Tuesday 28 February 2017

Nvidia turns everything to 11 with the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 1080 price cuts


Nvidia announced the GTX 1080 Ti this evening at GDC. It packs almost all the horsepower of the Titan X, with few compromises.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 will probably let you change the navigation button order

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Samsung is abandoning one of its long-term design conventions.

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Here’s what it’s like to use a Windows 98 PC in 2017

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Spoiler: It works, but it's also broken in some interesting ways.

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ET deals: Save over $300 on a Dell XPS desktop PC

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In search of an affordable desktop that has plenty of room for upgrades? Take a look at the XPS 8910 tower PC from Dell. With a sleek modern design, a Skylake CPU, space for three 3.5-inch drives, and support for up to 64GB of DDR4 memory, this PC is up for almost anything.

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Protect your online privacy with the 5 best VPNs

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Investing in a VPN is a smart choice right now, but the options are vast. To help narrow things down a bit, we've rounded up five of our very favorite consumer services.

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White boxes set to shift server buying habits

Traditional server providers still have the lion’s share of the on-premise datacentre market, but original design manufacturers are now a major force

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UK fintech investment down in 2016

Investment in UK fintech went down in 2016 but is still ahead of 2014 numbers, according to figures from FinTech Global

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CloudPets’ data breach underlines need for secure cloud apps

More than two million voice recordings and e-mail addresses and password data for more than 800,000 accounts linked to an internet-connected toy have been leaked online

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Roborace shows off its driverless race car at MWC

Roborace car on pavement courtesy of Roborace and Daniel Simon

Self-driving cars are supposed to make us safer, but Roborace plans to pit them against each other in high-speed gladitorial challenges. This week the team introduced its completed car design.

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SpaceX plans to send humans on lunar orbit mission in 2018

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SpaceX says the flight will include a crew of two private citizens who have paid a "significant deposit" to charter the mission.

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DevOps done right: Why work-life balance matters to digital transformation success

DevOps practitioners warn enterprises off neglecting the health and well-being of the IT staff responsible for delivering their digital transformation projects

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Microsoft to discontinue Skype Wi-Fi service

Microsoft is retiring its Skype Wi-Fi service to concentrate on other services on the communications platform

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Unite union members at Fujitsu on strike

Union members strike over jobs, pay and pensions after Fujitsu announced plans to cut it UK workforce by 1,800

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IWM digitises vast collection in SpectraLogic tape archive

Imperial War Museum deploys SpectraLogic tape archive systems with LTFS Black Pearl in digitisation project for 21,000 hours of film and millions of images and voice recordings

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Monday 27 February 2017

Ankabut creates hyper-connected ecosystem for UEA education

United Arab Emirates education network implements cloud-based software to improve students’ access to resources

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Twitch will start selling PC games this spring, with streamers getting a 5% cut

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Twitch could become more of a money-printing machine than it already is.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3: finally a worthy successor to the Note 10.1

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It's been a long wait, but Samsung has finally gotten serious about a new flagship large-format Android tablet with stylus to replace the aging Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition.

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ET deals: Get a lifetime Hushed number for $25

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Have you ever wanted a secondary phone number to give out to people and organizations that you don't entirely trust? Today, the folks at Hushed are offering a lifetime "burner" number that you can use with an app on nearly any iPhone or Android phone.

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Santander bank to work with IBM developing mobile apps for staff

Santander bank wants to make its staff more productive through mobile apps, which it will create alongside IBM

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Hundreds more sub-postmasters apply to join group action against Post Office

Initial hearing regarding sub-postmasters who say they were wrongly punished for false accounting reveals admission by Post Office legal team

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Citizen Love: the story of an ordinary family's fight with the US government

Finnish documentary makers Raimo Uunila and Lauri Danska tell the behind-the-scenes story of activist Lauri Love’s battle with the US government – and the impact of the case on his family

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Nimble offers Nimble Cloud Volumes all-flash cloud storage

Hybrid and all-flash array maker extends offer to the cloud with Nimble Cloud Volumes cloud storage that can be provisioned for compute on Amazon or Microsoft clouds or on-premise

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MWC 2017: Global mobile operators to use big data for social good

The GSMA has launched the Big Data For Social Good initiative, drawing together the big data capabilities of mobile network operators to address humanitarian crises around the world

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Making mobile apps work

Mobile users have high expectations, and there is no such thing as one size fits all. We look at how this affects mobile app development

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MWC 2017: BT showcases network startups and 5G for VR

At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, BT announces new research into network design and build, and explores the future of 5G networks

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Greenpeace calls for sustainable smartphone manufacturing

Electronic waste and the carbon emissions from manufacturing are among the areas smartphone makers must address, says environmental organisation

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Teachers ‘need help’ to get kids into Stem

More assistance should be given to teachers to encourage children into science, technology, engineering and maths careers, says Ada College head of computer science

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Cyber criminals net £8bn from financial services in 2016

Organised cyber fraud gangs are turning their attention to online lenders and emerging financial services, potentially netting £8bn in 2016, a report reveals

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Sainsbury’s CDO Andy Day maps path to join customer and product data

Sainsbury’s CDO Andy Day, who claimed the number one spot on DataIQ’s 2017 100 top data leaders list, is mapping out a data strategy to join customer and product data, in a “farm to fork” pathway

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Most businesses failing to train IT and security about users

Teaching IT and cyber security teams about psychology and sociology is key to enabling better cyber security practices in organisations, according to human behaviour specialist Jessica Barker

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MWC 2017: Standard allows for LoRaWAN roaming

A LoRa Alliance draft standard will allow wider collaboration and cross-border use cases for long range WAN IoT network operators by enabling roaming

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MWC 2017: Ericsson launches marketplace for connected vehicles

Ericsson’s Connected Vehicle Marketplace will feature open APIs for telematics, data, data sharing, partner management, and charging and billing systems

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How does lane departure warning work?

Mazda Lane Departure Warning

Drifting out of lane? LDW warns when you drift, while lane keep assist corrects your course automatically. As long as you keep your hands lightly on the steering wheel, the best systems will turn your car into a self-driving car.

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Google accidentally resets OnHub and Google Wifi routers with server error

Google Wifi

Google temporarily broke a large number of routers recently thanks to an error in its cloud services.

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Friday 24 February 2017

Major data breach strikes Cloudflare, change your passwords immediately

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Cloudflare has been accidentally leaking user information to any number of potential bad actors, and some of the information was apparently indexed on Google's search engine. Change your passwords now.

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New tech support scam borrows ransomware tricks

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Rather than cold-calling victims, the perpetrators of this new support scam disable the PC and have the victim call for help.

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Google Waymo sues Uber over self-driving car technology

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Uber is facing a lawsuit from Google over claims its self-driving car technology was stolen from Google's Waymo and has been used to accelerate Uber's own development.

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ET deals: Get a year of Amazon Drive unlimited storage for $48

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Keeping multiple copies of your important data is vitally important, and an offsite solution is definitely your best bet in case of catastrophic damage (like hurricanes or floods). And thankfully, you can save 20% off of Amazon's cloud storage with today's coupon code.

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At IBM’s Watson lab, customers marry the power of AI with the IoT

IBM formally inaugurated its Watson Internet of Things headquarters in Munich, Germany in February, and Computer Weekly went to meet the customers and partners who are using Watson AI to deliver on the promise of the IoT

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This week in space: rockets, telescopes, and exoplanets

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NASA dominates the news this week, but theirs isn't the only name. In this issue: Dawn, Juno, SpaceX, Spitzer and the ESO.

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Number of people hit by professional financial cyber attack grows after lull

Kaspersky Labs reports that the number of people hit by financial cyber attack grew in 2016 after falling in the previous two years

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Welsh university offers fintech degree

Wrexham Glyndwr University becomes the latest education provider to launch a course in financial technology

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Old code haunts Cloudflare with memory leak scare

Ancient software has been blamed for a major memory leak affecting hundreds of thousands of web pages delivered via Cloudflare’s CDN

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Coadec suggests increase in software development apprenticeships

Not-for-profit Coadec urges the technology industry and government to increase the number of available software development apprenticeships in the UK to tackle the growing skills crisis

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UK IT professionals wanted in New Zealand capital city as part of recruitment campaign

The government of New Zealand's capital city is looking for IT staff from around the world to address a skills shortage

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Businesses urged to buy security according to their actual needs

Organisations must resist the temptation to buy a whole raft of security technologies without first assessing their real and specific security needs, says industry expert Michael Dieroff

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New leak points to release dates for Samsung Galaxy S8 and LG G6

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The LG G6 will appear a bit earlier, but it'll be at a disadvantage when the Galaxy S8 arrives.

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Samsung’s Exynos 8895 features custom CPU cores, first 10nm chip to market

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Samsung's new Exynos 9 8895 will be the first 10nm chip to market -- and it's packing second-generation custom CPU cores.

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Banking malware, DDoS, ransomware and CEO fraud top UK cyber threats

Businesses need to be aware of the value of their data, how that data is likely to be attacked, and how to defend against particular attacks, says leading UK cyber cop

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Thursday 23 February 2017

Backup datacentre power: Using diesel generators to plug the UK's energy supply gaps

Energy market stakeholders are calling on the datacentre community to help them close the UK's energy demand and supply gap by hooking up their diesel generators to the National Grid, but will it work?

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Sony unveils SD cards so fast, they’ve bumped up against interface speed limits

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Sony has launched a new lineup of SD cards that push the envelope on what current microSD standards can offer, as far as performance. But be advised -- buying a fast SD card doesn't matter if you don't have a camera that can push it.

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The only sample of metallic hydrogen on Earth has vanished

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Missing: One sample of metallic hydrogen. If found, please call Harvard.

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Russian man sentenced for killing friend in AMD vs. Nvidia GPU dispute

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A Russian man has been sentenced to 9.5 years in prison after murdering a former friend over which company, AMD or Nvidia, made better video cards. Whatever happened to punching people you disagreed with?

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RAID vs erasure coding for flash storage

Flash storage needs array data protection. We run the rule over RAID for flash storage and look at erasure coding, which will become more attractive as drive sizes increase

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Lords pressurise government over broadband USO

In a House of Lords debate on the Digital Economy Bill, peers passed an amendment to set the minimum standard speed for broadband at 30Mbps

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Tesla Model 3 on track for September volume production


5,000 Model 3s a week by end of year, 10,000 per week sometime in 2017. 375,000 in line for a Model 3. Not all will get the tax credit.

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NES Classic Edition mods are unlocking its power as a universal gaming emulator

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The NES Classic is fast becoming the gaming emulator of your dreams.

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Digitisation opens up security weakness in oil and gas

The oil and gas industry needs to address the security risks associated with operational technology and vulnerable IT systems, says Ponemon Institute report

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Dutch banks and ISPs behind in domain security

Dutch banks are falling behind organisations in other sectors when it comes to securing domains.

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Starling Bank opens API with hackathon

Challenger bank Starling opens its API up to developers in hackathon at Google’s London Campus

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BDUK head Chris Townsend to step down

Government executive Chris Townsend, who oversees the DCMS-run BDUK rural broadband programme, is to step down in April

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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in APAC security

Find out what security initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017

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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the APAC converged/hyper-converged market

Find out what converged/hyper-converged initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017

from ComputerWeekly: All Computer Weekly Content http://www.computerweekly.com/video/2017-IT-Priority-Study-Trends-in-the-APAC-converged-hyper-converged-market

2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in APAC DevOps

Find out what DevOps initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017

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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the APAC storage market

Find out what Storage initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017

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ET deals roundup: Save on 4K TVs, sound systems, and gaming consoles

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Looking to deck out your living room or den with a new TV? Need to enhance your existing TV with a sound system or game console? Dell is offering up a bevy of great deals on home theater equipment, and you can even end up with a $500 gift card with the right purchase.

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How a college student built a self-driving car for $700


Feds threatened DIY self-drive hardware/software seller Comma.ai. So the company made plans for linking hardware (Android phone) and software free.

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The building blocks of life are much more common than we thought


Buckle your space Boötes and head straight on til Dawn: NASA and the UCLA both just independently reported that they've found "the building blocks of life," off-world.

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Most hackers can steal data within 24 hours, study shows

Most hackers are able to access company systems and steal valuable data within 24 hours, according to the Nuix Black Report, which aims to show which security technologies are worth investing in

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Wednesday 22 February 2017

Virtual reality takes off in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

There is a thriving virtual reality industry in the Middle East, with the technology's application expected to go far beyond gaming

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Scientists finally make ‘triangulene,’ which is good, we think

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It won't cooperate long enough for us to measure its properties, so nobody has any idea what to do with it, but it sure does aim to misbehave.

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ET deals: Dell Inspiron 15 5000 15.6-inch laptop for $549

Inspiron 15 5000

Today, Dell is offering up a substantial discount on the Inspiron 15 5000 laptop. If you're in need of a powerful 15.6-inch device, this is the perfect time to buy. With a full HD display, a Skylake CPU, a dedicated graphics card, and a sizable hard drive, this laptop offers a complete computing experience wherever you go.

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NASA announces discovery of seven Earth-like exoplanets in a single solar system

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It's much smaller and cooler than our sun, but all seven of those planets are clustered in very close, which would make for an incredible view.

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ET deals: Save big on a Dell XPS 8900 Skylake desktop PC

Dell XPS 8900

Ready to replace your aging PC with something new? Dell is currently offering up a 42% discount on the XPS 8900 desktop. With a quad-core Skylake CPU, lots of speedy DDR4 memory, and plenty of room for expansion, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better tower with a price this low.

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All RBS and NatWest branches to have a technology expert

RBS Group is putting a digital expert in every NatWest and RBS branch in 2017

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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the EMEA converged/hyper-converged market

Find out what converged and hyper-converged initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017

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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in EMEA storage

Find out what storage initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017

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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in EMEA DevOps

Find out what DevOps initiatives IT decision makers are making in 2017

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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the EMEA security market

Find out what security initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017

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Detectors have picked up an unexplained wave of radioactivity across Europe


The good news: experts say it probably wasn't a bomb. The bad news: we know very little else.

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Cloud demand fuels record European growth for colocation market in 2016, confirms CBRE

CBRE’s full-year colocation tracker data confirms record take-up for colocation space across Europe in 2016

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Progress on business IoT adoption slower than expected

The Economist Intelligence Unit last looked at business IoT adoption in 2013. Its latest business adoption index shows slow progress

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Beware printer helpline scam, warns NTS eCrime Team

National Trading Standards is warning consumers about a scam targeting those looking for help with printer problems

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Global public cloud spend to soar by 25% this year, says IDC

Market watcher’s latest public cloud market forecast highlights growing demand for off-premise services across the globe

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Computacenter apprentices are business-critical today

Apprenticeships in IT are increasingly seen as an alternative to university for many. Apprentices at Computacenter tell their stories

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AMD unveils Ryzen launch dates, clock speeds, performance, pricing

AMD Ryzen

Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen -- things are about to get real interesting in the PC market.

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Disney creates room that can wirelessly charge hundreds of devices

disney wireless

True wireless power is still a no-go in consumer technology, but Disney Research has developed a version that might work in the future.

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Government, industry and citizens all have a stake in a successful transformation strategy

By focusing on skills, collaboration and the citizen in its transformation strategy, government has set an ambitious plan for digital public services which deserves widespread support

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What would Mr Tulkinghorn think?

Law firms have begun to use AI in the review and analysis of data, which has profound implications for way law firms deliver services to their clients

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Corporate IT Forum aims to fill gap in discipline of SRM

Forum to fill supplier relationship management gap opened up by growing centrality of IT to business, and transitions to cloud

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Companies partner with CA Technologies to encourage kids into Stem

Mars, GSK and Deutsche Bank help CA Technologies with its Step into Stem event designed to encourage young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths

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Microsoft issues critical patches but not for zero days

After missing the monthly security update for 14 February, Microsoft has issued some patches but not for zero-day vulnerabilities despite the availability of exploit code

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Tuesday 21 February 2017

Airborne cars to transform Dubai’s public transportation

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority is readying the launch of autonomous aerial vehicles in July this year

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Australian bank implements cloud-based people management software

Digital bank chose software as a service when it wanted more from its HR systems

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Stanford researchers improve extraction of uranium from seawater

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A new process for obtaining uranium from seawater could make the process cleaner, cheaper, and more accessible to countries around the world.

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Apple rumored to announce complete refresh of iPad lineup this spring

iPadPro10_main

Can Apple make people want iPads again?

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Harman, Ultrahaptics team up for mid-air haptic feedback


Harman-Ultrahaptics prototype projects inaudible sound waves onto the driver's hand in mid-air. The driver senses a pressed button, turning knob, or an alert.

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ET deals: Save big on the ethical hacker bonus bundle

ET Ethical Hacker

Looking to start a career in white hat hacking? Well, you'll definitely want to consider investing in today's ethical hacking bundle from Skillwise. Not only will you learn vital skills for understanding web security, but you'll learn how to translate those skills into a real career in penetration testing.

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Yahoo takes $350m cut on deal with Verizon after security breaches

Ending months of speculation, Verizon has announced a revised deal for acquiring Yahoo’s core business that is $350m less than the original due to revelations of two major data breaches

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NASA’s Juno will stay in its 53-day orbit around Jupiter after engine troubles

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In light of engine troubles, NASA scientists decided that a limited orbital itinerary was best for the spacecraft.

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Horizon: Zero Dawn puts the PS4 Pro to work

Horizon

Uncharted 4, The Last Guardian, and Gravity Rush 2 have all garnered significant praise in recent months, and the latest title out of Dutch studio Guerrilla Games is another standout exclusive for Sony's platform. Horizon: Zero Dawn tells a fascinating sci-fi story in an open world that can thoroughly impress on both the base PS4 and the PS4 Pro.

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Ransomware doubled in second half of 2016, says Check Point

Check Point identifies the most prevalent ransomware and other malware that organisations should be prioritising based on data from the second half of 2016

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Why businesses need a more enlightened approach to phishing attacks

City firms often fire staff for accidently clicking on phishing emails, but there is a better approach, Intel Security’s Raj Samani tells Computer Weekly

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Pure Storage adds Cohesity Data Platform to FlashArray//M arrays

All flash array maker gets Cohesity functionality natively in its arrays, in a move that will allow snapshots to be tiered between platforms and managed by Cohesity

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Visa opens London technology centre

Visa opens a space in London where it can test out technologies alongside customers and suppliers

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2017 Hyundai Ioniq first drive review: hybrid, EV, plug-in, no gas-only engines


The Ioniq comes in three flavors, including America's best mileage (58 mpg) and highest efficiency (136 MPGe) cars. The 124-mile EV range will puzzle some; 200 miles arrives in 2018.

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New biosensor can detect HIV earlier and faster than ever before

HIVbiosensor

The CSIC chip can spot virus particles in the blood a mere seven days after infection at concentrations 100,000 times lower than existing tests.

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Graphene-coated copper could dramatically boost future CPU performance

Copper Wire

New research into a copper-graphene interconnect design could dramatically boost performance and cut waste heat.

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Half of enterprises to start digitising networks by 2019, says Cisco

At Cisco Live Europe in Berlin, Cisco offers an insight into key networking trends and announces new products and upgrades to support and secure the digitisation of the network

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Brexit might benefit genomics big data analytics research

Genomics, an IT-dependent area of medical science research, could yet benefit from Brexit by lower barriers to data acquisition

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SAP users react with concern to SAP High Court victory over Diageo

SAP UK and Ireland User Group has reacted to the supplier’s High Court victory over Diageo in indirect licensing dispute

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The changing shape of mobile apps

We find out how organisations can gain the agility they need to keep pace with mobile app innovation

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Monday 20 February 2017

Amazon will create 5,000 UK jobs in 2017

Online retailer Amazon is creating 5,000 jobs in the UK over the next year, including roles for software engineers and apprenticeships in engineering and logistics

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Security Think Tank: Risk of DNS attacks goes beyond websites

What are the main security risks associated with DNS and how are these best mitigated?

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Netherlands expertise unravels enterprise blockchain

Dutch hackathons, pilots and projects are building new applications based on blockchains

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Multi-cloud management: Making it work for the enterprise

As the hype surrounding multi-cloud continues to grow, Clive Longbottom shares his view on what enterprises will need to do to make the model work for them

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Accenture to add thousands of US jobs as Trump effect spreads to IT

Accenture has promised to create more jobs in the US and invest $1.4bn in skills development

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Why Azure developers need security skills

The unprecedented adoption of Microsoft Azure is a huge opportunity for developers, but they must keep their security skills updated

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Software asset management maturity in the age of SaaS

For asset tracking, software as a service is no different from any other type of software licensing – but the process of software asset management needs adapting

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Sweden uses Minecraft for urban planning

Swedish National Land survey has put its maps on Minecraft to promote its work

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Sunday 19 February 2017

Facebook calls on Middle East-based developers in bot challenge

Facebook is looking for software developers in the Middle East to create software robots on its Messenger platform

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Friday 17 February 2017

Thermaltake debuts new PCIe 3.0 extender, lets you show off your GPU in style

Thermaltake-Feature

Thermaltake has launched a new high-end PCI-Express capable of extending your GPU by up to three feet. Case modders and design enthusiasts take note.

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Is texting to blame for 2016’s increase in vehicular deaths?


National Safety Council says deaths are up 9% in two years. (It's more like 5%.) But it is up. Smartphones and texting are being blamed.

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Project Loon uses machine learning to make internet balloons ‘dance on the wind’

loon

An area that might have required a rotating network of hundreds of balloons before might only require dozens now.

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ET deals: Dell XPS 13 1080p laptop for $900


With a slim form factor and a focus on flexibility, these highly portable laptops are excellent fits for most consumers. Unfortunately, they tend to be on the pricey side, but we've just found a superb bargain from Dell. With the use of today's coupon code, you can save a total of $250 on a Dell XPS 13.

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Stemettes launches documentary about Outbox Incubator programme

Social enterprise Stemettes has produced a short film featuring its Outbox Incubator programme to highlight the importance of getting girls into science, technology, engineering and maths

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Gartner predicts BI market will jump 7.3% to $18.3bn in 2017

So-called “modern BI and analytics platforms” outpace traditional business intelligence, but rate will slow down

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This week in space: Pluto, Europa, and 96 nanosats

EuropaFeature

India, Europa, and Proxima b saw major developments this week. Proxima b may not as habitable as we had hoped, but NASA is planning to attempt a landing on Europa -- and it's just received a report on the best way to make that happen.

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Visa, Bosch and Indiegogo debut IBM Watson IoT partnerships

At the inauguration of the Watson IoT HQ in Munich, IBM customers announced a swathe of new partnerships to bring IoT tech to market

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Big data projects need business input and careful management

Big data projects need to be managed. Ocado and Graydon have been figuring out how

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Swedish capital uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to cut road congestion

Stockholm transport authorities are gaining a better understanding of road traffic through technology

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HPE services and CSC to become DXC Technology

The merger between HP's services division and CSC will launch in April 2017 and is expected to save the companies billions

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Amazon, Apple and Microsoft pledge to support government push for fair cloud storage use

Competition and Markets Authority confirms support of Amazon, Apple and Microsoft as it concludes compliance review into cloud storage sector

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RSAC17: Former MI5 head calls on infosec community to make world safer

In a digital era, the information security community has a key role in helping to make the world a safer place, according to former MI5 boss Stella Rimington

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Google gives everyone machine learning superpowers with TensorFlow 1.0

TensorFlow Dev Summit 2017 logo

With this week's release of TensorFlow 1.0, Google has pushed the frontiers of machine learning further in a number of directions.

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Sony kills PlayStation Now support on Vita, PS3, Bravia, and Blu-ray players

PS Now

Sony isn't killing PlayStation now, but it's drastically curtailing the number of supported devices. Bravia TVs, Blu-ray players, Vita, PS3s, and Samsung TVs are all getting the ax.

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Bipartisan bill would force police to get warrants before using Stingray cell tracker


The legislation was introduced Wednesday, and is called the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act. Congress does love its clever acronyms.

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FOI requests reveal appetite for datacentre change in London’s local councils

Research conducted by cloud service provider HyperGrid suggests IT departments in local councils are working with outdated and underperforming datacentre infrastructures

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High Court rules for SAP, against Diageo in indirect licensing case

Judge rejects Diageo’s submission that SAP PI is a “gatekeeper” licence for gaining access to the SAP suite of applications and database

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Security Think Tank: Integrity of business data key to cyber defence

What types of organisation are likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate against such attacks?

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RSAC17: Geopolitical changes driving encryption usage, survey shows

More organisations are planning to deploy encryption in response to geopolitical changes, but confidence in organisations’ ability to secure and protect encryption is low, a survey shows

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Thursday 16 February 2017

Google Fiber is slashing employees, preparing to deploy wireless access points instead of fiber optics

Google Fiber

Google Fiber is cutting jobs and prepping to shift to a wireless deployment model in new markets (though fiber will remain available in current markets). But will this create a product anyone actually wants to buy?

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ET deals roundup: Save big on a Dell XPS tower, VPN services, and more for Presidents’ Day

ET deals roundup

Need a new PC? Maybe you're looking for an HDTV. Good news, there's loads of superb sales happening across the web to celebrate Presidents' Day! From eye tracking to motion-sensing lights to online courses, you're bound to find something here that fits your budget.

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Ivy League astronomers take exoplanet hunting open-source


Astronomers have released more than twenty years' worth of planet hunting and stellar observation data to the public so that you, too, can hunt exoplanets like an interstellar Indiana Jones.

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Tesla driver saves unconscious man trapped in out-of-control vehicle

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A German Model S driver is being credited with saving a stroke victim's life after he realized the man was unconscious behind the wheel of his Volkswagen Passat.

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