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Otterbox: damn good protection for your Pixel and Pixel XL
Google’s two new Pixel smartphones aren’t impervious to the damage caused by accidental drops, which means a protective case is needed. Naturally, Otterbox hopes you’ll consider its protection....
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NEC rests IoT digital future on three pillars
AI, connectivity and security are the three key technology areas that Japanese tech giant NEC intends to target in order to capitalise on the massive explosion of the Internet of Things market...
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By Graham Schultz, Sales Director Australia and New Zealand, Silver Peak There are multiple reasons why the IT industry is so excited about software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solutions....
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Aussies lead the way in global online shopping boom: Pitney Bowes
Australian shoppers aged between 25 and 34 are leading the world in embracing online shopping, with 96% of these so-called millennials driving the online shopping boom, although older generation...
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Greenpeace says Note7s may damage environment
Environmental activist organisation Greenpeace has questioned what Samsung plans to do with the remaining manufactured Galaxy Note7 devices, after production was halted due to fears of explosions....
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New version of LibreOffice Online released
British open-source company Collaborative Productivity, the developer of LibreOffice Online, has announced enhancements to its version of the cloud-based office suite. Released as CODE 2.0 — Collabora...
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Lenovo issues fixes for laptop Linux installs
The world's biggest PC seller Lenovo has announced that it will be releasing a series of updates to the firmware in some of its signature laptops so that Linux can be installed on them. Some of the...
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18th ASCCA Computer Conference 2016 – seniors get tech-savvy
There are many good reasons to visit the Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association (ASCCA) Conference – new ideas and products, keeping up with technology to keep connected, even if “the latest” is...
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Cyber security governance in public, private sectors falls short
Cybercrime is the second most-reported economic crime in Australia and costs the economy an estimated $17 billion annually, but despite this there are widespread “frailities” in the governance of cyber...
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ThinkPad no longer the Rolls-Royce of laptops
There was a time some years ago when the ThinkPad, that boring, ugly, black notebook made originally by IBM, was referred to as the Rolls-Royce of laptops. Sadly, that time has passed. We have...
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Broadcom buys Brocade for US$5.9 billion
Global wired and wireless semiconductor solutions company Broadcom is acquiring network solutions provider Brocade Communications for US$5.9 billion in a deal which Broadcom says will position the...
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Equinix, Facebook collaborate on packet-optical network solution
Global data centre and interconnection company Equinix is collaborating with Facebook and the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) to deploy and test the Facebook-designed packet-optical switches, known as...
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Low-income consumers struggle to stay connected to telco services
Low income consumers are battling to meet the cost of using their mobile phone and other telecommunications services, with concerns raised about their ability to even stay connected to their service...
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Number portability set to stay in NZ
New Zealand's competition enforcement and regulatory agency, The Commerce Commission, will continue to regulate telephone number portability but has proposed changes to improve its efficiency and...
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Ericsson’s annual TV & Media ‘ConsumerLab’ report 2016 launches
In the seventh edition of its ConsumerLab TV & Media Report, Ericsson takes a closer look at the evolving role of TV and media in consumers’ daily lives’ and notes mobile video viewing is up to...
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Google claims EU case on shopping search unfounded
Google has denied European Union charges that it tilts searches for shopping to favour its own service, saying that the EU has failed to see that its competition comes from companies like eBay and...
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Intel uses integration to strengthen security
Intel Security has revamped its product range around the "protect, detect, correct" mantra it debuted this time last year. Intel Security's latest range of McAfee products addresses four facets of...
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Security, storage improvements claimed in Red Hat release
The world's biggest open source company, Red Hat, has released version 7.3 of its Linux distribution for businesses, claiming improvements in security, networking and storage performance. The release...
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IoT botnet used in DDoS attack on Liberia
Malicious attackers have used the freely available Mirai malware to launch a distributed denial of service attack on the small African nation of Liberia, a security researcher says. UK-based network...
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MyRepublic takes up the Internet speed challenge with first offer
Singapore-based Internet service provider (ISP) MyRepublic will officially launch in the Australian market next week with its first unlimited Internet data plans. The company, proclaiming itself as a...
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