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• All the ports: Kensington releases new SD5700T Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 laptop docking station

  04-01-2021 22:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Running out of ports on that new M1 Macbook Pro? Kensington has you covered.
  
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• Microsofts Azure Modular Datacenter: What's 'special clouds' got to do with it?

  04-01-2021 22:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's Azure-in-a-shipping-container offering could figure prominently in its cyber-sovereignty and 'special clouds' efforts in the year to come.
  
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• AirPods Max review: Stunning sound and performance mean I'm keeping the $550 headphones

  04-01-2021 21:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The case is a joke, there's no doubt about that. But I'm keeping Apple's newest headphones.
  
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• SolarWinds: The more we learn, the worse it looks

  04-01-2021 21:35 via zdnet.com
  
  While you've been distracted by the holidays, coronavirus, and politics, the more we learn about the SolarWinds security fiasco, the worse it looks.
  
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• That very first cell phone call: Marty Cooper’s memoir is a stunning tale worthy of a Netflix series

  04-01-2021 20:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Motorola understood human needs, the need to be mobile and to talk to one another, while AT&T didn’t, and that made all the difference.
  
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• Malware uses WiFi BSSID for victim identification

  04-01-2021 20:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Malware authors are using the WiFi AP MAC address (also known as the BSSID) as a way to geo-locate infected hosts.
  
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• Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9310 (2020) review: An excellent, but not perfect, convertible ultraportable

  04-01-2021 18:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel’s 11th-generation Core processors and Thunderbolt 4 should keep the XPS 13 2-in-1 at the forefront of the convertible ultraportable market, but it’s not fault-free.
  
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• Slack outage lands on first working day of 2021

  04-01-2021 17:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Slack was facing messaging and connectivity issues right out of the gate as enterprises try to find that new normal for work.
  
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• Data can still flow freely between Europe and the UK. But for how much longer?

  04-01-2021 16:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The new Brexit deal establishes a six-month transition period for data flows, but what will happen when the time is up is still up for debate.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S21: Jan. 14 launch, rumors, specs, S Pen, and everything else we know so far

  04-01-2021 16:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung will announce the Galaxy S21 in the middle of January. Here's everything we know so far.
  
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• Singapore police can access COVID-19 contact tracing data for criminal investigations

  04-01-2021 16:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Under the country's Criminal Procedure Code, the Singapore Police Force can obtain any data -- including information gathered by the contact tracing TraceTogether app and wearable token -- to facilitate criminal probes, confirms cabinet minister.
  
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• Microsoft to replace its many mail variants with 'One Outlook'

  04-01-2021 16:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft looks to be finally moving to a true, single Outlook client, but it may not be available as part of Windows 10 until 2022, according to a new report.
  
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• Be warned: COVID-19 vaccine scams are now appearing online, over text, and by email

  04-01-2021 16:02 via zdnet.com
  
  With millions of us waiting for our place in the vaccine queue, criminals are already trying to cash in.
  
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• iPhone privacy checklist (2021 edition)

  04-01-2021 15:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Your iPhone knows a lot about you. Control who else has access to that information.
  
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• How to get a new prescription, new glasses, and see better from home (all for under $100)

  04-01-2021 14:43 via zdnet.com
  
  What do you do if you need new glasses in the middle of a pandemic? Do you sit mask-to-mask with an eyeglass professional? Or can you do it all from home -- and even save a few bucks? David Gewirtz tried the home approach.
  
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• Brazil and UK to cooperate on digital transformation and innovation

  04-01-2021 14:26 via zdnet.com
  
  The countries will work together on joint strategies and solutions to improve public citizen services
  
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• Data 2021 Outlook Part I: What’s ahead for AI and Cloud Data Warehousing

  04-01-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  “Responsible AI” is at the beginning of a long slog, while Cloud Data Lakehouses will supplement but not replace Data Warehouses or Data Lakes.
  
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• Read this before your next employee hits the 'record' button on an online meeting

  04-01-2021 13:56 via zdnet.com
  
  We're using video, audio, and chats for all types of conversations. But for this new work habit to be successful over the long term, IT, business, security, and information management pros must get on the same page about recording, retaining, and securely sharing this data.
  
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• Apple still hasn't fixed iOS 14 notifications bug for some users

  04-01-2021 13:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Just when you thought everything was fixed.
  
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• CES 2021 will be all virtual and I'm suddenly missing fatigue and confusion

  04-01-2021 13:38 via zdnet.com
  
  For years, the annual ritual of being exhausted, strung-out, confused and frustrated has been the tenor of attending CES in Las Vegas. Can the virtual version ever live up to that?
  
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• Booting my Raspberry Pi 4 from a USB device

  04-01-2021 13:06 via zdnet.com
  
  USB boot has been possible since the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B (v1.2), but it has only become really worthwhile with the Pi 4. Here is some information, tips, tricks and opinions explaining why and how.
  
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• Privacy nightmare? FAA's drone tracking rules have big consequences

  04-01-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  New rules require broadcast of information that could compromise delivery customers' privacy.
  
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• The IT skills gap is a giant problem. Help fix it with these smart management moves

  04-01-2021 12:43 via zdnet.com
  
  CIOs who want to find the next generation of tech talent should focus on how they can help to make their internal talent even better.
  
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• Covid: 'Opportunity as well as threat' from pandemic tech advances

  04-01-2021 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Companies say there has been a rapid increase in automation, robotics and artificial intelligence.
  
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• Your most annoying iOS annoyance

  04-01-2021 11:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Readers have spoken! This is your biggest iOS annoyance.
  
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• Ticketmaster fined $10 million after staff hacked competitor to ‘choke off’ presale ticket business

  04-01-2021 11:52 via zdnet.com
  
  US prosecutors say the goal was to “steal back” key clients.
  
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• T-Mobile discloses its fourth data breach in three years

  04-01-2021 11:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Personal details and financial information was not exposed, T-Mobile said.
  
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• Parallels Remote Application Server 18: More tools for admins, better experiences for users

  04-01-2021 11:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The latest version of Parallels' remote desktop and application system has its own improvements, but is also designed to let organisations mix and match their own infrastructure with Azure’s Windows Virtual Desktop service.
  
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• China accuses US of breaching market rules in NYSE delisting

  04-01-2021 09:34 via zdnet.com
  
  US government order leading to the impending January 11 delisting of three Chinese telcos from the New York Stock Exchange is politically motivated and violates market rules, says China Securities Regulatory Commission.
  
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• This is the year that advertising will lose its grip on the internet

  04-01-2021 07:00
  
  Companies will finally realise that people are willing to pay for an internet that is utterly ad-free
  
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• These cybersecurity tactics will help businesses survive 2021

  04-01-2021 07:00
  
  Security professionals take three steps: threat detection, immediate action and long-term defence. All companies should look to do the same, no matter their industry
  
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• Here are the 24 most exciting electric cars coming in 2021

  04-01-2021 07:00
  
  With the UK ban on new petrol cars less than a decade away, the next 12 months are set to be the busiest ever for an industry accelerating towards an electric future. Here's our pick of 2021 EVs from A to V
  
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• NYSE to remove trio of Chinese telcos as Trump order enters into force

  04-01-2021 01:25 via zdnet.com
  
  China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom Hong Kong to be delisted on January 11.
  
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• Alibaba hit with anti-monopoly probe in China

  04-01-2021 01:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Elsewhere, Ant Group has been summoned to meet with financial regulators to talk about the company's compliance.
  
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• Covid exercise: 'I'll never go back to the gym again'

  04-01-2021 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An explosion in fitness tech means not everyone will be rushing back to gyms when they can reopen.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S21 launch January 14, sets up foldable device cadence

  04-01-2021 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung sets the date for its Galaxy Unpacked event and the Galaxy S21 launch, but the bigger picture means more of a foldable product cadence in the future.
  
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