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Amazon Plans More Layoffs

Computer Daily News March 31, 2017 No Comments

Amazon.com plans to cut 263 jobs at its parenting products unit Quidsi as the unit restructures to turn the tide on continued unprofitability. The New Jersey-based subsidiary operates Diapers.com, Soap.com…

NBN Fixed-Wireless Gets Speed-Up

Computer Daily News March 31, 2017 No Comments

NBN Co has announced plans to offer a 100/40Mbps service on its fixed wireless network, doubling the maximum bandwidth currently available. The new offering will be available from about April…

Spotify Buys Mighty TV

Computer Daily News March 29, 2017 No Comments

Global music streaming giant Spotify has snapped up TV and movie recommendation app MightyTV. Founded in 2015 in New York, MightyTV previously recommended TV shows and movies depending on the…

‘Price Gouge’: Clubs Plan Boycott As News Group Ups Video Charges

Computer Daily News March 29, 2017 No Comments

The powerful NSW and Queensland clubs lobby has rejected proposed massive subscription increases proposed by News Corporation’s Fox Sports for showing its sporting pay-TV programs in their premises. The clubs…

Dicker Ticker Gets 10pc Flicker

Computer Daily News March 29, 2017 No Comments

ASX-listed technology products distributor Dicker Data has reported a 10 percent rise in group revenue to $1.18 billion for the year to December 2016. Gross profit was put at $109.5…

Samsung Pins Hope On Galaxy S8 To Fix Tattered Fortune

Computer Daily News March 29, 2017 No Comments

Samsung Electronics is pinning its hopes on the new Galaxy S8 smartphone, due to be launched today, to deliver more than sales target platitudes. It must restore consumer trust and…

Sky Muster ‘Not To Blame’ For Qantas Inflight Wi-Fi Flub

Computer Daily News March 28, 2017 No Comments

NBN Co has stressed that Qantas’s decision to cancel this week’s planned launch and test flight of its inflight Wi-Fi service was not, as many – including ChannelNews – mistakenly…

A Fresh New Era: Amazon Surprises With Oz Vegie Plan

Computer Daily News March 28, 2017 No Comments

To the surprise of most observers, Amazon is now reportedly looking to launch of its food and groceries service AmazonFresh in Australia later this year. Previously Amazon was thought to…

YouTube Bleeding Advertisers

Computer Daily News March 27, 2017 No Comments

Google can’t stop the haemorrhaging of its advertisers as they continue to pull their ads from YouTube over the Internet giant’s inability to ensure ads won’t appear next to hateful…

Google, Symantec Security Clash

Computer Daily News March 27, 2017 No Comments

Google and Symantec are set to lock horns over the use of standard certificates that check the identity of thousands of Web sites. Google said it will tweak its Chrome…