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• China tightens control over app stores

  16-01-2017 23:05
  
  China is requiring that all app stores operating in the country register with its Cyberspace Administration in an effort to battle malware but also to tighten control over uncensored content.The rules took effect Monday, in a country where domestic third-party app stores -- not from Apple or Google -- are serving billions of downloads to Android smartphones. Chinese internet companies such as Baidu, Tencent and a host of smaller, shadier local app stores have been feeding the demand, at a time w
  
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• A new Microsoft foldable device patent offers more grist for the Surface phone rumor mill

  16-01-2017 21:27
  
  In 2009, Microsoft enflamed the minds of consumers with Courier, a foldable phone/tablet concept that was eventually cancelled. Years later, a sort-of new patent implies Microsoft hasn’t (or hadn’t) totally given up on the idea. 
  According to the new patent, which was approved on Tuesday, Microsoft envisions a mobile device with a continuous viewing area that extends across the foldable region—similar in spirit to the dual-screen Courier concept. To read th
  
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• Facebook launches fake news reporting tool in Germany

  16-01-2017 16:50
  
  Facebook plans to deploy a tool to deal with fake news in Germany in the coming weeks, after announcing tests of the tool last month.The move comes after reports that some German politicians wanted to impose fines of thousands of euros for each fake news story disseminated. The process of identifying fake news will typically begin with a report from a Facebook user. The company is making it easier to report fake news, it said Sunday: Users need only click on the upper right corner of a post
  
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• Cisco calls on Arista to stop selling products in U.S. after agency reverses patent finding

  16-01-2017 16:48
  
  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has revoked its November 2016 finding that Arista’s redesigned products don’t infringe a key Cisco patent -- as a result Cisco called on Arista to stop importing those products and recall others sold with redesigned software.
  The finding is the latest round in a high-stakes battle between Cisco and Arista over patents and copyrights that has been going on since 2014. In the summer of 2016 the US Trade Representative began an import
  
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• Shopping goes high tech and hassle-free with new Intel technology

  16-01-2017 16:30
  
  Shopping can be fun but also harrowing, especially in electronics or shoe stores. You can't find help or can't figure out if a specific product is in stock.In the future, the shopping experience should be much better thanks to technology. The store will recognize you, dig into your shopping habits, and guide you in the right direction. If your favorite product is in the store, retailers will make sure you know through messaging.That Minority Report-type technology is still many years away but wi
  
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• Digital transformation forces businesses to rethink cybersecurity

  16-01-2017 16:22
  
  Seeking to maintain competitive advantage, gain market share and satisfy evolving customer demands, businesses around the globe are pursuing digital transformation. And that digital transformation is forcing reevaluation of cybersecurity strategies, according to a new study by BMC and Forbes Insights.One of the more significant changes, says Brian Downey, senior director of Product Management, Security Operations and Automation at BMC, is that operations are increasingly being held accountable f
  
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• Organisaties vrezen immateriële schade, onzekerheid op markten en in politiek

  16-01-2017 14:48
  Bedrijven maken zich in toenemende mate zorgen om de volatiliteit van markten en groeiende politieke risico’s, zoals economisch protectionisme, anti-globaliseringstendenzen en terrorisme. Hierop duidt de zesde editie van jaarlijks onderzoek door verzekeraar Allianz.Onderbrekingen van bedrijfsprocessen... lees meer
  
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• 8 data storage and recovery tips

  16-01-2017 14:16
  
  Today, small businesses have as many (or nearly as many) options for data storage as much larger businesses. But with so many data storage options, how do you choose the right one for your business? Here’s how can you ensure your critical data will be available in the event of a disaster.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• 4 reasons Microsoft Teams will kill Slack… and 4 reasons it won’t

  16-01-2017 14:00
  
  Microsoft Teams is nearing its official debut. Designed as a hub for teamwork, the cloud-based Teams gives employees access to content, tools, people and conversations within the Office 365 environment. Groups and subgroups can communicate and collaborate using text-based chat, file sharing, and video and voice chats.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• 51% off Foval 150PSI Car Digital Tire Pressure Air Gauge - Deal Alert

  16-01-2017 13:41
  
  This tire pressure guage from Fovsal features a lighted nozzle and display screen for ultimate visibility in low light, and doubles as a vehicle emergency tool with LED flashlight, car window breaker, seat belt cutter, and red safety light.  It averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, where its typical list price of $20 has been reduced 51% to just $9.87. See it now on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Hyperconvergence: What’s all the hype about?

  16-01-2017 12:50
  
  One of the hottest trends in data center technology is hyperconvergence, with early adopters reaping the benefits of cost savings, enhanced data protection, increased scalability and ease of management.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• With change to cumulative Windows updates, Microsoft admits IE's fading role in the enterprise

  16-01-2017 12:39
  
  Microsoft last week backtracked from a 2016 decision to offer Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users only cumulative updates, saying on Friday that starting next month it will again provide Internet Explorer (IE) security patches as a separate download.
  The change was a tacit admission by Microsoft that IE has lost its place of primacy in the enterprise, a fact supported by a disastrous decline in third-party measurements of the browser's user and usage shares over the past year.
  "Customers have reque
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How to keep positivity alive in your company culture

  16-01-2017 12:30
  
  Human beings are pretty darned complicated.On the one hand, we seem bound by a phenomenon called language positivity bias, or LPB — in which we’re all more likely to speak positively than we are to use negative language. We’re not sure why, exactly, but it’s heartening to know that we’re fundamentally optimistic animals.On the other hand, 200 years of the written word seem to reveal that the use of positive language is actually on the decline — a phenomenon po
  
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• Zorgen over regulering bovenaan bij beslissers in financiële sector

  16-01-2017 12:22
  Aandacht voor wet- en regelgeving is dit jaar topprioriteit voor beslissers in de financiële sector, waaronder IT-executives. Op de tweede plaats staat datamanagement. Daarop duidt onderzoek van advies- en technologiedienstverlener Synechron en onderzoeksfirma TABB Group.Bijna vier op de tien ondervraagden geven... lees meer
  
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• When real-time threat detection is essential

  16-01-2017 12:19
  
  Finding the bad guys right awayImage by ThinkstockWhile organizations always want to find threats as quickly as possible, that ideal is far from being met. On average, dwell times last months and give cyber criminals all the time they need to peruse a network and extract valuable information that can impact a company, its customers and its employees.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Argenta opnieuw in zee met Cegeka

  16-01-2017 12:19
  Systeembank Argenta, actief in Nederland en België, heeft zijn IT-outsourcingovereenkomst met IT-dienstverlener Cegeka verlengd met drie jaar. De twee partijen werken sinds 1995 samen. Alle toepassingen van de bank draaien in de cloud van Cegeka.Vergaande automatisering van het beheer van de infrastructuur zorgt... lees meer
  
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• Windows 10 Build 15007 boosts Edge browser

  16-01-2017 12:00
  
  Microsoft's newly released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15007 promotes the struggling Edge browser by making it easier to import data from other browsers. In addition, the build adds capabilities for Universal Windows Platform, Bluetooth, and Cortana.
  The build for PCs and mobile devices was released Thursday, Jan. 12, to Windows users in the fast ring, which is the fastest beta test group. The 15007 build follows by a few days the 15002 build, which added capabilities like an improved inte
  
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• Reality check: How Windows 10's new privacy controls stack up

  16-01-2017 12:00
  
  With Windows 10, Microsoft has raised user data tracking to new levels. Worse, Microsoft has been reticent to divulge what it’s collecting and exactly how it uses that gathered data, further blurring the thin line it’s walking between telemetry and snooping.
  In fact, Microsoft’s unwillingness to share details about the user data it gathers from Windows 10 has been one of the two main reasons for sticking with Windows 7. (The other, forced updates, may be solved in a few months
  
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• 5 workforce management trends to watch in 2017

  16-01-2017 11:17
  
  What will 2017 hold for the human capital management (HCM)/workforce management space? Organizations will focus on strengthening relationships between their workers and managers, leveraging data to improve engagement, and lowering attrition and demand more from their technology solutions, according to a new report from The Workforce Institute at Kronos."Each year, we ask our board of advisors to weigh in on what they think will be the top trends in the next year. Then, we take all those predicti
  
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• Raspberry Pi's new computer for industrial applications goes on sale

  16-01-2017 10:00
  
  The new Raspberry Pi single-board computer is smaller and cheaper than the last, but its makers aren't expecting the same rush of buyers that previous models have seen.The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 will be more of a "slow burn," than last year's Raspberry Pi 3, its creator Eben Upton predicted.That's because it's designed not for school and home use but for industrial applications. To make use of it, buyers will first need to design a product with a slot on the circuit board to accommodate i
  
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