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Telstra launches AFLW app for 2018 season
Telstra has launched the official app for the AFL Womens’ 2018 competition – the AFLW – after securing the rights to live stream all AFLW matches. The new AFLW official app was created in house by...
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WhiteHawk completes successful ASX listing
Global online cyber security exchange WhiteHawk has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange following a successful Initial Public Offering (IPO) which raised the maximum amount of $4.5 million....
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Plantronics introduces first Bluetooth neckband headset
Audio communications manufacturer, Plantronics, today announced its first Bluetooth neckband headset with earbuds, the Voyager 6200 UC. Plantronics has long produced a range of premium Bluetooth...
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Qualcomm fined for paying Apple to use its chips
The European Commission has fined chip maker Qualcomm €997 million (US$1.23 billion) for abusing its market dominance in LTE baseband chipsets. The fine represents 4.9% of Qualcomm's turnover in 2017....
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CSIRO to use drones in ocean research
The CSIRO will use drones in its bid to measure and monitor the seas around Australia and also the Southern Ocean. A statement from CSIRO said Saildrone, a company based in San Francisco, had earned a...
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Optus offers Google voice commands for Fetch TV
Optus has announced a tie-up with Fetch TV to ensure that the the latter's set-top box will work with the Google Assistant on Google Home and compatible Android mobiles and iPhones. A statement from...
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Google veteran quits, says company can no longer innovate
Long-time Google engineer Steve Yegge, who gained prominence when he wrote a rant about Google+ back in 2011, has quit the company, accusing it of no longer being able to innovate. Yegge, who detailed...
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Mobile phones, health insurance, now life insurance for Kogan
Online discounter Kogan keeps on expanding its business away from its core delivery of electronic goods like mobile phones and mobile services, with its latest foray into the life insurance and funeral...
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Aussie retailers need to invest in technology to combat Amazon: report
Amazon’s ambitious foray into Australia may push local retailers to focus on segment-specific knowledge and invest in technology for survival, according to data and analytics company GlobalData....
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Free software smartphone now in design phase
A project that raised money last year to build a mobile phone based on free software has finished assembling its design team and is in the planning phase of development. In an update on the development...
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GOP senator's bill seeks to more than double H-1B visas
A senior Republican member of the US Senate plans to introduce a bill, possibly as soon as this week, to more than double the number of H-1B visas issued each year. Orrin Hatch's bill, which he said,...
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Stoyan takes over from Cant as Fintech Australia chair
The founder and CEO of marketplace lender MoneyPlace, Stuart Stoyan, has been appointed as the new Chair of Fintech Australia to replace the founding chair Simon Cant who is stepping down. A statement...
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Acronis plugs anti-ransomware gap with free software
Acronis has made its AI-based anti-ransomware technology available at no charge. As foreshadowed, Acronis has released Acronis Ransomware Protection, a standalone implementation of its AI-based Acronis...
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Samsung announces Galaxy 9, with 'reimagined camera', coming Feb 25/26
Depending on where you are in the world, late February is when Samsung will announce its Galaxy S9 smartphone, with "reimagined camera", presumably launching at MWC in Barcelona. With the annual Mobile...
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Intel CEO sold shares on same day OEMs informed of bugs: report
Intel reportedly warned its OEM partners about the Meltdown and Spectre processor flaws on 29 November, the same day that its chief executive, Brian Krzanich, sold a tranche of stock and options and...
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Reforms proposed for auDA up for public discussion
Australia’s domain administrator, auDA, is set to undergo major changes as part of a raft of proposed reforms announced in a newly released discussion paper. The changes, if implemented, would be the...
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Garro joins MailGuard in new global sales, channel role
Global email security firm MailGuard has appointed former Red Hat sales director Colin Garro to the newly created role of global Director Sales & Channel. MailGuard CEO & Founder Craig McDonald...
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From trojan to ransomware, Dridex becomes FriedEx
A variant of the infamous Dridex banking trojan has appeared in the guise of ransomware in recent months, the Slovakian security firm ESET says, with the new malware focusing on higher-profile targets...
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Inefficiencies hamper detection, response to cyber threats: survey
Process and software inefficiencies are having a major impact in slowing down an organisation’s ability to detect and respond to cyber threats, according to a new research study released by security...
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Aussie Broadband goes flexible
NBN RSP Aussie Broadband has announced new plans that allow customers to pick the data allowance they need rather than being locked into preset plans. "We believe this is a first among Australian...
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