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Sony To Mine Virtual Reality Gold

Computer Daily News September 7, 2016 No Comments

Sony games development chief Shuhei Yoshida is already celebrating as the Japanese company looks set to score a major worldwide hit with the coming launch of its US$399 virtual reality…

PM Enlists Jack Ma To Push Oz

Computer Daily News September 7, 2016 No Comments

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has inked a deal with Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma to help Australian food producers and other businesses gain access to the China economy via its online…

Tick, Tick, Tick … More Aussies Click Onto Smartwatches

Computer Daily News September 7, 2016 No Comments

As Apple rolled out their new smartwatch it has been revealed that Australians are increasingly embracing the use of smartwatches, even as smartphone sales begin to falter, according to a…

Eurozone Finance Chief Attacks Apple Over Irish Tax Ruling

Computer Daily News September 6, 2016 No Comments

Apple’s aggressive response to a 13 billion euro (A$19 billion) tax ruling by the European Commission shows the US technology company has no sense of its moral obligation to pay…

Internet Australia Calls For ACCC To Re-Examine NBN

Computer Daily News September 6, 2016 No Comments

Internet Australia has called on the ACCC to take a long hard look at the NBN as part of its communications market sector study, announced last month. The move coincides…

Telstra Slams ACCC Inquiry To Determine Mobile Roaming Fate

Computer Daily News September 6, 2016 No Comments

Telstra has taken the ACCC to task over an inquiry by the Australian competition watchdog into whether it should declare a wholesale domestic mobile roaming service. The telco giant said…

Google Drops Modular Phone

Computer Daily News September 5, 2016 No Comments

Google has suspended work on developing a modular smartphone that allowed users to buy a basic phone and add different modules. Called Project Ara it was launched in 2013 but…

Drone Pilots Fight Deregulation

Computer Daily News September 5, 2016 No Comments

Professional drone operators are hoping that new laws to deregulate the commercial operation of drone aircraft won’t see the light of day. Peak group Australian Certified UAV Operators (ACUO) has…

TPG Eyes Singapore Expansion

Computer Daily News September 5, 2016 No Comments

The ever-expanding TPG Telecom (it bought Pipe Networks in 2011, AAPT in 2013 and iiNet/Internode in 2015) is now eying the Singapore market, announcing that it has submitted an expression…

Telstra Has Unfair Edge: ACCC

Computer Daily News September 5, 2016 No Comments

The ACCC has warned that Telstra’s agreement with NBN Co to assist with the rollout of NBN services on the HFC network could give Telstra an unfair advantage over other…