| Today on iTWire | This Morning MUST-SEE KEYNOTE: Google launches Pixel, Pixel XL, Google Assistant, Google Home, Wi-Fi and more Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Once again, Google has thrown down the gauntlet to Apple, and has made the utmost effort to out-Apple Apple as much as it possibly can. Read more... Major US east coast phone carriers hit by outage Written by Sam Varghese All major phone carriers on the east coast of the United States experienced outages of up to 45 minutes beginning at 11am local time on… Read more... Andy Volard VIDEO: Telstra is Google’s exclusive Australian carrier for new Pixel phones Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Google has launched its two new Pixel phones, replacing the Nexus line, with some super high-end features to tempt as many iOS and other Android… Read more... BI, analytics demand drives Qlik Australian growth Written by Peter Dinham The Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics market in Australia is growing strongly for BI provider Qlik. Outside the US and European markets, Australia now represents… Read more... Advertising feeds into ‘unrealistic expectations’ of broadband by consumers: ACCC Written by Peter Dinham The consumer watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has partially blamed the telecommunications industry’s own advertising for contributing to the unrealistic expectations of Internet… Read more... Virtual Reality: VR hardware worth US$50+ billion by 2021, driven by gamers Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt With gaming console-based VR headsets and technology to account for more than 50% of hardware revenues, they’ll interestingly make up only 27% of shipments as… Read more... Dyson cuts down noise with latest Airblade hand dryer Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Dyson’s latest Airblade dryer is now 35% quieter, but doesn’t compromise on speed, hygiene or sound. Read more... ACCC final tick of approval for Telstra SSU compliance Written by Peter Dinham Four years after signing a Structural Separation Agreement (SSU), Telstra has finally completed a remediation programme which brings its undertakings under the SSU into full… Read more... Seagate’s new 8TB Backup Plus Hub Written by Ray Shaw Seagate has upped the personal storage ante to 8TB with the release of its Backup Plus Hub replete with two additional full-size USB 3.0 always on, charging… Read more... Zenoss signs Optus for performance monitoring Written by Ray Shaw Optus has joined Telstra, University of South Australia and others in selecting Zenoss to provide end-to-end monitoring, service impact management and predictive analytics for its… Read more... MNF secures 4G mobile deal wth Telstra Wholesale Written by Peter Dinham VoIP and cloud telecommunications services provider MNF Group has inked a virtual mobile network deal with Telstra Wholesale to begin offering mobile services across 3G… Read more... Memory prices at a two-year high Written by Ray Shaw While memory — DRAM/V-NAND/Flash/SSD/NVMe — is just part of a computing device, it is skyrocketing in price with a 30% increase over the last quarter. Read more... It is not how much data; it is how much is ROT Written by Ray Shaw At the recent Veritas information management conference, it was revealed that perhaps as much of 60% of unstructured data was redundant, obsolete, and trivial (ROT). Read more... Telstra also trialling V2I and V2X tech with Cohda Wireless, eyes 5G, too Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Telstra and Cohda Wireless have "successfully trialled Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) technology over Telstra’s 4G network in South Australia" on the way to V2X tech. Read more... The Echofied Q&A guide to making better business, lifestyle and finance decisions Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt A new Q&A expertise platform has launched to "empower consumers to make better decisions" regarding "home loans, super, legal, real estate, business, cars, insuranc"’ and… Read more... Tuesday Afternoon Foxtel gets Presto in Seven West Media deal Written by Peter Dinham Foxtel is buying out Seven West Media’s interests in Presto TV, with Presto to be integrated into Foxtel Play streaming service. Read more... Virgin Mobile launches ‘eMEjis' with Dave Hughes Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt No, it has nothing to do with Domino’s chief executive Don Meij, but instead a stack of Australian-inspired emojis with the hope they will be… Read more... Australia has a new data governance industry association Written by Peter Dinham A new independent data governance industry association — Data Governance Australia (DGA) — has been launched with the aim of establishing “best practice” industry standards… Read more... HPE hardware to shore up Debian infrastructure Written by Sam Varghese Hewlett Packard Enterprise has donated a number of servers and other hardware to the Debian GNU/Linux Project in order to improve the core infrastructure that… Read more... Microsoft Band appears to have stopped playing Written by Sam Varghese Microsoft appears to have decided to drop its fitness-band line, according to a report by long-time Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley. Read more... The Age blames technology for Bulldogs' ad cock-up Written by Sam Varghese Melbourne tabloid The Age has blamed technology for the paper having published an advertisement on Monday, from a sponsor of the Western Bulldogs, commiserating with the club… Read more... Australian tech website Delimiter shuts its doors Written by Sam Varghese Australian technology website Delimiter has shut down for good, with its owner Renai LeMay announcing the closure on the site. Read more... Optus offers even better value OPPO F1s Written by Ray Shaw A 5.5” screen, front, 16MP selfie camera, fingerprint reader, huge 3075mAh battery, solid metal construction and more than a hint of “Applesque” design cues make… Read more... Travel bookings on the fly Written by Ray Shaw New Zealand-based Serko, a leader in online travel booking and expense management for business, has added the ability to make new travel bookings on Serko Mobile for… Read more... ZCell approved for Selectronic Inverters Written by Ray Shaw Redflow, Australian developers, and makers of the ZCell battery, has completed compatibility testing with Melbourne-based inverter manufacturer Selectronic Australia. Read more... EnergyAustralia invests $9.3 million in Redback Technologies Written by Ray Shaw Redback Technologies has announced an $9.3 million investment by leading energy retailer EnergyAustralia, establishing a partnership aimed at developing new technology to help Australians take control of their… Read more... Sponsored Announcements MGTS appointed to distribute NX Witness in Australia Network Optix, America’s fastest growing software company, has appointed MGTS as a distributor for Nx Witness in the Australian market. Read more... Focused alliance pays customer loyalty dividends for ICT Networks and Juniper Networks A highly focused, long-term alliance between Sydney-based ICT Networks and Juniper Networks continues to yield dividends in terms of customer loyalty driving business expansion. Read more... Vodafone’s Iñaki Berroeta to look at the ‘future of mobile’ in TelSoc Charles Todd oration Vodafone Australia chief executive Iñaki Berroeta will be the latest of a long-list of high profile ICT industry and business leaders to give the Telecommunications… Read more... Yellowfin’s Business Analytics Workflow a “welcome development” for BI industry says Devlin Yellowfin’s introduction of a unique Business Analytics Workflow within its Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software platform – to facilitate superior collaboration between data analysts… Read more... BI software vendor Yellowfin to host data driven marketing Webinar series Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, is set to host a series of educative Webinars on data-driven marketing best practices throughout Wednesday… Read more... StorageCraft releases VirtualBoot for vSphere Global backup and disaster recovery leader, StorageCraft® Technology Corp., has announced the release of StorageCraft VirtualBoot™ for vSphere, a new technology that makes the recovery… Read more... |
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