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Tax Man Blamed As Petya Downs 12,000 Systems

Computer Daily News June 30, 2017 No Comments

If you’re having a bad hair day and don’t know who to blame there is always the bus driver or the tax man. In the case of the latest global…

Qualcomm Must Face Trial

Computer Daily News June 29, 2017 No Comments

The US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm has been given the green light by a US federal judge, who ruled that the iPhone chip supplier must answer to…

Vodafone, Sky Call Off NZ Merger

Computer Daily News June 29, 2017 No Comments

Vodafone New Zealand and Sky TV have called off their proposed NZ$3.4 billion merger. The two companies have also told investors that they have withdrawn an appeal against a Commerce…

Wannacry Outdone As Petya Strikes Aussie Targets

Computer Daily News June 29, 2017 No Comments

Petya has arrived with a vengeance and renewed strength, with thousands of unprepared Australian organisations and individuals’ computer systems reported under attack by late yesterday. The Wannacry-like ransomware is on…

Apple Acquires Eye-Track Outfit

Computer Daily News June 28, 2017 No Comments

Apple’s work in augmented and virtual reality is in the spotlight after the company acquired eye-tracking outfit SensoMotoric Instruments. The German company specialises in eye-tracking research with proprietary eyeglass hardware.…

Sky Muster Gets Blockage Buster

Computer Daily News June 28, 2017 No Comments

Benighted users of NBN Co’s Sky Muster satellite service – mainly deployed to regional and outback areas – many of whom have been complaining of near-unbearably slow service, or sometimes…

Data61 Set To Score As Audio Outfit Audinate Floats On ASX

Computer Daily News June 28, 2017 No Comments

Government-owned research outfit Data61 – once better known as CSIRO spinoff NICTA, and charged with bringing CSIRO innovations to market – looks to be preparing to bank a tidy sum…

Dodgy Accounting At Fuji Xerox A/NZ: Heads Roll In Tokyo

Computer Daily News June 28, 2017 No Comments

Years of dodgy accounting practices at Fuji Xerox Australia and Fuji Xerox New Zealand have had a dramatic impact at the highest level of parent company, Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Fujifilm…

Microsoft Leaks Crucial Code

Computer Daily News June 27, 2017 No Comments

Microsoft has confirmed that part of its Windows 10 source code has been leaked on the Web. The leaked code relates to Microsoft’s shared source kit and includes the source…

Toshiba Chip Unit Sale In Doubt

Computer Daily News June 27, 2017 No Comments

Western Digital has told Toshiba it won’t agree to a sale of the Japanese conglomerate’s memory chip unit to a preferred bidding consortium that includes rival chipmaker SK Hynix, a…