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Gmail to stop appalling practice of scanning emails to deliver ads
Google, the company whose former CEO said it had a policy “to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it”, says it will stop scanning personal Gmail accounts to deliver ads. Google is well known...
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Segars joins SoftBank board
ARM CEO Simon Segars has joined SoftBank's board of directors. The appointment follows the 2016 acquisition of ARM by SoftBank. “I’m honoured to join the SoftBank Board at this exciting next stage of...
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HTC U 11 lets you use the force, but will users really care?
HTC’s “Edge Sense” feature has a screen that lets you test your “squeeze force,” but is this attempt to squeeze out a new feature going to work? The big question about HTC’s Edge Sense feature that...
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Data61 one year on
CSIRO’s Data61 data innovation group is about to celebrate its first year of operations. Formed by the merger of NICTA and the CSIRO’s Digital Productivity flagship, Data61's first 'birthday' is this...
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Microsoft Surface Laptop – when only a clamshell will do (review)
Microsoft has expanded its Surface line-up to include a traditional “clam-shell” style, ultra-light notebook. Its positioning overlaps a little – it has a larger 13.5”, 2556 x 1504 screen than the new...
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Logitech Skype SmartDock – above the Surface (first look)
Logitech has collaborated with Microsoft to build a Surface Pro 4 dock for Skype for Business room systems – it brings all the cables and controls to one point. The SmartDock has HDMI to connect to the...
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Foxtel Kids App July school Holiday highlights
Foxtel has the kids’ school holidays in mind for July, and promises “something to keep every kid entertained” with on-demand, ad-free and downloadable offline-viewing content. As per usual, Foxtel has...
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Official iOS 11 first public beta should arrive this week
Promised for “late June”, the highly anticipated first public beta of iOS 11 should arrive this week, and I’ll be installing it - but should you? Ever since Apple announced iOS 11 during the must-see...
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Yellowfin snaps up Scarff for CTO role
BI and analytics vendor Yellowfin has appointed Brad Scarff as its CTO. "Brad is no stranger to Yellowfin having done strategy work with us in the past," said CEO Glen Rabie "As a company, we have a...
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Nokia is back down under – Nokia 3, 5, and 6 smartphones (first look)
Nokia is back and it is making some compelling offers with the Nokia 3, 5 and 6 smartphones that include pure Android and two years of security and feature updates - and the unforgettable Nokia ring...
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MuleSoft powers Village Roadshow for enhanced entertainment experiences
Mulesoft’s Anypoint platform has been deployed to enable Village Roadshow to provide personalized entertainment while ensuring greater security and reliability. MuleSoft, a leading platform for...
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ASD certifies 50 Microsoft cloud services
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) now has 50 Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Office 365 services on its Certified Cloud Services List (CCSL). ASD has increased the number of certified Azure...
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ATO has 17,067 scam reports and it is not even EOFY yet
According to the Australian Tax Office 48,084 “ATO scams” were reported between July and October in 2016 – it is already up to 17,067 and it is not even the end of the financial year yet. Assistant...
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Brightcove expands Aussie team with launch of consulting services
Global cloud services provider for video Brightcove is expanding its offerings in the Australia and New Zealand markets with the launch of a local arm of its consulting services business. According to...
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Trend Micro puts US$100 million into new venture fund
Global cybersecurity solutions provider Trend Micro has invested US$100 million to launch a corporate venture fund to explore emerging technology markets and to nurture a portfolio of startups. Eva...
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Australia ahead of the world in fintech adoption
Fintech is now becoming the first choice for financial services for many Australians according to Fintech Australia which has welcomed a new report which shows Australia has among the best fintech...
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EU fines Google US$2.7b for alleged abuse of search dominance
The European Union has hit Google with a fine of €2.42 billion (US$2.7 billion) for allegedly abusing its search engine dominance to give illegal advantage to its own comparison shopping service. The...
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Launch of the 2017 Cyber in Business Conference Sydney
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 26TH JUNE 2017 – Vumero Institute is pleased to announce the expansion of the Cyber in Business Conference to Sydney, Australia. The Sydney Conference will be held on Friday 28th...
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ShoreTel launches cloud global numbers service in Australia
Global communications solutions provider ShoreTel has expanded its Connect Cloud unified communications solution with the addition of a global numbers service. The new service, available to ShoreTel...
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Vodafone NZ boosts market success with use of advanced analytics
Vodafone New Zealand has used data analytics to overcome limitations to tailoring marketing and selling of pre-paid mobile plans to specific market segments, particularly the country’s youth market....
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