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Samsung opens ‘SmartSchool’ at UniSA
Samsung has launched a new training facility at the University of South Australia it says is one of the most technologically advanced teacher-training facilities in the country. The new facility –...
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NetComm achieves record revenue, earnings growth
Listed communications firm NetComm Wireless has reported record revenues of $88.6 million for the six months to the end of December 2017. Revenue was up 89% for the half year as NetComm also reported...
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Speed issues? It ain't us that's to blame, says NBN Co
The NBN Co is well known for for doing what Pontius Pilate did – washing its hands of any responsibility for the shabby network that it has built so far. Today, it has unveiled another instalment in...
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Nuance stops development of Swype keyboard for Android, iOS
One of the first alternative keyboards for Android, Swype, has been discontinued without much fanfare. Swype was the first alternative keyboard to allow people to swipe rather than type out words...
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Bitcoin sold free due to glitch at Japanese exchange
A technical glitch at Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif allowed customers to buy currencies, including bitcoin, free, though in the end nobody was able to profit by doing so. The exchange was hit...
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Trend Micro patches email gateway, but leaves two flaws unpatched
Trend Micro has patched 10 vulnerabilities in its Email Encryption Gateway product that could be used for remote exploits, but left two others unpatched. The vulnerabilities were discovered by the...
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Signal Foundation set up to spread use of private communications
The head of the developers behind the Signal messenger app, that provides end-to-end encryption, is setting up a non-profit foundation to further the making of private communication accessible and...
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Govt says companies will be forced to decrypt data when asked to do so
The Coalition Government has indicated that it will force companies that provide encryption for communications to devise a means of giving government agencies access to encrypted messages. In a speech...
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Global security breaches ramp up as cybercrime costs Australia millions
Australia has been caught up in the unrelenting cybercrime scourge sweeping the world, with a new global security report finding that since 2014 the country was hit by more than 114,000 instances of...
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TechnologyOne faces second complaint of bullying
A former cloud project manager at the tech firm TechnologyOne has filed a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission, alleging discrimination on the grounds of her sex, disability and race,...
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ARM-powered, 4G/LTE connected Windows 10 PCs coming to MWC Barcelona - will...
With major mobile operators, including Telstra, in major first world countries set to "activate Windows 10 PCs powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon Mobile PC Platform on 4G/LTE Networks," the only question...
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Linfox, Telstra partner in Internet of Things deal
Trucking and logistics services company Linfox is partnering with Telstra and fleet management technology solutions provider MTData to implement an advanced telematics and management solution into its...
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NBN Co's quest for more ARPU is ill-fated: network expert
The quest by the NBN Co to push up the average revenue per user is ill-fated as this would lead to a rise in retail prices, which would in turn, result in a drop in the number of paying customers, a...
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Kogan revenue boosted by strong growth in mobile services
Online discounter Kogan has exceeded $200 million in half-year revenue for the six months to the end of December, and now claims 1.16 million active customers, an addition of 366,000 customers over one...
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Internode named home broadband provider of the year
Adelaide-based internet service provider Internode has been named 2017 Roy Morgan Home Broadband Provider of the Year for the second year running and the sixth time in the last seven years. The firm...
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US customs unable to authenticate e-Passports since 2010
A letter sent by two US senators to the country's Customs and Border Protection authority reveals that though the US insists on e-Passports being used by visitors from countries which have a visa...
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Union pledges to fight cuts to public school funding
The Australian Education Union claims the Coalition Government has cut $1.9 billion from public schools and hundreds of millions more from TAFEs and pledged to fight against these cuts. The claims of...
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Intel to demo 5G-connected PC at Mobile World Congress
Processor giant Intel will give a demonstration of a concept 5G-connected PC during the forthcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a report says. The company will partner with Dell, HP, Lenovo and...
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LA Times serving cryptocurrency mining script
The Los Angeles Times website is serving a cryptocurrency mining script which appears to have been placed there by malicious attackers, according to a well-known security expert. British infosec...
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Counterfeit code-signing certs more prevalent, but cost a deterrent
Security firm Recorded Future claims that the use of counterfeit code-signing certificates is on the rise, but is of the view that this will not become too common due to the cost of the certificates....
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