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Oz E-Sports Outfit Raises $3.5m

Computer Daily News September 12, 2017 No Comments

Australian e-sports media company Gamurs says it has has raised some $3.5 million as it looks to expand internationally. The capital-raising exercise was led by Aura Funds Management. This comes…

150 Start-Ups Planned As ANZ Bank Looks To Go Tribal

Computer Daily News September 12, 2017 No Comments

After bringing aboard former Google Australia CEO Maile Carnegie as its digital banking chief, the ANZ Bank is reportedly preparing to take a hefty axe to its technology departments. The…

MS To Defend 39 ‘Dreamers’

Computer Daily News September 7, 2017 No Comments

Microsoft has come out swinging after the Trump Administration said that it would begin to unwind an Obama-era program that shields younger undocumented immigrants from deportation. The move follows a…

Western Digital May Drop Tosh Bid

Computer Daily News September 7, 2017 No Comments

Western Digital has offered to drop out of a group bidding for Toshiba’s much vaunted flash memory chip business in order to take a stronger position in their joint venture…

ALP Supporter Quits As Head Of Internet Australia

Computer Daily News September 7, 2017 No Comments

A long-running barney over the performance of industry body Internet Australia appears to have ended with the decision of controversial executive director Laurie Patton, pictured, not to seek re-election to…

Garmin Watch Gets Card Link

Computer Daily News September 4, 2017 No Comments

Mastercard users with the newly released Garmin Vivoactive 3 smartwatch will be able to use their e-watches to make payments by simply holding their devices near a contactless terminal. It…

LG Electronics A Winner As ACCC Loses Another Case

Computer Daily News September 4, 2017 No Comments

For the second time in a week, the Federal Court has dismissed a case brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. On Friday the court dismissed proceedings brought by…

Some Oz Internet Services To Slow After HK Cables Cut

Computer Daily News September 4, 2017 No Comments

Internet service providers iiNet and Internode have warned their users to expect a serious slowdown in Internet speeds, following damage to a number of undersea cables between Hong Kong and…

Telstra Ends Third Party Billing

Computer Daily News August 30, 2017 No Comments

Telstra has ended the practice of third-party subscription-based content providers charging for their products via the telco’s customer bills. Third-party billing was previously used for subscription services such as mobile…

Oz Battery Maker Redflow Reports A Loss But Growing Sales, Revenue

Computer Daily News August 30, 2017 No Comments

Solar battery maker Redflow, whose executive chairman and major investor is former NBN director and Adelaide-based Internet pioneer Simon Hackett, has reported a net loss of $12.9 million for the…