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• IDG Contributor Network: 6 reasons to buy Sony PlayStation VR over Oculus and HTC Vive

  30-11-2016 23:13
  
  I resisted the whole virtual reality thing for a very long time and for various reasons. Initially, I thought it was similar to the gimmicks like 3D TV. I had invested heavily in 3D only to discover two years later that no one was interested in them anymore. Therefore, I was overly cautious with VR.The second reason was that while Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are on the market, they both require a clunky desktop PC and they are still in the prototype/developer stage. I am not going to wast
  
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• Here's what your hardware needs for the AWS Greengrass IoT service

  30-11-2016 23:10
  
  Amazon is bringing a bit of its AWS magic to devices and board computers with its Greengrass IoT service, which will help boost offline data collection and analysis.The goal of Greengrass, an AWS software tool, is to make IoT devices and maker boards smarter. Even underpowered devices collecting data won't be "dumb" anymore, Amazon says.Amazon has kept in mind that smart devices can't always be connected to the cloud for data analysis, and Greengrass brings some AWS software tools to device
  
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• IBM warns of rising VoIP cyberattacks

  30-11-2016 23:06
  
  Cyber-attacks using the VoIP protocol Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) have been growing this year accounting for over 51% of the security event activity analyzed in the last 12 months, according to a report from IBM’s Security Intelligence group this week.
  “SIP is one of the most commonly used application layer protocols in VoIP technology… we found that there has been an upward trend in attacks targeting the SIP protocol, with the most notable uptick occurring in the secon
  
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• 18% off GoPro HERO+ LCD HD Video Camera - Deal Alert

  30-11-2016 23:05
  
  The perfect entry-level GoPro + Wi-Fi and touch display is currently discounted 18% on Amazon. HERO+ LCD delivers 1080p60 video and 8MP photos, and features the convenience of a touch display. Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connect to the GoPro App to allow for shot preview, total camera control and easy content sharing to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and more from your phone or tablet. Rugged and waterproof to 131 feet (40 meter), with the ability to power up and record at the press of a but
  
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• AWS Greengrass weds IoT devices with cloud

  30-11-2016 22:44
  
  AWS CEO Andy Jassy predicts that as more workloads move to the public IaaS cloud, companies will reduce the number of servers they will manage and the new definition of on-premises infrastructure will increasingly be Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
  “More and more companies are deploying connect IoT devices,” he notes, from factories, ships, cars, oil rigs and agricultural machines. “Every place they have assets, they want to be able to collect and analyze data.”
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• Amazon will literally truck your data into its cloud

  30-11-2016 22:10
  
  It can be hard moving large amounts of data to the cloud. Even with consistent 10 Gbps of data transfer, it would take years to get hundreds of petabytes from an on-premises data center to a public cloud provider.Amazon is aiming to speed that process up with a high-capacity data transfer product: a literal truck. The Snowmobile is a big, white semi-trailer that can hold 100PB of data. It will then get driven to an Amazon endpoint, and the data will be loaded into its public cloud storage.For sm
  
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• Enterprises start to migrate critical legacy workloads to the cloud

  30-11-2016 22:06
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Now that major enterprises have gotten their feet wet with smaller cloud projects, they're beginning to focus on migrating large, critical legacy workloads.
  That's the take from Stephen Orban, head of enterprise strategy at Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  In an interview with Computerworld at the annual AWS re:Invent conference here this week, Orban said the next wave of cloud computing could be focused strategically on legacy migration.
  And while it's always tougher - and riskier -- to
  
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• New supercomputer will unite x86, Power9 and ARM chips

  30-11-2016 21:49
  
  For once, there will be a ceasefire in the war between major chip architectures x86, ARM and Power9, which will all be used in a supercomputer being built in Barcelona.The MareNostrum 4 is being built by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, and will have three clusters, each of which will house Intel x86, ARM and Power9 chips. Those clusters will be linked to form a supercomputer that will deliver up to 13.7 petaflops of performance.All three architectures have never been implemented together in
  
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• Finland's largest airline inks iOS deal with Apple and IBM

  30-11-2016 21:17
  
  Apple this week signed on another large business customer through its partnership with IBM. The deal that will see Finland's largest airline use iOS apps for technical operations and customer experience. Finnair says it carries more than 10 million customers each year between 70 cities in Europe, 17 in Asia and three cities in North America. Finnair has a team in place at IBM's "MobileFirst for iOS Garage," which operates as a collaborative development hub for iOS enterprise apps. IBM says
  
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• 12% off Nest Cam Indoor Security Camera - Deal Alert

  30-11-2016 21:15
  
  Look after your home 24/7 in crisp 1080p HD. With Nest Cam Indoor, you can check in, even when you’re out, and even at night with its built-in high-quality night vision. Nest Cam features a versatile magnetic stand that lets you put it anywhere. See who’s there, listen in and speak up to get their attention. With Nest Aware, you can get a special alert if Nest Cam sees a person, and save 10 or 30 days of continuous video history in the cloud. Then speed through it in seconds and
  
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• 10% off Nest Cam Indoor Security Camera - Deal Alert

  30-11-2016 21:15
  
  Look after your home 24/7 in crisp 1080p HD. With Nest Cam Indoor, you can check in, even when you’re out, and even at night with its built-in high-quality night vision. Nest Cam features a versatile magnetic stand that lets you put it anywhere. See who’s there, listen in and speak up to get their attention. With Nest Aware, you can get a special alert if Nest Cam sees a person, and save 10 or 30 days of continuous video history in the cloud. Then speed through it in seconds and
  
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• SSD adoption in laptops exceeds expectations

  30-11-2016 21:13
  
  Notebook makers are increasingly opting to manufacture their computers to use solid state drives (SSDs) instead of hard disk drives (HDDs), according to a new report.
  The number of notebooks built to use SSDs, which are based on NAND flash, exceeded analyst expectations this quarter, and the industry is on pace to surpass the 50% adoption rate in the 2017 to 2018 timeframe, according to a report from DRAMeXchange.
  "Irrespective of the undersupply situation in the NAND flash market, the SSD adop
  
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• Microsoft declares summer's Windows 10 upgrade fit for business

  30-11-2016 20:49
  
  Microsoft today promoted its Windows 10 August upgrade to the Current Branch for Business release track, putting the "Anniversary Update" in the queue for automatic download and installation on enterprise PCs.
  The move will also set in motion a two-month countdown clock on support for the original mid-2015 version of Windows 10.
  "Windows 10 1607, also known as the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, has been declared as Current Branch for Business (CBB) and is ready for deployment," Michael Niehaus,
  
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• Stop pouting: Google’s Santa Tracker is updated just in time for the Christmas countdown

  30-11-2016 20:28
  
  It’s that time of year again: Halls are being decked, lights are being strung and Google is updating its Santa Tracker. And you don’t have to be on the nice list to get in on the fun: Just head over to Google Play and download the new version.
  Along with a redesigned Christmas village, updates for Android Wear smartwatches and Android TV support, the new app will keep kids of all ages entertained all throughout December. While you wait for the big night (when the Santa tracker unloc
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S8 rumor roundup: Here's everything we know so far

  30-11-2016 20:17
  
  It’s that time of year again. Rumors are flying about the latest Samsung flagship smartphone. Presumably to be called the Galaxy S8, it’ll attempt to revive Samsung’s burned edges from the Galaxy Note7 debacle.
  Here’s everything we have heard so far about what Samsung is putting together. The details are pretty much in the rumor category at this point, but we’ll continually update this article as we get more information.An even better displayThe latest Samsung phon
  
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• AWS comes out swinging with A.I. services

  30-11-2016 20:09
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Artificial intelligence just may be the new battleground in the cloud.
  At its re:Invent conference today, Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy announced three artificial intelligence (A.I.) services that will be available to enterprise users this year, with more expected in 2017.
  The three services being rolled out are Amazon Rekognition for image recognition; Amazon Polly for text-to-speech services; and Amazon Lex,the technology inside its smart device Alexa, offering speech recogn
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Building your business case for consumption-based IT pricing

  30-11-2016 20:00
  
  As CIO, you’re under pressure to ensure greater business agility. You need to make sure the business can quickly scale its consumption of technologies. You need to avoid big implementation road maps and switch instead to an easy-on, easy-off method for implementing new technologies. You recognize your IT department has more data center space than needed and more servers than the company can use at any point in time. You also have more software licenses and middleware than necessary. And de
  
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• 47% off NETGEAR AC750 WiFi Range Extender - Deal Alert

  30-11-2016 19:29
  
  Boost the range of your existing WiFi and create a stronger signal in hard-to-reach areas with a WiFi range extender like this one from Netgear, which is highly rated and currently discounted 43% on Amazon. . This compact AC750 wall-plug WiFi booster delivers AC dual band WiFi up to 750 Mbps, and is small and discreet, easily blending into your home decor. Well over 13,000 people have reviewed the AC750 on Amazon (read reviews) and have given it an average of 4 out of 5 stars. Right now its lis
  
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• Amazon accelerates and simplifies its cloud infrastructure offering

  30-11-2016 19:20
  
  Amazon Web Services continued to push its infrastructure offering forward on Wednesday with the launch of upgrades to its existing instance types and new tools for simplifying and accelerating computation tasks in its public cloud.AWS CEO Andy Jassy unveiled a new Elastic GPUs feature for the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) that will let developers add flexible acceleration using parallel processing for their applications.On top of that, Amazon launched a new Lightsail service that’s aimed at
  
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• 5 tips to help developers keep up with changing technologies

  30-11-2016 19:12
  
  "One thing you realize early on," says Luke Tillman, technical evangelist for Apache Cassandra at DataStax, "is that things are constantly changing."That's a fact of life for developers and their managers. It's true whether you're working with JavaScript front-end frameworks or databases."You almost feel bad for front-end developers," Tillman says. "A front-end framework gets hot for a year or two and then you've got to change."So first, Tillman says, you've got to accept that change is constant
  
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• Google gets into the low-code enterprise app development biz

  30-11-2016 19:00
  
  Google is the latest enterprise software provider to throw its hat into the low-code, app-development ring with a new service called App Maker.
  It was made available in private beta on Wednesday for enterprise customers of G Suite, Google’s set of productivity services. App Maker is designed to help companies with tasks like creating custom applications to leverage business data.
  The service provides a set of templates and a low-code visual editor that are aimed at helping pro developers
  
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• Android malware steals access to more than 1 million Google accounts

  30-11-2016 18:53
  
  A new Android malware has managed to steal access to more than 1 million Google accounts, and it continues to infect new devices, according to security firm Checkpoint.“We believe that it is the largest Google account breach to date,” the security firm said in Wednesday blog post.The malware, called Gooligan, has been preying on devices running older versions of Android, from 4.1 to 5.1, which are still used widely, especially in Asia.Gooligan masquerades as legitimate-looking Androi
  
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• Amazon’s cloud will be half way to 100% renewable power by end of next year

  30-11-2016 18:49
  
  Amazon Web Services is marching toward powering its global cloud footprint completely with renewable energy, with plans to be half way to the goal by the end of next year.
  As of April 2015, the company was a quarter of the way to its goal of using 100% renewable energy. One of its 14 regions – in Oregon – already runs completely on green power. At the AWS re:Invent conference this week,  VP and Distinguished Engineer James Hamilton said the company is now 40% of the way to its
  
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• Senators fail to stop new rules allowing US law-enforcement hacking

  30-11-2016 18:44
  
  Three senators' efforts to stop a major expansion of U.S. law enforcement agencies' hacking powers has failed for now.Proposed changes to Rule 41, the search-and-seizure provision in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, will go into effect Thursday barring any last-minute action in Congress. The rules change will give U.S. law enforcement agencies the authority to cross jurisdictional lines and hack computers anywhere in the world during criminal investigations. Until now, the
  
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• What’s in store for tech in 2017

  30-11-2016 18:42
  
  Top tech predictions for 2017It's the time of year for tech predictions. We've rounded up a slew of ideas from industry watchers who track IT budgets, cybersecurity, hiring, infrastructure management, IoT, virtual reality and more. Here are their predictions, projections and prognostications.IT spending set to rise 2.9%Growth in software and IT services revenue will drive an increase in worldwide IT spending, which Gartner forecasts will climb 2.9% to $3.5 trillion in 2017. Software spending is
  
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• AWS launches FPGA-based cloud instances to accelerate complex applications

  30-11-2016 18:39
  
  Amazon Web Services gave its cloud customers a set of new infrastructure capabilities aimed at making its compute offering faster for complex applications that benefit from hardware acceleration.The F1 instance type, which entered beta on Wednesday, lets companies deploy applications that are accelerated by field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). FPGAs allow users to program hardware to perform a particular task quicker than a general-purpose processor would be able to.AWS CEO Andy Jassy positio
  
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• Gooligan worms its way into Android phones, compromises one million Google accounts

  30-11-2016 18:31
  
  If you tend to download apps from places other than the Play Store, your Google account might be compromised. Researchers at the security firm Check Point Software Technologies have uncovered a piece of malware that seeks to root your device in order to gain access to your precious Google account.
  But the so-called Gooligan Trojan Horse isn’t after your credit card information or contacts list. Rather, the scheme is an old-fashioned money-making one. Once it has broken into your account,
  
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• Microsoft Surface Studio teardown reveals Intel and ARM chips inside

  30-11-2016 17:45
  
  On paper, Microsoft’s Surface Studio is the pinnacle of Windows 10 PCs. It’s an all-in-one computer with a touchscreen to make it function more like a giant tablet, and even packs a supplementary ARM processor typically found in mobile devices. Yet despite its modernity, Microsoft still managed to include a nod to the PC’s tradition of DIY upgrades, as recently discovered by iFixit. 
  Not everything can be swapped out—a sad new tradition in the world of PCs. In fact,
  
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• Bad (internet of) things

  30-11-2016 17:31
  
  The internet of things is a wondrous vision. Over the last few years, we have invited clever little IoT pixies into our homes, offices, factories and institutions. They watch out for us, perform services for us and generally impact our lives in good ways.
  But these clever things are not necessarily intelligent things. Just like little kids, they need to be taught not to talk to strangers and not to believe everything they hear. They must learn to understand the context of the world around them
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: iOS: Netflix launches downloads for offline viewing

  30-11-2016 17:27
  
  Many iOS users have long wanted the ability to watch Netflix movies and TV shows offline, and now the company has finally delivered that feature to any device running iOS 8.0 or later. Yes, you can finally download many of your favorite Netflix TV shows and movies to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch!Netflix’s Director of Product Innovation Eddy Wu announced the new feature:
  Netflix members worldwide can now download in addition to stream great series and films at no extra cost.While many me
  
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• Trump presidency could sound death knell for offshore outsourcing

  30-11-2016 17:14
  
  Donald Trump railed against the shifting of U.S. jobs overseas during his campaign, but it remains to be seen whether the President-elect will make good on his promises to reign in offshore outsourcing. The Indian-dominated offshore IT services market was already struggling to find its place in a market increasingly ruled by smaller and shorter term deals, cloud computing options, increased automation and intense competition.[ Related: Will Trump cause a Y2K moment for outsourcing? ]The biggest
  
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• Trump presidency could sound death knell for IT outsourcing

  30-11-2016 17:14
  
  Donald Trump railed against the shifting of U.S. jobs overseas during his campaign, but it remains to be seen whether the President-elect will make good on his promises to reign in offshore outsourcing. The Indian-dominated offshore IT services market was already struggling to find its place in a market increasingly ruled by smaller and shorter term deals, cloud computing options, increased automation and intense competition.[ Related: Will Trump cause a Y2K moment for outsourcing? ]The biggest
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How privacy and personalization intersect in our data-filled world

  30-11-2016 16:32
  
  The data paints an even bleaker picture: studies show that 96 percent of consumers are concerned about data  privacy, but if a company sends irrelevant info, 65 percent of consumers will unsubscribe from their mailing list, 47 percent will ignore all future communications, 16 percent will stop purchasing products from the company, and 11 percent will complain about the company to others.So how do these two seemingly contradicting concepts come together for businesses in
  
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• A peek inside Amazon’s cloud – from global scale to custom hardware

  30-11-2016 16:28
  
  Amazon Web Services brings on enough new server capacity every day to support the entire operations of Amazon the online retail giant when it was an $8.5 billion enterprise in 2005. Every day.
  That was just one of the insights that Amazon Web Services' Vice President and Distinguished Engineer James Hamilton shared during an opening night keynote at re:Invent, Amazon’s user conference for its IaaS cloud platform. Hamilton provided an internal glimpse of operations that run the company&rsq
  
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• 33% off Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop External Hard Drive USB 3.0

  30-11-2016 16:12
  
  The Seagate expansion desktop drive provides extra storage for your ever-growing collection of files. Instantly add space for more files, consolidate all of your files to a single location, or free up space on your computer's internal drive to help improve performance. Setup is straightforward; simply plug in the included power supply and USB cable, and you are ready to go. It is automatically recognized by the Windows operating system, so there is no software to install and nothing to configure
  
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• 48% off iPhone 7 Secure-Fit Workout Arm Band and Protective Case Bundle - Deal Alert

  30-11-2016 15:15
  
  This lightweight and ultra-comfortable band from Encased is designed to securely fit your iPhone 7 4.7" by simply clipping on & off the included iPhone case (2016 Slimfit edition case, by Encased), so you won't need to place it in and out of another case or sleeve for your workout. The band comes in several different color options, and is fully adjustable to fit all arm sizes up to 14". The highly reflective pattern provides nighttime jogging & running protection, and its unique design m
  
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• Hulu exec talks mobile video and offline viewing

  30-11-2016 15:01
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Hulu's Senior Vice President and Head of Experience Ben Smith spoke yesterday at the Open Mobile Summit, a mobile marketing event on the University of California, San Francisco campus, and discussed the company's take on mobile video consumption versus traditional TV-type viewing, as well as a number of key challenges the company is working to overcome.Hulu and 'mobile first' video viewers Hulu's massive user base employs a wide variety of different devices to consume
  
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• HPE rolls out products to enable IoT adoption

  30-11-2016 15:01
  
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise on Wednesday announced several software and hardware products to more securely manage the exploding universe of Internet of Things devices.
  October's Mirai botnet attackon unsecured IoT devices, which halted widespread access to dozens of popular internet sites, dramatizes the value of more comprehensive management and control of IoT, HPE executives said in interviews.
  Some of HPE's new products are intended for use by virtual cellular network providers, while others
  
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• SIEMs-as-a-service addresses needs of small, midsize enterprises

  30-11-2016 15:00
  
  The city of Lewiston, in north central Idaho, has a population of around 32,000 and an information systems budget of around $800,000 a year.
  But it wasn't too small for attackers. For example, the city council meetings, streamed online, were being watched by people in Russia.
  "Why are they watching this?" said Danny Santiago, the city's information systems administrator.
  Then there were the phishing attempts.
  "We are negotiating a $2 million contract for road work, and we had spearphishing atta
  
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• 5 apps to gamify your personal and work lives

  30-11-2016 14:34
  
  Gamify your personal and work livesImage by ThinkstockIf you're struggling with motivation or productivity at work, the answer might lie in gamification. Gamification turns your boring to-do list, mundane chores or healthy habits into a role-playing (RPG) game where you can earn points, collect badges and level up. If you've ever used a fitness tracker, it's the same concept -- you can earn badges and rewards for your workouts and healthy lifestyle goals to help you stay motivated.PokemonGo, des
  
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• Report: Most cybercriminals earn $1,000 to $3,000 a month

  30-11-2016 14:16
  
  Most cybercriminals make between $1,000 and $3,000 a month, but 20 percent earn $20,000 a month or more, according to a recent report.
  The data is based on a survey conducted by a closed underground community, said report author Andrei Barysevich, director of advanced collection at cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
  "We actually saw criminals who made way more than that, $50,000 to $200,000 a month," he said. "This is what they keep, this is not revenues, but pure profit. This is what they can
  
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• 2017 security predictions

  30-11-2016 14:11
  
  From W-2 scams to WordPress vulnerabilities, ransomware, business email compromises, DDos attacks and allegations of a hacked presidential election -- 2016's been a hell of a year in cybersecurity, and it's not over yet.
  There's no reason to believe 2017 will be any better. If anything, it could be even worse as cybercriminals continue to push social engineering, find new ways to deliver malware, crack vulnerable databases and leverage mobile technology to find ways to get inside corporate defen
  
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• Mobile ads thrive on Facebook, Google, Instagram and Pinterest

  30-11-2016 14:03
  
  Mobile application makers currently have no plans to slow the onslaught of mobile ads that encourage you to install their apps on a smartphone. As the market for "mobile-app-install ads" grows to keep pace with demand, including participation from more of today's most popular platforms, the mix of publishers and brands that can afford the greatest ad presence is also on the rise.Little commonality existed among the top 20 app-install advertisers on Facebook, Google, Instagram and Pinterest durin
  
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• Qapital app saves money when you sleep or go to Starbucks

  30-11-2016 14:00
  
  Saving money probably is not top of mind during the annual spending orgy known as "The Holidays." However, if you're making plans for 2017, especially for leisure travel, the free Qapital app for Android and iOS could come in handy.Qapital automatically stashes a small amount of money into a savings account whenever you use a designated credit or debit card. The service rounds up purchase amounts to the next dollar or two. If you spend $30.70, for instance, Qapital socks away $1.30 into your con
  
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• 8 tech startup trends to watch in 2017

  30-11-2016 14:00
  
  According to a set of intelligent humans interviewed for this story, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are going to help drive the tech economy in 2017.
  When CIO.com posted a query on Help a Reporter Out, a site designed to help journalists connect with sources, asking about startup trends to watch in 2017, the overwhelming majority of respondents pointed to AI. This coming year and beyond, AI will help companies "disrupt sectors that haven't been fully disrupted," says Anthony
  
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• Grote verschillen in digitaal leiderschap in Europa

  30-11-2016 13:00
  Er bestaan grote verschillen tussen Europese landen in de omarming van digitaal leiderschap. Terwijl twee op de vijf Duitse bedrijven inzetten op digitale transformatie is dat in het VK slechts een op de honderd bedrijven. Hierop duidt onderzoek van SAP in samenwerking met Oxford Economics.
   
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• Who's on your IT security dream team?

  30-11-2016 12:41
  
  Getting the gang togetherImage by ThinkstockLast month, I presented you a chamber of horrors—the worst people you meet doing IT security, many of them your friends and, sadly, co-workers. But I don't like to dwell on the negative! So I asked a slew of IT pros about the best people, the ones they want on their side when facing down the toughest security challenges. There are a number of important roles to fill, and I'm not just talking about job titles: I mean attitudes, and abilities that
  
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• Tech Forecast 2017: IT sharpens its focus

  30-11-2016 12:30
  
  Tech executives are optimistic as they head into 2017. One of the biggest reasons for the hopeful outlook is the fact that business and IT are finally on the same page, with planned technology projects and overall strategic business goals closely aligned for the upcoming year.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Oracle cuts management, messaging specs in Java EE 8

  30-11-2016 12:00
  
  Oracle is making good on plans to cut management and messaging improvements from the next version of enterprise Java.
  The company is axing Management 2.0 and Java Message Service (JMS) 2.1 from the Java EE 8 road map. Also, Oracle is investigating a possible transfer of the MVC functionality planned EE 8 to another community member or organization.[ The big 4 Java IDEs reviewed: See how Eclipse, NetBeans, JDeveloper, and IntelliJ IDEA stack up. | Keep up with hot topics in programming with Info
  
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• Study warns of human rights risks from censoring online terror content

  30-11-2016 11:05
  
  Internet companies should not be required to monitor third-party terrorist content that they host or transmit, nor should they face direct or indirect liability from governments for such content, according to a new study.
  The Global Network Initiative, a group that represents academics, investors, civil society organizations and companies including Facebook, Google and Microsoft, published its study Tuesday. It's the offshoot of a policy discussion it started in July 2015, exploring key issues
  
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