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• Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 cases and accessories

  20-08-2021 23:26 via zdnet.com
  
  A naked Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 can be a smashed one. The following cases and accessories will protect yours in case of a sudden blow or fall.
  
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• Best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 cases and accessories

  20-08-2021 23:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Your Galaxy Z Fold 3 is one of the best cell phones to ever hit the market. Protect it and enhance it with these cases and accessories.
  
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• These 15 IT certifications have the best ROI

  20-08-2021 21:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Number one on the list was the Google Certified Professional Data Engineer, which the survey found can bring in $171,749 annually.
  
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• How does NordVPN work? Plus how to set it up & use it

  20-08-2021 19:38 via zdnet.com
  
  NordVPN is one of our higher-rated VPNs, and we've had a number of chances to get to know the company. Here's everything you need to get it, install it, configure it, and use it successfully.
  
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• 26 of the best shows on Disney+ right now

  20-08-2021 18:27
  
  Looking for what to watch on Disney+? Here are best Disney+ shows available now and some new ones coming soon
  
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• Microsoft's Windows Server 2022 is rolling out to mainstream users

  20-08-2021 18:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's next version of Windows Server, designated as a Long Term Servicing Channel Release, is now available to customers.
  
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• XGIMI Elfin review: Minimalist design and maximum features

  20-08-2021 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With dynamic automatic keystone and focus adjustment built-in, the newly-released XGIMI Elfin mini projector is not to be missed.
  
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• XGIMI Elfin review: Minimal design, maximum features

  20-08-2021 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With dynamic automatic keystone and focus adjustment built-in, the newly-released XGIMI Elfin mini projector is not to be missed.
  
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• Ryan Reynolds: Video games and the making of Free Guy

  20-08-2021 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Actor and producer Ryan Reynolds on preparing to play a character caught up in a multiplayer game.
  
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• 51 of the best Netflix series to binge watch right now

  20-08-2021 15:44
  
  Struggling with what to watch on Netflix tonight? Look no further than the WIRED guide to the best Netflix TV shows in 2021. Updated weekly
  
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• Brazilian IT trade body aims for talent creation at scale

  20-08-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Brasscom wants to train 156,000 web developers in partnership with nonprofits and edtechs by 2024.
  
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• Apple delays return to office to at least January 2022

  20-08-2021 14:43 via zdnet.com
  
  New timeline means it will have been two years since Apple staff have been required at the office.
  
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• Nokia XR20 review: A rugged and reasonably priced mid-range 5G phone

  20-08-2021 14:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Nokia's XR20 should be able to take some punishment, and although the specification is unremarkable, you do get 5G, four years of security updates and virtually no software bloat.
  
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• Bitcoin miners earn over 50% total revenue mining 2GB block on the blockchain

  20-08-2021 14:03 via zdnet.com
  
  As Bitcoin mining slowly transitions towards transaction processing, miners have the opportunity to earn substantially more than the current fixed block subsidy on offer.
  
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• New LibreOffice 7.2: More Office compatibility, but enterprise really should pay up

  20-08-2021 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  LibreOffice has more Office compatibility and native Apple Silicon support, but The Document Foundation really wants enterprise customers to pay for the otherwise free and open source (FOSS) alternative to Microsoft Office.
  
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• Learn to Code with React certification bundle deal: Boost your app development skills for $25

  20-08-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Turbocharge your resume with certifications that show you're completely up to date in the mobile app development skills which can keep your tech career steadily advancing into the future.
  
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• A Samsung customer hates folding phones. The company's response is brilliant

  20-08-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  When a customer goes public on their distaste for your sparkling new phone, you can react in many ways. Samsung did it extremely well.
  
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• These earplugs can save you from sound sensitivity

  20-08-2021 13:06
  
  Earplugs aimed at people with auditory sensitivities claim to ‘take the edge off noise’. But what does that mean? And do they really work?
  
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• These earplugs are here save you from sound sensitivity

  20-08-2021 13:06
  
  Earplugs aimed at people with auditory sensitivities claim to ‘take the edge off noise’. But what does that mean? And do they really work?
  
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• The best power banks and portable chargers in 2021

  20-08-2021 13:04
  
  WIRED Recommends the best power banks to keep your phones, tablets, smartwatches and laptops charged
  
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• Forget autonomy: Here's how driving becomes safer

  20-08-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Commercial fleets are an important bellwether for the future of safe driving.
  
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• Afghanistan: Will fingerprint data point Taliban to targets?

  20-08-2021 12:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners worry fingerprint and iris scan data could by used by the Taliban to identify individuals.
  
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• Cybersecurity jobs: This is what we're getting wrong when hiring – and here's how to fix it

  20-08-2021 12:14 via zdnet.com
  
  From demanding qualifications that few people have to expecting years of experience in new disciplines, businesses are making mistakes when advertising jobs - and it's leaving IT security teams understaffed and exhausted.
  
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• Data science is a team sport: How to choose the right players

  20-08-2021 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Scaling data science requires more than just data scientists, said the experts in a panel hosted by MLOps firm Domino Data Lab
  
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• Epic: Here's what Google did to protect Play Store games revenues

  20-08-2021 11:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Fortnite maker Epic Games illustrates the losses Google expected if Epic succeeded in distributing the game on Android devices outside of the Play Store.
  
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• 54 of the best films on Netflix UK this week

  20-08-2021 11:52
  
  Stuck for a good film on Netflix? Here's our pick of the best Netflix movies to feast your eyes on, updated weekly
  
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• Digital health is booming, and this young startup has ambitious plans to take patient care to the next level

  20-08-2021 10:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Ukrainian med-tech startups are offering innovative and exciting solutions for patients and medical workers alike. One young startup is enjoying early success.
  
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• Is your name ruining your life?

  20-08-2021 10:23
  
  Name discrimination is alive and well in 2021 – and I can’t help but wonder what impact it’s had on my life
  
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• ACCC adopting a wait-and-see approach to NBN promo upgrades

  20-08-2021 08:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Watchdog is happy that speeds and capacity are up, but will wait to see what happens when NBN promos finish.
  
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• Tesla Bot: A concept humanoid robot embedded with Tesla's vehicle AI

  20-08-2021 07:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Tesla expects to have a prototype of its concept robot ready sometime next year.
  
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• UNSW researchers 'growing' semiconductors for smaller electronics

  20-08-2021 06:52 via zdnet.com
  
  'Growing' electronic components directly onto a semiconductor block could mean avoiding messy, noisy oxidation scattering that slows and impedes electronic operation, researchers out of Sydney said.
  
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• Facebook moves to protect Afghan users' accounts amid Taliban takeover

  20-08-2021 06:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant says it wants to reassure people worried about being tracked down by the Taliban.
  
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• Australian government hands out AU$79m to fund digital health tech development

  20-08-2021 06:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Four organisations will each receive AU$19.75 million to help Australian SMBs commercialise their medical research.
  
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• Hackers steal nearly $100m in Japan crypto heist

  20-08-2021 05:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The incident comes days after $600m of cryptocurrencies was stolen from another digital platform.
  
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• National Australia Bank keeping staff connected with Google Pixel rollout

  20-08-2021 04:32 via zdnet.com
  
  More than 2,000 Google Pixel devices were issued to NAB's customer contact teams to enable them to support customers remotely.
  
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• Australian Epic Games-Apple trial conditionally set for November 2022

  20-08-2021 03:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Two appeals later, Epic Games has finally received the trial date it has been seeking for its legal fight against Apple.
  
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• TPG reports slight decreases for 2021 first half as tower sale explored

  20-08-2021 02:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Telco mobile subscriber numbers continue to decline, but the trend for fixed broadband remains ever so slightly positive.
  
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• OnlyFans to ban sexually explicit content

  20-08-2021 01:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The online subscription site will prevent users from posting content showing 'sexually explicit conduct'.
  
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• How virtual reality can help to recruit and train staff

  20-08-2021 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  VR headsets are making a leap from fun gimmick to serious tool for firms' workforce management.
  
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• Gordon Legal on robo-debt class action: It was never meant to be a Royal Commission

  20-08-2021 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  In addition to highlighting its work was not in lieu of a Royal Commission, the law firm that brought on a class action against the Commonwealth believes the minister's claims of public interest immunity are no longer relevant as the legal proceedings are all but officially over. Meanwhile, Labor has asked again for a Royal Commission.
  
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