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Sunday, April 24, 2016

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 25/04/2016

AustralianIT.com.au



FBI paid $1.3m to crack iPhone
The FBI paid more than $US1 million ($1.29m) for a hacking tool that opened the iPhone of a terrorist gunman.

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GE’s $100m Daintree takeover
Building automation start-up Daintree Networks has agreed to a $100 million takeover by global industrial giant GE.

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Boosting cyber defence
Cyber crime is looming to be an even greater threat than terrorism.

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Hackett gives up NBN board seat
iiNet founder to replace Simon Hackett on NBN Co board.

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Turnbull channels his inner Trudeau
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has taken a leaf out of his Canadian counterpart’s quantum computing textbook in a UNSW address.

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Google earnings disappoint
Google parent Alphabet’s earnings rose 20pc but the result fell short of estimates, amid more losses from new projects.

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Uber thumbs nose at Queensland
Ride-sharing app Uber has vowed to operate as normal and take fines to court as the state government cracks down on it and similar companies.

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HFC a great broadband option
Hybrid Fibre Co-axial networks are delivering across the globe and not using them in Australia would be a criminal waste.

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Microsoft’s profit slides 25pc
Microsoft’s earnings fell 25pc in the 3Q, as it reported lower operating profits across several business lines.

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Cyber criminals ‘one step ahead’
Malcolm Turnbull’s planned pre-emptive strikes on cyber attackers is unlikely to deter cyber criminals, security experts say.

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Monday, February 8, 2016

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 09/02/2016

AustralianIT.com.au



‘Error 53′: your iPhone is dead
A cryptic Apple error message is informing some iPhone owners that their devices, repaired by outsiders, are dead.

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#RIPTwitter: timeline backlash
Twitter’s CEO has responded after suggestions it might rearrange the order of tweets based on their importance.

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PayPal bans VPNs over copyright
Payments provider cuts off UnoTelly, Unblock-us over ‘copyright concerns’ despite them being legal in Australia.

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Twitter message goes unheeded
Jack Dorsey’s return as Twitter CEO has failed to lift the social network, which critics say is in a crisis.

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Can Labor turn NBN on Turnbull?
The opposition needs some creative thinking to capitalise on the Coalition’s headaches in the telecoms portfolio.

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Tech players brace for US fallout
Turmoil in the US technology sector is set to test local players.

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Microsoft, GoPro strike deal
Agreement to cover certain file-storage and system technologies.

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Date site’s love grows
The eHarmony online dating group says it can increase revenues from Australia by 50 per cent in next two years.

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Valuations no problem: LinkedIn
LinkedIn co-founder Allen Blue has played down concerns about the excessive valuations of technology companies.

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NBN digital divide ‘inevitable’
The rollout of the NBN is picking up speed but there’s no easy fix to the digital divide plaguing Australian consumers.

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 24/12/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



Toddlers swipe way to learning
Using an iPad could be as good for toddlers as traditional toys, researchers have found.

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Abbott pick of the clicks
A failed leadership spill motion and the change of prime minister captured the attention of Australians in 2015.

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Smartwatches shake up insurance
MLC’s On Track program promises to slash 10 per cent off your life insurance program if you follow healthy routines, but is it worth it?

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Google plans new messaging app
Users will be able to text friends or a chatbot that will scour the Web and other sources to answer a question.

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Rocket’s galactic step forward
SpaceX made history when it landed an intact Falcon 9 rocket vertically back on Earth shortly after its launch.

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Turnbull’s NBN reveals a disconnect between rhetoric and reality
A failure to provide an open and accessible internet underpinned by high-speed broadband could foil our plans for innovation.

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A picture tells a thousand words
Shutterstock CEO Jon Oringer tells how he became a giant of the photo industry and reveals how exactly stock photos are made.

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How one man runs Twitter, Square
Being CEO at two publicly traded companies means 18-hour days, a tight schedule and impromptu meetings.

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The four targets on hackers’ hitlists
Consumers and businessowners can no longer turn a blind eye to cybercrime.

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Bezos gets hands-on at Post
Billionaire Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has increasingly made his mark on the running of The Washington Post.

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Monday, December 21, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 22/12/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



Telstra wins two NBN contracts
Telstra has struck a deal with the NBN Co for two new contracts for the construction management of the broadband network.

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Exciting time to be a robot
The innovation agenda came to life for Malcolm Turnbull yesterday as he met ASIMO, the Japan­ese humanoid robot.

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Toshiba likely to post $US4bn loss
Japanese technology major has been struggling with fallout from accounting scandal.

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Thorney in Silicon Valley foray
Thorney Group has made its first investment alongside Israeli early-stage technology investment platform iAngels.

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Good things in smaller packages
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s decision to separate from HP’s consumer business could open up a wealth of opportunities.

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Philippine threat for Telstra: report
Telstra may be taken to court in the Philippines alongside its would-be-partner San Miguel.

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Satellite launch competition heats up
European rocket provider Ariane­space has notched a company record for the number of satellite launches in a year.

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Super funds warned about VC
Super funds need to be selective in backing venture capital opportunities according to HESTA CIO Rob Fowler.

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Amazon plans own air cargo fleet
Amazon.com has held talks with air-cargo companies to lease planes and establish its own freight operation.

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Thursday, December 17, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 18/12/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



ATO has digital giants in sights
The Australian Tax Office has warned tech giants including Google that it will be unrelenting in ensuring they obey tax laws.

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Shoot now, focus at your leisure
Ingeniously simple idea allows you to refocus an image after it is shot.

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The one gift to buy a tech geek
As a tech journalist, I try out all sorts of amazing gadgets. But this is the one I’ve bought myself for Christmas.

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Megaport lands on ASX
Software-based connectivity provider lists on ASX after $25 million IPO.

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Optus pays NBN speed lie fine
Telco giant Optus has been fined by the ACCC for misleading consumers about its broadband internet service speeds.

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Keep a notebook handy
New Windows 10 notebooks from Acer, Dell, Toshiba and Asus.

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 17/12/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



Google’s big win over Apple
Google pulls off a major coup by signing ANZ, Westpac and major retailers to its contactless payment service.

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Aust start-ups to pitch on Chinese TV
Two young Australian entrepreneurs will have the investment opportunity of a lifetime when they pitch their start-ups on a Chinese TV show in 2016.

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Slack raises $US80 million fund
Software firm starts investment fund to back developers who are building apps that integrate with Slack.

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NBN appoints network chief
Peter Ryan to serve as Chief Network Engineering Officer for national infrastructure project.

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Ellerston fund to target fintech
Ellerston Capital plans to raise tens of millions of dollars early next year for a new venture capital fund.

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EU reaches privacy law agreement
Deal on EU privacy law caps four years of haggling, lobbying.

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NBN gets unspent $150m top-up
Canberra will tip $150 million into the National Broadband Network rollout in the next financial year.

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Have iPhone sales peaked?
Market watchers have started to argue that the iPhone is finally running low on battery life.

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Tackling our water issues with data
Access to water should essentially be a basic human right and yet, three quarters of a billion people across the world have no access to clean drinking water.

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Available Tags:Apple , TV , NBN , iPhone , 

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 16/12/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



Download bonanza for NBN users
­NBN Co has unveiled plans to double the download quotas for customers on its $2bn satellite service.

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Apple to stream Taylor Swift show
Apple Music’s exclusive rights to Taylor Swifts’s 1989 concert film will test the power of video as a lure for streaming services.

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Victoria to open cyber security hub
New deal will see Oxford University bring its Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre to Melbourne, its first presence outside the UK.

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Telco complaints at nine-year low
Consumer complaints about telcos are down to their lowest level in nine years.

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Netflix to re-encode entire catalogue
Online streaming giant aiming to slash data usage and improve picture quality.

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Telstra to train up NBN army
Telstra is aiming to sign up more than one million customers on the National Broadband Network in 2018.

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Israel expertise first to be tapped
The first ‘landing pad’ for Australian innovators to expand their reach overseas will be established in Israel.

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Bookie gambles live bets are legal
A UK bookmaker has reactivated a live-betting feature as a think thank warns in-play betting should not be restricted.

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Telstra says internet TV a hit
Telstra has hailed its internet-based TV service an immediate success.

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How real is Star Wars science?
For a story that takes place “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”, a great deal of the technology is available today.

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Available Tags:Download , NBN , Apple , security , TV , 

Sunday, December 6, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 07/12/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



NBN deal to add 700 Victorian jobs
Company building the National Broadband Network says deal with Victorian government will add 700 high skill jobs over five years.

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Nokia to close HERE mapping deal
Finnish telecommunications company Nokia has got the official go-ahead for its 2.8 billion euro sale of HERE mapping and navigation service.

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Labor ups ante on innovation
The opposition unveils policies designed to invigorate Australia’s start-up ecosystem and beat Malcolm Turnbull at his own game.

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Gadget fire sale fans price war
Ailing retailer Dick Smith fires gun on a potentially damaging price war as it moves to clear its unwanted inventory.

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Wearable tech boom gains pace
Chinese consumers lead a 197pc surge in global sales, with Apple watches and Fitbit devices topping the market share.

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Wikipedia deploys robot editor
Wikipedia has employed its first “artificially intelligent” editor flush out suspicious ­alterations.

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Telstra’s top retail executive exits
Telco’s retail group executive Karsten Wildberger will return to Germany after just two months in the role.

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City exchange ‘can’t cope’
Sally McGill lives just 4km from Adelaide’s CBD, but has such poor access to the internet that she cannot work from home.

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World at mercy of superflare
The sun may be capable of belching a ‘superflare’ powerful enough to cause mass blackouts and devastate communications.

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Sunday, November 1, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 02/11/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



Victoria pulls off SydStart heist
Australia’s biggest start-up conference to be held in Victoria from 2016 after stealing event from NSW.

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Buzz: let’s set our sights on Mars
Buzz Aldrin wants Australians to support an audacious US-led mission to colonise Mars by 2035.

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Volvo sets its sights on Skippy
Volvo has sent engineers to study kangaroos in an attempt to build the first roo detection and anti-collision software.

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Google to kill off Chrome OS
Alphabet Inc.’s Google plans to fold its Chrome operating system for personal computers into its Android mobile operating system, sources say.

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UXC boss Nicoli to retire
Cris Nicoli to step down as the IT services provider mulls over a $428 million offer from US suitor CSC.

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EU hails Edward Snowden
US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has praised a European Parliament vote urging EU member states to take him in.

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Uber ready to conquer Canberra
Controversial ride-sharing service Uber will make its first fully regulated legal ride anywhere in Australia in Canberra on Friday.

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Can NBN spark a rural revolution?
The rollout of the National Broadband Network is set to make current Universal Service Obligation rules irrelevant.

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Flipboard news app flounders
Co-founder Evan Doll and other executives have left start0up in past year.

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Hi-tech spies with licence to hack
Sharp eyes and minds focus on the data that can lead to terrorists and child abusers.

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Available Tags:Volvo , Chrome OS , Google , Chrome , NBN , hack , 

Thursday, October 22, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 23/10/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



Apple News poses questions
Australians can now access content in Apple News in what is a bittersweet innovation for the news publishing industry.

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Two-year-olds take over tablets
Meet the new content generators in the burgeoning children’s entertainment industry: kids as young as two.

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Labor backs sharing economy
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has unveiled Labor’s plans to regulate and grow Australia’s sharing economy.

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UberX hits 10 millionth ride
Ride-sharing service UberX has completed its 10 millionth UberX ride in Australia, despite its legality being far from certain.

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Twitter introduces polls
Users can now create a poll to ask their followers for their opinions ... but don’t necessarily believe the results.

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Call for NBN to cover mobiles
Vodafone chief Inaki Berroeta wants the government to widen the NBN scope to include mobile phone infrastructure.

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Pay to watch ad-free YouTube
YouTube has launched a new paid-subscription service that will eliminate advertisements and allow offline videos.

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Social media linked to health
Children who spend more than three hours a day on social media websites are twice as likely to suffer mental health issues.

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Australia needs better tech hubs
Cochlear and the Australian Hearing Hub in suburban Sydney could point the path for building more innovative and competitive businesses.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 15/10/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



ACCC fans Telstra tensions
Competition tsar Rod Sims has fired a broadside at Telstra over its claim that the ACCC acted outside its powers.

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Samsung watch out today
The battle for the next smartwatch intensifies with the release of the Gear S2, running the new Tizen operating system.

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Optus closing the gap on Telstra
New report shows Telstra has Australia’s highest performing mobile network but Optus is closing the gap.

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NBN Co axes COO role
Chief operating officer Greg Adcock to leave company after two year stint.

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Aussies to pay more for iMac
Australians will have to pay more for Apple’s new 27-inch 5K desktop computer, announced overnight.

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Private equity woos iSelect
Insurance comparison business iSelect is in the sights of a private equity suitor.

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The dark web beyond policing
New metadata laws will struggle to keep up with echo chambers where troubled souls ponder mass murder and radicalisation.

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Triggs takes aim at data laws
Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs says data retention laws are ‘neither necessary nor proportionate’.

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Mobile use slow to take off
Australians travellers have been slow to use mobile phones for checking in at the airport.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 17/09/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



Telstra voice calls: now over 4G
Telstra has announced what it says is the most complex change to voice calling in 40 years.

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iOS 9 Review: win for battery life
Efficiency tweaks make Apple’s latest upgrade worthy — even if they were borrowed from Google, Samsung and Microsoft.

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‘Techie’ Turnbull boon for start-ups
New PM’s push to reinvigorate the economy will require policy that capitalises on what the tech industry can deliver.

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Facebook plans ‘Dislike’ button
Facebook is going beyond the “like” button — but it won’t be simple, Mark Zuckerberg reveals.

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Mercedes keen on driverless cars
German automaker reportedly looking to build a fleet of on-demand driverless luxury vehicles.

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H-P to axe up to 30,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard plans to cut another 25,000 to 30,000 jobs as the US tech giant is restructured into separate entities.

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NBN trying to cut regional costs
The firm building the NBN is looking at how to make internet services in rural and regional Australia more competitive.

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Facebook pioneer joins Whole New Home
ASX-listed home renovation start-up recruits another heavyweight Facebook executive as it gears up for full scale commercialisation.

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Mother of medication advisers
A strong desire to help his mum manage her supply of medications drove Josh Swinnerton to develop ­MedAdvisor.

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Available Tags:4G , iOS , Facebook , NBN , 

Monday, August 31, 2015

IT News Head Lines (iTNews Australia) 01/09/2015





Apple, Boeing partner with US Defence for wearables
Sensors for soldiers, military aircraft.

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Aussie telcos push for severe restructure of ACMA
Optus wants regulator replaced, Telstra lobbies for deregulation.

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When being rude to IT can get you fired
Fair Work Commission finds abusive emails are not OK.

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Ashley Madison parent CEO quits after massive data breach
Troubled company now looking for new chief.

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HSBC IT glitch leaves thousands of Brits without wages
Problem with BACS payments.

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British cops arrest six for using Lizard Stresser DDoS tool
Police embark on anti-DDoS education campaign.

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Fortescue deploys survey drones at Cloudbreak mine
Removing staff from risky situations.

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Victorian emergency services agency names new CIO
AGL veteran to oversee ESTA systems overhaul.

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Google to freeze Flash ads in Chrome
To improve browser performance.

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ACCC approves Optus HFC NBN deal
Second key regulatory hurdle to MTM cleared.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 27/08/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



Village takes fight to online pirates
Village Roadshow is preparing to launch legal proceedings to block overseas websites that promote online piracy.

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Get tuned into the big picture
Choosing a smart TV means weighing up new-age features that can require a PhD in physics to understand.

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The NBN blowout and the blame game
The $15 billion NBN Co cost blowout and further rollout delays are an exercise in allowing the Coalition to get the bad news out of the way.

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Jeep hacker quits Twitter job
Charlie Miller, one of the world’s most renowned security researchers, quits social media network after three years.

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Facebook picks new Australia MD
Stephen Scheeler to head up social media giant’s local office.

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Tiny e-tag to rescue bees
Microscopic chips have been superglued to 15,000 bees in a painstaking operation to reverse a dangerous fall in numbers.

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Post enveloped in start-up war
Australia Post has issued a trademark infringement notice against fledgling courier service start-up Sendle.

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OnePlus 2 as good as the best
This Chinese phone matches the Samsung Galaxy S6 for less than half the price. It’s being dubbed the “flagship killer”.

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Three pipelines for Telstra’s Cat 9
Testing a superfast 450Mbps data superhighway for phones sounds amazing but the reality doesn’t always match the hype.

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Apple hits pause on market rout
Apple chief Tim Cook issued a rare public reassurance as shares in the tech giant were battered by concerns over China.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 19/08/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



Labor pondering NBN name change
The federal opposition says more needs to be done to differentiate its approach to the NBN compared to that of the coalition.

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Rise of Canva a graphic tale
Canva CEO Melanie Perkins is in the ninth year of the ‘most fun ­adventure she’s ever been on’.

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Motorola launches three handsets
Motorola has reminded us how much we are enslaved by our phones as it launches three handsets in Australia.

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Samsung unveils powerhouses
Samsung’s new handsets are designed to enjoy cellular download speeds faster than those available on the NBN.

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Xero looks to next stage
As the battle for the hearts of accountants and bookkeepers rages, Xero is looking to life beyond accountancy.

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Monetising a key part of innovation
Australia is a fertile ground for innovation but why is commercialisation such a problem for us?

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Turnbull, Clare ‘friends of internet’
MPs to overcome traditional party rivalries in support of the internet.

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Your world in a little black box
With Synology’s NAS DS415+, you are your own IT department.

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Chinese telco tests local investors
Why is this Chinese telecommunications infrastructure provider so keen to list on the ASX?

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DigitalCC to take on the US
Digital payments firm signs partnership to take its money transmission service to 40 states across the USA.

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Monday, August 17, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 18/08/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



NBN partner ‘sabotaged rival’
A major construction partner for the NBN has been accused of sabotaging a rival’s communications network.

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Movie pirates escape Dallas Buyers Club
Copyright holders hoping to prosecute Australians who illegally download may have to rethink their strategy.

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Apple mulls Aussie bond issue
Apple might consider its first-ever Australian dollar-denominated bond offering following a series of calls to debt investors this week.

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Tax dodgers hide behind privacy laws: ALP
Labor senator Sam Dastyari says privacy provisions in Australia make it possible for some of the world’s biggest companies to avoid paying billions of dollars in tax.

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SMEs miss out on $50bn: Google
Australian small businesses are leaving close to $50bn of value on the table by failing to fully exploit tech solutions.

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NEC scores DFAT contract
ICT solutions firm continues its run of public sector wins, announcing new four-year DFAT contract.

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Alibaba feels heat from new rivals
China’s top e-commerce companies look to gain edge over rivals by snagging high-profile brands with exclusive contracts.

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Surgeons print out 3-D body implant
Australian surgeons have cured a patient’s chronic spinal problem with a 3D-printed titanium implant.

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Netflix to pull plug on data center
Netflix will be one of the first big companies to run all of its information technology remotely from the public cloud.

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Are driverless cars safer cars?
Those touting self-driving cars as a way to make commutes more productive or relaxing may want to consider another potential marketing pitch: safety.

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Thursday, July 23, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 7/24/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



The regulatory mess of the NBN
Malcolm Turnbull’s department has followed up on his warning to the ACCC against cutting Telstra’s access pricing ahead of the NBN.

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GoGet, Divvy to tackle congestion
Australian firms ink deal to improve parking and transport for CBD commuters.

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BlackBerry moves into crisis comms
BlackBerry has acquired a major crisis security communications provider used by the US Department of Defence.

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Vodafone signs Synnex deal
Telco signs deal that will see more than 7,000 Synnex resellers offer its business voice and mobile broadband products.

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NBN wins approval for Optus deal
The ACCC has given a preliminary tick to the NBN deal to buy and upgrade Optus’s high-speed cable network.

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Interpol probe live-bet bookies
The crackdown on overseas bookies sidestepping live-betting bans is to go international, with Interpol called in.

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Want to be a tech test pilot?
Get a sneak peek of what Apple and Microsoft are planning to unveil by offering yourself as a pre-release user.

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Turnbull confident on piracy
Malcolm Turnbull has seized on new online piracy research as ­evidence recent measures will work.

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Dashboard keeps users in the picture
Californian mobile payments firm releases latest product for Australian small business market.

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Tech talent ‘drought’ say Westpac
Westpac has called for greater investment and promotion of technology education to fill the growing ‘talent drought’.

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Monday, July 6, 2015

IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 7/7/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



Netccentric in strong ASX debut
Netccentric’s aims to engage social media influencers across all platforms to serve as a conduit between advertisers and their consumers.

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3D to change what you think you see
Australia’s first virtual-reality monitor capable of projecting holograms will soon be available in Australia.

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Telco strongly opposes iiNet bid
Macquarie Telecom has warned the ACCC that TPG’s takeover of iiNet will cause a collapse of the wholesale broadband market.

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Toshiba in $1bn profit calamity
Toshiba is likely to mark down its past operating profit by at least $1.08bn as a result of accounting irregularities.

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DHL’s new option for web shoppers
DHL is targeting Australia for the first rollout of a global delivery platform for online retailers and consumers.

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Agents switch on to virtual reality
Leasing agents are offering prospective tenants virtual reality tours of buildings before construction has been completed.

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Telstra pulls plug on tower
Telstra has shelved plans to build a $950 million office tower in the Melbourne CBD.

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‘Chaos’ as NBN rolls out amid losses
Construction on the National Broadband Network is in “chaos” in Tasmania, unions have claimed.

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The doctor will see you now, via video
For $76 a consultation patients may be able to use video to exhibit symptoms to their doctor, under Telstra’s ReadyCare.

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Optus rolls over on data
Telco now offering data rollover of up to 10GB as well as unlimited talk and text.

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Available Tags:3D , Toshiba , NBN , via , 

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

IT News Head Lines (iTNews Australia) 7/2/2015





SA puts $100m on the table in tech EOI free-for-all
Pitch anything you want to the state government.

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Vic Education chasing $7.5m in IT contracts scandal
IBAC hears detail of alleged dodgy dealings.

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NBN to offer TV connections through fibre for greenfields
Ditching aerials to come at a cost.

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Deadline confusion threatens EPAS rollout to new hospital
South Australia continues to struggle with $422m ehealth project.

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VentraIP buys hosting company IntaServe
Looking for more acquisitions.

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Cisco to buy OpenDNS for $823m
To bolster security business.

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Extra leap second could cause headaches for IT admins
Urged to monitor systems.

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VMware, Carahsoft to pay $98m in US govt pricing scandal
Settlement over alleged overcharging.

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US court rules NSA can resume bulk data collection
Telcos to hand over data following court order.

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IT News Head Lines (AustralianIT) 7/2/2015

AustralianIT.com.au



Apple Music is here
Today Apple gives away 30 million songs. Is streaming right for you? And how much will it cost Aussies after the free trial?

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Secure Parking puts heat on Divvy
The country’s largest Australian-owned park operator warns that drivers looking for cheap deals are not considering the consequences.

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Australia Post crowdsources bug fix
Australia Post partners with Melbourne-based crowdsourced testing start-up Bugwolf to iron out the kinks in its customer-facing apps.

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Westpac banks on bitcoins
Westpac’s venture capital fund has taken a stake in US bitcoin start-up Coinbase.

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Regulator seeks NBN info
NBN will have to hand over reams of rollout information to ISPs under measures sought by the ACCC to keep Telstra in check.

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