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Samsung Electronics CEO Quits

Computer Daily News October 16, 2017 No Comments

Samsung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh-hyun has resigned following the imprisonment of the heir to the entire Samsung group, Lee Jae-yong, for corruption in August, but his action came on the…

Oz Spending On Public Cloud Leaps 17pc To $5 Billion

Computer Daily News October 16, 2017 No Comments

Spending on public cloud services expenditure in Australia is predicted to hit A$5 billion by the end of the year, according to a new Gartner report. This would be a…

Nokia Winds Down VR Biz

Computer Daily News October 12, 2017 No Comments

Nokia plans to axe up to 310 jobs from its Nokia Technologies unit and halt development of its virtual reality camera “Ozo” and associated hardware. The unit has about 1090…

Google Buys Apple: Just Kidding …

Computer Daily News October 12, 2017 No Comments

Did you hear the one about Google buying Apple? Well it’s not true – believe us, it didn’t happen. But try telling news service Dow Jones that. For a brief…

Steele Top Lead Adobe A/NZ

Computer Daily News October 12, 2017 No Comments

Adobe A/NZ has named Suzanne Steele as the No.1 design and production company’s new MD. In November she will replace incumbent Chris Skelton, who has decided to move on. Steele…

Book Of The Year – And The Years: How The Oz Computer Biz Evolved

Computer Daily News October 12, 2017 No Comments

It’s bigger than Ben Hur, bigger even than Genesis – the first book of the Bible, which takes 38,262 words to describe the creation of heaven and earth and the…

Woolies X To Push Digital Biz

Computer Daily News October 11, 2017 No Comments

Woolworths is reportedly embarking on a major expansion of its new WooliesX digital operation, which combines digital, e-commerce, data and customer services operations. A major task will be setting up…

Qualcomm Flies White Flag With EU Over $38bn NXP Takeover

Computer Daily News October 11, 2017 No Comments

US smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm has offered concessions to allay EU antitrust concerns over its $38-billion bid for NXP Semiconductors, the largest ever in the semiconductor industry. Qualcomm, which supplies chips…

Social Media Can’t Police Fake News, Says Ballmer

Computer Daily News October 11, 2017 No Comments

With big technology companies facing criticism over potential manipulation by Russians trying to influence the US presidential election, Twitter shareholder and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said technology companies can’t…

Aussies Willing To Let Their Fridge Do The Buying

Computer Daily News October 10, 2017 No Comments

Meanwhile online payments company Worldpay has released the results of its survey proclaiming that IoT has reached a tipping point in Australia, with the number of adopters exceeding the number…