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• Hands-on with VanTop Moment 3 action camera: Straightforward and easy-to use for first-timers

  05-09-2018 23:11 via zdnet.com
  The VanTop Moment 3 is a low-cost action camera with easy-to-use interface and a lot of accessories.
  
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• Cloudera beats Q2 estimates as subscription revenues rise

  05-09-2018 22:54 via zdnet.com
  Subscription revenue came to $93.1 million, a 26 percent year-over-year increase.
  
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• Hybrid cloud adoption grows in Brazil

  05-09-2018 22:37 via zdnet.com
  Uptake of the mixed approach will more than double by year end, says research.
  
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• Line of Sight: Reassessing the battle for the core of enterprise data

  05-09-2018 21:36 via zdnet.com
  The Data Expeditions, Epilogue: Where we review the epic struggle to capture and remake data warehouses, in the context of a world that doesn't appear to be aware such a struggle exists, and may never have seen it as all that epic.
  
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• Garmin expands wearable onboard music support with Deezer app launch

  05-09-2018 21:07 via zdnet.com
  Three recent Garmin wearable series launched with onboard music support, but only one subscription service supported offline syncing. Deezer is now available for these wearables.
  
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• In the age of AI, trust is the most important core value

  05-09-2018 20:55 via zdnet.com
  Unless your customers trust you -- and trust your use of technologies -- your business may soon be on the losing side of the customer experience battle. Customers want to know that the companies that they do business with have trust as their most important core value and guiding principles
  
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• IBM researchers build AI-powered prototype to help small farmers test soil

  05-09-2018 20:30 via zdnet.com
  The IBM AgroPad is a paper testing strip that, when combined with a mobile app, relies on machine vision to measure the precise amounts of chemicals in samples of water and soil.
  
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• eBay built its own servers in push to replatform its backend infrastructure

  05-09-2018 20:13 via zdnet.com
  The company also intends to make the server designs available to the public via open source in Q4 of this year.
  
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• Balmain: The 3D digital models taking the fashion industry by storm

  05-09-2018 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Shudu is among the digitally-created 3D models used in fashion brand Balmain's latest campaign.
  
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• Samsung's foldable phone: Here's how it could be brilliant

  05-09-2018 19:55 via zdnet.com
  Samsung says it's time to deliver on a foldable phone. But what might the benefits for consumers be?
  
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• This single feature changed my mind about Samsung's Galaxy Note 9

  05-09-2018 19:39 via zdnet.com
  And, no, it's not the S Pen.
  
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• Recent Windows ALPC zero-day has been exploited in the wild for almost a week

  05-09-2018 19:08 via zdnet.com
  ESET says it detected PowerPool group using recently disclosed Windows ALPC zero-day to improve the efficiency of its malware.
  
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• Microsoft touts AI, circular microphone advances in overlapped speech recognition work

  05-09-2018 18:57 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft researchers are making advances in overlapped speech recognition, in part, thanks to a new conical microphone array.
  
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• How to watch Twitter and Facebook appear before Congress

  05-09-2018 18:52 via zdnet.com
  On Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg will answer questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
  
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• Google adds rugged devices to Android Enterprise Recommended program

  05-09-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  By adding rugged devices to its Android Enterprise Recommended program, Google is looking to add more devices to retail, manufacturing and field service settings.
  
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• Best offline games on Android: 11 of the best Android games you can play offline

  05-09-2018 17:56
  
  Sick of bad connections ruining your gaming? These Android games you can play offline are for you
  
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• Best offline games on Android: 11 great games to play offline

  05-09-2018 17:56
  
  Sick of bad connections ruining your gaming? These Android games you can play offline are for you
  
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• Best offline games on Android: 11 games to play without Wi-Fi

  05-09-2018 17:56
  
  Sick of bad connections ruining your gaming? These Android games you can play offline are for you
  
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• Facebook and Twitter 'too slow' to tackle meddling

  05-09-2018 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The social networks explain to US Congress how they will prevent future election meddling.
  
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• Younger Americans are deleting the Facebook app, adjusting privacy in wake of Cambridge Analytica

  05-09-2018 17:21 via zdnet.com
  Facebook users in the US admit to taking steps to reframe their relationship with the social media platform, according to Pew.
  
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• Google investigating issue with blurry fonts on new Chrome 69

  05-09-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Font rendering appears to have broken down when Google promoted Chrome 69 from the Beta to the Stable channel. Windows users affected.
  
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• How social innovation in cities makes our lives better

  05-09-2018 16:41
  
  The future of cities is intelligent and connected, with advances in the internet of things, AI and robotics improving everything from our comfort to public safety
  
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• Virtual reality shipments crater in Q2, but IDC says don't worry

  05-09-2018 16:12 via zdnet.com
  IDC remains optimistic about VR--especially for the enterprise--but the data doesn't look so hot.
  
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• Facebook, Twitter grilled on election meddling

  05-09-2018 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The social networks must explain to US Congress how they will prevent election meddling.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover is using “virtual eyes” to gauge human trust of autonomous vehicles

  05-09-2018 15:46
  
  Technology is even doing emotional intelligence better than us
  
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• Elon Musk in new rant at Thai cave rescuer

  05-09-2018 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The Tesla founder says UK diver Vernon Unsworth is a "child rapist" without providing evidence.
  
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• Crime-hit Mobike suspends Manchester sharing scheme

  05-09-2018 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester is the first city among 200 worldwide to lose the Mobike service due to theft and damage.
  
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• Evernote Premium sale: One year for $42

  05-09-2018 15:37 via zdnet.com
  That's 40 percent off the regular price, and only the second time this deal has been offered.
  
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• Google warned: Your YouTube ads interfere with our elections, says Russia

  05-09-2018 15:31 via zdnet.com
  Google has drawn the ire of Russian authorities for running opposition-paid adverts about upcoming protests.
  
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• Thin-and-light ThinkPad P1 pitches for the portable workstation market

  05-09-2018 15:23 via zdnet.com
  Lenovo's new ThinkPad P1 workstation is certified to run programs like ArcGIS, AutoCAD and Catia, but the ability to pack 64GB of memory and 2TB of storage into an ultraportable form factor should give it wider appeal.
  
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• Nike, Colin Kaepernick and why we all need to ignore Twitter

  05-09-2018 15:21
  
  Using Twitter to gather public opinion is, at the most basic level, lazy journalism. Taking that one step further and scouring social media for the most extreme responses to the news is plain irresponsible
  
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• Nike, Colin Kaepernick and why journalism needs to ignore Twitter

  05-09-2018 15:21
  
  Using Twitter to gather public opinion is, at the most basic level, lazy journalism. Taking that one step further and scouring social media for the most extreme responses to the news is plain irresponsible
  
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• Nike, Colin Kaepernick and the internet's rotten balance fallacy

  05-09-2018 15:21
  
  Using Twitter to gather public opinion is, at the most basic level, lazy journalism. Taking that one step further and scouring social media for the most extreme responses to the news is plain irresponsible
  
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• Now you can record Skype calls. Here's how to save them forever

  05-09-2018 15:14 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft will only save your Skype call recordings for 30 days, so you'll need to manually save them.
  
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• The Mercedes EQC shows the EV race is on – and it's all about SUVs

  05-09-2018 15:08
  
  Now the major car manufacturers are all joining the full electric vehicle fray to take on Tesla, the weapon of choice seems to be the popular sports utility vehicle
  
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• Google can now search for datasets. First research, then the world?

  05-09-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Did you ever need data on a topic you wanted to research, and had a hard time finding it? Wish you could just Google it? Well, now you can. How does it work and what does it mean?
  
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• Linux phone battery bug: Purism's Librem 5 delayed until April 2019

  05-09-2018 14:20 via zdnet.com
  Purism gave its Librem 5 phone an updated SoC, but found it has a battery-draining bug that's delayed production.
  
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• Amazon, following Apple, briefly joins the trillion dollar club

  05-09-2018 14:18 via zdnet.com
  Amazon is the second American company, after Apple, to be worth a trillion dollars. So which tech company will be the third to reach the milestone?
  
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• Personalization and Humanization: Serious about customer engagement? Then you need them both

  05-09-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  We spend a lot of time on personalization of the customer's experience, but as the customer demands more control over their choices and greater levels of interaction and better experience with the company, humanization comes to the fore. What's the difference between personalization and humanization and why are both necessary? Paul Greenberg responds.
  
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• New and upcoming phones: Apple iPhone XS and others we're expecting this fall

  05-09-2018 13:45 via zdnet.com
  Most major flagship smartphones are now on a fairly regular release schedule and leaks are a part of this cycle. It is rare for a phone to be released today with any surprises so let's take a look at what is coming soon.
  
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• An AI is better at diagnosing heart disease than a doctor

  05-09-2018 13:45
  
  An AI, rather than a doctor, could be predicting and preventing your next heart attack
  
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• Debit card glitch means thousands charged twice

  05-09-2018 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  UK customers were affected after spending in shops, restaurants and other businesses a week ago.
  
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• Sadiq Khan turns to London startups to combat the capital’s problems

  05-09-2018 13:14
  
  The mayor of London shortlists entrepreneurs to help address challenges in the capital
  
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• Samsung: Our foldable phone could be unveiled by November, 'It's time to deliver'

  05-09-2018 13:13 via zdnet.com
  Samsung once again teases world's first foldable smartphone with flexible display.
  
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• New Silence hacking group suspected of having ties to cyber-security industry

  05-09-2018 13:01 via zdnet.com
  New Russian-speaking "Silence" group linked to the theft of at least $800,000 from Russian and Eastern European banks and financial institutions.
  
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• Samsung: Time for folding smartphones

  05-09-2018 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The company's head of mobile says development is "nearly concluded".
  
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• Intel: UK's not turning out enough tech grads, so others are having to fill the gaps

  05-09-2018 12:47 via zdnet.com
  Intel says the UK definitely has a skills gap but, like other multinationals, the company is doing its bit to help.
  
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• Thousands of MikroTik routers are snooping on user traffic

  05-09-2018 12:31 via zdnet.com
  The routers susceptible to hijacking at being exploited through a known vulnerability.
  
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• Why won't Facebook give UK police user passwords? It's complicated

  05-09-2018 12:30
  
  Stephen Nicholson has been jailed after refusing to give police his Facebook password. The problem? There's a long, complicated process that stops tech companies simply handing over data related to crimes
  
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• FIN6 returns to attack retailer point of sale systems in US, Europe

  05-09-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  The secretive cyberattackers are known for stealing credit card data for sale on the Dark Web.
  
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