Friday 30 June 2017

E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Friday -- June 30, 2017

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VA Gives Thumbs Up to Commercial IT Software
4 Marketing Strategies That Can Boost B2B Sales: Study
Will Record Fine Cramp Google's Style in Europe?
Petya Ransomware Sinks Global Businesses Into Chaos
SugarCRM Launches Hint, 1st in Relationship Intelligence Line

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Today's Story Highlights

VA Gives Thumbs Up to Commercial IT Software

A Veterans Affairs decision to pursue a new direction in processing
health records has created a highly visible endorsement of the use of
COTS information technology by federal agencies. President Trump cited
the VA's action as an example of the administration's commitment to
vastly improve federal IT management. The sheer size of the VA makes the
decision to use an outside contractor noteworthy.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84647.html

4 Marketing Strategies That Can Boost B2B Sales: Study

Four business marketing strategies can boost business-to-business sales
conversion rates by up to 25 percentage points, based on results of a
survey Altman Vilandrie released this week. However, only 15 percent of
businesses fully take advantage of them. Even those that do use the
strategies sometimes fail to maximize sales conversions because of a
lack of coordination and integration.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84648.html

Will Record Fine Cramp Google's Style in Europe?

The European Commission has walloped Google unit with a record $2.7
billion for giving its own shopping comparison site preference above
smaller competitors, and thus abusing its dominant position as a search
engine. Google must end the conduct within 90 days or face penalties of
5 percent of its average daily global revenue, the EC said. Google
expressed disagreement with the EC's findings.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84645.html

Petya Ransomware Sinks Global Businesses Into Chaos

A new ransomware exploit dubbed "Petya" struck major companies and
infrastructure sites this week, following last month's WannaCry
ransomware attack, which struck more than 300,000 computers worldwide.
Petya is believed to be linked to the same set of hacking tools as
WannaCry. Petya already has impacted a Ukrainian international airport
and shut down radiation monitoring systems at Chernobyl.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84643.html

SugarCRM Launches Hint, 1st in Relationship Intelligence Line

SugarCRM has launched Hint, the first in its new line of relationship
intelligence products. Hint users can enter a few contact details about
a person with whom they want to connect, and Hint automatically will
search social sources on the Web for information. That data, along with
other details from a company's internal files, will be served up to the
user in a side-panel view.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84642.html

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The Morning After: The Boring Company dug up a new episode of 'Sense8'

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It's Friday, June 30, 2017.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

On June’s final day, we’re checking in with Elon’s tunnel project and celebrating the return of ‘Sense8.’

Start digging.

Elon Musk's first tunnel runs straight to SpaceX

After a bit of teasing, SpaceX and Tesla-head Elon Musk showed off more of The Boring Company’s work. It’s digging a tunnel apparently connecting a SpaceX building in LA to the parking lot across the street, complete with an elevator for cars.

The SNES Classic could be Nintendo’s last retro machine.

The case against an N64 Classic

A spotty game catalog and odd controller make it unlikely we’ll see a Nintendo 64 follow-up. Even though the NES Classic flew off store shelves, and the SNES Classic looks like a hit in the making, David Lumb thinks it’s the end of the line for Nintendo nostalgia. Making things worse, licensing hits like Goldeneye 007 and Perfect Dark could be difficult.

Lock it down.

Microsoft is building ransomware protection into Windows 10

Ransomware is a rapidly spreading scourge, but Microsoft may have a new tool to fight the criminals. Its latest Windows 10 Preview build is testing a feature called Controlled Folder Access. It restricts folders so unauthorized apps (or sneaky malware) can’t edit, overwrite or encrypt the data. Testers, give it a trial run now before it comes to everyone in an update this fall.

Congratulations, fans.

‘Sense8’ is coming back for one more episode

When Netflix cancelled its sci-fi series Sense8, fans worried they’d never get a resolution to season two’s cliffhanger ending. Now, Lana Wachowski has announced that -- in response to fan demands -- there’s a two-hour holiday special on the way.

Really, you should just watch 'Baby Driver.'

What we've been watching in June

In the latest installment of our new IRL series, Engadget editors chime in with opinions on their recent TV and movie viewing. Attack on Titan, GLOW and even Jurassic Park made the cut this month -- take a look and see if they were worth the watch.

The joy of being a beta tester

I don't regret being an iPhone early adopter

Sure, the iPhone lacked things like GPS and 3G when it launched in 2007, but Nathan Ingraham explains what it was like to pick up Apple’s mobile device at launch. Even a six-month lead time between reveal and launch couldn’t kill its considerable hype, and its touchscreen, YouTube app and unique UI were the payoff.

It’s very familiar.

macOS High Sierra preview: It's what you can't see that counts

As you may have guessed from the name, the next version of macOS is more focused on fixes than high-profile improvements. Still, everything Apple is adding under the hood will go a long way toward preparing the OS for bigger changes down the line.

But wait, there's more...

1. The Army is flight testing helicopter-mounted laser weapons

2. 'Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow' game is now available on Android and iOS

3. Sony will get back into vinyl-record production -- next year

4. 'AMC Premiere' app will let cable subscribers stream 'The Walking Dead' ad-free

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Thursday 29 June 2017

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Thursday -- June 29, 2017

TechNewsWorld -- All Tech - All The Time
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At 10, the World-Changing iPhone Is Kind of the Same
Google Makes It Easier to Create Virtual Reality Videos
Cyberattackers Kick Down a Few Parliament Email Doors
Xinix Offers Linux Lovers a Path to Zen
The United States of Amazon
Rivals Rev Up as Uber Hits the Skids

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Today's Story Highlights

At 10, the World-Changing iPhone Is Kind of the Same

Apple celebrated the 10th anniversary of its iconic iPhone on Thursday.
Since former CEO Steve Jobs debuted the original device, the company has
gone on to sell more than a billion handsets worldwide, and the iPhone
has become one of the most successful product categories in the
electronics industry. The iPhone proved to be a major disrupter in the
mobile phone category after its unveiling.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84646.html

Google Makes It Easier to Create Virtual Reality Videos

Google has introduced a new video format, VR180, developed with input
from its Daydream team. The VR180 format, which displays what's in front
of the user only, delivers good video quality both on desktop PCs and
mobile devices. While VR180 videos appear in 2D on desktops and mobile
devices, they appear in 3D VR when viewed with Cardboard, Google's
Daydream headset or a PlayStation VR headset.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84635.html

Cyberattackers Kick Down a Few Parliament Email Doors

The United Kingdom's Parliament on Monday reported a cyberattack on its
email system over the weekend, when hackers attempted to access user
accounts without authorization. Due to the "robust measures" in place to
protect the legislative body's accounts and networks, fewer than 1
percent of the 9,000 accounts on the network were compromised, officials
said. Accounts that were compromised reportedly had weak passwords.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84640.html

Xinix Offers Linux Lovers a Path to Zen

Xinix is an innovative newcomer to the world of Linux distros. Now in
beta, this distro has been spearheaded by a single developer who slowly
is bringing other programmers on board to move things along. Despite its
early development status, Xinix has potential for Linux fans who like to
experiment with new platform concepts and do not mind trying out an OS
that is not yet fully functional.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84641.html

The United States of Amazon

Amazon's significant expansion into yet another market -- this time,
grocery stores -- dominated many of my conversations last week. Clearly,
Amazon warned us. I've been here before -- back in the 1990s, when
Amazon was just books, I was running the company's e-commerce unit. I
got into an argument with one of the analysts focused on Amazon, who
believed the company wouldn't go beyond books.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84634.html

Rivals Rev Up as Uber Hits the Skids

As Uber reels from the fallout of a sexual harassment scandal that led
to this week's ouster of Travis Kalanick and several of his top
executives, the company faces twin dilemmas: how to clean up its
corporate work environment and restock its executive ranks; and how to
maintain credibility with its customer base and core team of street
level drivers.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84630.html

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