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• TfL’s Lost Property Office is to move to a new home

  09-09-2019 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The famous repository of forgotten umbrellas and teddy bears, the Lost Property office is moving home after nearly 90 years in its current home.
  Based in Baker Street since 1933, the vast collection of lost ephemera has become almost as famous as the roundel and moquette, but all things come to an end, and the office is moving.
  (c) TfL
  The move is needed to cope with surging demand — as in surging levels of forgetfulness. On average over 900 items are handed in every day on London’s
  
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• Elliott/AT&T: activist calling

  09-09-2019 19:29 via ft.com
  A shake-up of US telecoms group is long overdue
  
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• Huawei reportedly reckons it has an Android ban workaround

  09-09-2019 18:24
  At a recent trade show a Huawei exec indicated that there may be a way to enable its future smartphones to access Android apps despite Google being banned from working with it.
  The goss comes from Android Authority, which attended the launch of the Huawei P30 Pro at IFA in Germany. At the launch the head of Huawei’s consumer business group Richard Yu apparently told reporters he has a cunning plan to get around the catastrophic consequences of not longer having google support for Android.
  
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• 5G+ Museums Bring History Back to Life

  09-09-2019 17:03
  A museum seems to be a symbol of stillness and history. 5G can turn that symbol into something much more lively and vivid. What brilliant offspring will emerge when culture and technology combine? With the assistance of technology, traditional culture can not only be preserved, but also attracts and inspires a larger audience.
  Add 5G to a historical masterpiece, and what do you get?
  With 5G and virtual reality, you can tour a museum without even leaving home.
  The bells of Marquis Yi are a musica
  
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• Elliott’s vultures are circling AT&T

  09-09-2019 16:29
  Activist investor Elliott Management has set its eyes on AT&T, suggesting the firm is bloated and undervalued, with ambitions to cut staff, clear out the leadership team and sell-off non-core assets.
  In a letter sent to AT&T investors, Partner Jesse Cohn and Associate Portfolio Manager Marc Steinberg have attacked the firm and suggested a drastic turnaround strategy which includes divestments, retail location closures, job cuts and a change in mentality. It does appear shareholders are i
  
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• Stolen Moments – Namibian music history untold (1950-80s)

  09-09-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  There’s an exhibition on for a few weeks that’s surprisingly exciting to visit – about the lost pop music revival of Namibia.
  I say surprising as I am totally tone deaf myself with minimal musical appreciation, and was only in SOAS to see the Japanese exhibition on the ground floor, which turned out to be not that interesting, but the other display downstairs is a marvel.The Southern African country of Namibia was occupied by Germany from 1884, but was taken over by South Afric
  
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• The nightmare on 5G street – IoT is coming and we don’t know how to secure it

  09-09-2019 14:08
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Charl van der Walt, Chief Security Strategy Officer at SecureData looks at some of the security implications that come with the advent of the 5G/IoT era.
  There is no doubt that 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) will revolutionise the ease with which life is lived, business is conducted, manual tasks are performed, and data is analysed. For industry, these innovations
  
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• Google confirms it is in the DoJ crosshairs

  09-09-2019 14:00
  The technology industry is facing regulatory and legislative assaults from all angles, and Google has confirmed it is attempting to help the Department of Justice with its own investigation.
  It should perhaps be considered second-nature for Google to be dealing with some sort of investigation. It has been the subject of dozens of probes over the last few years, though there are some weighty ones on the horizon.
  “We have answered many questions on these issues over many years, in the United
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Digital services, Brexit and Guinness

  09-09-2019 13:45
  Now with added video!
  
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• Apple tells Google to stay in its lane over security claims

  09-09-2019 13:13
  Apple has hit back at a Google blog post, which emerged last week, suggesting its rival in the smartphone OS segment was ‘stoking fear’ amongst its users.
  The presence of vulnerabilities is nothing to be too surprised about, though when the owner of one smartphone OS points out said vulnerabilities to a rival, egos are always going to flare up. This appears to be the case here, with Apple offering its rebuttal to the Google claims, attempting to calm the waters.
  “Google’s
  
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• Plans to close the Charing Cross station underpass

  09-09-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A curious space under the streets outside Charing Cross station, filled with odd shops is likely to close if a plan by the building owners is approved.The triangular building that sits directly opposite Charing Cross station was built in the early 1830s under direction from John Nash, and although listed, the entire interior of the building was gutted in the 1970s, leaving just the facade as the original.
  The insert of the glass wall entrance for Coutts bank is a replacement for the retail arcad
  
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• SK Telecom and Samsung reckon we need 8K TV over 5G

  09-09-2019 12:53
  Korean tech giant Samsung has teamed up with compatriot operator SK Telecoms to develop what they claim will be the world’s first 5G 8K TV.
  On one level this should just be as simple as whacking a 5G modem into an 8K telly, but there seems to be more to it than that, hence the announcement. SK Telecom says that only when it applies mobile edge computing and network-based media processing to its 5G network will it be able to achieve seamless transmission of 8K video. The fact that those sor
  
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• Microsoft President defends Huawei, calling Trump Un-American

  09-09-2019 12:41
  Microsoft President Brad Smith has leapt to the defence of under-fire Chinese vendor Huawei, suggesting the US Government should table evidence if it wants to continue on this path.
  In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Smith has aired his views on the prolonged tensions between China and the US. In a similar position to some more considered regulators around the world, Smith has demanded the burden of proof to back-up serious accusation made by the White House.
  “Oftentimes, what we
  
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• Simon Davies of Acqua talks eSIM, 5G predictions and growth drivers for MVNOs

  09-09-2019 10:22
  Simon Davies is a leading MVNO consultant working at Acqua Telecom. Having worked in the industry for years and specialising in Product Marketing, Sales Management and PreSales, the MVNOs Series caught up with him for a quick Q&A to find out what his predictions were for MVNOs over the coming years.
  What are the new/key disruptive technologies shaping the MVNOs industry in the APAC region?In the short term, I see eSIM technology having a significant impact, both on MVNOs and on the end user:
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to showcase innovative solutions to support the connected battlefield at DSEI 2019

  09-09-2019 10:00
  HUBER+SUHNER, a leading manufacturer of radio frequency, fiber optic and low frequency cabling, components and bespoke integrated solutions, will highlight its extensive defense-oriented product portfolio as it showcases its latest solutions for C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) applications. At DSEI 2019, HUBER+SUHNER will demonstrate both discreet and system-orientated solutions applicable to the connected battlefield. Additional
  
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• Apple and Foxconn broke Chinese law to build iPhones

  09-09-2019 08:54 via ft.com
  US tech group and manufacturing partner admit using too many temporary workers
  
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• Apple and Foxconn admit to over use of temp workers in China

  09-09-2019 08:54 via ft.com
  US tech group and manufacturing partner accused of labour violations in iPhone production
  
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• Apple and Foxconn admit to over use of temp workers

  09-09-2019 08:54 via ft.com
  US tech group and manufacturing partner accused of labour violations in iPhone production
  
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• London’s Alleys: Angel Court, SW1

  09-09-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  You’re looking at the picture below and thinking this alley is going to be all about the pretty pub, but no, it’s the boring snoring office block next door that’s the protagonist in this alley tale.Angel Court seems to have existed ever since the area was developed, and shows up for example on Horwood’s map of 1799 as a short dead end alley, with gardens at the bottom end. The pub seems to be there already, and opposite the pub, where the office is today was a large house
  
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• Telenor and Axiata call off proposed merger in Asia

  09-09-2019 02:00
  Telenor and Axiata have announced that they have ended discussions over a possible merger between the two telecoms players.In a statement on its website, Telenor said that the pair had mutually agreed to end discussions regarding the proposed merging of their telecom and infrastructure assets in Asia…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• PLDT to launch 2 new subsea cables in Asia Pacific

  09-09-2019 02:00
  Filipino telecoms giant, PLDT, has confirmed that it will launch two new subsea telecoms cables in Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia, in addition to its highly anticipated Jupiter cable. &nbsp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Filipino govt to free up spectrum to make way for new 5G players

  09-09-2019 02:00
  The Filipino government could be preparing the ground for the launch of a fourth, and even fifth, telco, as the country prepares to reallocate spectrum frequencies ahead of its 5G launch.
  A report in GMA News quoted Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T set for a shake-up, as Elliott Management takes $3.2bn stake

  09-09-2019 02:00
  Activist investor, Elliott Management, has taken a $3.2 billion stake in US telecoms giant, AT&T.The US investment fund has a reputation for aggressively pursuing its own agenda at board level…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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