Wednesday, 7 February 2018

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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- February 7, 2018

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Former Execs Team Up to Fight the Tech Addiction Monster
Intel's Smart Peepers Look Smart, Too
WiFi Routers Riddled With Holes: Report
Amazon's Soaring Healthcare Ambition: The Promise and the Problem

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Today's Story Highlights

Former Execs Team Up to Fight the Tech Addiction Monster

A group of former Facebook, Google and Mozilla executives have joined
forces to establish the Center for Humane Technology, a new organization
dedicated to combating the growing problem of addictive behavior among
social media users. The new center, along with the children's advocacy
group Common Sense, has announced a campaign to help change the social
media model.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85116.html

Intel's Smart Peepers Look Smart, Too

Intel has designed a pair of smart glasses that won't make you look like
a hopeless geek. Called "Vaunt," the peepers, which are still in the
prototype phase, look like ordinary glasses, save for a faint, red
glimmer that occasionally appears on the right lens. Information sent to
the glasses appear to be displayed on a screen but in reality is beamed
to the retina of a wearer's eye.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85113.html

WiFi Routers Riddled With Holes: Report

Most WiFi router vendors have not patched numerous firmware
vulnerabilities discovered more than two years ago, according to a new
report. OEM firmware built into WiFi routers use open source components
that contain numerous known security vulnerabilities that can be
exploited by hackers. Insignary conducted comprehensive binary code
scans for known security vulnerabilities in WiFi routers.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85115.html

Amazon's Soaring Healthcare Ambition: The Promise and the Problem

Healthcare is a mess in the United States. Consumers pay more and get
less than in most other developed countries. Strong comprehensive
healthcare is unaffordable for most without substantial help, which is
why putting the burden on the government really does not work. If people
cannot afford something, individually aggregating it under what amounts
to a tax is not really any better.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85106.html

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The Morning After: Falcon Heavy away

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It's Wednesday, February 07, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Elon Musk did it. The Falcon Heavy has launched Starman on his trip through the Solar System, but we’re still here to bring you the latest news. Take a peek at the launch if you missed it, and then find out what’s missing from Shadow of the Colossus and why you’ll want to Skype from HP’s new EliteBooks.

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SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy rocket

After a brief delay, the most powerful rocket in the world launched yesterday afternoon. While the Falcon Heavy’s top portion (complete with Space Oddity-playing Tesla Roadster and Starman aboard) is proceeding on a path that will take it beyond Mars’ orbit into the asteroid belt, two of its booster rockets safely returned to Earth. The center core, unfortunately, did not survive an attempted landing on a drone ship but overall the mission appears to be a success. So what’s next for Musk & Co.? The BFR.

You can do better than a pile of notifications on your wrist.

How to set up your smartwatch

Now that smartwatches are actually useful enough for the general populace, setting them up isn't as pedestrian a task as pairing with your phone and calling it a day. On the surface, customizing your new device may not seem like a complicated task, but people often overlook some of the tools that can potentially make wearables more helpful. From recommended settings to the apps worth downloading, here's a walkthrough of what you should look out for when setting up your new wearable.

Yasiin Bey approves.

HP's EliteBooks pack mics on both sides for clearer Skyping

HP's new business notebooks will not only sport the latest eighth-generation Intel Core chipsets, but also come with "world-facing" mics for clearer conference calls, among other new tools. That’s useful for picking up chat from a group during a boardroom conference call, or enabling noise canceling to make sure people on the other end hear your voice and not the police siren outside.

Monitor your home – anytime, from anywhere

No matter how much you want to.

You can’t buy an ethical smartphone today

Devices vary, but your average smartphone may use more than 60 metals. Many of them are rare earth metals, so-called because they're available in smaller quantities than many other metals, if not genuinely rare. Right now, it's impossible to buy a smartphone you can be certain was produced entirely ethically. Any label on the packaging wouldn't stand a chance of explaining the litany of factors that go into its construction. The problem is bigger than one company, NGO or trade policy, and will require everyone's effort to make things better.

There’s something to be said for frustrating controls and a low framerate.

‘Shadow of the Colossus’ remake is missing something

Sense of melancholy? Check. Colossi? Check. Improved control scheme? Check. This rebuilt version of Shadow of the Colossus fixes every big issue from the original, but Devindra Hardawar is still feeling the pull of nostalgia.

Good news for PS4 Pro owners who don’t have 4K TVs.

Sony’s beta testing a new PS4 update

The upcoming 5.50 update for Sony’s PlayStation 4 will add background music during PS Now gaming, music controls on the quick menu and time restrictions for children, but our favorite feature is for the PS4 Pro. Once it’s unleashed, gamers can enable supersampling on all games, even if they haven’t been updated for the more powerful system. Just as we’ve seen on the Xbox One X, rendering games at higher-res internally and then downscaling them can increase quality on 1080p (or lower) resolution screens.

But wait, there's more...

1. Tesla's big battery is undercutting Australia's energy cartels

2. 'Game of Thrones' showrunners will write a new 'Star Wars' series

3. EHang shows footage of its passenger drone in flight

4. Shanghai may sign Overwatch League's first female player

5. $30 SonarPen iPad stylus senses pressure via headphone jack

6. Amazon pulls lock-screen ads from discounted Prime phones

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Tuesday, 6 February 2018

Editor's Pick: Will 2018 Be the Year of Reckoning for Online Tax Collection?

Will 2018 Be the Year of Reckoning for Online Tax Collection?

Richard Adhikari
Feb 6, 2018 10:37 AM PT

The United States Supreme Court recently decided to revisit Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, which basically allowed states to collect taxes on online sales only from sellers that had a physical presence within their boundaries. Brick-and-mortar retailers for years have argued that the ruling puts them at a competitive disadvantage. At least 35 states have been urging a reconsideration of Quill. [More...]

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3 Reasons Your E-Commerce Biz Should Have a Blog
Blogging might seem a difficult task to many e-commerce retailers, but the effort you put into it likely will pay off. With some forethought and commitment, blogging can become part of your overall strategy for e-commerce success. If you're still on the fence, here are three reasons to consider getting started with a blog. First, it will improve your SEO. [More...]

Document Management Revisited
The IT industry has been playing whack-a-mole since its inception. We've been applying sophisticated technology to our biggest business problems not once but repeatedly, as each new generation of technology offers and delivers order-of-magnitude improvements to our business processes. In some cases, we're on our fourth or fifth iteration of solutions. [More...]

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E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- February 6, 2018

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Headline Scan
Will 2018 Be the Year of Reckoning for Online Tax Collection?
3 Reasons Your E-Commerce Biz Should Have a Blog
Document Management Revisited

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Today's Story Highlights

Will 2018 Be the Year of Reckoning for Online Tax Collection?

The United States Supreme Court recently decided to revisit Quill Corp.
v. North Dakota , which basically allowed states to collect taxes on
online sales only from sellers that had a physical presence within their
boundaries. Brick-and-mortar retailers for years have argued that the
ruling puts them at a competitive disadvantage. At least 35 states have
been urging a reconsideration of Quill .
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85114.html

3 Reasons Your E-Commerce Biz Should Have a Blog

Blogging might seem a difficult task to many e-commerce retailers, but
the effort you put into it likely will pay off. With some forethought
and commitment, blogging can become part of your overall strategy for e-
commerce success. If you're still on the fence, here are three reasons
to consider getting started with a blog. First, it will improve your
SEO.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85111.html

Document Management Revisited

The IT industry has been playing whack-a-mole since its inception. We've
been applying sophisticated technology to our biggest business problems
not once but repeatedly, as each new generation of technology offers and
delivers order-of-magnitude improvements to our business processes. In
some cases, we're on our fourth or fifth iteration of solutions.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85112.html

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