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NBN Co Plans FttC Limited Launch

Computer Daily News April 9, 2018 No Comments

NBN Co has begun a limited launch of fibre-to-the-curb (FttC) services to around 1000 homes and businesses in just two Australian suburbs – one in Melbourne, one in Sydney. It…

Intel Unveils Zippy Six-Core Chips

Computer Daily News April 5, 2018 No Comments

Leading chipmaker Intel has unveiled laptop versions of its top-end Core i9 processors, which make use of the chipmaker’s eighth-generation Coffee Lake architecture. The Intel Core i9-8950HK comes sporting six…

MYOB Bid For Reckon Doomed?

Computer Daily News April 5, 2018 No Comments

Accounting software house MYOB’s proposal to acquire rival Reckon for $180 million appears likely to fail, according to Australian analysts at investment bank UBS. They say MYOB will struggle to…

Techies Call For Gun Control After Shootings At YouTube HQ

Computer Daily News April 5, 2018 No Comments

Silicon Valley leaders called for increased gun control on Tuesday after a woman at the headquarters of YouTube in San Bruno, Silicon Valley, shot and wounded three people before taking…

Government Plans Crackdown On Data Sharing By Aussie Groups

Computer Daily News April 4, 2018 No Comments

The Turnbull Government is preparing to introduce strict new rules on data sharing by Australian-based banking and telecommunications companies. This follows a number of international data-sharing scandals, most recently the…

Apple’s Tim Cook Slams Facebook

Computer Daily News April 3, 2018 No Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook has issued a missive aimed at Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg, saying the social network has “gone beyond” the possibility of self-regulation. He called on…

Telstra Turns On Qld 5G Test

Computer Daily News April 3, 2018 No Comments

Telstra has turned on its 5G-enabled service in a street at the Gold Coast, as the State prepares to open the Commonwealth Games, which have their opening ceremony tomorrow. While…

Oracle vs. Google Suit Resurrected

Computer Daily News March 29, 2018 No Comments

A US court has revived a multi-billion dollar copyright case brought by Oracle against Alphabet’s Google. The US Court of Appeals said Google’s use of Oracle’s Java development platform to…

Aussie Households Filling Up With Internet Gadgets: Report

Computer Daily News March 29, 2018 No Comments

The average Australian household now contains more than six devices able to connect to the Internet, up from an average of 5.8 in 2014-15 financial year, according to the latest…

Dropbox Shares Skyrocket

Computer Daily News March 26, 2018 No Comments

Dropbox shares closed at US$28.42, up more than 35 percent, in their first day of trading last week, as investors rushed to buy into the biggest US technology sharemarket float…