Tech developed for safer all-solid-state battery cells
The first all-solid-state battery cells, that could lead to safer, faster-charging, longer-lasting rechargeable batteries for mobiles, electric cars and stationary storage, have been developed at the...
View ArticleBrowser usage: Chrome soars as IE, Edge fall
Creating versions of the same browser for all platforms appears to be paying off handsomely for Google, if usage figures for its Chrome browser are any indication. Over the two years from March 2015,...
View ArticleMurphy return to Arbor as Australia, NZ country manager
Global security company Arbor Networks has appointed 24-year industry veteran Tim Murphy as country manager for Australia and New Zealand. Murphy’s appointment heralds a return to Arbor, the security...
View ArticleUS govt drops child porn case rather than reveal Tor exploit
Government investigators in Washington state have dropped all charges against a man charged with child pornography offences, rather than reveal the technological means they used to locate him. The case...
View ArticleKeeping track in the bedroom: here comes the i-condom
A British company has announced what it claims is the world's first smart condom that can measure various statistics during sexual intercourse. The i.Con is not exactly a condom, but rather a condom...
View ArticleBogus ASIC email has a catch: Windows ransomware
An email that claims to be from ASIC is instead a repository for Windows ransomware that will be downloaded if the recipients click on a link within the missive, the e-mail security company MailGuard...
View ArticleSamsung extends Quantum Dot to gaming monitors
Samsung Electronics Australia has announced its new 24 and 27” CFG70 series of Quantum Dot technology, curved gaming monitors that deliver greater colour accuracy, quality, speed and longevity....
View ArticleAMD Ryzen rising further – new models to drive desktop demand
Strong positive response to AMD’s new Ryzen 7, eight-core processors by the gaming community, has brought forward the release of its cost-effective Ryzen 5, six-core and four-core processors. Ryzen is...
View ArticleAussies contemplate greener pastures with a career change
Many Australians are thinking about a change of careers according to new research which reveals some of those contemplating a change would do so in search of a more fulfilling job. Research from online...
View ArticleWebsite campaigns against foreigners in US IT jobs
A website run by an American programmer, that claims foreign programmers are a threat to American tech jobs, has been getting a fair bit of attention on social media following the killing of an Indian...
View ArticleDragontail serves up first Australia customer with pizza company contract
Quick service restaurant (QSR) optimisation company Dragontail Systems has won its first Australian customer with its Algo dispatching system and camera cut station unit (CCSU) to be deployed by...
View ArticleSonos PLAYBASE adds its sound pedigree to TV
Sonos is as much a way of life as a smart speaker. It has launched its new PLAYBASE that fills a niche for TV owners to add immersive and connected 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, or 4.2 sound to their home sound...
View ArticleInabox buys Logic Communications in a $1.5 million deal
Wholesale telecommunications and cloud services provider Inabox is to acquire Perth-based based managed IT and cloud services provider Logic Communications for $1.5 million. Inabox (ASX:IAB) says the...
View ArticleSamsung VR helps chemotherapy patients
START VR has developed a Samsung Gear VR-based virtual reality program for chemotherapy patients at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse to immerse them in a virtual world away from a hospital environment....
View ArticleKPMG partners on food industry research centre initiative
Professional services firm KPMG Australia has been selected as one of the lead partners of the newly formed Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), which has raised over $160 million in cash...
View ArticleMorrow unfit to head NBN Co, says senior academic
NBN Co chief executive Bill Morrow's attacks on his critics during a Senate Estimates hearing, labelling them as trolls, mischievous and disrespectful, shows clearly why he is unfit to head the company...
View ArticleEmpired 'exclusive' role in NEC consortium delivering services to WA Govt
IT services provider Empired says it is playing an exclusive role in a consortium led by NEC to supply GovNext ICT services to the Western Australian Government. The WA Government has contracted three...
View ArticleAussies slow to switch on to connected home solutions
Only about 10% of households in Australia, the UK and the US currently have connected home solutions, according to a newly published online study of nearly 10,000 people in the three countries. The...
View ArticleIBM, Salesforce partner on AI
IBM and Salesforce have formed a global strategic partnership which they say is designed to deliver joint solutions to leverage artificial intelligence and enable companies to make “smarter decisions,...
View ArticleOut with the laptop, in with the mobile phone for Aussie business women
Laptops are being put aside in favour of mobile phones by Aussie self-employed women to run their businesses, according to a new study that reveals faster and more reliable Internet speeds are also on...
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