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Credit Card Fraud Expanding Down Under, Norton Warns

Computer Daily News November 24, 2016 No Comments

Credit card fraud appears to be advancing sharply in Australia, with 19 percent of Australians reporting that they have experienced it, according to the latest Norton Cyber Security Insights Report,…

Less Than Half Of Australians Know How To Secure New Christmas Gadgets

Jon Bragg November 24, 2016 No Comments

Less than half of Australians will take the measures required to secure their new devices this Christmas, despite 80% planning to use connected devices within a day of receiving them.…

NetComm Grabs NBN FttDP Deal

Computer Daily News November 23, 2016 No Comments

NBN Co has handed Sydney-based, and ASX-listed, NetComm Wireless a deal to supply NBN’s gear for future fibre-to-the-distribution-point (FttDP) services – sometimes also known as fibre-to-the-driveway, or fibre to the…

Apple Kills Off Airport Routers As They Search For Next Big Thing

David Richards November 22, 2016 No Comments

Apple has killed off its Airport wireless router as they desperately search for their next big thing. Facing falling iPhone, iPad and MacBook sales Apple has moved employees working on…

D-Link Team With Microsoft To Bring Super Wi-Fi To Underserved Regions

Fergus Halliday November 21, 2016 No Comments

Networking specialists D-Link have announced they will partner with Microsoft to deliver next generation Wi-Fi to rural communities across the globe. Called “Super Wi-Fi”, they say the mission will give…

NBN Will Receive $19.5 Billion Loan From Government To Complete Rollout

Jon Bragg November 18, 2016 No Comments

The federal government will loan NBN Co $19.5 billion to ensure the network is rolled out across the country by 2020. NBN Co had expected it would secure additional funding from…

Ombudsman Report Reveals NBN Complaints Have Almost Doubled

Fergus Halliday November 17, 2016 No Comments

Data from this year’s Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s annual report has revealed that general NBN complaints almost doubled to 13,406. Its the highest level for general complaints directed at the NBN,…

Telstra To Make Smart-Home Play

Computer Daily News November 16, 2016 No Comments

Telstra has made its play for the growing niche of smart-home customers, rolling out a range of products that allow users to, as Telstra puts it, “make your home a…

Shazam’s Always-On Microphone Prompts Security Concerns

Jon Bragg November 15, 2016 No Comments

Shazam’s music identifying app for Mac computers is forcing the microphone to remain on even after users try to close it. Former NSA hacker Patrick Wardle made the discovery using…

Yet Another Bank Adds Apple Pay

Fergus Halliday November 15, 2016 No Comments

Another day, another nail in the coffin for the on-going battle between Australia’s big banks and tech giant Apple over Apple Pay. As of today, Bank Australia has joined ranks…