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• Bringing down an unwanted drone - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 01 Oct 2016
  The BBC's Mike Cartwright sees a drone net in action - for use in bringing down and disabling drones.
  
• Samsung: Have 'exploding' Galaxy Note 7s burned the brand? - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  Samsung's flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone is going back on sale in South Korea following a safety recall.
  
• Perform Hot Backups on MySQL Databases with Percona XtraBackup on Ubuntu 16.04 - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  

   HowToForge: Percona XtraBackup is an open source backup utility for MySQL.

  
  
• Changing the way we design for the web - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  

  Rachel Nabors, a CSS animator, will keynote at All Things Open this year, in Raleigh from October 26-27.

  
  
• Cybersecurity isn't an IT problem, it's a business problem - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  

  EnterprisersProject: Collaboration is key when it comes to security in the enterprise.

  
  
• Cinnamon 3.2 in Linux Mint 18.1 Supports Vertical Panels, Better Accelerometers - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  

  The Linux Mint project leader reveals the fact that the upcoming Cinnamon 3.2 desktop environment, which will ship by default with the Linux Mint 18.1 operating system, the next major release of the popular Ubuntu-based distribution, will feature support for vertical panels

  
  
• Open source tools for writing the next best seller - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  

  Want to write a book? Check out these eight great tools for starting and finishing your writing project.

  
  
• Asterisk 14 Improves Open-Source VoIP - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  

  EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: Latest major release of Asterisk includes new features designed to make it easier to get up and running quickly

  
  
• Nmap 7.30 Security Scanner Adds 12 New IPv6 OS Fingerprints, 7 NSE Scripts - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  

  Nmap 7.30 is a major release that adds numerous new features and improvements

  
  
• Bid to block US net handover rejected - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  A judge rejects a last-ditch attempt to stop the handover of internet naming power from the US to a non-profit group.
  
• Twitch to start offering a virtual currency - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  Video game streaming site Twitch is to introduce its own virtual "currency", says its owner Amazon Game Studios.
  
• Guilty plea for Syrian Electronic Army accomplice - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  A Syrian man pleads guilty to charges of helping the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) extort cash from hacking victims.
  
• Fashion show through a Hololens - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  A designer has used London Fashion Week to show off her collection using VR technology.
  
• ownCloud Desktop Client 2.2.4 Released with Updated Dolphin Plugin, Bug Fixes - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  

  ownCloud Desktop Client 2.2.4 is now the most advanced stable release of the open-source, free, and cross-platform software that acts as a graphical user interface for users to interact with an ownCloud server.

  
  
• China starts streaming court trials - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  China has begun streaming court proceedings in many parts of the country in an apparent show of transparency.
  
• Endless OS 3: Linux for the Net Less - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  

  FOSSforce: This Ubuntu-based Linux distribution provides the Internet for those who don't have 24x7 access to the net.

  
  
• 5,000-year-old swirling rock art in Scotland remains a mystery - FOX News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  Archaeologists in Glasgow, Scotland, briefly excavated and then reburied a 5,000-year-old slab of stone that contains incised swirling geometric decorations.
  
• Linguists in the UK say 'th' sounds in English are disappearing - FOX News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  The Queen's English as spoken in the UK is under attack by immigrants, computers, American television, and youths.
  
• Polish explorer says he's found deepest underwater cave - FOX News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  A team of explorers say they have revealed an underwater cave to be the world's deepest, at 1,325 feet down, near the eastern Czech town of Hranice.
  
• Argentine findings suggest earlier human presence in Americas - FOX News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  Bones and tools found at an archaeological site near the city of Tres Arroyos, Argentina, lend more evidence to the idea that prehistoric people lived in the Americas earlier than thought.
  
• Dogs will ignore your lousy advice - FOX News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  Dogs might be better than humans at ignoring bad advice, suggests a new study out of Yale.
  
• Humans are natural killers, but we're not the worst - FOX News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  Violence comes naturally to humans, but we are far less murderous than we used to be, a new study shows.
  
• Out with a bang: Rosetta crashes into comet - FOX News
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016
  After a journey of billions of miles and a historic cosmic rendezvous, the Rosetta spacecraft met its end when it had a “controlled impact” with the comet it had been studying.
  
• Twitch: Gaming needs to ‘invest’ to tackle sexism - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  Bosses from streaming site Twitch tell Newsbeat what they're doing to stop sexism in online gaming.
  
• F.C.C. Delays Vote on Cable Set-Top Boxes - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  The plan is intended to free consumers from renting the boxes, which cost them $231 a year on average.
  
• Pepper robot learns to catch ball in a cup and other news - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.
  
• App Smart: More Fun on Your Wrist With New Apps for the Apple Watch - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  Among the offerings, apps in which you can speak to your watch to update to-do lists or get a quick assist on deciphering a foreign language.
  
• Virtual Reality’s Possibilities Lure Video Game Developers - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  Phil Fish quit video games in 2014 after developing the hit game Fez; now he is part of a team that created a game for the coming Sony PlayStation VR.
  
• Watch a dolphin jump onto a surfer - FOX News
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  Dramatic video from Australia has captured an unusual sight: a dolphin jumping onto a surfboard.
  
• 2 activists free penguin, but may have doomed him - FOX News
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  Two South African students may have gotten in over their heads when they "liberated" a penguin from a South African marine park, the BBC reports.
  
• Price comparison sites to be probed by watchdog - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  The Competition and Markets Authority plans to scrutinise the operation of price comparison websites, which allow consumers to compare products and services.
  
• Big dinosaurs had 'bling' on their heads, report finds - FOX News
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  Researchers have discovered that theropods that developed ornaments on their heads evolved to gigantic body sizes 20 times faster than those that didn’t.
  
• Could 3D printed hair follicles help with hair loss? - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  Hair follicles created by a process similar to 3D printing could one day be used as implants, beauty giant L'Oreal has said.
  
• Army of webcams used in net attacks - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  A web attack that hit a hosting company with one terabit of data is possibly the largest ever seen and it used a network of smart devices such as webcams.
  
• Samsung in US 'exploding washing machines' probe - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  Samsung has confirmed it is in talks with US consumer watchdogs after a lawsuit against the firm over "exploding" washing machines.
  
• No Man's Sky investigated over 'misleading' adverts - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  Gamers say the trailers aren't like the finished game.
  
• Piracy fighters battle Kodi 'epidemic' - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  Tackling the use of Kodi and other set-top boxes to stream subscription video for free is now the top priority for rights holders, a report says.
  
• Commissioner: UK 'must avoid data protection Brexit' - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
  The UK's new information commissioner calls for the country to adopt forthcoming EU data protection laws, despite its plan to leave the EU.
  
• Shutter falls on life-logging camera start-up Narrative - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016
  Narrative, which made wearable cameras, is the latest life-logging start-up to fail.
  
• Pepe the Frog meme branded a 'hate symbol' - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016
  Popular meme Pepe the Frog has been added to the Anti-Defamation League's database of hate symbols alongside the Swastika, since it was taken up by "racists and haters".
  
• Blackberry stops designing its own phones - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016
  Blackberry is to stop designing smartphones in-house after 14 years.
  
• Google, Facebook, Amazon join forces on future of AI - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016
  Google, Amazon, Facebook, IBM and Microsoft are to form the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, to work on maximising the potential of the technology.
  
• Europol warns of Android tap-and-go thefts - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016
  Europol believes organised crime is using Android phones to make fraudulent tap-and-go payments.
  
• Europol report reveals rise in child sex abuse online - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016
  Online tools enabling sex offenders to stay anonymous are "becoming the norm" and putting children at greater risk of abuse, warns Europol.
  
• Apple to create London home at Battersea Power Station - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016
  Technology giant Apple will make Battersea Power Station the home of its new London headquarters.
  
• Trump Jr's Skittles graphic deleted from Twitter - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016
  A controversial graphic that compared Syrian refugees to poisoned Skittles, posted by Donald Trump's son, is deleted from Twitter.
  
• Timeline: How did Blackberry get here? - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016
  Blackberry is to end production of its handsets and will outsource development to partners. The BBC's Chris Foxx takes a look at its bumpy history.
  
• Meditation for Real Life: How to Be Mindful With Facebook - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016
  Take a moment before you log on to your phone or computer to evaluate your intentions.
  
• State of the Art: A High-Stakes Bet: Turning Google Assistant Into a ‘Star Trek’ Computer - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016
  Google is threatened by the decline of web search, so it’s making a bold bet on what comes next: an all-knowing digital helper.
  
• BlackBerry Abandons Its Phone - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016
  BlackBerry, the Canadian company whose name was once synonymous with the smartphone, is exiting the hardware business and will license the brand to an Indonesian group.
  
• Trilobites: An App to Help Save Emissions (and Maybe Money) When Buying a Car - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016
  The app is a result of research that looks at 125 cars and measures their mileage and the greenhouse gases generated in making and powering them.
  
• DJI's Mavic Pro fold-up drone detects obstacles - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016
  The world's bestselling drone-maker unveils a fold-up model that avoids collisions.
  
• Tech Tip: Make the Mac’s Share Menu More Useful - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016
  Apple’s operating system provides an easy menu shortcut for sharing links, photos and other content, and you can customize your list of options.
  
• On Technology: Social Media Got You Down? Be More Like Beyoncé - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016
  The pop star provides a model for dealing with the pressure of oversharing.
  
• Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp Users in Germany - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016
  A Hamburg regulator said on Tuesday that neither the messenger nor its parent company had received individuals’ permission to share digital information.
  
• Facebook told to stop collecting German WhatsApp data - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016
  Facebook has been ordered to stop collecting German WhatsApp data by the Hamburg privacy regulator.
  
• Materials programmed to shape shift - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016
  Scientists have pre-programmed materials to change their shape over time.
  
• Samsung reveals 60% of 'unsafe' Galaxy Notes exchanged - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016
  A global recall of Samsung's Galaxy Note, following exploding batteries, prompts 60% of owners to swap devices.
  
• Tech Tip: So Now You Want Windows 10 … - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 26 Sep 2016
  Microsoft ended its free upgrade offer for the operating system in July, but there are other ways to get the software.
  
• Sale of Kodi 'fully-loaded' streaming boxes faces legal test - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 26 Sep 2016
  A legal case concerning the sale of video-streaming set-top boxes on which subscription content can be accessed for free begins on Tuesday.
  
• Audiobooks Turn More Readers Into Listeners as E-Books Slip - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 23 Sep 2016
  Publishers saw their revenue dip early this year compared with 2015, in part because they lacked a runaway hit and the sales of e-books fell sharply.
  
• Your Money Adviser: A New Cost at College: Digital Access Codes - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 23 Sep 2016
  The required purchase of online materials may require a digital access code, costing around $100. There is no buying a used copy, sharing or opting out.
  
• Tech Tip: Put Your iPhone Photos on the Map - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 22 Sep 2016
  If your iPhone did not automatically tag your photos with a geographic location when you took them, you can add the information manually.
  
• Critic's Notebook: Apple Opens the iMessage Door, and the Ephemera Rushes In - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 22 Sep 2016
  Several new features have turned this intimate chat experience into more of a social network.
  
• Tech Tip: Stop Your Children From Downloading Those Naughty Apps - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 21 Sep 2016
  As with other online app shops, the Google Play store has some built-in tools for parents.
  
• Tech Fix: Allo’s Tryout: 5 Days With Google’s Annoying Office Intern - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 21 Sep 2016
  Google’s new chat app promises to stand out from a crowded field by bringing artificial intelligence into conversations. But it turns out to be frustrating and unhelpful.
  
• App Smart: Here Come the iPhone 7 and iOS 10 Apps: What to Try First - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 21 Sep 2016
  For fun or function, the applications for Apple’s newest phone and operating system are rolling in. Here are some new ways to chat, pay and play.
  
• Tech Tip: Get Sharper Text on Your Windows Screen - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 20 Sep 2016
  Microsoft’s ClearType technology has been making type easier to read for years, and you can adjust it to your liking.
  
• Tech Tip: What to Do if You Have a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 16 Sep 2016
  Samsung’s new smartphone has a serious battery defect and owners should exchange the device as soon as possible.
  
• Tech Fix: IPhone 7 Review: Though Not Perfect, New iPhones Keep Apple’s Promises - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 14 Sep 2016
  Although they lack a headphone jack, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are fast, their cameras take superb photos and the batteries last longer.
  
• App Smart: To Take Up a Musical Instrument, First Pick Up Your Phone - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 14 Sep 2016
  Apps can help you learn to play piano, guitar and other instruments through videos, interactive graphics and real-time feedback on your progress.
  
• Tech Fix: Apple’s iPhone 7 and Watch Updates: What You Really Need to Know - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 07 Sep 2016
  An examination suggests that no upgrade is necessary unless you have owned your current iPhone for more than two years.
  
• App Smart: Organizing Your Thoughts With Note-Taking Apps - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 07 Sep 2016
  Evernote, once the leader in the note-taking app category, now faces competition from options like Noteshelf, LectureNotes and Notebook.
  
• Tech Fix: Subscribe and Save on Amazon? Don’t Count on It - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016
  Household staples like coffee and paper towels arrive automatically, but the prices may vary by as much as 170 percent.
  
• State of the Art: Think Amazon’s Drone Delivery Idea Is a Gimmick? Think Again - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 10 Aug 2016
  Amazon doesn’t reveal much, but a little sleuthing suggests that drones may be central to the online retailer’s long-term strategy.