In a stark addmission of the biggest software company's latest fail in the mobile space, the world's worst-kept secret was confirmed over the weekend: Windows Phone is dead and Microsoft will only look at maintenance support for devices that are in use.

American office supply retailer Office Depot has become the second big outlet to remove Kaspersky Lab software from its shelves, with a ban coming in the middle of September. iTWire is attending a Kaspersky conference in Thailand this week.

Foxtel has pulled out all stops to get aggressive in the broadband space, tweaking its broadband packages to offer lower prices in some cases, and more options in others, with the company also offering NBN connections on HFC.

Australian organisations are late in removing the accounts of employees who have left their services, a survey from identity and access management company One Identity claims.

Russian company Arusoft appears to have developed software that can be used to crack the AACS 2.0 copy protection on Ultra HD Blu-ray discs.

San Francisco-based computer manufacturer Purism has exceeded its target of raising US$1.5 million to build the world's first smartphone based on free software. It will be known as the Librem 5.

Australia’s small businesses are booming, according to a new report which reveals that there has been a 7.67% increase in employee headcount over the past 12 months.

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