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Search Party finds a new director at Microsoft
Recruitment services company Search Party has appointed Nick Gundry as a non-executive director. "This appointment validates the opportunity we have with Search Party and will be pivotal in our growth...
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Sony is tantalisingly close to right – Xperia XZ (review)
Sony finally gets tantalisingly close to right with its new Xperia X series – the Experia range starts with the entry-level XA, then X, then X Performance and the new XZ. I have been using the XZ for a...
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Smart webcam can go rogue
Your worst nightmare must be your webcam or security camera going rogue and spying on you. Hey, it is an IoT (Internet of Things) device and attacks happen all the time. Bitdefender has discovered...
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Enterprise threat intelligence as a service (ETIAS)
It is becoming vital for enterprises to gain threat intelligence from the widest possible range of sources to adapt proactively to the ever-changing security environment. Targeted attacks, advanced...
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Aussies lying to get jobs – what’s new mate?
New research reveals 42% of applicants deliberately lie to prospective employers – embellishing a CV is not a little white lie. Xref is a cloud-based reference checking service. iTWire interviewed Tim...
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Westpac online banking out for three days
Westpac's online banking service has been on the blink for the last three days, with users unable to process payments and update balances. On a Web page meant to keep customers abreast of the technical...
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STEM needs all the help it can get
STEM – can you think of a more enticing name for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics? Well, it used to be called SMET, so I guess not. It is the future of all knowledge-based economies...
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South Australia opens new $1.2m Manufacturing Technologies Centre
South Australia has opened a new Manufacturing Technologies Centre designed to help businesses grow by providing access to the state’s best researchers, financial institutions and global supply chains....
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Robots power Ocado warehouses automation
European online-only grocery retailer, Ocado, has developed 4G-based protocols to communicate with thousands of robots powering its new automated warehouses. The UK-based company, which claims over...
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Strategic shift, not complete business overhaul, best for digital success:...
Australian organisations that approach business change as a “shape-shift” within a greater strategy, rather than a company overhaul, are poised for greater success in digital transformation, according...
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Scams on the increase as scammers target pensions, Centrelink benefits
Scammers have fleeced more than $27,000 from unsuspecting Australians this year, targeting many with bogus calls, supposedly from the Department of Human Services or Centrelink, targeting pensions and...
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Alibaba says 'Open Sesame' in Australia
Alibaba is open for business with its first Australian-based cloud joining Germany, Japan, US East and West Coasts, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong and, of course, China. Ethan Yu, Alibaba Group...
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Schoolgirl, 18, held over DDoS attacks
An 18-year-old student at the Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, has been charged with launching distributed denial of service attacks against more than a dozen school...
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Orion pushes ahead with global growth in healthcare market
New Zealand-based healthcare tech solutions provider Orion Health is claiming 110 million patient health records under its management worldwide as the company pursues further global expansion. The dual...
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Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 Bluetooth, ANC headphones (review)
“Just let me hear some of that rock'n'roll music, any old way you choose it, it's got a backbeat you can't lose it, any old time you use it..." That pretty well describes Plantronics new Pro 2 Active...
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Microsoft Surface Phone surfaces
Rumours of a new Microsoft Surface, Windows 10 Mobile phone hotted up when Nokia Power User (NPU) revealed leaks from what it called a “trusted source.” The NPU article reinforces what Microsoft CEO...
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iOS 10.1.1 bug alert for iPhone
A recent iOS update to 10.1.1 fix Apple’s Health application has had unintended consequences for many users – shutdown at 30% battery remaining and lack of audio using Apple Earpods. Users on an Apple...
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PC shipments “better than expected” – but still not good
Australian PC (desktop, notebook, PC and Mac – excludes hybrids) shipments grew 3.2% year on year (YoY) beating estimates of a negative 3.5%. IDC have released Q3, 2016 results for Australia and you...
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Avaya bid to sell call-centre unit, may file for bankruptcy
California-based telco Avaya is pondering a chapter 11 filing for bankruptcy as it gets close to a deal for selling its call-centre software unit, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The company is...
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Impressions: Watch Dogs 2 – L337 Hax0rz GTA
Watch Dogs 2 is a good game, its much maligned predecessor suffered from a significant investment of Ubisoft marketing dollars leading to a pre-release hype level that the end product could not meet....
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