As Everything Goes Pear Shaped For Huawei Sony & Samsung Plead Their Case
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October 5, 2020
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Banned Chinese Company Huawei who are desperately splashing the cash with retailers just to get their products ranged is days away from... Read More
Telstra Launches Invite-Only 5G Home Network
Telstra has rolled out its invite-only 5G home network service to select customers, the first time the telco giant has offered 5G... Read More
Marshall Launches On-Ear Headphones With Wireless Charging
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Aussies Want More Secure Phones
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Optus CEO Says Data Guzzling Websites Should Pay Telcos
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NBN Speeds Improve Despite COVID Demand
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Feds Pledge 1Gbps Broadband Speeds To 75pc Of Aussies
CANBERRA: Around eight million Australian homes should gain access to ultra-fast broadband speeds of up to one gigabit per second (Gbps) by... Read More
New Arlo Essential Cameras Will Come To Australia
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Cyber-Security Staff Shortages Hit Work-From-Home Scene
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Telstra and TPG Issue Stark Warning Against NBN Co Roll-Out
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Aussie Broadband Boss Sees 1Gbps Available To Half The NBN
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Webcentral To Stay Aussie Owned
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Telstra Service To Boost Online Gaming
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Government, Telstra Join Forces In Bid To Shut Down Scammers
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Yanks Boost Offer For Webcentral
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Blue Ocean Thinking: Microsoft Trumpets Underwater Data Centres
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Netgear Marries Mesh Wifi With 4G LTE
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Optus Hikes Home 5G Prices With New Plans
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DTA Names Telecoms Suppliers
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NSW Govt Plans ‘ID Recovery Unit’
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Aussie Broadband Launches $40 Million Raising For IPO
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Samsung Beats Nokia To $US6.6bn Contract
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Service NSW Hack Exposed 186,000 Customers
An email hack of staff members in April resulted in the exposure of personal data from 186,000 customers, Service NSW has revealed.... Read More
Tighten Smart Device Security, Warns Government
The Federal Government has urged Internet of Things manufacturers to tighten cybersecurity on their smart devices, with a new set of voluntary... Read More
REVIEW: New D-Link Router Brings Mesh Wi-Fi 6 To The Masses
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Telcos Breached NBN Migration Rules 8000 Times: ACMA
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Webcentral Profits Plummet
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More Than 54,000 Scanned NSW Driver Licences Exposed On Cloud
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NZ Exchange Invaded For Fourth Day – Foreign Sources Blamed
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Norton Cybercrime Podcast Promotes New Dark Web Monitoring
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Aus Govts Need Unified Cybersecurity Standards: Report
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Google To Improve Batteries On New Pixels: Leak
Details have leaked of Google’s upcoming Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 handsets, including specifications and a side-by-side image. In a post... Read More
Coronavirus Hits Merged TPG/Vodafone Hard
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ASIC Takes IOOF To Court
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ACMA To Set New Rules For Broadband Service Failures
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Scam ‘NBN’ Calls Blossoming
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NBN-Themed Scam Calls Rife, Warns NBN Co
NBN Co is warning about scam calls purporting to be from the company, with more than $320,000 lost from January to June... Read More
Cloud Now Bigger Than Dell+HPE+Lenovo+Cisco
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ACCC Wants Feedback On NBN Standards, Pricing Proposals
The consumer watchdog is seeking feedback on proposals from NBN Co to resolve concerns around wholesale NBN service standards and entry-level pricing.... Read More
D-Link Launch Two New Wi-Fi 6 Routers
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AAPT, Optus, Vodafone TPG & Telstra, Face New Product Bans
Optus AAPT, Telstra and Vodafone TPG are facing new problems after the US Commerce Department announced additional restrictions overnight that will affect... Read More
Cygnett Unveil Powerful Laptop Power Bank With Wireless Charging
Australian tech accessories company Cygnett has launched the ChargeUp Edge+ 27K, its new laptop power bank that delivers 72W max power output... Read More
Coming Next: Super 5G – Fletcher Puts Strict Rules On Spectrum Sale
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NBN Pushes Higher Broadband Speeds During Covid-19
SYDNEY: More than 7.4 million Australian consumers are said to now be connected to the National Broadband Network, following the activation of... Read More
Ransomware Breaches Up 150pc
CANBERRA: Reports of ransomware demands across Australia grew 150 percent in the first half of 2020, according to the latest report from... Read More
Dodo Cuts NBN 100 Pricing
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