Large-scale research on gender diversity demonstrates the enormous financial impact of women as a demographic. Here's what you need to know about this crucial issue.

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Less than a week after its release in the US, the Samsung Gear S3 can now be used to pay for goods and services with Samsung Pay even if you don't own a Samsung phone. If you own a Pixel though, you are out of luck at this time.

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Thanksgiving and Black Friday are delivering record online sales and a lot of that traffic is being delivered via smartphones and tablets.

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Warrant canaries are useful but flawed when not implemented properly.

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Two-in-one shipments rise while sales of consumer tablets slump, say analysts.

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The creation of a standalone technology business will enable the firm to further develop its cloud computing offering.

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Need help navigating Windows 10? Let Windows pro Ed Bott be your guide.

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The attack potential grows exponentially as IoT technologies are implemented, warns European cyber security agency.

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The opinion piece on the AFP raids was witnessed by NBN's board prior to publication, with NBN chair Switkowski holding firm that he did not breach caretaker conventions.

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South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is negotiating to sell its PC business with China's Lenovo, local media reports say.

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The big four banks may soon be forced to open up APIs to competitors if the Australian government actions recommendations made by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics.

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The government will earn interest on its AU$19.5 billion loan to NBN, putting it in a positive fiscal position, Fifield has said, with NBN claiming it would have been able to raise private loans after securing a credit rating.

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Discounts are often hard to come by, but here are the best sales if you want to buy a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, or other Apple computer.

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Inquiries by the Australian Senate and the PM's special advisor on cybersecurity highlight 'significant and obvious oversights' by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which 'couldn't handle a predictable problem'.

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The firm has snapped up the right kind of acquisitions that could help 'future proof' it from the ongoing disruption that the worlds of cloud and automation are bringing with it.

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'Intermittent issues' have affected both mobile and online banking with Westpac since Wednesday.

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A New York-based startup is looking to bring virtual reality technology into prisons to educate and rehabilitate inmates globally.

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Chinese smartphone supplier Huawei has outstripped the trouble-ridden Samsung and gained the most profit among Android phone brands for Q3 2016.

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Companies are making more efforts around digital but board and staff commitment remains a challenge, says study

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Every day, more than three billion images are created on social media and nearly one million minutes of video are shared every second. But businesses have little insight into this content, what it means for their brand or their target audiences.

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Windows 10 may be Microsoft's most secure OS yet, but that doesn't mean users' interests are served by abandoning a key exploit mitigation toolkit, says CERT.

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They aren't as plentiful as in years past, but there are still savings to be had if you're in the market for a new iPad.

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Language barriers represent one of the biggest challenges to develop business strategies among global markets. Now, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence and machine translation, these barriers are being broken down.

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Researchers claim your phone really does say a lot about who you are as person, and if you're an iPhone owner what it says is not flattering.

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National College of Cyber Security set to open in 2018 to train 'gifted' teenagers to bolster UK defences against cyberattacks and hackers.

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Alarmed by a spike in road fatalities, US auto safety regulators ask phone makers to automatically block certain content while drivers are behind the wheel.

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Volunteers at the National Museum of Computing and operators who used EDSAC almost 70 years ago have come together to replicate it for future generations to learn from.

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Emergency services including fire, police, and ambulance agencies will be forced to use commercial mobile networks, with the government to form a committee to come up with proposals.

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The Queensland government has announced its intention to conduct trials in the state's southeast on vehicles and infrastructure in preparation for the 'cars of the future'.

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While most say they are okay with hosting all business applications on the public cloud, more than half of IT leaders in Asia-Pacific are tapping the platform for basic tools such as e-mail and websites.

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Cabcharge has criticised the Australian government's inability to create a level playing field after the rise of ride-booking services such as Uber.

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The government has decided to remove telecommunications-specific anti-competition laws because it is 'confident' that general competition rules will control the telco market.

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Telstra has argued that the ACCC should not regulate 289 of its wholesale ADSL exchanges, as competition is enough to ensure the market remains fair.

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In his National Press Club address, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security Dan Tehan warned that a serious cyber attack has the potential to cause the same damage as a terrorist attack.

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The Australian government has introduced an amended crowdsourced equity funding Bill that expands company eligibility criteria and enables retail investors to participate in such activities.

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Labor MP Scott Stewart reportedly wants to see police in Queensland's north use drones to fight crime.

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The Australian government is calling on feedback from the tech industry on how to make government IT contracts more accessible to 'small innovators'.

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A new study by Microsoft shows Australian organisations that are willing to test and learn experience greater success in digital transformation.

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Glassdoor compiles list of jobs with the most flexibility, family time and fun. But for many, it may be to mitigate stress.

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Linux desktop users have been waiting for Wayland, the X server display replacement, for years. It's finally here.

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The UK government hopes its £1 billion investment in 5G and fibre broadband will 'catalyse' industry to invest more in the new network technologies.

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Last week, Microsoft made a slew of announcements around its data and analytics offerings. Here's a rundown of the announcements, and an analysis of where they take Microsoft...and us.

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Security experts' recent pleas to Congress for regulations in support of IoT security standards fell on deaf ears.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be the buzzword du jour for organizations, but this is not an obvious or straightforward transition even for those building advanced products and platforms. Many organizations are still struggling with digital transformation to become data-driven, so how should they approach this new challenge?

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Until we know how much data breaches cost each victim, there's little chance of getting business to invest enough in cybersecurity, warns the Internet Society.

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IBM's methods for identifying skin cancer in its tested data sets have performed as well as medical specialists.

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Focus is on private clouds, hosting and fully managed VMware environments.

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Reports of law enforcement agencies and police departments using the service to spy on suspects has caused the company "great concern."

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iPhone grabs 91 percent of worldwide smartphone profits, while the nearest Android maker only manages two percent. But it's not clear how long that will continue.

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Learn about dark meat turkey, Jedi family management skills, and a little tech. Plus some tips about how to have and enjoy a non-traditional holiday and giving Mom a break. In our 2016 update, we spend a few minutes on real thankfulness and remind you to avoid politics.

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Based on this year's ads, things are a little different than in the past if you're looking to purchase a laptop, desktop, or tablet. Here's how.

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President-elect Donald Trump tells Apple CEO Tim Cook that it would be a "real achievement" if Apple were to shift manufacturing to the U.S.

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Microsoft has been having email issues for just shy of a week. A fix is finally rolling out, but will it tell customers what went wrong?

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The Stampado ransomware has evolved worm-like techniques to spread.

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Samsung continues to push the limits of technology with the best LTE smartwatch available today. The Gear S3 can be even better once the advertised capability is released to the public.

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If this battery breakthrough makes it beyond the lab, waiting for a smartphone to charge could be a thing of the past.

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Q&A with Neo4j CEO Emil Eifrem on the development of the graph database, his biggest competition, and taking on the enterprise.

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Researchers have managed to ruin the malware's encryption in the same month it was discovered.

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With products needing more disposable electronics than are made in sufficient volumes using silicon, Norwegian firm Thinfilm thinks it can print out the solution.

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Millions of sports fans and entertainment goers in New York may be affected by the latest payment-card breach.

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Lenovo's ultraportable laptop for budget-strapped students and business users is only a partial success, the biggest drawback being its disappointing screen.

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The deal is estimated to be worth $70 million.

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A new censorship tool developed by Facebook could get the social media giant back into China after a seven-year ban.

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Calling FttN 'archaic' and 'woefully inadequate', Vodafone has welcomed reports that the government will announce full FttP broadband across the UK.

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Ronny Guillaume, system engineer security at Cisco Systems, is concerned that organisations are surrounded by too much noise in the security space to grasp what they actually need to employ.

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The regional retailer has some great discounts, but they often require signing up to an email list for promo codes.

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Samsung has been raided for the second time over allegations that it bribed the president's close contact to get approval over the controversial merger of its two key affiliates.

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The Labor leader has said the Australian government needs to help businesses in the country combat cyber threats, but noted that it cannot do so alone.

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Australia's new eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant will work towards bringing forth consistent penalties for revenge porn across Australia, and oversee the development of an online reporting platform.

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The Cronulla Sharks club's decision to focus on fans paid off, as it gave the NRL team a rich database to build out its customer engagement strategy and get the team on track for a 2016 victory.

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It seems free food does indeed taste better, with hackers now targeting the takeaway service's customers to satisfy their cravings.

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The NES Classic's scarcity continues a troubling pattern of Nintendo console launch shortages that leads to disappointment and ripoffs.

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Prices have plunged to the point where I've reduced my PC budgets to £100 a year, and unless you're a power user - or a gamer - you don't really need to spend much more.

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Aqua Security says that DevOps offers opportunities to create secure container applications from the very start.

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HP's fourth quarter earnings were in line with estimates, but sales fared better due to strength in the PC business. Printer revenue slipped.

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Revenues missed the mark in the fourth quarter of HPE's first year as a standalone company.

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Here's what you need to know to make your best buying decision.

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My reservations about using the bigger iPhone have subsided, as I've learned to fully embrace the iPhone 7 Plus.

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Prepare for a world where you get notified about a new email...by your light bulbs.

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Diabetics have been waiting for years for better technology to manage their condition. Some got tired of waiting and hacked together an open source hardware and software solution. This is their story.

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Google DeepMind and Oxford University researchers have developed an automated lip-reader that far outperforms a human expert.

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This $20 toolkit from iFixit allows you crack open and take a stab at repairing most electronic devices.

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Trial of NFC smartphone tech likely to be followed by wider rollout next year.

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Three top IT leaders from the federal government share their experiences following the events of 9/11 and reflect on the importance of cloud.

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Signing in to Windows 10 with a Microsoft account is convenient, unless your password is stolen or phished. Protect yourself by turning on additional security features.

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Andela, backed by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropic organisation, is placing developers from across Africa as remote developers for US companies.

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AWS reduces S3 and Glacier prices, and adds new data retrieval options.

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Crowd-designed 2-in-1 Eve V has sold out but the Windows 10 hybrid is still available under pre-order at heavily discounted prices.

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Security experts predict that Mirai is far from the end of social media disruption due to botnets.

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Google's latest Maps update aims to help people plan outings and avoid crowds.

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Get some down time over Thanksgiving by preparing in advance for the inevitable 'Turkey Day' tech support requests deluge.

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Big Blue set to open four new data centres with cognitive services as part of "long-standing commitment" to the UK.

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Now you can hack the US government -- legally.

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Anything from iPhones, iPads to the Apple smartwatch could be picked up for a discount in 2016.

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The Sprint HTC Bolt will soon be launching outside the US as the HTC 10 Evo. It's the same device, except for the wireless radios.

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TechnologyOne has thanked its software-as-a-service offering for its AU$41.1 million net profit, claiming a focus on SaaS will keep the company from succumbing to obsolescence.

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Ahead of listing on the ASX, Dropsuite has a secured a partnership with Crazy Domains that will allow it to offer a website backup solution to more than 1.5 million small and mid-sized businesses.

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Cyber attackers are increasingly targeting electronic payment methods and ATMs in 'jackpotting' attacks, according to the cybersecurity firm.

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NBN and NetComm Wireless have announced signing a master agreement for the latter to supply DPUs for NBN's fibre-to-the-distribution-point network.

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Passengers at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport were delayed due to a 'network connectivity' issue that caused problems to its check-in and baggage system process.

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Over the next 12 months, more than half of all Australian enterprises will be increasing their spending on public cloud infrastructure, while over three quarters will invest in private cloud infrastructure.

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Telstra will bolster its business security software suite by purchasing part of New Zealand company Wynyard's assets.

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SBS is digitising its processes through a deal that will see Ericsson provide aggregation, organisation, quality control, and delivery of media assets from across the globe.

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Smartphone market share for Apple, Huawei, Alcatel, ZTE, and Oppo increased in Australia over the quarter, according to IDC, at the expense of beleaguered Samsung and the 'other' segment.

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The hands-on lab learning environment should help Google onboard users across products like Google Cloud Platform and G Suite.

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StarHub and Veniam are teaming up to turn thousands of vehicles in Singapore into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, while collecting data for the government.

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Team Drive is G Suite's take on team file sharing, and it's started taking beta testers.

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How does Microsoft plan to bring parity to its SQL Server releases for Linux and Windows as it moves forward? Its 'Drawbridge' library OS virtualization technology is playing a role.

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UPDATED: Microsoft is said to be offering concessions to EU antitrust regulators in the hopes of getting approval for its pending LinkedIn purchase.

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Montreal has become a "global machine intelligence powerhouse," Google says, thanks to corporate and government investments.

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Just in time for the holiday season, Moto Z owners may want to put Daydream View on a shopping list.

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Torani's chatbot on Facebook Messenger deals with the topic often top of mind for most of us - food.

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The new partnership between two industry groups aims to speed up the development of urban projects.

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Microsoft is planning to enable x86 on ARM64 emulation in Windows 10 by Fall 2017 with its 'Redstone 3' release, sources say, thanks to codename 'Cobalt.'

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Instagram clones Snapchat with disappearing photo and video messages.

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The global market for used smartphones will be worth about $30 billion in 2020 with an average selling price of $136.

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Apple currently sells three wireless routers: the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule. But don't expect an update, according to a new report.

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Analysts are growing worried about Apple's long-term profitability in the face of declining iPhone gross margins.

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Macom is buying Applied Micro so it can provide a set of connectivity processors from switches to fiber in the network.

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This week's headlines: Highway fatalities are up alarmingly in the U.S., and the NHTSA blames smartphones and dashboard apps.

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When dealing with big data, sorting through information quickly is crucial. Reducing noise enables brands to protect their reputations more easily.

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A $100 increase in price comes with a new feature, more RAM and double the storage.

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Oracle is a strong player in the datacenter realm, but with this deal, perhaps Larry Ellison's cloud dreams are coming closer.

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Nokia's return to the smartphone market will happen in 2017, the company has now confirmed to investors.

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We used it for a week and it's just not that useful. Interesting, yes. Productivity enhancing, no.

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Information including names, addresses, and DOBs of some Three customers obtained in data breach, Three CEO Dave Dyson confirms.

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The adult entertainment and dating network waited a week to message its millions of users after news of the hack broke, but its method of delivery was far from proactive.

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The market retains momentum in Q3 and customers are willing to spend more, says IDC.

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Though many analyst firms agree that finance applications are gradually moving to the cloud, the concrete benefits might not be equally understood. Apart from the benefits of lower TCO, cloud deployment of financial applications primarily provides three strategic benefits:

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Microsoft says it's doubling down on quantum computing after nabbing four top scientists who will work with a Microsoft hardware veteran to turn research into reality.

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Iconic department store Liberty is embracing mobile and the internet: here's how.

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Security experts believe yet another open-source software security catastrophe is on the horizon - but this time, your car is the target.

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The 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro delivers professional-level performance in an attractive, lightweight design that also offers all-day battery life. However, it's extravagantly expensive, and the lack of upgradeability is a real weakness.

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Samsung will not make automobiles and stay a tier-1 components supplier after its $8 billion purchase of Harman, senior executives of both companies stressed.

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Aalto University researchers in Helsinki have come up with a new antenna design that has wide potential performance benefits for smartphones.

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Apple launches its second worldwide iPhone repair program in a week, this time for iPhone 6s smartphones that shut down unexpectedly.

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Chinese tech giant opens a data centre in Dubai this week and will add three more sites in Japan, Australia, and German as part its US$1 billion investment to expand its global cloud network.

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The mayor wants Volkswagen to pay up over "dieselgate" and to compensate the city for lost congestion charges.

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Mark Zuckerberg gives Facebook's plan to combat fake news, but warned: "We need to be careful not to discourage sharing of opinions or to mistakenly restrict accurate content."

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The lawsuit alleged that top execs of the futuristic transport firm are interested not in the technology, but lining their own pockets.

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The trial will slurp up user smartphone and tablet MAC addresses when commuters enter and leave stations.

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Optus is developing and running lab tests on a proprietary 'in-call assistant', but said it could not tell what the capabilities of the technology are as yet.

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As predicted by industry, the rates of piracy are dropping significantly now that streaming services such as Netflix are available in Australia.

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Answers to some key questions about the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in enterprises.

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Acquisition forms "world's largest digital safety platform for consumers and families."

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The Bureau of Meteorology has completed the commissioning of its new supercomputer from American manufacturer Cray.

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Microsoft has joined forces with networking equipment maker D-Link to deliver faster Wi-Fi to rural communities around the world.

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US president-elect Donald Trump wants to launch a counter-insurgency against globalization and restore job growth for US workers. But, where does he stand on the biggest threat to the labor force?

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Kevin is trying out his new Google Daydream View VR headset while I am going for a run with my new Samsung Gear S3 Frontier smart watch. Lots of mobile tech to chat about once again on MoTR.

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