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Hawaiki announces construction of trans-Pacific cable

04 April 2016 in Telecoms & NBN

New Zealand cable operator Hawaiki Submarine Cable has announced the commencement of the construction of a new cable system linking…

Telstra’s 3 April free data day: fast and slow, previous record busted

04 April 2016 in Telecoms & NBN

Telstra’s latest free data day saw initially fast download speeds, but as the day wore on, things got slower and…

VIDEO: 43rd anniversary of the first cellular phone call by Martin Cooper

04 April 2016 in Telecoms & NBN

43 years ago on 3 April, 1973, the first ‘real’ cellular phone call was made by former Motorola inventor and…

iOS malware sidesteps iPhone mobile device management

03 April 2016 in Security

Even with Apple’s latest security enhancements, vulnerabilities in iOS 9 can expose sensitive personal and business information to cyber criminals.

No joke: ‘World first’ flying selfie stick landing in June 2016

01 April 2016 in Internet of Things

Aussie businessman Simon Kantor, 26, has invented the world’s first ‘affordable flying selfie stick,’ and is sending the first units…

ACCAN warns consumers of a mobile phone data ‘rip off’

01 April 2016 in Data

The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network has warned consumers they may be losing a big chunk of their mobile data…

ELECTION WINNER? Malcolm Turnbull promises full fibre NBN for Australia at last

01 April 2016 in Fuzzy Logic

In a surprise move, Malcolm Turnbull has finally made the move that practically guarantees him an election win in 2016:…

VIDEO: How a hospital is hacked, Kaspersky finds Health IT is sick

31 March 2016 in Security

A Kaspersky Lab tech expert has found ways to hack into medical devices in an attempt to explore security weaknesses…

Cars that know you better than you know yourself

31 March 2016 in ShawThing

Ford’s new SYNC MoodTech changes the way drivers and vehicles interact linking driver and vehicle like never before.

Breaking IT News

Dell: Wins over Cisco, HPE, Lenovo give ‘momentum’ to PowerEdge server sales

03 April 2016 in Market

Global computer technology giant Dell is touting significant momentum with sales of its PowerEdge 13th generation servers with global customers,…

Intel says move to the cloud makes it ‘easier for business’ to deliver new services

03 April 2016 in Market

Intel has announced a range of technologies, investments and industry collaborations which it says are aimed at making it easier…

Become a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer for free

03 April 2016 in The Linux Distillery

Red Hat's developer program is normally $99, but is now free - allowing you to register as a Red Hat…

.NET on Red Hat Enterprise Linux sneak peak on April 12

03 April 2016 in The Linux Distillery

Red Hat will hold a two hour webinar on April 12th 2016 to give a behind-the-scenes head-start look at .NET…

Review - Poker Glam for iOS, Android and web

03 April 2016 in Games

Poker Glam lets you play five head-to-head games simultaneously.

VR and Gaming to drive PC growth

03 April 2016 in Home Tech

PC makers, reeling from the steep decline in desktop sales savaged by tablet hybrids must be thanking their lucky stars…

ESET receives VB100 Award for ESET Endpoint Antivirus

03 April 2016 in Security

‘ESET Endpoint Antivirus recorded strong detection, excellent stability and low resource requirements in the latest Virus Bulletin’s VB100 Comparative Review.’

IT Scalability on Demand: pay-per-use arrives in the data centre

03 April 2016 in Cloud

The past few years have seen many dramatic changes in the way we utilise IT. Pay as you go, makes…

Data breaches: The first 24 hours are critical

03 April 2016 in Security

The average cost of a significant Australian data breach is $2.82M – finding and remediating the breach quickly is the…

Allscripts has its eye on all states' EMRs

02 April 2016 in Enterprise Solutions

Healthcare software vendor Allscripts sees its involvement in a $420 million project in South Australia as a beachhead to the…

Parrot Zik 3 – quite, quiet, beautiful music (review)

02 April 2016 in Internet of Things

There is something about the Parrot Zik 3 that deserves the use of the terms Objet d'art, et C'est Magnifique.…

HotelQuickly launches new branding, boosts ‘booking experience’

01 April 2016 in Apps

HotelQuickly, the last-minute travel and accommodation app, has released an updated version of its app with new enhancements to the…

Teardown reveals everything old is new again

01 April 2016 in Mobility

iFixit have completed a teardown of the latest 4” iPhone SE. The conclusion is that ‘everything old is new again’.

HP Australia lost $229 million in the 12 months to 31 October, 2015.

01 April 2016 in Market

Revenue fell from $3.6 billion to $3.3 billion, total expenses were just over $3.6 billion – due mostly to the…

Call for telcos to take action over toll fraud

01 April 2016 in Telecoms & NBN

Symbio Networks, the developer of real-time fraud blocking platform, TollShield,has called on the international telecommunications industry to take action on…

Foxconn finally gets the Sharp end

01 April 2016 in Deals

It has been in the wind for very long time – four years or more - but last minute accounting…

BlackBerry may release another Android handset soon

01 April 2016 in Mobility

Hard on the heels of rumours that Blackberry may exit the smartphone hardware business comes new rumours of its next…

//Build/ - Day two was all about the cloud

01 April 2016 in Business Software

//Build/ Microsoft’s developer conference is the opportunity for it to talk to thousands of developers – tech geeks - about…

Microsoft may love Linux. But it doesn't love Skype on Linux

01 April 2016 in Open Sauce

Back in 2011, when Microsoft bought Skype for US$8.56 billion, people were wondering if it would continue to update the…

Ruckus Wireless: smart wireless tech now in Alex Perry’s new hotel

01 April 2016 in Wi-Fi

Sunglass wearing fashion designer Alex Perry has a new hotel and apartments in Brisbane, and he has chosen Ruckus Wireless…

Cleantech start-up to help African nations get solar-powered Internet connectivity

01 April 2016 in Energy

A new start up wants to help African nations ‘catch up with the connectivity levels of the rest of the…

iWorld’s #HALOCASE shines new light on the perfect selfie

31 March 2016 in Mobility

Do you love to take selfies, but always wished to see your selfies in a better light? iWorld makes a…

Virtual Reality – Oculus Rift is dope!

31 March 2016 in Internet of Things

Our friends at iFixit – or should that be iWreck-it – have become quite famous for their teardowns of perfectly…

Yahoo7 leads Australian mobile experience

31 March 2016 in Entertainment

In a sign of the times, Nielsen Digital Ratings has released rankings for content consumption on mobile devices and Yahoo7…

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