uk-hotdailynews: 2014-10-24 U.K. Technology

Hackers use Ebola outbreak to trick users into downloading malware  Inquirer
CYBER CRIMMINALS are taking advantage of the recent Ebola outbreak to trick unsuspecting web users into downloading malware sent in emails that purport to come from the World Health Organisation (WHO). Uncovered by security researchers at ...

Watch out for this Ebola-themed malware scam   ITProPortal
New e-mail scam preys on Ebola fears, spreads malware   WLS-TV
Ebola email spreads malwa...   Bitterwallet
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Facebook will now let you post anonymously  Telegraph.co.uk
Facebook has released a new app that lets people to use its service anonymously. The social network unveiled Rooms on Thursday, a standalone mobile app for iOS that lets users interact on Facebook without using their real names. The aim is for people to ...

Facebook goes retro with 'Rooms' chat app   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Facebook Rooms allows users to chat without having to give away their identity   Daily Mail
Facebook Launches 'Rooms' App for Anonymous Chats   PC Magazine
PCWorld
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Google, Oxford tag team on AI research effort  Tech Times
Google widens its DeepMind team with seven more researchers. The AI labs new hires will forward DeepMind's AI research in natural language learning and visual recognition. (Photo : Ian Matzen | Creative Commons). To further its push into artificial ...

Google DeepMind partners with Oxford for AI push   SlashGear
Google teams up with Oxford academics to bring human-like robots closer to reality   Daily Mail
Google buys two more UK artificial intelligence startups   The Guardian
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Reuters
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Why Twitter launched Fabric, in 5 devastating charts  VentureBeat
Yesterday Twitter unveiled Fabric, a semi-integrated suite of tools for mobile app developers. The company somewhat grandiosely refers to it as a “modular mobile platform,” but while it's definitely modular and certainly focused on mobile, it's not a platform in ...

Beyond tweets: Twitter aims for mobile domination   Telegraph.co.uk
Twitter throws devs an authentication bone   ZDNet
Twitter appeals to third-party developers with Fabric SDK   Inquirer
PCWorld
Wired
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Amazon Fire TV now shipping in the UK  seenit.co.uk
Amazon_Fire_TV Amazon's new Fire TV set top box is now available to order in the UK. The device, which gives access to Amazon's video streaming service as well as rival Netflix, on demand apps and games, is price matched with Apple's TV box at £79.
Amazon Fire TV on sale in UK now, but can it put the heat on Now TV?   CNET
Amazon Fire TV Launches In The UK   Huffington Post UK
Amazon Fire TV Now On Sale In UK For £79, Includes BBC iPlayer and Netflix   Lifehacker UK
Advanced Television
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Vodafone Billing Nightmares Surface  Kioskea
This month, two reports of nightmarish billing debacles with Vodafone have surfaced, financially crippling users. Shropshire resident Philip Groves was shocked when he received his September bill from Vodafone claiming that he owed nearly £2,000 for his ...

Child runs up huge phone bill, dad gets mad at Vodafone   Inquirer
10-year-old runs up £1792 phone bill downloading loom band videos   expressandstar.com
Girl, 10, lands Shrewsbury dad with £1792 phone bill over loom band videos   shropshirestar.com
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Morris prints inspire V&A designer's game  Herald Scotland
AN UNLIKELY merger of computer technology and the prints of designer William Morris has provided the creative spark for the next project by the former Dundee student picked to be the first Games Designer in residence at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
V&A's game designer in residence releases game based on William Morris ...   The Independent
App game inspired by William Morris   The Courier
V&A unveil William Morris inspired game for iPad   Scotsman

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