Monday 6 February 2017

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Was Apple's Outstanding Q1 a Fluke?
Tech Industry Reacts to Trump's Immigration Order
Facebook Aims to Carve Out a Spot in the Living Room
LibreOffice Update Offers Fresh Experience

Today's Story Highlights

Was Apple's Outstanding Q1 a Fluke?

Apple had a good quarter, but if you look under the numbers there is a
ton of trouble. It just dropped behind Google in brand value, and
valuation may crater in a few months. The iPhone 7 did well, but that
shouldn't be a surprise, given that its biggest competitor, Samsung, saw
its phone literally go up in flames last quarter. The Galaxy 8 is
coming, though, and it looks really impressive.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84277.html

Tech Industry Reacts to Trump's Immigration Order

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick on Thursday resigned from President Trump's
business advisory council amid fierce blowback against the president's
recent executive order on immigration, and in the wake of reports that
several major Silicon Valley firms, including Facebook, Apple, Microsoft
and Google, have been circulating a draft letter opposing Trump's
action.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84278.html

Facebook Aims to Carve Out a Spot in the Living Room

Facebook is working on a video app for set-top boxes, according to a
Wednesday report. The social network wants to deliver longer-form video
content -- and with it video ads -- to the living room TV, the one
screen it has been unable to reach. The Facebook app soon could be
available on a variety of set-top boxes, including Apple TV. The
initiative reportedly began in earnest last summer, after incubating for
years as a concept.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84274.html

LibreOffice Update Offers Fresh Experience

The Document Foundation on Wednesday announced the general availability
of LibreOffice 5.3, one of the office suite's most feature-rich upgrades
since 2010, when it forked from OpenOffice at version 3.3. Dubbed "5.3
Fresh," this latest release takes the development of LibreOffice in a
new direction with a focus on updating the user experience, according to
Italo Vignoli of the Document Foundation.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84273.html

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The Morning After: The Super Bowl and drones

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It's Monday, February 06, 2017.

Hey, good morning!

Welcome to the week. We saw Amazon’s brief and disgusting teaser for its delivery drones, China becomes the biggest producer of solar energy in the world, Windows Cloud (unrelated) and how Elon Musk scratches his Minecraft itch.

The country doubled its solar capacity last year.

China is now the biggest producer of solar energy

China might not have the image of a clean energy champion, with air pollution issues and a continued dependence on coal power, but it’s also moving forward with renewable energy. The country's National Energy Administration has revealed that its solar energy production more than doubled in 2016, hitting 77.42 gigawatts by the end of the year. That said, it only covers just one percent of the country's total energy output.

‘Call an audible’ for more chips.

Amazon flashes Prime Air drone delivery in its Super Bowl ad

Stop licking your fingers, you monster.

It’s expensive, but also one of the best keyboards you’ll ever use.

Microsoft's Surface Ergonomic Keyboard makes typing a pleasure

Looking for an ergonomic keyboard to soothe your aching digits and wrists? Microsoft has been at the forefront of the ergonomic arena for the past few decades with its "Natural" keyboards, which split the QWERTY layout into two halves to make typing easier on our journalist joints. The new wireless Surface Ergonomic Keyboard might be Microsoft’s best ‘board yet.

A lifetime of 1TB cloud storage from Zoolz is down to just $39.

Apparently flying robots can work alongside jet planes.

Drones help expand the world's busiest airport

Atlanta's air hub has formed a partnership with 3DR, Autodesk and engineering firm Atkins that has drones mapping Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as part of a planned expansion. The key to making it work was 3DR's autonomous data capturing tech, where drones could capture 2D mosaics and 3D point scans while staying well away from the airliners -- no mean feat when they're hovering around the busiest airport in the world.

Tunnels are sexy now.

Elon Musk plays 'Minecraft' differently than you do

Since December, Elon Musk has discussed plans to build a tunnel to help avoid LA traffic problems, although it's been hard to tell if he was serious about "The Boring Company".
There is however, a test trench was already under construction somewhere in the vicinity of SpaceX's headquarters. Musk tweeted that he would start digging on January 27th, and true to his word, he’s digging… somewhere. He uploaded the photo above on Twitter, showing some massive mining machinery ready for work.

Like Windows 10, but with tighter restrictions on what you can run.

'Windows Cloud' looks like Microsoft's answer to Chrome OS

Leaks of Windows Cloud (or Windows 10 Cloud, depending on who you ask) appear to show a spin on Windows 10 that’s focused on beating Google's Chrome OS. It largely behaves the same as Windows 10, but its stand-out feature is what it doesn't do -- namely, run conventional Windows apps. (Not sure we’d call that a feature.)

But wait, there's more...

1. Lenovo's latest Android tablet is really a budget laptop

2. 'Stranger Things' Season 2 is coming Halloween 2017

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Friday 3 February 2017

Editor's Pick: Tech Industry Reacts to Trump's Immigration Order

Tech Industry Reacts to Trump's Immigration Order

David Jones Feb 3, 2017 9:19 AM PT
	Uber CEO Travis Kalanick on Thursday resigned from President Trump's business advisory council amid fierce blowback against the president's recent executive order on immigration, and in the wake of reports that several major Silicon Valley firms, including Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google, have been circulating a draft letter opposing Trump's action. [More...]

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LibreOffice Update Offers Fresh Experience
The Document Foundation on Wednesday announced the general availability of LibreOffice 5.3, one of the office suite's most feature-rich upgrades since 2010, when it forked from OpenOffice at version 3.3. Dubbed "5.3 Fresh," this latest release takes the development of LibreOffice in a new direction with a focus on updating the user experience, according to Italo Vignoli of the Document Foundation. [More...]

Facebook Aims to Carve Out a Spot in the Living Room
Facebook is working on a video app for set-top boxes, according to a Wednesday report. The social network wants to deliver longer-form video content -- and with it video ads -- to the living room TV, the one screen it has been unable to reach. The Facebook app soon could be available on a variety of set-top boxes, including Apple TV. The initiative reportedly began in earnest last summer, after incubating for years as a concept. [More...]

Wireless, Telecom and Pay TV: The Future Is Coming Into Focus
Wireless, telecom and pay TV -- including cable, satellite and Internet services -- are all on a growth trajectory, but each company is taking a different path. That means comparing them will be more difficult going forward. In the past, the companies in these sectors in many respects looked the same and offered nearly the same basic services. Looking forward however, things appear very different. [More...]

Calling Facebook Customer Service? Beware of Fraudsters
Googling for a Facebook customer support phone number may connect users with fraudsters. A fraudulent number reportedly appeared not only as top result in a Google search, but also as a featured snippet -- that is, highlighted in a box at the top of the search results. An investigator who called the number, posing as a Facebook customer who had been locked out of his account. [More...]

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