The Commonwealth Bank appears to be unwilling to in any way talk about the possibility that the lack of Apple Pay on its platforms may lead to customers deserting the bank in favour of one that does offer the payment option.

Myths about smartphone sales being saturated seem overrated as Telsyte tells of Australian smartphone sales having experienced "strong growth in 2017 driven by an Android replacement cycle".

A payment acceptance system based on QR code - a two dimensional barcode that can be read by mobile phones - could be one use of the New Payments Platform that fintech companies could create, the data and analytics company Global Data claims.

A 3D printable clip-on that can turn any smartphone into a microscope has been developed by the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics.

Australian satellite telecommunications provider Pivotel has partnered with the humanitarian group, Internet for Humanity, to offer communications hardware and Internet access to remote communities in Uganda through its subsidiary, Global Marine Networks.

Forty-three percent of adults believe at least one type of cyber crime is always or sometimes acceptable, according to new data.

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