Four Australian banks, that have more or less lost the fight to take on Apple as a cartel for negotiations to allow their card holders to use Apple Pay, are fighting a losing battle on all fronts.

An IT worker has been paid US$650 by Microsoft after he threatened to sue the company following a forced upgrade to his grandfather's computer that was running Windows 7.

China passed a national security law that calls for technology that supports crucial sectors of the economy and government to be "secure and controllable." Industry groups say the language means companies can be forced to allow third-party access to their networks, provide encryption keys or hand over source code.

A failure to deal with customer complaints promptly has resulted in Internet service provider NetCube being ordered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to comply with the complaints-handling requirements of the Telecommunications Consumer Protection Code.

Optus has upped the ante in the battle by telcos for the hearts and minds of mobile phone and broadband users, giving mobile and fixed broadband customers new content as part of their entertainment packages and a boost to their mobile TV streaming service, including free access to Yes TV by subscription TV provider Fetch Entertainment.

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