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What excited me in 2016 – flagship Wi-Fi routers
OPINION It seems this time last year we were extolling the virtues of AC 2600 dual band routers and in 12 short months, we are up to AC5400, Tri-band, MU-MIMO, Beamforming, and all the marketing jargon...
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What excited me in 2016 – Bluetooth, noise cancelling headphones
OPINION Bluetooth, noise cancelling headphones are a must for any frequent traveller. While there are dozens of brands, four very different ones caught my eye. This year we have four extremely...
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7 VIDEOS: CA World 2016 wrap - video interviews, keynotes, Executive and...
Last month, CA held its annual CA World conference in Las Vegas - here’s some great video interviews, a show floor tour and more from the event! My first article on CA World 2016 is entitled ‘VIDEOS:...
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Surge in foreign IT workers entering Australia, Aussies struggle to find jobs
Foreign IT workers are being imported into Australia in their thousands and paid significantly lower wages than qualified Australian IT professionals, many of whom often struggle to find jobs. The...
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New NBN milestone with one million-plus premises ready for FttN connection
More than one million premises are now ready for connection the National Broadband Network via the fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network as NBN Co speeds up the rollout across the country. The Turnbull...
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‘Dump’ copper-based FTTN rollout says call as one million plus connections...
Internet Australia chief Laurie Patton has again called for NBN Co, the builders of the National Broadband Network, to dump its copper-based (FTTN) rollout in favour of a return to fibre, despite...
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Netflix hits 5.75 million Aussie subscribers, as take-up challenges Foxtel
Netflix has hit a high of 5.75 million subscribers to its video on demand service, despite the latest research revealing that over four in ten people with Netflix in the home watch less than three...
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Optus boosts entertainment packages with pre-Xmas giving spree
Optus has upped the ante in the battle by telcos for the hearts and minds of mobile phone and broadband users, giving mobile and fixed broadband customers new content as part of their entertainment...
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Banks v Apple: a fight the locals cannot win
Four Australian banks, that have more or less lost the fight to take on Apple as a cartel for negotiations to allow their card holders to use Apple Pay, are fighting a losing battle on all fronts. If...
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NetCube slapped with ACMA compliance order over complaints handling issues
A failure to deal with customer complaints promptly has resulted in Internet service provider NetCube being ordered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to comply with the...
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Datacom snares IT services contract with Toyota
New Zealand-based, trans-Tasman IT services provider Datacom has won a three-year contract to supply IT infrastructure and support services to Toyota Australia. Datacom secured the contract after a...
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IoT eminently hackable – 900,000 routers down and millions vulnerable
Hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices are powering massive botnets and cybercriminals are offering DDoS attacks as a service. 900,000 XyXEL routers bought Deutsche Telekom users down last week. Let’s...
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HP opens new Customer Welcome Centre in Sydney
HP Inc., has opened its second Australian Customer Welcome Centre (CWC) in the heart of the Sydney CBD at 20 Martin Place – although access is by invitation only for its 400+ channel partners and...
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Telstra appoints former Juniper exec Robyn Denholm as next COO
Telstra has appointed international technology executive, Tesla board member and former Juniper Networks executive Robyn Denholm as its chief operations officer. The Australian-born Denholm replaces...
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Microsoft Australia’s 12 days of deals
From 5 to 16 December Microsoft Australia will have a different “deal” every day. Today's deal is HP’s Signature Edition at A$699 - $300 off this 15.6”, Core i5-6200U, 8GB/1TB notebook. Signature...
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Samsung, University of Canberra collaborate on STEM learning research
Samsung Australia and the University of Canberra are collaborating on the research and development of a technology-driven learning programme to improve science and mathematics literacy for young...
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ALE restructures for growth around regional market sectors
Alcatel Lucent Enterprise (ALE) has undertaken a major change to its worldwide sales structure, forming regional sales organisations to focus on servicing four major market sectors - healthcare,...
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Indian diagnostic lab hacked, patient details leaked
An attacker has leaked the details of more than 35,000 patients of Health Solutions, a diagnostic laboratory based in the Mumbai suburb of Parel. The leaked data included complete medical records and...
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Raspberry Pi 3 image released by openSUSE stable branch
The community Linux distribution openSUSE has announced that it has released a 64-bit image for its stable branch, Leap, that runs on the Raspberry Pi 3. The distribution is supported by the...
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Fitness trackers up, smart watches down
Basic fitness wearables comprised 85% of the market and experienced double-digit growth. Simplicity and cost are the driving factors that are seeing the “smartwatch” segment bleed with Apple losing 71%...
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