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• The iPhone 7 won't have 'many attractive selling points,' analyst says

  25-04-2016 23:40
  
  Apple has already confirmed that iPhone sales are slowing, but things may be worse than they seem. In a Monday research note, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that he doesn’t expect the iPhone to have a very good year. In fact, shipments are expected to fall to 190 million, less than the 193 million iPhones shipped in 2014.
  Shipments do not equal sales, but there’s reason to believe that declining shipments and declining sales are related. Apple has been selling iPhones for
  
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• Reinoud Reynders, UZ Leuven: ‘Meedenken over de data’

  25-04-2016 23:33
  In de medische sector neemt de hoeveelheid data enorm toe. Dat vraagt volgens Reinoud Reynders, IT-manager Infrastructure & Operations van het Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, om een centrale infrastructuur die recht doet aan de behoeften van onderzoekers, medici en patiënten. Op 26 mei is Reynders gastspreker... lees meer
  
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• OpenStack cloud’s “killer use case”: Telcos and NFV

  25-04-2016 23:17
  
  AUSTIN, Texas – Today, 114 petabytes of data traverse AT&T's network daily, and the carrier predicts a 10x increase in traffic by 2020. 
  To help manage this, AT&T is transitioning from purpose-built appliances to white boxes running open source software. And according to AT&T Senior Vice President of Software Development and Engineering Sarabh Saxena, OpenStack has been a key part of this shift.
  +MORE AT NETWORK WORLD: OpenStack Director: Why open source should be the cor
  
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• 55% off Wansview Wireless IP Security Camera - Deal Alert

  25-04-2016 22:49
  
  This security camera from Wansview currently averages 4 out of 5 stars from 180 reviewers on Amazon (read reviews). It lists for $199.99, but with the current 55% discount you save $110 and can buy it for just $89.99.The unit has clarity up to 1920x1080, and and SD card slot (max 64GB supported) for video recording and playback. Horizontal 340 degree and vertical 90degree pan & tilt capability. 4x digital zoom, and IR LED night vision up to 26 feet. It also features a built-in mic
  
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• Venture-backed Sirin Labs to sell phone for the privacy conscious

  25-04-2016 22:02
  
  An international group of investors announced today that Sirin Labs, a startup with $72 million in venture funding, is planning to create a smartphone that combines premium performance and functionality with strong privacy protection.
  Sirin’s announcement gave few details about the device, internally dubbed the SP1, but the company says that interested parties won’t have long to wait for additional information, as it should go on sale within the next two months. The SP1’s desi
  
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• Tesla's battery sales this year to dwarf entire industry's sales in '15

  25-04-2016 20:56
  
  As Tesla begins ramping up production of its seven kilowatt wall-mountable in-home battery this year, it expects to exceed the sales of the entire energy storage system market last year. GTM ResarchBehind the meter energy storage deployments and sales.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Microsoft launches Lumia BOGO deal to boost fading Windows phone sales

  25-04-2016 20:54
  
  Microsoft admitted last week that sales of its Lumia smartphones are plunging, and the company is having problems selling through its existing inventory. So Microsoft has a new strategy: It’s giving them away.
  As reported by Neowin, Microsoft is now offering a buy-one, get-one free deal at the Microsoft Store: If you buy a Lumia 950XL unlocked phone for the full retail price of $649, you’ll also receive a free unlocked Lumia 950 (value: $549), according to the webpage. The
  
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• What users love (and hate) about 4 leading firewall solutions

  25-04-2016 20:26
  
  While always an integral part of a company’s security procedures, firewalls are becoming even more important as more companies move to the cloud and software defined networks.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Got cloud skills? Now you can get certified by the OpenStack Foundation

  25-04-2016 20:06
  
  Data science may have dominated recent discussions about IT skills in chronically short supply, but it's not the only area facing a shortage. Cloud computing is another big one, and on Monday the OpenStack Foundation launched a new program it hopes will help.The group's new Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA) exam is designed to give cloud professionals a way to prove their worth while also helping employers identify qualified candidates. Originally announced in October at OpenStack Summit T
  
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• Drone deliveries are arriving at a Japanese golf course

  25-04-2016 20:00
  
  Golfers in Japan will soon be able to get drinks, snacks, and other products delivered to them by drone while they're out on the course.Rakuten, a major Japanese shopping portal, will launch the drone delivery service in May at a course in Chiba, to the east of Tokyo.Golfers will be able to order from a menu of roughly 100 items through a dedicated Android app, and each drone delivery will be limited to 2kgs of goods. The service will be offered daily from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and suspended durin
  
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• How to uninstall QuickTime for Windows

  25-04-2016 19:53
  
  Apple recently recommended that all Windows users uninstall QuickTime software from their PCs. If you’re running QuickTime, here’s a quick primer on how to get rid of the program on Windows Vista or later.Why get rid of QuickTime?QuickTime for Windows.
  Apple decided to cease support for QuickTime on Windows after a security company discovered two critical flaws that could allow an attacker to run malicious code on PCs running QuickTime. The flaws will not be patched with an upd
  
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• Even paradise needs backups

  25-04-2016 19:52
  
  As a security professional who travels a great deal for work, I can tell you a lot about the best practices to follow when you’re on the road with electronic devices in tow. Right now, though, I’m on vacation — I’m in paradise, as a matter of fact, in the form of the Garden Island of Kauai — so maybe I should be able to let down my guard.
  Just about everyone around me seems to be doing it. Unlocked doors. Open cars. Beach bags that hold phones, money and identifica
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How to integrate business data with business, IT partnerships

  25-04-2016 19:45
  
  Continuing with the theme of business / IT partnerships, another example I’ve been involved in is integrating business data into an IT managed environment – in this case, an enterprise data warehouse. 
  As we all know, business agility very much depends on data agility.   And, data agility often requires data integration to be truly robust.  It’s useful to do data discovery and analytics on a single source of data, but even more useful to follow up with anal
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 5 skills needed to be a superhero business analyst

  25-04-2016 19:35
  
  Picture this: A financial services company employs a number of advisors who spend a most of their time on the phone with current and potential clients. They're using their CRM system to get relevant client information that may be needed in a conversation - client's notes, address and the important dates.The company undertakes a project to add client portfolio and other relevant information to their CRM. Business analyst (BA) on the project carefully defines all the additional fields and arranges
  
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• New boss to CIO: It's not you, it's me (but you’re fired)

  25-04-2016 19:27
  
  Companies pursuing digital strategies are bringing in new leadership to architect the changes required for growth. The CIO has the opportunity to apply his or her talents as a business technologist to facilitate the changes. But there is another scenario with which some CIOs are becomingpainfully familiar.When companies are performing poorly or looking to accelerate growth, they often hire a new CEO, CFO or COO. The new leader surveys the state of the business and unceremoniously lets the CIO go
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How to get the most out of the upcoming summer hiring season

  25-04-2016 19:04
  
  With graduation season quickly approaching and summer internship opportunities on the horizon, there are important considerations to making great hires that could lead to landing the next key members of your team. Most recent graduates won’t bring much hands-on project experience to the team; therefore, it’s much more of a trust hire. Here are a few guidelines I recommend you consider to increase the odds of making an impactful hire:• Soft Skills: Looking beyond what you might s
  
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• Malvertising attack silently infects old Android devices with ransomware

  25-04-2016 18:36
  
  Attackers are using two known exploits to silently install ransomware on older Android devices when their owners browse to websites that load malicious advertisements.Web-based attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in browsers or their plug-ins to install malware are common on Windows computers, but not on Android, where the application security model is stronger.But researchers from Blue Coat Systems detected the new Android drive-by download attack recently when one of their test devices -- a S
  
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• Helium goes Green with new IoT environmental sensor

  25-04-2016 17:31
  
  The biggest claim to fame for startup Helium, an Internet of Things company that started in 2013, has been perhaps co-founder Shawn Fanning.Fanning, of course, is the serial entrepreneur who developed Napster and started other companies. But Helium is making a name for itself by expanding from its software beginnings to usher companies into IoT with sensors, software and cloud services. Its goal is to improve company productivity by putting the streams of data collected from senso
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The necessary evil: Enterprise IoT needs a new middleware

  25-04-2016 16:56
  
  The Internet of Things (IoT) has become one of the fastest growing technology trends in the enterprise in the last few years. From productivity wearables to extremely sophisticated industrial deployments of sensors, enterprise IoT solutions are dominating the technology agenda of modern enterprises. The emergence of enterprise IoT has brought together a new set of integration challenges connecting the new world of smart devices with existing line of business systems.The integration challenges cr
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Is the Apple Watch a viable gaming platform?

  25-04-2016 16:54
  
  The Apple Watch has been out for a while now and it has established itself as the market leader in terms of smartwatches. It is an excellent tool for at-a-glance information and works very well for text messaging, phone calls and other functions.But how well does it work for games? Is the Apple Watch really a viable gaming platform? Or is gaming little more than an afterthought for the device?There are definitely some fun games available for the Apple Watch as you can see in one of my earlier po
  
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• Why outsourcing customers are terminating their call center deals

  25-04-2016 16:38
  
  The contact center outsourcing industry has always been subject to greater provider churn than other areas of IT and business process services. Historically around a quarter to a third of call center deals up for renewal are terminated every year compared to just fifteen percent of non-voice contracts.[ Related: 8 tips for choosing the right contact center for your business ]But that termination rate has risen dramatically in recent years. Over the last two years, more than half of customers wit
  
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• Microsoft gives OneDrive users until July to shrink their storage

  25-04-2016 15:59
  
  Microsoft has given users of its OneDrive cloud storage service a 90-day notice that their free allowance will be scaled back from 15GB to 5GB in late July, according to emails and reports from customers.
  The 67% reduction in free storage space will take effect July 27. On the same day, Microsoft will also eliminate the 15GB free "Camera Roll" bonus it once gave to anyone who asked. The result: Users who formerly had 30GB of free storage will have just 5GB.
  Those reductions were announced in ea
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: ResearchKit: Can Apple solve the big first mile problem in healthcare ?

  25-04-2016 15:44
  
  Last month, Apple announced a major advance in its healthcare initiatives with the launch of  Carekit, an open source software framework designed to help build apps that enable healthcare consumers manage their health more effectively. Along with ResearchKit, an open source framework that enables clinical research studies and HealthKit, the platform that drives the Health app on the Apple Watch, Apple is expanding its coverage across the clinical and
  
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• Why Microsoft is your best strategic partner for the future

  25-04-2016 15:38
  
  In March 2000, Avanade was created as a joint venture of Microsoft and Accenture to help companies build the client-server architectures that have powered IT for years. While the Seattle-based company still handles bread-and-butter infrastructure integration, today it is squarely focused on helping clients move to the cloud and engineer their digital transformation initiatives.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• New security fabric to unite Fortinet gear with that of other vendors

  25-04-2016 15:00
  
  Fortinet is embarking on a mission for some of its firewalls and other products and those of third-party vendors to work together to boost security across core networks, remote devices and the cloud.
  Called Fortinet Security Fabric, the architecture relies on direct communications inherent among certain of its own products (such as the FortiGate next-generation firewall, FortiWeb Web application firewall, FortiMail email security and FortiSandbox advanced threat protection system) as well as wi
  
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• Cool products at OpenStack Austin Summit

  25-04-2016 15:00
  
  New productsThe open source cloud computing market descends on Austin, Texas, this week for the OpenStack Summit, the twice a year conference that showcases the platform and plans for its future. Check out some of the coolest products and services from the show.HPE Helion OpenStack 3.0Key features: Helion OpenStack 3.0, HPE’s latest OpenStack platform release, features enhancements designed to deliver improved configurability and tighter controls to maximize operational efficiency, without
  
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• Bangladesh Bank attackers used custom malware that hijacked SWIFT software

  25-04-2016 14:54
  The hackers who stole US $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank likely used custom malware designed to interfere with the SWIFT transaction software used by many financial institutions.The attackers attempted to transfer $951 million out of Bangladesh Bank's account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in February, but most of the transfers were blocked before completion. The attackers did manage to send $81 million to accounts in the Philippines, and that money is still missing.Researche
  
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• Top U.S. universities failing at cybersecurity education

  25-04-2016 14:18
  
  High-profile data breaches have become all too common in recent years with companies such as Target Home Depot and Anthem forced to own up to and handle PR nightmares following large-scale hacks. As a result, security has become a major priority for businesses both big and small -- but hackers always seem to be one step ahead. Experts agree that there is a growing need for cybersecurity professionals and universities across the country haven't caught up to the needs of the corporations. In fact,
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The urgency of recognizing and satisfying unknown software needs

  25-04-2016 13:11
  
  While internal growth can drive companies to make major software purchases, another driver is external growth. Internal growth refers to a company growing organically through new customers, by mergers, acquisitions and so on. External growth refers to a company operating in a growing environment, and is occasionally described with the phrase “A rising tide lifts all boats.”Marketing technology is one such example of a growing environment, and it is spectacularly illustrated by Scott
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why marketing technology will make or break careers

  25-04-2016 13:05
  
  Marketing technology is undergoing a revolution, largely driven by data. Because the growth of data and its ensuing complexity are challenging today’s businesses trying to make sense of it, the MarTech community is living in very exciting times.But to really understand why marketing technology is important, I think you need to have the full context.Across all industries, every business is feeling the impact of data. Because of its explosion and the relatively new accessibility to capture,
  
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• 4 tech nightmares keeping IT leaders up at night

  25-04-2016 13:01
  
  Being a CIO isn't an easy job, not when hackers are coming at you from all sides trying to get their hands on that sweet, sweet data. It’s especially never-racking because one breach can turn a company from a respectable business to one that looks like it protects its information with a layer of Swiss cheese. Here are four things keeping CIOs up at night – and ways to help them fall back asleep again – or at least into a light doze instead of staring at the ceiling waiting
  
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• 12 reasons I still wear my Apple Watch every day

  25-04-2016 12:33
  
  It’s been a year since I’ve had my Apple Watch. The things I complained about at the start are still an issue, and they mostly boil down to the fact that even running native apps, this is the slowest Apple product I’ve used for a long time. Still, I’ve charged the battery almost every night, and worn the Apple Watch almost every day. I can’t help it; I’ve come to rely on the little thing. It doesn’t do anything my iPhone can’t do, of course, but so
  
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• 10 fastest-growing tech skills

  25-04-2016 12:25
  
  Fastest-growing tech skillsImage by ThinkstockTechnology is constantly evolving, and IT pros need to keep up with changing skills demands to remain relevant. A recent report from Dice.com tracked a year's worth of job postings on the site, from April 1, 2015 to April 1, 2016, to determine growth in demand for certain skills year-over-year. Skills must appear in at least 1,000 job postings in order to be considered statistically relevant.Based on that data, here are the top 10 fastest-growing tec
  
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• Review: Hot cloud-based tools for Wi-Fi hotspot management

  25-04-2016 12:19
  
  Wi-Fi hardware vendors are coming out with new cloud-based solutions, primarily to ease the remote management of wireless networks. However, they typically only support their own hardware. Here we take a look at three cloud-based solutions that support wireless routers and access points from multiple vendors.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Feds seek public input on the future of IoT

  25-04-2016 12:01
  
  The U.S. government believes the Internet of Things (IoT) has enormous economic potential across all industries. Its machine-to-machine technologies can reduce automobile-related injuries, usher in an era of precise weather forecasting and automate all types of processes.
  But what impact will IoT have on jobs? Will it create more than it destroys? And what happens to all the data devices generate?
  With those kinds of issues at stake, the U.S. Department of Commerce is now seeking public comment
  
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• Software audits: How high tech plays hardball

  25-04-2016 12:00
  
  When the software audit request came from Adobe two years ago, Margaret Smith (not her real name) thought it was business as usual. As a governance risk and compliance specialist for a Fortune 500 company, she was used to getting audited several times each year.
  “Usually these things start out friendly,” she says. “We get a request for an audit, and there’s some negotiation involved. They want do an on-site audit or request specific employee IDs, and we say no. But this
  
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• OpenStack’s director: Why open source cloud should be the core of your data center

  25-04-2016 12:00
  
  Six years ago over two days engineers from Rackspace and NASA met in Austin, Texas, for the very first OpenStack Summit. Six years later, OpenStack is returning to its roots.
  As it does so, OpenStack has cemented itself as the dominant open source IaaS platform. But at the same time, more proprietary offerings from vendors like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and VMware still seem to reign in the broader market.
  +More on Network World: 15 most powerful OpenStack companies | OpenStack by th
  
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• OpenStack by the numbers: Who’s using open source clouds and for what?

  25-04-2016 12:00
  
  The latest bi-annual survey data of OpenStack users shows a continuing march of the open source cloud software into mainstream of enterprises, but also the project’s continued challenges related to ease of deployment and management.
  +MORE AT NETWORK WORLD: Cool products at OpenStack Austin Summit +
  One thing that’s clear is that interest in OpenStack continues to grow rapidly. The project is made up of 20 million lines of code; more than 585 companies have supported OpenStack in som
  
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• How the smartphone is being reinvented (in 7 cases)

  25-04-2016 12:00
  
  A popular gadget blogger proclaimed last week that "phone design has plateaued," that we have "reached peak smartphone" and that smartphones are pretty much as good as they're going to get. She has a point.
  And yet move forward we must. Smartphone users crave new features, and I believe that's why innovation is moving out of the smartphone and into smartphone cases.
  No, I'm not talking about mere customization, like Google's new $35 Live Case, which lets you customize your Nexus case with perso
  
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• De vier pijlers van Aegon

  25-04-2016 11:33
  Jos van der Have, Business Information Manager bij Aegon, gaat tijdens het Jaarcongres Information Management in op de wens van deze verzekeraar om een digitaal klantbedrijf te worden, waar de klant zelf aan het stuur zit. Daartoe zet Aegon data om naar kennis over de klant. Dit proces wordt versneld door de toename... lees meer
  
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• Solar-powered aircraft lands in Silicon Valley

  25-04-2016 02:43
  
  Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered aircraft that's circumnavigating the globe without using a single drop of fuel, arrived in Silicon Valley on Saturday evening.The aircraft had taken off from Hawaii just under 63 hours earlier to complete its journey across the Pacific."Good morning California," pilot Bertrand Piccard shouted as he stepped out of the aircraft at just after midnight on Sunday morning to cheers. Around 100 people had been invited to the airfield to watch the plane land, including G
  
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