Chinese investor group buys Caesars' mobile games biz for $4.4B

Led by online games company Shanghai Giant Network Technology, the consortium acquires Playtika for US$4.4 billion in an all-cash transaction expected to close by year-end.

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The blending of apps with our collaboration tools: An inevitable trend

As the tools that support collaboration become more strategic to how we work, a growing connection is emerging between them and the rest of our applications and data.

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Uber to invest $500m in mapping project to skirt Google Maps: Report

Uber wants to reduce its reliance on Google Maps and improve its pickups.

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Reverse image searching made easy...

TinEye and Google Image Search are both good for doing reverse image searches, and the two websites are different enough to be complementary. But there are other options including browser extensions and smartphone apps....

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The bar for digital experience is rising in exponential times

Most companies are still plugging away, digital channel by digital channel, at creating the experiences they think their customers expect. But the game has changed decisively as entirely new customer-facing technologies emerge.

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#CXOTALK Oracle talks enterprise software suites

Oracle Executive Vice President, Steve Miranda, explains why his company focuses on suites versus best-of-breed software. There are key lessons here for every CIO and technology buyer.

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Here's why you and your business should use reverse image search

The web is teeming with images, and a lot of them are not what they seem. Reverse image search makes it easier to spot the fake images, and the fake people who are using someone else's profile photos.

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More rumored specs, images leak of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7

New rumors show the design of Samsung's next phablet and new VR headset to match.

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Sony's 181 petabyte optical library

Most archives are based on tape, but Sony's new 181PB monster uses optical discs and claims they compete with tape on cost and beat them on longevity.

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How Salesforce keeps its release mojo by making everyone a product designer

A Salesforce product designer describes how design is everyone's job - from developers, to project managers.

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The IRS wants more tax cash from Facebook, while Europe's tax collectors target US tech

American technology companies such as Facebook, Apple and Google have been channelling earnings through countries with lower corporate tax rates, such as Ireland. Picking out Apple, Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz says "that's a fraud" - but even if it's completely legal, the $2 trillion of profits US that companies hold overseas is now a tempting target for tax collectors.

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Microsoft: More details on the end of 'Get Windows 10' and what's next

Microsoft is ending not only the Windows 10 free upgrade offer, but also its 'Get Windows 10' (GWX) update campaign on July 29. Here's what to expect as GWX is phased out.

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NIST blog clarifies SMS deprecation in wake of media tailspin

Agency goal is two-factor authentication for all levels of security assurance, but SMS is not on preferred factor list

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Talend makes Wall Street debut, raising $94.5 million

Talend sells software that helps companies access and collect data from disparate sources.

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Workday plans for Platfora revealed

Workday HR and financial analyses stand to benefit, but Platfora customers will lose the on-premises software option in the wake of the pending acquisition.

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One DevOps tool for all clouds: Cloudify

Does your enterprise run multiple clouds? Yes? Then you should look into Cloudify.

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#CXOTALK McKinsey Partner explains digital marketing

The global co-leader of Digital McKinsey, David Edelman, presents key success factors in the journey to digital marketing. His practical advice is essential reading for every marketer and CMO.

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MOD-t first look: a low-cost 3D printer suitable for office or home

As part of our ongoing 3D Printing Discovery Series, David Gewirtz takes a first look at an inexpensive and quiet 3D printer that might just be nice enough to keep in your office or home, rather than in your workshop or lab.

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Upthere launches cloud service with a goal to replace your local storage

As we use our mobile devices to do more every day, it's important to have access to all of our content across your home and office computer, smartphone, or tablet.

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Windows 10 Anniversary Update reaches Release Preview milestone

In the last step before its official rollout to the public on August 2, Microsoft has begun delivering Windows 10 version 1607 to the Release Preview branch of the Windows Insider program.

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What happens to those free Windows 10 upgrades after July 29, 2016?

We've reached the end of Microsoft's unprecedented free upgrade offer for Windows 10. The offer officially expires July 29, 2016, on the one-year anniversary of the operating system's initial release. But what happens then? [Updated]

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Billionth iPhone sold: Does that make it the best selling product of all time?

Apple has sold a billion iPhones in under a decade. How does this compare to other products?

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4G only works half the time in Brazil

Nationwide progress has been slow - but things are looking brighter in Olympics host city Rio de Janeiro, according to a recent study.

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FBI investigate US political party hacks, Russian ties

Is Russia at the heart of the alleged intrusion into Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee systems?

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Pwnie Express makes IoT, Android security arsenal open source

The software should help penetration testers identify and locate threats to Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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Getting caught using a VPN in the UAE will cost you over $500,000

The consequences of circumventing censorship and masking your trail are now very severe.

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Hands-On: Upgrading Linux Mint 17.3 to 18

A tutorial (written by Clem himself) on upgrading Linux Mint 17.x Cinnamon or MATE to the recently released Linux Mint 18 has been posted. Here is my experience trying to upgrade using those instructions.

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Amazon saw spike in US demands for customer data

Its third transparency report showed an eight-fold increase in search warrants.

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Google's Android add-ons for Docs and Sheets facilitates work on mobile

Google partnered with several third parties like DocuSign and ProsperWorks to boost mobile productivity.

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​ Phishing, sophisticated attacks most troubling to IT security pros

Staffing, training, budget shortfalls impact ability to protect organization

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BlackBerry's 'improved' crypto brings same security, less trust

The improvements offer 'zero practical benefit in exchange for shakier trust'.

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Microsoft to cut 2,850 more jobs, including some in Microsoft sales

MIcrosoft is cutting 2,850 more jobs beyond the 1,850 that the company announced would be eliminated earlier this year. The new cuts will hit phone hardware and sales.

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Amazon posts record profits in Q2

As the e-commerce company posts its fifth-straight quarter of profits, with Amazon Web Services sales growing at a rapid clip.

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Alphabet Q2 beats estimates, revenue up 21 percent YoY

Google revenues, which include more of the enterprise cloud, software and data management products, attributed most of Q2 sales.

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Schneider Electric does IoT on Microsoft Azure

With Schneider Electric and its digital transformation, Microsoft is seeing tangible evidence that a focus on analytics, IoT, cloud and open source is paying off.

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Wonder Workshop announces Series B funding and global expansion

The company behind Dash and Dot -- toy robots that teach elementary school children how to code -- announces $20 Million Series B Financing Round. We spoke with CEO and founder Vikas Gupta before he headed to Beijing to announce the company's official entry into the Chinese market.

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Will CIOs take ownership of stakeholder 'happiness'?

It's a very different world today for the CIO seeking to move their organizations into the future. With industry leaders proving that great customer experiences are the key differentiator, some IT departments are becoming much more stakeholder-centric, consumerized, and focused on their satisfaction.

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Cybersecurity is becoming an unsustainable tax on business

The annual costs of cybersecurity are doubling for some firms as huge data breaches force them to hire specialists and buy more software

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Sony selling its battery business to Murata

The stagnant smartphone market is compelling Sony to sell off portions of its once-groundbreaking battery business.

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Microsoft's Windows NT 4.0 launched 20 years ago this week

Microsoft's original server operating system, Windows NT, and specifically the 4.0 release of that product, hit RTM 20 years ago. Wow, I feel old.

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Apple Pencil may get new features and come to the Mac

A patent awarded to Apple hints at the Apple Pencil getting the ability to manipulate objects on the screen -- Macs included.

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Singapore unveils new guidelines for FSI outsourcing, cloud

Monetary Authority of Singapore introduces a section on cloud computing services in its outsourcing guidelines for financial institutions as well as removes the need for pre-notification on such arrangements.

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IDC: Samsung continues leading the smartphone market with strong Galaxy S7 sales

Samsung continues to lead the smartphone market with nearly twice the market share of Apple. Three Chinese manufacturers round out the top five with Huawei making a move to knock off Apple.

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EU recommends outlawing backdoors, while UK pushes for them

A review of European privacy laws said that "the use of end-to-end encryption should also be encouraged."

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Oracle acquires Netsuite in $9.3 billion deal

Oracle CEO Mark Hurd called Oracle and Netsuite 'complementary' cloud applications.

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Symbolic IO and the limits of compression

A startup offering a "computational defined storage solution" which they claim offers the "fastest, most dense, portable and secure, media and hardware agnostic" storage solution. has hit the market. Too good to be true? I look at their patents to divine the secret sauce.

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Made in China: Four horsemen of the iPhone apocalypse

Today it's the $100 value handset. Tomorrow it will be the $200 premium smartphone. There's nothing left for the traditional device OEMs with those kind of margins. Huawei, ZTE, Xiaomi and Lenovo are coming, and Apple and Samsung can't stop them.

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Cybersecurity experts most wanted in Singapore

Driven by increasing focus on risk management and cost efficiencies, skillsets in cybersecurity, project management, and IT development are among the top most sought after in Singapore.

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iOS, Android, and Windows too: Quit your bitching and 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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Should you unplug your smartphone charger when it's not in use?

How many smartphone and tablet chargers do you have? Ever wonder how much it's costing you to leave them plugged in 24/7? Ever wonder if you should unplug them when they're not being used?

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Qualcomm to pay $19.5 million after claims women are kept under the glass ceiling

The US chip maker is settling after being accused of paying women less and discriminating against them in the workplace.

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Tor inquiry: 'Sexually aggressive' Appelbaum humiliated and frightened others

The investigation into former core developer Jacob Appelbaum has brought forward claims that he "bullied" and "intimidated" others.

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PhishMe raises $42.5 million in Series C funding

The company, which trains enterprise staff to detect malicious threats, has raised more cash to expand globally.

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Pre-orders for 'iPhone 7' rumored to begin September 9, before September 16 release

An infamous leaker has shared the release details for Apple's rumored 'iPhone 7'.

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Xiaomi enters laptop market with Mi Notebook Air

It looks like an Apple notebook, and it's named like one, though the Mi runs Windows and will be cheaper, starting at roughly $525. Two configurations will begin shipping later this month in China -- but will they ever be available elsewhere?

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Forrester: Nearly 1 in 3 Americans will use a wearable device by 2021

By 2021, sales in the US will reach $9.8B, with smartwatches accounting for more than a third of devices sold, the research firm projects.

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Is the Indian IT services dream coming to an end?

As their world is becoming increasingly disrupted by the cloud and artificial intelligence, Indian outfits will have to evolve into something higher up the value chain to survive.

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Apple announces it's sold one billion iPhones

After two straight quarters of declining iPhone sales, CEO Tim Cook shares some positive news.

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Study finds that robots are just as effective as human surgeons

Are surgical robots worth their $2m price tag? A new study demonstrates that -- for prostate cancer patients -- final outcomes are the same, whether a human or a robot performs the operation.

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Facebook posts strong Q2 results, more than 1B daily mobile users

The social media giant blew past market expectations with strong mobile growth and a rosy outlook for video.

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Cybersecurity startup PhishMe raises $42.5 million Series C

PhishMe aims to help companies thwart phishing attacks and other threats to business networks through consistent employee training.

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Will your PC run Windows 10? Use the official compatibility checker to find out

The Get Windows 10 app lets you register for a free upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. But it also keeps a list of potential upgrade issues you might need to deal with. Here's how to check your own compatibility report.

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Dropbox adds more security, collaboration controls to woo the enterprise

Most notable among the new features is the ability for admins to control folder access down the sub-folder level.

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SAP achieves double-digit growth in Brazil

The software giant reports a sales boost for the second quarter despite the country's current recession.

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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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Microsoft to add new Windows 10 Pro Education version to its line-up

Microsoft is adding a new Windows 10 variant to its Anniversary Update line-up and temporarily disabling Cortana in its new and existing Education SKUs. Here's why.

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What would you do for an internet connection?

From the early days of the internet to today, there's little we won't do to get a good connection.

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Soundlazer VR speaker lets you surround yourself in a virtual cloud of sound

Imagine an office where everyone can listen to music or watch videos without disturbing others - without wearing headphones.

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Venmo's in-app payments button is now available to all users

The big perk of paying with Venmo inside merchant apps is the ability to split a bill between multiple people.

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With Yahoo on the skids, here's how to get your photos out of Flickr

For those with many precious photos stored on Flickr, Yahoo's purchase may inspire some concern. Here are some tips for backing up your images, including ways to automatically save your images to cloud services and get more reliable backups.

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Microsoft says software fix coming for Surface Pro 3 models with battery issues

After weeks of complaints by some users experiencing Surface Pro 3 battery-drain issues, Microsoft is now saying a software fix will likely remedy the problem.

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T-Mobile adds 1.9 million customers in Q2, postpaid churn drops

This marks the 13th consecutive quarter of T-Mobile delivering more than 1 million net adds.

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How Android 'switchers,' a cheap iPhone, and the expensive iPad Pro saved Apple

Q3 2016 is probably the most interesting financial quarter Apple has had in a long time, and despite falling hardware sales across the board, Wall Street is happy with the end result. Here's why.

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Signal Sciences pushes real-time security solution to tech companies

A number of companies have signed up for tech which makes real-time updates and DevOps easier to integrate.

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Windows 10 tip: Temporarily delay the Anniversary Update

Microsoft is about to release a big upgrade to Windows 10. If you're running Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise, you can wait a few months before you install this version. Here's how.

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LastPass unpatched zero-day vulnerability gives hackers access to your account

The security flaw was one of "a bunch of critical problems" discovered by a prominent researcher who simply took a quick look at the software.

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Obama publishes directive for cyber attack response

In the event of a significant cyber attack, the FBI would take the lead in responding to the threat, the directive says.

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#CXOTALK General Electric and the industrial internet of big things

GE's Chief Marketing Officer, Linda Boff, explains how this iconic brand develops products for the Internet of Things at industrial scale. The are important lessons for every enterprise marketer and product designer.

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The silver linings amidst crumbling iPhone, iPad and Mac sales

It's been a bad quarter for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, but it's not all doom and gloom, as there are a few silver linings buried in the data.

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Apple Q3 beats Wall Street estimates, despite falling iPhone sales

Apple was expected to make $1.39 per share on revenue on $42.1 billion.

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Twitter Q2 misses on revenue, shares plunge

Twitter now expects second-quarter revenue in the range of $590 million to $610 million, which falls well below the $678 million expected.

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Motorola says it won't issue monthly security patches

Monthly security patches are important for keeping your Android device safe, but Motorola will not commit to a monthly release schedule with its smartphones.

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Mobileye, Tesla to part ways

The company behind Tesla's collision-avoidance technology says it will not extend its contract with the automaker.

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Slurpee by drone? 7-Eleven delivers junk food via autonomous flying robot

The demonstration is about much more than flying Slurpees. 7-Eleven partnered with Flirtey to complete the first FAA-approved autonomous drone delivery from a store to a customer's home.

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Florida judge rules bitcoin is not currency

The judge threw out money laundering charges against a man who sold bitcoins to undercover cops.

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GE Digital announces industrial developer toolkit, Predix Kits

GE Digital expects to have more than 20,000 developers building on the Predix industrial IoT platform by the end of the year.

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LinkedIn acquires social-selling vendor PointDrive

Microsoft's latest acquisition, LinkedIn, just bought PointDrive, a social-selling app vendor.

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IBM kicks off SmartCamp Brazil

This year's local phase of the entrepreneurship competition will take place in November.

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BlackBerry unveils the DTEK50, claims it's 'world's most secure Android smartphone'

It comes with a 5.2-inch screen, an all-touch keyboard, and will retail for $299.

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Selling off the family silicon: why the UK is upset about the ARM takeover

People are upset about ARM being taken over by Japan's Softbank, though ARM was actually founded by American and Italian-owned businesses. The real reason to be upset is that the UK doesn't have any similar global IT success stories, and no guarantee that any will emerge in the future.

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Flaws in wireless keyboards let hackers snoop on everything you type

Many popular, low-cost wireless keyboards don't encrypt keystrokes.

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Verizon's Q2 earnings a mixed bag: Worker strike causes investor pain, $205 million in IoT revenue

The seven weeks that Fios operations ground to a halt has hurt investors in the second quarter.

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Serious security flaws found in Osram smart bulbs

The smart home tech company reportedly won't patch all of the vulnerabilities.

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Microsoft takes another step toward making Office apps smarter

Microsoft is continuing its 'Bingification' of Office with new Bing Knowledge Graph-powered Researcher and Editor features for Word 2016, along with a new visual-cue feature for PowerPoint.

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Stratoscale ramps up its challenge to VMware and AWS

The three-year-old startup is releasing an updated version of Symphony, its cloud data storage software

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Lithium: Watchlist 2016 Elite, LiNC 2016...Total(ly) communities

Lithium won CRM Watchlist Elite this year and pulled off its most successful LiNC conference to date -- in large part because it has become a very Zen company. Find out what that means.

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Twilio launches Sync, a state synchronization infrastructure for devs

The service functions as a cloud-based state synchronization infrastructure, where developers can build cross-platform apps equipped with real-time communications features.

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Over 100 suspicious, snooping Tor nodes discovered

Tor nodes are acting oddly -- and it may be a sign that they are snooping on services they host.

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Amazon, gov't team up to bring Prime Air to UK

The UK government doesn't want to trail behind the US in drone delivery.

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Google Maps updated to highlight the action around you

Google updated Maps for the desktop, Android, and iOS today with visual improvements that should aid in your navigation this summer.

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Zenefits fined for unlicensed brokers

The relatively minor fine imposed by the state of Tennessee is the first time the firm has been dinged for unlicensed insurance sales, a problem it's worked to resolve.

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​The rise and fall of Yahoo

There was a time when Yahoo was The Internet company the way Google is today. What happened?

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Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg steps down

The Swedish communications equipment maker looks for new leadership ​after struggling to keep sales up while investing in 5G technology.

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Authentication is multi-headed beast for purging passwords

Authentication shows bright, secure future defined by options and combinations

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New Microsoft Authenticator app to roll out starting August 15

Microsoft is unifying its various authenticator apps into a single Microsoft Authenticator one that will begin rolling out to consumers and business users as of August 15.

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Amid worries of Russian cyber-invasion, Estonia to store citizen data in UK

The Baltic nation state was hit by a massive Russian cyber-offensive in 2007.

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Amazon Silk browser ignored SSL searches, failing to protect your privacy

The Kindle browser may have been built with performance in mind, but seems to have fallen short when it comes to security.

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Mac users: Don't forget to claim your free Windows 10 upgrade

The Windows 10 free upgrade offer isn't just for PC users. Mac users who run Windows can also upgrade their operating system for free. But hurry, because time is running out.

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Virtually overlooked: Upgrade your Windows 10 VMs while they're still free

Keep calm and upgrade now. David Gewirtz shows you a bunch of tricks for updating your virtual machines, along with some ways to get test VMs for free, even after Friday's free apocalypse.

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First look: Microsoft's Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Unlike most Microsoft watchers, I haven't been installing the interim Windows 10 preview builds since last fall. Here's my first look at the Windows 10 update coming August 2.

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Nintendo bursts investor bubble: Pokemon Go is not a cash cow

Share prices plummeted as investors were told the app phenomenon's popularity does not mean big bucks.

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Four ways to make your business embrace innovation

Innovation isn't just about inspiration: here are some techniques to make your business smarter.

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TSA Safe Skies master key, blueprints released by hacking group

Reverse engineers have created and released a tool required to open Safe Skies luggage locks.

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Google Maps Wi-Fi only, traffic delay alert rollout begins

The rollout appears staged with only some users able to access the new travel features.

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DNC chair resigns following leaked pro-Clinton emails from WikiLeaks

Some of the 19,000 emails from the Democratic National Committee included hostility towards Bernie Sanders.

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A Trump presidency can make Asia tech great again

With a potential US president who may scare off foreign tech investors and hinder its ability to innovate, Asia can step in as a viable alternative but first needs to put in place the necessary pieces.

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With AWS on deck, cloud rivals eye margin improvements, platform plays

The cloud is maturing and IBM and Microsoft both see improving operating margins on deck. What hasn't changed is that the field is still chasing AWS.

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Daily phone, Note 7, Nintendo classic, and Pokemon Go (MobileTechRoundup show #376)

Samsung's getting ready to reveal the new Galaxy Note 7 while Matt prefers the S7 Edge as a daily driver and Kevin's S7 is starting to lag. These experiences and more are discussed in MoTR 376.

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Here's how to quickly and simply update all your Apple devices

If you own an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, iPod touch, Apple TV, or a Mac, then it's time to update your device to keep it safe from hackers. Here's how to do that quickly and simply.

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Workday acquisition of Platfora leaves questions

Workday says Platfora buy will bolster its petabyte-scale analysis capabilities. It's good news for Workday customers, but Platfora customers should be prepared for change.

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Report: Cyanogen lays off 20 percent of its workforce

The OS vendor is reportedly undergoing a shift in strategy led by the new COO Lior Tal.

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Microsoft to move Windows Server engineering team into Windows and Devices Group

Microsoft is moving its Windows Server team from its Cloud & Enterprise group to its Windows and Devices unit. All versions of Windows will now be headed up by Executive VP Myerson.

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Samsung is suing Huawei for patent infringement

The suit comes just two months after Huawei, one of Samsung's biggest emerging competitors, filed its own suit against the South Korean company.

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3D printing hands on: Adding a case and a camera to the Raspberry Pi and LulzBot Mini

David Gewirtz 3D prints a case for his Raspberry Pi, and adds a camera to his LulzBot Mini printer. Learn more about ABS filament. Plus, David uses a drill press. Yeah, it worries us, too. Did we mention the Spocktopus?

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Move over Android, iOS also has a fragmentation problem

Android fragmentation is a well-known and well-documented problem. But iOS fragmentation is also on the increase.

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Microsoft's Dynamics 365: Understanding the Common Data Model

Microsoft's coming Dynamics 365 ERP/CRM service has something called the 'Common Data Model' at its core. Here's more on what CDM is and why it matters.

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Verizon is the lead bidder in deal to buy Yahoo: Report

Yahoo has remained the subject of acquisition speculation as its profits continue to decline.

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Hacker steals 1.6 million accounts from top mobile game's forum

The forum was running outdated software, which was easily hacked with known exploits.

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Interview: Rio 2016 CIO on delivering the tech behind the Games

With two weeks to go before the competitions begin, the executive in charge of IT talks about the final stages of technology implementations, connectivity concerns, and security.

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Hands-On: Updating Fedora 23 to 24 via Gnome Software

One month after the release of Fedora 24, it is now possible to upgrade a Fedora 23 system to 24 by using the Gnome Software utility. Here is my experience with this upgrade path.

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Humans can now use mind control to direct swarms of robots

Researchers at Arizona State University have created a brain-to-machine interface that humans can use to mentally control several robots at once.

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iOS 10 hints at water-resistant iPhone

If you're prone to getting your iPhone wet, iOS 10 has a handy new feature that could help save your device from premature death.

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#CXOTALK: Innovation and the future at Harley-Davidson

Harley's CTO explains how this iconic brand maintains its edge and offers a glimpse into the future of motorcycle technology.

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Amazon plans to recharge Prime Air drones on street lights

A recently published patent describes Amazon's plans to add UAV docking stations to buildings, power poles, street lights, and cell towers. While the concept of drones perching on lamp posts seems a bit over the top, it would help solve the problem of limited battery life.

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Catch 'em all for longer: Quick tips to reduce Pokemon Go battery drain

Nintendo is working on a fix, but there are things you can do in the meantime to help.

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​Smartphones, Bluetooth beacons: The pairing that could help the blind catch the right bus

After weeks of testing, the city of Strasbourg in eastern France is now ready to roll-out a smartphone-based transport information system that could make travel much easier for visually-impaired people.

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iOS, Mac vulnerabilities allow remote code execution through a single image

Researchers have discovered that image files can bury malware, allowing malicious code access without detection.

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Snowden iPhone case tells you in real time when you are being spied on

The mobile device case will let you know when data is moving without your permission.

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Cybersecurity company executives plead guilty to hacking rival firm

Not only did the Quadsys staff reportedly break into servers, they were caught doing it.

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Ride-sharing operator eyes mobile payment market in Indonesia

Grab extends its existing partnership with Lippo Group in Indonesia, where it plans to integrate the latter's payment platform to enable customers to pay for goods and services via its mobile app.

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Why leading DevOps may get you a promotion

Being part of the movement to DevOps will help elevate your standing in the organization.

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Tweeting trolls: Without tools, Twitter will remain a cesspool of abuse

We have no real tools to effectively manage the flow of information, and by shutting down the third-party client ecosystem, trolls have been enabled to run rampant.

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Salesforce acquiring data center analytics startup Coolan

The founder of Coolan said his team "will help Salesforce optimize its infrastructure as it scales to support customer growth around the world."

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Troubling signs for companies using Twitter for marketing

The largest Twitter profiles are suffering from a "massive" decline in new followers and interactions, reports Quintly in its first semi-annual report.

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​Nextcloud 10 beta includes two-factor authentication security

The ownCloud infrastructure-as-a-service cloud fork, Nextcloud, is charging forward with new features.

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Workday buys Platfora for visualization, data technology

Workday will tuck Platfora's tools into its HCM and Financials packages.

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AMD beats Q2 expectations

The semiconductor maker once again saw a net loss for the quarter but expects revenue to keep building.

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PayPal posts strong Q2, partners with Visa for tokenization services

The Visa partnership will allow PayPal's digital wallet to be accepted in brick-and-mortar retail stores.

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AT&T delivers solid Q2

AT&T said it had 2.1 million wireless net additions and a U.S. wireless postpaid churn of 0.97 percent. DirecTV had 342,000 net additions in the quarter.

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Amazon's Wells Fargo partnership: What it could mean in the future?

Amazon getting into the banking business may be a bit of a stretch. Amazon getting into loan servicing and other customer service-based fields isn't.

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After failing dunk tests, Samsung announces fix for Galaxy S7 Active 'manufacturing problem'

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active failed Consumer Reports and CNET dunk tests, revealing a manufacturing problem. Samsung will replace defective phones, but only if they fail for you.

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Facebook's internet drone Aquila takes flight

The solar-powered aircraft flew for 90 minutes in its first full-scale test flight and should eventually fly for up to three months, Facebook says.

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Microsoft Dynamics 365: New roadmap, licensing details revealed

Microsoft is sharing more details about its cloud-hosted Dynamics 365 packaging and licensing plans ahead of the arrival of the first pieces of the service later this year.

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The best multiport USB A and USB C wall chargers

We looked for the fastest, most versatile wall chargers to charge your USB A and USB C devices. Here are the best we found.

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Smartwatch shipments fall 32 percent in Q2, Apple leads category downdraft

Apple Watch shipments fell 55 percent in the second quarter, according to IDC. That fall brought down the category.

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SuperNova Awards accepting applications for disruptive tech leadership

The deadline is approaching for the first industry award to celebrate the leaders and teams who successfully apply emerging and disruptive technologies for their organizations.

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How to undo iOS 10's most annoying feature

iOS 10 makes it very awkward to go directly from the lockscreen to the Home screen. However, there's a buried setting that restores the ability to tap the Touch ID sensor to go directly to your apps.

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Utah teen launches consumer drone that can fly over 70 mph

George Matus Jr. is 18 years old and just graduated from his Utah high school. He created a drone company backed by $2.8 million in funding. His Teal drone can fly over 70 mph, but what's more impressive is his vision to launch an open API.

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Public Beta 2 for iOS and macOS Sierra bring big bug fixes and a few new features

If you signed up for the Apple's Beta Software Program then the second public betas for iOS 10 and macOS 10.12 Sierra are waiting for you.

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If your next Airbus flight is uncomfortable, you can blame virtual reality

Airbus is an old hand at virtual reality but now the aerospace company is using immersive 3D environments to help airlines refine cabin comfort.

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Samsung patents artificial muscle for flexible phones

Will bendable displays lure consumers, or are they just a gimmick?

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Tesla's master plan: Pickup trucks, Autopilot push, solar tech

Investment, not cuts, appear to be Elon Musk's ultimate goal.

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RSA APAC 2016: Cybersecurity strategy needs overhaul

Increasing impact of cybercrimes and technology-driven changes in the business landscape as well as societies underscore the need for cybersecurity approaches to be reviewed and changed.

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Alleged owner of Kickass Torrents arrested

Artem Vaulin was charged with operating the illegal file-sharing site, which has allegedly allowed people to copy and distribute more than $1 billion worth of media.

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Qualcomm delivers strong Q3, ups outlook for Q4

The company cited strong gains from smartphone OEMs in China for the quarterly surge.

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eBay Q2 beats slightly, additional stock buyback in the works

eBay said its board approved an additional $2.5 billion share repurchase program, which likely helped its shares pop around six percent in after market trading.

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Intel posts mixed Q2 results

With revenues missing expectations, shares fell in after-hours trading.

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French authorities serve notice to Microsoft for Windows 10 privacy failings

Strict online privacy laws in the EU continue to bedevil American tech companies. Latest to catch flak is Microsoft, over a handful of objections from a French data protection agency.

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Google Cloud launches new machine learning API into open beta

The Natural Language API enables sentiment and syntax analysis, as well as entity recognition.

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Macy's taps IBM Watson to improve in-store shopping app

The retailer will use Watson's machine learning and cognitive computing technology to assist shoppers as they wander through its department stores.

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The procrastinator's guide to free Windows 10 upgrades

The year-long free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ends in a matter of days. If you're on the fence, it's decision time. Here's how to streamline the upgrade process to make it fast, simple, and nearly foolproof.

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Facebook Messenger hits 1 billion monthly active users

Messenger joins Facebook's flagship app, as well as the Facebook-owned WhatsApp, in hitting the milestone.

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Microsoft readies new appointment-booking service for Office 365 Business Premium users

Microsoft is starting to roll out a new appointment booking service, called Bookings, for small to mid-size business customers who subscribe to Office 365 Business Premium.

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Microsoft says still on track to hit $20 billion commercial cloud run rate

Microsoft's earnings report for its fourth fiscal 2016 quarter highlights the company's cloud progress and downplays its non-service products.

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Acronis Backup 12 offers 'world's easiest and fastest backup'

The newly-released Acronis Backup 12 can back up a 180-gigabyte virtual machine in 35.6 minutes.

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Dollar Shave Club sells to Unilever for $1 billion in push to go global

Dollar Shave Club's products currently are sold in just three countries, but with the help of Unilever's distribution ops, the Dollar Shave Club brand can go global.

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Hidden 'backdoor' in Dell security software gives hackers full access

The critical flaw gives an attacker 'full control' of all connected devices.

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Android Nougat will strictly enforce verified boot

Android Nougat will begin strictly enforcing verified boot on Android devices, a move that will make it harder for malware to hide on smartphones and tablets. But it could also cause devices with corrupted data or modified bootloaders to fail to boot up.

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Microsoft is almost done moving its Skype consumer service to Azure

The days of Skype as a P2P service are almost over, and that may be good news for users who've been plagued by Skype issues and annoyances.

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Snowflake introduces multi-cluster data warehouse

Not content with adding nodes to make queries faster, Snowflake lets customers of its cloud Elastic Data Warehouse service add entire clusters, to accommodate more concurrent users.

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BoomApp launches AR system for video for consumers to shop through TV programs

BoomApp has developed the technology that recognises millions of videos and images in under five seconds

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Congress' website was down for three days

The Library of Congress and the US Copyright Office also suffered.

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Seven secret Alexa tricks that will help you wake up, cheer up, and settle a toss up

Alexa has improved a lot since it was released. While you might know many of Alexa's hidden secrets, here are seven more that might just make your life a little bit easier.

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Salesforce to drop support for all Android devices except Samsung and Nexus

Android fragmentation bites again as Salesforce announces that it will end support for the Salesforce1 app on all Android devices except Samsung and Nexus hardware.

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Dialpad expands cloud communications business into Japan

As a Google for Work partner, the cloud communications startup has grown at a rapid pace in a sector crowded with heavy hitters.

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Could Bulgaria's open source law transform government software worldwide?

Ripples from Bulgaria's recent decision requiring all software written for the government to be open source could build into something bigger.

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Cray, Deloitte team up on supercomputer-powered threat analytics

The subscription-based service aims to help organizations combat cyberattacks by finding holes in their networks.

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Brazilian Supreme Court overthrows WhatsApp ban

Service is back up and running a few hours after blocking order; Court president said the ban is "disproportionate" and violates freedom of expression.

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Google rolls out Accelerated Mobile Pages for ads

AMP for ads will differ from legacy web ads, as well as from other AMP pages, in a few key ways.

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Millennials at work: Tech is more important than free lunch and ping pong

Dell and Intel claim that employees want better workplace technologies and will shun jobs with outdated tools.

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Microsoft Q4 strong, Office 365 consumer subscriptions top 23 million

The company delivered strong cloud growth as its Office 365, Dynamics and Azure products and services chugged along.

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EMC shareholders approve Dell merger

The two companies are one step closer to creating the largest privately held technology company.

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Samsung stands by waterproof claims for Galaxy S7 Active

A series of endurance tests have suggested that the S7 Active is still prone to water damage when put under extreme conditions.

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Amazon isn't saying if Echo has been wiretapped

Its transparency reports only includes data demands to its cloud-stored data.

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Pentagon gives green light for BlackBerry's BES 12

The approval will allow BlackBerry users to carry out low-level secure work.

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Hootsuite adds content integrations with OneDrive, Box, Google Drive

The integrations will allow cloud-based digital content stored such as images, videos, and GIFs to be easily accessed and shared directly from the Hootsuite dashboard.

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Seagate unveils world's largest consumer hard drive

The 10TB Barracuda Pro takes the top spot at the world's largest capacity consumer hard drive for desktop users.

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Microsoft lays off remaining handful of Microsoft Press staff

Microsoft has laid off almost all of the company's remaining Microsoft Press publishing staff. But Pearson is expected to keep the brand alive.

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Thanks, script kiddies: 100Gbps DDoS attacks now commonplace

You need nothing more than a grudge and an Internet connection to launch attacks on a massive scale.

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Mini computers that fit in the palm of your hand

It wasn't that long ago that a computer was something housed in a huge beige box that weighed as much as an engine block and took up half your desk. Now you can get a powerful computer that can fit in the palm of your hand.

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Can companies engineer a good customer experience?

Forrester Research finds that there is a broad-based improvement in customer experience (CX). The bad news is that enterprises struggle to break beyond being merely OK.

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Lying scientists and the lying lies they tell

When you read academic papers, you aren't looking for treachery and deceit behind the stolid prose. Don't be so trusting: universities can be a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Here's help.

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​The best Linux laptop: The 2016 Dell XPS 13

Dell's fifth-generation open-source developer laptop isn't just good, it's great.

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Apple Pay launches in France

Apple Pay is now available in France, the service's third European market since launching in the US in 2014.

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15-year-old httpoxy flaw causes developer patch scramble

Httpoxy leaves a range of server-side software open to easy exploit.

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Despite a war, this Ukrainian city's tech sector has tripled in six years

Tech businesses in the city of Lviv are thriving thanks to outsourcing, and 90 percent of the clients are US, Canadian, and European companies.

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Russian security firm denies links to Carbanak Trojan

Are some Russian cybersecurity firms only a mask for criminal enterprise?

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Digital disruptor: now keywords in enterprise architects' job descriptions

Enterprise architecture proponents say it's time to fill a gaping void in digital enterprises.

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Samsung Pay appears on US Gear S2 smartwatch as a public beta

Samsung Pay is more widely supported at merchants across the US than any other pay system and now US smartwatch owners can make payments from their wrist.

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Google: Government requests for user data hit all-time high in second half of 2015

Governments from around the globe made 40,677 requests for user data from Google during the last half of 2015.

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Telstra: APAC telco landscape evolving, not shrinking

Growing deployment of cloud and Internet of Things as well as demand for security will push demand for robust, pervasive connectivity, says Telstra exec, who adds that these will present tremendous opportunities for telcos.

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Microsoft's latest Windows 10 Insider preview build could be RTM

Microsoft is expected to sign off on the Windows 10 Anniversary Update code any day now. Today's test build, No. 14393 for PCs and phones, might be the one that ends up as 'RTM.'

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EMC Q2 sales flat ahead of Dell merger vote

The company's second quarter was solid. Shareholders vote on the EMC-Dell deal on Tuesday.

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VMware tops Q2 earnings as revenue climbs 11 percent

VMware finance chief Zane Rowe said the company is still on track with the $1.2 billion stock repurchase announced last quarter.

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IBM beats Q2 earnings with continued cloud growth

The company touted double-digit revenue growth in "strategic imperatives" like cloud and analytics, though revenues are down compared to Q2 2015.

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Microsoft's Universal Skype app for Windows Phones in preview; Messaging Everywhere arrives later this summer

Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform Skype app is now available in preview form for Windows Phone Insider testers. And 'Messaging Everywhere' support will be coming later this summer.

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Meet the hacker who tries to break Yahoo every day

No matter how strong a company's defenses, the red team should "always win."

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Deloitte partners with IPsoft to help clients deploy cognitive solutions

The consulting firm's research shows that self-learning automation solutions are a growing investment priority for CIOs.

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GlaxoSmithKline using Apple's ResearchKit for clinical research

The rheumatoid arthritis study marks the first time a major pharmaceutical company is using the Apple framework for medical research.

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Infor COO: 'Our customers kick ass'

Software vendor, Infor, announces broad strategy to help customers with digital transformation. The shift goes far beyond technology alone and offers a glimpse into the future of enterprise software.

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Microsoft unveils business-focused, free Stream video service

Microsoft is making available a free preview of a second, Azure-based, business-focused video service called Microsoft Stream that ultimately will supplant Office 365 Video.

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Small Business Adapts to the Digital World with SAP Anywhere

The California Bay Area is one of the six most-congested urban areas in the US. Tune into this #SAPTalks show to hear how EcoReco is digitizing its business to sell more e-scooters and help ease the Bay Area commute.

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Monsanto and Microsoft seek agribusiness tech startups in Brazil

The biotech giant will provide funding and expertise to Microsoft's vehicle destined to supporting local ventures.

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Zoho Social tool tracks revenue from social media marketing

Zoho has announced its Social tool and app to measure revenue generated from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+

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Microsoft: Champion of the masses?

Microsoft as 'humanity's best chance at a level playing field'? Windows as the preferred platform for creatives? Some at the company believe it's possible.

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SoftBank CEO Son says ARM a multi-decade bet on the Internet of things

​SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son cites Yoda and connected sheep as he downplays debt worries and talks up the long-term returns his $31.4 billion acquisition of ARM will generate.

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New ultra-rugged, water-resistant Windows 10-powered 2-in-1 tablets by DT Research

Water- and dust-resistant, ultra-rugged military-spec systems featuring high-end hardware and software security features.

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Windows 10: A tale of 10 upgrades

If you're still unsure about upgrading to Windows 10, you have two weeks to do so for free. David Gewirtz leads a tour of how the upgrade went for 10 very different machines. The TL;DR version: mostly good, one really rough upgrade.

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Even entry-level consumer drones can now can see infrared radiation

3DR has now announced a gimbal mount for integrating FLIR cameras with the popular Solo model, a beginner-friendly "smart" quadcopter.

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Splice Machine 2.0 combines HBase, Spark, NoSQL, relational...and goes open source

RDBMS-on-Hadoop database Splice Machine onboards Apache Spark and goes open source. Is it trying to be all things to all people, or is it just combining a set of raw technologies and making them useful and readily available?

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iPhone 7 vs. iPhone 6S video: It's hard to tell the difference

A new video has emerged which claims to compare a dummy version of the iPhone 7 to an existing iPhone 6S, and apart from a few minor differences, the new handset looks almost identical to the existing one.

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​Robynne Sisco, CFO of Workday, on R&D returns, culture, sales, profits

One key takeaway from Workday CFO Robynne Sisco: If a potential hire is going to manage people make sure you personally do the interview.

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Here's Barcelona's cunning plan to be new heart for digital health, biotech

Given its tech skills, concentration of universities and hospitals, and surge in funding, Barcelona has factors in common with Boston's biotech cluster.

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Police use Pokemon Go as a lure to catch criminals

The Charizard is there, honest.

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Lucky Green abandons Tor Project over ethics, takes core node with him

The exit of one of Tor's earliest contributors is yet another blow to the project.

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Silent Circle snaps up $50 million in fresh funding

The investment will be used to boost the firm's enterprise platform.

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Samsung, Oracle join White House 5G research push

The tech giants have joined the new initiative to develop next generation 5G wireless networks.

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US may let foreign states serve warrants on tech firms, but only if feds can do the same

The deal, which would have to be approved by Congress, will give the US government "reciprocal" authority to search data in other countries.

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Ransomware customer service: Negotiation is always on the table

Can negotiating with ransomware operators result in a reduced fee?

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Google's messaging mess is desperately in need of consistency

After looking to replicate iMessage for a number of years, Google has changed its mind and damned those using its Hangout app for SMS.

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SoftBank to acquire Arm Holdings for £23.4 billion: Report

In a move for towards the Internet of Things, SoftBank is set to bet big on Arm. The announcement is expected on Monday, and it would mark the largest acquisition of a tech company in Europe.

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​Toyota throws weight behind Linux patent protection group

Toyota and other car companies have joined the Open Invention Network patent non-aggression community.

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Pokemon Go: An AR marketing experiment with monster potential

The hottest mobile game might be a passing fad, but its impact on how businesses compete in future augmented reality and geographically-enhanced apps will be staggering.

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Google scraps plans for standalone VR headset to take on Oculus Rift: Report

Google was gunning after VR headset makers, but is focusing on mobile VR instead.

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Google Search power-user tips and tricks

One of the essential skills of the 21st century is mastering how to carry out effective Google searches. Take some time out from your day to learn a few tips and tricks that will make your more effective.

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Ubuntu Forums hack exposes two million users

An unnamed hacker took usernames, email addresses, and salted and hashed passwords.

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White House to invest $400m in 5G research

The National Science Foundation will lead the research, deploying advanced wireless testing platforms in four US cities.

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Pentagon's "cyber bombs" against the Islamic State aren't working

The cyber-offensive unit has "not yet developed a full suite of malware" to target the group's fighters.

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The best Tech inventions of all time 6: Stunning science discoveries

In this series we take a look at everything, large and small, that has changed the way we do things and enhanced our lives in some way. In part six we take a look at science discoveries that have enabled us to create the digital age.

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Microsoft: Windows 10 won't hit 1 billion devices by mid-2018

Microsoft isn't going to make its self-imposed deadline of having Windows 10 installed on 1bn devices by mid-2018, company officials have conceded.

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The best third-party apps to replace built-in iOS stock apps for iPhone and iPad

iOS comes with a bunch of basic apps that many people throw into a folder and forget. Here are some real, heavy-duty, professional-level apps to replace apps like Mail, Calendar, Reminders, Weather, Maps, Stocks, and more.

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​Oracle reaffirms investment plans for Brazil

The company will boost local resources to cater for clients looking to expand cloud use

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After one year, 10 lessons learned for Windows 10

It's been a busy year in Redmond, with Windows 10 delivering three major releases to 350 million active users. Here's a look back at some major milestones and stumbles along the way, and new predictions about when Windows 10 will hit its ambitious goal of a billion devices.

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iOS 10 is a total mess

Opinion: With about two months to go until iOS 10 is released, the current beta shows an operating system full of bugs and strange user interface changes.

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When Big Data is Bad Data

Big Data promises to revolutionize many fields, but only if correctly analyzed. A recent study shows that some 40,000 health care papers used statistical software that gives invalid results. This points to a larger problem.

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How to add a smartphone-controlled brain to your 3D printer for about fifty bucks

Ready for some buzzword salad? David Gewirtz combines OctoPrint with OctoPi on the Raspberry Pi to drive his LulzBot Mini 3D printer. It's actually harder to say than to do. Read on to learn how.

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Silicon Valley unites against Donald Trump

Trump's candidacy has finally compelled the politically-averse tech industry to jump into the fray of the presidential race.

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Singapore needs mindset change for smart nation success

Technology innovation and investment alone will not guarantee a thriving smart nation, which also will need user-friendly public services and a population that is willing to accept the wave of changes.

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Indian ecommerce reneges on more job offers. Should we care?

Graduates may want to seriously consider contingency planning measures as a necessary tactic to navigate the perilous shoals of ecommerce job offers as the sector continues to take a beating.

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FCC adopts rules to open up high-band spectrum for 5G wireless

Opening up spectrum above 24GHz is a "game-changer" that will bring fiber-like capacity to wireless users, the FCC chairman said.

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Razer announces mechanical keyboard for 12.9-inch iPad Pro

Razer has entered the iPad accessory market with a mechanical, back-lit keyboard.

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Atlassian acquires StatusPage, adds outage tracking

Atlassian said StatusPage's ability to be an incident communications platform will meld well with its suite of tools.

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Democratize big data: How to bring order and accessibility to the data lake

Hadoop emerges as the corporate standard for big data management, but success depends on governance, cataloging, and accessibility. Here's a look at two camps of vendors in the Hadoop ecosystem that are bringing order and accessibility to big data.

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​Early Look at Skype for Linux and Chromebooks

Skype for Linux is no longer an afterthought for Microsoft as the company introduces new versions of Skype for Linux Chromebooks, and the Chrome web browser.

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Amazon's AWS acquires cloud-based IDE startup Cloud9

The acquisition gives Amazon Web Services the opportunity to integrate the development platform and stand out against other IDE offerings.

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Terrapattern search engine finds patterns in the Google Earth landscape

Imagine Google Earth injected with AI capabilities, scanning geographical regions for specific visual features and patterns.

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Big Data Analytics are Enhancing Women's Tennis

WTA coaches are armed with tablets containing the analytics needed to beat the competition; and they are able to walk this information onto the court and discuss it with their players live, during a match.

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Singapore Exchange suspends securities trading after another technical glitch

In yet another incident in a spate of outages over the past two years, trading on the exchange's securities market was halted following a glitch that resulted in duplicate messages being generated.

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In privacy win, Microsoft wins appeal over foreign data warrant

The company was at one point held in contempt of court for not turning over the emails when a lower court ruled.

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Easter Seals turns to Salesforce to improve care for patients with disabilities

The nonprofit's use of the Health Cloud illustrates how the CRM company is catering to a fractured health care industry.

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Ford tests collaborative robots in German Ford Fiesta plant

The co-bot took two years to develop and is being tried out at a manufacturing plant in Cologne, Germany.

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Five ways you can run Windows programs on a Mac

There are a number of ways that you can run your favorite Windows applications on your Mac - and some won't cost you a penny.

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Infrastructure as a service cloud computing revenue to surge by 2020

IDC said that IaaS revenue will triple as enterprises adopt public cloud computing as a viable option to on-premises hardware.

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WatchOS 3 beta helps responders in 911 situations

The Apple Watch has two features in the watchOS 3 beta that can give responders much-needed information about the victim, and notify contacts that a crisis is in progress.

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Why cellular on the Apple Watch 2 will be a feature you'll hate

Be careful what you wish for, because if Apple adds cellular functionality to the Apple Watch 2, you're probably going to hate it.

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UK gov't launches blockchain tech project to track how you spend your benefits

Can virtual currency tech police how those on benefits spend their cash?

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Report: Galaxy S7 outsells iPhone 6s as Samsung prepares to launch Galaxy Note 7

Samsung continues to beat the iPhone in sales as a new major Samsung device gets ready to launch. This duopoly may not continue for long as Chinese smartphones drive prices down.

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Tor shakes up exec board following Appelbaum withdrawal

The project's entire board of directors has been replaced with fresh faces.

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Chinese hacker who stole information on US military jets jailed

Su Bin stole confidential data belonging to US defense contractors for clients in China.

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Drupal calls on users to patch critical remote code execution vulnerabilities

Drupal users should update their systems immediately.

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Today's cloud computing projects are missing something -- a strategy

Survey finds companies with cohesive cloud strategies have fewer troubles with cost overruns or staffing shortages.

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Tesla launches cheaper Model X crossover, now starting at $74,000

Tesla is allowing customers to buy a Model X for less, but 'cheaper' is a relative term.

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Google: YouTube has paid out over $2bn to rights holders

The internet giant defends its video platform, arguing it is a robust revenue stream for content creators that is legitimately fighting piracy.

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Angie's List dumps paywall, overhauls tech platform in turnaround effort

According to Angie's List CEO Scott Durchslag, the decision to remove the company's longstanding reviews paywall was prompted by frugal nature of the millennial generation.

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FBI says its malware isn't malware because 'we're the good guys'

Another tale from the "twisted and illogical" department...

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Dallas Police's killer robot sparks debate

For the first time in US history, police used a robot to kill a suspect. While this particular situation may have been justified, it still raises important questions about the ethical implications of lethal robots in law enforcement and other institutions.

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​How to run the native Ubuntu desktop on Windows 10

It's more of a stunt than practical, but this unlikely marriage of Ubuntu and Windows is interesting to play with.

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BYOD users: Don't mess with iOS 10 or Android Nougat betas

There's a lot of interest in the beta releases of iOS 10 and Android Nougat, and while most people are free to explore the new platforms, BYOD users should hold off from testing them.

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Microsoft's new online certification program kicks off with data science specialization

Microsoft is launching the pilot of an online certification program, called the "Microsoft Professional Degree", with a data-science-focused competency.

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Facebook's mobile device lab lets it test code on thousands of phones at once

The social network is updating its apps all the time, and it knows it can't afford to inadvertently introduce regressions in performance or power.

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​Brazilian sci-tech ministry suffers with recession

The science and technology department has been "the biggest loser" as the government continues to cut public spending, says minister

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Your phone's lock screen, by definition, should not be a "hub of information"

Gone are the days when your iPhone acted as a security checkpoint.

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Amazon Prime Day: All about getting you into its ecosystem

Amazon's Prime Day focused on selling more devices to consumers and that indicates there is an ecosystem strategy as much as a promotion to land more Prime subscribers.

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Must-have accessories for your iPhone or Android smartphone

Here are selection of must-have accessories for your smartphone, whether you use an iPhone or an Android device. Updated July 2016.

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Popular Android, iPhone stocks app leaks your trading activities

The SeekingAlpha mobile application allows attackers to eavesdrop and steal sensitive data.

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Microsoft to partners: we're data-driven

Redmond GAs its data warehouse and embedded BI cloud services, as its data fever grows ever stronger.

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No honor among thieves: New ransomware takes your money, deletes files anyway

A new strain of ransomware in the wild couldn't unlock your files if it tried.

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Welcome to the harsh new IT reality: You are the battlespace

Now that NATO has recognized that cyberspace is as much a battleground as land, sea, and air, what does that mean for enterprise IT defense? Do you, as IT professionals, have to get involved in the battles between nations? You don't have a choice.

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Five features the iPhone 7 needs to stay ahead of Android

While Apple likes to focus on making the new iPhone lighter, thinner, and faster, here are the five features I'd like to see on the next iPhone.

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IBM, AT&T to meld Internet of Things platforms

The two companies are collaborating to offer a joint package aimed at speeding up Internet of Things deployments.

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Apple Watch is the best smartwatch, but not by much

J.D. Power's Smartwatch Device Satisfaction report concludes that the Apple Watch is the best smartwatch, but competitors are snapping at its heels.

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Tiny Estonia: Our part in Twilio and the biggest US tech IPO this year

With an R&D hub in Tallinn and an Estonian engineering VP, the recent big IPO by cloud comms firm Twilio was closely monitored in the Baltic state.

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Adobe deploys security update to fix 52 vulnerabilities in Flash

Some of the critical flaws could lead to remote code execution on your PC.

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Fiat Chrysler will pay you up to $1500 to hack vehicles

But don't even think about going public.

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Google acquires collaboration startup Kifi for Google Spaces

Alphabet's Google looks to boost its group sharing app in an acquihire of link startup Kifi.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to be announced August 2

Samsung typically sends out launch invites while keeping the name of the device a secret, but this year it sent invites confirming its next device to be revealed will be the Galaxy Note 7.

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Amazon Fire TV Stick is the best selling item so far on Prime Day

In a rabid display of consumerism, shoppers have also ordered more than 26,000 watches and 11,000 copies of the game Exploding Kittens.

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Three sides of the same breach conundrum

Breaches have different outcomes, varying dynamics, but only one path to redemption

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Microsoft to release Azure Stack as an appliance in mid-2017

Microsoft is repositioning Azure Stack as a turnkey product that will be available in mid-2017 in conjunction with HPE, Dell and Lenovo. Here's why.

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Google adds Three network to boost international data speeds for Project Fi

Project Fi is Google's pay-for-what-you-use voice and data plan​.

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HTC 10 price slashed: Are low-cost, high-quality Chinese smartphones to blame?

The HTC 10 is one of my favorite phones of 2016, but it seems it may not be selling well as HTC dropped the price $100 for the next few weeks. The price drop may be a sign of pressure from other low-cost phones.

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Every version of Windows hit by "critical" security flaw

An attacker can install malware on all affected systems.

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Facebook signs deal to use some Microsoft Office 365 services

Facebook is going to be using Microsoft's Office 365 email, calendaring and some other Office 365 services internally, alongside its own Facebook for Work service.

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Samsung's new 4TB SSD - yours for only $1,500

That price tag seems steep, but it works out at under $0.40 per gigabyte. It's just that those gigabytes really add up when we're talking about a 4 terabyte drive.

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Amazon Prime Day shoppers experience checkout glitch

Amazon said it's 'working to resolve this issue quickly.'

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Microsoft prices Windows 10 Enterprise subscription at $84 per user per year

Microsoft is making its renamed Windows 10 Enterprise version available as a subscription that's available for $84 per user per year and purchasable directly and through reseller partners.

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IBM to resell Microsoft Surface tablets to businesses

Microsoft is expanding its distribution network for Surface tablets for businesses and adding IBM to its list of partners in its Surface Enterprise Initiative program.

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All your IoT devices are doomed

Until we look to emulate the open models of Wi-Fi and PCs, IoT will always be a source of never-ending e-waste.

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Hadoop vendors are listening: Hortonworks gets pragmatic

Hortonworks is looking a lot more like its rivals, Cloudera and MapR, in offering content that is vendor-specific. That's a good thing, especially if you're a customer looking to implement a data lake -- and seeking assurance that your vendor has a sustainable business model.

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iOS 10: Apple should codename it 'Twinkie' because it's full of fluff and filler

I know Apple doesn't give iOS releases cutsie codenames like Google does with Android, but if it did, I'd suggest iOS 10 was called "Twinkie" because of all the fluff and filler.

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Singapore chats up Microsoft bots in smart nation initiative

Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore has partnered Microsoft to build "chatbots", with the aim of integrating natural language and conversational computing capabilities into its e-government services.

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​IoT, mobile, smart cities: The forces driving Middle East IT spend beyond oil

Although the petroleum industry has traditionally sucked up most Middle East government IT spend, the latest Gartner figures suggest a shift into new areas.

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Amazon will pay you to install a Dash button today

The Amazon Prime Deal day is also being used to promote the Dash online shopping button.

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Stop saying the cloud is just someone else's computer - because it's not

Cloud and 'as a service' models have changed the way computing works. Get over it.

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The best 2016 US Amazon Prime Day deals in tech

Not a Prime member? You can still access the deals for free using one quick trick.

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The best 2016 UK Amazon Prime Day deals in tech

Over 10,000 products are on sale today including TVs, smartphones and laptops.

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Huawei unveils affordable dual rear camera Honor 8 smartphone

Huawei has been releasing very impressive smartphones and its latest entry nearly matches the flagship P9 at about half the price.

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Asus Chromebook C301SA laptop to offer 64GB of storage, full HD screen for $299

If you're looking for advanced features in a Chromebook at an affordable price, this might be the one for you.

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Tesla reportedly faces another federal probe related to fatal crash

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Tesla should have disclosed the incident as a "material" event to investors, according to a report.

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Seagate ups Q4 outlook, cites hard drive sales, cuts another 6,500 jobs

Sales of traditional enterprise hard drives carried the quarter, but Seagate said it will cut 14 percent of its workforce over the next year or so.

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PC market takes another hit in Q2, but Dell surges in U.S., globally

Dell is outpacing the broader PC market, which saw shipments fall 5.2 percent in the second quarter according to Gartner.

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Women in Tech: Mind the gender gap

Tech companies are improving at hiring more women but there is still a wide gap. A panel of women executives in tech companies recently met to discuss this issue.

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Evernote names new CTO

Following a year of executive leadership changes, Evernote on Monday tapped Anirban Kundu, previously vp for engineering at GoDaddy, to serve as CTO.

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Pokémon Go is a major security risk for your entire Google account

The app doesn't always gain explicit permission when iPhone and iPad users sign up to the game with their Google account.

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Gigabit Wi-Fi at last? 802.11ac "wave 2" arrives

A new Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ac wave 2, is here and maybe, just maybe, we'll get real-world Gigabit wireless networking with it.

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eBay builds up machine learning capabilities with SalesPredict acquisition

The acquisition of the Israel-based company should help eBay determine the variables that impact the prices of its listings.

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Amazon Picking Challenge: Delft won but even the losing teams are celebrating

Amazon challenged the robotics community to improve warehouse automation techniques. Delft Robotics triumphed, but the whole industry won too.

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​Linux Mint 18: The best desktop -- period

You could keep worrying about being forced to upgrade to Windows 10, or you could try the best of all Linux desktops: Mint 18.

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Existing iPhone owners could make the iPhone 7 a big hit

By the time that the iPhone 7 lands, more than two-thirds of iPhone owners will be running iPhones that are two or more years old, and these upgraders will buoy sales of the new handset.

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Infor buys retail software maker Starmount

Infor said it acquired Starmount to bolster CloudSuite Retail with more converged commerce offerings.

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Brazil ranks low in digital-readiness ranking

A weak regulatory environment is holding the country back despite an increase in tech adoption, according to a World Economic Forum report.

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Millions of Xiaomi phones at risk of remotely installed malware

A portion of the 70 million phones shipped by Xiaomi last year are affected by the vulnerability.

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How to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 10 in 8 reboots or less

Tick tock. Every second gets us closer to July 29. And every second gets us closer to the point when Windows 10 won't be a free upgrade. If you're still running XP, here's how to migrate quickly and easily, without tears.

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Budget (under $300) laptops for work and play

Not every wants to throw down thousands of dollars for a new laptop. Here are a handful of systems, all priced under $300.

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How Pokemon Go may help AR's business case

Pokemon Go is making augmented reality a household technology. That reality can only help enterprises dabbling in the technology.

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Side-by-side: openSuSE Tumbleweed and Leap

openSuSE offers a development distribution, Tumbleweed, and a stable distribution, Leap. Here is a side-by-side rundown of the differences between the two.

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Datadog chews on data breach, AWS user credentials in leak

Multiple servers were involved in the information leak.

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​Romania's software boom: Why double-digit growth looks locked in

Romania is apparently enjoying the highest annual growth in the EU, and it can thank its tech sector for a good chunk of that activity.

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How to hack mobile devices using YouTube videos

The attack only takes a few hidden voice commands.

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Pirate swarms at risk from new patent

Users of torrenting who are downloading pirate material may be caught out by NBC Universal's new invention.

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Facebook rolls out end-to-end encryption for Messenger

The optional "Secret Conversations" feature will make it more difficult to snoop on your messages.

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Australia voted for the FttN NBN, again, and that's what we'll get

With the Coalition returned to power, the opportunity to change the mix of the National Broadband Network has passed.

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E-voting is still the wrong answer to the wrong question

Persistent calls for Australia to adopt electronic voting focus on speedy results and a perception of modernity, rather than the democratic fundamentals of national elections.

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OurMine hackers hit Twitter, Yahoo CEOs, but dubious claims remain

One of the group's hackers made bizarre and unverifiable claims about how they accessed accounts.

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Why you should never trust a zipped laptop bag, even if it's padlocked

A lot of people asking me why I choose a hard case to carry my laptop and other valuables in as opposed to a zipped laptop bag where the zip can be secured with a padlock. It's because zips are horribly insecure.

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The best Tech inventions of all time 5: Awesome machines

In this series we take a look at everything, large and small, that has changed the way we do things and enhanced our lives in some way. In part three we take a look at advancements in machinery that have helped us to be more productive in everything we do.

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Here's how fake telephone tech support scams work

Interested in finding out how fake telephone tech support scams work? Well, grab a cup or glass of your favorite beverage, and prepare to be educated, entertained, and horrified.

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Brazilian bank Bradesco harnesses blockchain

The institution is supporting startups focusing on the technology and planning trials to develop new services

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How Dollar Shave Club went from viral marketer to engineering powerhouse

The company employs a team of 45 engineers who have built, in-house, almost the entirety of Dollar Shave Club's IT software and platforms.

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Microsoft updates its bot platforms with new features, support for Facebook, Slack bot features

Microsoft is updating its Microsoft Bot and Skype Bot platforms with new capabilities, as well as additional support for Facebook and Slack bot features.

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Best laptops for work and play (July 2016 edition)

A selection of powerful laptops to boost your productivity, whether you want Windows, MacOS, or even Linux. Here are laptops and 2-in-1 systems from a variety of OEMs to suit most budgets.

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Huawei may launch a Nexus smartphone along with HTC

We've seen specs and renderings of two rumored HTC Nexus devices, but there is now some evidence Huawei might still be in the Nexus game in 2016.

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iOS 10: Will it be the rebirth or the death of the iPad?

iOS 10 is set to make a lot of iPads obsolete. Will this be the catalyst for a wave of upgrades, or will it be the beginning of the end of the iPad?

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Facebook brings encrypted chat to the masses — but there's a catch

The social networking giant becomes the latest to switch on end-to-end encryption for its messaging apps in the wake of the Apple-FBI debacle.

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Carto's Builder: New beta helps non-coders create mapping apps

For businesses without the skills to write their own geospatial apps, newly-renamed Carto has taken the wraps off its new web-based Builder tool.

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Apple iOS 10 public preview: Seven things I like and one I don't

Apple released the iOS 10 public preview yesterday and if you have another phone to serve as a primary one, then it may be worth your time to take iOS 10 for a spin.

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Will Facebook's new algorithm destroy its relationships with brands?

Facebook announced in June that it would push posts from business pages further down in our feeds and focus on posts from our friends.

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Security flaw in D-Link Wi-Fi products exposes 400,000 devices

It takes only a single line of code to hijack over 400,000 vulnerable D-Link devices.

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Photos: These tiny $17 lenses can turn your smartphone into a microscope

These images show what a smartphone can achieve as a microscope, using the 1.5mm-thick Blips lenses from Italian startup Smart Micro Optics.

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How these tiny $17 lenses can turn your smartphone into a microscope

At just 1.5mm thick, the Blips lenses from Italian startup Smart Micro Optics are designed to transform virtually all mobile-device cameras into pocket microscopes.

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Keydnap malware goes after your Mac password treasure trove

A new breed of Mac malware not only targets your passwords, but also creates a permanent backdoor into your PC.

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Oracle, Fujitsu team up in enterprise cloud push

New cloud solutions will be tailored for business clients in Japan and beyond.

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Microsoft's Project Malmo AI platform goes open source

The system, now available to all, uses Minecraft to test artificial intelligence protocols.

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Huawei Mate 8: A whopper battery with a weird launcher

It is not the glitziest handset you've ever seen, but Huawei's Mate 8 might do just enough to warrant a second look.

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Blockchain, unblocked: its implications for enterprise computing

Blockchain proponents are bullish about its many applications, caution about governance.

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The Netherlands creates first national network dedicated to IoT

The LoRaWAN-based system developed by Dutch telco KPN is geared for sensors and other devices with low power and bandwidth requirements.

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Google acquiring video publishing platform Anvato

The platform, already used by several major media companies, will help Google better compete against other enterprise storage providers for media business.

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How to make sure your Hadoop data lake doesn't become a swamp

Data lakes require a thoughtful and deliberate architectural approach in order to realize their full potential, according to a new report.

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Google is experimenting with post-quantum cryptography

The internet company is adding a post-quantum key-exchange algorithm to a small fraction of connections between desktop Chrome and Google's servers.

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Wendy's admits credit card hack is far worse than first thought

The number of locations affected rocketed by more than three-fold.

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Google plans two Android Wear smartwatches with Google Assistant

A new rumor says Google has internal smartwatch plans, and they could complement the new Nexus handset.

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Microsoft pushes near-final build of Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Members of the Windows Insider Program can now install build 14383. With final public release only weeks away, the most interesting feature is one you can't see at all.

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If VW values its customers, it needs to be a challenger not a champ

The company needs to regain its challenger mindset and think very seriously about customer retention in the wake of its unprecedented $15bn settlement with the federal government and US diesel owners.

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Microsoft follows Office 365 licensing model with new 'Secure Productive Enterprise' Windows 10 bundles

Microsoft is renaming Windows 10 Enterprise and creating new bundles that combine Windows 10 Enterprise, Office 365 and its Enterprise Mobility Suite technologies.

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Power BI features released, Microsoft Data Science Summit announced

Power BI Embedded and Publish to Web moving to GA, Cortana Intelligence with Bing Predicts entering preview and Microsoft Data Science Summit, co-lo'd in Atlanta with Ignite, announced.

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HTC's low-cost micro-splash Desire 530 coming to US carriers

HTC announced the Desire 530 at Mobile World Congress in February and will now bring this attractive, low-cost Android smartphone to US customers.

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Here are all the iPhones and iPads that iOS 10 will make obsolete

iOS 10 will sweep a whole lot of iPhones and iPads into obsolescence.

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Three reasons why you shouldn't immediately upgrade to iOS 10

Features and updates are great, but most people should wait until its final release.

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Five security settings in iOS 10 you should immediately change

These tweaks will lock down your iPhone or iPad to protect your privacy.

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Apple opens iOS 10 for public preview

The Cupertino-based tech giant announced Thursday that the general public is now able to test iOS 10 before its official debut later this year.

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Birds do it. Bees do it. Can drones do it?

UAVs could navigate autonomously without needing radar or GPS. Instead, they would have built-in vision systems inspired by the original drones: bees.

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Investigating Hillary Clinton: More than extreme carelessness, a willful and systemic disregard for required security practice

In light of the FBI's pronouncement on Hillary Clinton's email use, presidential email expert David Gewirtz examines recently released government documents that reveal Clinton's pattern of negligence.

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Microsoft's latest reorg: Sales and Marketing to be integrated cross-company

Microsoft's annual summer reorg is aimed at breaking down sales and marketing silos by integrating various responsibilities among a handful of executives.

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Microsoft COO Kevin Turner leaving for CEO job at Citadel Securities

Kevin Turner is leaving his COO post at Microsoft after an eleven year run.

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Zero-day flaw lets hackers tamper with your car through BMW portal

The ConnectedDrive portal and BMW domains are vulnerable to attack through unpatched flaws.

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Here's why 2-in-1 PCs are destroying the iPad and Android tablets

Don't be fooled by fans of iPads and Android tablets - it's much easier to get real work done on a Windows-powered 2-in-1 PC than it is on Android or iOS-powered hardware.

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Avast snaps up rival antivirus firm AVG in $1.3 billion deal

The all-cash deal is aimed at boosting consumer and enterprise security products.

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Apple backdoor malware steals the keys to your kingdom

Aside from adware, Eleanor is only the second piece of malware tailored for Mac systems.

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It's no robot guide dog - but this wearable aims to help blind people safely move

With expertise in tech to help robots detect and avoid obstacles, two Italian engineers have now turned their energies to making a device for the blind.

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Google fixes high-risk Android vulnerabilities in July update

Google's latest security update resolves severe problems including remote code execution security flaws.

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Rio airport completes IT overhaul ahead of Olympics

The international hub has rolled out new technology to improve operations and passenger services.

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European lawmakers approve new cybersecurity law

New rules will compel companies to report cyberattacks.

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Facebook unveils OpenCellular, its open source wireless access platform

The platform is designed to be deployed in rural or urban areas by any individual, and it supports a range of communication options.

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Walmart rolls out Walmart Pay across all US stores

Announced in December, Walmart Pay is pitched as a free mobile payments service for use in the retail giant's stores.

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​Verizon bets on features over prices with new data billing plans

Verizon's betting that you're willing to pay more for its reliable 4G network than going cheaper with another phone company.

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Google buys French startup Moodstocks to boost machine learning muscle

Moodstocks is expected to join Google's five-year-old research and development center in Paris, known for its work on YouTube and Chrome.

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Huawei sues T-Mobile over 4G patent infringement

The Chinese firm isn't seeking financial damages, but it's asking the court to declare that Huawei met its obligations to license patents at a fair and reasonable rate.

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Microsoft: Here's how to fix the Group Policy mess caused by our security update

Microsoft has posted more details and guidance regarding its June security patch which broke Group Policy for a number of users.

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What's the best and worst browser for Windows 10?

Top browsers Chrome, Opera, Firefox, Edge, and Internet Explorer are pitted against each other to find out which is the best and worst browser for Windows 10.

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Android Nougat will stop password-reset ransomware

Ransomware shuts users out of their phones by changing the lock-screen password.

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Apple patent: iPhone to send responders to emergency location

A new patent awarded to Apple has technology for the iPhone to send 911 responders to the emergency location.

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Microsoft readies combined CRM, ERP Dynamics 365 cloud bundle

Microsoft is combining elements of its Dynamics CRM and ERP offerings into a new bundle called Dynamics 365.

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What should MongoDB be when it grows up?

Over the past year, MongoDB has become a new company. With a new management team in place and a new architecture that uncoupled the storage engine, MongoDB can morph into whatever it wants to be. Where should it go from here?

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Hands-On: Raspberry Pi Zero v1.3

An updated Raspberry Pi Zero is available (v1.3), here are my first hands-on experiences with it.

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Second Life Lessons: What Linden Lab is doing differently with its new VR platform

After running Second Life for 13 years, the company has learned how to build -- and how not to build -- a successful virtual world.

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Robocare: Part pet, part nurse, all robot - the future of care for sick children?

Low-cost, cloud-connected robots are building a role as therapeutic data-gathering aids that can help care for children in hospital.

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Self-driving robot delivery guys set to take over UK, Switzerland, Germany

There are big brands which think the robots could rock the industry.

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Silent Circle quietly kills warrant canary

For a company based on privacy, the move strikes many as odd.

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Five free alternatives to Evernote

Evernote's latest rejigging of pricing and features has got a lot of users down. But fear not, because there are a number of alternatives out there - and for the most part they are totally free.

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​Nextcloud adds enterprise support and iOS appliance

The ownCloud fork, Nextcloud is aggressively seeking private cloud business customers.

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White House: We're "clear-eyed" about weaponizing A.I.

The U.S. could be a world leader in establishing a code of conduct regarding the use of militarized artificial intelligence, the White House chief of staff said.

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Microsoft confirms App-V will be bundled with with Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Microsoft plans to bundle App-V and UE-V, two of its virtualization tools, with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update for Enterprise and Education users only.

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U.S. appeals court: Anti-hacking law applies to password sharing case

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling expands the scope of the already-broad Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

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Microsoft adds IM, contacts to Skype for Business for Mac preview

Microsoft is moving into the second phase of its Skype for Business for Mac preview for the more than 22,000 participants in the testing program.

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Google asks court to sanction Oracle for revealing details of Apple deal

The court motion claims that both Google and Apple were harmed when Oracle's attorney revealed their business dealings

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Microsoft adds free standalone Skype Meetings tool for SMB users

Microsoft is rolling out a free, standalone Skype Meetings tool for US-based small business users.

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Diversity in Tech: Collaboration, Innovation, & Inclusion

Read how SAP, HPE, and Microsoft are advocating for inclusion and increased business innovation by hiring more people with neurodiversity.

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Stop whining about the iPhone headphone jack!

It seems that people are really attached to the idea of the iPhone having a headphone jack. But if Apple does remove it, it's unlikely to summon the tech equivalent of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

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Google's DeepMind expands NHS partnership to improve eye health

Google's AI unit is getting access to a set of 1 million anonymized eye scans with the aim of improving the detection and prevention of common eye diseases.

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Apple to offer organ donor registration in iOS 10 via Health app

Apple is partnering with Donate Life America to offer iPhone-users a way to opt-in to the national organ donor registry.

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OnePlus 3, Nexus rumors, Huawei MateBook (MobileTechRoundup show #375)

The OnePlus 3 and Huawei MateBook arrived after the last podcast, so these and more devices were discussed in the latest edition of MoTR.

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FBI recommends "no charges" against Hillary Clinton over private email servers

The Clinton campaign has persistently faced questions over the former secretary's use of personal email accounts while she was in office.

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Winners and losers announced in new state of social report

Social is now firmly front and centre of most internet-savvy businesses according to a new report from Spredfast. But which brands are winning the social conversation challenge?

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Cybercrime kingpins are winning the online security arms race

Cybercrime is getting bigger and more organised: it's time to throw out the idea of the lone-wolf attacker.

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Quick intro: A newcomer's guide to the Raspberry Pi

The potential of this fully functional, ridiculously inexpensive little computer is limited only by your imagination. It's not too late to join the Raspberry Pi bandwagon.

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The ZDNet Big Data team gets bigger

ZDNet brings on two new Big Data bloggers, both expert industry analysts.

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Microsoft Surface rumor roundup: What's on tap for this Fall (and beyond)

The latest Microsoft rumors are pointing to a Windows 10 hardware launch this Fall, but no brand-new Kaby Lake-powered Surface devices until later 2017.

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Customer experience: Doing nothing can work, except when it doesn't

A positive customer experience does not just happen; it requires planning, effort, and -- most importantly -- a willingness to focus on customers.

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Software dev: Why do so many finance firms bank on Romania? It's not just pay

Although Romania is exerting a strong pull on top-level banks as a software outsourcing destination, other factors on top of affordable skills are coming into play.

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Android is imploding, and there's nothing that can be done to stop it

There are more OEMs scrambling over one another for attention than there are customers to go around.

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Santander makes multimillion-dollar investment in Brazil datacenter

A new facility was built to support growth in electronic banking channels

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Meet the LattePanda, a tiny Windows 10 PC for the Internet of Things

Single board computers are the key to developing the Internet of Things. The Arduino-compatible LattePanda is a full Windows 10 device.

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Build your own $4,250 10-core PC

Intel has a new "king of CPUs," the 10-core Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition. Want this at the heart of your next PC? Here's what you'll need.

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​How mighty supercomputers are helping humble PCs design personalized drugs

Supercomputing resources available via a web server have helped researchers in Barcelona take a step towards better HIV treatments designed on PCs.

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Future drone armies will grow in chemical vats

Humans need not apply.

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China goes alien hunting with the world's largest telescope

The construction of the radio telescope, began in 1994, has finally finished.

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iPhone 7 leak suggests big storage upgrade coming

The latest iPhone 7 rumor suggests that Apple is going to tackle the second biggest annoyance that users have with the iPhone - not enough storage.

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Apple winning the enterprise security race, Samsung makes push

According to a Tech Pro Research survey, Apple is viewed by tech decision-makers as the most secure mobile device option. Samsung is threatening Apple's lead, and Microsoft ranks well on tablets thanks to the Surface.

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Want to bring that old netbook back to life? Hands-on with Manjaro LXQt and LXLE

Following up on my previous recommendation for Linux on a Samsung N150 Plus, here are two more very good candidates - Manjaro LXQt and LXLE.

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Independence Day: How developer and customer revolt will de-throne Apple

Perhaps it's time for a new 3rd-party, truly independent app store -- one not tied to an existing player --- so that developers and end-users can determine their own fates?

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What's the best smartphone case for the beach?

Sand, water, salt spray, rocks. Surviving the beach presents unique challenges for a smartphone case.

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Mophie Charge Force accessory lineup: Charge your iPhone wirelessly in your car or office

Mophie continues to innovate its battery cases by adding wireless charging functionality. Paired with car and desk mounts, there's no reason to worry about a dead battery on your phone.

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10 simple rules for finding and keeping great technology talent

How do you keep your best IT professionals from running out the door to join a startup? And where do we find such people?

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3 situations where SOA may be preferable to microservices

Microservices strips away the monolithic tendencies of traditional service oriented architecture. But some elements may get overlooked.

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LinkedIn filing details bidding war resulting in Microsoft acquisition

Microsoft wasn't the only company bidding to buy LinkedIn, according to a new document LinkedIn filed with the SEC.

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Tired of your iPhone cable breaking? Here's an indestructible replacement

After months of hard testing and abuse, I've discovered the one iPhone cable to rule them all. If you're tired of broken cables, this is the one for you.

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Dell bows out of Android market, citing oversaturation of slate tablet market

The PC giant will stop updating its Venue line of Android tablets, focusing on growing demand for 2-in-1 Windows convertible laptops instead.

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SoftBank reportedly under investigation

The Securities and Exchange Commission is probing the internet and telecom giant over Nikesh Arora's activities before he resigned as president, according to reports.

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Note to HP Spectre and skinny rivals: Laptops are thin enough

Opinion: Laptops have gotten so thin that they differ by mere millimeters. Do customers really care?

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More than 11,000 bots live on Facebook Messenger

And more are on the way, with more than 23,000 developers signed up to build bots.

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Microsoft prepares one final, full-screen Get Windows 10 nag

It's last call for the year-long free Windows 10 upgrade offer. As the clock counts down, Microsoft is pulling out the stops with a full-screen notification. Here's what you'll see.

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Microsoft to add Enterprise Advantage to MPSA licensing in early 2017

Microsoft is continuing its quest to consolidate its many volume-licensing agreements with a new addition called Enterprise Advantage on MPSA, coming in early 2017.

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Microsoft creates new Windows Insider MVP program

Microsoft will launch a new Windows Insider MVP influencer program in the spring of 2017.

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Facebook launches 'multilingual composer' in bet that artificial intelligence can break down language barriers

Using the composer, Facebook customer can write one post and viewers will see it in their preferred language.

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Will Twitter's new Engage app increase your audience?

Twitter has released its Engage app to help creators interact with fans and monitor engagement. But will it get influencers the results they want?

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Old Charm Meets Digital in Buenos Aires

The City Government of Buenos Aires works hard to maintain a safe, clean, and inclusive urban environment. In 2008, the GBCA decided to digitally transform the city to better address issues in operations and maintenance of public spaces.

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MasterCard offers coaching to Brazilian tech startups

Payments company gets involved in a startup fostering scheme led by local banking giant Itaú and Redpoint eVentures

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Essential accessories for your MacBook

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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BMW teams with Intel, Mobileye to develop self-driving cars by 2021

The companies plan to work together on the creation of the BMW iNEXT model, which will be the foundation for BMW's autonomous driving strategy.

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Hadoop Summit news: ecosystem order, and fragmentation

Industry works to get project release cycles, Hadoop core under control. But new complexity sneaks through anyway.

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Apple's 'next big thing' might already be here

Analysts, pundits, and fans alike are desperate for Apple to get busy and unveil the "next big thing" to keep the dollars flowing as iPhone sales soften. But that "next big thing" could already be here.

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How to crack Android encryption on millions of smartphones

Qualcomm is working on a fix, but it may not be possible.

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Best Android smartphones: July 2016

Let's take a look a selection of the very best Android handsets currently available.

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​Helsinki to Frankfurt in 20 milliseconds: The Baltic cable that's breaking data speed records

Linking Finland and central Europe, the new Northern Digital Highway or C-Lion1 submarine fiber-optic cable is being described as the largest-capacity connection in the world.

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Meet the $4 smartphone which starts shipping next week

The first batch of the Ringing Bells Freedom 251 smartphone is ready to go.

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Here's why 70 percent of British tech bosses wanted Remain vote

In March, 70 percent of British tech bosses supported remaining in the EU. Here's why.

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