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• ServiceNow delivers strong Q1, confident in long-term outlook

  29-04-2020 22:58 via zdnet.com
  
  ServiceNow's outlook accounts for customer segments that may be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but is confident it can weather a difficult economy.
  
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• Fedora 32 released with Lenovo support

  29-04-2020 22:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The latest version of Red Hat's community Linux distro is out, and it's a good one. And, soon, Lenovo will ship Fedora-based ThinkPads.
  
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• Facebook reports mixed Q1 after taking ad revenue hit in March

  29-04-2020 22:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a "significant reduction in the demand for advertising" in March, the company reports, though it saw "signs of stability" in April.
  
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• Qualcomm tops Q2 results, notes pandemic has reduced demand for smartphone chips

  29-04-2020 22:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Qualcomm said the coronavirus pandemic caused a 21% reduction in demand for 3G, 4G and 5G handsets compared to previous expectations.
  
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• Microsoft Q3 strong as remote work propels Teams, Office 365, Azure

  29-04-2020 22:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Commercial cloud revenue was $13.3 billion, up 39% from a year ago.
  
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• Google announces Chrome Web Store crackdown for August 2020

  29-04-2020 21:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Google plans to remove a bunch of garbage and useless Chrome extensions from the Web Store.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 13.5 beta with COVID-19 contact tracing feature

  29-04-2020 20:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The first release gives developers the tools and API they'll need to build apps and services to track and alert you of potential exposure.
  
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• Singapore unveils winning 5G licensees, TPG loses out on nationwide bid

  29-04-2020 20:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Singtel and joint bidders StarHub Mobile and M1 have secured licences to deploy nationwide 5G networks, while TPG Telecom has failed in its bid to do so and, instead, will be able to access these network services through a wholesale arrangement.
  
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• Roborock S6 MaxV robot vacuum hands-on: AI camera eliminates pet poop disasters

  29-04-2020 20:10 via zdnet.com
  
  All in all, the Roborock S6 MaxV is a superb high-end robot vacuum with obstacle avoidance and an app that is easy to configure. For $749, it could be the only robot vacuum you will ever need to buy.
  
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• Apple's iPhone SE doesn't let you expand lock screen notifications and it's frustrating

  29-04-2020 20:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Haptic Touch on the iPhone SE seems to work everywhere it should, except on lock screen notifications.
  
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• Google Cloud opens Las Vegas region

  29-04-2020 19:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Google now has four regions in the western US, seven across the entire US and 23 globally.
  
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• Kaspersky: RDP brute-force attacks have gone up since start of COVID-19

  29-04-2020 19:17 via zdnet.com
  
  RDP brute-force attack numbers rose in mid-March as quarantines were being imposed over the globe.
  
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• Microsoft to rebrand Planner app in Teams as 'Tasks'

  29-04-2020 19:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Tasks in Teams -- the new branding for the Planner app in Teams -- is coming this summer and will consolidate tasks across To Do, Teams Channels, Planner and Outlook Tasks.
  
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• Security experts warn: Don't let contact-tracing app lead to surveillance

  29-04-2020 18:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Joint letter by over 170 of the UK's top researchers and scientists voices privacy and security concerns over 'mission creep' on government plans for using smartphones to trace and combat coronavirus
  
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• NetApp scoops up virtual desktop company CloudJumper

  29-04-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  NetApp plans to use the acquisition to bolster its desktop virtualization capabilities.
  
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• Microsoft started pestering me about Edge. There was one problem

  29-04-2020 16:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Redmond is clearly feeling frisky about persuading people to try its new browser. Its execution of that persuasion is imperfect.
  
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• Estonia: Foreign hackers breached local email provider for targeted attacks

  29-04-2020 15:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers hijacked a small number of Mail.ee accounts "belonging to persons of interest to a foreign country."
  
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• Oracle launches Cloud E3 platform, built on second-gen AMD Epyc processors

  29-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new E3 instances are well-suited for both general purpose and high-bandwidth workloads, Oracle says.
  
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• Arm offers early-stage startups free access to IP

  29-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Arm is expanding its Flexible Access program with the aim of accelerating innovation in areas like IoT, automotive and AI at the edge
  
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• Apple iPhone SE (2020) review: An affordable, capable business phone fit for uncertain times

  29-04-2020 14:47 via zdnet.com
  
  During these uncertain times where businesses are strategizing ways to survive, Apple released its most affordable smartphone to help you get work done with few compromises. With Touch ID, the new iPhone SE is also perfect for those wearing face coverings at their essential businesses.
  
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• CERN throws 10,000 CPU cores at Folding@home coronavirus simulation project

  29-04-2020 14:43 via zdnet.com
  
  CERN gives thousands of aging CPU cores a new lease on life by putting them to work on Folding@home.
  
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• Cybersecurity staff are being transferred to IT support. That's adding to the risk of data breaches

  29-04-2020 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  The shift to remote working because of coronavirus has seen the roles of many in the security industry change - and many have worries about what it means for protecting their organisation from attacks.
  
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• Accurics rushes out of stealth with cloud security tools for DevOps

  29-04-2020 13:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Companies are speeding up their plans for complex cloud IT projects but it often risks their security.
  
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• Cloud adoption grows across all sectors in Brazil

  29-04-2020 13:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Large firms are further ahead, but smaller businesses have also been adopting the off-premise model in the last couple of years, according to research
  
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• Robots are taking over during COVID-19 (and there's no going back)

  29-04-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With workers sidelined, automation firms are aggressively touting their technology.
  
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• Google Docs, Drives, Sheets, Slides users: Sharing files just got easier and more secure

  29-04-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google puts permissions controls at the center of its new interface for sharing documents.
  
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• Coronavirus contact-tracing app could be ready in weeks

  29-04-2020 12:54 via zdnet.com
  Health service says technology to be ready for deployment in two to three weeks. The next challenge will be getting people to use it.
  
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• Contact-tracing app could be ready in two to three weeks

  29-04-2020 12:54 via zdnet.com
  Health service says technology to be ready for deployment in two to three weeks. The next challenge will be getting people to use it.
  
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• Microsoft: Ransomware gangs that don't threaten to leak your data steal it anyway

  29-04-2020 12:29 via zdnet.com
  
  And these human-operated ransomware gangs have stepped up attacks amid the pandemic to maximize profits.
  
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• VMware brainstorms new ways of working after the COVID-19 pandemic

  29-04-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  VMware CIO Bask Iyer tells ZDNet about the challenges and potential opportunities ahead, as his team thinks about how to safely welcome nearly 40,000 employees back to the office.
  
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• Google Meet goes free as it guns for Zoom, aims to fend off Microsoft Teams

  29-04-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google is making Meets, a video conferencing service via G Suite, free and available to everyone.
  
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• New services in Singapore to tap spike in demand for online delivery

  29-04-2020 11:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Pay Singapore introduces feature to enable the discovery of food pickup and delivery options, while taxi operator ComfortDelgro launches food delivery service that doesn't charge additional fees on cabbies or F&B merchants during the country's "circuit breaker" period.
  
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• GitLab awards researcher $20,000, patches remote code execution bug

  29-04-2020 10:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Engineers jumped on the issue which earned the researcher $1,000 at the point of triage.
  
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• Microsoft open-sources in-house library for handling QUIC connections

  29-04-2020 10:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft says MsQuic will soon be part of most of its products, like Windows, .NET, Microsoft 365, and others.
  
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• Adobe patches critical code, corruption bugs across Bridge, Illustrator, Magento

  29-04-2020 09:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The company has squashed a range of critical flaws leading to arbitrary code execution.
  
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• Red Hat: Contributions out of Asia for open source could be improved

  29-04-2020 09:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Red Hat APAC office of technology vice president said in Asia specifically, there's more to be done in terms of greater open source adoption.
  
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• Australians urged to take up mental health telehealth and put on 'digital sunscreen'

  29-04-2020 08:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Ten-year project condensed to ten days to help Australians deal with existing mental health concerns and those brought on by the global pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: A new way of dating during lockdown

  29-04-2020 08:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Omar Mehtab looks at how online dating is being reinvented in these times of social isolation.
  
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• Australian High Commissioner to Singapore says more digital agreements are in the works

  29-04-2020 08:40 via zdnet.com
  
  No countries have been named yet but there are talks with a number of 'quite large economies'.
  
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• Skin hunger helps explain your desperate longing for human touch

  29-04-2020 07:00
  
  Millions of people are being deprived of even the slightest physical contact during lockdown. And there’s a name for it: skin hunger
  
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• OnePlus 8 review: this Android could save you a lot of money

  29-04-2020 07:00
  
  If you can live without a top-end camera then the new OnePlus 8 is both a great phone and great value for money
  
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• It’s finally time you considered wearing a face mask

  29-04-2020 07:00
  
  As countries across Europe start to ease their lockdowns, many are starting to recommend citizens wear face masks. It might be time for the UK to follow suit
  
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• NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node partners with IBM to help grow digital skills

  29-04-2020 06:29 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM's Open Pathways in Technology platform is now available to an additional 68 NSW secondary schools.
  
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• VMware-based cloud technology now available on Alibaba Cloud

  29-04-2020 04:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Alibaba Cloud VMware Solution is now available in mainland China and Hong Kong.
  
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• New Zealand invests NZ$15m into rural broadband upgrades for COVID-19 efforts

  29-04-2020 03:44 via zdnet.com
  
  It will prioritise the upgrade of mobile towers in rural areas where there are high numbers of school-age children that cannot access the internet.
  
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• Temporary online delivery changes see Coles Q3 online sales growth slows to 14%

  29-04-2020 03:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The focus now is to increase more team member numbers to meet online delivery services.
  
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• Samsung Q1 profit remains stable thanks to memory demand but COVID-19 looms

  29-04-2020 03:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Second quarter smartphone sales and profits are expected to suffer due to the global pandemic.
  
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• ACCC says major banks pulling CDR resources as a result of COVID-19

  29-04-2020 02:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Despite this, it is continuing to push forward with work on the mandate.
  
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• Two Usenet providers blame data breaches on partner company

  29-04-2020 02:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Remember Usenet?
  
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• Google discloses zero-click bugs impacting several Apple operating systems

  29-04-2020 00:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple needs to follow in Google and Mozilla's footsteps and secure its multimedia processing libraries.
  
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