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Stan Pay-TV Numbers Hit 930K: Netflix, Foxtel Still Way Ahead

Computer Daily News February 23, 2018 No Comments

Revenue and subscriber numbers are up at Stan, the subscription video service put together as a joint venture between the Fairfax news group and the Nine Network. However Stan still…

Linfox Taps Telstra To Track Fleet

Computer Daily News February 23, 2018 No Comments

Telstra and its fleet management subsidiary MTData (acquired in November 2017) are to provide telematics and management services to Linfox’s Australian truck fleet. Telstra said the system would “deliver advanced…

Netcomm Back In The Black: Half-Year Profit Hits $3.7 million

Computer Daily News February 23, 2018 No Comments

ASX-listed Netcomm Wireless has posted record revenue for the six months to December 31. Total revenue for the period was up 89pc at $88.6 million. Better still, for shareholders, the…

Digital On Top As Oz Game Payers Splurge $3 Billion

Computer Daily News February 23, 2018 No Comments

Australians’ love affair with video and computer games is continuing to grow. New figures from the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) show Australians spent $3.23 billion on games and…

Apple Dominates Phone Market

Computer Daily News February 19, 2018 No Comments

Apple’s iPhone captured a record 51 percent of the global smartphone revenue in Q4 2017, accounting for more revenue than the rest of the industry combined, analytics firm Strategy Analytics…

Waving Wallet, Telstra Urges Faster 5G Spectrum Rollout

Computer Daily News February 19, 2018 No Comments

Telstra CEO Andrew Penn is urging the Australian Government to speed up the planned October auction of 5G spectrum – claiming it’s already in discussions to fast-track procedures. “What’s most…

5G Heads Off Korean Wild Boars

Computer Daily News February 14, 2018 No Comments

The fifth-generation wireless network, 5G, has been making a worldwide debut at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Among other things, the technology is being used to ward off the local…

Qualcomm, Broadcom To Meet

Computer Daily News February 14, 2018 No Comments

Qualcomm and Broadcom plan to meet today to talk about the latter’s $121 billion (A$153 billion) acquisition offer, the first time the semiconductor companies have discussed the potential deal. The…

Amazon Slashes Hundreds Of Jobs

Computer Daily News February 14, 2018 No Comments

Amazon.com is cutting hundreds of jobs in its consumer business in Seattle as the company shifts resources into fast-growing areas, including voice assistant Alexa. Amazon said it has found that…

NBN To Publish Speed Test Results

Computer Daily News February 14, 2018 No Comments

Initial results of an NBN fixed-line homes speed test will be published next month, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chair Rod Sims has said. Some 2000 homes are currently…