Computex 2016: AMD inches closer to Zen, announces Polaris graphics and new APUs

In Taiwan chipmaker AMD gave a sneak preview of the Summit Ridge desktop processor, its first to use the Zen architecture, along with the expected Polaris GPU and Bristol Ridge APU announcements.

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Jawbone confirms it's not leaving the fitness wearables business

In a booming fitness tracker market, some companies are being weeded out. Jawbone says it's not one of them.

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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi buys 1,500 patents from Microsoft

Microsoft and Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi have signed a new patent licensing and Office plus Skype preintallation deal.

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Workday beats Q1 targets with sales up 38 percent

Despite the generally in-line results, Workday's shares fell by as much as five percent in after hours trading.

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Sirin Labs launches ultra-secure, ultra-expensive Solarin smartphone

It's the 'best' and 'most secure' phone ever made, its maker claims.

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SAP reshuffles product, executive decks to better target smaller companies

SAP Business One, SAP Anywhere and SAP Business ByDesign will form one unit aimed at small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).

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MySpace hack puts another 427 million passwords up for sale

Password theft should lead victims to change credentials they re-used for other sites.

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US court says cops don't need a warrant for cell location data

The case reverses a decision from last year — which may push the case into the hands of the Supreme Court.

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Ad blocking on mobile browsers nearly doubled last year, report finds

At least 419 million people - that's 22 percent of the world's smartphone users - are blocking mobile ads.

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Xiaomi downsizes Brazil operations

The Chinese manufacturer retrenches in the country due to changes in tax and manufacturing rules

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PayPal will shutter services in Turkey after denied operating license

Turkey's financial regulator ​BDDK has denied PayPal's payments license, thereby forcing the company to comply with the instruction to discontinue its activities in the country.

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Microsoft collaborates on blockchain-based ID system

Microsoft is working with Blockstack Labs and ConsenSys on a blockchain-based identity system.

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Microsoft fail: Surface Pro 4 frustration forces return to older Pro 3 model

Microsoft continues to provide updates to improve the Surface Pro 4, but if you want to use the Pen or enjoy tablet mode it may still be a frustrating experience.

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Millions of PCs ship with bloatware riddled with security flaws, say researchers

Researchers said bloatware punches a massive hole in most out-of-the-box PCs, thanks to flaw-ridden preinstalled software.

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Can the EU's Sensei project predict Brexit by data-mining social media chatter?

What is the web saying? Sensei is developing a natural language processing and analytics system to find out from millions of social media comments. The results could provide support for political or commercial decisions...

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Michael Dell, Silver Lake should have paid more for Dell, judge rules

The ruling could add tens of millions to the 2013 deal, which was already one of the largest privatization deals in modern technology history.

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Is there a market for a 17 inch 2-in-1? Dell is about to find out

Dell's 2-in-1 17-inch laptop will start at $899. Dell claims an industry first and now it'll find out whether there's a market for the system.

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Windows 10 vs. OS X El Capitan: A tale of two upgrades

On a Mac mini with two SSD drives, David Gewirtz compares upgrades: an in-place version of OS X on one drive, and an in-place Boot Camp version of Windows on the other drive.

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Marketo is acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $1.79 billion

Marketo CEO Phil Fernandez said the deal will help further Marketo's go-to-market strategy around its enterprise platform for customer engagement.

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Microsoft Ventures to invest in cloud, security, machine learning startups

Microsoft has made over its Ventures group, and plans to use it to make early-stage investments in cloud, security and machine-learning startups.

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#CXOTALK: Design for innovation, digital transformation, and organizational change

Superstar designer and VC, John Maeda, shares practical advice on design as an economic force for both startups and public companies.

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Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Google submit to EU hate speech rules

The companies have agreed to tackle hate speech online.

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Singapore pilots solar-powered outdoor Wi-Fi hotspots

The year-long trial at Singapore's island resort, Sentosa, taps the use of solar energy to power outdoor public Wi-Fi networks, eliminating the need for costly and tedious trenching work.

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Russia taps Hyperloop for domestic transport

A proposed project to bring Musk's Hyperloop to Russia would cost between $12 and $13 billion.

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Stop your bitching and stalling; just take the software upgrade already

Waiting until you have a catastrophic failure or a major security event to upgrade your system is never a best practice.

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Device hijacking security flaws discovered in LG handsets

The two vulnerabilities can be used to escalate privileges and remotely attack user devices.

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Drone deliveries? It all depends on the insurance.

A guy out for a jog gets brained by a delivery drone. Who pays?

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Israeli researchers poke holes in Samsung KNOX security system

The serious vulnerabilities impact Samsung's Knox security sandbox.

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How can businesses keep up with tech change today?

With the digital world changing today faster than ever before, here's a look at what some top organizations are doing today to adapt more sustainably to the rapidly shifting technology landscape.

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Hands-on with the New Raspberry Pi camera module

A quick look at the new higher-resolution camera module for the Raspberry Pi

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Sony streamlines business; offloads creative software products

Magix has snapped up products including Vegas Pro and Movie Studio.

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Computex 2016: Peak smartphone? ARM says it's just getting started

ARM insists there is plenty of room for growth in smartphones thanks to emerging applications such as VR. At Computex, the company announced the Cortex-A73 and Mali-G71 graphics to tackle these demanding applications.

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Homeland Security warns thousands of industrial energy systems can be remotely hacked

The decade-old appliances can't be patched, despite being in widespread use.

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Singapore to run data centre trials in hot climate conditions

Country will create test environments with temperatures of up to 38 degrees Celsius to assess if data centres, typically maintained in under 25 degrees Celsius, can operate optimally in tropical climates.

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Senate 'anti-security' bill that would require encryption backdoors is 'dead'

The bill would have effectively outlawed end-to-end encryption, critics argued.

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Mophie Juice Pack for Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge hands-on: Wireless charging and impact protection

Mophie is known for its battery cases and in this latest design has added wireless charging so you don't have to give up this feature on your new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.

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Back to a Chromebook thanks to Google I/O: ASUS Chromebook Flip or Dell Chromebook 13

The news of Android apps coming to Chromebooks motivated me to pick up a new Chromebook. I bought two to try out and it was easy to pick my favorite.

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Thanks to virtual reality, could backpack PCs become a trend?

MSI will be showing off its Backpack PC at Computex this week, while HP has created the Omen X VR PC Pack for VR developers.

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The enterprise technologies to watch in 2016

While enterprise technology has always been somewhat a breed apart from consumer tech, this year we see that consumer tech will definitively set the agenda for businesses like never before in this year's list of tech to watch.

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IT professionals are feeling less job stress, survey suggests

IT professionals' job satisfaction levels have been on the rise in the past two years. Is the consumerization of IT behind this more positive vibe?

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Will the death of Twitter's buy button be the end of social commerce?

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey realized no one was going to Twitter to buy stuff. But that doesn't mean the idea of social commerce is dead entirely.

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Jawbone reportedly halts production of UP fitness trackers

The wearables company is also reportedly seeking buyer for speaker business.

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Widely-used patient care app found to include hidden 'backdoor' access

Anyone with the hard-coded credentials can obtain and modify sensitive patient data — many of which are about to, or have recently been in surgery.

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This week in security: FBI's biometric database and cyber-congressmen (quiz)

Are you clued up on this week's news?

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​Make your cloud safer: How you can use two-factor authentication to protect cloud services

Two-factor authentication is no longer an optional feature. If you use modern cloud services, this extra layer of security can dramatically reduce the risk of a hostile takeover. Here's how to get started.

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Google rolls out AMP for iOS, makes other improvements

Small improvements to the Google app for iOS should save users a combined 6.5 million hours this year, Google says.

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​Xiaomi sells record 600,000 phablets in two months, prepares for India expansion

The Redmi Note 3 is a continuation of ​Xiaomi 's outsized hits in India and could pave the way for a services strategy that rivals will find difficult to match

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Apple patent points to Minority Report-style system operation

New patent by Apple shows systems operated like those in Minority Report without touching anything.

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Why Amazon is the king of innovation: Online retail mastery

We conclude our week long series on Amazon innovation with the service that started it all: Amazon's incredible online store.

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Facebook adverts will soon follow you across the web

Whether or not you're a Facebook user won't matter.

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Google's victory over Oracle: A win for developers

The ruling sets a high bar for the level of "creativity" that APIs may need to show before they deserve protection under copyright law.

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Sun, sea, and open source: How Spain's Balearic islands are trying to turn into a tech paradise

From widespread open-source software use by its government, to improved connectivity on Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera, the Balearic islands are aiming to appeal to technologists as well as tourists.

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NetApp preps new ONTAP storage OS to support 15TB solid state drives

ONTAP 9 is one of NetApp's strategic products being used to get the company growing again.

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Shaming OEMs won't fix Android's biggest problem

Google keeps a list that ranks smartphone OEMs based on how fast they push Android updates out to devices, and there are reports that it might make this list public.

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Hands-on with Ubuntu MATE 16.04 on the Raspberry Pi 2 and 3

A popular Linux distribution on a popular and inexpensive computer. Here are my experiences with it so far - mostly good, but not all.

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Reddit forces password reset of 100,000 users

A flurry of hacked accounts has forced Reddit to take action.

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Research: Digital creates CIO innovation opportunities but challenges remain

A large research study of Chief Information Officers leads to important advice for every CIO and IT leader.

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Microsoft's Windows 10 Remote Desktop apps for PCs and mobile starts rolling out

The Windows 10 version of Microsoft's Remote Desktop app for PCs, tablets and mobile devices allows users to access apps remotely from their Windows PCs.

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No stars for Internet of Things security

At this week's AusCERT 2016 conference, an embedded device security specialist proposed a 'Security Star' rating for consumer IoT devices. It's a great idea, but it'll never happen.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14352 marks countdown to summer launch date

In a bygone era, today's release of a new Windows Insider build would have been part of the Release Candidate phase. Today, it's just one of many stops on a sprint to this summer's Windows 10 Anniversary Update.

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Intel acquires computer vision firm Itseez

The acquisition will help Intel's push into the world of IoT and the self-driving vehicle market.

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Splunk tops Q1 targets, revenue up 48 percent

Splunk president and CEO Doug Merritt said the company landed more than 450 new customers during Q1.

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ZTE announces Axon 7: A sub-$500 Android smartphone that continues the march of the Chinese smartphones

ZTE, Huawei, and Xiaomi continue to launch compelling Android smartphones, undercutting the high-end flagship pricing of Samsung, HTC, LG, and Apple.

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Google prevails over Oracle in copyright infringement case

The Internet giant convinced a jury that its use of Java APIs to build the Android OS amounted to "fair use."

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Cellular industry looks to cars, IoT for new customers

Cars actually accounted for more new cellular accounts in the first quarter of 2016 than phones, according to a new report.

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UnaPhone Zenith promises to protect your privacy — but there's a catch

By ripping out Android services and features, Una says its device is more secure.

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HTC ceases Nexus 9 tablet production

HTC is moving on from the $399 tablet, which failed to generate buzz over the Nexus 7 from ASUS and tablets from other competitors.

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Twilio to make Wall Street debut with $100 million IPO

The telecommunications platform revealed revenue of $59.3 million, coupled with a net loss of $6.5 million, at the end of the March 31 quarter.

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Microsoft, Facebook partner for subsea cable across the Atlantic

The 6,600 kilometer cable will be completed by October 2017 and will link Virginia to Spain.

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Another sign Apple's electric car is coming

Apple has yet to confirm whether it's building its own electric vehicle, but the company is now reportedly turning its attention to charging stations.

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It's 2016 and we don't know who has our personal data

Companies continue to prove that they can't protect the data they collect, or even pinpoint where it is

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With smart home apps, consumers prefer service providers do all the work

​A new report analyzing the smart home market suggests consumers are frustrated by the complexity of setting up and maintaining smart home applications.

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Use of unlicensed software sees small decrease in Brazil

Growth in the adoption of cloud tools has helped reduce piracy, says BSA study

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Armored Info releases community platform to safeguard artists intellectual property

Armored Info has released a new platform to prevent pre-commercial release piracy and copyright theft in all aspects of digital media to prevent creators losing money due to pre-release theft.

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ACLU joins Microsoft fight against secret government demands for customer data

The complaint argues that gag orders are in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

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Salesforce and AWS pair up: Here's what it means for cloud computing

There are five key takeaways from Salesforce's move to pick Amazon Web Services as its preferred infrastructure cloud computing vendor. Here's a look at what it means for the cloud buyer and the major players.

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Stratasys taps IBM vet Tim Bohling for CMO

The appointment comes as the company tries to rekindle growth in its 3D printing business.

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Why Amazon is the king of innovation: AWS, a cloud above the rest

We continue our week long series on Amazon innovation with a look at the service that changed the face of IT. Where once on-premise computing was the way to go, Amazon Web Services opened the door to scalable, on-demand, metered services.

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Four cost-effective alternatives to public cloud storage

Listening to cloud vendors, you'd think it isn't possible for enterprise data center storage to compete on cost. That's just wrong. Here are four companies that offer lower-cost alternatives to the big cloud services..

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Why iPad flunked business school but hybrids could still score an 'A'

The PC hybrid is currently the only end-user business platform that is equipped to deal with next-generation cloud computing environments in dynamic mobile computing scenarios.

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Tor Project works on boosting encryption for next release

The introduction of a new distributed random number generator should enhance the Tor network's security.

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Intel Outside: Chip giant shutting Romanian R&D and education dev hubs

As part of its drive to cut 12,000 positions worldwide, Intel is closing some of it operations in Romania, with job loses for some Android and IoT developers.

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Apple supplier sheds 60,000 jobs, but says quality, productivity will improve

As goes Foxconn, so goes the rest of China's manufacturing.

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FBI refuses to release Tor exploit details, evidence thrown out in court

The FBI has been taught a lesson: if you won't reveal your method, don't expect the court to consider your evidence.

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Mt. Gox trustee wraps up claim reviews, millions in refunds available

Former investors may not be happy with the payouts on offer.

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US government is spending billions on old tech that barely works, says watchdog

Three-quarters of the government's IT budget goes to supporting legacy systems, some of which date back to the 1970s.

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​How Flipkart lost its way and other lessons from the great Indian ecommerce orgy

As Flipkart's valuations have been sliced by as much as 40 percent, and as the company hews to a new mantra and business model, this is a good time to look at how it ended up in this mess in the first place.

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Salesforce.com picks AWS for major migration

The stepped up partnership with Salesforce is just the latest major deal for Amazon's $10bn cloud business.

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Spanish police seize bitcoin mining centers, arrest 30 for money laundering

The raids and arrests follow an investigation into an alleged plot to illegally decode and distribute pay-TV content.

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HP tops Q2 earnings targets, but revenue slips on weak PC and printer demand

HP's segment revenues in Q2 were down across the board.

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Dropbox EMM support now available on iOS, Android

Dropbox also said that it has a bevy of new EMM integration partners, including IBM, Inventit, SoftBank Business Concierge, and Matrix42.

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Brazilian Post to enter the mobile market

Correios expects to get at least 1 million users in the first year of operation

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Square releases Register API for Android

Square ​rolled out a similar API in March for iOS-based point-of-sale systems as part of the company's Build with Square initiative.

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LinkedIn open source monitoring system for Kafka

The move is likely to help Kafka users and engineers to better monitor the streaming data system.

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Twilio launches Notify for notification orchestration

Twilio Notify aims to customize notifications on mobile so customers aren't bogged down.

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Clinton broke email rules, says watchdog: Four things you need to know

The report accuses Hillary Clinton's former department of "longstanding, systemic weaknesses" in using a private email server for government business.

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How to make installing the Windows 7 convenience rollup a little less painful

Microsoft's rollup of security and non-security fixes for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 can be rather onerous to install. Here are some tips for IT pros wrestling with the rollup.

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Apple's Siri SDK: Too late to duel Amazon Echo, Google Assistant?

Apple is betting that third party app developers can juice up Siri enough to close artificial intelligence and smart home gaps with Amazon and Google.

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Why Amazon is the king of innovation: Advantage, Alexa

We continue our week long series on Amazon innovation with a discussion of the Amazon Echo, Tap, and Dot devices, and how the Alexa service may be taking the fire out of Siri and OK Google.

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Asia's fintech VC funds hit $2.6B in 1Q

Fuelled by "mega-rounds", funds for venture capital-backed fintech companies climbed dramatically in first-quarter 2016 from just US$500 million in the previous quarter.

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Salesforce launches Snap-ins to bring app experiences to Service Cloud on web, mobile

Combined with Google's move ​to combine Android apps and the mobile web via Instant Apps, the big theme is that there's a movement to bring more of an app experience into other channels.

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Majority in Singapore will use smartphones to pay for goods

Eight in 10 Singaporeans will likely whip out their mobile phones instead of cash or credit cards to pay for goods and services in a physical store, finds Visa survey, which is released as Apple Pay support is extended to more banks in the country.

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Weelytics lets you track all of your users' website actions with no coding required

Using Weelytics to automatically track and identify the people that use your website, you'll be able to discover what brings your most valuable customers to your site, and help them to convert.

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Public cloud computing vendors: A look at strengths, weaknesses, big picture

A Cowen & Co. survey of cloud computing customers found that providers are differentiating themselves on cost, support, APIs and other factors. Bottom line: The cloud game won't be winner take all.

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​From sick man of European internet use, here's how Italy plans to leapfrog ahead

A routine upgrade of household utility meters could provide Italy with the opening to introduce fiber to the home across more than 200 of its cities.

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Microsoft cuts another 1,850 jobs, takes $950 million charge in its phone hardware business

Microsoft is continuing its pull-back from the phone hardware business with more job cuts. But it's still not hoisting the white flag and completely giving up on the mobile-phone business.

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Unlicensed software use still rampant in Asia: BSA

Some 61 percent of installed software were unlicensed in 2015, resulting in a loss value of US$19.1 billion, according to Business Software Alliance.

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Essential iPad accessories

Love your iPad (again?) by kitting it out with some new accessories. And if you also own an iPhone, then many of these will also work just fine with that too.

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EMC launches open source tool aiming to accelerate cloud, IoT deployments

Unik is an open source tool that allows developers to build and manage unikernels -- specialized operating system kernels that are lightweight and secure.

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Google revamps ads to prioritize mobile, focus on local searches

More than 50% of Google search queries now come from mobile devices, while location-related mobile searches are growing 50% faster than all mobile searches.

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Intuit rides strong tax season to Q3 earnings beat

Intuit says TurboTax Online sales were up 15 percent for the tax season. The company is now raising its fiscal year revenue guidance.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise to spin off IT services unit, merge it with CSC

The two companies create a pure-play IT services firm with about $26 billion in annual revenue. Can the new company deliver the growth?

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Cloud security startup vArmour raises $41 million from Telstra, Redline Ventures

Based in Mountain View, vArmour specializes in application-aware micro-segmentation to bring security analytics to data centers and cloud platforms.

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Samsung joins race to deploy nationwide IoT-dedicated network

The company is teaming up with SK Telecom to deploy a LoRa-based network across South Korea by the middle of this year.

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eBay buys Spanish ticketing platform Ticketbis to expand StubHub

Ticketbis has a presence in 47 countries, which eBay plans to use to help StubHub gain more traction overseas.

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Now you can see if your LinkedIn account was caught up in 2012 hack

16 percent of all accounts were already in the Have I Been Pwned database.

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Cisco's Meraki unit expands to the phone, launches Meraki MC

Meraki manages Wi-Fi deployments, cloud networks and IT. Next up: A voice platform.

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Twilio launches marketplace, opens APIs to third parties, forges programmable wireless pact with T-Mobile

Twilio sees itself as a communications platform and is backing up its ambitions by collaborating with third parties including IBM's Watson unit.

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Microsoft makes saying no to Windows 10 update a little easier

Microsoft has changed the wording in its 'Get Windows 10' update prompt in a way that gives Windows 7 and 8.1 users a bit more visibility about their options.

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Microsoft makes saying no to Windows 10 update a little easier

Microsoft has changed the wording in its 'Get Windows 10' update prompt in a way that gives Windows 7 and 8.1 users a bit more visibility about their options.

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Citrix unwraps XenApp, XenDesktop 7.9, adds centralized analytics to NetScaler

Citrix made a bevy of product announcements during its annual Synergy powwow in Las Vegas.

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GPTW lists top tech workplaces in LatAm

Cisco gets the number one spot within multinationals in the region

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Microsoft's cloud computing, subscription pivot near complete, says analyst

Microsoft's Office 365 and Azure appear well positioned to fuel growth into the years ahead, says a Cowen analyst.

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Pebble launches three new products; Pebble Core is a runner and hacker dream accessory

Pebble is bringing successors to two popular smartwatches, but is also launching an innovative new accessory in the Pebble Core.

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Best Buy's online sales grew 24 percent in Q1, shares take a hit on soft guidance

The consumer electronics retailer said the earthquake in Japan last month is causing disruption in the supply of some high margin products, which could reduce Q2 EPS by 12 cents to 13 cents.

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Big changes coming to the MacBook Pro, claims analyst

One reliable analyst claims that Apple is getting ready to make some big changes to the MacBook Pro later this year, changes that go way beyond making it thinner and lighter.

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Email security startup Agari raises $22 million to help enterprises fight phishing attacks

Founded in 2009, Agari perviously partnered with PayPal, Yahoo and Google to create the DMARC authentication protocol.

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Apixio's $19M Series D funding fuels cognitive computing in health care

The company's platform is tapping into the 80 percent of health care data that is unstructured, with the ultimate goal of advancing "the science of medicine, not the art of medicine."

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Nutanix launches Citrix virtual desktop system aimed at midmarket

Nutanix with Citrix VDI is expected to run enterprises a bit more than $400 a year. That price could open the market up a bit for mid-sized businesses.

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Windows 10 Anniversary Update will require more RAM

If you're running Windows 10 on a budget PC, or a system that's a few years old, then the upcoming Windows Anniversary Update might require a hardware upgrade.

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MasterCard, Pizza Hut Asia look to replace pricey humans: Pepper robot will take your order now

SoftBank's Pepper, MasterCard and Pizza Hut Asia are gunning for so-called "conversational commerce experiences to merchants and consumers." The big picture is about more automation and replacing pricey humans.

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Streaming data, simplified: Kafka Streams reaches GA

Confluent Platform 3.0 ships, with a GA release of Kafka Streams. And Confluent Enterprise now includes a new commercial tool: Confluent Control Center.

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Why Amazon is the king of innovation: Prime power

We continue our week long series on Amazon innovation with a look at how Amazon implemented Prime, a new kind of loyalty program that is driving Amazon's dominance across industries as diverse as product delivery and online video streaming.

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New Asus ZenPad Android tablets emphasize user experience over hardware specs

The 10-inch ZenPad Z300M and 8-inch Z380M feature technology designed to enhance the viewing experience along with an updated ZenUI that builds on the standard Android 6.0 Marshmallow interface.

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Robots get NFL tryout

You know those cool-looking NFL on Fox robots? This is nothing like that.

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Best Windows, iOS, Android and Linux tablets of 2016

No matter whether you want iOS, Android, Windows, or Linux - yes, a Linux-powered tablet - this list of the best tablets for 2016 has you covered! There are also budget-conscious options for those who suffer from price-tag shock.

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​Forget self-driving cars: What about self-flying drones?

While all the focus has been on autonomous vehicles, one Belgian startup has been busily developing self-flying features for drones.

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Raspberry Pi: Unpacking the latest Raspbian release

The new releases of Raspbian includes some significant changes -- here's my take.

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Bomb threat hoax shuts down US, UK schools: zero skill required

Digital "swatting" has evolved into bomb and beheading threats made against schoolchildren.

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You're nicked: UK man charged over severe Mumsnet hack

The 18-year-old is believed to have been responsible for a DDoS attack and "swatting" users.

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Microsoft taps startups to boost Internet access worldwide

The Redmond giant has promised investment to firms able to develop new affordable Internet access solutions.

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Oracle, Google give closing arguments in Java API copyright case

Did Google's use of Java APIs to build the Android OS amount to "transformative" use, or were they simply stealing at another firm's expense?

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Congress is so bad at cybersecurity, two lawmakers sent advice to colleagues

The bipartisan duo said the advice comes after recent cyberattacks against Congress and a high-profile vulnerability in phone networks.

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Are Americans ready for self-driving cars?

Car manufacturers and tech companies say autonomous vehicles will soon hit the road, but drivers are still skittish.

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Salesforce discloses details of machine learning investments

The CRM giant sees AI as the next major trend that will grow its business and enhance the customer experience.

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Android Wear 2.0 Preview on a Huawei Watch: Significant UI changes and watch face complications

Google made the new Android Wear 2.0 update available for developers last week after I/O 2016. We installed it on our Huawei Watch and took it for a spin.

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Apple tells suppliers to prepare for high iPhone 7 demand

iPhone production could hit levels not seen for two years.

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How (and why) I'm reducing my Windows PC headcount

Over the years, I've accumulated a lot of Windows PCs, and the time has come to reduce on the headcount.

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Amazon Kindle Oasis: E-reader for the one percent

At nearly $300 to start, Amazon's flagship ebook reader device is no bargain. But that isn't why it exists. This is how $30 e-readers are made. Rich people and early adopters take the price hit for the rest of us.

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Big data, analytics expected to be $187 billion market in 2019

Services will be a big chunk of the spending pie followed by software, according to IDC projections.

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Why Amazon is the king of innovation: Kindle's clout

Amazon is far more innovative than Google, Apple - or any other tech company in existence. Here's why.

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A look back at the failed FlipStart mobile PC by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen

Before mobile was on most people's minds, the failed FlipStart by Microsoft founder Paul Allen was aimed to get mobile computers in users' hands.

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Thinking small: Why ecosystems are critical to your business

Mini ecosystems might be the way to go in the current tech environment for some of the smaller tech vendors out there. There is power in complementary offerings.

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Facebook LIVE with SAP's Millennial CIO: 'Customer satisfaction is a competitive advantage'

A conversation with SAP's new CIO revealed strategies around innovation, technology, and business goals for one of the largest software vendors in the world.

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Signs of creativity in how robot solves problems

"We never taught it to do that," says one researcher.

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Atlassian CTO Viswanath talks cloud computing platforms, scale, innovation

As Atlassian expands into new use cases and products, CTO ​Sri Viswanath is charged with building a cloud platform that can scale the business.

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The iBOT smart wheelchair lets you walk up stairs

Toyota hopes a new partnership will herald the wheelchair's return.

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How to break Instagram with brute force

Two vulnerabilities in the photo-sharing service allowed hackers to brute-force their way into user accounts.

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Hacker thrown in jail for reporting police system security flaws

The sentence probably wasn't quite the reward he was looking for.

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JayBird Freedom 5th generation headset hands-on: Perfect for the trail and the road

JayBird continues its premium Freedom Bluetooth headset line with the fifth generation model that offers a slim attractive design and unique battery solution.

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Designing user experience when there's really no time to design UX

Your application needed to be released yesterday? A seven-step plan for rapid prototyping and user feedback may help push things out the door, and still ensure an outstanding UX.

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Google I/O 2016 recap (MobileTechRoundup show #372)

Google I/O took place in California last week and several interesting announcements were made for Android, Android Wear, Chromebooks, and more.

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Microsoft ups allowable Windows 10 Mobile screen size to nearly nine inches

Devices running Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile operating system can now sport screen sizes of close to nine inches, which is an inch bigger than previously allowable.

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Google and Levi plan smart jacket launch with Maps, Spotify integration

You better get used to wearables: The jacket is machine washable -- as long as you take out the sensor.

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Has TIBCO got its groove back?

Almost two years ago, with a lot of work to do in analytics, TIBCO went private. What company could bounce back from such a challenge, and how soon? At the aptly named "TIBCO Now" event this week, we may have gotten our answer.

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Top Windows Mobile news of the week: Bye Sunrise, Nokia license, new build

This week in Windows Mobile saw a new build released, Sunrise to be no more, and Microsoft licensed Nokia.

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Top iOS news of the week: Chinese phones eating iPhone sales, iOS update bricking some iPad Pros

This week in iOS we saw a new version released and it's bricking some iPad Pros, a new patent, and Chinese smartphones are eating into iPhone sales.

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IBM uses supercomputing power for Zika research

Users can contribute to the OpenZika project led by the company in partnership with Brazilian universities by "donating" device computing power through an app

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Top Android news of the week: Android N and Android Wear 2.0

This week in Android was all about the Google I/O conference with new versions of Android N and Android Wear, along with how to get the new Android.

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Budget 1TB SSDs (May 2016)

Forget HDDs, SSDs are the future of storage! Here's how to add 1TB high-performance storage to your PC for as little as $250.

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Project Ara, Google's modular smartphone, slated for release in 2017

In the meantime, the developer version will be available in the fourth quarter of 2016

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SAPPHIRE 2016: SAP feels your pain, ‘storms ahead’ on new apps, consumer insights

SAP is stepping up customer guidance on S/4HANA deployments, but it's full speed ahead on app modernization, predictive analytics and data services. Here's a look inside SAPPHIRE 2016.

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Xerox CEO Ursula Burns named as chairman of post-split document business

Burns will be out as Xerox chief executive after it splits its services business and legacy hardware operations into two separate, publicly-traded companies.

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​Chromebook + Android apps = Trouble for Windows PCs

Chromebooks are already outselling Macs. So Linus Torvalds is wondering if this really might be the year of the Linux desktop? Maybe, with the addition of Android apps to the Chromebook, maybe it really will be.

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Federal agency releases drone privacy guidelines

The NTIA's new guidelines, developed with input from privacy advocates and companies like Amazon, are not enforceable, and they leave room for big data collection.

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Internet usage monitoring becomes the norm in Brazil

Most organizations in the country monitor or block access to content during working hours

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This week in security: Airport screening, bank hacks, dead ransomware (quiz)

Are you clued up on this week's news?

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Why Uber is watching your smartphone's battery level

Yes, ride-sharing firm Uber is collecting information about your smartphone's battery life, but it promises it's not using that information to make you pay higher fares, despite the fact that it knows you probably would.

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Can Opera's Chinese suitors make looming deadline for $1.2bn browser takeover bid?

February's multimillion dollar bid for Norwegian browser maker Opera Software from a group of Chinese investors is about to reach crunch time.

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3D printing hands on: Customizing an audio console for the Broadband Studio

One of the more exciting aspects of 3D printing is how it can be used to meet your specific, unique needs. David Gewirtz details how he used 3D printing to help secure hardware for his Broadband Studio project.

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Can Halle Freyssinet, world's largest incubator, seal France's place in tech startup major league?

By next year, the site of a former rail depot to the south-east of central Paris will become home to a major incubator designed to match France's ambitions in spawning tech startups.

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How to download and install Android N now

Here's how you can get the Android 7.0 "N" beta up and running on certain devices today.

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Ubiquiti Networks devices targeted by firmware worm

The problem has been made worse due to vendors and users failing to update their firmware.

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LinkedIn panics, legal threats fly into hacker search engine inbox

After the full extent of a LinkedIn breach was revealed, LeakedSource is one of the first to feel the effects.

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Hacker steals €10,000 from bank, donates to Kurdish group

The hacker's no Robin Hood, however, considering how the money was raised.

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Reliance Jio's Lyf phones become cornerstone of a campaign of digital domination

Reliance Jio still has to woo existing customers away from tenacious biggies like Airtel and scrappy middleweights like Idea. However, that aside, it seems to have all the pieces in place in a remarkably well-thought out and brilliantly executed strategy.

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Cabcharge data exposure highlights need for mandatory breach notifications

Encouraging companies to be honest about data breaches isn't enough, it seems. Some companies need more ... persuasion.

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VMware CEO: Biz as usual, no spinoff plans

Amid calls for more clarity over its future in Dell-EMC merger, VMware chief Pat Gelsinger says the company will continue to operate independently and work with its existing hardware partners, but dismisses suggestions of a possible spinoff.

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What else can you do with your data?

Wouldn't it be great to know how well adopted your collaboration solution is?

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Larry Page defends Google's use of Java APIs

The Google co-founder argued the APIs were "free and open," so it didn't acquire a licensing agreement from Sun before building its Android OS.

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Autodesk, Brocade deliver mixed quarters as revenue slips

Autodesk's Q1 revenue is down 21 percent YoY, while Brocade's Q2 revenue dropped four percent compared to a year ago.

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​Apache Software Foundation founder to lead blockchain Hyperledger Project

Well-known open-source developer and leader Brian Behlendorf is now the executive director of Hyperledger, a project for advancing enterprise open-source blockchain technology

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Anaplan scales platform, prepares for prediction, addresses CEO departure

Anaplan wants to promote broad use of its all-purpose planning engine, so it's changing pricing and promising a bevy of platform upgrades. The only question is which new features will arrive first?

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Google's expanded text ad beta goes live

Google is giving marketers more characters for headlines and descriptions in the same amount of real estate. AdWords updated dashboards for those in the beta.

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Uber's self-driving car to hit the streets of Pittsburgh

The ride sharing company will be testing the capabilities of its self-driving hybrid Ford Fusion in the coming weeks.

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Google IO: SoftBank, maker of AI Pepper robot, has news for U.S. developers

The Japanese telecom is using its robot to make a big push into the U.S. market.

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Google I/O: With Android apps and Play Store, Chromebooks mean business at last

Chromebooks just became more useful to enterprises courtesy of Google's move to enable Android apps on the devices.

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AT&T NumberSync and Samsung Gear S2 Classic: Leave your phone home

Smartwatches continue to evolve and it's services like AT&T's NumberSync that finally make it clear these wrist-mounted wearables can be essential tools.

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Chromebooks surpass Macs in U.S. sales for the first time

Google's budget-friendly laptops have been widely adopted in schools, helping it hit a new milestone.

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IBM, Nvidia target virtual desktop applications in cloud

IBM is offering Nvidia's M60 GPU as the partnership between the companies in advancing cloud services for analytics advances.

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Senators seek to block expansion of FBI's mass hacking powers

The ten-line bill aims to stop the Supreme Court's rule change from taking effect.

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Microsoft has its own 'Bing Assistant' bot in the works

Microsoft is building a 'Bing Concierge Bot' that sounds a lot like the just-announced Google Assistant bot.

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Google piles the pressure on Apple

It's clear that Google is using its annual I/O developer conference to pile the pressure on Apple by choosing to focus on the Cupertino giant's weak spots.

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Apple made it harder for the feds to force you to unlock your iPhone

Feds will have a harder time skirting the Fifth Amendment with a new fingerprint unlock rule.

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Adobe launches Spark 'visual storytelling' web app, updates companion iOS apps

Adobe's Spark family provides browser-based and mobile tools that allow anyone to create engaging visual content for deployment on social platforms.

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These are the worst passwords from the LinkedIn hack

Leak after leak, it's this one awful password that floats to the top of the list.

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Better than Microsoft's Surface Pro? Here's the Windows 10 2-in-1 being built on public opinion

Canvassing users for their feature wishlist before you build a machine is an unusual step -- but it's at the heart of the approach adopted by Finnish startup Eve Tech.

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Google's driverless cars may use human flypaper in road accidents

Can sticky cars prevent fatal injuries to pedestrians?

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Wal-Mart CEO: Our e-commerce growth is too slow

Global constant currency e-commerce growth was 7 percent and that's not good enough for CEO Doug McMillon, who needs to fend off Amazon in the long run.

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The custom Surface Book cover that looks like a slab of wood

The arrival of cases and covers for the Surface Book is a sign that it's selling well and appealing to an audience used to customizing their devices

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Mt. Gox investor hope to recover funds set on fire

A class-action lawsuit brought against the Bitcoin trading post has been dismissed, leaving investor hopes in ashes.

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Telesign launches Behavior ID to prevent online account takeover

Can behavioral biometrics increase identity assurance and prevent online account takeover with continuous authentication for consumers? A new SDK from TeleSign aims to provide just that.

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TeslaCrypt no more: Ransomware master decryption key released

The developer has handed over the keys to the kingdom in a surprising twist in TeslaCrypt's tale.

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Google's big bet: Machine learning, artificial intelligence will be its secret sauce, winning formula

When Google I/O 2016 goes in the books, it'll feature a bevy of products that will probably be incremental. But CEO Sundar Pichai sees them as the first volley in making Google an assistive, ambient pal.

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Cyberattackers targeted Bangladesh official in $81m stealing spree

The computer of one Bangladesh central bank official was targeted as the avenue into the bank's vaults.

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ST Telemedia to take 74% stake in Tata Comms' datacentre biz

Singapore Technologies Telemedia will take a majority stake in the Indian IT company's datacentre businesses in India and Singapore, which include 17 facilities in both countries.

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​Google I/O: The new features in Google's latest OS, Android N

We now know a lot more about the next version of Android, except its name. The most exciting new Android N feature is an answer to the age-old problem of pushing Android security updates to users.

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Windows 10 tip: Mount (and unmount) any ISO file instantly

Disk image files in ISO format have mostly replaced old-fashioned shiny disks. Windows 10 includes the ability to mount any ISO file as a virtual DVD. To unmount the file, you need to use a slightly illogical command.

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Google I/O: Custom TPU chip amplifies machine learning performance

The Internet giant revealed it's built its own hardware that's been powering data centers for the past year with significant results.

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Cisco's Q3, outlook better than expected

Cisco allays concerns about an economic slowdown by managing its quarter well.

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​Chrome OS, Chromebooks getting Android apps

According to reports, Google Play will be coming to Chrome and the Chrome OS. That move would make the devices more useful.

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Salesforce tops Q1 targets on revenue of $1.89 billion, ups fiscal year guidance

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the company was raising its fiscal 2017 revenue by $80 million.

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​Google I/O: Instant Apps meld mobile web, Android app experiences

At Google I/O, the company takes a big step in balancing the app vs. mobile web experiences. The move could come in handy for businesses.

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VR platform Daydream unveiled at Google I/O

The internet giant's platform for high quality mobile virtual reality will be available this fall.

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Google I/O: Android Studio 2.2 goes preview

Google said that Android Studio will feature emulators that will run faster than the devices apps are designed for.

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Google I/O: Android N goes beta and here's what's new

Google focused on using its developer base to push virtual reality, performance, productivity and security improvements.

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Google I/O: Android N may finally nuke that recurring mediaserver security flaw

Android's mediaserver remains one of the most flaw-ridden components.

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Why do iOS updates keep wrecking iPhones and iPads?

Apple has more control over its hardware and software ecosystems than any other tech company, and yet new updates keep inflicting havoc on devices.

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​At Google I/O, Google plays social catch-up (again) with Allo, Duo, revamped digital assistant

Google wants in on the hottest areas of social as it takes aim at better messaging, video calling and digital assistants. Let's hope this round of social envy goes better than Google+ and Wave did.

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Dell seeks Brazilian ISVs and integrators for IoT projects

The company is investing in a partner network to ramp up the development and implementation of related technologies in the country.

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Google I/O keynote: By the numbers

Executives talked numbers and figures at the Google I/O keynote.

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Google I/O: Google unveils Google Home, takes aim at Amazon Echo

Google Home is a voice activated virtual agent capable of completing basic tasks, like playing music or searching Google.

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Student developers expect $70-150K to start, but recruitment is broken: Devpost

Sky-high demand for developers is driving up salaries. After surveying more than 1,700 students at hackathons, Devpost thinks your own developers have the best chance of recruiting the ones you need.

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Linux 4.6 is a major release: Here's what's new and improved

With better security, improved ARM support, and, oh yes, better gaming hardware support, Linux 4.6 is a major update.

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Afero raises $20.3M in Series A funding for its IoT platform

The startup, founded by Joe Britt, sees the weaknesses in the current IoT environment and aims to overcome them.

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NICE acquires inContact for $940 million, eyes cloud-based call centers

After the deal closes, NICE and inContact plan to combine their contact center applications and analytics with cloud contact center technology, targeting both SMBs and enterprises.

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Samsung Pay supports all US retail membership and loyalty cards

Samsung continues to make Samsung Pay a compelling virtual wallet solution with the addition of membership and loyalty cards. Your wallet gets lighter with a Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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GoDaddy buys FreedomVoice to bring VoIP services to SMBs

GoDaddy has been working to expand its communications services for small businesses and recently created a designated telephony business unit to oversee its communications strategy.

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Goodbye, Microsoft Lumia. Hello Surface mobile?

Microsoft has taken the final step in trading its 'high volume, low cost' sales model for a 'flagship-class, category-defining' one in mobile devices. So what's next?

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Tablet shootout: iPad Air 2 vs. Fire 10 HD

Two of the most popular tablets currently in use are Apple's iPad Air 2 and Amazon's Fire 10 HD.

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How to watch Google's I/O keynote live stream

You can watch the announcements on almost every device.

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Fitbit buys wearable payments tech from Coin, no plans to integrate this year

Fitbit said it will not add any wearable payments technology to its 2016 product roadmap, but added that it does plan to develop an active NFC payment solution for its future devices.

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ServiceNow Cloud Management adds Microsoft Azure support

ServiceNow's cloud management tools will support Microsoft Azure as well as Amazon Web Services and VMware.

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ServiceNow launches customer service tools, aims at incumbents

ServiceNow's official launch of its Customer Service Management cloud is taking aim at Salesforce, Oracle and others with an ITIL spin.

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​Come fly with me: Why Catalonia is really seeing drones take off

Unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured in Catalonia are among the best in the world, say researchers, despite stiff competition from the US and China.

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HP EliteBook 1030 business laptop features 13-hour battery life, hefty price tag

The premium notebook includes an Intel Core M processor, USB-C port, and 13.3-inch Gorilla Glass display -- along with a $1,249 starting price.

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ARM snaps up IoT, imaging specialist Apical in $350m deal

Apical's imaging and intelligent IoT technology could prove to be a boon as ARM's traditional revenue streams dry up.

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Ping pong and robotics: A match made in heaven

A lot of tech startups have ping pong tables. This was bound to happen.

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Singapore bank releases APIs for app development

OCBC Bank launches a developer portal, offering an open API (application programming interface) platform that it hopes will boost the development of apps linked to its services.

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Getting snappy with Android: Can it replace Windows Phone as my pocket camera?

After several years with Windows Phone, I'm trying out two Android options instead.

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LinkedIn user? Your data may be up for sale

You need to change your password now.

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Silk Road dark web marketplace just does not want to die

The darknet market still clings to life by a the thread.

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StarHub sets up cybersecurity monitoring facility

New centre is part of a S$200 million joint initiative with industry players to drive Singapore's cybersecurity ecosystem, with services to be commercially available in second-half 2016.

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How to empty your bank's vault with a few clicks and lines of code

It can't be that easy to steal $25 billion, surely.

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Enterprises ready for longer-term commitments with cloud providers

Microsoft and 451 Research survey finds executives ready to sign on the dotted line for more cloud services -- but are looking to multiple providers.

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Safra Catz frames Oracle v. Google fight in biblical terms

"Thou shall not steal," the Oracle CEO recalled telling Google's chief lawyer regarding the internet company's use of Java APIs.

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Indus' Android-based OS races to become second most popular in India

How this homegrown outfit has done so could offer some vital lessons to global giants like Samsung or Apple.

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Sony turns to AI for new revenue streams, invests in Cogitai

The electronics giant is giving an undisclosed sum to a company that aims to develop continual learning AI.

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Gary Bloom Interview: Big Data driving sales boom at MarkLogic

The former senior exec at Oracle says MarkLogic has the only enterprise-ready NoSQL database on the market...

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New OneDrive app arrives for Windows 10 desktop, but some features still missing

The new app, now free from the Windows Store, offers most of the features currently available in a web browser. But OneDrive users expecting the long-awaited replacement of the "placeholders" feature will be disappointed.

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Target creates role of chief digital officer

Jason Goldberger, currently president of Target.com and Mobile, is being promoted to the C-suite as the retail giant's digital sales continue to grow.

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Apple's latest iOS update is bricking the iPad Pro

Apple's latest iOS 9.3.2 update doesn't appear to be playing nicely with the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro.

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IBM bolsters Commerce platform with more cognitive muscle

IBM is embedding some of Watson's cognitive expertise into the IBM Commerce bundle of services.

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IBM's phase-change memory breakthrough brings DRAM speed at lower costs

Researchers for IBM have achieved 3-bit PCM storage, combining the speed and endurance of DRAM with the low-cost density of flash.

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Microsoft comes through with rollup of updates and fixes for Windows 7

MIcrosoft's Windows 7 SP1 convenience rollup isn't Service Pack 2 for Windows 7, but it might be the next best thing.

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Here's how Amazon could bring smartphone enthusiasm back with Alexa

With consumer enthusiasm for smartphones waning, it's time to bring it back with technology by Amazon.

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NetSuite aims for more wallet share with unified billing, enabling business model shifts

Zach Nelson, CEO of NetSuite, outlined plans to enable small companies to act large and large enterprises to act small. The goal: Enable digital business model shifts.

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​SAP's Sapphire Now challenge: Selling empathy over economics

If you're not feeling the love from SAP you can drop an email to CEO Bill McDermott. Run simple now includes a dose of empathy. Will that matter as SAP transitions to the cloud and competes with rivals?

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Dells partners with SAP on new datacenter architectures for cloud, IoT deployments

Dell is rolling out Dell Automation and Cloud for SAP Software, a datacenter architecture that lets users deploy virtualized SAP applications on a VMware-based cloud platform.

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Apple's iPhone 7 leads to buying pause, says analyst

Consumers have pulled back on buying the iPhone as they wait for Apple's iPhone 7 launch in the fall. What's unclear is how the replacement cycle will play out in the future.

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#DisrupTV: Cintrifuse, Charity Water, and the week's hot stories

We discuss startup-driven economic development with Cintrifuse CEO Wendy Lea; Charity Water CEO Scott Harrison explains how transparency and tech revived enthusiasm for philanthropy; and ZDNet's Larry Dignan discusses Apple, Google I/O, and Sapphire.

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HP makes its enterprise 3D printer splash, available for preorder starting at $133,000

The 3D printing system, dubbed the HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution, targets additive manufacturing and the enterprise. The catch: The competition isn't standing still and HP's initial system will be available later in 2016 with a followup in 2017.

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SAP puts HANA in Microsoft Azure in latest distribution play

The companies are certifying SAP's HANA in-memory database to run development, test and production workloads on Microsoft's Azure public cloud, including SAP S/4HANA.

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An eight-year-old virus is still infecting thousands of PCs

The malware accounted for more than one-in-six recognized attacks in April.

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Disk drive reliability: What we've learned from a billion hours

Disk drives may be down, but they're not out - we'll be using them for decades to come. The good folks at online backup service Backblaze have accumulated over 1,000,000,000 hours of drive reliability stats in the last three years. Here's what they've learned.

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Hands-on: Cricket Microsoft Lumia 650 is a compelling choice at only $130

Cricket is a prepaid service provider operating on the AT&T network and for $130 it's tough not to consider the functional Microsoft Lumia 650.

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If you make money from Uber or Airbnb, what about paying tax? Italy thinks it has the answer

The sharing economy, where individuals share access to goods and services through apps, is beset with regulatory and fiscal problems, which a new bill in Italy aims to address.

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​How to jump out of the TSA security theater line

You don't have to spend your business trip or summer vacation stuck in an airport security line.

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Tech support scammers take tips from ransomware to make you pay up

They're getting serious by locking your system before demanding a fee.

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This ring turns your skin into a touchpad

Humans may already be wearing the ultimate UI.

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International click-fraud bot strikes close to a million victims worldwide

The risks are high to unwitting victims with PCs tampered by the botnet.

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Google's virtual reality push at I/O sets up future Facebook duel

The only certainty is virtual reality is that the primary head-to-head developer matchup will pit Google against Facebook along with Microsoft.

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SMBs employ dirty tactics to stay ahead of the competition

Just how widespread is the use of underhanded SEO tactics to wipe rival businesses off the digital earth?

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Many sites downed after "sophisticated" web attack

A senior company executive said the attack was "one of the largest and most sophisticated," affecting millions across the US, Europe, and Asia.

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AT&T snaps up Quickplay in TV streaming push

The buyout will boost AT&T's streaming infrastructure for delivering content to multiple devices.

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Researchers launch another salvo at CryptXXX ransomware

Mistakes made by ransomware authors are often short-lived, but Kaspersky isn't giving up.

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Microsoft releases new Windows Phone 'Redstone' preview build 14342

Microsoft's newest Windows Mobile 10 Insider test build, Build 14342, like its PC counterpart, removes a Wi-Fi Sense feature and adds several new features.

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Oracle CEO Safra Catz: Oracle didn't buy Sun to sue Google

Sun's Java technology was crucial to Oracle's business, the CEO said on Day 6 of the Oracle v. Google trial.

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LG G5: A modular flagship with a funny bottom

LG has made a handset that expects to sell you on the potential of the device, something makers rarely deliver on.

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No, Warren Buffett didn't buy Apple shares, or bid for Yahoo...

Warren Buffett - who is famously averse to technology stocks - is being reported as doing things he hasn't actually done. Currently these include buying $1bn of Apple shares and bidding for Yahoo.

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Mobileye: China's new driver-assistance rules will boost sales "exponentially"

After securing a strong foothold in the European and American markets, the firm's collision-avoidance technology finally makes inroads in China.

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Stratasys rolls out 3D printing app, GrabCAD Print

Following up on the release of more sophisticated hardware, the 3D printing company now turns its attention to software.

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Apple has fixed a bug that let hackers bypass iPhone lock screen

The software update included a number of new features and fixes to iPhones and iPads.

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Soon, feds will snoop on your social networks before granting security clearance

From the "they haven't already?" department.

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Brazilian tech startups to join Google's accelerator

Six local companies have been picked to take part in the development program

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Microsoft makes saying no to Windows 10 update a little easier

Microsoft has changed the wording in its 'Get Windows 10' update prompt in a way that gives Windows 7 and 8.1 users a bit more visibility about their options.

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Tech essentials for the busy sysadmin

Tools, gadgets and consumables to help make the life of a busy sysadmin just a little easier.

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Walmart Pay rolled out across 600 stores in Texas and Arkansas

The app allows the retail giant to compete with other mobile payment services like Samsung Pay, but it also gives the chain an edge against brick-and-mortar competitors.

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SAP's small business cloud platform SAP Anywhere rolls out in the US

SAP Anywhere is specifically designed for small businesses with 10 to 200 employees -- a slice of the SMB pie that has so far been underserved by the German software company.

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Thinking Security, book review: The 'how' and 'why' of security

Steven M. Bellovin's rational but readable examination of security management is a masterclass for IT managers, chief security officers and system architects.

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Here's why airport security takes so long

Travelers are told to arrive at their departure airport three hours before their flights, because TSA agents are fleeing the agency in droves.

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ServiceNow sets $4 billion revenue target for 2020, expansion plans

The cloud company best known for its IT services management tools is expanding into other functions such as customer service, HR and security.

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Garmin brings GPS to an activity band with the Vivosmart HR+

Garmin continues to fill out its fitness lineup, this time by adding GPS to an activity tracker. Casual runners will appreciate this functionality, available at a reasonable price.

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OS X 10.11.4 update causing Macs to freeze up

Is your Mac freezing up? The latest OS X 10.11.4 update could be the culprit.

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Rimini Street moves to support SAP HANA

Third party maintenance and support is coming to SAP's HANA database in a move that can boost adoption and/or ding SAP's profit margins.

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Fitbit remains top wearable vendor in Q1, according to IDC

The research firm ​said total shipment volumes increased 67 percent in Q1 to reach 19.7 million units.

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Oracle CX and SAS GBF: Product-focused companies in the throes of change

Oracle and SAS have some things in common that are very apparent. These two founder-dominated companies also face similar challenges.

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Have old PCs sitting around? Why and how to upgrade them to Windows 10 now

As the deadline ending Microsoft's free giveaway of Windows 10 upgrades looms closer, it's important to take stock of your hardware. Do you have forgotten hardware that should be upgraded?

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Body parts and rocket engines: The Sci-Fi case for 3D printing

"We want our machines to make anything" by 2018.

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​The Greek tragedy continues: Why so many of Greece's tech firms may abandon its shores

Although large companies are holding on, small and mid-sized tech businesses are struggling to cope with Greece's economic environment.

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Nulled.OI hacking forum data breach exposes attackers in the shadows

A cyberattack levied against a hacking forum is likely a cause of delight for law enforcement.

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Storage vendor taps blockchain technology for data protection

Singapore-based data storage and security vendor, Acronis, says it has set up a research and development team to build data protection tools based on blockchain technology.

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IBM files patent for anti-pirate printer

Will printers of the future stop us printing copyrighted material without permission?

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Google adds a splash of color to to the dull data center

Do artists have a place in teaching people about the backbone of modern IT infrastructure?

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Accenture forms new business unit around IPsoft's Amelia AI platform

Accenture said it will develop a suite of go-to-market strategies and consulting services based off of the Amelia platform.

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NXP to demo system for autonomous vehicle advancement

NXP's BlueBox integrated system is designed to enable automakers to bring Level-4 autonomous vehicles to market faster.

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March of the Chinese smartphones gathers pace

In a number of major markets across the world, Huawei is now solidly among the top three smartphone purchasing choices.

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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett joins Yahoo bidding: Report

Buffett won't be bidding on Yahoo alone, joining a consortium that includes Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert.

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6 reasons to love blockchain technology

Blockchain technology is coming to the business mainstream, with some surprising benefits.

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Microsoft's R Strategy

Microsoft bought Revolution Analytics just over a year ago. With the impending release of SQL Server 2016, integration of the data science-oriented R programming language into Microsoft's stack is nearly in full swing. But why is Redmond doing this?

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How to fast-charge your smartphone when you're in a hurry

You're leaving your home or office in 20 minutes and your smartphone's battery is almost dead. You want to get the maximum charge into it in the least amount of time possible. What do you do?

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Dell's holding company releases unofficial quarterly results

The company can't provide final results for Q1 2017 because it's still the sale of certain businesses fund the EMC acquisition.

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#DisrupTV: Defensive Incumbent Innovation at IMS Health

Chief Digital Officer at IMS Health, Richie Etwaru, discusses how to counter competition from startups without disrupting seven million existing customers. Anshu Sharma, partner at Storm Ventures on why 'fake' SaaS companies should be scared; and Mila D'Antonio discusses the latest customer experience news stories.

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European Court advisor: Dynamic IP addresses are personal data

Dynamic IP addresses are subject to privacy protection rules, the Advocate General said in a non-binding opinion.

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​Adobe finds Chrome is popular everywhere, even on Apple's iPhone

Desktop or mobile, Adobe's numbers show that Google's Chrome web browser is becoming the most popular web browser on any and all platforms.

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The iPhone is boring, and I'm OK with that

Despite using my iPhone more than any other device I've ever owned, I also understand why sales are falling. The iPhone has become boring. And I'm OK with that.

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Brazil's interim president merges sci&tech ministry with communications

Former São Paulo mayor gets appointed for the role; technology industry condemns the decision

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Microsoft is building a 'digital memories' service in its new Evoke Studio

Microsoft's Evoke Studio is working on a new digital memories service that is designed to change the way people preserve, organize and access photos and videos.

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Marine Corps battle Windows 10 migration woes

Because the DoD purchases "yesterday's technology tomorrow," the Marine Corps is having problems installing Windows 10 onto brand new systems.

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Inside Microsoft's grand plan to sell more Windows 10

Microsoft officials gave PC and phone makers their latest Windows 10 marching orders at WinHEC 2016. Here's where Microsoft is hoping its partners push the envelope the rest of this year.

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Five lessons Walt Disney and Steve Jobs can teach us about innovation

There are startling parallels in the lives of Walt Disney and Steve Jobs. Their dedication to product quality and innovation transformed industries.

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Europe lags US on productivity - so can living labs help bridge the innovation gap?

​Europe trails behind the US in productivity, which is why work is under way to put collaborative research at the heart of European innovation.

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Is there a wearables market for kids? A UK firm bets yes.

Screen time is a real concern for parents. A wristband may win over skeptics.

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Severe 7-Zip vulnerabilities cause top security, software tools patch panic

The open-source file archiver's security flaws have ramifications which go all the way up to the top.

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OkCupid user account data released for the titillation of the Internet

Can researchers unmask the identities of OkCupid users through their usernames, sexual preferences and turn-ons?

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Tumblr discloses email security breach

Hackers obtained access to a set of Tumblr user email addresses with salted and hashed passwords from early 2013.

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Nvidia handily tops Q1 targets, credits sharp growth in deep learning tech

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said he expects the company's Pascal GPU architecture to get a major boost from future gaming and virtual reality systems.

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Evernote adds Google Drive integration

The note-taking service promises "even tighter integration" with Google.

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Google open sources its English language parser, Parsey McParseface

Parsey McParseface is the English language plugin within Google's open-source neural network framework SyntaxNet.

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National Bike Month: Using mobile tech to enhance my bike-to-work commute

May is National Bike Month and in WA it's focused on commuting to and from work. Of course our Mobile Gadgeteer is using mobile technology to navigate, track, and motivate for his bike commute in May.

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​Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 has landed

The latest version of the most popular server Linux, RHEL, is now ready to be deployed in your business.

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Adobe releases Flash update to fix critical security flaws

Hackers are actively exploiting the Flash security flaw to hijack computers.

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Microsoft broadens preview availability of its GigJam collaboration service

Microsoft's new GigJam service and client app for "getting work done" is moving to the public preview phase, with general availability targeted for the end of calendar 2016.

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Mozilla wants feds to turn over Firefox hack used to catch sex offender

In a court filing, the browser maker said the government should not sit on a vulnerability that threatens millions of users.

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​Why Apple's R&D spending surge may not result in one more thing

For all the science that goes into R&D, the process of turning research into product is more of an art with a dash of luck. The law of averages dictates Apple's R&D surge may result in a few misses too.

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Google rolls out GBoard keyboard for iOS

The iOS-based keyboard app lets users search and send information, GIFs and emojis right from the keyboard without having to leave the app.

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Infor buys Norwegian consulting firm Merit Globe AS

Infor plans to merge Merit with its Infor Services group, which was formed earlier this year as a combined outfit for all of Infor's consulting, support and cloud operations.

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Microsoft Windows zero-day exposes companies to credit card data theft

The boom in PoS systems in the US has its drawbacks.

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Apple's R&D bill set to top 10 billion in 2016, hinting at 'largest pivot yet'

How do you know when Apple has a big "one more thing" up its sleeve? R&D spending increases.

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​Poland wants its kids to code - but time is against them

Faced with worrying shortages in software skills, the Poles are stepping up efforts to develop their children's programming and teamwork skills.

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Yahoo's Polyvore vulnerable to ImageMagick flaw, researcher receives little reward

It's up for debate whether the reward was worth it after all.

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Android smartphones suffer from significantly higher failure rates than iPhones

A new report shows a huge disparity between Android and iOS device failures.

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Facebook wants to teach you how to hack

Can you capture the flag?

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Report: Google's "Chirp" to compete with Amazon Echo

The speaker/voice assistant is expected to launch later this year, with a preview reportedly coming at Google's I/O developer conference next week.

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How to lock in your free Windows 10 upgrade and keep using your old Windows version

The year-long free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ends on July 29. But what if you're not ready to upgrade yet? Here's how to claim your upgrade so it's available at no cost when the time comes.

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Amazon open sources its deep learning software

The Deep Scalable Sparse Tensor Network Engine (DSSTNE) library is now available under the Apache 2.0 license.

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No headphone jack for iPhone 7? Let's consider the consequences

There really isn't much of a downside to Apple removing the headphone jack if all you want to do is talk on the phone and listen to music. But that's not all people do with the jack.

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Samsung's Gear VR surpasses 1 million user mark

The milestone should come as encouraging news to companies hoping that VR, once it gains real traction, can help them develop competitive advantages.

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Salesforce.com to build IoT cloud on Amazon Web Services

The software company, like other enterprises, is deploying a diversified cloud infrastructure plan.

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Microsoft moves ahead with plans to shut down standalone Sunrise calendar app

Microsoft will be removing its standalone Sunrise calendar app from the Apple and Google Play stores shortly and totally shutting down the app by the end of August.

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Pebble smartwatch update provides Pebble Health data on your smartphone

Pebble continues to make its Pebble Time smartwatches more compelling for those looking to mount a single wearable to their wrist for activity tracking and smartwatch duties.

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Nest releases OpenThread in IoT innovation push

The Thread networking protocol is now available for anyone to adopt in their IoT devices.

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Interview - Vivaldi browser developer aims to cater for even more demanding users

Following the successful launch of the Vivaldi browser, CEO and co-founder Jon von Tetzchner has been touring Europe to meet the press and users to get feedback and explore plans for the future

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Homeland Security warns of hackers exploiting SAP security flaw

At least 36 organizations are affected by outdated or misconfigured software.

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Information technology bulk of innovation as 'collabovation' takes root

According to Thomson Reuters, the growth in innovation revolves around medical devices, oil & gas and aerospace & defense, but IT is the glue between industries.

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São Paulo mayor seeks Uber approval

Fernando Haddad wants to legalize the app before city elections in October

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Microsoft to remove Windows 10 Wi-Fi network sharing feature

Microsoft is removing the controversial Wi-Fi Sense password-sharing feature from Windows 10.

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Republic Wireless adds a US GSM carrier and leading Android smartphones to its offerings

Republic Wireless set the bar for WiFi calling, but its new partnership adding a GSM carrier is significant. In addition, there are several leading Android smartphones you will soon be able to use with Republic Wireless.

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Windows 10 tip: Look up your IP address quickly

You don't need to dig deep into Control Panel or use a command line to find your IP address. That information (IPv4 and IPv6) is in Task Manager, if you know where to look.

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Movpak: A rolling backpack with an electric skateboard inside

This colorful backpack is a traditional rolling bag that adds a skateboard that can do 20 mph.

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How smart storage will rescue Big Data

IBM researchers are demoing an intelligent storage system that works something like your brain: it's easier to remember something important, like a beautiful sunset over the Grand Canyon, than the last time you waited for a traffic light. Here's how it works.

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Hands-on: New 2016 WaterField Designs Cargo bag improves upon a best-selling classic

I picked up my first WaterField Designs Cargo bag 10 years ago. This new model offers improvements that make it a compelling choice for the commuter and business traveler.

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From Lake Garda to the Thames: Why boat drones are taking to the water

A combination of AI, robot boats, and millions in EU funding is helping researchers check conditions of some of Europe's most vital water sources.

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Five-fingered robot hand has a mind of its own

Delicate manipulation is the next frontier for robots, and this learning hand is pointing the way.

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Six of the best iOS email apps to boost your productivity

If you're someone who sends and receives a lot of emails, the stock Mail app just isn't going to cut it. Here is a selection of apps that will help to make you more productive (and take control of your inbox!).

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Why Yahoo Mail is now blacklisted by Congress

The House of Representatives is not best pleased with the email provider.

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Adobe readies patch for Flash Player zero-day exploit found in attacker toolkits

We have a wait to become protected against the dangerous exploit, though.

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YouTube killer? Amazon's latest offering bursts into the market

Will Amazon's latest content service prove to be a strong YouTube rival?

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Salesforce outage persists across US, CEO wades in

Irritated customers of the SaaS company have taken to social media to show their displeasure.

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Moment of reckoning for Indian ecommerce as valuations plummet

The period of irrational exuberance seems to have come to a temporary halt as VCs and investment firms begin to reappraise what they paid for in the first place.

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Oracle claims Android has generated $42 billion in revenues for Google

The software giant is pointing to Android revenues to argue that Google owes it billions for using Java APIs in its development of the mobile OS.

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Fedora 24 Beta is out and ready to take you to Linux's future

The best cutting edge Linux distribution has a new beta out.

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Qlik extends its platform as cloud disruption looms

Event report from Qonnections 2016: Qlik Sense Enterprise 3.0 and platform strategy dominate, change lies ahead as analysis moves into the cloud.

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Nuance posts flat revenues, year over year, in second quarter of fiscal 2016

The voice recognition software giant missed revenue expectations but predicts growth ahead from its IoT offerings.

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Nuance posts flat revenues, year over year, in second quarter of fiscal 2016

The voice recognition software giant missed revenue expectations but predicts growth ahead from its IoT offerings.

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New Relic touts customer acquisition wins in Q4 earnings beat

New Relic counted approximately 13,518 organizations under its customer umbrella at the end of Q4.

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This $70 wireless gateway now blocks ads for anyone who connects to it

The gateway plugs in to your home router and blocks potentially dangerous ads on the fly to every user connecting to it.

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Slack intros 'Sign in with Slack' to streamline app logins

The feature that will let people use their Slack identity to login to third party applications linked to the messaging service.

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Linux will be the major operating system of 21st century cars

Cars are more than engines and good looking bodies. They're also complex computing devices so, of course, Linux runs inside them.

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Dropbox appeals to colleges with Dropbox Education

The new offering comes with 15 GB of shared storage per user and costs $49 per user a year.

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All versions of Windows hit by "critical" security vulnerabilities

It's the fourth patch ​so far this year that's hit all versions of Windows.

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HP announces new venture capital arm, HP Tech Ventures

The new group will focus on 3D printing, the Internet of Things, immersive computing, artificial intelligence and robotics.

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#DisrupTV: Gadflies and Provocateurs

Deb Mills-Scofield discusses educating millennials on STEAM (STEM + arts), Paul Daugherty, CTO of Accenture on enabling transformation in real-life, and Esteban Kolsky on why "data" bugs him.

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Marketo plots new platform, analytics, IoT touch points

The company, one of the few pure play cloud marketing providers, is planning to scale its services across the enterprise and link better to sales.

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Salesforce brings Lightning UI to Marketing Cloud

Marketing Cloud has been revamped with the Lightning Experience, which will create a common look and feel across the CRM giant's marketing, sales and service offerings.

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Cornerstone OnDemand launches suite of 'people analytics' tools

The offerings include Cornerstone View, described as an interactive application to visualize employee data.

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BigCommerce raises $30 million as it eyes mid-market expansion

Mid-market sized retailers have become a greater focus for BigCommerce since CEO Brent Bellm took over last year.

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UK government loses bid to force alleged hacker to hand over passwords

Lauri Love is accused of hacking into US government agencies.

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Microsoft to shutter MSN portal in China in June

While it will shutter its MSN China portal on June 7, Microsoft still plans to continue to do business in China, officials said.

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Docker Security Scanning now available to Docker cloud users

Formerly codenamed project Nautilus, the service produces detailed analysis of Docker application images hosted on the Docker Hub image repository.

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Amazon Tap revisited: Why it's a wise move by Amazon

The Amazon Echo with Alexa technology gets a boost when people see the Amazon Tap in action.

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Lessons from the world's largest robotics competition

FIRST Competition championships: Proof that the future is bright for engineering.

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Skype roots, open-source encryption: How startup Wire is spreading the word on secure comms

Wire CTO Alan Duric believes his startup, backed by Skype's co-founder, is treading a path on encryption and privacy that others will end up following.

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GoDaddy 'mine' security flaw blows up your account

The blind XSS security flaw delivers payloads akin to mines "waiting to be stepped on."

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Why shrinking iPhone sales equals bad news for Android smartphone makers

Be careful what you wish for, Android fans. With iPhone sales starting to falter, Apple now has Android handset makers in its sights, and with profit margins already razor-thin, many won't have the stomach for a long battle.

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IBM, 8 universities to train Watson for cybersecurity sleuthing

IBM embarks on a year-long research project to enable Watson to bridge the cybersecurity gap with beta deployments planned later this year.

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Hackers hijack websites by uploading photos

Just a few days after being released to the public, a severe image processing vulnerability has given cyberattackers the keys to the Internet kingdom.

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Kiddicare hacked; 794,000 accounts leaked online

Kiddicare has suffered a data breach leading to the theft of user data including phone numbers and home addresses.

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UserVoice hacked; user accounts compromised with weak encryption at play

UserVoice has suffered a data breach leading to the theft of user data including names and passwords secured with weak algorithms.

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The fast are eating the slow

Yesterday, the big ate the small. Now the fast eat the slow.

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New Android malware poses as popular game, but enlists phones into botnet

The malware has evaded Google Play's malware scans for weeks.

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Developers like what they see with container technology, so far

Survey of 300 developers gives a thumbs-up to this lightweight application delivery vehicle, but skills and security questions linger.

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Rackspace delivers solid Q1, net income up 77 percent

Rackspace CEO and president Taylor Rhodes noted that the company's OpenStack private cloud, which is powered by Red Hat, is "scaling rapidly."

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CoreOS secures $28 million in Series B funding led by Google's venture capital arm

With its total venture financing up to $48 million, CoreOS can keep building out Tectonic, its Kubernetes-based enterprise container deployment system.

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​One gigabit 4G: The coming of LTE Advanced

Technically, we can do it. Practically, that's another matter. But, we are still on our way to much faster 4G speeds.

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Apple, Google, others face questions over slow security fixes

The FTC and FCC both want to know "the factors that they consider in deciding whether to patch a vulnerability on a particular mobile device."

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Adblock Plus says it has more than 100 million active users

As the ad-blocking tool becomes more ubiquitous, it should have more leverage in its quest to reshape online advertising.

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Groupon sells its Breadcrumb POS business to Upserve

Groupon originally acquired Breadcrumb in 2012 but has been trying to offload the business for the past year as it attempts to rekindle its struggling deals business.

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Best Mac utilities to boost productivity

There's little doubt that OS X 'El Capitan' is a fully-featured operating system that helps you to get a lot done, but by adding a few extra utilities will allow you get an awful lot more from the platform with very little extra effort.

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Apple readies iPhone SE Brazil launch

But the smartphone is still way pricier than comparable options from other manufacturers

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T-Mobile inks roaming deal with Cuban telco

The deal will give T-Mobile customers traveling to the tiny Caribbean island access to data, voice, and text through roaming.

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One month with the HTC 10: A contender for the best smartphone of 2016

The HTC 10 started arriving in customer's hands late last week. After five weeks of usage, it's clear the HTC 10 is the phone HTC needed to help rekindle the fire.

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​Mobile app market to slow, but on pace for 210 billion apps by 2020, says IDC

Apple's ecosystem will dominate direct revenue from mobile apps, but Google's Android platform will have the most installs.

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HTC's Q1 sales tank: Turnaround odds get longer

HTC's first quarter sales plunged in the first quarter and the company reported a hefty loss. It's unclear whether new products can help the company reverse course.

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Uber went from 'god view' stalker to privacy buff in under two years

The EFF gave the company top marks in its latest "who has your back" report.

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Made in China: Mars by Crazybaby is a wireless speaker that is out of this world

This UFO-shaped Bluetooth speaker features an integrated speakerphone, is water-resistant, incorporates a subwoofer -- and levitates off its charging base.

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Revamping the Broadband Studio

David Gewirtz continues his ongoing Broadband Studio series with a preview of the coming major studio redesign that will add both flexibility and new capabilities.

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Best high-performance storage devices for your PC or Mac

While cloud storage has appeared just in time to offer free (or at least cheap) and easy access to gigabytes of storage space, many like to keep their data close to hand. Here are some of the best storage devices money can buy that will help you keep your data safe and organized.

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Are you crowdfunding a Kickstarter or IndieGoGo campaign? Your money may not be protected for much longer

PayPal's long-standing protection for crowdfunding is set to expire soon -- so buyers, beware.

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FBI wants cops to recreate evidence because cell tracking tech is too secret

The FBI considers stingray technology a matter of "national security."

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Israeli vision technology will bring gesture-control to cars, robots

Computer vision company signals a new era for natural human-machine interaction.

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UK National Health Service fined over HIV patient data leak

The £180,000 fine covers the breach of the Data Protection Act, but will do little to comfort the victims.

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Google is seen as the bad boy of Europe. Here's one way it's fighting back

As Brussels dissects Google's commercial activities, the advertising-to-search giant is trying to show itself in a different light.

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Twitter bars spy agencies from analytics service that spots terror attacks

Twitter has cut off US intelligence from using a data miner able to rifle through user tweets without limit, a move likely to cause outrage in federal circles.

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Security researcher arrested for disclosing US election website vulnerabilities

David Levin was later released on a $15,000 bond after reporting the SQL vulnerabilities.

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Founder of underground bank Liberty Reserve sentenced to 20 years behind bars

Arthur Budovsky will be in his sixties when his sentence for money laundering through the online bank ends.

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Oracle vs. Google, Round 2: Trial begins over Java API copyright claim

The Java APIs that Google used to develop Android were protected by copyright law, a court has ruled -- now Google has defend its moves as "fair use" or potentially pay Oracle billions.

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UPS, Zipline strike deal with Rwandan government for drone delivery

The robotics startup is combining its resilient drone design with the supply chain expertise of UPS to bring unprecedented access to medical supplies across Rwanda. What can businesses learn?

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New Moto X leaked photo shows all-metal design

Motorola is ready to crank out the new phones after Google sold the company to Lenovo.

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CIO alert: Information technology is a $4 trillion global business

Research describes the size, direction, and growth of the IT market. For CIOs and other IT professionals, understanding these dynamics can help with planning company strategy and making wise personal career choices.

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Stratoscale bets UX, simplicity can democratize the data center

Stratoscale is up against a few giants with its data center operating system and aims to bring AWS simplicity to internal enterprise operations.

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Windows Insiders can now install Adblock Plus in Microsoft Edge

One of the biggest missing pieces in Windows 10's default browser has finally arrived. If you're running the latest preview release of Windows 10, the Adblock Plus extension is now available from the Windows Store.

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How was this Windows Store app able to download adware to a Windows 10 PC?

Apps from the Windows Store run in a highly restricted sandbox and have to be approved before they can be listed. So why was this app able to automatically download an executable file that multiple virus scanners identified as potentially dangerous?

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The iPhone feature that could help save your life during a medical emergency

Did you know that there's a "medical alert bracelet" feature built into the iPhone? No, well, now's a good time to start using it because first responders are becoming aware of it.

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Top Windows Mobile news of the week: Windows Store access, big installed user base, new apps coming

This week in Windows Mobile we heard about a huge user base, saw Microsoft make sure that the Windows Store is to be accessed by all, and heard about new SharePoint and OneDrive apps.

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Rachio Smart WiFi Sprinkler hands-on: Intelligent watering controlled by your phone

Water is a precious resource so it's important to use it intelligently. The Rachio lets you control your home and business watering while on the road.

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Top iOS news of the week: Icahn gone, cataract surgery, new pact for enterprise

This week in iOS we saw Icahn pull out of Apple, a pact with SAP for the enterprise, and cataract surgery with an iOS device.

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Top Android news of the week: License for maps, device loses Google Play, Alexa gains new AI guru

This week in Android we learned of an old vulnerability to hacking, saw a device lose access to Google Play, and India wants control over digital mapping,

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Alcatel eyes low-cost smartphone segment in Brazil

The company is focusing on cheaper models as local consumers become more cautious

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Free Artificial Intelligence (AI) software for your PC

Here's how you can take an ordinary PC and give it Artificial Intelligence (AI) powers for free.

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Microsoft's updates ASP.NET roadmap; RTM now slated for June

Microsoft is now aiming to release its cross-platform Web-development framework, ASP.NET Core 1.0, by June 2016.

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Google's BigQuery can now analyze data from Sheets

​Google is in the process of tearing down the wall between the Google Cloud Platform and Google Apps -- two of the company's primary, and typically siloed, business products.

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Cognizant posts slowest Q1 revenue growth in 14 years

The IT outsourcing company managed to beat first quarter earnings target, however.

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 'Spring' update and GP 2016 ERP rollouts begin

Microsoft is rolling out its Dynamics CRM Spring 2016 wave, as well as its Dynamics GP 2016 release, starting this week.

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Essential accessories for your MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro (May 2016 edition)

Do you own an Apple laptop? Here are a range of accessories to boost your productivity when you're using your MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro.

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LG G5 and V10 now certified for enterprise and military programs

LG Android smartphones incorporate LG GATE technology to provide advanced security protection. The LG V10 and LG G5 were certified by the NIAP.

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Flaw-ridden bloatware puts nearly every Lenovo PC at risk from hackers

A security flaw in software that's preinstalled on millions of Lenovo devices lets malware run at the system-level.

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No more excuses: Windows 8 users must upgrade to Windows 10 now

With the free upgrade window for Windows 10 about to close, David Gewirtz makes the case for why it's time, right now, to upgrade to Windows 10.

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Microsoft will soon stop nagging users to upgrade to Windows 10

Life is going to get a whole lot quieter for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users as Microsoft issues a statement saying that those irritating Windows 10 upgrade notification are coming to an end.

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Remix Mini loses Google Play access

Owners of the Remix Mini box from Jide have seen access to apps in the Google Play store disappear in the latest update to Remix OS.

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Windows 8 versus Windows 10: Building my ultimate mash-up wishlist

Why can't Windows 10 be the best of both worlds? Here's what I'd like to see changed -- and brought back.

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FireEye CEO steps down as profit plummets

FireEye CEO David DeWalt will be replaced by Kevin Mandia in the wake of poor financial results.

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Ford invests $182m in cloud software to transform from auto to mobile

The automaker hopes the investment will act as a springboard into the mobile space.

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Will drones deliver organs on-demand in the future?

A biomedical and UAV company have joined forces to try and revolutionize how quickly organs can be brought to patients.

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Google, Honeywell resolve Nest Labs patent dispute

The resolution "promotes product innovation and consumer choice in the market for smart home products," the companies said.

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eBay buys Swedish machine learning startup Expertmaker

Expertmaker has been a partner of eBay's since 2010 as part of the company's structured data initiative.

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Square tops Q1 revenue estimates, raises guidance for fiscal year

The mobile payments service run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reported a Q1 net loss of $9 million, or 29 cents a share.

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Tableau Q1 strong as visualization software lures enterprise

Tableau's first quarter came in better than expected as rival Qlik made a bevy of moves recently.

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After mystery hack, millions of logins for sale on dark web

Almost 60 million users are affected, making it one of the largest hacks to date.

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Apple, SAP forge enterprise app pact for iPhone, iPad

SAP will provide an SDK that will allow developers and customers to create native enterprise apps on Apple devices.

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Starting in June, Apple will no longer accept iOS apps that support IPv4

Instead, apps must only support IPv6. Good-bye old Internet. Hello new Internet.

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Want a good tech job? Report says ​open-source skills are hotter than ever

65 percent of HR managers say open-source hiring will increase more than any other part of their business over the next six months.

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The emergence of NoSQL and convergence with relational databases

Can NoSQL handle mission-critical workloads in the Enterprise? Will NoSQL and relational technologies coalesce? MarkLogic's Senior Product Marketing Manager shares his thoughts.

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Kid from small Russian town trading your email credentials for social media love

Security experts trade likes and votes to recover 1.17 billion credentials that show password re-use still alive and well

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Microsoft hits roadblock with upgrading some Windows Live Mail users to Outlook.com

Microsoft has hit a snag on the road to migrating all Outlook.com users to the updated version of its service. Windows Live Mail 2012 users whose accounts are connected to Outlook.com, read on.

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Vonage buys Nexmo for $230 million, eyes cloud communications dominance

Based in San Francisco, Nexmo is touted as the second largest CPaaS company in terms of revenue.

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It's an ​IoT world: The big shift to intelligent devices

Next week's 'IoTworld' conference promises to be the new hot spot in Silicon Valley, revitalizing an 'app' culture that has mostly run out of steam.

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Microsoft: Windows 10 hits 300 million milestone

Windows 10 is running on 300 million active devices about nine months after the product was launched. Will the company extend its Windows 10 free upgrade offer to keep momentum going? Officials won't say.

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Six Windows 10 annoyances: How to make them go away for good

You've got complaints about Windows 10? Don't worry, you've got plenty of company. From my mailbox, these are the top gripes about Microsoft's new OS, with instructions to help you make those problems vanish.

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Microsoft's Surface, Apple's iPad in customer satisfaction dead heat

Hybrid devices are faring well in customer satisfaction and garnering more engagement, according to J.D. Power.

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Pivotal raises $253 million with Ford as big investor

Pivotal's big data partners and customers stepped up to invest $253 million in the company, which now looks to expand quickly.

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Basho rolls out open source version of its Riak TS database

Optimized to handle time series data, the database caters to the growing world of the Internet of Things

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How much RAM does your PC really need?

Is there a case for more than 8GB of RAM? Sure there is, but the bang for the buck trails off.

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Box for Government makes its debut, complete with FedRAMP compliance

Box has been pursuing industry-specific certifications that would make it possible to deploy the Box platform at scale within heavily regulated industries.

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Qualcomm security flaw impacts Android devices, project APIs

The issue can result in information leaks and local privilege escalation -- and it may be impossible to patch all vulnerable devices.

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IBM teams up with Bausch + Lomb on iOS app for cataract surgeons

The 163-year-old supplier of eye health products is trying to transform how surgeries are performed, from planning to post-op follow up.

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Miner CIO Mirza Chughtai on cloud computing, Salesforce, integration

Miner, which services facilities across the U.S., has bet on Salesforce Field Service and the cloud as a way to expand.

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Brazilian organizations still face challenges in cloud adoption

Lack of time, legacy systems and infrastructure issues are some of the blockers, says research

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Cheapskate 'Android switchers' are hurting Apple

You'd think that getting people to switch from Android to the iPhone would be good for Apple. Problem is, the majority of Android users are cheapskates when it comes to smartphone spending.

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All vehicles dream of being robots

5D Robotics, developer of self-driving technology for the military, is making a move on the civilian market.

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UK gov't admits pulling 10-year file-sharing jail term out of thin air

Opinion: What is the justification for 10 years behind bars for pirates? Whatever the UK's IPO imagines.

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SmartAll home hub has AI and machine learning algorithms to learn your preferences

SmartAll aims to be your personal "AI butler", home security system and IoT hub in your home

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Apple patches Xcode, fixes severe vulnerabilities

The tech giant has applied new security fixes for Xcode's git implementation.

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Dell-EMC to converge APAC channel initiatives

Dell and EMC will begin operations as a combined entity in October, pending the necessary regulatory and shareholder approvals, and run one consolidated channel programme from February 2017.

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Fitbit faces disappointing Q2 outlook as it frontloads investments

The smart wearables maker is investing now to maintain its leading market position and says earnings will accelerate later in 2016

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Microsoft no longer allows administrators to block Windows Store access in Windows 10 Pro

Microsoft has retroactively removed the ability of companies to turn off access to the Windows Store in its Windows 10 Pro version.

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Equinix, GoDaddy, Hortonworks deliver solid results

Equinix topped expectations and raised its outlook. Hortonworks and GoDaddy were in line with estimates.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Q1 tops estimates, revenue up 34 percent

The talent management software provider is inching closer to profitability.

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Google's DeepMind gains access to wide swath of British healthcare data

Under an agreement with the UK's National Health Service, DeepMind has access to health care data on more than a million patients from three London hospitals.

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StubHub is rebranding to become more socially shareable

The eBay-owned company posits that the more people share their experiences from ticketed events across social media, the more others will want to go out and experience something similar.

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