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• How to protect Windows Server from Meltdown and Spectre

  12-01-2018 21:29 via zdnet.com
  The headlines are all about how the Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities will affect Windows PCs, but the real problems are how these bugs will impact servers and the cloud.
  
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• Get a magnetic phone mount for $3.99

  12-01-2018 21:13 via zdnet.com
  This is the best four bucks you'll ever spend on your phone. Or your car.
  
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• Best of CES 2018 for business: ZDNet and TechRepublic journalists weigh in

  12-01-2018 19:44 via zdnet.com
  From connected mannequins to connected mattresses, from hyperloop tubes to roll-up TVs, our journalists scoured CES for the products that matter for professionals and businesses.
  
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• Call for statutory regulation of police number plate cameras amid concerns over accuracy

  12-01-2018 18:11 via computerweekly.com
  The UK’s automatic number plate recognition database – one the largest non-military data-gathering systems – records up to 1.2 million false readings of number plates every day. It should be subject to statutory regulation, says an independent watchdog
  
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• HMRC’s transformation programme beset by extra Brexit workload

  12-01-2018 17:45 via computerweekly.com
  The Public Accounts Committee has found HMRC to be dangerously overstretched, partly as a consequence of Brexit, and puts the department’s 2020 transformation programme into question
  
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• Best of CES, iPhone depression: Podcast 351

  12-01-2018 17:38
  
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• Honor View 10 review: An affordable flagship to stand alongside the OnePlus 5T

  12-01-2018 17:35 via zdnet.com
  Huawei's budget brand delivers great features and performance, effectively rivalling its own flagship handset.
  
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• Snapchat redesign is a 'flop' with users

  12-01-2018 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Social media service Snapchat redesign has not proved popular with many of its regular users
  
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• The AA battery that never dies: Forever Battery uses Wi-Fi-like signals to stay fully charged

  12-01-2018 17:18
  
  This AA battery will never run out of power
  
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• The future according to Alphabet Moonshots: From Calico to X

  12-01-2018 17:07
  
  The “other bets” at Google’s parent firm are shaping our future, from healthcare to cities and beyond
  
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• FireEye buys X15 Software, eyes big data integration

  12-01-2018 16:31 via zdnet.com
  By combining big data and machine learning with its security tools, FireEye is looking to thwart more next-gen threats.
  
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• Should you build your own NAS, or buy one?

  12-01-2018 16:18 via zdnet.com
  Ever since we posted our NAS series, we've been asked whether it's better to build or buy your own NAS. In this article, David Gewirtz answers that question.
  
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• Check Point finds AdultSwine malware in Google Play apps

  12-01-2018 16:15 via computerweekly.com
  Security researchers have discovered new malware code hidden in game apps, mainly aimed at youngsters
  
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• Windows 10 of the future? Microsoft works on mind control for apps

  12-01-2018 15:54 via zdnet.com
  You still need gestures, but mind-controlled menu selection could make you far more efficient, says Microsoft.
  
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• Facebook's News Feed changes: A look at the likely consequences

  12-01-2018 15:35 via zdnet.com
  A major overhaul of what Facebook lets users see will mean big changes for brands that rely on the social media giant for promotion - and also change how Facebook users view the world.
  
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• Best iPad and iPhone apps UK 2018: Photography, productivity, dating and more on iOS

  12-01-2018 15:07
  
  We've streamlined our list of best iPhone and iPad apps for iPhone and iPad for 2018, so you can make the most of your iOS device
  
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• AMD processors: Not as safe as you might have thought

  12-01-2018 15:05 via zdnet.com
  With all the hub-bub about Meltdown and Spectre, AMD CPUs are widely regarded as being perfectly safe. Well AMD chips may be safer, but they're not invulnerable.
  
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• Google is removing Chrome’s ‘Supervised Users’ parental controls

  12-01-2018 14:54
  
  Existing supervised profiles will still exist, but you’ll have no option to change their restrictions
  
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• Google: Our brilliant Spectre fix dodges performance hit, so you should all use it

  12-01-2018 14:38 via zdnet.com
  Google wants the whole industry to adopt its Retpoline fixes for Variant 2 of the Meltdown-Spectre bugs.
  
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• NEC Brazil head steps down

  12-01-2018 14:26 via zdnet.com
  Latin America head Masazumi Takata takes over as interim leader for operations in the country.
  
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• There's £4.5 million to spend on EV charge points but local councils are ignoring it

  12-01-2018 14:22
  
  Ministers have written to local authorities in the UK urging them to make use of the fund
  
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• Intel AMT security loophole could allow hackers to seize control of laptops

  12-01-2018 14:10 via zdnet.com
  Researchers at F-Secure warn that laptops can potentially be vulnerable to attack which can be carried out in under a minute.
  
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• Apple health data used in murder trial

  12-01-2018 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Data suggesting movements correlating to how a suspect disposed of a body used as evidence.
  
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• Raspberry Pi: Hands-On with the Pi Server tool

  12-01-2018 13:49 via zdnet.com
  The new PiServer package included in the latest Raspbian x86 release provides a very powerful client management tool. Here's an example of how to configure and use it.
  
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• Intel makes security-first pledge

  12-01-2018 13:43 via computerweekly.com
  As it scrambles to deal with the Meltdown and Spectre processor exploits, Intel has made a series of security commitments
  
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• What is climate change? The science and the solutions

  12-01-2018 13:14
  
  The term “climate change” is bandied around a lot this days, but what actually is it, and how dangerous are its implications?
  
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• Meltdown-Spectre firmware glitch: Intel warns of risk of sudden reboots

  12-01-2018 12:53 via zdnet.com
  Older Broadwell and Haswell chips have been taking a hit from Intel's CPU patch.
  
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• Europe puts 1bn euros into supercomputer research

  12-01-2018 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The Commission wants to spend 1bn euros on machines far faster than existing supercomputers
  
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• Spectre puts the brakes on CPU need for speed

  12-01-2018 12:43 via zdnet.com
  Instead of focusing on single-digit percentage increases in performance, a bigger question needs to be asked: Is it safe?
  
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• The FitBit-ization of VR and the future of youth sports

  12-01-2018 11:28 via zdnet.com
  Among the VR standouts at CES 2018, this company bringing advanced athletic training to the masses
  
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• F-Secure highlights another critical Intel security issue

  12-01-2018 11:16 via computerweekly.com
  As Intel scrambles to issue security updates to address the Meltdown and Spectre exploits, researchers have highlighted another, unrelated, critical security issue that could affect millions of corporate laptops
  
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• Enormous water ice reserves found close to the surface on Mars

  12-01-2018 11:14
  
  Huge ice sources were found lodged between eroded cliffs on Mars, making human exploration – and habitation – much more viable
  
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• Razer wants to turn your smartphone into a gaming laptop with the crazy Project Linda

  12-01-2018 11:09
  
  Razer’s Project Linda prototype wants to revolutionise how you use your smartphone
  
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• ICO fines spam-happy companies £600,000

  12-01-2018 11:01 via zdnet.com
  Four UK companies have been slapped with fines for nuisance marketing.
  
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• Black hole breakthrough reveals wobbling jets spotted by supercomputers

  12-01-2018 11:01
  
  Researchers used supercomputers to chart the spin around supermassive black holes
  
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• Computer science is fastest-growing subject for undergraduates

  12-01-2018 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  Computer science is the fastest-growing subject for undergraduate intake in UK universities, according to 2017 statistics
  
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• Alan Turing Institute to add universities of Birmingham and Exeter to data science network

  12-01-2018 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  The Alan Turing Institute has announced the latest two universities to join its data science research network
  
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• Bye bye brands: Facebook is pivoting back to friends and family, but should be wary of the law of unintended consequences

  12-01-2018 10:58
  
  Back to basics
  
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• CES 2018: A look at the show's highlights

  12-01-2018 09:38 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best technology at CES 2018.
  
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• Black cabs will soon be mapping London to help pave the way for self-driving cars

  12-01-2018 08:02
  
  A network of “high-definition crowdsourced maps” will be created, detailing streets and infrastructure
  
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• PubG 'not eSports-ready' yet - but 'will be one day'

  12-01-2018 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The brains behind PubG, one of the most popular games in the world, talks eSports with the Radio 1 Gaming Show.
  
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• Robot hits and misses at tech show

  12-01-2018 06:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Tech firms try to convince the public their robots are ready to buy despite several stumbles.
  
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• Robot hits and misses

  12-01-2018 06:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Tech firms try to convince the public their robots are ready to buy despite several stumbles.
  
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• CES 2018: Luka owl robot reads bedtime stories to kids

  12-01-2018 06:40 via bbc.co.uk
  A robot that can read any of 50,000 picture books to young children will soon launch.
  
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• Telstra CEO: 2018 will be big for 5G

  12-01-2018 06:33 via zdnet.com
  The rollout of commercial 5G networks could begin in 2019 if standardisation and technologies are set during 2018, Telstra CEO Andy Penn has said, adding that Telstra is a world leader in the space.
  
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• UKtech50 2017: Creating an innovation culture

  12-01-2018 06:00 via computerweekly.com
  Claire Calmjane of Lloyds Banking Group, Louise McCarthy, Stuart Birrell of Heathrow Airport and Marcus East from National Geographic discuss innovation
  
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• CES 2018: Hushme mask lets users make private calls

  12-01-2018 05:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A hi-tech face mask is being pitched as a way to obscure users' voices to let them speak in private.
  
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• China shuts Marriott's website over Tibet and Taiwan error

  12-01-2018 04:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The hotel chain apologises, saying it "respects and supports" Chinese sovereignty.
  
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• ​What the TCS and Nielsen $2.5 billion outsourcing deal means for Indian IT

  12-01-2018 03:52 via zdnet.com
  Winning this mammoth deal while transitioning to a new CEO amidst a time of great industry tumult is a huge accomplishment for the Indian company.
  
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• Facebook plans major changes to news feed

  12-01-2018 03:08 via bbc.co.uk
  CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he plans to make posts from businesses, brands and media less prominent.
  
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