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Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 10 September 2018

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News briefs September 10, 2018.

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GNU Nano 3.0 "water flowing underground" was released yesterday^[1]. This release of the popular text editor speeds up file reading by 70%, doubles the speed of reading ascii text, changes

Read more: GNU Nano Announces Version 3.0, ZFS on Linux Version 0.7.10 Released, Qt 3D Studio 2.1 Beta 1 Now...

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 10 September 2018

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Read more: Jenkins CI/CD is in trouble, so its founder wants to split it up

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 09 September 2018

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 9, see our full review^[1], is one of the best phones for business^[2] in large part due to the...

Read more: OtterBox Samsung Galaxy Note 9 case roundup: Slim drop protection in various styles

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 09 September 2018

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It's an unfortunate fact that the pricey pocket computers we carry around with us at all times are prime targets for thieves—as well as very easy to leave behind in subway cars or on coffee shop tables. Now...

Read more: Everything You Should Do Before You Lose Your Phone

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 08 September 2018

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Data breaches, successful cyberattacks, and hacking events are often shrouded in silence.

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Beyond the bare-bones facts, it is often difficult for companies which have become victims of such crimes -- as well as the external cybersecurity experts

Read more: Peeled onions and a Minus Touch: Verizon data breach digest lifts the lid on theft tactics

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 08 September 2018

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Tech went to Washington this week, and their biggest problems followed them.^[1]

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg faced Congress^[2], and though Google CEO Larry Paige was invited, he

Read more: Facial Recognition, a British Airways Hack, and More Security News This Week

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 07 September 2018

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Google updated their search quality rating guidelines in July. These rating guidelines, which you can view here^[1], are used by humans to rate the quality of web pages as search results for...

Read more: What Google's E-A-T score means for ecommerce

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Category: News

Published: 07 September 2018

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Read more: Top 10 August must-reads: 15 time-saving command-line aliases, i3 window manager, Python, Linux,...

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 07 September 2018

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On September 7, Microsoft delivered yet another test build to Fast Ring Insiders of its Windows 10 October 2018 Update (a k a "Redstone 5"). Like most of its recent Fast Ring builds, this one -- Build...

Read more: Microsoft updates 'Your Phone' for Android with SMS support