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Govt. Reveals Plan To Build More Black-Spot Mobile base Stations

Computer Daily News April 23, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: The Morrison Government has revealed plans to build 182 new base stations for its mobile black spot program. Dubbed Round 5, the latest move will bring the total number…

More Bad News For Free To Air, Internet Beats TV As News Source

Computer Daily News April 23, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Online sources have taken over from TV as the main medium for news, accounting for 59 percent of Gen Z folk, who nominated social media as their first choice.…

Aussie Tracing App: US Giants Google, Apple Hold The Key

Computer Daily News April 23, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA/LONDON/PARIS: The Australian Government’s planned coronavirus tracing app is coming under intense scrutiny from US tech giants Apple and Google, which came up with the concept, and the app will…

Mega Mergers And Acquisitions Stymied By Coronavirus Outbreak

Computer Daily News April 22, 2020 No Comments

HONG KONG: Mergers and acquisitions, so much a part of the IT sector in the past decade, particularly in the semiconductor industry, have all but come to a halt. Data…

Slack Not-So-Slack Down Under: Users’ Data To Be Stored Locally

Computer Daily News April 22, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Business communications app Slack has launched what it calls “data residency” in Australia. This means that Aussie Slack users can now have their online data stored in Australian-based facilities,…

Cyber Crims Turn To Covid-19 Themed Scams

Computer Daily News April 22, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Cybercrime operators have been registering Covid-19 themed Web sites to conduct widespread phishing campaigns that can harvest personal information from unsuspecting Australians, according to the spooky Australian Signals Directorate.…

Nokia Takeover Bid: Report

Computer Daily News April 20, 2020 No Comments

HELSINKI: Finnish telecommunications networking company Nokia is awash with rumours about a takeover, but the company is remaining hush-hush. Nokia has confirmed it is working with an investment bank to…

Twitter Blocked From Revealing Government Surveillance Requests

Computer Daily News April 20, 2020 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO: After a six-year battle, a federal court has stopped Twitter from revealing surveillance requests it received from the US government. The court accepted government arguments that revealing the…

Young Australia Wary On Govt. Plann For Phone-Tracing App

Computer Daily News April 20, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Prime Minister Scott Morrison may be facing some difficulty in persuading Australians – particularly young ones – to download and use an app, now being designed by the Government’s…

Government To Pay Phone Bills During COVID-19

Computer Daily News April 20, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: The Morrison Government has joined forces with the communications industry to help users get through problems associated with the COVID-19, ensuring that all Aussies can remain connected during the…