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Internet Outfits Lobby Trump

Computer Daily News November 16, 2016 No Comments

US Internet companies including Facebook and Amazon have wasted no time in letting President-elect Donald Trump know what they expect from his administration. They have sent him a list of policy priorities…

New Zen Watch Better Late Than Never

Computer Daily News November 16, 2016 No Comments

Taiwan’s Asus is looking to take a bigger share of the smartwatch market – currently dominated by Apple and, to a lesser extent, Samsung. The Company who is entering the…

Telstra To Make Smart-Home Play

Computer Daily News November 16, 2016 No Comments

Telstra has made its play for the growing niche of smart-home customers, rolling out a range of products that allow users to, as Telstra puts it, “make your home a…

Amazon Sheds Big Money In $30Bn Stockmarket Rout

Computer Daily News November 16, 2016 No Comments

Technology stocks have suffered another dramatic fall on Wall Street, extending one of their worst ever performances as speculation continued that Donald Trump’s trade and immigration policies will translate into…

Alibaba Figures Raise Doubts

Computer Daily News November 15, 2016 No Comments

China’s Alibaba has reported a whopping US$17.8 billion of sales during its online shopping bonanza Singles’ Day – which sold goods and services from across the world, including Australia However…

Apple To Offer Big ‘iPhone 8’

Computer Daily News November 15, 2016 No Comments

With Apple’s decision to release a second interim upgrade for the iPhone 7, anticipation is mounting over the coming version. Whether it becomes the iPhone 7s, iPhone 8, or 10th…

$700K Payment: Pence Closer To Full Ownership Of Quickflix

Computer Daily News November 15, 2016 No Comments

US media entrepreneur Erik Pence has moved closer to full ownership of the troubled Australian Quickflix streaming service, after his Karma Media Holdings group lodged a non-refundable instalment of $700,000…

No Rats, But Boomtown Scores Big Investment From Telstra

Computer Daily News November 15, 2016 No Comments

Telstra Ventures – an investment subsidiary of Australia’s No 1 telco – has pumped an unknown amount, but believed to be many millions of dollars, into Boomtown, a privately-owned US…

Blackberry Plans one last hurrah

Computer Daily News November 14, 2016 No Comments

BlackBerry has made it official. It has stopped making its own mobile phones – except for one last hurrah. The company will have one final handset for die-hard enthusiast: a…

Coalition Plans Crack- On Illegal Offshore Gambling

Computer Daily News November 14, 2016 No Comments

The Coalition Government has introduced legislation into the Parliament to combat illegal offshore wagering. The Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016 amends the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 to implement key parts…