As several recent reports have underlined, 2018 has been a challenging one for the global smartphone market. The latest unit sales tell a dismal story of declining sales and smack in the middle of the crosshairs sits Apple.

The Australian Government has made recommendations for further protections for telco consumers, including a strengthening of the Telecommunications Ombudsman.

A provider of cyber security services to the government has spoken out about the weaknesses that dog the Federal Government's My Health Record system, claiming it cannot guarantee the privacy of sensitive Australian information.

If Australian health data brokers are looking for a buyer with plenty of money, then they need look no further than the world's biggest search engine Google who is ready to slurp it up, says Sam Varghese.

Financial data stolen from British Airways in a recent attack by a group known as Magecart is being hawked on the dark web, the researchers who attributed the attack claim.

South Australian satellite start-up Myriota has teamed up with the Australian Institute of Marine Science to deploy marine drifters with satellite-connected sensors that can track currents, sea surface water temperature and barometric pressure of the ocean in real time.

Ok, so Android tablets that can make phone calls aren't new, but even so, a 2018 Android Tablet running Android Oreo 8.1 Go for $129 is almost an essential purchase, says Alex Zaharov-Reutt.

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