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Announcement 100 articles, 2016-02-25 12:01 1 Microsoft introduces Windows 10 for PCs build 14271 and Mobile build 14267.1004 to Fast ring (4) Microsoft released two new Insider builds to the Fast ring today. Windows 10 Mobile build 14267.1004 fixes an issue with Lumia 550 and Windows 10 for PCs build 14271 has other fixes. 2016-02-24 18:16:01+00:00 1KB www.neowin.net 2 Apple plans Siri for Mac as tentpole feature for this fall's OS X 10.12 launch (2) Apple has reportedly been testing Siri for Mac since at least 2012, but even though the digital assistant has already made its way from the iPhone to the Apple Watch and Apple TV, it’s been notably absent from OS X.… 2016-02-25 08:32:48 1KB www.techspot.com 3 MasterCard wants to replace passwords and PINs with selfies In the ongoing search for the successor to unsecure passwords and PINs, financial (2) services giant MasterCard is taking a modern approach to authenticating transactions called MasterCard Identity Check. 2016-02-25 11:17:44 2KB www.techspot.com 4 Docker: Build Use-case-appropriate Containers - Developer.com Docker hits a sweet spot with the default container construction. It provides reasonable (2) defaults without hindering productivity of users. 2016-02-25 00:00:00 5KB www.developer.com 5 Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL now supported by Windows 10 Insider Preview (2) After releasing Windows 10 for PCs build 14271 and Windows 10 Mobile build 14267.1004 today, Microsoft also announced that the Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL can now enroll in the Insider Program. 2016-02-24 18:46:01 2KB www.neowin.net 6 Facebook rolls out reaction buttons to iOS, Android, and web Facebook today rolled out expanded Like button 'reactions', a set of emoji that allows the (2) user to choose from six different emotions. The new feature is rolling out on iOS, Android, and facebook.com. 2016-02-24 14:40:01+00:00 2KB www.neowin.net 7 Apple: FBI Wants Access To Many Different iPhones Despite the FBI's insistence that it's focused on the San Bernardino terrorism case, authorities want access to more than one iPhone. 2016-02-24 08:06:00 5KB (2) www.informationweek.com 8 Upcoming Features in GCC 6 | Linux.com The Red Hat developer blog looks at what's coming in version 6 of the GNU Compiler Collection. The x86/x86_64 is a segmented memory architecture, yet GCC has largely (2) ignored this aspect of the 2016-02-24 02:19:00 1KB www.linux.com 9 Down and Dirty: Understanding the Actor Model - (2) Developer.com Learn to use the Actor Model in your programming. It will make life simpler. 2016-02-24 00:00:00 5KB www.developer.com (2) 10 Why API Providers Should Offer SDKs APIs can enhance the versatility of your website, enabling others to leverage its functionality and/or the data it contains. The next step is to offer an SDK to make it easier to consume your APIs. Here's how to determine whether SDKs make sense for your company--and how to get started. 2016-02-24 00:00:00 7KB www.programmableweb.com 11 Why Apple is right to fight FBI backdoor Apple is right to fight the FBI's demand for a backdoor into Sayed Farook's iPhone, says (2) Rick Orloff, who calls it a "slippery slope." 2016-02-22 12:00:19-05:00 4KB www.cnbc.com 12 Outsourcing Data Science: What You Need To Know More companies are creating data science capabilities to enable competitive advantages. (2) Because data science talent is rare and the demand for such talent is high, organizations often work with outsourced partners to fill important skill gaps. Here are a few reasons to consider outsourcing. What can go right and wrong along the way? 2016-02-22 08:06:00 7KB www.informationweek.com 13 How collaboration tools helps NASA search for black holes Email chains and FTP drives just don't cut the mustard, says research scientist Brian Grefenstette,Business Software,Internet,Software,Services and Outsourcing ,NASA,NuStar,Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array,Huddle,California Institute of Technology,CalTech,Brian Grefenstette,collaboration,Cloud,Science,security,email 2016-03-17 00:00:00 4KB www.computing.co.uk 14 Enter the sandbox for email security Orlando Scott-Cowley, cyber security strategist at Mimecast, exhorts IT professionals to examine the layers of protection they have in place against weaponised email attachments,Security,Hacking,Business Software ,Mimecast,Cyber security,email,malware,CIO 2016-03-17 00:00:00 5KB www.computing.co.uk 15 Google paid Apple $1bn – plus a percentage – to remain default search app on iOS Apple drives a hard bargain – and a big, fat commission from Google,Mobile Software,Software ,Google,Apple,Android,Java,Dalvik,Oracle 2016-03-17 00:00:00 2KB www.computing.co.uk 16 Oracle users warned over virtualisation software licence risks “It's simply not clear what Oracle’s contractual position is in reference to virtualised hardware,” warns software company,Software,Cloud and Infrastructure ,Oracle,TmaxSoft,Virtualisation 2016-03-17 00:00:00 3KB www.computing.co.uk 17 Canonical targets IoT projects with 64-bit ARM developer platform The Linux firm creates a reference platform using its Ubuntu Core,Developer,Internet of Things,Open Source ,ARM,Canonical,Ubuntu Core 2016-03-17 00:00:00 3KB www.v3.co.uk 18 Visa aims its secure payments tech at cloud-based banking apps The payments firm is expanding the scope of its tokenisation service,Financial Solutions,Mobile Software ,Apple,Visa,smb-services,SMB Spotlight 2016-03-17 00:00:00 3KB www.computing.co.uk 19 Big changes ahead for the patent system in Europe EU rules aim to support more innovation in Europe by better protecting patent holders with the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court 2016-02-25 11:56:48 1KB www.computerweekly.com 20 EU moves towards digital single market with online content portability Lawyers Chris Watson and Tom Scourfield explain how the EU is moving towards the creation of a digital single market with its proposal for online content portability 2016-02-25 11:55:56 2KB www.computerweekly.com 21 DirectX 12 Multi-GPU Technology Tested: GeForce and Radeon Paired Together The new Ashes of the Singularity benchmark 2.0 brings support for explicit multi-adapter (EMA), DirectX 12's multi-GPU technology, which enables support for both AMD and Nvidia GPUs in the same system. This means it's possible to pair a GeForce GTX 980 Ti with a Radeon R9 Fury X and that's exactly what we'll be focusing on today. DirectX 12 Multi-GPU Technology Tested: GeForce and Radeon Paired Together. 2016-02-25 08:34:54 3KB www.techspot.com 22 Jolla quietly debuts Aqua Fish smartphone at MWC Jolla, the Finnish mobile device maker that raised eyebrows earlier this year by snubbing some of its crowdfunding backers, made a surprise appearance at Mobile World Congress with a new smartphone in tow. 2016-02-25 08:34:34 1KB www.techspot.com 23 DJI now offers insurance policies for your drone Drone maker DJI revealed a couple of years back that it was developing a parachute designed to minimize damage to a drone in freefall. The DropSafe Speed Reduction System eventually made it to market although its $800+ price point and… 2016-02-25 08:34:37 2KB www.techspot.com 24 Sony sends out invites to PlayStation VR event at GDC 2016 With so much press surrounding the Oculus Rift and HTC's Vive VR, it's easy to forget that a third major player is looming on the horizon. I'm of course talking about Sony and its PlayStation VR (formerly Project Morpheus). … 2016-02-25 08:34:15 2KB www.techspot.com 25 Sharp agrees to $5.8b Foxconn sale Reports say Sharp's board have agreed for the company to be taken over by Taiwan's Foxconn, bringing an end to years of financial uncertainty and marking one of the largest deals in Japanese history. 2016-02-25 07:26:01 2KB www.neowin.net 26 First sign of OneDrive placeholders returning appears in Redstone build WalkingCat, a Twitter user who is gaining credibility as a leakster at a rapid pace, found the first clues that OneDrive placeholders may be returning in the Windows 10 Redstone update. 2016-02-25 07:09:24 2KB www.neowin.net 27 Telegram launches channels 2.0 a day after reaching 100M users After reaching 100m active monthly users, Telegram has introduced channels 2.0. This update greatly improves channels, bringing features like admin signing and silent messages. 2016-02-25 03:02:01+00:00 2KB www.neowin.net 28 Ghostery 6.0 for Firefox syncs settings with other devices Anti-tracking company Ghostery has updated its Firefox add-on to version 6.0 in what the developer is calling “the most significant upgrade to Ghostery since its inception”. 2016-02-25 00:00:00 1KB www.softwarecrew.com 29 How to: Set up a Kodi PVR on Windows How to use XMBC to record live TV 2016-02-25 00:00:00 1KB www.alphr.com 30 Google Docs adds voice editing and formatting to make dictation easier Last September, Google added 'voice typing' to Docs. Starting today, you can edit using your voice to copy and paste, add bullets, select and replace text, and change styles. 2016-02-24 21:56:01+00:00 1KB www.neowin.net 31 GitLab 8.5 pours on the speed The latest version of the code-hosting platform adds a chronological to-do list, and the Enterprise edition features Geo for remote replica capabilities 2016-02-24 21:53:00 2KB www.infoworld.com 32 Microsoft finally buys cross-platform mobile development company Xamarin After years of rumors, Microsoft has finally acquired cross-platform mobile development company Xamarin.