D-Link Launches McAfee-Protected Mesh
D-Link has launched its new wi-fi mesh system protected by McAfee, which it says offers security for all devices connected to the... Read More
ATO Plans To Offer Relief To Businesses Hit By Coronavirus
SYDNEY: Along with the Morrison Government’s stimulus package, set up in a bid to head off a recession brought on by the... Read More
New Hours, New Rules: Coles, Woolies Sort Customer Problems
SYDNEY: The dreaded coronavirus has been hitting a peak for just a few days, but the two icons of the Aussie grocery... Read More
Wearable Device Shipments Soar
SAN FRANCISCO: The global market for wearable devices grew 82.3 percent in Q4 2019, reaching a new high of 118.9 million devices... Read More
Back In The Black: Amazon Oz
CANBERRA: Amazon Web Services Australia is back in the blue, reporting an $8.6 million profit for the year ended December 31, 2019.... Read More
ASX’s Worst Day Ever: $160bn Lost Amid Heavy Trade
SYDNEY: The Australian Stock Exchange yesterday had another horror day, losing around $160 billion and falling almost 10 percent yesterday in one... Read More
Coronavirus Spurs App Demand
SAN FRANCISCO: Global downloads of business apps including Tencent Conference, WeChat Work, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack have risen nearly five-fold since... Read More
Bill Gates Exits Microsoft Board
SEATTLE: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has stepped down from the company’s board to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities, including global... Read More
Morrison Offers $17.6bn Injection
CANBERRA: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has outlined a $17.6 billion stimulus package, aimed at heading off full-blown recession, partly brought on by... Read More
Samsung Unveils Recycled Phone Cases
Plastic bottles will become high-end Samsung phone cases under a new partnership between the manufacturer and premium Danish textile brand Kvadrat. The... Read More
How Canberra Spent $490bn On Contracts In 10 Years: New Report
CANBERRA: Australian Government entities were awarded A$490.8 billion in procurement contracts between 2009 and 2019, according to a new report by the... Read More
Optus Mobile Customers To Receive Extra Data For Coronavirus Outbreak
Optus will give its mobile phone customers additional data to facilitate remote work and self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible postpaid mobile... Read More
Samsung’s Free S20 Galaxy Giveaway Starts Today
To celebrate the new Galaxy S20 range, Samsung Electronics has launched one of its largest ever consumer giveaway campaigns in Australia –... Read More
Microsoft In Botnet Takedown
REDMOND: Software and services giant Microsoft and partners in 35 countries have linked up to bring down one of the largest global... Read More
No Tracking Please! We’re Corona-Infected Europeans
BRUSSELS: EU technology experts are at loggerheads over whether the tracking of people with the coronavirus is legal. Some analysts say Europe’s... Read More
Aussie And UK Spooks Team For Stolen Credit Card Crackdown
CANBERRA: The spooky Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) have been working jointly to crack down on... Read More
NBN Co Warns Against Cams
SYDNEY: Scammers have ramped up their efforts to use the NBN brand to steal people’s personal or financial details, according to NBN Co’s contact... Read More
Huawei Mate Xs Available For Pre-Order In Oz
From the 14th of March Australians will be able to pre-order Huawei’s latest foldable smartphone, the Mate Xs. The model will be... Read More
Canberra Plans Covid-19 App
CANBERRA: Yes, there’s an app for that – or soon will be in the case of the oncoming Covid-19/coronavirus disaster. The Federal... Read More
Aussie Tech Stocks Plunge Again
SYDNEY: Any hope that the Australian sharemarket might continue to respond positively to global events after Tuesday’s surprise rise thundered back to... Read More
Facebook Sues Domain Registrar
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook is suing Arizona domain name registrar Namecheap and its proxy service Whoisguard for allowing people to register domain names... Read More
Gig Economy Hit By Virus
SAN FRANCISCO: Gig-economy companies from Uber to Doordash have been rolling out a raft of new policies as coronavirus continues to spread across the... Read More
Amazon Bezos Biggest Loser
SAN FRANCISCO: It’s easy-come, easy-go for the world’s wealthiest man, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, who lost US$7 billion in paper wealth... Read More
New Wave Of 5G To Hit Aust.
SYDNEY: Many Australians should finally be able to get their mits on 5G services when Telstra launches what it says is the... Read More
NetApp Snaps Up Cloud’s Talon
SYDNEY: Talon, which first opened its doors in Australia and New Zealand two years ago, has been bought out by NetApp and will... Read More
Huawei To Take On Samsung S20 With New P40 Devoid Of Android Apps
With sales coming to a standstill in Australia and China sales slumping by over 50% Huawei is back again trying to flog... Read More
Huawei Throws In The 5G Towel Down Under
SYDNEY: Huawei Australia CEO Hudson Liu, pictured, has confirmed at the first in a series of Town Hall meetings that the Chinese networking... Read More
Aussie Tech Stocks Survive Early Slaughter Fears
SYDNEY: Australian technology stocks by and large survived what had been expected to be a day of slaughter on the stockmarket yesterday.... Read More
Telstra In New Bid To Abandon $270m/Year NBN Voice Contract
MELBOURNE: It’s not like Telstra to give away easy government money, but that seems to be just what it’s about as it... Read More
Govt. Agencies Warned To Expect IT Gear Shortages
CANBERRA: The Australian Government has warned agencies they are likely to face lengthy delays in acquiring new IT gear, due to the... Read More
Murdoch, Journos Seek Bits Of The Action As AAP Crumbles
SYDNEY: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is looking at setting up an internal newswire service to produce extra content for its newspapers, Web... Read More
Motorola Looks To Take On Apple & Samsung With New Edge +
Motorola who have had to delay the roll out of their new Razr a Samsung Flip competitor in Australia, has still got... Read More
Wuhan suppliers Score A Green Light – Despite Coronavirus
SHANGHAI: Semiconductor and display makers in Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, are being given special permission to maintain operations. Special... Read More
AT&T links with Google on 5G
SAN FRANCISCO: US media giant AT&T has partnered with Google Cloud to use 5G edge computing technologies to help clients improve speed... Read More
Nvidia acquires SwiftStack
SAN FRANCISCO: Nvidia has acquired software-centric data storage and management platform SwiftStack, which supports public cloud, on-premises and edge deployments. SwiftStack focuses... Read More
Apple Crackdown On Dodgy Apps
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple has issued a review of its App Store guidelines for developers, telling them to follow the new rules –... Read More
US Tech Giants Moving Out Of China
SHANGHAI: Battered by the US-China trade war and the coronavirus outbreak of the new coronavirus, US tech giants Apple, Microsoft and Google are not surprisingly looking to... Read More
Huawei Scores For The Raiders
CANBERRA: Huawei Australia has been tapped as the main sponsor of the Huawei Raiders’ rugby league centre in Canberra, including naming rights... Read More
Google Cloud to cover Melbourne
MELBOURNE: Google Cloud is planning to open a new datacentre in Melbourne as part of its strategy to set up new facilities... Read More
Industry CEO Fined $15,000 over $357,000 invoice
SYDNEY: Former NewSat CEO Adrian Ballintine has been fined $15,000 in the County Court of Victoria after pleading guilty to a charge... Read More
Samsung Joins Exclusive Netflix Club Along With TCL
Owners of Samsung tablets and smartphones have been given the tick of approval by Netflix allowing HD and HDR content to be... Read More
NBN Co wants to set own prices for new home developments
SYDNEY: Increasingly undercut by rival operators, NBN Co is trying to set its own prices to deploy telecommunications infrastructure to new housing... Read More
New links for network services
SYDNEY: The Internet Association of Australia (IAA) has signed an agreement with PCCW Global, the international operating division of Hong Kong Telecom... Read More
TPG revenue creeps up 1pc as Vodafone merger plan closes in
SYDNEY – TPG Telecom has reported revenue of $1.25 billion for its latest half-year, ended January 31 – up just one percent... Read More
Australia scores a tick for cyber attack defences
CANBERRA/WASHINGTON: A study into nations’ cybersecurity has ranked Australia 15th, ahead of Singapore and the US, as among the most prepared for... Read More
Apple Allows Apps to Send Advert Push Notifications
Apple has changed its app regulations, allowing ads to be sent as push notifications. The good news is that users will need... Read More
Tech & Health: Australians Could Soon Have Mandatory Age Verification On Porn Sites
Australians could soon be forced in the next year to use a federal government identification verification service to access pornography sites. It... Read More
Google Reportedly Cancelling All In-Person Interviews Due To Coronavirus
Google has reportedly told potential job candidates that it will be conducting job interviews via online video conferences only in the near... Read More
Apple Warns Retail Workers Of iPhone Supply Shortages
Apple has warned its retail staff the company is facing shortages of replacement iPhones, according to a Bloomberg report. Retail employees received... Read More
Microsoft Teases New Windows 10X System Update
A new Microsoft Insider podcast has revealed the company is exploring a new Windows 10 Start menu design that emphasises its Live... Read More