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Google Rolls Out Dark Mode

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Search giant Google has started rolling out a “dark mode” update for its Play Store, following the release of Android 10. With the new update, all apps on the Play…

United Networks Nabs Broadland

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United Networks says it has reached an agreement to buy Broadland. The Woolloomooloo-headquartered telco plans to offer 266,544,433 shares for the deal. In its preliminary financial report, the company revealed…

Telstra Blocks 2.9m Scam Calls

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Telstra blocked 2.9 million “scam calls” in the month of July and is calling for industry and government to come together on the issue. CEO Andy Penn said there had…

TPG Investor Held ‘Over A Barrel’

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Day four of the case between Vodafone and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) over the telco’s proposed merger with TPG began on Friday with the final minutes of…

Google To Pay $1bn In France To Settle Financial Fraud Probe

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Google has agreed to pay close to 1 billion euros (A$1.6 billion) to French authorities to settle a financial fraud probe that began four years ago. The move opens up…

Global Watchdogs Applaud ACCC IT Giant Crackdown

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Global competition regulators have welcomed Australia’s global lead in cracking down on Facebook and Google over their stronghold on advertising and misuse of people’s data. A meeting in New York…

Apple Returns To $-Trillion Club

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Apple has climbed back into the US$1 trillion market cap, following this week’s announcement of a grab-bag of new products, including the iPhone 11. Apple’s share price was up more…

Telstra Plugs Woolies In To NBN

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Telstra is connecting around 50 Woolworths stores a week to the NBN under a deal signed at the beginning of this year, the No. 1 telco has revealed. It’s the…

Aust 5G Slower Than 4G

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Australia’s 5G download speed is slower than the country’s current 4G network, according to UK mobile analytics firm OpenSignal. Analysis of device-based data from eight countries concluded that Australia was…

5G Networks Buys Datacentres

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ASX-listed datacentre operator 5G Networks is to acquire Australian Pacific Data Centres (APDC), including its Pyrmont datacentre in Sydney, for $3.5 million cash. According to 5GN, the acquisition will unlock…