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• Google shutting down Project Tango in March 2018

  15-12-2017 22:07 via zdnet.com
  Google will turn its attention to ARCore that doesn't require special hardware.
  
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• BlackBerry officially ends support for Priv, outlines BB10 plans

  15-12-2017 21:30 via zdnet.com
  BlackBerry said it will no longer deliver monthly security updates for the Android-powered Priv handset.
  
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• Microsoft's Cortana now has 230 skills (and Amazon's Alexa, 25,000)

  15-12-2017 21:29 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's Cortana is lagging far behind Amazon's Alexa when it comes to available skills, and doesn't look to catch up any time soon.
  
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• Get a lifetime subscription to Fleeq for $49

  15-12-2017 21:19 via zdnet.com
  Designed for HR, product, support, sales and training teams, Fleeq makes it easy to create tutorial and explainer videos. Normally it's $49 per MONTH.
  
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• ​The real battle for net neutrality begins: The people v. FCC

  15-12-2017 20:56 via zdnet.com
  The FCC will not be getting the last word on the fate of net neutrality.
  
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• iTunes won't be in the Microsoft Store this year

  15-12-2017 20:20 via zdnet.com
  Sorry, Windows 10 S users. Apple confirms that iTunes won't make it into the Microsoft Store this year, as Microsoft and Apple originally promised.
  
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• Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire raises the bar for what a true VR experience can be

  15-12-2017 19:12
  
  Battle Stormtroopers and the Empire in this Star Wars hyper-reality experience in Westfield London
  
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• Micro-fortresses everywhere: The cloud security model and the software-defined perimeter

  15-12-2017 19:04 via zdnet.com
  Where we encounter the efforts of security practitioners to apply something that sounds like an old model to the new system of distributed computing, and find out to get it to work, they have to turn it inside out.
  
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• AI in schools, open banking: Podcast 348

  15-12-2017 18:10
  
  Coming up today: AI is being used to rate UK schools, are you ready for the banking revolution, and everything you need to know about the internet.
  
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• Best Christmas gifts under £50: Here's our eclectic roundup of cheap gadgets and gizmos

  15-12-2017 15:57
  
  We've scoured the internet for the best – and most affordable – gifts in tech: There's something for everyone
  
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• Sky and BT sign channel sharing deal

  15-12-2017 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  BT will supply its sports channels to Sky, while selling Sky's Now TV service to its customers.
  
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• Paternoster: The rare lift that went over the top

  15-12-2017 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  As one of the last examples of a unique lift closes in Leicester, is it hasta la vista Paternoster?
  
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• Windows 10 tip: How to disable unwanted startup programs

  15-12-2017 15:16 via zdnet.com
  It seems like every third-party software developer insists on automatically running its own programs every time you start your PC. Windows 10 offers a powerful tool to determine how much of an impact those programs have on performance and shut down those you don't want.
  
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• Million Britons miss out on 'decent' broadband speeds

  15-12-2017 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Many Britons still struggle with slow broadband, finds report from communications regulator Ofcom
  
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• The secret to being a great spy agency in the 21st century: Incubating startups

  15-12-2017 14:29 via zdnet.com
  What happens when a top secret intelligence agency turns to entrepreneurs to help build new tools to protect a nation from cyberattacks? GCHQ found out.
  
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• Hex Star Wars cases: Soft leather protects your Apple iPhone X better than the force

  15-12-2017 14:21 via zdnet.com
  Hex just released several new limited edition stylish Star Wars cases for the Apple iPhone X. Soft leather is used with popular figures embedded into the leather material.
  
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• Netatmo Smart Radiator Valve, First Take: Room-level remote control

  15-12-2017 13:58 via zdnet.com
  Want to keep your home or office warm more cheaply this winter? Netatmo's remote control thermostatic valves let you take control of every room to reduce your heating bill.
  
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• Cloud computing: Getting bigger but more complicated too

  15-12-2017 13:45 via zdnet.com
  The idea of one big cloud is being replaced with smaller clouds, shaped by local laws and needs.
  
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• Trojan malware attacks by North Korean hackers are attempting to steal Bitcoin

  15-12-2017 13:40 via zdnet.com
  Researchers at Secureworks say trojan malware is being distributed in phishing emails using the lure of a fake job advert
  
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• Vodafone offers thousands early contract exit

  15-12-2017 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The mobile network was not clear enough about new fees, telecoms regulator Ofcom says.
  
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• Over one million homes and businesses still lack ‘decent’ broadband despite narrowing digital divide

  15-12-2017 13:34 via computerweekly.com
  More than a million homes and businesses still cannot access a broadband connection capable of delivering a service of 10Mbps or higher, says Ofcom
  
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• Million still lack ‘decent’ broadband despite narrowing digital divide

  15-12-2017 13:34 via computerweekly.com
  More than a million homes and businesses still cannot access a broadband connection capable of delivering a service of 10Mbps or higher, says Ofcom
  
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• US woman accused of wiring laundered Bitcoin to Islamic State

  15-12-2017 13:28
  
  The Bitcoin controversy has deepened, from money laundering to one Japanese company’s decision to factor it into salaries...
  
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• US woman accused of wiring laundered Bitcoin to ISIS

  15-12-2017 13:28
  
  The Bitcoin controversy has deepened, from money laundering to one Japanese company’s decision to factor it into salaries...
  
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• Investigate local air pollution with this pocket-sized device

  15-12-2017 13:16
  
  The PocketLab Air is a crowdfunded device to boost interest in pollution and climate change
  
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• Investigate local air pollution with his pocket-sized device

  15-12-2017 13:16
  
  The PocketLab Air is a crowdfunded device to boost interest in pollution and climate change
  
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• A new Nintendo patent suggests the Nintendo Switch 2 could walk on two legs

  15-12-2017 13:10
  
  This console’s made for walking, and that’s just what it’ll do
  
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• Amazon backs down in Google streaming spat

  15-12-2017 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The online retailer puts streaming gadgets from Google back on sale, ending a two-year hiatus.
  
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• Oracle Q2 2017-18 results see cloud revenue grow to $1.5bn

  15-12-2017 12:37 via computerweekly.com
  Oracle’s second-quarter 2017-18 results show an increase in cloud revenue of 44%, and overall growth of 4% to $9.6bn. Executives are bullish against competition, buoyed by artificial intelligence makeover of database
  
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• Chasing trains: The UK talks a good AI game but is it losing pace?

  15-12-2017 12:35
  
  “We should be careful about the self-congratulatory attitude”
  
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• Quick poll: Is Bitcoin the future of finance or a dangerous blip?

  15-12-2017 12:09
  
  Is the future of virtual currencies as uncertain as a flip of the coin? Let us know what you think
  
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• Robots will soon be able to taste and smell your bad cooking

  15-12-2017 11:50 via zdnet.com
  Aromyx has figured out how to digitize taste and smell. Now the company is teaming up with an experimental robotics lab.
  
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• AI helps write Harry Potter fanfiction and other news

  15-12-2017 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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• AMD hits pay dirt in the cloud with EPYC server platform

  15-12-2017 11:39 via computerweekly.com
  Chipmaker AMD is looking to regain lost ground with its EPYC server platform, and it seems the cloud provider community is getting on board with its plans
  
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• Patent shows Apple’s pointless plans for Siri stealth mode

  15-12-2017 11:10
  
  Whisper to your iPhone and it could whisper back
  
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• UNSW unveils complete design of a silicon quantum computer chip

  15-12-2017 11:02 via zdnet.com
  Engineers at the university have reworked silicon microprocessors to create a complete design for a quantum computer chip.
  
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• How to futureproof your career as a CIO

  15-12-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  Many CIOs have yet to earn the right to be on the board. How can IT leaders upgrade their business acumen, to benefit their own careers and the health of their employer?
  
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• Hackers use Triton malware to shut down plant, industrial systems

  15-12-2017 10:54 via zdnet.com
  The malware has been designed to target industrial systems and critical infrastructure.
  
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• What Jersey can teach us about Russia’s ‘risk’ to undersea cables

  15-12-2017 10:45
  
  UK armed forces chief warns that Russia’s navy poses a serious threat to our trade and internet
  
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• GTA Online: Rockstar confirms Red Dead Redemption 2 weapon leak is real, opens The Doomsday Heist quest to everyone

  15-12-2017 10:12
  
  Did Rockstar deliberately leak its Red Dead Remption 2 quest for GTA Online fans to discover?
  
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• GTA Online players uncover hidden Red Dead Redemption 2 quest in The Doomsday Heist update

  15-12-2017 10:12
  
  It looks like GTA Online players may have finally solved the mystery of GTA V's unmarked grave
  
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• Sky and BT agree to snaffle up each other’s content in UK TV deal

  15-12-2017 10:10
  
  Now TV will land on BT boxes, while BT Sport will be sold via Sky
  
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• Living Greenland shark could be over half a millennium old

  15-12-2017 09:52
  
  The creature, which could be the oldest living vertebrate, has been found in the North Atlantic
  
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• Facebook trials ads before videos in its “Watch” section

  15-12-2017 08:53
  
  The social media will subject you to six-second ads prior to watching some of its videos
  
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• TPG NBN 100 plan only hits 50Mbps at peak times as 25Mbps plan killed off

  15-12-2017 05:53 via zdnet.com
  The telco has responded to the NBN wholesale price changes by removing its 25Mbps plan and revealing typical evening speeds.
  
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• The desire to be mobile sent Noosa Shire Council to the cloud

  15-12-2017 05:26 via zdnet.com
  The council turned to TechnologyOne to help it transform its workforce into a mobile one.
  
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• US woman used bitcoin to move cash to Islamic State, police say

  15-12-2017 05:16 via bbc.co.uk
  She is accused of taking out fraudulent bank loans and buying bitcoin to funnel cash to IS.
  
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• This home for underprivileged coders will put the Indian government and IT industry to shame

  15-12-2017 03:44 via zdnet.com
  NavGurukul is a shining example of how easy it is to tackle poverty and a lack of self-belief and skilling all in one shot if there is a deep desire and commitment to do so. If only someone in India was listening.
  
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• San Francisco mayor's death signals tougher times for tech

  15-12-2017 02:44 via zdnet.com
  Mayor Ed Lee died of cardiac arrest earlier this week — it's likely the end of sweetheart tax deals for tech firms
  
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• Optus hauled to court over allegations of misleading NBN HFC customers

  15-12-2017 02:42 via zdnet.com
  Optus misled customers by giving them a shorter timeframe to migrate to NBN services than contractually allowed, the ACCC has alleged, and by implying that they could only buy NBN services from Optus.
  
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