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• Apple's Q2 crushes estimates as iPhone, Mac, iPad sales surge; Apple now has 660 million subscriptions

  28-04-2021 22:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple saw strong growth across its product line. International sales were 67% of total revenue in the fiscal second quarter.
  
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• Apple's Q2 crushes estimates as iPhone, Mac, iPad sales surge

  28-04-2021 22:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple saw strong growth across its product line. International sales were 67% of total revenue in the fiscal second quarter.
  
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• Brazilian government concludes cloud integration tender

  28-04-2021 22:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Cloud offerings by Amazon Web Services, Huawei and Google form part of the winning bid for integration services.
  
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• eBay Q1 2021: Revenues top $3 billion as buyer and seller pools expand

  28-04-2021 22:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Revenue growth over the quarter is said to be the highest since 2005.
  
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• Qualcomm stock surges as fiscal Q2 results top expectations, outlook is even stronger

  28-04-2021 22:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Qualcomm sees “sustained demand” for smartphones, and success in diversifying into areas such as automotive.
  
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• ServiceNow's Q1 strong as company's workflow automation tools gain traction

  28-04-2021 22:21 via zdnet.com
  
  ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott said the company has doubled features and functionality over the past 18 months.
  
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• Facebook tops Q1 estimates as ad prices rise

  28-04-2021 22:19 via zdnet.com
  
  The average price per ad in Q1 increased by 30 percent year-over-year, driving up Facebook ad revenue growth.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 vs. MacBook M1

  28-04-2021 20:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Is Samsung on to something or is this just more Apple envy?
  
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• Galaxy Book Pro 360 vs. MacBook M1: Is Samsung on to something?

  28-04-2021 20:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Or is this just more Apple envy?
  
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• Facebook: Smoking and alcohol ads 'target Australian children'

  28-04-2021 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The platform profiled teenagers based on interests in alcohol, smoking, gambling and weight loss.
  
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• NucBox2 mini PC review: More powerful, more ports, more performance

  28-04-2021 18:21 via zdnet.com
  
  GMK's NucBox2 is a superb mini PC with a host of potential use cases at home or work.
  
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• Atlassian broadens Jira's reach beyond tech teams with Jira Work Management

  28-04-2021 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With Jira Work Management, Atlassian is taking its collaboration platform for developers and enabling them to connect with HR, marketing, design and other functions.
  
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• The digital divide is only getting worse for those who are left behind

  28-04-2021 17:10 via zdnet.com
  
  More people are getting access to the internet, but that is not to say that inequalities are being overcome.
  
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• Government 'avoiding accountability' in WhatsApp messages

  28-04-2021 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners threaten to sue the government if it does not explain its policies on using messaging platforms.
  
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• Samsung launches Galaxy Book Pro starting at $999, Galaxy Book Pro 360 at $1,199

  28-04-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung outlined two PCs that run many of the plays mastered with smartphone and tablet launches. The big picture: Samsung wants you to buy all of its screens in a continuum.
  
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• New iPads: What we want vs. what we need vs. what we ordered

  28-04-2021 15:57 via zdnet.com
  
  After waiting months for new iPads, David Gewirtz and his wife have decided on what they're going to buy. No, it's not what you might expect. Here's why.
  
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• Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano review: Slim, lightweight, durable, expensive

  28-04-2021 15:24 via zdnet.com
  
  We are impressed with Lenovo's latest ultraportable ThinkPad, although the 13-inch screen won't suit every use case, and the paucity of ports and connectors may put some potential buyers off.
  
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• Dell launches $1,549 Latitude 7320 Detachable laptop for mobile professionals

  28-04-2021 15:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The new 13-inch 2-in-1 is designed to compete with the Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ and similar hybrids, with some unique features compensating for lesser specs at a higher price tag.
  
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• Apple patches macOS Gatekeeper bypass vulnerability exploited in the wild

  28-04-2021 14:43 via zdnet.com
  
  The patch tackles a zero-day bug actively exploited by Shlayer malware.
  
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• Tech savvy enterprises used COVID-19 pandemic to widen lead over laggards, says Accenture

  28-04-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Some companies have been able to flip the IT budget script and allocate most of their dollars to innovation.
  
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• Salesforce integrates personalized learning into daily workflows

  28-04-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new Salesforce Learning Paths feature is designed to deliver learning content in small portions, rather than through formal training.
  
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• Oracle launches GoldenGate data integration service on Oracle Cloud

  28-04-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Oracle is reinventing its GoldenGate real-time replication capability as a managed cloud service running in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) that is designed to provide event-based integration of operational and analytic databases, regardless of where they run.
  
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• Emotet botnet harvested 4.3 million email addresses. Now the FBI is using Have I Been Pwned to alert the victims

  28-04-2021 13:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The law enforcement agency is working with the data breach service to alert people that their information may haven been harvested by the botnet.
  
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• Shopify Q1 revenue up 110%, profits surge due to digital commerce, stake in Affirm

  28-04-2021 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Shopify said it expects growth rates to normalize as economies reopen, but it hasn't happened yet. Shopify's platform continues to surge.
  
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• Level 4 aerial autonomy: Drones can now fly themselves

  28-04-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Firm achieves highest level aerial autonomy yet documented. Why that's a game changer.
  
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• Google is making it easier to run your Windows apps on Chromebooks

  28-04-2021 12:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Got old enterprise Windows apps but want to move to Chromebooks? Now Parallels Desktop for Chrome OS gets much broader support.
  
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• Google is making it easier to run your Window apps on Chromebooks

  28-04-2021 12:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Got old enterprise Windows apps but want to move to Chromebooks? Now Parallels Desktop for Chrome OS gets much broader support.
  
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• Linux kernel vulnerability exposes stack memory, causes data leaks

  28-04-2021 12:29 via zdnet.com
  
  The bug could also be used as a conduit for more severe attacks.
  
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• Microsoft Teams: New features for GitHub users will make life easier for developers

  28-04-2021 12:17 via zdnet.com
  
  GitHub refines its app for developer collaboration on Microsoft Teams.
  
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• Mind the Gap: Understanding tech bans and outages in the Middle East

  28-04-2021 12:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Messaging and chat apps have often found themselves banned or blocked in the region, but the events of the past 12 months might mean change is coming.
  
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• Microsoft mulls over tweaks to threat data, code-sharing scheme following Exchange Server debacle

  28-04-2021 11:11 via zdnet.com
  
  It has been suspected that exploit code used in the wave of attacks may have been sourced from the program.
  
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• Microsoft mulls over threat data, code-sharing scheme following Exchange Server debacle

  28-04-2021 11:11 via zdnet.com
  
  It has been suspected that exploit code used in the wave of attacks may have been sourced from the program.
  
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• Starbucks leverages loyalty program, digital to navigate customers' new normal

  28-04-2021 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Starbucks Rewards customers contributed 50% of U.S. company-operated sales in the first quarter.
  
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• Google data case to be heard in Supreme Court

  28-04-2021 10:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Supreme Court will rule on whether the case can go ahead on behalf of millions of iPhone users.
  
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• Hyperautomation software market to grow to $596.6 billion next year, says Gartner

  28-04-2021 09:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Gartner is expecting significant growth in the market for technology that enables organizations to rapidly identify, vet and automate as many processes as possible.
  
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• Samsung heir and family to pay $10.8 billion in inheritance tax

  28-04-2021 09:20 via zdnet.com
  
  The Lee family pay the full amount, the largest-ever inheritance tax payment in South Korea, over a period of five years in six instalments.
  
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• NBN floats soft cap to curb CVC cost spikes

  28-04-2021 08:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Government-owned broadband wholesaler looks to lodge a new Special Access Undertaking with the ACCC in the next year.
  
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• Shorten wants Morrison to pivot social media 'evil' remark to fighting online harms to kids

  28-04-2021 08:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Former Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has taken the Prime Minister's 'evil one' concerns and turned it into protecting those underage from accessing pornography online.
  
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• Singapore to build second national supercomputer with more on roadmap

  28-04-2021 07:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Built to support the local research community, the new national supercomputer will run on warm water-cooled system designed for tropical climates and provide up to 10 petaflops of raw compute capacity when it is operational in early-2022.
  
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• The best 4K Blu-ray players for home cinema aficionados

  28-04-2021 07:00
  
  Long live the disc! To get the very best picture quality out of your movie marathons, take a look at our pick of the best 4K Blu-ray players you can buy
  
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• Māori are trying to save their language from Big Tech

  28-04-2021 07:00
  
  Te Hiku Media gathered huge swathes of Māori language data. Corporates are now trying to get the rights to it
  
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• Ombudsman finds unlawful metadata access by ACT cops on 1,704 occasions

  28-04-2021 06:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Michael Manthorpe finds internal procedures at ACT Policing and a 'cavalier approach' to exercising the Telecommunications Act powers resulted in a culture that did not promote compliance. He has recommended the AFP seek legal advice.
  
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• COVID-19, WFH prompts spike in cyberattacks against banks, insurers

  28-04-2021 06:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Research suggests “open and insecure gaps” are being exploited in financial organizations’ networks.
  
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• SK Hynix to increase spending on fab equipment in light of chip shortage

  28-04-2021 05:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The South Korean memory maker will execute some of its spending plan earlier than scheduled to secure chip production equipment.
  
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• SK Hynix to increase spending in fab equipment in light of chip shortage

  28-04-2021 05:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The South Korean memory maker will execute some of its spending plan earlier than scheduled to secure chip production equipment.
  
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• 'Self-driving' cars to be allowed on UK roads this year

  28-04-2021 05:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government previously said it hoped to legalise hands-free driving by spring 2021.
  
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• Internet access: 1.5m UK homes still offline, Ofcom finds

  28-04-2021 05:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People without internet access were most likely to be aged over 65 or live in low income households.
  
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• Optus lacking sub-1GHz spectrum drives decision to limit low-band spectrum holdings

  28-04-2021 04:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Each of Australia's three mobile networks will be limited to holding less than 40% of spectrum below 1GHz under proposed Ministerial direction.
  
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• ACCC wants users to be able to replace iOS and Android default apps

  28-04-2021 04:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Among other things, the watchdog's app marketplace report has highlighted a need for consumers to have more choice through an ability to change any preinstalled default app on their device that is not a core phone feature. It's also unsurprisingly labelled both Google and Apple as 'dominant' players in the app marketplace space.
  
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• Australian government's major IT shops to help others with cybersecurity

  28-04-2021 02:17 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian government is planning on establishing three 'Cyber Hub' pilots that will see departments such as Defence, Home Affairs, and Services Australia provide cyber services for the smaller ones.
  
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