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Bixby Just Lost For Words

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Bixby Voice, Samsung’s English version of its digital assistant will be delayed again because it lacks enough big data to teach it to work properly. It was supposed to launch…

What’s In A Name? $4bn Maybe

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What’s in a name, you ask? Well you might well ask John McAfee, pictured, the creator of the eponymous anti-virus computer software. He has just settled a long running lawsuit…

Hackers Demand New Petya Ransom

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A hacking group linked to last week’s Petya ransomware attack is demanding US$250,000 for a private encryption key used in the attack. Petya locked up millions of computers around the…

Australia Drops Seven Places In UN Cyber Security Top Ten

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Australia has slipped from 11th to seventh spot in the world’s ranking of committed cyber security countries for 2017. The United Nations International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) global cyber security index…

Flighty Hanson May Have Broken Aussie Drone Rules: Report

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Pauline Hanson may have flouted Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) laws governing the use of drones in Australia, it seems, as video spread of the One Nation senator appearing on…

World Leaders Cool To Turnbull Plea On Data Decryption

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Malcolm Turnbull appears to have picked a fight with major Silicon Valley companies, including Apple and Google, by announcing a plan to force such companies to unlock encrypted messages and…

Imagine Disputes Apple Graphics

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UK graphic chipmaker Imagination Technologies is continuing to hold preliminary talks with potential buyers, as the company looks to sell itself. The decision to sell off the company came after…

Samsung Boosts Chip Investment

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Samsung Electronics says it is planning to invest at least US$18.6 billion to extend its lead in memory chips and next-generation smartphone displays. The plan could create almost half a…

Aussie Mobile Use Hits 88pc

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Aussies have been rated among the highest users of mobile phones in the world, with about 88 percent of them having a smartphone. So claims a report by Ernst and…

Govt. To Can Passenger Cards

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Passports may yet become a thing of the past Down Under for all those tech executives who trzavel, as the Department of Immigration seeks to replace incoming hard-copy passenger cards…