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Intel reinvents future of computing with its Compute Card
Intel released its Compute Card, a 95 x 55 x 5mm computer in a credit card-sized package, at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show. It is designed for digital signage, All-in-Ones, smart TVs, and...
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Firmware updates for Ubuntu phones on hold
Ubuntu phone users will be stuck with their current firmware for a while as the company has no plans to issue another over-the-air update until it switches package formats, according to Pat McGowan, an...
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Alibaba and GS1 sign MoU for Australian business
GS1 Australia and the Alibaba Group (Australia and New Zealand) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise, promote and strengthen online trade between China and Australia. GS1 is the...
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Drive towards US$144 billion as ADAS, Autonomous Vehicle market set for growth
The Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Vehicle (AV) market is set for solid growth over the next four years, with global revenues expected to reach US$35 billion by 2020 and blow...
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Windows 10 – a lot less vulnerable
ESET’s annual report on Windows Exploitation is interesting – while Windows (all versions) by sheer virtue of numbers of machines in use remains the target, strategies taken in Windows 10 and its new...
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No let up from Patton and IA on Data Retention Act
Internet Australia chief Laurie Patton has started 2017 in much the same way he ended 2016, with a call on the Federal Government to institute a new parliamentary inquiry into the Data Retention Act....
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NAB customer details sent to adult site owner
The National Australia Bank sent the details of 60,000 of its customers to the owner of an adult website, according to several published reports. The leak took place in 2012 but was only revealed last...
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HTC 10 – its return to greatness (review)
HTC’s flagship 10 has been in the wild for half of 2016 – so why is iTWire reviewing it now? Simple – iTWire fell off HTC's radar for a while. I have been a big fan of HTC going back to its Windows...
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Samsung officials questioned over influence-peddling scandal
Senior executives of South Korea's largest business group Samsung have been questioned by investigators who are seeking to get to the bottom of allegations over influence-peddling that have led to the...
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Atlassian to acquire Trello collaboration service
Australian software company Atlassian has agreed to acquire the Trello collaboration service for around $425 million. Atlassian is the company behind Jira, Confluence and HipChat, which are used by...
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Yahoo! to change name to Altaba after sale
Search company Yahoo! will change its name to Altaba after the sale of its core assets to Verizon is completed, according to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company...
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KillDisk malware now targets Linux too
A security company has found a new variant of the KillDisk malware that encrypts files on Linux systems. It poses as ransomware but does not include a decryption mechanism. Eset says it has found a...
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Optus introduces NBN HFC wholesale service
Optus has become one of the first wholesalers to offer HFC (hybrid fibre coaxial) access to the NBN. At the same time it has introduced more flexible interconnection options for its wholesale...
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LTE-Broadcast Alliance, Innovation Observatory publish white paper on LTE-B...
The LTE-Broadcast Alliance and the Innovation Observatory have released a white paper on LTE-B device and use case requirements which they say will assist device manufacturers to work to a common set...
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New EU privacy rules will hit Gmail, Facebook and WhatsApp
Tough new rules on tracking users by messaging services, laid out by the European Commission in a revision of its ePrivacy Directive, will affect WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Gmail among others....
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Is new KillDisk variant for Linux really ransomware?
A senior research fellow at the security company ESET has cast doubts on whether a new variant of the KillDisk malware is really ransomware, saying whatever ransomware characteristics it exhibits may...
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Citrix smooths cloud transition for virtual desktops and apps
A set of new and forthcoming products from Citrix are aimed at helping the company's customers make the transition from traditional to cloud deployments. Existing XenApp and XenDesktop licensees with...
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D-Link sued by US FTC for router and camera security flaws
The US Federal Trade Commission is acting against the Taiwan-based D-Link over alleged security flaws in some of its products. Although this issue was flagged earlier this year (iTWire report here) and...
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iPhone effect: Foxconn suffers first annual sales fall
A major iPhone assembler has reported its first annual decline in sales since it became a public entity in 1991. The Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known outside Taiwan as the Foxconn Technology...
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Roche leads product team at Unit4
Enterprise applications provider Unit4 has appointed Jeremy Roche as chief product officer (CPO). "We are very pleased to have Jeremy on board focusing on further improving our customer experience and...
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