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Cook Champions Globalisation

Computer Daily News March 22, 2017 No Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook has defended globalisation in a rare public speech in China. This came as part of a broader charm offensive by Cook in China, which included announcement…

Salesforce To Work With Amazon

Computer Daily News March 22, 2017 No Comments

Also setting its sights on an Australian invasion – with a little help from Amazon – is cloud service supplier Salesforce.com Salesforce CFO Mark Hawkins told a Salesforce World Tour…

Sky Muster Be Damned: Qantas Set To Preview Inflight Wi-Fi

Computer Daily News March 22, 2017 No Comments

Despite NBN Co’s ongoing problems with its Sky Muster satellite service, Qantas is planning to next week launch its Wi-Fi in-flight Internet service – which largely depends on access to…

TPG Lifts Numbers, Profit As 112,000 NBN Users Sign On

Computer Daily News March 22, 2017 No Comments

Australia’s second biggest fixed-line Internet provider TPG has reported an 11 percent lift in profit for the half year ended January 3, with new NBN subscribers and subsidiary iiNet said…

Wearable Maker Fitbit Fumbles

Computer Daily News March 21, 2017 No Comments

Wearable wristband market leader FitBit appears to be facing a more dismal future as competition from Silicon Valley giants including Apple make inroads into its market. With a market cap…

Guard Changes At Huawei Oz

Computer Daily News March 21, 2017 No Comments

Huawei Australia has named Meng Xiaojie (known locally as “Aragon”) as its new CEO, replacing incumbent Zhao Xichu (“James”) who has held the position since February 2014. The appointment is…

MyNetFone’s Virtual Mobile Number Service Blocked

Computer Daily News March 21, 2017 No Comments

VoIP service provider MyNetFone is keen to launch a virtual mobile number service, but claims it is being blocked by one of the mobile network operators refusing to enter into…

NBN Co Hires New Team In Bid To Fix Sky Muster Debacle

Computer Daily News March 21, 2017 No Comments

NBN Co will expand its team of engineers and architects overseeing the troubled Sky Muster satellite service. Initially reports say it plans to hire around 10 new engineers and “solution…

Swiss Cookie Cuts Google Weight

Computer Daily News March 20, 2017 No Comments

The increasing size of Web pages has led Google to develop software that is claimed to shrink a Web site’s image byte size. Its new Guetzli JPEG encoder is claimed…

EU Issues Deadline For Net Rules

Computer Daily News March 20, 2017 No Comments

The European Union’s executive body has given US social media companies one month to comply with consumer regulation. On Friday the EU gave Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet’s social networking channel…