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Adelaide team finds USB connections can leak data
Researchers at the University of Adelaide say that USB connections can leak information, making them less secure than once thought. Tests were carried on more than 50 different PCs and external USB...
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Telcos willing to pay more for 5G: Gartner
The telecommunications industry is prepared to pay more for 5G mobile capabilities than they are willing to pay for 4G, according to a newly published global survey. According to the survey by analyst...
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Workforce management tools slash costs by 46%
Auckland, 10 August 2017 – Staff scheduling and forecasting tools have been shown to reduce labour costs in the contact centre by up to 46%, and yet over half (57%) of all businesses don’t use tools to...
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Five steps to avoiding ransomware hell
There are various ways of keeping ransomware at bay, but in case it does slip through your defences some fairly simple precautions can make it easier to recover. Data protection vendor Veritas...
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New Vivaldi browser version has improved accessibility
Norway-based Vivaldi Technologies has announced the release of version 1.11 of its Vivaldi browser which is targeted at power users who are choosy about configuring things their own way. The new...
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Consumer rights champion Rickard reappointed as ACCC deputy chair
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims has welcomed the federal government’s reappointment of Delia Rickard as deputy chair for five years and praised her "tireless advocacy”...
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LAUNCH VIDEO: Sony’s A1 Bravia OLED 4K HDR TV with ‘world first’ in-screen sound
Reviews are saying this is a tremendously fantastic TV, taking LG’s OLED panel and adding a stack of Sony smarts that make this TV state-of-the-art. Going into stores this week — rather than making...
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Kaspersky, Microsoft make peace; anti-trust motions dropped
Cyber security vendor Kaspersky Lab has dropped its anti-trust actions against Microsoft after the latter agreed to make changes to address the concerns the former had raised in its plaints to Russian,...
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Microsoft laptops lose reliability tick from consumer goods testing site
The American consumer goods testing publications Consumer Reports has removed its "recommended" designation from four Microsoft laptops because of poor reliability compared to most other brands. The...
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Qantas signs online booking deal with Alibaba travel platform
Alibaba Group's online travel platform Fliggy and Qantas have signed an agreement which will allow customers to book flights directly on the Fliggy website. A statement said Qantas International chief...
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ACCC acts against domain registration companies
The competition watchdog has begun proceedings in the Federal Court in Perth against two domain registration companies, alleging they indulged in misleading and deceptive conduct in the way they...
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Telstra continues to dominate NBN market
Telstra continues to dominate the take-up of NBN connections with an overall share of a little more than 50%, according to the ACCC's latest quarterly report on the NBN wholesale market. Telstra had a...
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Optus lifts quarterly revenue to $2.1b, boosts customer base
Optus has reported a rise in operating revenue for the first quarter of 4.8% to $2.1 billion and an increased focus on postpaid customers saw the telco add over 54,000 postpaid subscribers for the...
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Origin’s trial of next-gen home energy solution – will it cut bills?
Origin Energy will trial cutting edge new tech that “will help put customers back in the driver’s seat when it comes to their household energy use and costs". This new Origin Energy development sounds...
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Google supports diversity. But only when it suits
Over the last week or so, Google has been in the news after one of its employees, James Damore, wrote a screed on diversity which did not exactly gell with the company's politically correct views....
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Telstra's big bets for the network of 2020
Software-defined networking, multiple mobile networks, data centres in the exchange, and catering for autonomous vehicle networking are some of the things Telstra has in store for the very near future....
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TPG Mobile: 7GB data plus unlimited calls, text for $19.99, six months only
TPG Mobile is running yet another of its special deals for its TPG Mobile service, but it’s only available if you’ve never been a TPG Mobile customer. Every few months, TPG offers its Internet...
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Aussie bank customers shun ‘human’ approach in favour of digital services
Australian bank customers would prefer to resolve their basic banking issues without having to deal with a human being, according to a new survey which indicates that most prefer contact with their...
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NBN subcontractor sacks 55 technicians
Fifty-five technicians working for NBN Co subcontractor Trilogie Resourcing have been terminated today. The workers, from the Port Macquarie, Newcastle and Hunter, Greater Sydney and ACT regions, were...
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Shouldn’t Microsoft stand ON Surface rather than behind it?
Microsoft’s Surface chief, Panos Panay, says Microsoft stands behind Surface, but to truly test its toughness, shouldn’t Microsoft stand ON Surface instead? Standing behind a product is one thing, but...
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