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• WiFi firmware bug affects laptops, smartphones, routers, gaming devices

  18-01-2019 22:26 via zdnet.com
  List of impacted devices includes PS4, Xbox One, Samsung Chromebooks, and Microsoft Surface devices.
  
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• Mobilizing 5G Millimeter Wave

  18-01-2019 20:58 via zdnet.com
  In this infographic, you’ll learn how the mmWave spectrum delivers huge bandwidth increases for mobile devices, what it took to get this breakthrough ready for consumers, and how it will unlock new experiences like extended reality and wireless enterprise cloud.
  
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• Are these the faces of the future?

  18-01-2019 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Are these the faces of the future? It's clear these robots are no ordinary machines.
  
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• Verizon to roll out free robocoll spam protection to all customers

  18-01-2019 19:32 via zdnet.com
  Call Filter service to be made available to all wireless and wired customers with compatible phones in March 2019.
  
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• Windows Phone users: Your reminder that support ends in December 2019

  18-01-2019 19:13 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft will no longer provide free security updates or hotfixes for Windows 10 Mobile after December 10, 2019, and recommends users go with Android or iOS. (Yes, really.)
  
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• Zimbabwe blocks Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter amid crackdown

  18-01-2019 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A coalition of human rights groups says at least 12 people have been killed in a week of protests.
  
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• Firefox to remove UI dark pattern from Screenshot tool after months of complaints

  18-01-2019 18:37 via zdnet.com
  Misleading "Save" button worked as "Upload" and sent users' screenshots to Mozilla's servers.
  
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• Firefox to remove misleading button after months of complaints

  18-01-2019 18:37 via zdnet.com
  Misleading "Save" button worked as "Upload" and sent users' screenshots to Mozilla's servers.
  
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• How to think about algorithms: Podcast 401

  18-01-2019 17:32
  
  How the demise of HMV shows the way forward for the high street and it’s finally time for the first WIRED Book Club in-depth discussion extravaganza
  
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• Information Builders names Frank J. Vella new CEO

  18-01-2019 17:30 via zdnet.com
  Frank J. Vella, Informaton Builders' heretofore COO, has been named the company's CEO. Gerald Cohen, who founded the company in 1975 and has been CEO throughout its history, will remain Board chairman and senior advisor.
  
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• Fortnite predator 'groomed children on voice chat'

  18-01-2019 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  A man is accused of using the hit video game Fortnite to initiate sexual activity with children.
  
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• iPhone sales slowdown hits Foxconn

  18-01-2019 17:26 via zdnet.com
  Foxconn alone has shed 50,000 contact workers earlier than expected as iPhone sales slump.
  
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• Why Microsoft's 'Power Platform' is one of its biggest bets for 2019 and beyond

  18-01-2019 17:21 via zdnet.com
  'Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Power platform on top of what we’re doing with Azure is the core of what we are doing as a company,' says CEO Satya Nadella.
  
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• My top productivity tools and tricks for managing my daily workflow (2019 edition)

  18-01-2019 17:15 via zdnet.com
  Do you have too many items on your todo list or in your email inbox? If so, you might want to learn some of the insider techniques and tools our own David Gewirtz has put into practice to keep his very busy schedule under control.
  
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• This malware spreading tool is back with some new tricks

  18-01-2019 16:01 via zdnet.com
  The Fallout exploit kit is back delivering GandCrab ransomware after a brief hiatus.
  
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• Microsoft CEO Nadella makes it official: Cortana is an app, not a standalone assistant

  18-01-2019 15:43 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has continued to waffle around how exactly it plans to position Cortana. But CEO Satya Nadella gave the clearest explanation so far: Cortana will be a skill, not a head-to-head competitor with Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri.
  
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• How to replace Windows 7 with Linux Mint

  18-01-2019 15:40 via zdnet.com
  Windows 7 has less than a year of supported life left. If you really, really don't like Windows 10, it's time to consider running Linux Mint instead.
  
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• WIRED Book Club: We’re reading Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou

  18-01-2019 14:44
  
  In his book Bad Blood, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Carreyrou details the riveting tale of Theranos, the startup that claimed to have invented a machine to improve blood testing
  
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• PureGear Tempered Glass Privacy protector for iPhone XS: Secure your screen from errant eyes

  18-01-2019 14:21 via zdnet.com
  I've been using tempered glass screen protectors for years, but it wasn't until I saw my daughter's privacy protector that I thought I should add another layer of data protection to my phone.
  
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• Amazonshitcar show: The Grand Tour promotion at its finest

  18-01-2019 13:41 via zdnet.com
  Opinion: Not everyone appreciated the #amazonshitcarshow joke, but everyone’s talking about it.
  
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• Canon Brazil appoints new leadership

  18-01-2019 13:16 via zdnet.com
  Masaharu Choki takes the helm after 15 of unchanged leadership with "high expectations" from top management.
  
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• These malicious Android apps will only strike when you move your smartphone

  18-01-2019 12:52 via zdnet.com
  Apps containing the Anubis banking Trojan and an interesting motion sensor have been found in the Google Play store.
  
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• Temporary fix available for one of the two Windows zero-days released in December

  18-01-2019 12:46 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft did not issue official fixes during the recent January Patch Tuesday update window.
  
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• Timeline: What's going on with Huawei?

  18-01-2019 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The Chinese telecoms giant was the focus of international scrutiny even before a senior executive's arrest.
  
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• Safe to buy refurbished devices? Why this startup thinks it's better than buying new

  18-01-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Startup Back Market believes it's changing consumers' perceptions of refurbished products.
  
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• Twitter warns that private tweets were public for years

  18-01-2019 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  A security flaw meant many private messages were readable for years said Twitter.
  
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• Microsoft Office has changed, how you use it should too

  18-01-2019 11:30 via zdnet.com
  Office has evolved into a mix of applications that are continually adding new features and cloud services. Time to rethink how you use it.
  
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• Microsoft launches Azure DevOps bug bounty program, $20,000 rewards on offer

  18-01-2019 11:02 via zdnet.com
  The Redmond giant is keenly interested in remote code execution and privilege escalation flaws.
  
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• Huawei Mate 20 X review: A powerful giant-screen phone with long battery life

  18-01-2019 10:36 via zdnet.com
  The 7.2-inch Mate 20 X bridges the divide between smartphone and tablet. There are some usability issues, but overall it's an impressive device.
  
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• Netflix shows Bird Box and Elite drive subscriber growth

  18-01-2019 10:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The streaming giant says the subscriber growth reflects the success of its original programmes.
  
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• Robot dinosaur sacked and other technology news

  18-01-2019 09:35 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click’s Stephen Beckett looks at some of the best tech news stories of the week.
  
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• Friday briefing: Google is spending $40 million on Fossil smartwatch IP

  18-01-2019 08:51
  
  Part of Fossils's R&D team is almost moving to the tech giant, Oxford University is suspending Huawei research grants
  
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• Germany 'considers ban on Huawei' amid global backlash

  18-01-2019 08:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Other countries have barred the Chinese firm from their network infrastructure over security concerns.
  
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• Wearables could help diagnose disorders in children earlier

  18-01-2019 07:00
  
  Professional athletes already use wearables. But a new study demonstrates a novel application in psychiatry, with potentially life-changing effects
  
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• Only renewables can fix the UK's nuclear energy crisis

  18-01-2019 07:00
  
  Hitachi scrapping the Wylfa Newydd nuclear contract could leave the UK with an energy deficit in the next decade. Renewables need to be utilised as the alternative
  
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• We've only just begun to capitalize on enterprise APIs

  18-01-2019 06:48 via zdnet.com
  A chat with MuleSoft founder Ross Mason, passionate advocate for APIs.
  
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• ZTE makes 5G call on prototype smartphone and end-to-end kit

  18-01-2019 06:18 via zdnet.com
  Company with reputation problems calls in Al Gore's failed US vice-presidental candidate.
  
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• Naver adds Korean honorific feature to its Papago AI translation app

  18-01-2019 04:44 via zdnet.com
  Naver has added a Korean honorific feature to its Papago artificial intelligence (AI) translation app to allow foreigners to "communicate more accurately".
  
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• Seoul and SK Telecom to use 5G to prevent jaywalking

  18-01-2019 04:32 via zdnet.com
  Seoul and SK Telecom's planned intelligent transportation systems will use 5G sensors to warn cars of jaywalkers and pave the way for ambulances, they said.
  
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• Reliance Jio's Q3 net profit climbs to $119m while ARPU declines

  18-01-2019 02:07 via zdnet.com
  The Indian telco has posted net profit of $119 million, an increase of 65 percent year on year.
  
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• NHL teams up with SAP, Apple to build coaching app

  18-01-2019 02:01 via zdnet.com
  The app leverages the SAP Cloud Platform with SAP HANA to process in-game hockey data from the arena and the NHL's system.
  
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• South Australia kicks off six month driverless shuttle trial

  18-01-2019 01:45 via zdnet.com
  'Olli' and 'Matilda' will autonomously usher passengers in Adelaide to and from the beach.
  
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• Virtual cities: Designing the metropolises of the future

  18-01-2019 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  How 3D software supercharged with real-time data can simulate complex designs before they're built.
  
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• Hacker behind 'Football Leaks' arrested in Hungary

  18-01-2019 00:08 via zdnet.com
  Hacker is a 30-year-old Portuguese man. Police haven't released his name, but several news outlets claim he's named Rui Pinto, a man they've identified and have been tracking for years.
  
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