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• Dell EMC's new Experience Zones to help customers sift through the noise of AI

  20-05-2019 23:00 via zdnet.com
  Bangalore, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo will be home to new Dell EMC Artificial Intelligence Experience Zones.
  
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• What is Wi-Fi 6 and why you're going to want it

  20-05-2019 21:53 via zdnet.com
  No individual device on your wireless network may run that much faster, but your total speed will increase.
  
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• Who won Game of Thrones? The winners and losers from the finale

  20-05-2019 21:00
  
  In our Game of Thrones finale review, we explore who won and lost and how we feel about the end of the show
  
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• Who won Game of Thrones? The finale reviewed

  20-05-2019 21:00
  
  In our Game of Thrones finale review, we explore who won and lost and how we feel about the end of the show
  
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• How Juniper is moving to an open-source mindset

  20-05-2019 20:08 via zdnet.com
  Randy Bias, Juniper Networks’ VP of Technology and Open Source Software, tells ZDNet about Juniper's upcoming open source projects and what it'll take to get them off the ground.
  
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• Gabb Wireless offers parents the world's dumbest smartphone

  20-05-2019 20:04 via zdnet.com
  The aspiring "safe" wireless carrier for kids' phones has taken the nuclear option of removing virtually all apps as well as any app store.
  
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• Google changes how the Escape key is handled in Chrome to fight popup ads

  20-05-2019 19:02 via zdnet.com
  Google Chrome v76 is getting a new security feature to fight popup spam.
  
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• Microsoft releases first Chromium-based Edge preview for MacOS

  20-05-2019 19:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft officially has released the 'Canary' version of its Chromium-based Edge browser for MacOS. Developer and beta previews for MacOS are 'coming soon.'
  
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• What makes Google Cloud Platform unique compared to Azure and Amazon

  20-05-2019 18:31 via zdnet.com
  Since the 1980s, there’s been a rule that three major competitors don’t last long in a technology market.For Google to stay relevant and remain in contention, it has to keep innovating and changing the rules.
  
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• Mixed reality: Google punches back with Glass Enterprise Edition 2

  20-05-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Following its now-famous consumer flop, Glass team has achieved enterprise redemption.
  
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• Google beefs up Glass for modern workplace realities

  20-05-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The latest incarnation of the resurrected AR headset matches a well-supported Android platform with a powerful new processor.
  
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• How to fully protect your Mac against Zombieload bug, and how badly the fix affects performance

  20-05-2019 17:34 via zdnet.com
  According to Apple, patches only go so far in protecting Macs from the Zombieload (MDS) bug, and the company recommends that customers who believe they are at heightened risk of attack should disable hyper-threading. Problem is, this has an enormous effect on performance.
  
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• How to fully protect your Mac against Zombieland bug, and how badly the fix affects performance

  20-05-2019 17:34 via zdnet.com
  According to Apple, patches only go so far in protecting Macs from the Zombieland (MDS) bug, and the company recommends that customers who believe they are at heightened risk of attack should disable hyper-threading. Problem is, this has an enormous effect on performance.
  
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• Microsoft Surface Headphones are $105 off at Amazon right now

  20-05-2019 17:33 via zdnet.com
  It's the best deal we've ever seen for Microsoft's over-ear headphones.
  
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• What Google Cloud Platform is and why you’d use it

  20-05-2019 17:31 via zdnet.com
  The challenger in any competitive market has greater incentive to produce sharper and more customer-focused products and services. Google has to make a bigger splash, and for a company that isn’t known for being flashy, it’s not doing a bad job.
  
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• Zebra Technologies buys prescriptive analytics software firm Profitect

  20-05-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Profitect's core platform analyzes data from across the value chain for customers in the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries.
  
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• CRM Watchlist Winners with Distinction part two: Salesforce

  20-05-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Salesforce and Adobe were the two CRM Watchlist 2019 Winners with Distinction. Last week, I covered Adobe. This week, Salesforce. Want to know why Salesforce has the impact it has? Think culture. And then think everything else.
  
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• How TD Ameritrade CIO Vijay Sankaran approaches innovation, voice interfaces, VR

  20-05-2019 16:43 via zdnet.com
  ZDNet's Larry Dignan catches up with TD Ameritrade CIO Vijay Sankaran to talk shop about the company's approach to innovation, agile development and how to pick innovation projects.
  
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• Three ways consumer goods leaders are investing in the future

  20-05-2019 16:41 via zdnet.com
  Consumer Goods (CG) companies have three clear opportunities to upgrade their resources to create a stronger business for the future. Direct-to-consumer sales, customer service, and data will power the next decade for CG leaders. The future of CG belongs to brands that can own, manage, and effectively use data. Unfortunately, for many CG brands, accessing and deploying data is a challenge.
  
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• Brazil fares badly in self-driving vehicle readiness

  20-05-2019 16:39 via zdnet.com
  Lack of research and government incentives make the country an unfavorable environment for driverless initiatives, a study has found.
  
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• You are what you eat: 10 companies Apple gobbled up in the past year

  20-05-2019 15:45 via zdnet.com
  Apple has been on a bit of an acquisitions binge over the last year. With WWDC nearly upon us, which of these acquisitions might show up as part of technology showcases during the event's keynote? Read on to find out.
  
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• Arduino just unveiled four new powerful and cheap Nano boards

  20-05-2019 15:10 via zdnet.com
  Four new Nano boards join Arduino's lineup.
  
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• What Google's Huawei ban means for millions of Android owners

  20-05-2019 14:54
  
  Will your Huawei phone stop working because of Google blocking Huawei and how does it impact the UK?
  
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• Windows 10 version 1903: Is it safe to install yet?

  20-05-2019 14:46 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is taking an extra cautious approach to the rollout of the latest Windows 10 feature update. Windows 10 version 1903 should be released to the general public soon. Should you install the new update or wait?
  
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• South Korea eyes Linux as Windows 7 end of support nears

  20-05-2019 14:30 via zdnet.com
  South Korea's government wants to reduce its reliance on a single operating system.
  
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• Huawei's Android loss: How it affects you

  20-05-2019 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Google's move to end business ties with Huawei will affect current devices and future purchases.
  
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• Warning over using augmented reality in precision tasks

  20-05-2019 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Those using headsets to complete tricky tasks over-estimate how well they perform, a study suggests.
  
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• Robots, in-store drones, AI & machine recognition: Brick & mortar retailers are fighting back

  20-05-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  New technologies are helping physical stores catch up with ecommerce.
  
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• Google uses Gmail to track everything you buy online

  20-05-2019 12:54 via zdnet.com
  Google puts all your online orders into a single page using purchase receipts stored in Gmail.
  
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• GDPR: How Europe's digital privacy rules have changed everything

  20-05-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation is only a year old but is already having a big impact.
  
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• Google suspends Android support for Huawei: What it means for your smartphone, tablet

  20-05-2019 11:28 via zdnet.com
  Google has limited Huawei's access to Android updates, a move that will send shockwaves through the industry.
  
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• Google suspends Android support for Huawei: What it means for your smartphone

  20-05-2019 11:28 via zdnet.com
  Google has limited Huawei's access to Android updates, a move that will send shockwaves through the industry.
  
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• 13 takeaways on the future of work

  20-05-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  Here's an abbreviated recap of a panel I moderated at Atlassian's Future of IT conference in New York with Atlassian CIO Archana Rao and Workforce Innovation Specialist Sophie Wade.
  
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• Cyber Security NSW to boost state capabilities

  20-05-2019 08:41 via zdnet.com
  New state initiative will be led by chief cybersecurity officer Tony Chapman.
  
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• Monday briefing: Google has stripped Huawei's Android licence amid US trade war

  20-05-2019 08:36
  
  Future Huawei devices will not have access to the Google Play and Services framework, UK 'revenge porn' laws are failing, says victims group
  
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• Google services to continue working on existing Huawei Android devices

  20-05-2019 08:18 via zdnet.com
  Android maker confirms it is clamping down on Huawei.
  
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• Australian aged care provider trials driverless vehicle

  20-05-2019 08:13 via zdnet.com
  The driverless vehicle is being running along an eight stop loop around an IRT retirement village.
  
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• The shocking scale of the Northern Rail timetable disaster revealed

  20-05-2019 07:00
  
  Northern Rail services have missed more than a quarter of million stops in the last year, according to an app built by a disgruntled former commuter
  
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• 'Cersei has elephants?' I tried to avoid Game of Thrones spoilers for the whole season

  20-05-2019 07:00
  
  Is it possible to avoid spoilers for the biggest TV series on Earth without living as a hermit? Here's how I got on
  
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• 3D-printed guns are back, and this time they are unstoppable

  20-05-2019 07:00
  
  A decentralised network of gun-printing advocates is mobilising online, they're anonymously sharing blueprints, advice and building a community. There's no easy way they can be halted
  
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• Security researchers discover Linux version of Winnti malware

  20-05-2019 06:15 via zdnet.com
  Winnti Linux variant used in 2015 in the hack of a Vietnamese gaming company.
  
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• LG V50 ThinQ 5G hits 1.1Gbps download speed

  20-05-2019 06:00 via zdnet.com
  LG V50 ThinQ 5G smartphone can reach download speeds of 1.1Gbps in Seoul, according to LG Uplus.
  
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• Add a recovery phone number to block automated hijack attempts: Google

  20-05-2019 04:00 via zdnet.com
  Study finds adding a phone number to a Google account blocks all automated attempts, 99% of bulk attacks, and 66% of targeted attacks.
  
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• Melbourne students are guinea pigs for NEC's facial recognition fraud tech

  20-05-2019 03:11 via zdnet.com
  NEC's NeoFace facial recognition software will be used by Melbourne-based Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessments in a bid to ensure those sitting tests are those enrolled.
  
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• Lloyds to create 500 jobs at new tech hub in Edinburgh

  20-05-2019 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The banking group says it is responding to a shift in customer behaviour towards digital services.
  
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• Don't forget about embedded devices in your Windows 7 migration plans

  20-05-2019 00:00 via zdnet.com
  From point-of-sale terminals to medical devices, embedded systems running unsupported Windows versions pose a unique migration challenge.
  
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