ca-hotdailynews: 2015-09-11 Canada English Technology

Is the iPad Pro the hybrid device we wanted from Apple?
Sydney Morning Herald
The convertible computing space is too big for even Apple to ignore, but is a bigger iPad the answer? They were once a niche market but laptop/tablet convertibles have certainly gone mainstream in the last few years. Some devices are notebooks with ...

New iPad, iPhones Boring? Underlying Tech Tells Different Story   PC Magazine
Could the new iPad Pro actually be good for Microsoft?   The Australian Financial Review
Apple upgrade programme seen driving demand for new iPhones   The Star Online
Computerworld
Mashable
CNET
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Livemint

Google rolls out Android Pay to challenge Apple
Livemint
Google is betting Android Pay will help its smartphones lure more consumers. Like Apple Pay is built into iPhones, Android Pay will be integrated into smartphones running Google's mobile operating system. Photo: Bloomberg. San Francisco: Google Inc. is ...

Android Pay rolls out in US   The Australian
Google takes on Apple with Android Pay   BBC News
Google Android Pay e-payment system in US   Fox News Latino
THE BUSINESS TIMES
Fast Company
cleveland.com
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Toronto Sun

Tech that needs to go away
Toronto Sun
Technology is something that arguably advances faster than anything else in the world, and so it's easy to see how old technologies are left behind. It happens so often, in fact, that I opened my own computer and technology museum. However, I have ...

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CBC.ca

Windows 10 raises privacy concerns
CBC.ca
Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system has been praised for improving upon the flaws of its predecessor, but the company is facing widespread criticism for what some are calling invasive data collection. Under its default privacy settings, Windows ...
Windows 10 privacy settings worth checking   The Augusta Chronicle
Privacy concerns 'the new normal' as Canadians pay with personal info   MetroNews Canada

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Forbes

Shigeru Miyamoto Clears Up Some Mario Myths
Forbes
In a lovely little video from Nintendo , Shigeru Miyamoto helps to clear up a few myths regarding Mario in light of the current Super Mario Maker release. From explaining that Mario doesn't die on the cover to the first game to the fact he wouldn't ...

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TechRadar

Forget the Internet of Things – the Internet of Data is where it's really at
TechRadar
What all of these Internet of Things (IoT) devices – as many as 50 billion of them by 2020 – have in common is that they create detailed data about their users, and lots of it. From transactions and customer profiles to usage patterns and even location ...
Limited bandwidth may stifle IoT development   TechTarget
Internet of Things – Security   JD Supra (press release)
Newsbyte: New Independent Research Commissioned by SAP Finds Early Adopters of ...   CNNMoney
WhaTech
Digital Journal
Taipei Times
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IT World Canada

Canadian, U.S. organizations focus of latest DDoS extortion campaign
IT World Canada
Enterprises in Canada and the U.S. are increasingly being targeted by new distributed denial of service attacks from a Bitcoin extortionist group dubbed DD4BC, according to a new report from Akamai Technologies. “The latest attacks – focused primarily ...
Akamai Releases Findings of Increased Attacks and More Aggressive Tactics from ...   PRWire (press release)
DDoS attacks used to extort Bitcoins: Akamai Case Study   Voice & Data Online
Finance firms targeted by cyber extortion gang   BBC News
SC Magazine
Sky News
Rapid News Network
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BlackBerry Ltd. Acquires a Competitor and Steps Closer to the IoT Vision
The Motley Fool Canada
BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB)(NASDAQ:BBRY) has been attempting to recover from a horrendous past few years that have seen the stock plummet from over $100 to under $8. While the good times may not be back in Waterloo yet, the tide is certainly changing.

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