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• Kate McKenzie to join NBN board as Milne and Flannigan depart

  07-11-2019 23:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Soon-to-be former Chorus chief and Telstra exec to join board of NBN in December.
  
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• Best Apple Black Friday 2019 deals

  07-11-2019 23:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best Apple device deals available now through to Black Friday at Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and Amazon.
  
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• Rimini Street expands application management services to Oracle

  07-11-2019 22:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Meanwhile, the support services provider said it's searching for a new CFO and reported its Q3 financial results.
  
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• Dropbox satisfies Q3 targets, shows increase in paying users

  07-11-2019 22:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The company said paying users now sit at 14 million, as compared to 12.3 million for the same period last year.
  
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• Best Amazon Black Friday 2019 deals

  07-11-2019 21:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best early Black Friday deals from Amazon.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 13.2.2 to fix multitasking bug

  07-11-2019 19:21 via zdnet.com
  If you've been experiencing more frequent apps closing in the background after updating to iOS 13.2, Apple just released a fix.
  
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• Best Target Black Friday 2019 deals

  07-11-2019 19:15 via zdnet.com
  Target's best tech deals for Black Friday 2019.
  
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• Microsoft's Rust experiments are going well, but some features are missing

  07-11-2019 19:04 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft rewrote a low-level Windows component in Rust. Calls the experience "generally positive."
  
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• Amazon intros new flexible payment options for AWS compute services

  07-11-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Simply called Savings Plans, the purchase option functions as a flexible discount model that gives customers the same discounts as Reserved Instances.
  
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• Monetization will be rooted in user engagement, says Tsu's re-launch CTO

  07-11-2019 16:41 via zdnet.com
  Fans of social media site Tsu are eagerly awaiting its re-launch. But what will be different to the previous version of the platform?
  
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• Salesforce launches Salesforce CMS to meld content, data across screens, enterprises

  07-11-2019 16:25 via zdnet.com
  Salesforce CMS aims to meld content, data, personalization and an enterprise need to collapse multiple content systems lying around.
  
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• WaterField Air Duffel: Avoid the airline overhead space battle, optimize the under seat space

  07-11-2019 16:21 via zdnet.com
  Overhead storage space on US airlines are inadequate and carriers prefer to charge you extra to check a bag. WaterField Designs developed a new travel bag, with the help of 1,200 customers, designed to maximize the space under the seat in front of you so you can avoid the fight for the space over your seat.
  
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• This is when holiday online shopping fraud is highest (it's just two days)

  07-11-2019 16:11 via zdnet.com
  You might think that the Holidays are manna for eCommerce fraudsters. Yet a new report offers many nuances for retailers and says two particular days truly stand out for rates of fraud. For a very peculiar reason.
  
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• AirPods Pro review: Noise cancellation and improved design are valuable additions

  07-11-2019 15:58 via zdnet.com
  Apple’s AirPods Pro offer everything we’ve grown to love about AirPods and a whole lot more.
  
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• One way Microsoft's Surface Pro X is better than the iPad

  07-11-2019 15:49 via zdnet.com
  If repairability is your thing, then Microsoft's Surface Pro X beats Apple's iPad hands-down.
  
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• Apple's big privacy revamp: Genuine commitment or is it just for show?

  07-11-2019 15:44 via zdnet.com
  The iPhone-maker has given its privacy page a make-over, in a continuing effort to prove it's better than its rivals.
  
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• Amazon fixes Ring Video Doorbell wi-fi security vulnerability

  07-11-2019 15:42 via zdnet.com
  Instead of securing the home, the Ring Video Doorbell could have given hackers access to the user's wi-fi network. Fortunately, security researchers discovered the flaw, and Amazon patched it.
  
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• Graph for the mass market: Neo4j launches Aura on Google Cloud

  07-11-2019 15:32 via zdnet.com
  Neo4j just launched its cloud offering, which it says will make graph mainstream. We discuss the offering with CEO Emil Eifrem, and take a look at where the graph market is right now.
  
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• Apple Watch: New or refurbished? Why I'm glad I bought a used Series 4

  07-11-2019 15:06 via zdnet.com
  My journey from the Apple Watch Series 2 to the Series 5, and back to the Series 4.
  
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• Carvana scales its auto purchasing amid triple digit Q3 growth, partners with Lyft

  07-11-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Carvana said it will deliver 2019 revenue of $3.85 billion to $3.95 billion with retail unit sales of 174,000 to 176,000.
  
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• Business walks fine line between communicating with consumers and annoying them

  07-11-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  A Twilio survey highlights how email is a preferred channel of consumers for brand communication with text in the mix. Businesses shouldn't overdo it though.
  
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• AMD unveils world's most powerful desktop CPUs

  07-11-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Need CPU power? AMD has you covered with new 24-core and 32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors.
  
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• Law enforcement can plunder DNA profile database, judge rules

  07-11-2019 14:52 via zdnet.com
  DNA data is available even if users opt-out in a landmark ruling that could have serious privacy implications.
  
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• Tesla's mystery pickup: Electric cybertruck unveiled on November 21, says Elon Musk

  07-11-2019 14:50 via zdnet.com
  Two years after teasing the idea of a Tesla pickup truck, the company will unveil it later this month.
  
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• Galaxy Tab S6 review: Samsung offers up an affordable, capable tablet for business

  07-11-2019 14:47 via zdnet.com
  While people may think the iPad is the only tablet available, Samsung's latest offers up a comparable tablet for hundreds less. The Tab S6 is a refined piece of technology that is only limited by a poor keyboard accessory.
  
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• UK government funds 18 projects to develop anti-drone technologies

  07-11-2019 14:30 via zdnet.com
  Government has listened to ideas, is now funding the development of proof-of-concepts and prototypes.
  
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• Bill Gates: You'd all be on Windows Mobile today, not Android, but I screwed up

  07-11-2019 14:16 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says the antitrust case stopped Microsoft delivering a mobile OS.
  
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• Dynabook Portégé X30-F-14U review: Lightweight and compact, with Wi-Fi 6

  07-11-2019 14:04 via zdnet.com
  The lightweight and compact 13.3-inch Portégé X30-F has a good keyboard, decent battery life and Wi-Fi 6 support, but the lid has more flex than we'd like.
  
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• Microsoft starts shipping HoloLens 2

  07-11-2019 14:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's augmented-reality HoloLens 2 headset is beginning to roll out to customers in select countries worldwide.
  
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• Lenovo Q2 2019: Profits leap 20 percent through strong PC sales

  07-11-2019 13:47 via zdnet.com
  The Chinese tech giant has posted strong sales results across all regions.
  
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• Netflix to disappear on older Samsung smart TVs

  07-11-2019 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung said Netflix would no longer be supported on 2010 and 2011 TV models.
  
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• TikTok: Should we trust the Chinese social-media video app?

  07-11-2019 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US lawmakers are worried about TikTok's Chinese ownership, despite its data-protection assurances.
  
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• Small or medium business? Neo4j wants to run a graph database for you in the cloud

  07-11-2019 13:16 via zdnet.com
  The graph database company's new Neo4j Aura managed service is for smaller enterprises on tighter budgets.
  
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• Law debated allowing confiscation of Bitcoin by the police

  07-11-2019 12:58 via zdnet.com
  Virtual assets, including cryptocurrency, are now on law enforcement’s radar.
  
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• Boston Dynamics boss learned by unbalancing toddler

  07-11-2019 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Marc Raibert tells BBC News he nudged his daughter over just to work out how people balance.
  
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• Cisco: All these routers have the same embedded crypto keys, so update firmware

  07-11-2019 11:57 via zdnet.com
  Cisco removes static encryption keys that were shared across its small-business routers.
  
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• Next generation 5G will change sport forever

  07-11-2019 11:45
  
  Sport is being revolutionised by 5G
  
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• Ex-Twitter employees accused of spying for Saudi Arabia

  07-11-2019 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US prosecutors allege that Saudi agents sought personal information about known Saudi critics.
  
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• Optus is the new ACCC NBN speed report king

  07-11-2019 07:09 via zdnet.com
  However the ACCC has an interesting take on networking protocol headers not constituting network traffic.
  
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• WeWork's rapid fall from grace might drag down Meetup too

  07-11-2019 07:00
  
  In 2017, WeWork bought the burgeoning community-building website. But after putting in place controversial changes, the coworking firm has put its acquisition up for sale again
  
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• Hackers can use lasers to send voice commands to your devices

  07-11-2019 07:00
  
  By sending laser-powered “light commands” to a smart assistant, researchers could force it to unlock cars, open garage doors, and more
  
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• Delhi’s massive fog problem is the visual climate wakeup call we need

  07-11-2019 07:00
  
  Images of children struggling to breathe in New Delhi have forced the Indian government to finally take action on pollution. The way we portray environmental risks could have a huge impact on the battle with climate change
  
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• Google launches open-source project for Cardboard VR viewer

  07-11-2019 06:07 via zdnet.com
  Developers can now build experiences for the no-frills virtual reality device.
  
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• Telstra to provide WA Police with 3,000 iPhones

  07-11-2019 06:06 via zdnet.com
  The Police Force is also developing apps for its officers, which will allow statements to be taken in the field and eventually enable officers to write and post traffic infringements.
  
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• Australia still working with tech giants on what constitutes abhorrent violent material

  07-11-2019 04:43 via zdnet.com
  Following a discussion with the Attorney-General's Department on Australia's abhorrent video streaming laws, Google was still unsure of its actual obligations.
  
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• Mysterious hacker dumps database of infamous IronMarch neo-nazi forum

  07-11-2019 03:19 via zdnet.com
  Now-defunct IronMarch forum spawned two of today's most extremist far-right neo-nazi groups -- the Atomwaffen Division and SIEGE Culture.
  
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• Saudi Arabia allegedly recruited former Twitter employees to access user data

  07-11-2019 02:56 via zdnet.com
  The US Justice Department is alleging two former Twitter employees acted as spies for Saudi Arabia to access the data of critics against the Saudi regime.
  
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• NAB, CBA, Telstra, and Microsoft to test Australian government AI ethics principles

  07-11-2019 02:49 via zdnet.com
  The businesses have voluntarily put their hands up to test the principles in real world scenarios.
  
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• YouTube stars prepare for boxing rematch

  07-11-2019 02:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two YouTubers are expected to bag millions of dollars for their boxing rematch.
  
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• WeWork and Uber drag SoftBank Group into historic negative territory

  07-11-2019 02:05 via zdnet.com
  Earnings before interest and taxes collapses from ¥1.42 trillion to a ¥15.6 billion loss.
  
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