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SAGE-AU now ITPA as systems administrators look to the future
The independent industry association for IT systems administrators in Australia, SAGE-AU, has now merged with a new, broader-based interest group to be known as the IT Professionals Association (ITPA)....
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VIDEO interview: Holocentric’s take on becoming a successful Australian IT...
Bruce Nixon, Holocentric CEO talks about the company’s strategy for success and its perseverance, innovation and lateral thinking to remain competitive and be successful in Australia’s tech industry....
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VIDEO: Google Australia opens free ‘Digital Garage’ teaching all things digital
Want to help your business by learning website creation, online marketing, social media, e-commerce and more? Then Google wants you to stop by its Digital Garage. As explained over at the official...
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Samsung adds 'Atmos-phere' (review)
I had a wonderful three-hour ménage à quatre recently. Me, and Sammie – well her 88” SUHD TV, Dolby ATMOS 5.1.4 Soundbar, and UBD-K8500 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player. It was divine. The tryst occurred at...
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Verizon expresses doubts about Yahoo! deal
Yahoo! has said it is confident about its value after Verizon expressed doubts that the deal to acquire the search pioneer could collapse in the face of the data breach that saw 500 million accounts...
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Why software-defined storage is the future of IT infrastructure
You would have heard of the term software-defined. Itis now being applied to “everything” — environment, storage, networking, data centres, W-LANs — and in all cases, it is about the decoupling of the...
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Get Hinged in Sydney
Hinge, a dating app developed in the US and widely reported as a “Tinder” killer has been re-launched in Australia this week. iTWire is not in the habit of reporting on “dating apps” – there are lots...
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ACCC wants to continue ADSL regulation
The ACCC looks set to maintain regulation of wholesale ADSL services to ensure telco customers benefit from a competitive market currently dominated by Telstra. The competition watchdog, the Australian...
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All-fibre NBN still top of the agenda for IA
Internet Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to continue its aggressive and persistent campaign for a return to a fibre-based National Broadband Network despite the Government holding the line on...
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Seagate 2TB and 5TB 2.5” mobile disks
Seagate has upped the ante with mobile 2.5” hard disk capacity offering a new 2TB FireCuda hybrid Flash/HDD (SSHD) and 5TB BarraCuda HDD. Seagate is banking on the fact that spinning hard disks will...
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Prurient pursuits and phone banking - have we got a deal for you!
McAfee has found an updated banking Trojan that requests a selfie replete with an ID card or passport photo page – then steals your funds and identity. First, let’s put this in perspective. It is based...
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Telstra’s Google Pixel Android OS updates to be available when Google...
Earlier today, I wondered whether Telstra would make its Pixel Android OS updates available at the same time as Google, and they will. This morning, I wrote an article entitled ‘Will Telstra allow...
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Samsung assesses the cost of Note7 recall and discontinuation
While the recall cost has been variously estimated by third parties as up to US$17 billion, another aspect of the Note7 discontinuation is a loss of its future sales revenue and profit. Samsung hoped...
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Galaxy Note7 debacle shows Samsung in poor light
The way Samsung has dealt with the Note7 fiasco is reminiscent of an incident that happened after the Palestine Liberation Organisation was forced to leave Beirut in the 1980s. The organisation left...
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US bans Note7 from all flights, threatens prosecution
The US Department of Transportation has issued an emergency order banning all airline passengers in the country from carrying Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices. The ban was issued in conjunction with the...
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How to hack the US presidential election – a work of fiction
A recently published novel lays out a very clear path showing how someone might steal the upcoming election. In the thick of the current US election campaign, rumours, stories and outright denials are...
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Identity and apps access management is critical
We all know that the majority of “breaches” are caused by human error – intentional or not. We also know that passwords are amongst the weakest form of access management. I had the privilege to sit...
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Robots to rule – but in a good way
Will robots take over our jobs? Well yes and no, and surprisingly one robot maker is not advocating that outcome at all. I was part of a media/analyst briefing by Danish manufacturer, Universal Robots...
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Sony wins the VR war
The 2016 VR battle rages on. Sony just threw their hat into the ring, debuting their years-in-the-making PlayStation VR. The verdict: Sony just won the war. iFixit has torn down the Sony VR headset and...
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Cloud underpins Australian Digital Transformation
Cloud platforms have evolved from being technical novelties into mainstream services that are transforming day-to-day operations within increasing numbers of Australian businesses. These were the views...
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