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• Expensive iPhones boost revenue, but Mac sales tank

  31-07-2018 23:11 via zdnet.com
  iPhone sales fell in line with Wall Street expectations, but Mac sales fall to levels not seen in seven years.
  
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• DocuSign buys SpringCM for $220 million

  31-07-2018 23:01 via zdnet.com
  The company is hoping to broaden its core services beyond e-signature and expand its total addressable market.
  
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• Apple posts record services revenue, solid iPhone sales in Q3

  31-07-2018 22:41 via zdnet.com
  The Cupertino tech giant beat earnings and revenue expectations with its best June quarter ever.
  
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• My Health Record legislation to match ADHA policy in government backdown

  31-07-2018 21:59 via zdnet.com
  Medical records to be released only with a court order, and a promise of permanent deletion upon record cancellation, were announced on Tuesday night.
  
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• Stripe launches Partner Program

  31-07-2018 21:27 via zdnet.com
  Stripe's pitch is that their formalized partner ecosystem will enable companies to "grow the internet economy together."
  
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• ​Container adoption speeds up to the detriment of VMs

  31-07-2018 21:09 via zdnet.com
  As containers grow more popular, virtual machine deployments are declining.
  
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• The face behind a stock image: How I gave away my face for free

  31-07-2018 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A young woman posed in a photo shoot and years later discovered she was the face of fake adverts.
  
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• 3D printing guns at home: Does new technology change America's gun control debate?

  31-07-2018 20:54 via zdnet.com
  One celebrity calls 3D-printed guns "downloadable death." But how practical is 3D-printing technology for the creation of guns? Where does 3D printing fit into today's gun debate?
  
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• Microsoft releases new Windows Server 2019 test build, plus Windows 10 'Redstone 5' ISOs

  31-07-2018 20:35 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft continues to march toward its planned fall 2018 releases of Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 1809 and Windows 10 'Redstone 5' client with new test builds.
  
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• Facebook reveals new covert efforts to sway 2018 midterm elections

  31-07-2018 19:24 via zdnet.com
  The social network isn't saying who's behind the campaign, noting that it doesn't have the technical evidence at this time to confidently point a finger.
  
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• ​Samsung: We will offer Galaxy Note 9 at 'reasonable prices'

  31-07-2018 19:24 via zdnet.com
  Samsung's challenge will be threading the smartphone pricing needle between being premium and fending off low-end Android competitors.
  
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• IBM, Google, Red Hat push Istio to 1.0 release

  31-07-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Managing microservices is a critical issue since enterprises are increasingly built on them.
  
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• Confluent release adds enterprise, developer, IoT savvy to Apache Kafka

  31-07-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Confluent, the company founded by the creators of streaming data platform Apache Kafka, is announcing a new release today. Confluent Platform 5.0, based on yesterday's release of open source Kafka 2.0, adds enterprise security, new disaster recovery capabilities, lots of developer features, and important IoT support.
  
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• Could hackers trigger a nuclear war?

  31-07-2018 16:36
  
  Security analysts warn that missile systems are at risk of attack, but are they?
  
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• Windows 10 moves closer to killing off passwords with Edge WebAuthn logins

  31-07-2018 15:43 via zdnet.com
  Windows Hello biometric login could soon be the key to all your favorite websites.
  
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• GE Digital reportedly to unwind, but its marketing gave the industrial Internet a boost

  31-07-2018 15:05 via zdnet.com
  GE's grand plan to be a software giant appears to be over, but the company's marketing of IoT advanced the cause for a bevy of rivals such as C3 IoT.
  
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• How to make WhatsApp group voice and video calls

  31-07-2018 15:02
  
  WhatsApp now lets you make group calls – here’s how you can join in the fun
  
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• Pew Research: 'Dramatic decline' in newsroom jobs -- digital media jobs also lost

  31-07-2018 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Silicon Valley's tech-driven media companies are driving down the cost of advertising. They can thrive but others cannot.
  
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• This destructive ransomware has made crooks $6m by encrypting data and backups

  31-07-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Attackers behind destructive SamSam ransomware show no signs of giving up - and they're now taking $300,000 a month in ransom from victims.
  
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• Mint Mobile turns two, begins offering free starter kits to trial its service

  31-07-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Now you have even less to lose if you decide to try out Mint Mobile for a week.
  
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• AMD unveils B450 chipset-based motherboards aimed at mid-range users

  31-07-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  AMD continues to keep the Socket AM4 platform alive and catering for budget and elite PC users with new B450 chipset-based motherboards.
  
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• Data archiving for survivalists: Ready for that solar flare?

  31-07-2018 14:50 via zdnet.com
  Concerned about your data surviving an Electromagnetic Pulse, or a solar flare? If it's really important, you should be. Here are a couple of options for storing important documents as close to permanently as we know how.
  
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• This medical pioneer trains digital doctors with AR and VR

  31-07-2018 14:39 via zdnet.com
  A prominent surgeon uses the latest tech to teach med students and physicians around the world. Every enterprise using VR and AR can learn from his experiences.
  
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• Windows 10: Clock's ticking on upgrade, Microsoft warns Creators Update users

  31-07-2018 14:31 via zdnet.com
  Windows 10 Version 1703 servicing ends on October 9, so update now, says Microsoft.
  
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• The Dixons Carphone data breach is way worse than first thought

  31-07-2018 14:11
  
  Dixons Carphone first admitted it suffered from a data breach in June. Since then the number of customer records impacted has ballooned from 1.2 million to ten million
  
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• Does Amazon need an Alexa smartphone to continue dominating the voice-first economy?

  31-07-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Jeff Bezos says he wants customers to "ask Alexa" for assistance wherever they are -- but can Amazon continue to dominate the next stages of the voice-first digital transformation as it has in the early days?
  
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• HTC issues U12 Plus update to address haptic button and battery issues: First impressions

  31-07-2018 13:47 via zdnet.com
  The HTC U12 Plus is a well-designed, high end flagship Android smartphone that was universally criticized for its haptic button implementation. A major update was issued to address this, and other, concerns.
  
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• Windows PCs, Macs are slow and crash constantly, mocks Google

  31-07-2018 13:22 via zdnet.com
  Google's new Chromebook video reminds the world of the worst of Apple and Microsoft computers.
  
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• Can regulating Facebook and Twitter stop the spread of fake news?

  31-07-2018 12:56 via zdnet.com
  A report by UK MPs has rejected the idea that tech companies are merely platforms.
  
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• Clarksons says single user account to blame for data breach

  31-07-2018 12:39 via zdnet.com
  The British shipping company had confidential information stolen after refusing to bow to blackmail.
  
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• The artists trolling tech to poke holes in the future

  31-07-2018 12:35
  
  The hidden motivations driving artists to pick apart technology through ingenious hacks
  
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• HP will give you $10,000 to hack your printer

  31-07-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Researchers can earn up to $10,000 for issues which allow attackers to target you through your printer.
  
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• InvizBox Go, First Take: Secure wi-fi for mobile pros with multiple devices

  31-07-2018 11:52 via zdnet.com
  A portable wi-fi router with built-in VPN that can also charge your smartphone should be an attractive proposition for mobile professionals. But the devil is in the user experience detail.
  
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• Big announcements from major players in collaborative robotics

  31-07-2018 11:45 via zdnet.com
  The cobot market is unstoppable as heavyweights compete to expand distribution and bring new products online
  
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• The long, noble and stinky quest to make human shit useful

  31-07-2018 11:38
  
  With 2.3 billion people denied access to basic sanitation, and London’s sewers not fit for purpose, could there be another way of handling human faeces?
  
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• Logitech acquires Blue Microphones in $117 million deal

  31-07-2018 11:23 via zdnet.com
  As vlogging, content creation, and live streaming have now become established as legitimate work, business is booming for recording peripherals.
  
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• Augmented Reality is coming to a restaurant near you

  31-07-2018 11:14 via zdnet.com
  Food porn is going 3D as the restaurant industry explores augmented reality to attract diners
  
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• Dixons Carphone data breach: Number of victims rises from 1.2m to 10m

  31-07-2018 10:46 via zdnet.com
  Investigation into cyber attack reveals that names, addresses and email addresses of far more people than first thought may have been accessed.
  
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• Meriton cops AU$3m fine for being tricky to avoid bad TripAdvisor reviews

  31-07-2018 08:46 via zdnet.com
  The Federal Court has hit Meriton Serviced Apartments with a fine for breaching Australian Consumer Law.
  
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• Tuesday briefing: Nasa could face trouble privatising the ISS

  31-07-2018 08:45
  
  An internal Nasa report throws doubt on a White House proposal to sell off the International Space Station, Amazon advises a 99 per cent facial recognition confidence threshold for law enforcement
  
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• Singapore awards license to put more electric taxis on road

  31-07-2018 08:42 via zdnet.com
  HDT Singapore Taxi has been given the country's seventh taxi license after a two-year road trial and will be required to roll out at least 800 electric taxis island-wide within four years.
  
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• Vodafone mobile subs near 6m after including Kogan in numbers

  31-07-2018 08:39 via zdnet.com
  Vodafone has announced a net loss of AU$92 million on revenue of AU$1.8 billion for the first half of 2018.
  
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• Avoid distractions to focus on the long cyber game: ASD chief

  31-07-2018 07:55 via zdnet.com
  Organisations need to focus on the basics and think five years ahead, says Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate.
  
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• ​New Zealand to launch digital marketplace for government procurement

  31-07-2018 07:45 via zdnet.com
  Marketplace.govt.nz will go live next month, around the same time the country's government will announce its new CTO.
  
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• One in five companies lack the infrastructure for artificial intelligence

  31-07-2018 06:53 via zdnet.com
  There is a direct correlation between digital readiness and AI readiness. However, few companies are well ahead in either area, McKinsey study asserts.
  
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• Singapore bank aims to speed up car financing via online marketplace

  31-07-2018 06:33 via zdnet.com
  United Overseas Bank has unveiled an online financing service, offered via classifieds site Carousell, that it hopes will quicken the application of car loans for seven dealerships in the country.
  
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• ​KT launches Iron Man-inspired LTE hotspot

  31-07-2018 06:30 via zdnet.com
  South Korean telco KT has launched an LTE hotspot dubbed Iron Egg with designs inspired by Marvel's superhero Iron Man.
  
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• MyRepublic worst and Aussie Broadband best at delivering NBN download speed promises: ACCC

  31-07-2018 05:18 via zdnet.com
  The ACCC has labelled Aussie Broadband and MyRepublic "book ends" of NBN's retailers, with the former winning and the latter losing across providing maximum download speeds, with TPG, iiNet, Optus, and Telstra spread out between them.
  
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• Samsung Q2 profit dented by low S9 sales

  31-07-2018 04:24 via zdnet.com
  Samsung's chip business posted a record second-quarter profit, but poor Galaxy S9 sales have put a dent in the total, breaking the company's record streak.
  
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• Private health providers called out in quarterly Australian data breach report

  31-07-2018 02:42 via zdnet.com
  OAIC finds private health service providers and finance are the two most-breached sectors from April to end of June.
  
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