Thursday, 19 January 2017

The Morning After: New 'Overwatch' event and Snowden is staying in Russia

It's Thursday, January 19, 2017.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

We’ve got a fresh batch of Fujifilm cameras, 12 million declassified CIA files and a new special event for Overwatch.

900p is the new 1080p

‘Zelda’ on Nintendo Switch won’t run in native 1080p

Thinking about upgrading your Nintendo console to play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? The company tells IGN that this adventure will be rendered in 720p on the Wii U, and 900p on its upcoming Switch. Of course, resolution isn’t everything, and while both versions are locked at 30fps, the Switch version will also feature higher quality environmental sounds.

The truth is probably not in there

12 million declassified CIA files are now available online

The CIA has posted a treasure trove of documents online for the first time. That means you no longer have to actually visit the National Archives to get your fix of UFO reports, intelligence bulletins and more info from between the 1940s and 1990.

Fate has brought two warring kingdoms together in a bitter clash.

Nintendo's 'Fire Emblem Heroes' arrives on Android next month

Fans of tactical RPGs will have a new on-the-go option soon, in the form of Fire Emblem Heroes. The free mobile game is coming to Android first on February 2nd, with an iOS release “soon.” (Also, Android gamers, you should know Super Mario Run is due in March.)

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It’s the Year of the Rooster

The next ‘Overwatch’ seasonal event starts January 24th

After the Olympics, Halloween, and Christmas (did we miss any?), the next big Overwatch event has been announced, and it’s celebrating the Chinese New Year. There’s no word on exactly what’s in store, but some new skins, emotes and outfits are a good bet. The fun starts Tuesday.

Cameras, cameras, cameras

Fujifilm’s new cameras: GFX 50S, X100F and X-T20

Fujifilm announced a slew of new cameras while you were sleeping. They include the $6,500 medium-format GFX 50S that’s arriving in late February, and the latest entry in its X100 line, the $1,300 X100F, which may be its best fixed-lens camera to date. Last but not least, the $900 X-T20 updates its X-T10 with features like 4K video and a 24.3MP sensor.

We liked the earlier versions better

Mozilla's new logo is kinda ://

Firefox’s parent company turned to its users for help on new branding, and this is what they chose.

Good ‘til 2020

Russia extends Snowden’s residency permit for another three years

Edward Snowden is not receiving clemency (yet, anyway), however his stay in Russia is safe for the time being. The government updated its position on the NSA leaker, extending his residency permit into 2020. He’s been there since 2013, and according to his lawyer, could apply for citizenship after another year.

Product placement wins again

'Final Fantasy XV' tricked me into buying Cup Noodles

Square-Enix apparently used all that development time to sign up sponsorship deals, since the newest Final Fantasy game is filled with product placement. Sean Buckley caved to temptation and nostalgia, but with Cup Noodles as the result, maybe that’s not a bad thing.

Low PPO

Arctic’s GMO apple slices are about to go on sale

Midwestern grocery customers will see something new on shelves in February and March. That’s because Arctic is ready to sell its Golden Delicious apples that are genetically modified. The tweaked apples can go more than three weeks without oxidizing after they’re cut, bruised or bitten into.

But wait, there's more...

1. Netflix finished 2016 with over 93 million subscribers

2. Adoptly's Tinder-style swiping feels all wrong

3. Twitter sells its Fabric developer platform to Google

4. Slack adds long-awaited threaded messaging feature

5. CBS All Access' 'Star Trek: Discovery' faces an indefinite delay

6. Tesla will manufacture Model 3 parts at the Gigafactory

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Wednesday, 18 January 2017

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- January 18, 2017

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

Apple to Jack Up App Prices in UK
(Posted 18-Jan-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84237.html

Facebook Launches Paris Startup Garage to Promote Entrepreneurs in
Europe
(Posted 17-Jan-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84236.html

US Pushes Cybersecurity Acquisition Tools as Contracts Flow
(Posted 16-Jan-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84231.html

Amazon Growth Spurt to Create 100K New Jobs
(Posted 13-Jan-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84229.html

Apple May Show Up Fashionably Late at the Original TV Party
(Posted 12-Jan-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84224.html

The Crystallization of Salesforce's IoT Strategy
(Posted 12-Jan-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84223.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Google Gives Google+ Some Nips and Tucks
(Posted 18-Jan-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84238.html

Microsoft Hardens Latest Windows Version Against Hackers
(Posted 17-Jan-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84233.html

Did BuzzFeed Just Commit Suicide?
(Posted 16-Jan-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84227.html

Nintendo Banks on Switch Hit
(Posted 14-Jan-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84228.html

New Facebook Project Aims to Strengthen Journalism
(Posted 12-Jan-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84225.html

Gadget Ogling: The CES Spectacular Edition
(Posted 12-Jan-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84220.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Adaptive Intelligent Applications
(Posted 18-Jan-17)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84234.html

Clarabridge Delivers Retail Banking Package
(Posted 17-Jan-17)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84235.html

Top CRM Blogs of 2016: Countdown, Part 1
(Posted 13-Jan-17)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84230.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

New Raspberry Pi Release Targets Industry, IoT
(Posted 17-Jan-17)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84232.html

Devs Alerted to Long-Delayed Android Wear 2.0 Reboot
(Posted 13-Jan-17)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84226.html

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E-Commerce Minute: Wednesday -- January 18, 2017

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Apple to Jack Up App Prices in UK
Facebook Launches Paris Startup Garage to Promote Entrepreneurs in Europe
US Pushes Cybersecurity Acquisition Tools as Contracts Flow
Clarabridge Delivers Retail Banking Package

Today's Story Highlights

Apple to Jack Up App Prices in UK

Apple on Tuesday alerted its development community that it will be
raising prices on apps sold through its App Store in the United Kingdom.
Several factors influence App Store price tiers internationally,
including currency exchange rates, business practices, taxes, and the
cost of doing business, Apple said, noting that the factors vary by
region and over time. App Store price increases also are ahead for India
and Turkey.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84237.html

Facebook Launches Paris Startup Garage to Promote Entrepreneurs in Europe

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on Tuesday announced the Startup Garage,
the company's first-ever business incubator, which will be located in
Paris at the new Station F hub launched last year. The Startup Garage
will provide a six-month program of mentorship and assistance for new
companies. About10-15 data-related startup firms will occupy up to 80
desks at the Station F campus.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84236.html

US Pushes Cybersecurity Acquisition Tools as Contracts Flow

Vendors of cybersecurity offerings are finding that the U.S. government
is serious about improving the protection of federal IT assets. A steady
stream of data protection contracts has been flowing to providers,
including some notable high-value transactions during the last half of
2016. One example is a Department of Homeland Security contract, with a
potential value of $395 million.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84231.html

Clarabridge Delivers Retail Banking Package

Clarabridge, which offers SaaS and on-premises software products
designed to help companies improve their customer experience management,
on Tuesday announced a full-service solution for retail banking.
Clarabridge's solutions use sentiment and text analytics to enable
automatic collection, categorization and reporting on structured and
unstructured data.
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The Morning After: The Army's prototype hoverbike, Jerry Seinfeld heads to Netflix

It's Wednesday, January 18, 2017.

Welcome to hump day!

It’s Wednesday morning and Raspberry Pi has made a super-powered PC-on-a-stick, the state of AAA cloud gaming and a look at the Army’s prototype hoverbike. Grab your coffee. We'll wait.

The next Raspberry Pi is aimed at advanced users and manufacturers.

Raspberry Pi gives its PC-on-a-stick a big speed boost

Raspberry Pi has taken its latest computing board and squished it onto the stick-sized Compute Module 3, giving it about ten times the power of the original Compute Module. The idea is to “provide the 'team in a garage' with easy access to the same technology as the big guys." As such, manufacturers can add it into a dumb device to make it smart, since it can single-handedly do processing, memory and routeing chores. At the same time, it should be relatively easy to program for anyone with some Pi experience.

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before

Why LiquidSky thinks the time is right for cloud gaming

Yes, some have tried to do AAA game streaming before, but LiquidSky CEO Ian McLoughlin says his company will be the first to do it right. As he tells Jessica Conditt, advanced technology that runs virtual PCs on cloud servers combined with a business model that allows for free access will make this different from OnLive, Gaikai or GeForce Now. After two years of testing, LiquidSky will open to the public in late February -- we hope it’s ready.

No pardon for Snowden

Obama commutes most of Chelsea Manning’s sentence

In a slew of commutations just hours before leaving office, President Obama commuted the sentences of 273 people. That included former Army analyst Chelsea Manning, who leaked files to Wikileaks in 2010 that included video of a US helicopter attack in Baghdad that killed two journalists. General James Cartwright received a pardon, as he was facing up to 5 years in prison for leaking details of the Stuxnet malware that sabotaged Iran’s nuclear program.

One prominent name was missing, however, as Edward Snowden did not receive a pardon. Obama had previously said the PRISM leaker would have to return and face the charges, and according to the White House, he never filed paperwork seeking clemency.

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That’s a big drone

Check out a demo of the Army’s hoverbike prototype

This former Kickstarter project is still moving along, as the DoD hosted a demo of the “hoverbike” on January 10th. Officially dubbed the JTARV, it’s a rectangular quadcopter intended for carrying supplies to battlefield positions quickly and autonomously.

Don't let its minuscule footprint fool you.

Zotac's tiny gaming PC packs VR-capable power

The Zbox Magnus EN1070K is deceptively powerful, thanks to a new i5 Kaby Lake CPU from Intel and NVIDIA GTX 1070 GPU shoved inside its ultra-compact case. That makes for a gaming PC powerful enough to run a detailed virtual reality environment, and still fit inside your backpack. The only thing missing now is a price or a release date. (It won’t be cheap.)

Laser Developed Atmospheric Lens

How an ‘Atmospheric Lens’ could change the battlefield of the future

Ready to discuss future-weapons? An idea from BAE envisions high-flying aircraft that use lasers to alter the Earth’s atmosphere, creating a lens. That effect could be enough to protect from other laser attacks, interfere with enemy communications or act as a magnifying glass to aid recon.

Nexus-like Android Wear watches are on their way

LG’s Watch Sport and Watch Style are due alongside Android Wear 2.0 in February.

For months, rumors have circulated of Google planning a pair of flagship smartwatches -- not Google-designed, but certainly intended as reference models like Nexus phones used to be. But what will they be like? Well, a leak suggests they’ll be LG-made... And look something like this.

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