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Announcement 95 articles, 2016-06-23 18:00 1 Opera beats out Microsoft Edge in new battery life test, Microsoft says it doesn't count A few days ago Microsoft showed that its Edge browser was the best (1.03/2) when it comes to battery usage. But now Opera is disputing those claims with its own test, while Microsoft is still claiming it won. 2016-06-23 07:18 2KB feedproxy.google.com 2 Opera rebuts Microsoft claim that Edge eats less power Opera Software today disputed Microsoft's claim that Edge, the (1.03/2) default browser in Windows 10, consumes less power on a laptop than Opera's flagship. 2016-06-23 06:12 4KB www.computerworld.com.au 3 Eclipse Foundation Ships Neon Release Train The Eclipse Foundation shipped its eleventh annual release train, featuring 84 projects and 69 million lines of code from nearly 800 (1.02/2) developers. 2016-06-23 00:51 4KB www.eweek.com 4 Nikon Rolls Out Firmware 1.10 for Its New D5 Digital Camera The update adds a huge number of fixes and new features (1.02/2) 2016-06-23 08:32 1KB drivers.softpedia.com 5 CCleaner 5.19 Released with New Tools for Windows 10 Users New version of the famous system optimization tool available (1.02/2) 2016-06-23 08:01 1KB www.softpedia.com 6 Windows 10 Mobile to Finally Launch for Verizon’s Lumia Icon (0.03/2) The new operating system to go live for the Icon on June 23 2016-06-23 05:19 2KB news.softpedia.com 7 IBM to Buy EZSource to Help Developers Modernize Mainframe Apps IBM will acquire EZSource to help customers modernize mainframe (0.02/2) apps for migration to hybrid cloud as part of digital transformation efforts. 2016-06-23 13:54 5KB www.eweek.com 8 News News for the Open Source Professional 2016-06-23 18:00 480Bytes www.linux.com 9 Why Diversity and Inclusion Matters, and How to Drive It Leveraging and harnessing different ideas, perspectives and experiences from a talented and capable workforce regardless of their organizational position and background drives effectiveness in organizations. Diversity and inclusion matters to reach business objectives and be seen as a social responsible organization. 2016-06-23 15:04 9KB www.infoq.com 10 Microsoft Streamlines Visual Studio Installation Microsoft is refactoring its Visual Studio installation to be smaller, faster, more reliable and easier to manage. 2016-06-23 13:54 5KB www.eweek.com 11 Appian World 2016 Highlights the Rise of the Citizen Developer At Appian World, Appian released Quick Apps, which enable citizen developers to create apps in 15 minutes or less with no technical knowledge. 2016-06-23 13:54 1KB www.eweek.com 12 IBM Launches Two New Watson Services for Twilio IBM announced two new Watson Services on the Twilio Marketplace to give more than 1 million registered developers access to cognitive capabilities. 2016-06-23 13:54 5KB www.eweek.com 13 IBM Enhances Support for the Swift Programming Language At WWDC, IBM extended its already-considerable support for the Swift programming language, particularly for using Swift for server- side development. 2016-06-23 13:54 5KB www.eweek.com 14 9 Tools To Help You Build A Better Bot AI-fueled automation is all the rage in customer service, but a bot gone wrong can do your business more harm than good. We spotlight the better bot platforms presently available to help keep your automation ambitions in line with what your customers really want. 2016-06-23 07:06 5KB www.informationweek.com 15 An official Steam Authenticator app could be in the works for Windows devices According to a piece of code found at GitHub, Valve might finally be developing a Steam Authenticator app for Windows devices. However, there has been no official statement from the company itself. 2016-06-23 06:26 2KB feedproxy.google.com 16 Barack Obama to appear on Facebook Live with Mark Zuckerberg this Friday It was reported yesterday that Facebook Live is negotiating with a number of high-profile celebrities and publications to ensure they use the service, but on Friday the biggest name of them all will be making a live video appearance: Barack… 2016-06-23 14:01 2KB www.techspot.com 17 Narvar raises $22 million to help internet retailers deliver physical goods without frustrating customers Battery Ventures led a $22 million, Series B investment in Narvar Inc., a company helping internet retailers keep their customers happy post-purchase, meaning.. 2016-06-23 00:00 2KB feedproxy.google.com 18 Apple eyeing touch controls to extend the power of the stylus Apple has been looking at ways to extend the control power of stylus input methods, patenting a touch sensitive stylus which could allow for users to.. 2016-06-23 00:00 3KB feedproxy.google.com 19 SecurityScorecard raises $20 million from Google Ventures SecurityScorecard, the platform that monitors and assesses companies' cybersecurity strength, has raised $20 million in Series B funding from GV (the.. 2016-06-23 00:00 3KB feedproxy.google.com 20 Intel, SAP, other tech companies pledge to get more inclusive in hiring Over 30 Silicon Valley companies have signed a 'Tech Inclusion Pledge' to make their workforce more fully representative 2016-06-23 03:34 4KB www.infoworld.com 21 Japan firm rolls out smile-rating app How do you know if you've got that winning smile? There's an app for that. 2016-06-23 00:00 1KB phys.org 22 PlayStation Vue Internet TV service lands on Roku, coming to Android devices next week PlayStation Vue, Sony’s over-the-top service for live television aimed at cord cutters, is now available on Roku devices including Roku set-top boxes, the Roku Streaming Stick and Roku TVs. 2016-06-23 13:55 2KB www.techspot.com 23 You're likely to get charged more if you tell the PC repair shop you have insurance Researchers at the University of Innsbruck recently conducted a study to determine whether or not having a computer repaired with the backing of an insurance provider would affect the overall cost charged by a repair shop. The results probably won’t… 2016-06-23 13:55 2KB www.techspot.com 24 With Ghostbot, you don't have to deal with persistent texters who can't take a hint In today’s connected society, text message etiquette can be a tricky minefield - especially when it comes to rejecting amorous advances. But an answer may be at hand with a program from the makers of Burner, an app that lets… 2016-06-23 13:55 2KB www.techspot.com 25 Steam game charges $35 for DLC that only consists of a printable certificate Video game history is littered with examples of DLC so unbelievably poor that it’s surprising charges weren’t brought against the creators. But if you thought Oblivion’s functionless $2.50 horse armor and the $3 it cost to see nipples in The… 2016-06-23 13:55 2KB www.techspot.com 26 A third of Valve employees are working on VR projects Virtual reality is still very much in its infancy. While the technology is slowly gaining traction, it needs continued developer support to ensure it spreads to more gamers. Valve, which co-developed the Vive headset along with HTC, knows this and… 2016-06-23 13:55 2KB www.techspot.com 27 Facebook is spending loads of money to get celebrities to use its livestreaming service Everywhere you turn, it seems as though celebrities and other public figures are jumping on the livestreaming bandwagon. These people are flocking to platforms like Facebook and Snapchat in an effort to reach out to their fans and ultimately, build… 2016-06-23 13:55 2KB www.techspot.com 28 Microsoft's Wallet 2.0 preview brings NFC payments to Windows 10 phones Windows Phones may only make up a tiny amount of the smartphone market, around 0.7 percent, but Microsoft is still bringing new features to the platform. Yesterday, the company announced that the updated version of its Wallet app will include… 2016-06-23 13:55 2KB www.techspot.com 29 Revised FAA rules allow US companies to fly drones without a pilot's license The Federal Aviation Administration has unveiled a new set of rules that dictate the use of drones by commercial operators. “Part 107” doesn’t bring us any closer to drone deliveries but it is an important step forward for those that… 2016-06-23 13:55 1KB www.techspot.com 30 Ultimate Ears adds Google Now, Siri voice integration to Boom Bluetooth speakers UE Boom 2 and Megaboom wireless Bluetooth speakers are now a bit more functional thanks to a new software update that integrates push-to-talk voice commands via Siri and Google Now. 2016-06-23 13:55 2KB www.techspot.com 31 Samsung's SM961 PCIe SSD hits 1TB mark, ships out next week Samsung's follow-up to the excellent SM951 NVMe SSD is set to arrive next week. The new SM961 will be an OEM product meant to ship primarily inside high end systems, but as with its SM951 and XP941 predecessors there will… 2016-06-23 13:55 2KB www.techspot.com 32 Don't just code: Career advice from the programming masters Dev tech founders Eich, van Rossum, Johnson, Hickey, and Schleuter offer advice to programming newcomers 2016-06-23 18:00 9KB www.computerworld.com.au 33 Microsoft SharePoint App Now On iOS Microsoft is rolling out the SharePoint mobile app to iOS devices, giving corporate users the ability to access their company intranet content, portals, and contacts while on the go.