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More Aussies Go Mobile Only

Computer Daily News December 14, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Adult Australians are shifting their telecoms usage from fixed to mobile communications for voice calls, according to ACMA. ACMA’s report, Mobile-only Australia, looks at the use of mobile devices…

Stake Makes Big Bet On Airbnb

Computer Daily News December 14, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Australian investors have been pouring money into Airbnb since the US company went public on Friday, market watchers report. According to Sydney-based share-trading outfit Stake, Aussie investors pumped as…

Digital Wallets Get A New Push

Computer Daily News December 14, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: The Commonwealth Bank is offering card users the facility of making eftpos payments via Samsung Pay. CBA users can now choose between eftpos and Mastercard when making debit card…

Aussie Consumers Embrace Mobile Age As Prices Tumble

Computer Daily News December 14, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Mobile consumers fared better during 2019-20, successfully meeting the significant challenges posed by Covid-19, according to a report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). ACCC’s latest annual…

Facebook Under The Pump Over Competition Complaints

Computer Daily News December 11, 2020 No Comments

In a landmark lawsuit that could force Facebook to sell WhatsApp and Instagram, the social media site has been cited by the US Federal Trade Commission and 46 states over…

New Aussie In Push For Better Security For Telecoms Services

Computer Daily News December 11, 2020 No Comments

Macquarie Telecom has welcomed yesterday’s introduction of the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill to Federal Parliament. The bill is said to recognise telecommunications and datacentres as critical national infrastructure…

Chip Shortage Hits NBN Rollout: 48 Day Delay Expected

Computer Daily News December 11, 2020 No Comments

NBN Co has warned retail service providers (RSPs) that it faces a 2021 shortage of the chipsets required by the network termination devices used on its HFC network, according to…

Canberra Adopts E-Invoicing To Speed Payments To Small Biz

Computer Daily News December 9, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Small businesses that supply Federal departments with goods or services should be able to get paid faster after the Treasury Department introduced a modern new e-invoicing system. The system…

Amazon Picks Melbourne To House New Datacentre

Computer Daily News December 9, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: In a move with the potential of raking in billions of dollars for the Victoria economy and help it recover from the devastating coronavirus pandemic, US tech giant Amazon…

Time Runs Out For TikTok

Computer Daily News December 7, 2020 No Comments

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The Trump Administration has denied ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, a new extension to its divestiture of the controversial short video-sharing app. US regulators say they’re engaging…