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Warning: Cyber espionage, ransomware attacks a rising global threat
Cyber espionage and ransomware attacks are on the increase around the world, according to a new report by a US-based global telco. It reveals that of nearly 2000 security breaches, more than 300 were...
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Sydney provider rolls out 300Mbps G.Fast in two cities
Sydney-based telecommunications provider Comvergence has started rolling out G.Fast technologies to businesses in Sydney and Melbourne, in what the US technology supplier Calix claims is a first in the...
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Optus cuts 320 jobs, says more to go in next 12 months
Australia's second biggest telecommunications provider Optus is cutting 320 jobs in a number of divisions and says that more redundancies will take place in the next 12 months. However, the telco said...
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New Logitech G mouse, keyboard target eSports pros
Logitech G has introduced a new keyboard and mouse aimed at gamers and designed in collaboration with eSports participants. The Logitech G Pro Gaming Mouse and Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard will be...
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Software-defined storage on the march, says SUSE expert
Initial deployments of software-defined storage are primarily focused on the storage of unstructured data, according to Larry Morris, senior product manager at SUSE Linux. This was because most...
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Microsoft Surface sales go south in 3Q
Sales of Microsoft's Surface tablets and laptops have fallen by 26% in the third quarter of the current financial year, a drop of US$285 million compared to the figures for the corresponding quarter in...
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Google bans adblocker 'that could eat into profits'
Google has removed an ad-blocking extension known as AdNauseam from its Chrome Web store because it appears to interfere with the search behemoth's method of making money from advertising. One...
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Follow the money: how Microsoft evades the taxman
Microsoft has used regional sales units in Ireland, Singapore and Puerto Rico to build up a cash stash of US$108 billion outside the US, according to court papers that have emerged during a case...
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Skills shortages an impediment to IT implementation: study
Many Australian businesses and their global counterparts say they are unable to meet future digital business needs due to a lack of skills, with new technology demands set to outstrip the skills...
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Australian prescriptive analytics firm enters US market
Australian prescriptive analytics company Veriluma has expanded into the US through a partnership with the American company Diamond Capture Associates and will now be able to bid for US government...
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AFP admits illegally accessing journo's phone records
The Australian Federal Police has admitted that it illegally obtained the phone records of an unnamed journalist, thus violating the new metadata regime put in place by the Coalition government in...
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VIDEOS: Samsung Galaxy S8 and GS8+ finally on sale in Australia at retail
If you’ve been waiting to talk into a retail store to buy a Samsung G8 or G8+ and walk out with one immediately, your wait is over. News.com.au provocatively entitled its article commenting on today’s...
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Motorola launch new Moto G5 Plus and G5 at AUD $449, $399 and $299
The latest Motorola G5 Plus and G5 handsets have arrived in Australia, with Motorola following Samsung’s lead in appropriating the word "plus" for a larger model. Smartphones are available as plus-size...
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Vault 7: CIA tool to track people through Word docs released
WikiLeaks has released the source code and documentation for what it says is software used by the CIA to track documents written in Microsoft Word. Known as Scribbles, the software enables the...
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NSA cuts back on domestic spying after court pressure
The US National Security Agency has backed down on one of its major surveillance programmes, announcing on Friday that it would stop collecting information from the US Internet backbone about foreign...
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HP Officejet Pro 8720 business printer (review)
HP claims its new A4 OfficeJet Pro 8720 has up to 50% less print cost than a comparable workgroup laser providing speeds of up to 20/24ppm in colour and black. It is right! It represents a new thinking...
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Navman DriveDuo SUV GPS and Dashcam (review)
Navman has released a “proper” integrated GPS and 2K dash cam that improves on its MiVue series by adding large vehicle assist and 123,000km of HERE 4WD off-road tracks. The result is the 6” Navman...
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Bad weather widget causing Samsung S8 and S8+ random reboots?
Users at XDA-Developers and Samsung’s US community website are reporting random reboots, with home remedies on offer including weather widget removal. The most recent update from Samsung for its new S8...
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Aussie accountants lead global counterparts in adapting to automation
Accountants in Australia, and their global counterparts, are changing their attitudes towards automation in the profession as the benefits become clearer, signalling a “new era” for accounting...
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Metadata screw-up: the AFP has form in this regard
Keystone Kops. Jacques Clouseau. Theophilus Goon. These are the names that come to mind after hearing of the most recent example of incompetence displayed by the Australian Federal Police. Last Friday,...
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