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Tuesday 31 October 2017

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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- October 31, 2017

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Neural Nets Give Low-End Phone Pics DSLR Look
Sonar Could Help Devs Build a Better Website
Fake News: Amazon Wants a Key to Your House
Super Mario Odyssey Has Reviewers Jumping for Joy

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Today's Story Highlights

Neural Nets Give Low-End Phone Pics DSLR Look
Researchers have found a way to use neural networks to create DSLR-
quality photos from snapshots taken with low-end smartphones. A team of
scientists at the ETH Zurich Computer Vision Lab recently published a
paper describing a deep learning approach that uses neural networks to
translate photos taken by cameras with limited capabilities into DSLR-
quality photos automatically.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84919.html

Sonar Could Help Devs Build a Better Website
Microsoft's Sonar, released under an open source license, could help
developers build more effective and secure websites. Sonar, a linting
tool and site scanner, is the next evolution of the static scan tool,
according to Microsoft. The team that developed Microsoft's Edge browser
created Sonar as a better way for website maintainers to check
performance and security issues.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84923.html

Fake News: Amazon Wants a Key to Your House
I'm getting tired of headlines that present something you might want to
do as something you'd have to be crazy to do. Last week was a case in
point: Headline after headline shouted out that Amazon wanted to get a
key to your house. The initial reaction was hell no -- but the reality
is far more nuanced. You see, there are a lot of folks who live in
places where their front entrance isn't secure.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84915.html

Super Mario Odyssey Has Reviewers Jumping for Joy
Nintendo appears to have knocked it out of the park with Thursday's
offical launch of its new Super Mario Odyssey title, which appears to
have won over video game critics and promises to drive Nintendo Switch
sales well into the holidays. The reception is another lift for
Nintendo, which has been riding high following strong reviews of the
title at the E3 conference earlier this year.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84918.html

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Friday 27 October 2017

Tech News Flash


Tech News Flash: Friday -- October 27, 2017

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Noon Home Debuts New Way to Light Up Your Life
AWS Offers Aurora Cloud DB Service Compatible With PostgreSQL
Apple May Have Fudged iPhone X's Face ID
Screen Burn-In, Piercing Sounds Beset Google's Pixel 2s

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Today's Story Highlights

Noon Home Debuts New Way to Light Up Your Life
Noon Home officially launched on Thursday and simultaneously unveiled
its Noon Smart Lighting System, after two years of raising funds and
developing products in stealth mode. The Noon Smart Lighting System
blends ambient, task and accent lights to layer lighting, improve the
way a room looks. It consists of a Room Director switch and companion
Extension Switches, which communicate via Bluetooth.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84913.html

AWS Offers Aurora Cloud DB Service Compatible With PostgreSQL
Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced the general availability of
Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility. The service is now fully
compatible with both MySQL and PostgreSQL, the company said. AWS also
announced that customers migrating to Amazon Aurora from another
database can use the AWS Database Migration Service free of charge for
the next six months.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84914.html

Apple May Have Fudged iPhone X's Face ID
Apple reportedly has reduced the accuracy of the iPhone X Face ID
feature to speed up production. It's not clear how much the new specs
will reduce Face ID's efficacy, but if the reporting is accurate, there
could be problems recognizing changes in facial hair, glasses and other
ancillary features, suggested Gerrit Schneemann, senior analyst at IHS
Markit. "That would be a real problem."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84910.html

Screen Burn-In, Piercing Sounds Beset Google's Pixel 2s
Complaints have been mounting over display and audio issues with
Google's Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Consumers have reported a screen burn-
in problem with the Pixel 2 XL, which refers to embedded functions
leaving a ghost-like image on the display. In addition, there have been
numerous reports of high-pitched noises and strange clicking sounds
occurring during calls on the Pixel 2.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84908.html

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Wednesday 25 October 2017

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ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- October 25, 2017

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

Taking the News Out of Facebook's News Feed Could Hurt Publishers
(Posted 25-Oct-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84909.html

E-Commerce Firms: Get Ready for New Privacy Laws
(Posted 24-Oct-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84906.html

Google Aims to Turbocharge Online Checkout
(Posted 24-Oct-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84905.html

7 Tips for Highly Effective Content Marketing
(Posted 23-Oct-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84904.html

PayPal Lets Messenger Users Send Money to Buddies
(Posted 20-Oct-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84899.html

Artificial Intelligence vs. Echo's Eavesdropping and Google's Home
Invasion
(Posted 19-Oct-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84895.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Screen Burn-In, Piercing Sounds Beset Google's Pixel 2s
(Posted 24-Oct-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84908.html

Fighting Off the Harvey Weinsteins of the World Through Technology
(Posted 23-Oct-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84900.html

Harman Kardon's Cortana-Powered Smart Speaker Underwhelms
(Posted 21-Oct-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84902.html

Apple, GE Join Forces on Industrial IoT Apps
(Posted 19-Oct-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84894.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

AI Integrations Help Sort Out Sales Signals
(Posted 25-Oct-17)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84907.html

Email Marketing Goes Hand-in-Glove With E-Commerce Shipping
(Posted 20-Oct-17)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84898.html

Counting Down to ASC 606
(Posted 19-Oct-17)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84897.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Linux Foundation Launches Open Data Licensing Agreements
(Posted 23-Oct-17)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84903.html

Anarchy Linux Dispels Fear of Arch
(Posted 20-Oct-17)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84901.html

Samsung to Give Linux Desktop Experience to Smartphone Users
(Posted 19-Oct-17)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84896.html

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Monday 23 October 2017

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Tech News Flash: Monday -- October 23, 2017

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Headline Scan
Fighting Off the Harvey Weinsteins of the World Through Technology
Harman Kardon's Cortana-Powered Smart Speaker Underwhelms
Apple, GE Join Forces on Industrial IoT Apps
Samsung to Give Linux Desktop Experience to Smartphone Users
Google's Pixel 2 Earns High Marks in Spite of Dull Design
Companies Turn Blind Eye to Open Source Security Risks
Microsoft Unveils Power-Packed Surface Book 2

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Today's Story Highlights

Fighting Off the Harvey Weinsteins of the World Through Technology
Harvey Weinstein just went from most powerful man in Hollywood to
punching bag -- and while he deserved this, perhaps greater attention
should go toward taking aggressive measures to prevent future Weinsteins
-- and there will be future Weinsteins. We need to stop acting surprised
when this stuff comes out and instead take stronger steps to prevent
this kind of thing in the future.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84900.html

Harman Kardon's Cortana-Powered Smart Speaker Underwhelms
Early reviews of the Harman Kardon Invoke with Cortana -- the smart
speaker that features Microsoft's personal assistant -- have been
lukewarm at best. The speaker will be available in the U.S. starting
Sunday. Like Amazon's Echo line and Google's Home speakers, Invoke lets
users play music, manage calendars, set reminders, check traffic, get
news reports, and control other smart home devices.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84902.html

Apple, GE Join Forces on Industrial IoT Apps
Apple and General Electric on Wednesday announced a new software
development kit for iOS that enables developers to create applications
for Predix, an Internet of Things platform made by GE. Applications
developed with the new SDK could give industrial operators more insight
and visibility into the performance of their equipment and operations on
an iPhone or iPad.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84894.html

Samsung to Give Linux Desktop Experience to Smartphone Users
Samsung has announced a new app, Linux on Galaxy, designed to work with
its DeX docking station to bring a full Linux desktop experience to
Galaxy smartphone users. Samsung earlier this year introduced DeX, a
docking station that connects to a monitor to give Galaxy smartphone
users a desktop experience. With the Linux on Galaxy app, users will be
able to run full Linux desktop distributions.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84896.html

Google's Pixel 2 Earns High Marks in Spite of Dull Design
As Google's new Pixel 2 smartphones get ready to hit the shelves,
reviews of the models have begun mushrooming online. While the new
phones generally have received positive grades, many reviewers found the
their design boring. "The Pixel 2 hardware is ho-hum," observed Patrick
Moorhead, principal analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy. "Google
didn't take many risks in its design."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84889.html

Companies Turn Blind Eye to Open Source Security Risks
Many software developers and enterprise users have been lax or oblivious
to the need to properly manage open source software. A new report
highlights the consequences of failure to establish open source
acquisition and usage policies, and to follow best practices. Flexera
polled more than 400 commercial software suppliers and in-house software
development teams within enterprises.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84890.html

Microsoft Unveils Power-Packed Surface Book 2
Microsoft on Tuesday launched the Surface Book 2, positioning it as the
laptop of the future. The device is powerful enough for the next wave of
computing, characterized by mixed reality, artificial intelligence,
machine learning and immersive gaming, said Microsoft Devices Corporate
Vice President Panos Panay. Integration between the Surface Book 2 and
the Adobe Creative Cloud has been improved.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84891.html

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Wednesday 18 October 2017

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ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- October 18, 2017

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

New Tools Offer Wholesale Distributors Fast Track to E-Commerce
(Posted 18-Oct-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84892.html

Evolution of the 4th Utility: Fixed Broadband
(Posted 17-Oct-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84887.html

Retailers Slowly Embracing In-Store Tech Tools
(Posted 16-Oct-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84884.html

Salesforce Reshuffles SaaS, PaaS in Internet of Things and AI
(Posted 13-Oct-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84883.html

FTC Tightens Screws on Social Media Influencers
(Posted 12-Oct-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84876.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Google's Pixel 2 Earns High Marks in Spite of Dull Design
(Posted 18-Oct-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84889.html

Microsoft Unveils Power-Packed Surface Book 2
(Posted 17-Oct-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84891.html

WPA2 Flaw Could Blow WiFi Systems Wide Open
(Posted 17-Oct-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84888.html

Could HP and Dell Get Together Again?
(Posted 16-Oct-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84880.html

Report Probes Social Media's Threat to Democracy
(Posted 13-Oct-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84882.html

Google Assistant Shines in Pint-Sized Home Mini
(Posted 12-Oct-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84877.html

New Kindle Oasis E-Reader Can Take a Dunking
(Posted 12-Oct-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84879.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Helpshift VP Tushar Makhija: Not All Customers Will Help You Make Money
(Posted 17-Oct-17)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84886.html

Salesforce's IoT Strategy
(Posted 16-Oct-17)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84885.html

Study: Music Improves Customer Experience, Even in Serious Settings
(Posted 14-Oct-17)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84878.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Companies Turn Blind Eye to Open Source Security Risks
(Posted 18-Oct-17)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84890.html

AWS, Microsoft Offer New Open Source AI Framework
(Posted 13-Oct-17)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84881.html

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