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Galaxy 7 Boosts Samsung Result

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Samsung has posted a better-than expected first-quarter profit, following the early release of new Galaxy S7 smartphones, which gave it a head-start on Apple and Chinese rivals. Sales of all products…

US To Free Up Drone Flights

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A US federal advisory group has proposed rules to significantly expand use of small commercial drones in the USA for purposes such as shooting news video or inspecting power lines…

Android Increases Oz Lead

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Android commanded a 55.1 percent share of the Australian mobile phone market for the three months ending February 2016, up from 50.6 percent year-on-year, with iOS at 38.2 percent, down…

Shoretel Rebrands M5 Service

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With market demand for cloud communications in Australia growing rapidly, US-based Shoretel has launched a cloud-based IP telephony operation in Australia dubbed Shoretel Hosted Voice. It replaces a service Shoretel…

Hackers Demand Big Money For Aussie Bank Account Info

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International hackers are demanding big money for stolen information on Australian credit and debit cards and bank accounts, according to security vendor Dell Secureworks. Credentials for Australian ANZ bank accounts…

Hackett Boosts Redflow Holding

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Redflow chairman and NBN director Simon Hackett has increased his shareholding in the SA-based battery maker, which has recently shown off its groundbreaking home battery able to store energy from…

Global IT Spending To Drop In 2016 – But Oz Spend To Rise

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Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total US$3.49 trillion in 2016, a decline of 0.5 percent over 2015 spending of $3.5 trillion dollars, according to market researcher Gartner. But in…

Daimler Teams With MS, Amazon

Computer Daily News April 7, 2016 No Comments

Germany’s top-end car manufacturers Audi, BMW and Daimler are in talks with Amazon and Microsoft that would that give the tech giants minority stakes in digital mapping service Here. The…

HTC Takes On Rift With Vive

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Taiwan-based HTC has became the latest tech company to make a virtual reality system available to consumers. The device, dubbed Vive and set to take on the Oculus Rift, is…

Huawei Takes On Apple, Samsung

Computer Daily News April 7, 2016 No Comments

Number three smartphone maker Huawei Technologies of China is shifting its focus upmarket with its new flagship phone, pictured. Huawei plans to unveil the new high-end smartphone, dubbed the P9,…