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Your phone can be hacked – and there's nothing you can do about it
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Telstra kicking goals with AFL as Live Pass subscribers surpass 3 million
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Huawei chief offers to share technology with Western firm
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Singtel invests S$45 million in employee digital skills program
13 September 2019 in Business TelecommunicationsSingapore telco Singtel is investing S$45 million over three years in a professional development program designed to boost the digital…
Google to pay France $1.55b to settle financial fraud probe
13 September 2019 in Technology RegulationSearch giant Google has reached a settlement with France and will pay about €965 million (US$1.07 billion, A$1.55 billion) to…
Digital group says 'no' to code of conduct on fake news
12 September 2019 in Technology RegulationAn industry lobby group, that represents the interests of Google and Facebook among others, has told the Australian Government that…
NZ mobile operator complains about Kogan's use of the colour orange
12 September 2019 in Telecoms & NBNNew Zealand budget telco Skinny has written to Kogan Mobile, complaining about the latter's use of the colour orange on…
281 'Nigerian scammers' arrested around the world
12 September 2019 in SecurityAuthorities in 10 countries have arrested hundreds of suspects accused of involvement in Business Email Compromise schemes, with stolen funds…
Tech pros advised to increase upskilling to advance careers
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La Trobe Uni offering ‘Australia first’ course on Internet of Things
11 September 2019 in EducationLa Trobe University says it will be the first Australian university to offer a course specialising in the tech industry’s…
MUST-SEE KEYNOTE: iPhone 11's new cameras take centre stage as new iPad, always-on Watch, streaming and games launch too
11 September 2019 in iPhoneThe first set of Apple's new products for late 2019 have arrived, with new iPhones, a new entry-level iPad and…
Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, OMRON collaborate on 5G field trials
11 September 2019 in Business TelecommunicationsNokia, NTT DOCOMO, and OMRON Corporation are to conduct joint field trials using 5G at their plants and other production…
Ombudsman welcomes enforcement action against telco BVivid
10 September 2019 in Telecoms & NBNThe Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has welcomed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s decision to take enforcement action against telco…
Australian officials advise India on Huawei ban: report
10 September 2019 in Government Tech PolicyAustralian officials have been carrying water for the US, with a team advising India about the reasons for the ban…
Telco BVivid pays $25,000 penalty over consumer contracts breach
10 September 2019 in Business TelecommunicationsTelco BVivid has paid fines totalling $25,000 for making telemarketing calls to consumers in areas transitioning to the NBN that…
NAB, La Trobe University join forces in cyber security alliance
10 September 2019 in SecurityNational Australia Bank and La Trobe University have come together in a strategic alliance to deliver research, teaching and workforce…
Nokia, Smart team up on Southeast Asia Industry 4.0, 5G ‘standalone’ trial
10 September 2019 in StrategyNokia and Smart - PLDT’s mobile arm – say they are working together to bring Industry 4.0 to Southeast Asia…
Boards in Australia, NZ take more ‘hands on’ approach to cyber security than global counterparts
10 September 2019 in SecurityAustralian and New Zealand enterprises are global leaders in board-level cyber security practice, with cyber security a top priority for…
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Give Customers What They Want
15 September 2019 in MarketZEBRA SPONSORED NEWS. The Perception Gap Between Retailers, Sales Assistants and Shoppers The front line is where the action happens…
HelloSign brings more granular controls to e-signing
14 September 2019 in Business SoftwareDropbox subsidiary HelloSign is making it easier to use its electronic signing system in larger organisations.
Australia lags rest of world in robotic process, desktop deployments
13 September 2019 in MarketAustralia is lagging behind the rest of the world in robotic process and robotic desktop automation, with many organisations finding…
6 WEEKS until 30iGala: Peter Coroneos and Peter Price AM talk icode, the White House and Internet history
13 September 2019 in DevelopmentIn this video, I interview former Internet Industry Association chief Peter Coroneos, the original architect of icode, who met up…
FULL VIDEO: Pixar co-founder Dr. Alvy Ray Smith explains the pixel, history and more
13 September 2019 in DevelopmentAlvy Ray Smith is one of the living legends of our modern age, and his talk at the University of…
Cisco, ITU team up to launch Digital Transformation Centers initiative
13 September 2019 in StrategyCisco has partnered with the International Telecommunications Union ITU) to launch Digital Transformation Centers, an initiative to equip people with…
Circles.Life launches on Optus network with no-cost 4 month trial and great pricing
13 September 2019 in Telecoms & NBNIs the answer to life, the universal and everything a circular equation? In the circle of life, the cycle of…
Zoho launches new version of business operating system
13 September 2019 in Business SoftwareBusiness SaaS provider Zoho has launched an application known as Orchestly as part of its release of the new version…
American companies most active investors in cyber security
12 September 2019 in SecurityAmerican companies remained the most active investors in the cyber security technology space during the five years between 2014 and…
Startup BindiMaps installs ‘wayfinding’ solution in Sydney Startup Hub building
12 September 2019 in MarketAustralian startup BindiMaps has installed its indoor wayfinding solution in the Sydney Startup Hub building to provide improved access for…
Konica Minolta inks deal with Snap Print & Design
12 September 2019 in ResellersIntegrated solutions and managed services provider Konica Minolta has inked an exclusive partnership agreement with Australian printing franchise group Snap…
CSIRO's battery tech to be marketed globally by 2025
12 September 2019 in EnergyBattery technologies developed in Australia will be sold globally in the next five years through a partnership between the CSIRO…
Citrix expanding network in a deal with Palo Alto
12 September 2019 in SecurityMultinational software provider Citrix Systems is collaborating with global cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks in a deal aimed at expanding…
OPPO shows off new CameraX capabilities at Google developer show
12 September 2019 in MobilityChinese smartphone maker OPPO has announced that it will be supporting CameraX, the new Android Jetpack support library for camera…
CSIRO awards funding to scientists to commercialise research
12 September 2019 in ScienceAustralian scientists including an optics and telecommunications expert have been awarded over a quarter of a million dollars to commercialise…
BlackBerry, DENSO collaborate on digital cockpit system for Japan’s Subaru
12 September 2019 in DealsBlackBerry and global automotive components manufacturer DENSO have announced the first integrated HMI (Human Machine Interface) digital cockpit system with…
When will Michael Hayden explain why the NSA did not predict 9/11?
12 September 2019 in Open SauceAs America marks the anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Centre towers by terrorists, it is a good…
Alibaba says company values strengthen business for digital era
12 September 2019 in StrategyChinese tech behemoth Alibaba has announced a refresh of its core values which it says strengthen the company’s culture for…
Big problem with article that claims big problem with new iPhone 11
11 September 2019 in Fuzzy LogicOPINION: An article that claims there's a big problem with the new iPhone has itself a big problem, simply because…
ARENA focuses new investments on renewable energy technologies
11 September 2019 in EnergyThe Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched its new investment plan, setting out three new priority areas aimed at…
MariaDB opens US headquarters in California
11 September 2019 in Open SourceMariaDB Corporation, the database company born as a result of forking the well-known open-source MySQL database, has opened new US…
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