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• Facebook to stop Huawei from pre-installing apps on phones

  07-06-2019 22:18 via ft.com
  Owners of the Chinese phones will still be able to use the apps and download updates
  
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• Red Arrows to fly over London on Saturday

  07-06-2019 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Look to the skies on Saturday lunchtime (8th June), as a military flypast will pass over central London, followed by the Red Arrows.
  The whole thing is for the Queen’s official birthday following the Trooping the Colour at Horseguards Parade in the morning.
  Before reaching the Royal Family and massed crowds waiting at Buckingham Palace at 1 pm, the flypast will form up at Southwold, Suffolk and route via Ipswich, passing close to Colchester and Chelmsford and entering London south of Stapl
  
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• Google cloud dives deeper into the data dreamland

  07-06-2019 16:11
  Google’s cloud business unit has announced the acquisition of data analytics firm Looker for $2.6 billion, further expanding products available in the ever-growing world of cloud.
  While another acquisition at Google is nothing out of the ordinary, this happens to be the first under the tenure of Thomas Kurian, the newest CEO of the cloud business. Kurian took the reigns from Diane Greene at the beginning of this year, after Greene failed to deliver on the hype which surrounded her appointm
  
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• Google fleshes out its Stadia cloud gaming platform

  07-06-2019 13:15
  Having teased a new cloud gaming platform earlier this year, Google has finally got around to launching it properly.
  Stadia offers games that are 100% hosted in the cloud, which means you don’t need a console, don’t need to install any software and can game on any screen with an adequate internet connection. Right now Google is only launching the premium tier, which offers 4K gaming but requires a £9 per month subscription and a 35 Mbps connection.
  A freemium tier will follow i
  
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• HTC debuts eye-tracking with enterprise VR launch

  07-06-2019 13:09
  HTC has announced it is bringing its enterprise VR product to North America, after teasing executives at CES in January.
  The product itself, Vive Pro Eye, is not cheap, $1,599, but features the latest in eye tracking technology with HTC claiming it is ‘setting a new standard’ for VR in the enterprise market. While the consumer VR segment has been relatively sluggish, despite the incredible promises made by technologists, though there does seem to be a bigger focus on enterprise in re
  
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• Facebook moves to distance itself from Huawei

  07-06-2019 12:19
  Social media giant Facebook is blocking the preinstallation of all its apps on Huawei phones according to a report.
  Reuters got the exclusive, but seems to actually have official confirmation from Facebook rather than the ‘people familiar with the matter’ that are so common these days. The company told Reuters that it won’t be allowing the preinstallation of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram on Huawei phones.
  The move doesn’t apparently extend to stopping people installing
  
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• UK consumers are resigned to poor data security, research finds

  07-06-2019 12:17
  The new EY research in UK’s digital households found over four in ten consumers believed their data would never be fully secure, despite the recent regulatory changes including GDPR.
  The consulting firm EY has published the security section of its annual survey of UK households about their digital lives. The good news is the majority of consumers are aware of the new privacy data protection regulations. Close to seven out of ten consumers know GDPR and “what this means for how their
  
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• Maine gets tough on telcos over data economy

  07-06-2019 11:44
  Maine Governor Janet Mills has signed new privacy rules into law, demanding more proactive engagement from broadband providers in the data-sharing economy.
  While the rules are tightening up an area of the digital world which is under-appreciated at the moment, it will have its critics. The law itself is targeting those companies who delivering connectivity solutions to customers, the telcos, not the biggest culprits of data protection and privacy rights, the OTTs and app developers.Today I signe
  
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• London Transport Museum makes hi-res photos available online

  07-06-2019 10:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  The London Transport Museum has put high resolution images of over 500 artefacts and artworks from its heritage collection onto Google’s Arts & Culture platform.Google’s high-resolution technology will let people zoom into the intricate detail of these objects, including maps, photographs, posters and vehicles. In addition, some exhibitions from the past will be replicated online.
  In 2013 a major temporary exhibition titled ‘Poster Art 150’ showcased what are consider
  
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• Cautious But Optimistic: Telecoms Industry Attitudes Towards 5G

  07-06-2019 10:01
  In a recent Telecoms.com survey over 400 industry professionals expressed cautious optimism about 5G. They are eager to see the potential of 5G be fully realised in both the consumer and industrial markets. Meanwhile, they are also acutely aware of the technological and business challenges 5G presents.
  This FREE report summarises the key findings from the survey, analyses the implications of them, and highlights a number of questions for the stakeholders of the industry to consider.
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• Beyond Meat surges, US-Mexico trade, ECB

  07-06-2019 06:01 via ft.com
  Beyond Meat expects sales to double in 2019
  
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• Google warns of US national security risks from Huawei ban

  07-06-2019 05:36 via ft.com
  Tech group pushing Trump officials to exempt its Android operating system from measure
  
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• Ofcom begins search for new CEO as Sharon White leaves for John Lewis role

  07-06-2019 02:00
  The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom, will begin its search for a new chief exec, as it's current CEO, Sharon White leaves to take up a role with struggling UK retailer John Lewis.White has held the top job at Ofcom since March 2015 and has presided over a busy and productive period in the UK's telecoms sector…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei signs its 46th 5G launch deal, following discussions with MTS on Russian rollout

  07-06-2019 02:00
  Chinese tech giant, Huawei, has notched up its 46th 5G contract win, following a deal with MTS Group to rollout next generation mobile network services in Russia. Huawei is now involved in 46 separate 5G launches with a host of network operators…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Cinia and MegaFon sign MoU to develop Arctic Telecom Cable

  07-06-2019 02:00
  Cinia and MegaFon have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture that will ultimately lay a telecommunications cable across the Arctic Sea.The new route will offer an ultra…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• China releases 5G licences as it looks to kick start its own rollout programme

  07-06-2019 02:00
  China has released 5G spectrum licences to its big four mobile network operators, as it looks to expedite the rollout of next generation mobile network services across the country.
  The decision to release the licences ahead of schedule is believed to be a response to the US' decision to ban the country's biggest tech manufacturer…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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