Computer Daily News – Page 147

ZTE Violates US Deal

Computer Daily News October 5, 2018 No Comments

WASHINGTON/BEIJING – A US federal judge has issued an order, after finding that China’s ZTE violated probation imposed in March 2017, when the company pleaded guilty to illegally shipping goods…

Encryption: Apple, US Pals Firm Up Plan To Take On Oz Govt

Computer Daily News October 4, 2018 No Comments

The growing controversy over the Australian Government’s planned new encryption laws took further strength yesterday, as major overseas tech companies Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook confirmed plans to take on…

James Murdoch May Replace Musk

Computer Daily News October 4, 2018 No Comments

James Murdoch, son of Rupert, is the latest name to be bandied about to fill the vacant chairman’s post at Tesla. The position became vacant last week when US financial…

Mobile Wireless Users Outstrip Fixed Internet Connections

Computer Daily News October 4, 2018 No Comments

Mobile wireless broadband connections are continuing to advance as Australia’s most popular means of accessing the Internet, new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. At June 30 the…

Internet Giants Join Campaign To Scupper Oz Encryption Bill

Computer Daily News October 3, 2018 No Comments

The Australian offshoots of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon have reportedly joined an alliance with civil libertarian groups to campaign against the Morrison Government’s planned anti-encryption legislation, which they claim…

Aussies Beware Cyber Chief Predicts New Phishing Attack

Computer Daily News October 3, 2018 No Comments

Australians should on the alert for new phishing attacks, following last week’s Facebook security breach, Australian Cyber Security Centre CEO Alastair MacGibbon has warned. “Australians should keep a look out…

Groupon Pays IBM $57M Over Suit

Computer Daily News October 3, 2018 No Comments

Online marketplace Groupon said it will pay US$57 million to IBM to settle an intellectual property dispute. Big Blue’s lawsuit had alleged that Groupon used its patented e-commerce technology without…

Google Issues Second EU Report On Comparison Pricing Proposal

Computer Daily News October 3, 2018 No Comments

Google has provided a second report detailing the effects of its proposal to allow more price comparison rivals to bid for ads on top of its search page. Alphabet unit…

ARM Launches Vehicle Safety Chip

Computer Daily News September 28, 2018 No Comments

Chip designer ARM has unveiled the first in a new line of safety-hardened processors for building features such as collision avoidance into vehicles. The new line of AE, or automotive…

Alexa Goes Silent

Computer Daily News September 28, 2018 No Comments

Amazon’s Echo smart speakers have faced problems with connectivity in Britain and some other European countries but are now up and running, according to outage tracker Downdetector. Hundreds of reports…