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• The next decade of software spending: A paradox

  11-09-2019 23:11 via zdnet.com
  Prepare for a buyers' market in enterprise software.
  
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• Most Android flashlight apps request an absurd number of permissions

  11-09-2019 22:48 via zdnet.com
  Two Android flashlight apps, in particular, are requesting 77 permissions... for some reason.
  
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• Oracle CEO Mark Hurd to take leave of absence

  11-09-2019 22:38 via zdnet.com
  The CEO is leaving for health reasons, Oracle announced. Meanwhile, the tech giant reported its Q1 results a day early, with earnings meeting expectations.
  
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• AWS provides update on Outposts launch, supported services

  11-09-2019 22:00 via zdnet.com
  At launch, Outposts will support Amazon ECS and EKS clusters, Amazon EMR clusters for data analytics, and Amazon RDS instances for relational database services.
  
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• Microsoft's new Windows 10 20H1 test build adds ARM64 support for WSL

  11-09-2019 21:09 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's newest Windows 10 20H1 feature update for Fast Ring Insiders, build 18980, adds new Windows Subsystem for Linux features and more.
  
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• iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max: Specs, features, and prices

  11-09-2019 19:43 via zdnet.com
  Apple has unveiled the iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, and iPhone 11. Here's everything you need to know.
  
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• At Apple event, the iPad delivers the strongest business value upgrade

  11-09-2019 19:29 via zdnet.com
  The seventh generation of Apple's pioneering tablet brings its size and input options in line with its more expensive alternatives. Its optimized operating system makes it more competitive with both low-cost Windows laptops and Microsoft's Surface Go.
  
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• Amazon launches Prime in Brazil

  11-09-2019 18:11 via zdnet.com
  The online giant continues to expand its operation in the country with the paid subscription service, launched at a fraction of the fees charged in the US.
  
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• DevOps leaders deliver software 200 times more frequently than their peers, study shows

  11-09-2019 17:19 via zdnet.com
  Enterprises embracing DevOps see more frequent software delivery, change lead times, and other benefits, survey by Google Cloud and DORA finds.
  
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• iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max: We compare the differences

  11-09-2019 17:09 via zdnet.com
  Let's take a tour of the new iPhone 11 lineup and focus on the important tech specs.
  
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• iPhone 11: The best feature may be its price

  11-09-2019 17:06 via zdnet.com
  This new feature will help sell more iPhones than a new camera or faster processor will.
  
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• Iranian hackers resume credential-stealing phishing attacks against universities around the world

  11-09-2019 16:23 via zdnet.com
  Over 60 universities in the US, the UK, Australia and more have been targeted by the Colbalt Dickens hacking group in attacks attempting to steal research and intellectual property
  
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• Apple iPhone XS vs iPhone 11 Pro: Is it worth the upgrade?

  11-09-2019 15:43 via zdnet.com
  Apple just announced the first iPhone with a Pro name. But is it really that much better than the iPhone XS?
  
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• iPhone 11: Charting Apple's slow-motion decline from insanely great to overpriced also-ran

  11-09-2019 15:35 via zdnet.com
  Which generation iPhone last made you go "wow"? The iPhone 3G's App Store? The iPhone 4's retina display? iPhone 5's LTE? Touch ID? Those days are over. Now all we get are slofies.
  
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• Explorium secures $19M funding to automate data science and machine learning-driven insights

  11-09-2019 15:33 via zdnet.com
  Part machine learning platform, part data marketplace, Explorium promises to automate data and feature discovery, and build and deploy models for your analytics and application needs.
  
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• 11 reasons I'm buying an Apple iPhone 11 Pro instead of a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus

  11-09-2019 14:43 via zdnet.com
  As a cross platform smartphone user and mobile phone reviewer, I look for the device that fills my needs best whether it runs iOS or Android. While I'm a fan and regular user of the S Pen, this year the iPhone 11 Pro gets the nod.
  
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• Telegram fixes privacy-breaking bug that stopped recipient message and image deletion

  11-09-2019 14:14 via zdnet.com
  Even after deletion, images would remain in storage on user devices.
  
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• iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max: Everything Apple unveiled and what it means

  11-09-2019 14:12 via zdnet.com
  Sure, Apple's iPhones lack 5G and added a lot of catch-up features, but the cameras are worth a look and the price in some cases is right. Keep in mind Apple's new game is to sell you services, so it just needs to keep you in the fold.
  
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• High stakes major global brand cryptocurrency competition is evolving fast

  11-09-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Lines are blurring between fintech banking and consumer digital wallets, major consumer brands have much to gain and more to lose as the race to serve future customers with their own unique currencies accelerates
  
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• Raspberry Pi alternative: Khadas pitches $50 VIM3L as 4K home theater PC

  11-09-2019 13:53 via zdnet.com
  The VIM3L single-board computer for home media-center fans costs $50, but prices will rise by $10 from October 8.
  
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• Apple's iPhone 11 Pro 'triggering' fear of holes

  11-09-2019 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  People with "trypophobia" are complaining about Apple's latest handsets.
  
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• The iPhone 11 gets a much-needed new feature

  11-09-2019 13:02 via zdnet.com
  This new feature will help sell more iPhones than a new camera or faster processor will.
  
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• College students may be building the army's next UAV

  11-09-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  The defense sector has long used university brainpower. Now the next generation of combat UAVs is being sourced from campus brainiacs.
  
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• Microsoft: We've fixed Windows 10 1903's Cortana CPU spike bug

  11-09-2019 12:44 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft addresses bug causing CPU problems for the past two weeks for Windows 10 version 1903 users.
  
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• Adobe Flash, Application Manager patch update squashes critical code execution bugs

  11-09-2019 12:28 via zdnet.com
  Two bugs could lead to arbitrary code being let loose on infected systems.
  
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• Google: Dart 2.5 programming language SDK will 'supercharge' developers

  11-09-2019 12:20 via zdnet.com
  Google's Dart programming language gets a preview of machine learning-powered automatic code completion.
  
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• iPhone 11: Will Apple's latest phones capture India's growing market?

  11-09-2019 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The iPhone 11 is likely to help Apple consolidate in one of the world's only growing smartphone markets.
  
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• Best iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR deals now that iPhone 11 is here

  11-09-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Apple has just announced the new iPhone 11, forcing both carriers to slash prices on last year's iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR. Here are the best deals we could find at Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile.
  
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• Google to run DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) experiment in Chrome

  11-09-2019 11:37 via zdnet.com
  Starting with Chrome 78, the browser will automatically switch to DoH-compatible servers for certain DNS providers.
  
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• Chrome 77 released with no EV indicators, contact picker, permanent Guest Mode

  11-09-2019 09:52 via zdnet.com
  No new customizer for the Chrome New Tab page. Next Chrome release scheduled for October 22, 2019.
  
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• The iPhone 11 vs the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max

  11-09-2019 09:39
  
  This is far from a major iPhone upgrade so - spoiler alert - the £729 iPhone 11 compares quite favourably to its more expensive rivals.
  
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• How the iPhone 11 stacks up to the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max

  11-09-2019 09:39
  
  This is far from a major iPhone upgrade so - spoiler alert - the £729 iPhone 11 compares quite favourably to its more expensive rivals.
  
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• Here are 235 apps that will not run with macOS Catalina

  11-09-2019 09:36 via zdnet.com
  macOS 10.15 Catalina drops support for 32-bit apps, and that means apps you currently rely on may stop working. Here's how to find out if you will be affected.
  
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• Wednesday briefing: Jack Ma has stepped down as Alibaba's executive chairman

  11-09-2019 08:48
  
  The e-commerce boss retires with a $38.6bn fortune, Uber has laid off hundreds of product and engineering workers
  
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• Australian House Committee to look into age verification for porn

  11-09-2019 08:34 via zdnet.com
  New inquiry becomes latest front in the culture war from the Australian government.
  
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• Suspected Commonwealth Games DDoS was only a Fortnite update

  11-09-2019 08:12 via zdnet.com
  Detailed network security mapping and clear lines of communication allowed Optus to avoid an emergency patching program and quickly identify a suspected attack as a false positive.
  
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• Tesla has created a battery that could last one million miles

  11-09-2019 07:00
  
  A research group attached to Tesla has been experimenting with battery pouches that last for decades and that could eventually be used for lorries and autonomous taxis
  
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• Netflix rival Disney+ won't launch in the UK until 2020. Here's why

  11-09-2019 07:00
  
  Disney's new streaming service is anticipated to reach the UK in early 2020, months after its US launch. But why?
  
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• Denso and Blackberry launches autonomous vehicle interface

  11-09-2019 06:30 via zdnet.com
  Subaru will be the first to ship vehicles with the new human machine interface (HMI) platform, dubbed Denso Harmony Core.
  
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• Optus takes wraps off customer concierge service to take NBN out of the equation

  11-09-2019 06:25 via zdnet.com
  Single point of contact for customers moving onto NBN until 30 days after installation.
  
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• LG and Microsoft showcase cloud-linked infotainment solution

  11-09-2019 05:21 via zdnet.com
  The company will link data from its vehicle infotainment platform webOS Auto with Microsoft's Connected Vehicle Platform.
  
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• La Trobe University and Cisco join forces on all things IoT

  11-09-2019 05:05 via zdnet.com
  From skills to research and technology development.
  
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• Singaporean iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max pricing

  11-09-2019 04:22 via zdnet.com
  Pre-orders to open at the Apple website starting on September 13.
  
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• Jack Ma steps down on 20th birthday of Alibaba

  11-09-2019 03:18 via zdnet.com
  A succession plan that has been a year in the making, the billionaire co-founder of China's ecommerce giant Alibaba has officially handed his company over.
  
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• Australian iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max pricing

  11-09-2019 02:22 via zdnet.com
  Pre-orders to open on Apple's site from September 13.
  
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• Queensland licence application biometrics to be verified by Unisys

  11-09-2019 01:54 via zdnet.com
  The new biometric facial image processing solution is hoping to prevent fraudulent licences from entering rotation in the state.
  
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• The digital economy is capitalism's sparkling creation or its undertaker: Former PM Keating

  11-09-2019 01:36 via zdnet.com
  It's a question posed by Australian former Prime Minister Paul Keating when discussing the greater impact that the trade war between the United States and China is having on the global economy.
  
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• What happens if you fall asleep in a self-driving car?

  11-09-2019 01:35 via bbc.co.uk
  If you fall asleep in a self-driving car, it will try to wake you - then stop, which could be in the fast lane. Thatcham Research wants regulation to prevent this danger.
  
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• 281 suspects arrested in massive crackdown against BEC scammers

  11-09-2019 00:47 via zdnet.com
  Operation reWired: 167 suspects arrested in Nigeria, 74 in the US.
  
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• iPhone 11 Pro: Hands-on with Apple's new devices

  11-09-2019 00:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC's Dave Lee tries out a slow-motion selfie on the iPhone 11.
  
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