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23/12/2014

Skype’s newest app translates your speech in real time

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/23-Dec-2014/skype-s-newest-app-translates-your-speech-in-real-time

Microsoft’s Skype software has started translating voice calls between people. As part of a preview programme, Skype Translator makes it possible for English and Spanish speakers to communicate in their native language, without having to learn a new one. It sounds like magic, but it’s

23/12/2014

Boeing turns to BlackBerry for help creating super-secret, self-destructing 'Black' smartphone

http://www.zdnet.com/article/boeing-turns-to-blackberry-for-help-creating-super-secret-self-destructing-black-smartphone/

Aircraft manufacturer and defense contractor Boeing has turned to Canadian telecommunication form BlackBerry for help developing its super-secret, self-destructing 'Black' smartphone.

23/12/2014

What are you going to do now, Apple Pay? I'm going to Disney World!

http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/what-are-you-going-to-do-now-apple-pay-i-m-going-to-disney-world--1278141

Starting on Christmas Eve, visitors to Disney World can pay for goods with their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Pluses.

23/12/2014

PS4 News: GTA 5 next-gen exclusive warning, COD Zombies, Last of Us 2 in works

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/548429/PS4-GTA-5-Call-of-Duty-Advanced-Warfare-Exo-Zombies-Last-of-Us-2

ROCKSTAR have given a next-gen warning over GTA 5 content, Advanced Warfare fans have more info on Exo Zombies and The Last of Us 2 looks set to go ahead.

23/12/2014

Apple supplier Pegatron accused of bad labour practices in BBC investigation

http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/apple-supplier-pegatron-accused-of-bad-labour-practices-in-bbc-investigation/story-fnkgbb6w-1227165034444

23/12/2014

The U.S. Gov’t Is About to Make Top Secret Phone Calls and Emails Even More Confidential

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/12/22/the-u-s-govt-is-about-to-make-top-secret-phone-calls-and-emails-even-more-confidential/

The latest development on the defense and security front is Boeing and BlackBerry's new partnership to make a super-secret phone designed for government agency workers. It's called the Boeing Black and its claim to fame is its unique ability to self-destruct data and other secret information should…

23/12/2014

Judge Moves Forward With Seattle Artist’s Lawsuit Against Angry Birds Toys

Read more: http://www.jbgnews.com/2014/12/judge-moves-forward-with-seattle-artists-lawsuit-against-angry-birds-toys/531405.html

A U.S. Federal judge has decided to move forward with a Seattle artist's lawsuit against The Hartz Mountain Corp. Juli Adams says she was cheated out of mi

23/12/2014

'Minecraft' for Xbox One Gameplay Update: New Update for Xbox One and Xbox 360 Released, New Story Game Announced

http://www.latinpost.com/articles/28301/20141222/minecraft-for-xbox-one-gameplay-update-new-update-for-xbox-one-and-xbox-360-released-new-story-game-announced.htm

Aside from announcing the update for Xbox consoles, the Minecraft creator also announced a new story-based game developed with Telltale Games.

19/12/2014

Android gives Google a search monopoly? Not so fast, says judge

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/18/android_search_monopoly_case_stalled/

More facts needed before class-action suit can proceed

19/12/2014

IBM detects skin cancer more quickly with visual machine learning

http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/applications/3591442/ibm-detects-skin-cancer-more-quickly-with-visual-machine-learning/?intcmp=chan_buttons;topics;applications;article

Skin cancer can be detected more quickly and accurately by using cognitive computing-based visual analytics, researchers at IBM Research have found, in collaboration with New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

19/12/2014

Cloud provider pits 6TB hard drives in real-world face off

http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/infrastructure/3591452/cloud-provider-pits-6tb-hard-drives-in-real-world-face-off/?intcmp=chan_buttons;topics;infrastructure;article

Different hard drive speeds account for the disparity in power use, but not necessarily performance. Both models cost about the same and use 6Gbps SATA connectors.

19/12/2014

Rouble turmoil leads to Apple halting online sales in Russia

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30510969

Technology giant Apple says it cannot currently sell products online in Russia because the rouble's value is too volatile for it to set prices.