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• Johnson Controls is removing Microsoft's Cortana from the GLAS thermostat

  12-08-2019 23:18 via zdnet.com
  The Windows 10 and Cortana-powered Johnson Controls GLAS thermostat soon will no longer support its original voice assistant, Microsoft's Cortana.
  
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• How to fix the Android bug that's draining your battery

  12-08-2019 22:55 via zdnet.com
  Your Android battery life just suddenly got worse? A Google Play Services bug could be to blame. Here are some workarounds you cna try while Google conjures up a fix.
  
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• Varjo's technology is like a magic leap forward in augmented reality

  12-08-2019 21:05 via zdnet.com
  In a nondescript headquarters building on a quiet side street in Helsinki, with a modest amount of startup capital, Finland’s Varjo has put together a headset that offers a major advance in augmented, or “mixed” reality. ZDNet traveled to Finland and gave it a try.
  
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• Buying a used Mac laptop: How to avoid scams and find the best deals

  12-08-2019 20:46 via zdnet.com
  Want a Mac laptop and want to save some money? We outline some options for buying used machines, including considerations and important cautions.
  
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• Many blockchain use cases need IoT to succeed, and more

  12-08-2019 19:51 via zdnet.com
  Neither blockchain nor IoT are simple technologies, but the growing credibility of managed platform services makes the technical aspects less daunting. The real barriers to success are the rules and processes required to change business models and culture.
  
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• Get creative: The average US user recycles online passwords at least four times

  12-08-2019 19:27 via zdnet.com
  Users in the US have questionable habits when it comes to creating passwords, according to a new study.
  
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• Kyle 'Bugha' Giersdorf: Fortnite world champion 'swatted' mid-game

  12-08-2019 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Teenager Kyle 'Bugha' Giersdorf was in the middle of a game when he was interrupted by armed police.
  
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• Hybrid cloud serves as bridge to our bright all-cloud future

  12-08-2019 18:05 via zdnet.com
  Not everyone is ready for the changes cloud will bring. Hybrid provides an interim step.
  
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• Want to see the Perseid meteor shower from the UK? Good luck

  12-08-2019 18:00
  
  The Perseids, the Northern Hemisphere's most reliable meteor shower, will light up the sky on Monday night. But catching them in action will require some preparation and a lot of luck
  
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• Corporate tech frustrates Brazilian office workers

  12-08-2019 17:50 via zdnet.com
  Local organizations fail to take employee needs into account before introducing new tools, according to research.
  
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• How 'network slicing' may determine the success or failure of 5G Wireless

  12-08-2019 16:47 via zdnet.com
  As 5G-branded services are rolling out, perhaps the most critical issue pertaining to 5G Wireless as a whole is unresolved: Will enterprise customers be given the power to manage the networks that run their applications?
  
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• DisplayMate report: Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus achieves 13 display performance records

  12-08-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  We always expect Samsung displays to perform well, which means that phones following will also have great displays since Samsung provides 90% of the OLED panels for smartphone makers. The Galaxy Note 10 Plus raised the bar yet again.
  
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• King's Cross developer defends use of facial recognition

  12-08-2019 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The tech is one of "a number of detection and tracking methods" used at the London site, the firm said.
  
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• Here's why Apple won't be adding 5G to the 2019 iPhone 11

  12-08-2019 15:24 via zdnet.com
  Sometimes it pays not to be first.
  
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• How to master iOS 12.4: The best iPhone tips and tricks

  12-08-2019 15:20 via zdnet.com
  Here's a compilation of my favorite iOS features.
  
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• How to iOS 12.4: The best iPhone tips and tricks

  12-08-2019 15:20 via zdnet.com
  Here's a compilation of my favorite iOS features.
  
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• Cloud Atlas threat group updates weaponry with polymorphic malware

  12-08-2019 15:05 via zdnet.com
  Unique IoCs can be generated for each successful infection.
  
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• US Navy: We're ditching touchscreens for physical throttles on destroyer fleet

  12-08-2019 14:13 via zdnet.com
  Switch to mechanical controls follows USS John S McCain's collision with the tanker Alnic MC.
  
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• CRM Watchlist 2019: The big engines that could (Part 2B, Microsoft)

  12-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft, another of this year's CRM Watchlist winners, is perhaps the most complex of all because of the clarity of their vision and because they are dedicated to carrying it out - from products/services and partnerships to corporate social good. Here's how it all works.
  
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• US Navy to ditch touch screen ship controls

  12-08-2019 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Familiar wheels and throttle controls will replace "overly complex" touch screens, says US Navy.
  
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• 'iPhone 11 Pro': Is that Apple's name for the next top iPhone?

  12-08-2019 13:26 via zdnet.com
  New clue emerges about the possible name of Apple's biggest iPhone out later this year.
  
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• FBI seeks to monitor Facebook, oversee mass social media data collection

  12-08-2019 13:22 via zdnet.com
  Plans to track social media activity will potentially clash with existing privacy policies.
  
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• How to securely wipe your iPhones, Android devices, and PCs

  12-08-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  These days the stakes are high when it comes to handling data – one slip up and sensitive data could end up in the hands of someone who shouldn't have it.
  
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• Apollo-inspired robot hacks together tools using everyday objects

  12-08-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  In a sign of robot revolution, this bot is now creating tools to suit tasks, one of the hallmarks of higher order animals.
  
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• Chrome's 'more private' Incognito mode: Websites can still detect you're using it

  12-08-2019 12:21 via zdnet.com
  Web developers are using two tricks to get around Chrome's new Incognito mode anti-detection methods.
  
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• This is how ransomware could infect your digital camera

  12-08-2019 12:11 via zdnet.com
  Researchers demonstrate how it's possible to infect DSLR cameras with ransomware -- and warn of potential for additional attacks.
  
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• Electronic tongue puts fiery foods to the test

  12-08-2019 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Human taste buds tire very quickly, but the machine can maintain accuracy regardless of the heat.
  
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• G2 opens in-depth reports, drops paywall

  12-08-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  The reports​, available for registered users, feature grid reports for high level overviews, index reports based on proprietary algorithms that analyze crowdsourced reviews and momentum reports to track innovation cadence.
  
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• The Twenty-Six Words that Created the Internet, book review: The biography of a law

  12-08-2019 10:37 via zdnet.com
  Section 30 of the 1996 US Communications Decency Act allowed the internet to become the success it has, argues Jeff Kosseff, who details its genesis and passage, and tours the legal judgements that have upheld it.
  
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• Twitch CEO apologises for pornography on Ninja's channel

  12-08-2019 10:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Streaming platform Twitch's boss apologises after pornography is hosted on Ninja's former channel.
  
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• Tech firms face fines for harmful videos from regulator Ofcom

  12-08-2019 10:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK plans to give new powers to the media regulator in order to comply with EU law.
  
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• Monday briefing: Teenage Foxconn interns forced to work long hours to build Amazon Echos

  12-08-2019 09:16
  
  Foxconn manufacturing plants contracted by Amazon have been caught flouting China's strict labour laws, those incessant cookie consent forms are manipulative and non-compliant
  
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• Discussions underway about Australia's AU$60m Regional Connectivity project

  12-08-2019 09:15 via zdnet.com
  The Department of Communications is seeking input from the telecommunications industry, all levels of government, and other interested stakeholders on the grant element of the program.
  
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• People's Choice Credit Union wants to be fully-digital by 2020

  12-08-2019 09:09 via zdnet.com
  Turns to Salesforce to kickstart its ambitious plan.
  
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• Pharma companies are counting on cloud computing and AI to make drug development faster and cheaper

  12-08-2019 08:55 via zdnet.com
  Hyperscale cloud providers AWS, Microsoft and Google are working with biotech and pharma firms to use AI and cloud computing to improve the odds of creating a successful new drug.
  
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• Slack has become the glue for an organisation's productivity

  12-08-2019 07:44 via zdnet.com
  Slack appeared at a time when millennials were starting to penetrate the workforce, and its new way of working appealed to the new workforce. It just won't be the death of email, yet.
  
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• In fighting deep fakes, mice may be great listeners

  12-08-2019 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  A Las Vegas cyber-security conference hears the latest, unusual techniques to fight "deep fake" videos.
  
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• WeChat apps are tackling China's hidden mental health crisis

  12-08-2019 07:00
  
  Nearly 90 per cent of Chinese people with a serious mental health disorder do not seek treatment. Now WeChat apps are helping address this deep cultural taboo
  
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• TikTok is fuelling India's deadly hate speech epidemic

  12-08-2019 07:00
  
  In small-town India, TikTok videos are a new hate speech minefield. Thousands of videos are being removed as users exploit the wild growth of the social network
  
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• Relentless Brexit news coverage is really hurting our mental health

  12-08-2019 07:00
  
  People are changing routes to work and imposing curfews on themselves to avoid stress from endless Brexit news coverage
  
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• LG teases V60 ThinQ's free stop hinge

  12-08-2019 05:13 via zdnet.com
  The dual-screen of LG's new phone to be unveiled at IFA can be used in any folded angle, the company's new teaser shows.
  
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• Samsung launches 108 million pixel image sensor with Xiaomi

  12-08-2019 05:04 via zdnet.com
  Samsung's new Isocell Bright HMX image sensor aimed at smartphones boasts 108 million pixels and was made in collaboration with Xiaomi.
  
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• Apple just had a huge, soulless new product launch (you may have missed it)

  12-08-2019 03:30 via zdnet.com
  The Apple Card just might make Cupertino a lot of money. But just how Apple is it?
  
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• Kookaburra takes a swing at creating a smart cricket ball

  12-08-2019 02:38 via zdnet.com
  Howzat? A ball that can provide real-time feedback on speed and revolutions could be soon debuting on wickets the world over.
  
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• NBN moves into Layer 3 with Sky Muster Plus launch

  12-08-2019 02:15 via zdnet.com
  Broadband wholesaler to exempt certain sites, email, and operating system updates from satellite data quota.
  
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• Enterprise software vendors mix and match monetization models: What happens when subscription, usage and licensing converge?

  12-08-2019 00:00 via zdnet.com
  Enterprise software vendors are subscription happy, but they're delving into usage plans for customers too. Toss in some perpetual licenses and your negotiations with strategic vendors are about to get more complicated.
  
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