Computer Daily News – Page 187

Banks Pressure Tosh

Computer Daily News August 21, 2017 No Comments

Toshiba’s main bank creditors have urged the embattled borrower to conclude a deal to sell its memory chip subsidiary this month. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank…

Sensory Perception Plays Off

Computer Daily News August 21, 2017 No Comments

Plans by Apple to use a front-facing 3-D facial recognition sensor in its coming new iPhone are expected to give a long-awaited boost to what until now has been a…

Aust. To Get Japan GPS System

Computer Daily News August 21, 2017 No Comments

Australia has been named as one of a number of nations targeted for deployment of a new GPS pinpoint location system being deployed by the Japanese. Japan’s third geo-positioning satellite…

$100m For New Phone Tech

Computer Daily News August 18, 2017 No Comments

A start-up backed by iPod veteran Tony Fadell said it will work with Samsung Electronics, Foxconn parent Hon Hai Precision and others on a new way for mobile phones to…

Trump Slaps Amazon, Citing ‘Great Damage’ To Retailers

Computer Daily News August 18, 2017 No Comments

US President Donald Trump has vented against Amazon.com, tweeting that the company is hurting other retailers and killing industry jobs across the US. Amazon is causing “great damage to tax…

Hackett Moves Redflow E-Battery Manufacture To Thailand

Computer Daily News August 18, 2017 No Comments

ASX-listed e-battery company Redflow, headed by former NBN Co board member Simon Hackett, says it has established a company in Thailand to handle production of its zinc-bromine flow batteries, which…

Vocus Takes A $1.5 Billion Hit

Computer Daily News August 18, 2017 No Comments

No. 4 – or is it No. 5? – telco and fibre networking outfit Vocus has warned that its profit would fall short of guidance and it planned to take…

NBN Chief Says No To Push To Drop 12Mbps Connections

Computer Daily News August 17, 2017 No Comments

NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow has said the network will definitely not drop the low-price 12Mbps service which has been criticised by a number of users who say their service…

Huawei’s 4G Watch Oz-Bound

Computer Daily News August 17, 2017 No Comments

Huawei Australia is looking to step up competition in the smartwatch market, launching what it describes as Australia’s first 4G SIM-enabled smartwatch. This means users can detach themselves from their…

Aussie Biz Routers Under Attack, Top Security Team Warns

Computer Daily News August 17, 2017 No Comments

Teams of cyber crooks or spies have been breaking into the routers and switches of a number of Australian organisations and extracting configuration files, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC),…