Early and continuing engagement for NBN employees with Workplace by Facebook
The National Broadband Network claims it was Australia’s first large corporate to sign up, six months ago, to Workplace by Facebook when it was in beta, but which has now just been fully launched by...
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Telstra chairman slams Vodafone over mobile roaming support
Telstra has accused Vodafone of trying to get a "free Christmas present" on its network by supporting the ACCC's domestic mobile roaming proposal. Telstra chairman John Mullen told the company's annual...
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Rising tide of public, industry concerns over NBN technology mix, says IA chief
The CEO of Internet Australia, Laurie Patton, says there are increasing signs that industry and the community have begun to question the Government’s copper-based multi-technology mix (MTM) model for...
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Note7 fallout: overhaul of product safety system urged
Australian consumer group CHOICE is happy that Samsung has decided to stop production of the Galaxy Note7 a week after it won a Shonky Award from the group for the second year running. CHOICE is...
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Esri partners with Waze to deliver traffic data sharing options to governments
Australian global smart-mapping company Esri has forged a new partnership with Waze, the Google-owned provider of a community-based traffic and navigation app. Esri announced the partnership on...
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Govt gives Hanson seat on NBN committee
The Australian government has given One Nation senator Pauline Hanson a seat on the joint committee on the national broadband network, even though a majority of senators voted against her appointment....
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Microsoft HoloLens – Mixed Reality now here
We hear a lot about virtual reality where an artificial world is made up of pixels and electrons. But what about mixed reality (MR) where that world is a blend of the real physical and imagined...
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Huawei Marine to build PNG national broadband network
Huawei Marine, a joint venture company established by Chinese telco giant Huawei and Global Marine Systems, has been contracted to help build a national broadband transmission network to provide...
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Samsung Australia extends Australian recall to all Note7 smartphones
Doing its bit to ensure all Note7 devices in Australia are recalled, Samsung Electronics Australia is extending its recall to all Note7 devices. Samsung Electronics Australia has announced ‘it is...
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Telstra joins industry initiative to explore ‘truck platooning’ benefits
Telstra is partnering with US-based automated and connected vehicle technology company Peloton Technology and the Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative (ADVI) to explore the safety and fuel...
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Locky the biggest ransomware threat in 2016
The encrypting ransomware Locky has been adjudged the malware winner of 2016 at a Malware Awards webinar presented by security company Webroot on Wednesday. Presenter Tyler Moffitt, the company's...
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Vodafone and Nokia’s first Australian ‘live public 5G trial’
At the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Vodafone and Nokia have conducted Australia’s ‘first live public 5G demonstration.’ The companies note the trial took place in front of media, students and...
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Melb suburbs cut from NBN rollout: Labor MP
The Labor member for Wills, Peter Khalil, has raised the removal of five Melbourne suburbs from the NBN rollout plan in parliament. The suburbs of Pascoe Vale, Glenroy, Fawkner, Hadfield and Coburg...
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VR to invade Aussie lounge rooms
There are about 10 million Australian households and nearly a quarter of them will have VR capability via mobile headsets, gaming consoles, or PCs by 2020. VR will be the must buy Christmas present...
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Sony’s Xperia XZ flagship (first looks)
Sony has started accepting pre-orders for its new Xperia XZ – the flagship to beat all flagships – available from 20 October. iTWire had a private briefing with John Featherstone Managing Director of...
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join.me wants more ways to join online meetings
join.me, LogMeIn's online meeting service, has initiated an integration partner program aimed at making it easy to initiate meetings from popular business productivity applications. "We know firsthand...
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 SaaS bundle to be single subscription based
Microsoft has combined its CRM and ERP capabilities into a single Software as a Service (SaaS) offering called Microsoft Dynamics 365. In fact, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Microsoft...
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OVH to set up shop in Australia
France-based hosting company OVH is coming to Australia. OVH, which claims to be the world's number three hosting company, is moving into the Asia Pacific market with data centres in Sydney and...
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Why is eBay still allowing Note7’s to be on sale?
With the Samsung Note7 now officially recalled and banned from return by plane, why is eBay still allowing the Note7 to be sold? Did you know that you can still buy the Samsung Note7 online, despite...
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Spark NZ Note7 customers get $100 gift card
Samsung Note7 customers of New Zealand telco Spark are receiving $100 girft cards on the return of their Note7 phones to a Spark store. The gift cards are not restricted to Spark stores and can be...
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