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No! Really! We Are Not Huawei!

Computer Daily News June 26, 2019 No Comments

Huawei’s US-based research arm, Futurewei Technologies, has moved to separate its operations from its Chinese corporate parent. In an attempt to circumvent the US blacklist restrictions on Huawei, Futurewei has…

Bitcoin Jumps 10 Percent But Aussie Crackdown Looms

Computer Daily News June 26, 2019 No Comments

Cryptocurrency bitcoin jumped more than 10 percent last week, with analysts putting the spike down to growing optimism over the adoption of cryptocurrencies following Facebook’s unveiling of its own offering-…

Growing Troubles In Aussie Cloud: ‘Incidents’ On Rise

Computer Daily News June 26, 2019 No Comments

Things are far from happy in cloud-land, it seems. Around 48 percent of Australian organisations have reported that their cloud security arrangements aren’t keeping up with the pace of change…

Standards Australia Probes AI

Computer Daily News June 25, 2019 No Comments

Standards Australia has launched a four-year federally-funded AI project with publication of a discussion paper, dubbed Developing Standards for Artificial Intelligence: Hearing Australia’s Voice. It will be followed by national…

Great Expectations, As Aussie Expat Exec Returns To The Fold

Computer Daily News June 25, 2019 No Comments

Australian expat Hugh Williams, who is said to have led five of the biggest US tech companies, including Google Maps, has returned home to run local VC fund Rampersand and…

Nokia Unveils Battery Breakthrough

Computer Daily News June 25, 2019 No Comments

Telecoms equipment maker Nokia has announced what it claims is a major battery breakthrough, producing 5G-ready lithium nanotube batteries said to last more than twice as long as normal batteries.…

Gaming Revenues To Reach $152bn

Computer Daily News June 20, 2019 No Comments

The global video and electronic games market will generate US$152.1 billion in 2019, up 9.6 percent over last year as gaming morphs into content and communication. A report by gaming…

Kiwi PC Market Declines

Computer Daily News June 20, 2019 No Comments

New Zealand’s traditional PC market experienced an 8.3 percent on-year decline in unit shipments in Q1, according to researcher IDC. This follows the 1.5 percent on-year growth in the last…

Adobe Earnings On The Up

Computer Daily News June 20, 2019 No Comments

Adobe has announced better-than-expected earnings for Q2, recording revenue of US$2.74 billion for the period. That’s a 25 per cent growth year-over-year in the quarter with Adobe’s largest business segment,…

Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Sparks New Privacy Concerns

Computer Daily News June 20, 2019 No Comments

According to Facebook, the star sign Libra encompasses freedom, justice and money, but they’re not the vibes surrounding the social media giant’s unveiling of its Libra cryptocurrency. Anything but in…