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That’s the word from Cisco AppDynamics, which interviewed 1,150 IT professionals from across the globe. Interestingly, 88% state that the last four years have changed what it means to be a technologist, and altered what is required to deliver digital experiences in a world of hybrid work. The survey’s authors call this emerging leadership role “agents of transformation.” The first time the authors coined this term, in 2018, only 9% met the standard....

The Singapore-based broadband and mobile services provider announced over the Christmas weekend that it was exiting Australia, as part of efforts to pivot towards profitability and cut its operational costs. Its residential and business subscribers on the national broadband network (NBN) will be moved to Superloop, with the bulk of migration works expected to be carried out in February next year. Asked if it was planning a similar move in New Zealand, where it launched its services in 2014, MyRepublic did not offer a definitive answer....

Nintendo’s unique and highly praised Joy-Con controllers have been discovered to work with more than just the Switch console. The controllers can also work with Android devices as well as Windows and Mac PCs. Considering that the PS4 and Xbox One controllers can also be paired to Windows and Macs, this should not be surprising. Since the controllers use Bluetooth, they are fairly straightforward to connect to any Android device or PC with Bluetooth....

Previously, Death Stranding 2 game’s development was suggested in the early phase by the leading actor, Norman Reedus, in an interview. After seeing the growth of cloud gaming in some past years, I can say that this technology works well, and the company will expand its more devices due to its demand. Nvidia GeForce NOW Expand its Services to Nintendo Switch According to an interview by TechRadar Gaming with Phil Eisler, who is GeForce Now’s Vice President, the expansion of the game streaming service to regions and devices, is not dependent on authorities....

One such device is the iconic Nokia 3310, which the brand has now finally launched in the 4G version, to satisfy many of those still waiting for this classic phone. When it came out in February last year, the new Nokia 3310 aroused much interest in its potential buyers. More than a simple piece of revivalism, this classic phone had specifications that made it interesting, much because of its simplicity....

There are lots of rumors on the internet spreading like a fire on the web which claims that Nokia P1 is going to be announced during MWC at the end of next month. However, if the latest rumors are to be believed, then there are high chances that the mysterious Nokia 5 could debut at the MWC 2017. According to the reports, the latest leak shared on Weibo offers a glimpse into the rumored specs of the alleged device....

Intelligence analysts are looking more frequently for information about Americans within the extensive collection carried out by the agency in the so-called detailed records of calls, a kind of telecommunications meta-information to know who contacted who and when, although not the content of what they said. The new report – which is an annual statistic related to surveillance issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence – does not explain why the number of registrations increased so dramatically....

The tech giant Microsoft’s Surface Book 2 has all the latest features, yet gives you a unique brand of design and functionality. However, this new laptop is already encountering some resistance, coming directly from Consumer Reports. The dispute between the tech giant Microsoft and Consumer Reports is well known. This well-known US consumer protection organization in the market where it operates has detected many problems in the tech giant Microsoft products, leading to high return rates....

Worst of all, phishing schemes aren’t limiting themselves to the realm of emails anymore. It’s not uncommon to encounter spoofed links on places like Facebook and Twitter, platforms like LinkedIn, and even on mobile apps like Instagram and Snapchat. Now, WhatsApp — one of the most popular apps in the world –is at the center of a spam link epidemic. These links promise a huge amount of free internet data, only to bombard users with pop-up ads and sketchy code when they click on them....

The preview is initially available in the West US 2, West Central US, and West Europe Azure regions. Ampere’s announcement of the Azure VM preview is here. The Dpsv5 and Epsv5 Azure VM-series feature the Ampere Altra Arm-based processor operating at up to 3.0GHz, according to Microsoft’s blog post. The new VMs provide up to 64 vCPUs and include VM sizes with 2GiB, 4GiB, and 8GiB per vCPU memory configurations, up to 40 Gbps networking, and optional high-performance local SSD storage....

Speaking of Windows 10, Microsoft also announced this week that Windows 10 version 21H2 (the November Update) is now considered ready for broad deployment and will be available to everyone via Windows Update. Anyone with a device that has been deemed compatible for various reasons by Microsoft or which isn’t set up to defer feature updates will be offered 21H2. The update can be manually installed by checking for Windows Updates as of April 15....

One of the best Android Wear running smartwatch — the Moto 360 — has received a hefty price cut from Google and Motorola. The watch, which was available for $249, is now available for purchase through the Google Play Store in the United States for $165. The new price is only for the leather clad black and stone bands variant of the watch though. Whatever the case might be, if you have been lusting to buy the Moto 360 for so long, now is a very good time to buy the watch....

On Thursday, Twitter general manager Kayvon Beykpour announced that he was leaving the company after seven years, claiming that CEO Parag Agrawal “asked me to leave after letting me know he wants to take the team in a different direction”. “I hope and expect that Twitter’s best days are still ahead of it …with the right nurturing and stewardship, that impact will only grow,” Beykpour added. Additionally, Twitter’s revenue and product lead Bruce Falck was also fired....

The OMG cables work by creating a Wi-Fi hotspot, and the hacker can connect it from its own device. The user interface looks like a normal web browser that allows the hacker to record keystrokes. Security Researchers Developed New Normal Lightning Cable These cables can be used to hack your system and let the attackers compromise the security of the user. The OMG cables can steal your data and can inject malware into your devices....

Nixon has become a popular watchmaker, and, following in Fossil’s footsteps, the company has officially announced a brand new Android Wear-based wearable. Nixon is calling their new smartwatch the Mission, and it will be available later this year for an undisclosed price. As far as features go, Nixon opened up about the Gorilla Glass AMOLED round display, as well as the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor under the hood. The Mission features a roll cage bezel made from 316L stainless steel to protect that display, as well as a “super durable” 48mm polycarbonate case....

Well, after much rumors and speculations, HMD Global has finally announced the first Nokia Android smartphone. The Nokia 6 has been launched in China and will only be available in the Chinese market only on JD.com. This isn’t a high-end smartphone, Nokia 6 is aimed at the mid-tier because of its hardware specifications. Nokia 6 features a 5.5 inch Full HD display along with 2.5D Gorilla Glass for protection. The phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC with X6 LTE modem....

Rumor has it that the Life’s Good crew plans on launching its next flagship, the V30, at IFA 2017 later this year. At the time, we’ll probably see a handset with a tall display, minimal bezels, an OLED display, and plenty of other high-end specifications. But, until then, we’re at the mercy of the rumor mill, which, thankfully, has gifted us a glimpse of the handset via renders manifested from CAD schematics....

This release isn’t that big, Torvalds noted, as it only features 11,500 non-merge commits during the merge window, versus 13,500 last time. But he’s been dealing with hardware problems while getting the infrastructure set up for developers to use the Rust programming language for updating the kernel. On top of these hardware glitches, he said he was “somewhat frustrated with various late pull requests.” “I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s really quite annoying to get quite a few pull requests in the last few days of the merge window,” wrote Torvalds in his usual Sunday evening update....

Microsoft has decided to wind back a new-ish security restriction in Office that was heralded a “game changer” for the cybersecurity industry because it would block a favorite – and effective – technique used by crooks to distribute phishing and malware threats in email. Since April, Microsoft has blocked by default VBA macros obtained from the internet in Office apps on devices running Windows. The in-scope apps included Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word....

The screenshots show off the new launcher, the always-on listening ability as seen on the Moto X and the new Widgets screen. The dude has also posted screenshots of the new home screen dedicated exclusively for Google Now. You can find all the screenshots over on this Reddit thread. The dude also answered some questions about the device, which provide quite a lot of information about the device and KitKat....