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Tesla Looks To Cash In On E-Truck

Computer Daily News November 20, 2017 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO – Tesla CEO Elon Musk is taking on the commercial truck industry with an all-electric vehicle – pictured – that’s claimed to be able to travel for hundreds…

Kogan Shares Jump 12 Percent – Amazon No Worry, Says Ruslan

Computer Daily News November 20, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – Shares in online goods flogger Kogan.com jumped 12.6 percent on Friday, after Kogan reported that its revenue had increased 36.2 per cent in October, compared with the same…

IPhone Leak Reveals AR Feature

Computer Daily News November 16, 2017 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO – Apple is continuing its push into augmented reality (AR) as it works with component suppliers to bring the power of FaceID and its real-world sensors to the…

ANZ Opens Android Wallet

Computer Daily News November 16, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – More than two million customers from the ANZ Bank and eight credit unions will soon be able to make mobile payments via Android smartphones and other gadgets, electronic…

Mastercard Plans Oz Global Hub

Computer Daily News November 16, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – Mastercard is setting up a new global tech hub and “innovation centre” in the inner Sydney suburb of St Leonards – one of five such centres Mastercard is…

MS Doles Out Partner Gongs

Computer Daily News November 15, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – Microsoft has doled out gongs to a number of its Australian user groups at its annual Microsoft Summit, which opened in Sydney yesterday. Winners include Advance Computing, GIS…

Qualcomm To Reject $103bn Bid

Computer Daily News November 14, 2017 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO – US chipmaker Qualcomm is set to reject rival Broadcom’s US$103 billion bid, which could result in one of the USA’s biggest-ever takeover battles. Qualcomm’s board of directors…

Smartphone Pay To Overtake Pay-Wave Cards, Says Cardmaker

Computer Daily News November 14, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – Forget your old pay-wave plastic bank card: increasingly Australians will instead be pay-waving their smartphones, according to Garry Lyons, chief innovation officer at Mastercard. Consumers will also be able…

Ovum Tells NBN Co: Drive High Bandwidth – Or Lose Customers

Computer Daily News November 14, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – With most NBN fixed-network customers opting for the lowest bandwidth offering, 25Mbps, the Ovum research group says that in the long term NBN Co must persuade users to…

Volta Chips Drive Nvidia Record

Computer Daily News November 13, 2017 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO – Shares of Nvidia hit a record on Friday, after it posted stellar quarterly results, powered by higher demand for graphics chips used in gaming and datacentres, and in…