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• Sydney is home to new AU$224m Equinix data centre

  25-02-2019 23:39 via zdnet.com
  SY5 is expected to open adjacent to SY4 in Alexandria in the third quarter of 2019.
  
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• Telstra expecting business as usual under potential CEPU industrial action

  25-02-2019 23:33 via zdnet.com
  Union said no decision to act has been taken, even though 88 percent of votes were in favour of it.
  
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• Here's our best look at Samsung's Galaxy Fold yet

  25-02-2019 22:40 via zdnet.com
  A video published by Samsung gives us some clues regarding more features and capabilities of the upcoming foldable smartphone.
  
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• Researchers break digital signatures for most desktop PDF viewers

  25-02-2019 20:30 via zdnet.com
  Researchers faked signatures on 21 of 22 desktop PDF viewer apps and 5 out of 7 online PDF digital signing services.
  
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• Western Digital debuts world's fastest 1TB Sandisk Extreme microSD card

  25-02-2019 20:01 via zdnet.com
  As high-end smartphones trend towards having 1TB of built-in storage, high capacity and high speed storage cards give those looking for cheaper handsets a good way to bump up storage capacity without loosing out too much on speed.
  
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• HoloLens 2 puts the future of computing in Microsoft's hands

  25-02-2019 19:51 via zdnet.com
  The new capabilities of HoloLens 2 reinforce Microsoft's leadership position in a pillar of computing's future. The company's steadfast focus on enterprise productivity, though, may leave it vulnerable as mixed reality becomes more mainstream.
  
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• Microsoft's Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection service now available for Windows 7, 8.1 clients

  25-02-2019 19:36 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's Windows Defender ATP service, which provides pre- and post-breach detection and investigation, is finally generally available for Windows 7 and 8.1.
  
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• Apple COO: Oh, no, we're not elitist

  25-02-2019 19:22 via zdnet.com
  Speaking at a North Carolina university, Jeff Williams claims all this talk of elitism comes from those who just don't understand.
  
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• Singapore moots inclusion of data portability in data protection law

  25-02-2019 17:51 via zdnet.com
  Government unveils plans to include a framework, as part of a review of the country's Personal Data Protection Act, that aims to ease data flow between service providers while giving consumers "greater control" over their own data.
  
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• Digital transformation and the industrial internet of things at energy giant ABB (CxOTalk interview)

  25-02-2019 17:44 via zdnet.com
  Transformation, re-thinking business models, and changing culture are complex, especially in a large organization. Learn how one of the world's largest infrastructure suppliers brought on a Chief Digital Officer to drive change across the organization.
  
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• Open source AI chips making Green Waves: Bringing energy efficiency to IoT architecture

  25-02-2019 17:29 via zdnet.com
  What if machine learning applications on the edge were possible, pushing the limits of size and energy efficiency? GreenWaves is doing this, based on an open-source parallel ultra low power microprocessor architecture. Though it's early days, implications for IoT architecture and energy efficiency could be dramatic.
  
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• New browser attack lets hackers run bad code even after users leave a web page

  25-02-2019 17:24 via zdnet.com
  MarioNet attack lets hackers create botnets from users' browsers.
  
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• Hey, Donald Trump: countries with more climate change policies are better at reducing emissions

  25-02-2019 17:00
  
  Very few countries are passing laws to tackle climate change. But the evidence is clear – without substantial policy changes emissions will only keep climbing
  
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• Gen Z uses channels to start social relationships with retailers

  25-02-2019 16:54 via zdnet.com
  Generation Z works to be a part of their favorite brands -- using their channels as a way to start social relationships with retailers
  
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• Workers use unapproved messaging apps to get their work done

  25-02-2019 16:43 via zdnet.com
  Although workers use messaging apps up to six times daily to get their job done -- HR is often unaware of its use.
  
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• Can social media heal society’s divisions and reconnect people?

  25-02-2019 16:36 via zdnet.com
  People today feel more divided than united. And with social media rapidly spreading opinions, it is easy to see why.
  
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• What is Microsoft's Azure Kinect DK?

  25-02-2019 16:32 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's new motion-sensing device will help applications see and hear the world around them -- and respond.
  
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• The edge takes shape: The 5G telco cloud that would compete with Amazon

  25-02-2019 16:24 via zdnet.com
  Micro data centers at the edge of the wireless network were first considered a way for telcos to earn some extra revenue. Now they’re being leveraged to solve a deeper, darker problem: managing backhaul.
  
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• MWC 2019: Intel 5G chip will be ready by end of 2019

  25-02-2019 16:23 via zdnet.com
  Smartphone manufacturers and PC vendors will gain access to Intel’s multi-mode 5G chip by the end of 2019, ahead of likely 2020 product launches.
  
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• HoloLens 2: Rory goes hands-on

  25-02-2019 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory Cellan-Jones learns how to fix an aircraft using the HoloLens 2 headset.
  
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• What Linus Torvalds really thinks about ARM processors

  25-02-2019 16:03 via zdnet.com
  In a recent post, Torvalds shared some thoughts about ARM processors and servers, and people thought he was dismissing ARM's future on servers and the cloud. Here's what he really meant.
  
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• The end of Blu-ray

  25-02-2019 15:35 via zdnet.com
  Thanks to the rise of streaming, Samsung is discontinuing its Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray player lines. That's lousy news for people who love older TV shows and movies.
  
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• MWC 2019: ZTE announces Axon 10 Pro 5G smartphone

  25-02-2019 15:19 via zdnet.com
  The Axon 10 Pro 5G smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s mobile platform and 5G modem.
  
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• Amazon Echo and Google Home should be able to snitch on owners, says professor

  25-02-2019 15:19 via zdnet.com
  Marija Slavkovik at the University of Bergen, Norway wonders whether your digital assistant needs a moral, ethical dimension. But of course.
  
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• How AI will change computers

  25-02-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  AI and, in particular, Machine Learning, has unique processing requirements that is already changing how systems are architected and deployed. Here's what it is about AI that is driving an architectural revolution.
  
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• A robot that eats sensitive documents, spits out useable data

  25-02-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  There's a lot of inaccessible data trapped on paper. This company's new robot can liberate it.
  
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• Huawei's Mate X folding phone has already won MWC 2019

  25-02-2019 14:18
  
  The impressive folding phone has stolen the MWC crown right from under Samsung's nose
  
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• Windows 10 PCs to get 5G for first time as Qualcomm unveils new modem

  25-02-2019 14:16 via zdnet.com
  'Always on, Always connected' Windows 10 PCs to get a 5G speed boost.
  
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• Apache Arrow: The little data accelerator that could

  25-02-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  One of those behind-the-scenes projects, Arrow addresses the age-old problem of getting the compute-storage balance right for in-memory big data processing. Operating as a black box, many practitioners don't know it’s around. But with over a million downloads each month, Arrow’s presence is starting to become known.
  
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• Internet of Things: Lenovo's new edge server isn't much bigger than a notebook

  25-02-2019 13:57 via zdnet.com
  MWC 2019: :Lenovo's ThinkSystem SE350 is a purpose-built server designed to live on the edge of the network.
  
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• Lenovo: New Chromebook, Yoga and ThinkPads with LTE-A, gigabit Wi-Fi and revamped security

  25-02-2019 13:52 via zdnet.com
  New business-focused computers unveiled at MWC in Barcelona, with a mix of premium machines and low-cost offerings for frontline workers.
  
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• Toshiba launches high-endurance EXCERIA M303E microSD cards

  25-02-2019 13:49 via zdnet.com
  These new EXCERIA M303E microSD cards are aimed at the growing dashcam and surveillance camera market.
  
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• Google: You'll see Google Assistant button on 100 million new Android phones in 2019

  25-02-2019 13:30 via zdnet.com
  LG, Nokia, Xiaomi, TCL, and Vivo sign up for Google's Assistant button.
  
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• Investment scam targets Instagram users

  25-02-2019 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Victims lost an average of nearly £9,000 after falling for scams appearing on the image-sharing platform.
  
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• The precious metals inside our smartphones

  25-02-2019 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Zoe Kleinman looks at some of the elements that make our phones work, and the cost to our planet.
  
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• Microsoft workers protest: 'Cancel US Army HoloLens super-soldier contract'

  25-02-2019 12:56 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft employees say they didn't sign up to build weapons, so the company should pull out of its $480m deal.
  
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• MWC 2019: Your future Android phone, apps will need no password

  25-02-2019 12:49 via zdnet.com
  FIDO2 certification is paving the way for passwordless mobile security.
  
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• 5G warning: Don't let governments ruin our plans with greed and red tape, warn networks

  25-02-2019 12:46 via zdnet.com
  MWC2019: 5G is coming, but governments need to do more to support the rollout of new technology.
  
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• YouTube takes ads off 'anti-vax' video channels

  25-02-2019 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The World Health Organization said anti-vaccine views were a "top 10 global health threat" in 2019.
  
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• MWC 2019: Sprint 5G to launch in May

  25-02-2019 12:13 via zdnet.com
  Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Kansas City will see 5G go live from Sprint in May, while Los Angeles, Washington, New York, Phoenix, and Houston will be live by the end of the first half.
  
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• Containers may be leading to cloud computing cost overruns

  25-02-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  A Densify survey highlights how the popularity of containers may be making it harder to track cloud computing costs.
  
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• Micron releases world’s first 1TB microSD card

  25-02-2019 11:16 via zdnet.com
  Need to add more storage to your Android smartphone or tablet? Micron has the microSD card for you.
  
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• MWC 2019: Google Station, Cisco team up in global connectivity initiative

  25-02-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  The goal is for a further one billion people to be plugged into the digital economy.
  
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• GCHQ: Chinese tech 'threats' must be understood

  25-02-2019 10:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The agency's chief says there are "opportunities" too, but UK telecoms cyber-security must improve.
  
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• Arm partners with testing labs to provide IOT security certification

  25-02-2019 10:00 via zdnet.com
  The new certification process will verify that devices are based on Arm's Platform Security Architecture (PSA) framework.
  
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• MWC 2019: Huawei builds 5G network across Korea with LG Uplus

  25-02-2019 09:53 via zdnet.com
  LG Uplus has deployed more than 10,000 5G sites across Korea using Huawei technology, providing average mobile speeds of 900Mbps in Seoul.
  
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• Microsoft HoloLens 2: This is big, but you have to think different to 'Apple big'

  25-02-2019 09:50 via zdnet.com
  It's easy to think that for a piece of technology to make an impact that it has to be something in the consumer space. Microsoft is right to aim the HoloLens 2 squarely at the enterprise space.
  
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• Monday briefing: Microsoft workers call for an end to military augmented reality project

  25-02-2019 09:02
  
  Over 100 Microsoft staff demand that the company cease developing HoloLens AR combat technology for the US military, MWC is all about 5G, flexible phones and computational photography
  
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• MWC 2019: AT&T and Vodafone partner on automotive IoT

  25-02-2019 09:00 via zdnet.com
  AT&T and Vodafone Business have announced an alliance on developing solutions and accelerating adoption across connected cars.
  
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• MWC 2019: Ericsson CEO sees Asia, North America winning on 5G

  25-02-2019 08:47 via zdnet.com
  Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm says North America and Asia are 'leading the way on 5G'.
  
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