Ciena says ‘redefines’ optical networks with Liquid Spectrum
Global networking company Ciena has launched what it says is the next-generaton optical and software technologies that empower network operators to tune, control and dynamically adjust optical capacity...
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Apple: tops in mobiles, laptops and arrogance
Apple employs some of the best computing minds on the planet. It makes some of the best designed devices, both big and small. It has oodles of cash stashed away for rainy days. But one thing it...
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Security focus shifts from prevention to detection: Gartner
Enterprises are moving away from prevention only approaches to their security management to focus more on detection and response, with the move expected to drive the lion’s share of future growth in...
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Toshiba PORTÉGÉ X20 – professional grade 5-in-1
Toshiba’s Portégé X20 has been released in Australian and New Zealand. It is a premium, professional grade, 5-in-1, 360° hinge, 12.5" HD touchscreen, Windows 10 Pro, PC equipped with the latest Intel...
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AMD Ryzen 5 – in Australia 11 April
AMD’s Ryzen 5 desktop processors will launch worldwide on April 11, 2017, offering disruptive price-to-performance. They feature the powerful and efficient “Zen” architecture in 6-core,12-thread as...
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Australian data breach notification: does it really solve everything?
Last month, the Australian Government implemented Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 legislation. It is a huge move on the Australian Government’s part - but in the end, does it...
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POS app targets businesses with financial data
Proofpoint Researchers have uncovered a new piece of mobile malware that purports to be a point-of-sale management app but is actually a powerful information stealer. It says that while this app is...
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BenQ: X12000 is world's first DLP 4K UHD LED home projector
Billed as "the ultimate digital home cinema projector," the Benq X12000 combines true 4K UHD resolution, high brightness and a wide colour gamut. The Benq X12000 projector combines the wide-gamut...
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The On-demand skills economy
The digital era has ushered in the skills economy. These days, the focus is on the notion of “any time, any place”. Welcome to the on-demand skills economy where skills are in demand and skilled...
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Regional mobile coverage improving as blackspots steadily disappear
Mobile blackspots in rural and regional Australia are steadily being alleviated, with residents gaining improved and reliable mobile phone services as the country’s largest telco, Telstra, activates...
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Spark on the way to 4.5G mobile as NZ hits 4G 90% coverage target
New Zealand’s 4G mobile network now reaches residents living and working in 90% of the country, with the nation’s largest telco Spark hailing the milestone as the first step towards the next evolution...
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Microsoft unveils latest bid to force Windows 10 upgrades
Microsoft has unveiled its latest method to make users of Windows 7 and 8/8.1 upgrade to Windows 10, by making updates unavailable if users of these versions of Windows are running on systems which use...
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Maccas' Twitter account hacked, Trump message posted
McDonald's, which has made the move to Twitter recently, has found that there is a downside to the platform, with its feed being hacked on Thursday US time. The person who effected the breach left a...
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Google Drive on the blink after Windows app update fails
Google Drive users on Windows have been unable to use the service since early this morning AEDT, after the Drive app for the platform crashed following a software update that went wrong. Google said on...
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Qualcomm moves beyond the processor to the platform
Qualcomm wants users to stop thinking of its Snapdragon processors as central processing units (CPU) and start thinking of them as enablers, platforms. It says a Snapdragon is more than a single...
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Asia hackathon to be held in Malaysia this weekend
About 20 five-member developer teams from Asia will take part in a hackathon in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend, with a team from Australia also participating. The event, called AirVolution 2017, is...
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Fleet Management upgrades maritime comms with Inmarsat solution
Hong Kong-based global shipping management company Fleet Management is upgrading its 400-strong fleet of ships to satellite communications provider Inmarsat’s maritime connectivity solution Fleet...
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Reckon reckons it's time to separate document management business
Accounting software vendor Reckon is proposing to demerge its document management division. Under the plan, Reckon's document management business will become a separate company, listed on the London...
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Uber self-driving project stuck in reverse gear
Uber's self-driving cars appear to be going backwards in terms of how often humans have to take over the wheel, with the distance a car was able to travel before intervention falling from 1.0 mile (1.6...
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New product, services demands put IT employers under hiring pressures
Australian IT employers are intending to increase or maintain their IT staff headcount in 2017 as they face pressures to bring new products and services to market faster than their competitors....
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