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• Google Wifi's Network Check feature just got a lot better

  15-05-2018 22:53 via zdnet.com
  Ever wonder how strong of a network connection a particular device has in your home? Now you can find out.
  
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• Microsoft moves toward consolidating its many speech services

  15-05-2018 22:05 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's new unified Speech Service and development platform aim to bring together the many different speech services used across Microsoft's own products and services.
  
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• The startup founder who wants everyone to know about his new house

  15-05-2018 22:01 via zdnet.com
  Will tech types ever enjoy a sensitivity toward others? Normal others, that is. A tech type loudly intoning about his entertainment areas made me wonder.
  
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• NBN: More to be done on HFC remediation

  15-05-2018 22:00 via zdnet.com
  NBN is implementing two new HFC optimisation works from the pit to the exchange and from the pit to the home.
  
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• White House eliminates cybersecurity coordinator role

  15-05-2018 21:33 via zdnet.com
  There was near universal agreement that the cybersecurity coordinator position was important. But the White House disagreed.
  
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• This super-versatile mobile charger is on sale for $41.49

  15-05-2018 21:13 via zdnet.com
  This cupholder-friendly power bank has an AC outlet, Type-C port and more. It usually sells for $83.
  
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• Chuwi looks to crowdfunding for its new HiGame mini PC

  15-05-2018 20:55 via zdnet.com
  Chuwi has released its next-generation compact mini PC with desktop performance to Indiegogo.
  
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• Amazon Sumerian now generally available

  15-05-2018 20:48 via zdnet.com
  Amazon Web Services' Sumerian is now generally available to developers. The effort is a bet that AR and VR apps will utilize browser-based tools.
  
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• ​HTC plots blockchain native phone called Exodus

  15-05-2018 19:35 via zdnet.com
  HTC is planning to launch a phone that is designed for decentralized apps and privacy. Is this device, dubbed Exodus, marking the peak of blockchain hype.
  
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• Enterprise startups in Israel worth getting to know

  15-05-2018 18:47 via zdnet.com
  There are many startups around the world that could be relevant to your organisation, but you may not be aware of them. Here, I shine the spotlight on some of Israel's enterprise startups.
  
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• Microsoft reveals Surface Hub 2, its all-new interactive whiteboard

  15-05-2018 17:20
  
  The Surface Hub 2 features a “4K+” 55in display and supports tiling
  
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• Auth0 secures $55 million to improve identity-as-a-service tech

  15-05-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  The company's Identity-as-a-Service products have appealed to a fresh round of investors willing to take a bet on the startup.
  
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• iOS 11.4 looks set to be Apple's most boring iOS release to date

  15-05-2018 16:12 via zdnet.com
  Unless you're a HomePod user, or you like new wallpapers, there's not much in iOS 11.4 to get the blood pumping.
  
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• Google introduces Google One: Drive with cheaper storage and more features

  15-05-2018 16:06
  
  The overhauled service is being rolled out in the US over the coming months
  
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• Left-wing internet phrases: gammon, melts and slugs

  15-05-2018 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Radio 4 announcer Kathy Clugston cooks up a Daily Politics guide to left-wing online slang.
  
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• UberEats to trial delivering grub by drone

  15-05-2018 15:41
  
  Even faster fast food
  
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• HPE buys networking startup Plexxi

  15-05-2018 15:30 via zdnet.com
  Plexxi is known for its software-defined data center fabric that emphasizes applications over infrastructure.
  
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• This new type of DDoS attack takes advantage of an old vulnerability

  15-05-2018 15:27 via zdnet.com
  The new technique has "the potential to put any company with an online presence at risk of attack", warn researchers.
  
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• Microsoft continues its quest for the HoloLens grail

  15-05-2018 15:22 via zdnet.com
  The company remains ahead of a host of competitors with its augmented reality headset, which can justify its expense for mission-critical applications. Mainstream business use, however, will require more than better, cheaper hardware.
  
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• Verizon picks AWS as preferred public cloud provider

  15-05-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Verizon used to have big plans for public cloud services. Today, it's standardizing on AWS. If you can't beat em...
  
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• Open-source vulnerabilities plague enterprise codebase systems

  15-05-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Vulnerabilities including the bug reportedly responsible for Equifax's data breach are still common elements of open-source systems used in the enterprise.
  
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• Cryptojacking attacks surge against enterprise cloud environments

  15-05-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Researchers suggest that cryptojacking cyberattacks levied at enterprise cloud environments are on the rise -- and a combination of poor security practices are to blame.
  
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• Adobe XD launches free starter plan, starts $10 million designer fund, aims to boost ecosystem

  15-05-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Adobe's XD respresents a clean slate for designer workflows and a starter plan aims to broaden its base.
  
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• Microsoft provides a peek at 50.5-inch Surface Hub 2, due in 2019

  15-05-2018 14:58 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is promising 'dynamic collaboration' among multiple users as a centerpiece of its second-generation Surface Hub conferencing system, which will go to testers later this year and ship in 2019.
  
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• Coros PACE GPS multisport watch review: Newcomers challenge Garmin, Suunto, and Polar with affordable offering

  15-05-2018 14:47 via zdnet.com
  There are many options when it comes to GPS sports tracking, but newcomers continue to challenge the big names. This time we tested an affordable GPS multisport watch and its fairly compelling.
  
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• Google to Gmail users: Here's how you turn on new offline working, Smart Compose

  15-05-2018 14:21 via zdnet.com
  Google rolls out offline support in Gmail and its new Smart Compose feature that completes your sentences.
  
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• The Honor 10 is here — and it's a £399 smartphone stunner

  15-05-2018 14:05
  
  The Honor 10 has finally been unveiled, and it’s an eye-catching offering which boasts an “AI-powered” camera
  
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• Enterprise vulnerability management as effective as 'random chance'

  15-05-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  New research suggests that predictive models could pave the way for more efficient cybersecurity remediation strategies.
  
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• Google employee protest: Now 'Googlers are quitting' over Pentagon drone project

  15-05-2018 13:18 via zdnet.com
  The number of employees against Google's Project Maven role grows, now backed by a big group of academics.
  
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• Adobe sends out second wave of security updates for critical vulnerabilities

  15-05-2018 12:59 via zdnet.com
  A total of 47 vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, Acrobat, and Photoshop CC have been tackled in the new security update.
  
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• ​Agile and DevOps: How to rethink your software development culture

  15-05-2018 12:53 via zdnet.com
  New strategies are changing how software projects are delivered, but choosing the right approach is key.
  
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• This chip could detect drugs as quickly as roadside breathalyzers

  15-05-2018 12:23 via zdnet.com
  The chip could pave the way for a new generation of portable drug detectors for law enforcement.
  
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• Google employees quit over controversial Project Maven

  15-05-2018 12:22
  
  12 employees have left the company following Google's collaboration with the US Department of Defense
  
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• Facebook app myPersonality leaked data of three million users for four years before it was eventually suspended

  15-05-2018 11:39
  
  The personality test app was under the control of academics from University of Cambridge
  
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• Boston Dynamics set to sell robot dog that became a viral hit

  15-05-2018 11:16 via zdnet.com
  After a quarter century of robotics R&D, the most YouTubed robotics company in the world is going to market
  
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• Symantec moves to allay concerns about accounting investigation, future outlook

  15-05-2018 11:13 via zdnet.com
  Symantec kicked off its week with an analyst conference call outlining its view for the fiscal years ahead and how its enterprise business is shifting.
  
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• This monster black hole eats the mass of our own sun every two days and is the fastest-growing quasar ever seen

  15-05-2018 09:53
  
  The quasar is estimated to be as large as 20 billion suns and radiates ultraviolet and X-ray energy as gas and dust are sucked in
  
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• Dark web data theft may have finally met its match

  15-05-2018 09:42
  
  Is this technology capable of turning the tide on the dark web?
  
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• ​CommBank looks to commercialise blockchain solution down under

  15-05-2018 09:33 via zdnet.com
  The blockchain solution that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's South African operation TymeDigital has been working on could take shape in Australia, the bank's executive manager of emerging technology has said.
  
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• Spark NZ deploying BroadSoft unified comms

  15-05-2018 09:32 via zdnet.com
  Spark Cloud Phone will provide SMBs with collaboration solutions based on BroadSoft's UC-One application.
  
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• The worst Google scams and how to avoid them

  15-05-2018 09:25
  
  Google provides a vast amount of knowledge at your fingertips, but scammers lie in wait if you search for the wrong thing
  
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• Pakistan activists targeted in Facebook attacks

  15-05-2018 09:11 via bbc.co.uk
  A human rights activist says Pakistan targeted her with repeated malware attacks to try to spy on her.
  
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• Kaspersky Lab to shift US customer data from Russia to Switzerland

  15-05-2018 09:00 via zdnet.com
  Kaspersky Lab also plans to move the tools and systems used to compile products from its source code to the country.
  
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• Maria Reiche – the eccentric "governess" of the mysterious Nazca Lines - is honoured in today's Google Doodle

  15-05-2018 08:48
  
  On what would have been her 115th birthday, Google has designed a Doodle celebrating mathematician Maria Reiche
  
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• Google adds third cloud zone in Singapore

  15-05-2018 06:21 via zdnet.com
  A year after opening Google Cloud Platform Singapore region with two zones, the tech vendor has added a third zone and introduced new services including Cloud Spanner and Managed Instance Groups.
  
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• NBN looks to 'proactive' network health with machine learning

  15-05-2018 05:36 via zdnet.com
  Using machine learning and big data analytics, NBN is able to be 'proactive' rather than reactive in repairing network issues across modem and cable before the end user even notices, the company has said.
  
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• Australian smart home device market grew 55 percent in 2017: Telsyte

  15-05-2018 05:35 via zdnet.com
  A rapid uptake in smart speakers, in particular Google Home, is creating the foundation for an 'internet-connected device explosion', according to the research firm.
  
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• Microsoft, Commonwealth Bank, KPMG partner for Wiise joint venture

  15-05-2018 02:27 via zdnet.com
  The three heavyweights have combined forces to launch an SME-focused standalone company called Wiise.
  
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• Wheelie good

  15-05-2018 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Dockless bike tech has massively boosted bike-sharing. Is it the future of two-wheeled transport?
  
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• Can AI pick the perfect fantasy football team?

  15-05-2018 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Squadguru uses algorithms to pick a fantasy football team.
  
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