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Oz Spends $33bn On Innovation – But Still Lags Global Leaders

Computer Daily News December 1, 2016 No Comments

Australia spent $33 billion on research and development spending in 2014-15 – the latest year for which the Government has been able to cobble together the figures – according to…

Pitney Bowes Opens Global Site For Aussie Shoppers

Computer Daily News November 30, 2016 No Comments

IT commerce company Pitney Bowes claims its new Borderfree.com site, will make it easier for Aussies to do online shopping at overseas sites. The service promises to link iconic retailers…

Samsung: Split Looks To Be On

Computer Daily News November 30, 2016 No Comments

Samsung Electronics has confirmed it is considering splitting the world’s top smartphone and television maker into two separate companies. The possible move had been tipped in CDN yesterday. The South…

Apple Oz Happy, As ACCC Puts Mockers On Banks’ Demands

Computer Daily News November 30, 2016 No Comments

Apple Australia has hailed yesterday’s draft decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to tentatively reject a move by four Australian banks to form a cartel to negotiate with…

Samsung Considers Split: Report

Computer Daily News November 29, 2016 No Comments

Samsung Electronics is considering a plan to split itself into two companies, echoing the similar recent move by Hewlett-Packard. Samsung’s split has previously been urged by US activist hedge fund…

Aussie DroneGun Aims To Save Us All From Dangerous Drones

Computer Daily News November 29, 2016 No Comments

ASX-listed DroneShield is looking to grab a major share of what it sees as a future multi-billion dollar market for devices that can detect and re-direct potentially dangerous drones –…

Datacentre Mystery As Alibaba Launches Aust. Cloud Venture

Computer Daily News November 29, 2016 No Comments

The world’s No. 3 cloud computing company, China’s Alibaba Cloud, yesterday formally launched itself into the Australian market, taking on market leaders Microsoft and Amazon, and revealing it has already…

Huawei Sheds More Light On 5G

Computer Daily News November 28, 2016 No Comments

China’s Huawei has outlined its “road to 5G” strategy as the telecommunications industry gears up for the next generation of mobile broadband. Speaking at the company’s annual Global Mobile Broadband…

Xiaomi Tiger More Like Pussycat

Computer Daily News November 28, 2016 No Comments

The recent fall in smartphone sales for China’s Xiaomi may not have a major impact on the company because most of its revenue is driven from smart-home devices as well…

Aussies Oblivious To Online Risk

Computer Daily News November 28, 2016 No Comments

Fewer than half of Australians will take the measures required to secure their new devices this Christmas, despite 80 percent planning to use connected devices within a day of receiving…