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Mandatory data retention laws drive 100% uptake in VPN software
Australians are getting increasingly concerned about their privacy due to the new data retention laws, with a 100% increase in VPN software use since the law took effect on 13 April. NordVPN, a Virtual...
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Not all superheroes wear capes – some protect data (interview)
Back-up is not just about making copies of everything across disparate hybrid environments – it is really about the recovery speed of data, operating systems, and apps, the global chief marketing...
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Live video streaming to rise 39X by 2021 says expert
Media companies and broadcasters are challenged by the evolving consumer's demands. They are being forced to look what opportunities there are if they are not going to be beaten by new disruptors -...
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Financial malware 2.5 times bigger than ransomware
Cyber security company Symantec has released new research showing financial threats are 2.5 times bigger than ransomware with over 1.2 million annual detections last year. That is not to play down the...
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Nuance’s Nina adds voice assistant to Alexa
Nuance has unveiled Nina for Amazon Alexa, the first intelligent enterprise virtual assistant that integrates with the popular internet-of-things (IoT) device. Nuance says it is all about delivering...
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Amazon to charge GST on cloud services for individuals
Amazon Web Services has said that it will be charging GST from 1 July on cloud services provided to individual Australian customers. In a notice sent to customers, AWS said GST would not be added on...
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Apple WWDC 2017 - a MUST SEE keynote with game changing new tech, new OSes...
New iPads, new iOS 11, new Macs, new HomePod, new App Store app, new AR (augmented reality) and new everything - Apple blows away the competition with its best yet. There’s a reason why Microsoft and...
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NSA report claims Russian role in US elections
A top-secret NSA report claims that Russian military intelligence carried out a cyber attack on a US voting software supplier and sent phishing emails to 100 local election officials shortly before the...
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CSIRO mineral exploration tech enters global market
Advanced mineral analysis and logging technology developed by the CSIRO has been licensed to Australian mining, equipment, technology and services firm Corescan. The technology, named HyLogger, can...
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Two Lenovo models locked so only Windows can be used
Users on some Lenovo forums say that two laptop models made by the company have the BIOS locked so that one cannot run anything other than the pre-installed Windows on them. The two models are the...
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Contractor held for leaking NSA document to website
An US government contractor has been charged with mishandling classified information, with authorities charging her with providing a top-secret NSA document to a news organisation. Reality Leigh...
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Aussie WLAN market to top $300 million as vendors shift focus: IDC
Vendors in Australia will increasingly deliver solutions over software defined networks with traditional connectivity and hardware revenues having limited growth potential, according to a new market...
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Microsoft to abandon Skype on Windows 10 Mobile
Microsoft announced today it is killing Skype for Windows 10 Mobile, for anyone not on the Anniversary Update, among other platforms receiving the death knell. Microsoft announced today that Skype for...
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AtHoc helps account for people in emergencies
BlackBerry has expanded its AtHoc crisis communications software with the addition of AtHoc Account, designed to account for an organisation's people in times of crisis such as natural disasters or...
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Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Express Dock HD (first look)
Belkin has released a Thunderbolt 3 Express Dock HD that uses the 40Gbps speed to support dual 4K video and 85W power delivery over one USB-C cable. To put that in perspective a Thunderbolt 3 equipped...
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HDS extends HCP capacity, performance and features
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has announced multiple updates for its Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) products. The HCP portfolio includes Hitachi Content Platform for software-defined object storage; HCP...
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NSA document leaker identified by printer dot pattern
A contractor who leaked a top-secret document to The Intercept was identified because the NSA was able to track who had printed out the document, using the yellow dot pattern that many printers place...
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Microsoft has no idea of who uses Skype or their platform
Microsoft appears to be unaware of who is using its instant messaging client Skype and on what platform, judging by an email sent to one of its users. That user just happens to be iTWire...
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Kogan, Vodafone set to tackle broadband market with NBN fixed-line deal
Online discounter Kogan is branching out further from its delivery of mobile phone services to offer fixed-line NBN services in 2018 in a deal with partner company Vodafone. In an extension of its...
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Balance bots and bodies for customer service
Getting the right balance of human agents and automation is important for providing a good customer service experience. Customer service "can be frustrating if not done properly," concedes LivePerson...
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