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• Millions think the new iPhones are worth going into debt for

  13-09-2018 22:43 via zdnet.com
  Millions of people have wanted to own an iPhone for over a decade, and the demand still appears strong, regardless of its high cost.
  
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• Intel and SK Telecom announce joint innovation program

  13-09-2018 22:37 via zdnet.com
  SK Telecom and Intel will continue their joint innovation projects across 5G, IoT, VR, and mobile edge computing.
  
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• Siri, Apple is just not that into you

  13-09-2018 22:30 via zdnet.com
  Apple put on its big event heralding the newest iPhones and Apple Watch Series 4, but in nearly two hours of product updates, Siri was only mentioned once for eight seconds.
  
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• Adobe beats Q3 earnings targets

  13-09-2018 22:30 via zdnet.com
  The Photoshop maker reported third quarter revenue of $2.29 billion, up 24 percent from the same period last year.
  
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• MWCA: Fixed, non-standard 5G a 'waste of time', says AT&T CTO

  13-09-2018 22:15 via zdnet.com
  AT&T is focused on a pure mobile 5G offering based on industry-wide standards, CTO Andre Fuetsch has told ZDNet, unlike its competitors.
  
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• Facebook UK boss: We want to give users more control

  13-09-2018 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve Hatch says Facebook could do a "much better job" of helping users control their experience.
  
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• ANU touts tiny camera lens for quantum information transfer

  13-09-2018 22:01 via zdnet.com
  The Australian National University believes the new invention could result in a device that links quantum computers to an optical fibre network.
  
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• Microsoft buys AI startup Lobe

  13-09-2018 21:53 via zdnet.com
  Lobe makes a visual platform on which users can build, train and ship custom deep learning models with little to no code writing.
  
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• T-Mobile CTO at MWCA: Sprint merger will accelerate 5G

  13-09-2018 21:29 via zdnet.com
  5G access will arrive faster and be broader under a Sprint-T-Mobile merger, according to CTO Neville Ray, who also said talks with the FCC and Department of Justice have been 'very positive' on the transaction.
  
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• Security flaw can leak Intel ME encryption keys

  13-09-2018 21:26 via zdnet.com
  Intel has released updates for Intel ME, SPS, and TXE firmware to address encryption key-spilling flaw.
  
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• Galaxy Note 9 or iPhone XS Max? Compare before you upgrade

  13-09-2018 20:13 via zdnet.com
  Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 is a business productivity powerhouse that the consumer electronics giant desperately wants to go mainstream. Whether you upgrade depends on whether you're more about work or play. Here's how it compares to the iPhone XS Max.
  
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• Apple hopes you'll figure out what to do with AI on the iPhone XS

  13-09-2018 20:07 via zdnet.com
  Apple's second version of the "neural engine" in its A-series processors, unveiled Wednesday, is a plea for developers to bring more use cases for machine learning on mobile devices. It should spread the prevalence of AI in smartphones.
  
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• Facebook unveils tool to automatically fix bugs

  13-09-2018 19:30 via zdnet.com
  The tool, called SapFix, has been used to ship stable code updates to millions of devices using the Facebook Android app.
  
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• Apple finally moves beyond the shadow of Steve Jobs with a truly life-changing product

  13-09-2018 18:57 via zdnet.com
  Some industry watchers believed that Apple couldn't move out of the shadow of Steve Jobs and carve out for itself a new and different direction. Yesterday, under the leadership of Tim Cook, Apple proved them wrong.
  
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• We compare Samsung Galaxy Watch vs Apple Watch Series 4: Best doesn't always win

  13-09-2018 18:21 via zdnet.com
  Apple just announced its latest Apple Watch about a month after Samsung revealed the Galaxy Watch. Both are excellent smartwatches with a focus on health and fitness, and while one is a better value, the other is likely to sell millions more.
  
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• Amazon chief Jeff Bezos gives $2bn to help the homeless

  13-09-2018 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos forms a charity to help the homeless and create new schools in poor areas.
  
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• Google talks up APAC cloud support as Alibaba intensifies gameplay

  13-09-2018 17:47 via zdnet.com
  Amid Alibaba's increased efforts to build up its cloud footprint, Google also is beefing up its coverage in Asia-Pacific where it says it will operate seven cloud regions by early-2019, up from just one region two years ago.
  
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• Google defends Trump election reaction

  13-09-2018 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Right-wing website Breitbart published a video of senior Google staff reacting to the Trump win.
  
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• Government web snooping: Why the latest court ruling won't change much - at least not yet

  13-09-2018 17:30 via zdnet.com
  Don't expect the government to change its attitude towards online surveillance anytime soon.
  
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• New iPhones don't support Apple Pencil: Samsung Note 9 still best for stylus users

  13-09-2018 17:06 via zdnet.com
  There were rumors that the new Apple iPhones might support the Apple Pencil and challenge Samsung's Galaxy Note 9. That did not occur so Samsung still offers a unique feature with the S Pen.
  
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• Windows support scam uses evil cursor attack to hijack Google Chrome sessions

  13-09-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Partnerstroka uses an "evil cursor" attack to hijack the mouse of Google Chrome browser users.
  
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• Two billion devices still vulnerable to Blueborne flaws a year after discovery

  13-09-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Countless devices are still vulnerable to the set of Bluetooth-based security flaws 12 months after being made public.
  
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• LinkedIn open sources TonY, its framework to run TensorFlow on Hadoop

  13-09-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  The core idea is to run TensorFlow jobs as reliably and flexibly as other first-class citizens on Hadoop.
  
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• Women in Games: Man wins Best Presenter Award

  13-09-2018 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Women in Games (WIGJ) is an organisation that promotes female talent in a male-dominated industry.
  
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• Apple, Amazon, Google, others called to testify on consumer privacy protections

  13-09-2018 16:24 via zdnet.com
  Apple, Amazon, AT&T, Charter, Google, and Twitter called to testify in front of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  
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• Brexit won’t bring back EU roaming charges

  13-09-2018 16:19
  
  You’ll still be able to use your data abroad — even if getting there will cost more
  
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• What to do with the data? The evolution of data platforms in a post big data world

  13-09-2018 16:14 via zdnet.com
  Thought leader Esteban Kolsky takes on the big question: What will data platforms look like now that big data's hype is over and big data "solutions" are at hand?
  
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• Apple Watch Series 4: What's next for telemedicine and health clouds?

  13-09-2018 16:09 via zdnet.com
  The new capabilities of Apple's flagship wearable device will be further enhanced by allowing healthcare providers to directly interact with patients using telemedicine and to review and analyze their data in the cloud.
  
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• Apple Watch 4: Why digital health's future depends on Apple finding a cloud partner

  13-09-2018 16:09 via zdnet.com
  The new capabilities of Apple's flagship wearable device will be further enhanced by allowing healthcare providers to directly interact with patients using telemedicine and to review and analyze their data in the cloud.
  
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• Windows and Linux Kodi users infected with cryptomining malware

  13-09-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Kodi media player users who installed add-ons from the Bubbles, Gaia, and XvBMC repositories might have been infected with a coinminer.
  
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• IBM Cloud Private for Data preps Red Hat OpenShift certification, queryplex search tool

  13-09-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  IBM Cloud Private for Data is building out features and tools to query data sources across multiple clouds.
  
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• Should you upgrade your iPhone X to an iPhone XS?

  13-09-2018 14:50
  
  Apple has announced the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR. Those are the best features to expect from the new devices
  
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• Speck Presidio cases for Samsung Galaxy Note 9: Multi-layer drop protection with no-slip grip

  13-09-2018 14:21 via zdnet.com
  The Galaxy Note 9 has a high level of dust and water resistance, but it is still made of glass panels and isn't made to be dropped. Speck released a couple of cases that satisfy the Designed for Samsung requirements.
  
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• Google Inbox is being axed in favour of Gmail

  13-09-2018 14:04
  
  Wave goodbye to Google’s oft-forgotten email app
  
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• Android owner? Samsung and Google want to make messaging much more fun

  13-09-2018 14:01 via zdnet.com
  Google and Samsung have committed to RCS interoperability between Android Messages and Samsung Messages.
  
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• Salesforce launches new low-code app building tools

  13-09-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The new tools are built for converting spreadsheets into apps and creating automated business processes.
  
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• Lenovo, NetApp forge data center partnership, joint venture in China

  13-09-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Lenovo gets to ramp its storage portfolio using NetApp software. In addition, the two companies will form a joint venture in China to target the local cloud service market.
  
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• Kernel exploit discovered in macOS Webroot SecureAnywhere antivirus software

  13-09-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The severe memory corruption flaw permitted attackers to execute malware at the kernel level.
  
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• Jaxx wallet phishing campaign aimed to steal user cryptocurrency

  13-09-2018 13:58 via zdnet.com
  Phishing emails and poisoned search results may have allowed the spread of the cryptocurrency-stealing scam.
  
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• Government mass surveillance breached human rights, says European court

  13-09-2018 13:58 via zdnet.com
  Bulk data collection revealed by Edward Snowden has been been found to violate privacy rights of UK citizens.
  
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• Apple iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR: Features and specs compared

  13-09-2018 13:37 via zdnet.com
  Let's take a tour of the key features of Apple's new iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR, and see how they differ.
  
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• Microsoft tests rival browser 'warnings'

  13-09-2018 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Pop-up warnings about the Chrome and Firefox browsers could soon be hitting some Windows 10 users.
  
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• ​New Windows 10 preview updates sign-in screen

  13-09-2018 12:56 via zdnet.com
  New look for sign-in screen arrives, and Microsoft also updates Android app branding.
  
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• BEC scam artist ordered to pay back $2.5 million, lands hefty prison sentence

  13-09-2018 12:37 via zdnet.com
  A Nigerian man has paid dearly for scamming victims out of hundreds of millions of dollars.
  
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• Fear book: Amazon glitch mixes in L Ron Hubbard novel reviews

  13-09-2018 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Reviews of a book by the founder of scientology are posted to Fear, about President Trump's White House.
  
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• Is hiring a hacker ever a good idea?

  13-09-2018 12:18 via zdnet.com
  People often talk about a skills shortage in cyber security - could hiring those with a murky past be the answer? Or is it too risky?
  
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• Polar announces Vantage V and Vantage M: Multisport watches with advanced heart rate monitors

  13-09-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  It's been a couple of years since we have seen a high end GPS sports watch from Polar and the Vantage V looks exciting. Polar also revealed a new mid-level device for the casual athlete.
  
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• iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, Apple Watch Series 4: UK pricing for Apple's new smartphones and smartwatches

  13-09-2018 11:56 via zdnet.com
  How much will you have to spend to get your hands on Apple's latest smartphones and smart watches?
  
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• Huawei promises foldable phone within a year

  13-09-2018 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The chief executive of the Chinese firm has said it is developing a device with a fold-out screen.
  
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• HP EliteBook 1050 G1 review: A slim 15-inch business laptop with high-end options

  13-09-2018 11:13 via zdnet.com
  HP's EliteBook 1050 G1 is solidly built and offers plenty of configuration choices, along with impressive battery life.
  
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