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Top Stories @PCWorld Feb 03, 2016 As 5G approaches, 3G and 4G are still getting faster Most of the excitement at Mobile World Congress this month will be about 5G, which won't officially exist until 2020. But vendors will also be showing off new ways to speed up the 3G and 4G networks most people are using today. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Google yanks new ad-blocking app from the Play Store • Flaws in smart toy back-end servers puts kids and their families at risk • $12 million project aims to 'reverse-engineer' the brain to help computers learn • New $12m project aims to 'reverse-engineer' the brain • Google Play Music starts rolling out podcasts to the Android app • Domino's Pizza announces ordering via Amazon Echo, painstakingly avoids mentioning the Super Bowl • Super slick new Kangaroo mini-PC gets more powerful hardware, but BYO software • Microsoft imagines future NFL games played out on your coffee table, via HoloLens • Wait until April before relying on Privacy Shield, EU privacy watchdogs warn • Dodgy USB Type-C cable fries vigilante engineer's $1,000 laptop • Fitbit slims down with fashionable new Alta fitness tracker • YouTube may get live 360-degree videos • Here's how Nintendo will get people to use its smartphone apps • Socat vulnerability shows that crypto backdoors can be hard to spot Google yanks new ad-blocking app from the Play Store AdBlock Plus used new APIs from Samsung to banish ads in its browser, but Google wasn't too hip with the innovation. Read More ▶ Flaws in smart toy back-end servers puts kids and their families at risk Researchers from Rapid7 found privacy-invading vulnerabilities in the Web services used by the Smart Toy line of interactive stuffed animals and the hereO GPS watch for children. Read More ▶ $12 million project aims to 'reverse-engineer' the brain to help computers learn Teaching computers to learn the way we do is widely considered an important step toward better artificial intelligence, but it's hard to achieve without a good understanding of how we think. With that premise in mind, a new $12 million effort launched Wednesday with aims to "reverse-engineer" the human brain. Read More ▶ New $12m project aims to 'reverse-engineer' the brain Teaching computers to learn the way we do is widely considered an important step toward better artificial intelligence, but it's hard to achieve without a good understanding of how we think. With that premise in mind, a new $12 million effort launched Wednesday with aims to "reverse-engineer" the human brain. Read More ▶ Google Play Music starts rolling out podcasts to the Android app Once it goes live on your device, you'll be able to browse and listen to a wide range of different podcasts. Read More ▶ Domino's Pizza announces ordering via Amazon Echo, painstakingly avoids mentioning the Super Bowl Amazon Echo and Domino's: Finally, your $180 talking cylinder lets you order a cheap pizza. Read More ▶ Super slick new Kangaroo mini-PC gets more powerful hardware, but BYO software The Kangaroo Plus is a mightier miniature PC than its predecessor, but no longer includes Windows 10. Read More ▶ Microsoft imagines future NFL games played out on your coffee table, via HoloLens From an improved sideline Surface experience to an audacious vision for HoloLens, Microsoft is digging deep into its role as an NFL technology partner. Read More ▶ Wait until April before relying on Privacy Shield, EU privacy watchdogs warn Businesses that need to transfer European Union citizens' personal data to the U.S. should wait until at least mid-April before relying on the Privacy Shield to provide legal protection -- and in the meantime, they shouldn't count too much on alternative mechanisms for legalizing such transfers, Europe's data protection authorities warned Wednesday. Read More ▶ Dodgy USB Type-C cable fries vigilante engineer's $1,000 laptop If you don't do your research, buying a third-party Type C adapter is a little like playing Russian roulette with your gadgets. Read More ▶ Fitbit slims down with fashionable new Alta fitness tracker The $130 fitness band puts a stylish spin on activity-tracking. Read More ▶ YouTube may get live 360-degree videos The next time you watch a concert or other live event online, it could give you a 360-degree view. Read More ▶ Here's how Nintendo will get people to use its smartphone apps Nintendo's first smartphone app arrives in March with a new rewards scheme to get players hooked. Read More ▶ Socat vulnerability shows that crypto backdoors can be hard to spot The Socat networking service used a non-prime number for its key exchange mechanism, potentially allowing attackers to eavesdrop on encrypted connections opened with the tool. Read More ▶

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