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Microsoft store about to blossom.

​This week, Microsoft announced that the Windows Store situation is going to get much better, very soon, thanks to the long-awaited arrival of Desktop App Converter, a tool that lets companies take their existing Windows software and convert it to a Windows 10 app. The Microsoft store offers a repository of applications that will seamlessly work…
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HP Inc. to Buy Samsung’s Printing Business For Over a Billion Dollars

HP has just announced the acquisition of  Samsung’s printing business for $1.05 billion. HP will inherit 6,000 Samsung employees once the deal is finalised. The move will see HP increase its presence in Asia as well as 6,500 printing technology patents owned by Samsung. Source: http://fortune.com/2016/09/12/hp-inc-to-buy-samsungs-printing-business-for-over-a-billion-dollars/  

Lawsuits for Businesses When GDPR Comes Into Force

In May 2018, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is due to come into force and some security experts are warning that this could bring with it the possibility of litigation from multiple sources for UK companies. Why? Some security experts believe that as soon as GDPR come into force companies will face a…
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HP Elite x3 ads, Workspace app pop up to “reinvent mobility” – SlashGear

The future of windows mobile devices.  Your desktop in your pocket 🙂 http://www.slashgear.com/hp-elite-x3-ads-workspace-app-pop-up-to-reinvent-mobility-12451561/

How Brexit Could Affect Information Security In the UK

With large scale data breaches often in the headlines and with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) due to come into force in May 2018, what effects will a post-Brexit UK have on the work of information security professionals and those charged with protecting company data? The UK Brexit vote is a statement of intent (as…
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IBM’s Watson AI saved a woman from leukemia

Elhttps://www.engadget.com/2016/08/07/ibms-watson-ai-saved-a-woman-from-leukemia/

Today is the 25th anniversary of the internet | Tech | Lifestyle | The Independent

How time flies.  It feels older than 25 years.   http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/today-is-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-internet-a7176026.html

Engadget: ‘No More Ransom’ helps you fight ransomware without paying

Engadget: ‘No More Ransom’ helps you fight ransomware without paying. Ransomware is one of the most chilling type of malware floating around the internet: an attack that locks a user’s files hostage behind an encrypted paywall. Universities, hospitals and even seats of government have fallen victim to these kinds of attacks, paying thousands of dollars…
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Engadget: Xiaomi’s first laptop is the $750 Mi Notebook Air

Engadget: Xiaomi’s first laptop is the $750 Mi Notebook Air. It wouldn’t be a Xiaomi event if it was just announcing one product. In addition to the new Redmi Pro smartphone, the Chinese company threw in a huge surprise by launching its first-ever laptop line, the Mi Notebook Air, running on Windows 10. It comes…
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Amazon and UK Government Test Drone Parcel Deliveries

This week, our fantasy view of the future seemed to look a little more real as the news was announced that Amazon will be paying the UK government to be embark on a project to test parcel delivery to UK households by drone. The programme will be testing whether automated drones would be able to…
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