Daily Tech Headlines – February 20, 2017

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Snap starts selling Spectacles online, Apple buys facial recognition company and Bing and Google demote pirate sites.

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DTNS 2970 – ….but what about Security?

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comWhat’s the hot new cyberattack coming after Ransomware? David Spark gives us a roundup of things he learned at the RSA conference. Plus why Apple may have moved WWDC out of San Francisco.

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DTNS 2969 – FacedIn

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comLeaks point to a major change to the iPhone. Tom and Justin look at how the phone has evolved and whether this will change the trend for Apple and Facebook takes on LinkedIn!

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DTNS 2968 – Why So Yahoo Serious, Verizon?

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comOne streaming box to control all the others, Verizon’s still into Yahoo and a clever idea for protecting your phone’s contents from searches.

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DTNS 2967 – The Princess Is in Another DLC

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comMicrosoft calls for a digital Geneva Convention, Disney and YouTube drop PewDiePie and whether DLC for games is a good thing or a rip-off.

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DTNS 2966 – Swipe to Unlock Border Entry

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comVerizon goes unlimited in the US, so what’s the catch? Plus the battle over whether you can hide your password from the law, and Veronica cuts the cord!

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