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Announcement Total 100 articles, created at 2016-03-16 06:04 1 Night Dive shows off a first look at its System Shock remake Late last year, we reported on the upcoming System Shock 3. It so happens that the original System Shock game from 1994 is being fully remade by Night Dive Studios , too. (2.00/3) The first video footage of the new-old title has just been released. Take a look: Methinks that looks... 2016-03-16 00:25 2KB techreport.com 2 Microsoft tempts Oracle customers with free SQL Server 2016 licences (2.00/3) Microsoft says firms can save by switching, but they must be signed up for Software Assurance licensing,Applications,Licensing,Big Data and Analytics ,Microsoft,Oracle,SQL Server,databases,SQL,licence 2016-03-16 00:00 4KB www.computing.co.uk 3 'Indiana Jones' flick set for 2019, as Harrison Ford 2.0 rolls along The fifth film in the series will bring Ford and director Steven Spielberg together again to (2.00/3) see what movie magic can still be made with an aging archaeologist. 2016-03-15 23:55 1KB www.cnet.com 4 Sony PlayStation VR launches in October for $399, cheaper than competitors The PlayStation VR needs a $60 camera that is not in the bundle. 2016-03-15 21:24 1KB (2.00/3) www.zdnet.com 5 CW@50: The heyday of British computing - how the Brits ruled IT We investigate how the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s became an age of great innovation for the British computer industry. 2016-03-16 06:02 2KB www.computerweekly.com 6 CW@50: 1966 - Computer Weekly goes to bat for the British computer industry Launched in 1966 as part of a modernising wave to change British society, Computer Weekly battled for the nation’s industry against the US, and saw IT as an entry ticket to the Common Market 2016-03-16 06:02 2KB www.computerweekly.com 7 Samsung wants you to feel, not just see, VR with these headphones The Entrim 4D, a prototype from the Korean electronic giant's Creative Lab, tries to make virtual reality more immersive by sending an electronic signal to your inner ear. 2016-03-16 02:14 2KB www.cnet.com 8 Pigeons wearing tiny backpacks tweet about air pollution Equipped with little backpack sensors, a group of London pigeons are flying around the city measuring and live-tweeting air pollution levels. Because birds of a feather...tweet together? (Sorry, we had to.) 2016-03-16 05:30 1KB www.cnet.com 9 Here's which state posts the nastiest tweets Technically Incorrect: An analysis of millions of tweets shows which places emit the nastiest, the most racist, and the most sexist messages on Twitter. You might be surprised. 2016-03-16 01:51 2KB www.cnet.com 10 Apple News opens the floodgates Authors, local newspapers and even bloggers can now reportedly publish content to Apple's news apps. 2016-03-16 04:30 1KB www.cnet.com 11 Hacker who stole celebrities' nude photos will plead guilty Using phishing emails and guesswork, the Pennsylvania man rummaged through actresses' iCloud accounts. He's not accused of sharing the photos. 2016-03-16 03:21 1KB www.cnet.com 12 Comcast makes good on promise of super-speedy broadband The cable company is launching its new service in Atlanta, which now has three providers offering Internet speeds of 1 gigabit per second. 2016-03-15 23:55 2KB www.cnet.com 13 PlayStation VR is $399, but here's how much you'll really pay If you buy a PlayStation VR and plug it into your PlayStation 4, it won't do anything without a PlayStation Eye. And many games also need PlayStation Move controllers. Want it all? Better have another $150 ready. 2016-03-16 03:21 1KB www.cnet.com 14 Crazy ninja action dominates final 'Daredevil' season 2 trailer Swords, fists and mysterious masked combatants fly through the last trailer before "Daredevil" returns to Netflix. 2016-03-15 23:55 1KB www.cnet.com 15 Budget 2016: Experts weigh-in on leaks suggesting contractor clampdown Accountants, law firms and contractor representatives speak out on the Chancellor's leaked tax plans for contractors,Leadership ,tax,Budget,George Osborne,IR35 2016-03-16 00:00 4KB www.computing.co.uk 16 You'll never be a captain of industry with Computer Science, says MP Conservative MP David Davis says Computer Science will only get you so far, but those with degrees in PPE get right to the top,Careers and Skills,Security ,Leadership,skills,Education,CIO,GCHQ 2016-03-16 00:00 3KB www.computing.co.uk 17 Rural Payments Agency chief: GDS and Defra didn't listen to warnings that CAP project was failing 'I was not in a position to have my opinion prevail,' says RPA's Mark Grimshaw,Government,Leadership ,Government,Agriculture,Public sector 2016-03-16 00:00 2KB www.computing.co.uk 18 Osborne to green light driverless-car motorway trials In 2017, the car in front may well be driverless,Big Data and Analytics,Internet of Things ,Driverless cars,Big Data,Internet of Things 2016-03-16 00:00 2KB www.v3.co.uk 19 Accenture wins £86m Met Police application management deal Accenture becomes third big-name IT provider to become part of Met Police's SIAM/tower contract ,Government,Services and Outsourcing ,outsourcing 2016-03-16 00:00 3KB www.computing.co.uk 20 Post Office to hire a 'head of IT vendor management’ Post Office wants someone with strong negotiation, relationship and inter-personal skills for newly created role,Leadership,Careers and Skills ,CIO 2016-03-16 00:00 2KB www.computing.co.uk 21 Opera to add native ad blocker to desktop web browser Need for speed? Opera's web browser will come with a built-in speedometer ,Software,Internet,Internet of Things,Cloud and Infrastructure ,Opera,Opera Software,Browsers 2016-03-16 00:00 2KB www.theinquirer.net 22 Five things to expect from Apple's imminent iPhone launch All the rumours about Apple's 21 March launch in one handy place,Hardware,Mobile Phones,Communications ,Apple,iPhone 2016-03-16 00:00 2KB www.v3.co.uk 23 If you have less than a petabyte of data you don't need Hadoop 'Use it when you need it but when you don't, don't bother,' says Vincent de Lagabbe, CTO of bitcoin analysis firm Kaiko ,Big Data and Analytics ,Cassandra,Apache Software,Apache Spark,Hadoop,Bitcoin 2016-03-16 00:00 3KB www.computing.co.uk 24 60 per cent of government spend with SMEs is via larger contractors – NAO report Departments rely on goodwill of large suppliers to report spending accurately to the Crown Commercial Service,Government ,SMB Spotlight,smb-services 2016-03-16 00:00 4KB www.computing.co.uk 25 Google releases Android N developer preview - adds split- screen support and Doze improvements Nexus owner? Sign-up and download it now,Mobile,Mobile Phones,Internet of Things ,Google,Mobile,Android 2016-03-16 00:00 2KB www.theinquirer.net 26 Government to review its contracts with Atos after IT failure Cabinet Office to probe Atos outsourcing deals ,Government,Public Sector,Supplier,Services and Outsourcing ,Atos,Cabinet Office,GDS 2016-03-16 00:00 3KB www.computing.co.uk 27 Hundreds of cloud companies still vulnerable to DROWN security flaw Companies ignoring threat posed by DROWN SSL vulnerability – as well as FREAK, Logjam, OpenSSL and Poodle,Security,Internet ,Heartbleed,security,Cloud and Infrastructure,Cloud Computing,Skyhigh Networks 2016-03-16 00:00 3KB www.computing.co.uk 28 Microsoft accused of bundling new Windows 10 nagware into latest Patch Tuesday updates More Windows 10 nagware being sneaked into Microsoft updates,Operating Systems,Software,Security ,Microsoft,operating system,Windows Update,security,patch Tuesday 2016-03-16 00:00 3KB www.theinquirer.net 29 CityFibre CEO Greg Mensch's ambitious plan to bring FTTP to 100 UK towns and cities - and beat BT in the process Firm's £90m acquisition of Kcom in December has made it a force to be reckoned with in the broadband space,Telecoms ,BT 2016-03-16 00:00 749Bytes www.v3.co.uk 30 Microsoft releases 13 security bulletins in latest Patch Tuesday Patch now or be vulnerable as hackers get to work on coding exploits,Security ,Microsoft,patch Tuesday 2016-03-16 00:00 2KB www.theinquirer.net 31 Intel shoots for 3D broadcasting with Replay Technologies acquisition The acquisition is indicative of growing digital transformation across industries ,Strategy,Hardware,Business Software ,Intel,Data,IBM,Digital 2016-03-16 00:00 2KB www.computing.co.uk 32 YOOX Net-a-Porter Group picks IBM for 'game-changing' post-merger tech platform confirms CIO “Multi-brand”, “omni-channel” and a lot of other buzz phrases,Leadership ,CRM,ecommerce 2016-03-16 00:00 2KB www.computing.co.uk 33 Nine out of 10 UK CIOs 'concerned' about EU's new data protection laws Organisations face fines of up to four per cent of global turnover under new EU data protection laws,Leadership,Legislation and Regulation,Security ,CIO,GDPR 2016-03-16 00:00 2KB www.computing.co.uk 34 'Go back to your training schedule' to educate users and cut down phishing attacks, says Mimecast Policy and governance tips to be revealed in next Wednesday’s web seminar,Leadership,Security ,Mimecast,Cyber security,phishing,Spear Phishing 2016-03-16 00:00 2KB www.computing.co.uk 35 Disney Infinity devs 'always looking for way to expand on characters' We talk to Jeff Bunker, VP of art direction for Avalanche Software, on the new Marvel Disney Infinity figures.