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Optus, La Trobe Uni to co-invest $8 million in Victorian tech initiatives

26 October 2016 in Strategy

Optus and La Trobe University will co-invest up to $8 million dollars in Victoria to support the establishment of a…

Apple sales, profits fall for first time since 2001

26 October 2016 in Market

Falling iPhone sales have resulted in Apple recording its first drop in sales and profits since 2001.

DDoS attacks against Dyn the work of 'script kiddies'

26 October 2016 in Security

Last week's distributed denial of service attack in the US against domain name services provider Dynamic Network Services are more…

Australian govt finds first-name initials a problem

26 October 2016 in Open Sauce

Australian banks appear to be holding up international digital money transfers to people who have an initial as the first…

Future of ACCAN under a cloud with govt telecoms review

25 October 2016 in Telecoms & NBN

The very future of the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), not just its performance and effectiveness as the primary…

Census 2016: IBM bid to settle with govt over stuff-up

25 October 2016 in Government Tech Policy

IBM is trying to work out a settlement with the Australian government over its role in the 2016 census debacle,…

MYOB demands users upgrade Microsoft software

25 October 2016 in Accounting Software

In a notice that has been described as unconscionable, Australian accounting software provider MYOB has sent out a notice to…

Start-up alliance wants changes to R&D Tax incentive scheme to boost investment

25 October 2016 in Strategy

An alliance of start-up organisations is pressuring the federal government to introduce enhancement to the R&D Tax Incentive scheme to…

Govt considering if consumers getting a good deal in changing telecoms market

25 October 2016 in Telecoms & NBN

The federal government is reviewing the effectiveness of organisations in the telecommunications industry, including consumer and industry regulatory bodies, to…

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Take time out to smell the roses – good mental health is “appiness”

26 October 2016 in Apps

Close your eyes, open your mind, and come on down to Martin Place (Sydney), Federation Square (Melbourne) and Queen Street…

Dataphobia – the fear of using your mobile data cap on Halloween

26 October 2016 in Mobility

You have used 50% of your cap. You have used 75% of your cap, and it is not yet the…

ACCC seeks feedback on proposed mobile roaming regulation

26 October 2016 in Telecoms & NBN

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released a discussion paper on wholesale domestic roaming services as it considers whether…

Warner Bros sues talent agency over alleged piracy

26 October 2016 in Entertainment

In what is a rare occurrence, a film industry insider has been taken to court and accused of piracy by…

Big Data moves beyond IT to benefit wider business operations

26 October 2016 in Data

Non-IT business leaders are still yet to fully understand the benefits of Big Data and the wider impact on their…

Neto, Sendle partner to deliver integrated services

26 October 2016 in Deals

E-commerce platform Neto and parcel delivery service, Sendle, are partnering to deliver what they say is a seamless e-commerce experience…

Hitachi Data System all-flash storage increases operational efficiency

26 October 2016 in Storage & Cloud Storage

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), has announced the next generation of its Storage Virtualisation Operating System, SVOS 7.0, featuring enhanced QoS, new…

15K – that’s a fast hard disk

26 October 2016 in Storage & Cloud Storage

It seems spinning hard disk drives are alive and well with Seagate upping the ante with a new 15,000 RPM,…

Wet or Dry? Signature that is.

26 October 2016 in Business Software

Make no mistake – eSignatures (digital – dry) have been recognised by the Electronic Transactions Act 1999. They are generally…

Webcams used in US DDoS attack being recalled

26 October 2016 in Security

Home security cameras, that were part of the botnet used to launch a distributed denial of service attack in the…

Blu-ray review: Independence Day: Resurgence

26 October 2016 in Entertainment

We have had 20 years to come up with a sequel to Independence Day, to take the alien-invasion genre and…

Robotic agriculture, autonomous tractors and the Serious Game of Drones: US$12b by 2026

26 October 2016 in Business IT

Skilled drivers in big machine agriculture will be replaced by fully autonomous tractors, drones and more that will change the…

Augmented reality apps aplenty arriving: over 2.3b by 2021

26 October 2016 in Apps

Developers are "scrambling for the next big hit" after the popularity of Pokémon GO, with AR technology evolving from "gimmicky"…

Enterprise decision – best of breed or best overall solution?

25 October 2016 in Enterprise Solutions

Do you go “best of breed” and select the leading software from each vendor and manage integration issues or do…

Orange, Tractive sign IoT connectivity deal on ‘borderless’ pet tracking service

25 October 2016 in Internet of Things

Orange Business Services has signed an IoT connectivity services agreement with Tractive, the global developer of apps and gadgets for…

Australian IT spending to hit $85b in 2017: Gartner

25 October 2016 in Market

Growth in the software and IT services market is driving up IT spending in Australia to a forecast total spend…

Rolls-Royce exec joins Inmarsat as COO

25 October 2016 in People Moves

Inmarsat has appointed a former Rolls-Royce senior executive as chief operations officer for its global mobile satellite communications business.

More criticism of Microsoft Surface use in NFL

25 October 2016 in Home Tech

More players in the American National Football League have come out against use of the Microsoft Surface tablet during games.

NPS distributes Aussie designed 4G failover routers

25 October 2016 in Manufacturing Technology

Brisbane-based Accelerated Concepts has appointed Melbourne’s NPS (Network Professional Services) as a master reseller to supply its Australian-designed 4G fail-over routers. 

Aussie tablet sales bounce back on high-end hybrids

25 October 2016 in Market

Tablet sales have started to grow again for the first time in two years off the back of high-end hybrid…

Smartwatch market plunges in third quarter: IDC

25 October 2016 in Internet of Things

Total smartwatch sales worldwide slipped by 51.6% in the third quarter of 2016, compared to the corresponding quarter in 2015,…

HCF Catalyst health-tech accelerator programme returns

25 October 2016 in Business Software

If you are a health entrepreneur, expert or specialist, the HCF Health-tech programme may help start-ups and others to accelerate…

Replace or upgrade? PC support divided

25 October 2016 in Strategy

What do you do when users complain about the lack of desktop/notebook speed? Do you fork out for a shiny…

Note7 woes turn US consumers off Samsung: survey

25 October 2016 in Mobility

A survey of 1020 US consumers who own a Samsung phone has found that 40% will never buy a phone…

 

 

 

 

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