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Xiaomi Posts Record Sales

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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi shipped 23.16 million smartphones in the second quarter of 2017, up 70 percent on the same period last year and a record high for quarterly smartphone…

Symantec To Buy Fireglass

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With ransomware attacks dominating the headlines, it seems there’s no better time to consolidate the cyber-security industry. Symantec is continuing to do just that by acquiring Israeli cybersecurity start-up Fireglass.…

Tosh’s Chip Sale Falters

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With the US$18 billion sale of Toshiba’s memory chip unit to a Japanese government-approved consortium now under threat, some interested buyers are pressing the board to seriously consider alternatives. As…

Just A Giant Scam: Bitcoin Cops A Full Kohler Blast

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Crypto-currencies including bitcoin are a “giant scam”, according to the ABC’s financial commentator and Australian Business Review editor Alan Kohler. “There are apparently more than 700 of these blockchain seedlings…

WannaCry Not To Blame For Melbourne Red Light Problems

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Whatever’s wrong with Melbourne’s red light camera system, it isn’t an infection caused by the WannaCry ransomware, an official investigation has reported. The interim report by Victoria’s road safety camera…

200K Homes Told To Wait For NBN

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Some 200,000 homes across the country are said to be facing major delays in being hooked up to the NBN, largely due to connection difficulties. The problems include long driveways,…

Local Microsoft Jobs Axed As Big Software Group Looks For Cost Savings

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As tipped by ChannelNews Staff at Microsoft’s North Ryde, Sydney, HQ, spent the weekend wondering if they’ll experience a pink slip in this week’s pay packet, or the online equivalent.…

AEC Plans ‘Penetration Test’

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The Australian Electoral Commission is reportedly preparing to test the security of its core electoral systems ahead of the next federal election by bombarding it, following worries that foreign cyber…

SA Labor Government Tries To Nobble Media Over Battery Farm

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The South Austraian Labor Government of Premier Jay Weatherill kept the Australian press on a very tight leash at the weekend when the Government held a press conference attended by…

Record Fine Tipped For Google

Computer Daily News July 7, 2017 No Comments

EU antitrust regulators are considering another record fine against Google over its Android mobile OS. The regulators have set up a panel of experts to give a second opinion on…