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• Apple is reportedly seeking exclusive content for the Apple TV

  30-01-2016 19:04
  Netflix has House of Cards, Amazon has Transparent, and maybe in a year or two we’ll all be talking about Apple’s hot original hit or ingenious reboot of classic '80s sitcom Head of the Class.
  According to a report in The Street, Apple’s SVP Eddy Cue is taking meetings in Hollywood looking for exclusive content deals for iTunes. Since the long-rumored streaming bundle of channels has reportedly been put on hold, Apple’s new focus could be working with creators to make ne
  
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• 25 Valentine's Day gifts for your favorite geeks

  30-01-2016 18:54
  
  Think differentImage by Steve SauerFlowers, jewelry, candy – we've found geeky versions of today's go-to Valentine's Day gifts for sweethearts who dig science, math and technology.MORE IDEAS: Check out our Valentine’s Day gift guides from 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Kubuntu founder Jonathan Riddell to announce project Neon at FOSDEM

  30-01-2016 15:00
  
  In October 2015, after a lengthy and public battle with the Ubuntu Community Council, Jonathan Riddell stepped down as release manager of Kubuntu, the project he founded.
  Now, Riddell is back with a new project, KDE neon, which he will be announcing tomorrow at FOSDEM 2016.
  I connected with Riddell to learn more about neon. Following is an edited version of that interview.
  After stepping down from Kubuntu, what have you been up to?
  Hanging around with my favorite people, of course, KDE and Kubu
  
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• Obama administration pushes for more computer science education

  30-01-2016 12:00
  
  The U.S could direct billions of dollars towards teaching America's youth computer science under a new plan announced by the White House Saturday morning.President Obama's budget proposal for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1 will include $4 billion to provide states with money to develop computer science programs, along with $100 million in grants available directly to school districts to advance computer learning.The funds will be used to encourage states and districts to not only create comp
  
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• Forget about LTE hurting Wi-Fi and think about using it in your business

  30-01-2016 02:56
  Controversial technology that lets LTE networks use unlicensed spectrum could become a trusted part of the enterprise IT toolkit in a few years.So-called unlicensed LTE has come under fire ever since the news about it first broke more than a year ago. The charge: If mobile operators adapt their LTE networks to use frequencies that Wi-Fi depends on, Wi-Fi users will get squeezed out.The two sides are now working together on standard tests to tell if a given unlicensed LTE radio unfairly interfere
  
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