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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

IT News Head Lines (HardOCP) 25/05/2016





AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.3
AMD has released brand new Crimson Edition 16.5.3 drivers for all you Radeon owners out there. According to AMD, these drivers offer support for Overwatch, Total War: Warhammer and Dota 2 (with Vulkan API). The new drivers also have CrossFire profiles for Overwatch and Total War: Warhammer. Also fixed in this driver release:

Fallout 4™ may experience minor stuttering in AMD Crossfire™ technology mode
Radeon Settings may be removed from the system if the Radeon Software installer is launched while Radeon Settings is open.
Radeon Settings "Additional Settings" option may intermittently fail to launch.
Users in Quad AMD Crossfire technology configurations may be unable to re-enable AMD Crossfire mode when using the global AMD Crossfire option in the "Gaming" tab and toggling it from on to off.
Some game textures in The Division™ exhibit flickering in AMD Crossfire™ mode.
Intermittent stability issues with Intel Skull Canyon NUC (NUC6i7KYK) using AMD XConnect™ Technology are no longer observed.
Safe unplugging for AMD XConnect™ Technology no longer results in a random BSOD.

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Insanely Odd Yahoo CEO Cover Photo of the Day
Holy cow, what in the world was Variety thinking when the gave this cover photo the green light? Obviously I haven't read the article yet but what about Marissa Mayer's tenure as CEO of Yahoo would make you think of an image like this? Oh well, I guess the trick worked, here I am posting about it.


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100 CDs vs. Hydraulic Press
I've heard of data compression but this is ridiculous. This gives a new meaning to "compact discs." Ahhh, so many jokes, so little time.



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Congress Is Really Bad At Cybersecurity
Two bipartisan lawmakers decided to do something to help out all the technically illiterate members of congress by sending an email with security tips to help them avoid falling victim to scammers. Something tells me this isn't going to help much but at least someone is trying. This would probably work better if they sent a super scammy "click here for your free subscription" email, at least that way we know they'd at least click on it.

The political capital is constantly facing network attacks and hacks from outside hackers and nation states -- and that's before the CIA wages its own wave of targeting intelligence committee members. Most lawmakers have never heard of PGP or even SSL, let alone used it (and most lawmakers still don't). For some, it's an endemic problem that bleeds into the political world -- which might explain why some of its cybersecurity legislation is so ill-conceived and badly thought-out.

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Amazon No Longer Gives Price Drop Refunds
Remember when you could get a refund from Amazon if there was a price drop on an item you recently purchased? Well, thanks to all the apps out there that automatically apply for the refunds, Amazon is no longer offering after-purchase refunds.

Amazon has been known to give refunds if the price of an item drops after a purchase and the customer notifies customer service. But it appears that Amazon stopped providing these refunds earlier this month, except for televisions, according to price-tracking companies and customer postings on Reddit.

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Intel NUC NUC6i7KYK Skull Canyon Mini PC
Nate and his band of merry men over at Legit Reviews have Intel's NUC NUC6i7KYK Skull Canyon mini PC in house for a little review action today. Built around Intel's Core i7-6770HQ 'SkyLake' quad-core processor, this thing could be the foundation for an itty-bitty badass build.

If you are a big fan of the Intel NUC mini-PC series, but didn't think they had enough power for your needs, we have a special treat for you. We've spent the past week playing around with the Intel NUC code named 'Skull Canyon' that features the latest 6th Generation Intel Core i7-6770HQ 'SkyLake' quad-core processor and Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 (GT4e). This is the first Intel NUC to feature a mighty Intel Core i7 processor and it also sports cutting edge technologies like Thunderbolt 3, two m.2 slots for running SSDs in RAID, support for six USB 3.0 ports, DDR4 memory and more.

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Geek Squad Employee Was Paid FBI Informant
At this point this is all defense attorney allegations versus repeated denials from the FBI but, what isn't in dispute, this Geek Squad employee got paid for turning this guy in to the authorities for having suspicious content on his hard drive.

A doctor in California claims that there are real secret agents in the Geek Squad, and that a paid FBI informant turned him in after finding suspicious material on his hard drive in 2012. While the FBI doesn't deny that the Geek Squad employee did contact them about the contents of the defendant's hard drive and that they did pay him, the Bureau insists that it didn't employ informants working in the Geek Squad repair center to comb users' computers for porn.

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Star Wars Chase Scene Using Drones
If you have a spare five minutes, you really have to watch this video. Star Wars fan or not, just watching these drones fly is extremely impressive.



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The Game of Thrones Intro Made Using Mold
This is definitely one of the coolest videos you will see all day. The best part is that you don't have to be a Game of Thrones fan to appreciate the video.



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Running Steam On PS4 Linux
For those of you that haven't seen this yet, some guy got Steam running on a PS4. Personally, I would rather see PlayStation exclusive games running on Steam, but that's just me.



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NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 368.22 WHQL Drivers
The folks at NVIDIA send word that the brand new GeForce Game Ready 368.22 WHQL drivers are out now. These drivers bring full support for Blizzard's Overwatch (available tomorrow) World of Tanks, and War Thunder. Hit the link above for the new drivers and this link for release notes.

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Oculus Rift Update Enables Full-Scale Piracy
It must suck to release an update designed to remove Vive compatibility but you end up enabling full-scale piracy instead. Maybe Oculus should hire this guy to make sure this doesn't happen again in the future.

On May 22, Oculus released an update that introduced "platform integrity checks" which, among other things, closed the loophole allowing Revive to make Rift games compatible with Vive. Revive's developer, however, has found a workaround that bypasses Oculus' ownership check completely.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 27/04/2016

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Facebook reportedly working on dedicated camera and live video apps
Facebook is reportedly working on its own standalone camera app, alongside its own live video app platform. The company is hoping people will create, and share more content, reports The Wall Street Journal.
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GoPro's Omni VR camera is now up for pre-order, costs $5000
GoPro has unleashed pre-orders of its Omni camera, the company's first foray into consumer VR cameras, at a cost of $5000.
The GoPro Omni does rock 6 x GoPro Hero4 Black Edition cameras, synched together to create what I'm sure is going to be a new wave of VR...

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AMD Radeon Pro Duo benchmarks tease 60% faster than Fury X at 4K
The AMD Radeon Pro Duo is quite the beast, rocking 2 x Fiji XT GPUs, a total of 8GB of HBM1, and some truly insane horsepower. According to leaked benchmarks, the Radeon Pro Duo is 1.3x faster than the R9 295X2 and 1.5x faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980...

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Amazon locking tech deals behind Prime-only paywalls
Amazon recently locked select video game pre-orders behind Prime subscriptions, and now the retailer is doing the same thing for tech deals.
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Amazon is starting to lock specific tech deals behind an Amazon Prime subscription, meaning everyday users won't be able to take advantage of sales. The paywall was spotted...

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Elder Scrolls Online DLC is returning to the Dark Brotherhood
The newest expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online, called Dark Brotherhood, has been announced and will be arriving May 31st on the PC before being released on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on June 14th.
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Assassin's Creed dev wins back macabre 1666: Amsterdam from Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed creative director Patrice Desilets has won back the rights of the mysterious dark alternate history game Amsterdam: 1666 from Ubisoft.
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The beef between Patrice Desilets and Ubisoft surrounding the once-cancelled Amsterdam: 1666 game has officially been squashed, and Desilets now owns creative and business control over the IP....

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Cyberpunk 2077 being built with drastically upgraded visual effects
CD Projekt RED is making dramatic changes to its in-house games development software to ensure Cyberpunk 2077 lives up to the staggering hype.
In order to make Cyberpunk 2077 "bigger, better and more revolutionary" than The Witcher 3, CD Projekt RED laying the foundations with a new suite of...

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Paragon Essentials Edition announced for PS4, get F2P for $60
Epic games has revealed today that there is definitely going to be a retail release of their free-to-play MOBA hybrid and that they're going to sell a premium, or Essentials, version on the PlayStation 4 version that should add some starting value to those wishing to hit the ground running....

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Driveclub VR has been rated by the ESRB, could be a PSVR launch title
A very interesting revelation has appeared as thanks to the ESRB. Driveclub VR has officially been rated by the US's game rating organization, which means that it's that much closer to launch. Theoretically.
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Blackroom is the new shooter from Quake and Doom veteran John Romero
John Romero has been teasing his re-entry into triple-A gaming for some time, reiterating his dedication to his original genre and that he's going to introduce something "soon." Blackroom is the name of his new game which is being developed by him and his new studio, Night Works Games. It's...

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Facing heavy streaming music competition, Rhapsody appoints first CEO
Rhapsody International -- parent company of streaming music companies Rhapsody and Napster -- has appointed Mike Davis (pictured here) as its first CEO. Until now, the company has been led by executive committee.
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Microsoft's Word Flow keyboard now available for iPhone
Microsoft's lovely Word Flow keyboard is now available to iPhone users. Featuring one-handed typing, customization options, tap or type input, and a pretty slick interface, you may well come to prefer it over the native iPhone keyboard.
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Exclusive PS4 HITMAN contracts get an action-packed trailer
The PlayStation 4 gets to have some exclusive content in HITMAN. Not just a unique skin or costume that you can unlock, but an entire sub-set of stories that are completely self-contained and should provide a few more hours of content within each new episode. A new trailer for these...

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AMD looking to move to smaller HQ in Silicon Valley, sources say
AMD's longstanding residence of the Sunnyvale campus will be no more before long, rumor has it; The Irvine Company is set to buy it from New York real estate investment trust W.P. Carey, according to real estate sources. Irvine Company is known to raze offices and R&D campuses, so it...

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Build Epic Games with This Bundle of Assets & Courses
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Bring your game ideas to life with everything you need to do it from scratch, no experience necessary. Get the Mega Game Design Bundle now for $69 at TweakTown Deals. Master animation, learn how to use sound effects, design levels, and craft game props with the courses in this bundle....

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WD Red 8TB Helium-Filled WD80EFZX NAS HDD Review

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It has been quite a long time since I have dusted off the HDD test equipment, so I was certainly excited to get the new helium-filled WD Red 8TB in the lab. With Seagate now expanding their SMR technology into all product ranges, it's good to see WD getting...

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Eight teams confirmed to take part in the PGL KeSPA Regional Minor Championship: Asia
With the qualifiers over and done with, it is time to take a closer look at the teams that will be travelling to Seoul on May 5-8 to take part in the PGL KeSPA Regional Minor Championship: Asia.
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Colorful introduces the iGame Z170 Ymir-X gaming motherboard
Colorful Technology Company Limited, professional manufacturer of video cards and motherboards, proudly debuts its high-end gaming motherboard: the iGame Z170 Ymir-X for the latest 6th-generation Intel Core processors. As part of the iGame family of high-performance products intended for gamers and enthusiasts, this board sports the most sought-after features for...

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IT News Head Lines (HardOCP) 27/04/2016





Corsair H80i v2 High Perf Liquid CPU Cooler Review
Make sure you guys take a moment to read our evaluation of the Corsair H80i v2 high performance liquid CPU cooler today. Does this all-in-one CPU cooler have what it takes to cool your burning hot processor? Hit the link above to find out!

Corsair's original All-In-One H80i was a great CPU cooling unit, so we have high hopes for the H80i version 2. Push / Pull two-speed PWM fans come stock with this kit's newly designed water block and tubing configuration. We also have a new 49mm radiator and Corsair has some cosmetic updates as well that make this AIO very good looking.

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Study Says Wikipedia Is Basically A Corporate Bureaucracy
A new study claims that Wikipedia is basically a corporate bureaucracy. The researchers examined 15 years of what they called "positively drool-worthy" data to reach their conclusion.

To find out, he and Indiana University undergraduate Bradi Heaberlin decided to examine the emergence of social hierarchy and online behavioral norms among the editors of Wikipedia. They examined 15 years of Wikipedia data, involving tens of thousands of individuals, from 2001 to 2015. Their conclusion: "[It] looks like a university system, or like General Electric, or AT&T," said DeDeo.

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Fallout 4 Prank Call
This Fallout 4 prank call is pretty funny. It's actually amazing the guy was able to keep these people on the line as long as he did. The sad part is that, you can tell by the way they reacted that these social services people probably put up with way worse than this on a daily basis.



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AMD Polaris 10 Allegedly Performs Close To A GTX 980 Ti
The crew at WCCFTech have posted what they claim are leaked specs showing the upcoming AMD Polaris performing close to a GTX 980 Ti. The info provided in the article, and the graph below, were all obtained from a source close to a source that is familiar with AMD's plans...or something like that. So, it's probably best to take what you see here with a grain of salt.



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Google Beaten To The Punch by AT&T On Super-Fast Broadband
Isn't competition a great thing? A little pressure from Google and now everyone is offering up gigabit service or lowering their prices. Well, not "everyone," but it is getting a lot better.

Google Fiber has yet to bring its super-fast broadband service to the city of Atlanta. But Comcast Corp. and AT&T Inc. know it's coming, and they're offering the 1 gigabit Internet speed Google promised -- and signing up new customers. It's been six years since Google announced it would lay a fiber network to compete with cable providers and telephone companies. Although it's now in only four markets, competitors are lowering rates and building faster lines to keep customers from defecting to the technology giant.

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ASUS Announces Beyond VR Ready Program
ASUS today announced ASUS Beyond VR Ready, a distinctive mark of compatibility and confidence for consumers keen to gear up for the virtual-reality (VR) gaming revolution. ASUS has worked closely with leading industry partners, to ensure a wide range of ASUS motherboards, graphics cards and systems work seamlessly with the new generation of fully-immersive VR headsets and accessories.

The testing and configuration program involved ASUS and partner engineers cooperating on the optimization of firmware and drivers for superior VR compatibility and performance — and the creation of the ASUS Beyond VR Ready logo indicates products tested to deliver a reliable and immersive VR experience. The Beyond VR Ready badge will be applied to ASUS products already tested for compatibility with the Oculus Rift® virtual-reality (VR) headset and will include other VR headsets like the HTC Vive® once they arrive to market. The ASUS VR Ready website is live today, at ASUS Beyond VR Ready and will be continually updated with the introduction of new products.

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Embeddeding Traffic Lights In Sidewalks So Smartphone Users Don't Have To Look Up
Have things really come to this? Embeddeding traffic lights in sidewalks so idiots don't have to pay attention to their surroundings? What ever happened to thinning the herd through natural selection? Oh well, at least I learned what the word "smombies" meant.

The city has attempted to solve that problem by installing new traffic lights embedded in the pavement — so that pedestrians constantly looking down at their phones won't miss them. "It creates a whole new level of attention," city spokeswoman Stephanie Lermen was quoted as saying. Lermen thinks the money is wisely spent: A recent survey conducted in several European cities, including Berlin, found that almost 20 percent of pedestrians were distracted by their smartphones. Younger people are most likely to risk their safety for a quick look at their Facebook profiles or WhatsApp messages, the survey found.

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U.S. Wants Its Own Secure And Self-Destructing Messaging App
The U.S. government wants to create a secure messaging service? Will they have to build a backdoor into the program so that other U.S. agencies will have direct access to it or will they be exempt?

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency within the Department of Defense historically known for creating the Internet itself, has published a call for companies to submit proposals to build a robust messaging platform that the military could use for secure communication of everything from intelligence to procurement contracts. "Troops on the ground in denied communications environments would have a way to securely communicate back to HQ and DoD back office executives could rest assured that their logistics system is efficient, timely and safe from hackers," according to the DARPA proposal.

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Chinese Tech CEO Says Apple Is Outdated
You know things are getting rough for Apple when even China thinks Apple's style is outdated and product design is obsolete. What is the world coming to when China doesn't want to copy your products anymore because they are outdated and obsolete?

Jia is chief executive and chairman of Chinese conglomerate LeEco (formerly LeTV), which is best known for being the "Netflix of China," but has a product range that includes smartphones, televisions, mountain bikes and, most recently, electric vehicles. Last week LeEco launched the self-driving, smart LeSEE supercar, designed to rival Tesla's Model X. In the latest evolution of the "LeEco ecosystem," Jia hopes to sell content, including movies, TV shows and music to LeSEE drivers.

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BLACKROOM: A New FPS From Romero & Carmack
It looks like this Kickstarter for BLACKROOM is what John Romero and Adrian Carmack were hinting at last week with that odd Star Wars style teaser trailer. The gang is trying to raise $700,000 and it looks like they are off to a decent start. Here's the Kickstarter trailer:


John Romero and fellow id Software co-founder Adrian Carmack proudly announce BLACKROOM™, a visceral, varied and violent shooter that harkens back to classic FPS play with a mixture of exploration, speed, and intense, weaponized combat. Use fast, skillful movement to dodge enemy attacks, circle-strafe your foes, and rule the air as you rocket jump in the single- and multiplayer modes.

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Does 'Piracy' Make Copyright Infringers Sound Cool?
Maybe I'm just getting old but I don't think that the word "piracy" makes copyright infringers sound cool. In fact, these days you really don't want to be associated with "piracy" in any way, shape or form. Am I wrong on this? What do you guys think?

According to the IFPI's head of anti-piracy, calling illegal downloading "piracy" has become somewhat of a hindrance. Those confronted with the term are more likely to romanticize the topic, Graeme Grant suggests, but can simply changing the name of something really change the beast?

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Sunday, April 24, 2016

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 25/04/2016





Spectra Logic claims biggest and fastest TFinity tape library
Spectra Logic claims multi-petabyte capacities and speedier tape robot cycle times with TFinity Exascale Edition, a product aimed at tape’s new niche in archive and cold storage

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Data management: Five decades of prospecting for business value
Data management and business intelligence have been at the heart of business value creation for decades. Read about how Computer Weekly has tracked their promise and tribulations

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Security collaboration key, says BFA-Bankia CISO
CISOs across all sectors need to work together to increase the security capabilities of their organisations and grow together, according to BFA-Bankia's CISO Maria González

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Nordic corporations open their doors to tech startups
Traditional Nordic corporations are starting to take advantage of the vibrant startup community in the region, and they are changing the way they think

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British Library's 'digital wallpaper' brings Shakespeare to the smartphone
The British Library is enabling people to download digital facsimiles of first edition Shakespeare plays to their devices using ‘digital wallpaper’

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New Zealand wants UK and other overseas ICT professionals to fill skills gap
New Zealand needs ICT professionals from overseas to fill a growing skills gap

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Microsoft’s Q3 hit by cloud investments, income falls to $3.8bn
Competing with AWS and expanding into new regions leaves a hole in the finances

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UK information commissioner weighs in on Privacy Shield
It would be “very sensible” if both the EU and the US answered the questions European data protection authorities are asking about the Privacy Shield pact, according to the UK information commissioner

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France takes the lead in the global open data race
The appointment of a chief data officer (CDO) has already seen the nation create five different types of economic and social value

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Rackspace embarks on renewed push to ease enterprise adoption of AWS and Azure clouds
Managed cloud provider Rackspace outlines how teaming up with IT consultancy Cloud Technology Partners will help enterprises struggling with the move off-premise

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Nationwide streamlines e-commerce checks with CA Technologies
The building society has deployed CA Technology’s risk analytics to detect abnormal payment activities

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UK economy faces digital divide, CBI warns
A report from the Confederation of British Industry and tech giant IBM paints a bleak picture of UK businesses' adoption (or not) of digital technologies

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BBC micro:bit Model Rocket Car Competition sparks creative interest in Stem
Microsoft and the Bloodhound Project explain how focusing on the creative side of tech helps drive children’s interest in science, technology, engineering and maths careers

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Graduation of apprentices is coming of age for Accenture’s Newcastle hub
The first group of IT graduates emerging from Accenture’s apprenticeship scheme in north-east England will walk straight into jobs, debt-free

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Business needs to take GDPR seriously, says UK privacy chief
The GDPR is about enabling organisations to realise the benefits of the digital era, but it is serious about enforcement for those that do not play within the rules, says UK information commissioner

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Singapore online grocer RedMart uses cloud ERP to drive growth
Online retailer RedMart turned to cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) when its existing system struggled to keep up with business growth

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Halfords CIO jumps ship to move to Morrisons
Halfords CIO Anna Barsby will be moving to head up technology at supermarket chain Morrisons

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Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer remains silent on strategy review
Yahoo! considers its options for the future, but CEO Marissa Mayer gave away no details when announcing the company's Q1 financial results

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 22/04/2016

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Rocket League's basketball mode 'Hoops' teased in gameplay trailer

Rocket League creator Psyonix teased a new basketball mode last month. Dubbed Hoops, the highly anticipated game mode is set to arrive as part of a free update on April 26.

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Comcast's new Xfinity TV Partner Program raises plenty of questions

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler back in January introduced a proposal that would give consumers more options when it comes to cable or satellite set-top boxes. As you likely know, consumers don’t really have much of a choice in this space today as you’re essentially stuck paying a rental...

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Is your PC powerful enough to run Mirror's Edge Catalyst? Find out here

The closed beta for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst kicks off on April 22 and runs for five days. PC gamers planning to participate in the beta or those that will simply wait and purchase it next month now know just how graphically-demanding the game will be as EA / DICE have...

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Solar panels must be installed on rooftops of new buildings in San Francisco starting next year

San Francisco will soon require select building owners to install rooftop solar panels. The legislation, drafted by Scott Wiener, was unanimously approved by the city’s Board of Supervisors Tuesday evening according to The San Francisco Examiner.

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Mitsubishi Motors busted for manipulating fuel economy tests

First Volkswagen, now Mitsubishi. The Japanese automaker on Wednesday said employees tampered with fuel consumption tests in an effort to artificially boost the fuel economy rating of select vehicles.

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After more than 10 years of service, Microsoft is putting its venerable Xbox 360 out to pasture

Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, said earlier today on the official Xbox blog that they’ve decided to stop manufacturing new Xbox 360 consoles. Microsoft will continue to sell its existing inventory of 360s but once those are gone, it’ll bring an end to a storied console that’s more...

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PC gaming on the couch is now a lot easier, thanks to the all-in-one Razer Turret

If, like me, you have a PC in your living room that you use as a media center and occasionally for playing local multiplayer games, you’ll probably find that using a keyboard and mouse combination in this kind of setup can be a bit of a headache.

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Lian Li's new standing desk is also a PC enclosure

Lian Li has a penchant for building unique PC enclosures – many of which are often impractical. With its latest creation, however, the Chinese chassis maker illustrates that it’s in tune with a growing movement orchestrated by health-conscious computer users around the globe.

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What a waste! 10 times stores sent ridiculous packaging

If you do as much online shopping as we do, you've probably run into over-packaging before. You ordered something small and light, and it arrived at your house in a box large enough to store your entire wardrobe, with the Bubble Wrap to match. Or you ordered 10 things, that...

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LeEco's latest smartphones replace 3.5mm headphone jack with USB Type-C connector

Chinese-based smartphone manufacturer LeEco (formerly Letv) on Wednesday refreshed its entire line of handsets. The new devices, the Le 2, the Le 2 Pro and the Le Max 2, are especially noteworthy as none of them feature traditional 3.5mm headphone jacks.

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Facebook is considering ways that will allow some users to earn money from posts

Facebook is investigating a number of different methods that will allow members to make money from their posts. According to a report in The Verge, one of the ideas the social media giant is considering is the introduction of a ‘virtual tip jar’ as a way of giving money to...

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Intel to cut 12,000 jobs as global demand for PCs continues to wane

Intel said during its most recent earnings report that it would slash roughly 11 percent of its workforce, or about 12,000 jobs, by mid-2017 as demand for PCs continues to wane.

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The developer behind Bastion and Transistor has just revealed a new game and it looks stunning

If you’ve played either of Supergiant Games’ previous titles - Bastion and Transistor – you’ll know that it has a reputation for creating beautifully atmospheric games with vivid art styles that place an emphasis on audio design. Now, the San Jose-based company has revealed its third game, Pyre, which looks...

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The people who upload torrents

On a popular torrent site, Fallout 4 has been downloaded nearly 140,000 times. Nearly 200 people are downloading right now, as I write this. AAA or indie, Fallout 4 or Super Meat Boy, it doesn’t matter. Piracy is inevitable. But a torrent doesn’t appear out of thin air.

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The Netherlands is aiming to become the first country to ban the sale of all non-electric cars

While electric vehicles sales in the US make up around just 0.6 percent of the total market – a figure that will increase once Tesla’s Model 3 arrives next year – EVs continue to be much more popular in Europe.

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Corning perfects technique to print full-color images onto Gorilla Glass

Corning, makers of the resilient Gorilla Glass that protects billions of smartphone and tablet displays from scratches, has announced a new product that’ll allow device makers (and eventually, consumers) to print high-resolution, multi-color images directly on its glass.

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Las Vegas hotels will soon offer VR porn rentals

Adult flicks have been offered as rentals in hotel rooms for as long as people have been popping quarters in vibrating beds. In Las Vegas, things are about to get a bit more advanced as virtual reality headset maker AuraVisor is teaming up with adult entertainment filmmaker VR Bangers to...

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Google's Android Security Report reveals what it's doing to combat harmful apps

It can be tempting to venture outside the walls of Google Play but as the search giant highlights in its second-annual Android Security Report, doing so can have dire consequences.

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Americans are increasing their reliance on mobile Internet (at the cost of home broadband)

Despite multiple social programs designed to lessen the digital divide between low-income homes and those that earn more money, roughly a third of Americans still don’t have a fixed broadband connection at home.

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Understand Java like a pro with the Complete Java Programming Bootcamp, only $69

Unlock all the coding mastery of Java with this super-intensive Java Programming Bootcamp of courses, now 90% off in the TechSpot Store.

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Viber rolls out end-to-end encryption, adds PIN-protected hidden chat option

Viber on Tuesday became the latest messaging app to bolster its privacy chops with the addition of several new security-minded features including end-to-end encryption, a feature the company has been working on for years.

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This massive Skyrim mod took three and a half years to build

It’s hard to believe that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released nearly four and a half years ago. That’s an eternity in the realm of PC gaming but the fact that people are still playing it is a true testament to the power and dedication of the modding community. ...

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New Mafia III story trailer unveiled, release date and special editions confirmed

A new story trailer has landed for the third title in the Mafia series, and with it comes confirmation of the game's release date. Mafia III will launch on the PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 worldwide on October 7, publisher 2K Games announced.

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Apple updates 12-inch Retina MacBook line with better specs and new color, announces WWDC 2016 dates

Apple has just updated its 12-inch Retina MacBook line. In addition to the latest generation of Skylake chips, the new models will feature improved graphics, faster flash storage, and an extra hour of battery life. Plus, for the first time on a Mac, they will be available in a rose...

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Hyundai and Cisco join forces to develop advanced connected car technologies

Hyundai Motor Group has announced that it is teaming up with Cisco Systems to develop new internet-connected car technology. The move is part of the vehicle manufacturer’s ‘Connected Car Roadmap’ that it hopes will lead to the creation of “high-performing computers on wheels.”

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Enterprise IoT drives indirect savings

It was supposed to be about the money. Primarily saving it, but possibly even making some. In the real world, however, it turns out that process and innovation trump the dollar when it comes to the use of IoT-related technologies in business.

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BlackBerry CEO defends decision to help Canadian police access phone messages

While many in the tech industry supported Apple’s refusal to comply with the FBI’s request for help in unlocking the San Bernardino iPhone, not every company is against aiding authorities. Surprisingly, one of these firms is BlackBerry, an organization that is known for its focus on security and privacy. ...

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YouTube now supports livestreaming of 360-degree video

YouTube enabled support for 360-degree videos more than a year ago. Now, the Google-owned company is taking that pivotal next step in immersive video by enabling users to livestream 360-degree video.

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Upgraded PlayStation 4 is reportedly codenamed Neo, has improved hardware but no exclusive games

New information about the upgraded PlayStation 4 has been revealed. Often referred to as the PS4.5 or PS4K, the new console is codenamed Neo, will come with improved specs and won’t have any exclusive games, according to a report from Giant Bomb.

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LaCie's new '12big' Thunderbolt 3 RAID tower offers a whopping 96TB of storage

LaCie at the 2016 National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB) today unveiled a massive desktop RAID storage solution that offers a maximum capacity of up to 96TB.

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Best Motherboards of 2016
Building a new PC is all about choices and tradeoffs. Picking between AMD and Intel is usually the first choice you have to make, but it certainly isn't the most complicated. Instead, that honour goes to the motherboard, with each board maker typically offering at least half a dozen different models based on a single chipset. We've done a lot of the homework for you to save you some time, money, and/or regret. Here's what we believe is the very best out there.

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Dark Souls III Benchmarked: GPU & CPU Performance
Dark Souls III is arguably the biggest game to launch this month. Using the engine from developer FromSoftware's 'Bloodborne', Dark Souls III looks quite impressive but you can certainly tell this is a console port. The tweakable options are decent though the game gives no real explanation of what you are enabling. You do get enhanced graphics, better performance and higher resolutions.

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Dark Souls 3 is an action RPG in which players are thrust into a gothic fantasy world and asked to survive against brutal odds. The narrative connects to the first two games, but story takes a backseat to action, so newcomers won't feel totally lost. In Dark Souls 3, players travel to Lothric, a land of ash and decay. Your task is to defeat the Lords of Cinder, god-like creatures corrupted by power.

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