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• Stratasys unveils mega, robotic 3D printers to build large parts

  24-08-2016 23:13
  
  Stratasys today unveiled two industrial 3D printers that can build objects of virtually any size using materials such as carbon fiber for lighter wieght and stronger parts.
  The printers were designed to address the requirements of aerospace, automotive and other industries by being able to build completed parts with repeatable mechanical properties.
  The 3D printers are not yet commercially available, but Stratasys is working with Ford Motor Company and Boeing to develop new applications for the
  
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• 55% off Akface Smart Wifi Power Plug - Deal Alert

  24-08-2016 22:14
  
  This smart plug from Akface allows you to remotely turn appliances and electronics on or off from anywhere in the world. Perfect for household appliances, lamps, window a/c units, and more. After connecting this plug to your house's wifi, you can easily control on/off, program the plug to follow an on/off schedule, and more. Currently averaging 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon (read reviews), the typical list price of $50.99 has been reduced 55% to $22.89. To read this article in full or to leav
  
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• Teradata Accelerators help put IoT on the fast track

  24-08-2016 21:06
  
  For years, analytics specialist Teradata has been helping companies like Union Pacific Railroad make sense of sensor data and to integrate that data with its business processes. But that was just the tip of the iceberg. Chad Meley, vice president of Marketing at Teradata, says today's internet of things (IoT) innovations are poised to rewrite the playbook in manufacturing, transportation, mining, energy and utilities."We really see IoT being at a tipping point," Meley says.And Teradata plans to
  
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• New GDDR6 memory could hit GPUs in 2018

  24-08-2016 20:52
  
  Virtual reality and gaming are changing the way PCs are built and driving the development of new types of memory for GPUs.A successor to the GDDR5 memory used in most GPUs -- called GDDR6 -- will be on its way by 2018, according to a presentation by Samsung executive Jin Kim at the Hot Chips conference this week.GDDR6 will be a faster and more power-efficient form of graphics memory. GDDR6 will provide throughput of around 14Gbps (bits per second), an improvement of 10Gbps with GDDR5.Although Sa
  
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• Why Dominos' virtual assistant struggles to understand your orders

  24-08-2016 20:39
  
  RANCHO PALOS VERDES -- As pizza chains go, Dominos Pizza’s use of digital technologies to allow you to place orders from any computing device is among the most progressive in the U.S. But even an innovator can struggle to implement emerging technologies that some smartphone-toting consumers may not be ready to embrace. Such is the case for Dominos, which is running into some user experience hurdles as it attempts to process orders via voice technologies.Clint BoultonDominos CIO Kevin Vasc
  
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• Google is using AI to compress images better than JPEG

  24-08-2016 20:23
  
  Small is beautiful, as the old saying goes, and nowhere is that more true than in media files. Compressed images are considerably easier to transmit and store than uncompressed ones are, and now Google is using neural networks to beat JPEG at the compression game.Google began by taking a random sample of 6 million 1280×720 images on the web. It then broke those down into nonoverlapping 32×32 tiles and zeroed in on 100 of those with the worst compression ratios. The goal there, essent
  
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• Hackers tap vBulletin vulnerability to break into 27 million more accounts

  24-08-2016 20:17
  A vulnerability in a widely-used internet forum software is becoming a go-to method for hackers to steal data.Hackers recently targeted 11 different sites, many of them from Russia, and stole information from more 27 million Internet accounts, according to LeakedSource, a repository for data breaches.  About 25 million accounts of those accounts were from cfire.mail.ru, parapa.mail.ru, and tanks.mail.ru, all of them Russian language games. Another 1 million were tied to gaming titles from F
  
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• 71% off Venstar Bicycle Waterproof Sport Bluetooth Speaker with Remote Control - Deal Alert

  24-08-2016 20:09
  
  The Venstar Waterproof Sport Bluetooth Speaker has been designed for bicycling and outdoor sports. Enjoy music when you are riding on road or climbing a mountain.  Excellent TPU material provides shockproof capability. The companion remote conrtol allows you to control the volume, skip to the next track or answer a call at the press of a button.  This bicycle speaker currently receives 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon (read reviews). Amazon indicates that it's typical list price
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: CIO communication skills drive success with business users

  24-08-2016 20:00
  
  Listening is a vital behavior for CIOs today. As I’ve blogged before, the relationship between IT and the business is changing with a focus on greater alignment. A CIO’s ability to forge new connections is vital to solving problems in a quickly moving technology-enabled workplace. And the communication skills a CIO demonstrates help the IT team understand the value of thinking in a more connected way with the business. This is crucial because business stakeholders — who have th
  
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• Telegram's encryption stymies French police but pleases their bosses

  24-08-2016 19:38
  
  French government officials have been revealed as fervent users of Telegram, a messaging app that is frustrating their interior minister with its end-to-end encryption.Telegram's fans include the current head of the French judicial police, Christian Sainte, and his predecessor, Frédéric Péchenard. The app's security has also won over a number of legislators, including the French finance minister, who encourages his team to use it, according to Wednesday's edition of French n
  
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• Why gas stations want you to turn off your phone — but nobody ever does

  24-08-2016 19:04
  
  In the latest installment of the"Things-We-Think-We-Know, but-Aren't-Sure — and-Don't-Really-Care-Anyway" series, I answer the pressing question: Do I really have to turn my phone off at the gas station? (For the last groundbreaking entry, read, "What the hell is an airport cell phone lot?!?")Why do gas pumps tell me to turn my phone off?
  In the late 90s, some petroleum bigwig must have heard rumors of cell-phone related explosions in far-off lands, such as India and Australia, and decided
  
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• 24% off Bose SoundSport in-ear headphones - Apple devices, Power Red - Deal Alert

  24-08-2016 18:24
  
  Bose Sound Sport in-ear headphones deliver deep, clear sound for the music you love, with a durable design that stands up to the rigors of your day. Exclusive TriPort technology provides crisp highs and natural-sounding lows, while acoustic ports are positioned to resist sweat and weather, and hydrophobic cloth keeps moisture out. Proprietary Stay Hear tips conform to your ears' shape, so they stay comfortably in place all day long.  The Bose Soundpsort earbuds  currently averages
  
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• LinkedIn ProFinder helps freelancers land jobs

  24-08-2016 18:00
  
  LinkedIn today released a new marketplace designed to help freelance professionals find consumers and small businesses in need of their services. LinkedIn ProFinder aims to deliver similar value for independent workers to what full-time professionals get on the social network. "The freelance economy is on the rise," wrote Vaibhav Goel, group product manager at LinkedIn, in a blog post. "The number of freelancers on LinkedIn has grown by nearly 50 percent in just the past five years. As the
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Bitcoin distracts from the real value of blockchain

  24-08-2016 16:54
  
  If you are looking at bitcoin, you may be at risk of not seeing the full potential of blockchain. Bitcoin is somewhat of a distraction from the value blockchain may deliver to commerce globally; bitcoin creates a blind spot for executives seeking a view of the future.Every business depends on relationships. No surprise there, right? And common wisdom tells us that the foundation of all successful relationships is trust. So why do most businesses act as though no one can be trusted? Not
  
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• Van SLA’s naar ELA’s: Digitale disruptie en PokemonGO

  24-08-2016 16:32
  Door Fabrice de Windt – Het lijkt wel alsof we al jaren over ‘digital’ praten, maar eigenlijk staat we nog maar aan het begin van het digitale tijdperk en kunnen we de implicaties nog maar nauwelijks overzien. Het enorme potentieel van digitale technologie is in staat onze samenleving compleet te... lees meer
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How Linux conquered the world without anyone noticing

  24-08-2016 16:19
  
  Twenty-five years ago, on August 25, 1991, a Finnish developer named Linus Torvalds announced a new project. At the time, he believed it wouldn't be as big or as professional as GNU. Fast forward to 2016, and today Linux has conquered the world, without anyone even noticing.Today Linux powers almost the entire Internet. It runs super computers. It runs on smart cars, smart phones, laptops, stock exchanges and embedded devices. Almost everything runs on Linux. The only field yet to be captur
  
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• 33% off ThermoPro TP07 Remote Wireless Digital Cooking Thermometer - Deal Alert

  24-08-2016 16:14
  
  The TP-07 Digital Wireless Thermometer is a perfect choice to accurately monitor your meat remotely. Stop going back and forth from indoors to outdoors to check up on your meat, and instead monitor it from 300 feet away! Does your recipe call for your meat to be at a specific temperature? Not to worry, this unit allows you to set your desired temperature, so you're enjoying the meat the way you prefer. If you're new to cooking or unsure of meat temperatures, don't worry our system includes
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Connecting patient data solving healthcare interoperability and the ONC Blockchain Challenge

  24-08-2016 15:58
  
  Is the United States healthcare system so complex that healthcare interoperability is a fantasy that will never be achieved?Submitted to the ONC Blockchain Challenge, a paper that I co-authored with Dr. William Dailey, a practicing physician and chief of medical information at Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, proposes solutions to the ongoing concerns regarding healthcare interoperability in the United States. Our paper, which is the second one I submitted to the challenge, is titled "Mic
  
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• 9 top tools for corporate cloud collaboration

  24-08-2016 14:18
  
  The nature of work has evolved rapidly during the last few years. Modern coworkers often have very different roles and responsibilities, and many work from multiple locations. Email is no longer an efficient tool for many of the tasks today's professionals perform, and face-to-face meetings are increasingly a rarity.Fortunately, a new generation of cloud-based collaboration tools are now available to help tackle some of these challenges. Here's a look at nine of the best options.1. Toggl for tim
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: What do iPhone 6s Plus owners think of their phone?

  24-08-2016 14:00
  
  The iPhone 6s Plus is Apple’s flagship phone, and one of the most popular smartphones on the planet. But some folks are still wondering if the iPhone 6s Plus is too big to carry around all day, and if it's worth buying.
  This topic came up in a recent thread on the Apple subreddit, and the folks there had some interesting comments about it. I’ll share my own thoughts below, but here’s a sample of comments from the thread about the iPhone 6s Plus.
  DPool34 got the thread started
  
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• 12 companies that do ecommerce content marketing right

  24-08-2016 14:00
  
  The RIGHT way to do ecommerce content marketingImage by ThinkstockFew topics are more boring than sleep … except maybe duct tape. Yet, you might think differently about both topics if you visited Van Winkle's, a site about sleep that's produced by mattress startup and industry disruptor Casper, or the website of Duck Brand, which sells, yep … duct tape.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why the BT era is more important than the digital era

  24-08-2016 12:35
  
  Some eras have begun
  We’re said to be in the big data era, the cloud era, the internet-of-things era, the social media era, the selfie era, and the era of A.I.-human hybrid intelligence. The good news is: There’s a constant stream of technology innovations. Tech vendors are therefore the ones that often proclaim the beginnings and the here-to-stay of eras.Some eras have ended
  Suddenly things seem to have changed. The information age, the era of the brick-and-mortar bookstore, the era
  
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• Mobiliteit en flexibiliteit komen vóór veiligheid data

  24-08-2016 12:25
  Bijna de helft van de Nederlandse IT-beslissers neemt afgewogen risico’s inzake databeveiliging om de mobiele oplossingen te kunnen leveren waar medewerkers om vragen. De voordelen van mobiel zakendoen wegen voor hen dus zwaarder dan mogelijke inbreuken. Daarop duidt onderzoek in opdracht van VMware dat eerder... lees meer
  
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• Why you need to rethink your internal communication strategy

  24-08-2016 10:21
  
  Communicating effectively with customers, vendors, end-users, potential hires and job-seeking candidates is critical to your continued success. But don't overlook your current employees; your internal communications strategy is just as important."The advent of the mobile device and its ubiquity in every aspect of our personal and professional lives cannot be underestimated. Now, companies have an intimate and immediate way to engage with their employees, and that drives employee engagement and m
  
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• Open source 25-core chip can be stringed into a 200,000-core computer

  24-08-2016 03:56
  
  Researchers want to give a 25-core open-source processor called Piton some serious bite.
  The developers of the chip at Princeton University have in mind a 200,000-core computer crammed with 8,000 64-bit Piton chips.
  It won't happen anytime soon, but that's one possible usage scenario for Piton. The chip is designed to be flexible and quickly scalable, and will have to ensure the giant collection of cores are in sync when processing applications in parallel.
  Details about Piton were provided at
  
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• MIT is dragging hard-wired network chips into the agile era

  24-08-2016 03:21
  
  Cloud computing is changing the demands on networks more quickly than ever. Now researchers say it’s possible to program routers all the way down to their packet-forwarding chips in the quest to keep up.Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and five other organizations have found a way to make data-center routers more programmable without making them slower. This could allow enterprises to take advantage of new traffic and congestion management algorithms without repla
  
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• Inside AMD's development of the Zen CPU

  24-08-2016 02:45
  AMD knew it needed to make radical changes in its Zen CPU chip to become a force in the PC and server markets again.
  So when the chip designers sat down four years ago to etch out the Zen design, they had two things in mind: to drive up CPU performance as much as possible and to keep power efficiency stable.
  The company ultimately settled for a 40 percent improvement in Zen over its predecessor, Excavator.
  "We had a hard time convincing the team we were going for 40 percent," said Mike Clark, a
  
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• 62% off MovieSherlock Pro Video Downloader for Mac - Deal Alert

  24-08-2016 00:00
  
  MovieSherlock converts the videos you download to MP4 and MP3 formats, all saved in high-definition native video format at 1080P/780P quality. So you can download your video 15 times faster than real time, perfect for stockpiling hours of HD video for later viewing.This MovieSherlock Pro Video Downloader program is currently 62% off, and iIf you’re a movie buff, MovieSherlock Pro Video Downloader for Mac is about to be your new best friend. The software lets you download videos from n
  
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