
  
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• Apple acquires podcast search engine Pop Up Archive

  05-12-2017 22:32 via zdnet.com
  Apple may be looking to bolster its podcast tech. Likely to do with the acquisition, Pop Up Archive closed its Audiosear.ch product in late November.
  
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• Qualcomm debuts Snapdragon "Always On PCs" with week-long battery life and confirms new flagship chipset

  05-12-2017 22:05
  
  The first Qualcomm 835-based laptops are unveiled, offering gigabit 4G connectivity and stunning battery life
  
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• Microsoft, HP, Asus launch the great Windows on ARM, Qualcomm experiment: Here are the key questions

  05-12-2017 21:55 via zdnet.com
  The pricing of Windows 10 S devices running on Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor sets up a few interesting questions. Here's a quick tour of the unknowns:
  
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• Trump's FCC gets ready to take a chainsaw to net neutrality

  05-12-2017 21:54 via zdnet.com
  A hidden document reveals FCC Commissioner Pai's secret plan to gut net neutrality.
  
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• Google pulls YouTube from Amazon Fire TV, Echo Show

  05-12-2017 21:22 via zdnet.com
  If Amazon isn't going to carry Google products like Home, it doesn't want YouTube available on Echo devices.
  
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• Qualcomm announces 'always connected' Windows 10 mobile PCs

  05-12-2017 20:37 via zdnet.com
  Windows 10 is coming to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile PC platform.
  
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• Microsoft debuts Windows 10 on ARM

  05-12-2017 20:30 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft and Qualcomm are showing off the first Windows 10 on ARM devices, which provide Win32 app compatibility via emulation. Most models won't be available until next Spring, however.
  
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• Posing as a schoolgirl to expose online groomers

  05-12-2017 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  How going undercover as a 14-year-old revealed the dangers children using streaming apps can face.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt hits out at Facebook kids' app

  05-12-2017 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The health secretary told the social network to "stay away from my kids" with its app for under-13s.
  
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• Millions caught in virtual keyboard app data breach

  05-12-2017 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers claim to have found millions of customer names, phone numbers and keystroke activity.
  
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• Honor View 10 announced: A flagship dual camera phone with face unlock, priced less than half the Apple iPhone X

  05-12-2017 18:42 via zdnet.com
  Honor has released a couple of devices in the US, but the brand hasn't yet taken off. With the affordable $200 Honor 7X now available and the high end View 10 coming in 2018, we may finally see folks take notice of these devices.
  
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• Samsung is bringing the flip phone back with the W2018

  05-12-2017 18:15
  
  Samsung looks to the 90s to help create their new smartphone
  
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• IBM, Pivotal collaborate on tools for app development

  05-12-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The collaboration gives developers more tools for streamlined app development and more options for deployment in different clouds.
  
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• London colocation market on course for record-breaking year of take-up, CBRE data shows

  05-12-2017 17:45 via computerweekly.com
  CBRE quarterly report into European colocation growth trends shows demand for London datacentre space is holding firm in the face of Brexit
  
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• CryptoKitties craze slows down transactions on Ethereum

  05-12-2017 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  A new craze for "crypto-collectibles" slows down transactions on the popular blockchain.
  
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• Drone collisions 'worse than bird strikes for planes'

  05-12-2017 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  A US study has offered a comprehensive look at the damage a drone colliding with an aeroplane could do.
  
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• Security Think Tank: Four steps to securing messaging apps

  05-12-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  What criteria should organisations use to assess the security of smartphone messaging apps and how can they ensure only approved apps are used by employees?
  
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• Atlassian makes it easier to track, manage deployments in Bitbucket

  05-12-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Rather than creating a separate product for developers to manage, Atlassian is introducing Bitbucket Deployments, to make deployments visible right next to one's source code.
  
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• FCC revisited: Net neutrality changes are misleading and not benign, says Gewirtz

  05-12-2017 16:58 via zdnet.com
  Upon finding updated but disturbingly unofficial source documents, David Gewirtz recants his earlier statement that the FCC changes are benign. The FCC's intentions may be out there, but they were not published according to its own guidelines for rulemaking review.
  
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• Honor 7X first impressions: A premium minimal bezel phone priced a fifth of the Apple iPhone X

  05-12-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  While we have seen flagship phones in 2017 eclipse the $1,000 price point, we have also seen incredible capability in Android phones in the sub-$400 range. The new Honor 7X comes in at half the price of mid-rangers with very little compromise.
  
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• Microsoft Azure is first global cloud provider to deploy AMD EPYC processors

  05-12-2017 15:48 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft embraces AMD's EPYC processors as it becomes the first global cloud provider to use the silicon in its data centers.
  
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• Doncaster man, 71, sentenced in 'revenge porn' case

  05-12-2017 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Rikki Chew admitted two offences of disclosing a private photo with intent to cause distress.
  
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• ​Android security: Google details Pixel and Nexus vulnerabilities in December bulletin

  05-12-2017 15:39 via zdnet.com
  Google fixes 42 bugs in an update for its flagship Android line, with details in its December security bulletin.
  
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• Western Digital paves the way for next-gen 'Big Data/Fast Data' smartphones

  05-12-2017 15:28 via zdnet.com
  With 5G, AR, AI, and 360-degree streaming video upping the volume, velocity, variety, and value of data, Western Digital expands its 3D NAND portfolio.
  
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• Why some people can hear this silent gif

  05-12-2017 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Why are some people able to hear this gif even though it is silent?
  
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• Microsoft delivers public preview of its new Azure IoT software as a service

  05-12-2017 15:02 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft IoT Central, Redmond's one-stop IoT software-as-a-service shop, is now in public preview, with final availability slated for 2018.
  
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• PitchBook and Morningstar integrate data, facilitate AI-driven investing

  05-12-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  PitchBook, a purveyor of private equity market data, has now integrated data from the public markets, sourced from Morningstar, its parent company.The companion data feeds and APIs from the PitchBook Platform provide promising fodder for AI-driven investing.
  
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• Fitbit Ionic update brings new apps, watch faces, banks, and Fitbit Labs

  05-12-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The Fitbit Ionic's first major update will be released soon and helps enhance the smartwatch functionality of this fitness-first wearable.
  
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• A popular virtual keyboard app leaks 31 million users' personal data

  05-12-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The app maker's database wasn't protected with a password, leaving exposed its users' most private information.
  
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• US utility provider PG&E on ditching the datacentre and going cloud-first

  05-12-2017 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  US-based utility provider Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) discusses how getting out of the datacentre business and into the cloud is helping meet its regulatory, affordability and innovation targets
  
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• Intuit buys TSheets for $340 million

  05-12-2017 14:30 via zdnet.com
  TSheets is the maker of a time tracking and employee scheduling app for small businesses and gig workers.
  
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• Windows 10 picked as 'initial' OS for Germany's new government client

  05-12-2017 14:25 via zdnet.com
  Despite EU issues with Microsoft's personal data use, Germany is working on a Windows 10 client for federal staff.
  
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• VMware's Cloud Foundation gets integrated cloud management capabilities

  05-12-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Cloud Foundation is central to VMware's strategy to become the go-to broker for hybrid cloud services.
  
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• IBM rolls out first Power9 servers, systems optimized for AI

  05-12-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  IBM's AC922 Power Systems embed PCI-Express, Nvidia's NVlink 2.0 and OpenCAPI.
  
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• Step up to the invisible box challenge

  05-12-2017 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  As challenges go on social media, standing on a non-existent plinth has proved to be quite tricky for some.
  
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• Electric black cabs hit London's roads

  05-12-2017 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The new cab costs £55,599 up from £45,000 for the newest petrol equivalent.
  
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• Android security alert: Google's latest bulletin warns of 47 bugs, 10 critical

  05-12-2017 13:47 via zdnet.com
  Google's Android security bulletin for December includes a number of flaws that vendors will need to patch.
  
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• A giant botnet behind one million malware attacks a month just got shut down

  05-12-2017 13:40 via zdnet.com
  Arrest made over Andromeda botnet following operation involving the FBI, Europol and other authorities working with cyber security companies.
  
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• Nissan to trial robo-taxis in Japan

  05-12-2017 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Self-drive taxis will be tested in Japan next spring and could be on the roads by early 2020s.
  
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• Bitcoin industry enters top 10 DDoS targets

  05-12-2017 13:06 via computerweekly.com
  The bitcoin industry has become one of the top 10 industries most targeted by distributed denial of service attacks, a report has revealed
  
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• Big data: Three ways to turn business intelligence into a business advantage

  05-12-2017 13:06 via zdnet.com
  CIO Strategies: Big data is about more than lots of data. Here's how to use it to make smarter decisions.
  
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• Vodafone picks Huawei to underpin NFV and SDN roll-out

  05-12-2017 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  Mobile operator Vodafone will use Huawei’s FusionSphere Openstack platform to support its NFV and SDN ambitions
  
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• Researchers warn of new support scam malware

  05-12-2017 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  Security researchers have identified a new strain of support scam malware and a way of clearing up infected machines
  
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