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• Samsung predicts it will own over half of 8K TV market share in 2019

  10-02-2019 23:54 via zdnet.com
  Samsung will strongly push 8K TVs this year in both QLED and MicroLED models to control over half of the shares in the next-generation resolution, its TV boss says.
  
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• Microsoft: Improved security features are delaying hackers from attacking Windows users

  10-02-2019 19:37 via zdnet.com
  If a vulnerability is exploited, it is most likely going to be exploited as zero-day, or an old security bug for which users and companies have had enough time to patch.
  
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• Should you be scared of your laptop’s webcam?

  10-02-2019 16:35 via zdnet.com
  Pretty much every laptop – and for that matter, tablet and smartphone – has at least one camera fitted that's pointing at how all the time. But how worried should we be about eyes on us? Can the nefariously-minded switch them on to spy on us?
  
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• Grindr and Tinder 'must not risk children's safety'

  10-02-2019 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Minister vows to question Grindr and Tinder on safeguarding measures following "shocking" findings.
  
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• Swiss government invites hackers to pen-test its e-voting system

  10-02-2019 15:09 via zdnet.com
  Government also offers cash rewards worth as much as $30,000.
  
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• Dell recalls faulty Hybrid Power Adapters

  10-02-2019 14:08 via zdnet.com
  Dell has recalled Hybrid Power Adapters manufactured between January 2017 and March 2017 because of a shock hazard.
  
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• Ericsson to build 50 Optus 5G sites

  10-02-2019 14:01 via zdnet.com
  Optus has revealed that in addition to Nokia, it is also working with Ericsson across its 5G launches.
  
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• ACCAN: Low-income Australians cannot afford NBN

  10-02-2019 14:01 via zdnet.com
  Australians have been forced onto higher-end plans, ACCAN has said, and should be offered 50Mbps unlimited NBN connections for AU$30 a month under a government concession.
  
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• An Apple store salesman questioned my intelligence, says customer

  10-02-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Can it be that certain Apple store employees are a little pushy when it comes to selling Apple's services? One customer says yes. I thought I'd try to find out.
  
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• These are the best cordless vacuum cleaners for any budget

  10-02-2019 07:00
  
  Looking for a vacuum that can go anywhere and clean anything? Look no further, WIRED Recommends the finest in cordless designs
  
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• Motorola’s Moto G7 family proves budget phones can be brilliant

  10-02-2019 07:00
  
  We go hands on with Motorola's new series of G7 smartphones, all of which are fit for belt-tightening times
  
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• Trump's wall: Mind the gaps

  10-02-2019 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Camera-laden towers and underground sensors plug the gaps in the existing US-Mexico border fence.
  
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• Donald Trump's wall: How tech guards the US-Mexico border

  10-02-2019 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Camera-laden towers and underground sensors plug the gaps in the existing US-Mexico border fence.
  
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• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald visual effects

  10-02-2019 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The joint visual effects supervisor behind the Bafta-nominated film explains how the images were made.
  
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