| Today on iTWire | This Afternoon Global 5G takeup exploding to half a billion by 2022: Ericsson Written by Peter Dinham Worldwide subscriptions of 5G networks are predicted to reach half a billion in 2022, according to a new mobility report from Ericsson which says that… Read more... Mobile link to reduced male fertility: study Written by Sam Varghese Scientists at the University of Newcastle have found that a majority of studies looking for possible negative effects of mobile phone use on the male… Read more... Optus, Huawei claim speed of 35Gbs with 5G trial Written by Peter Dinham Optus and Huawei have claimed a single user transmission speed of 35 gigabits per second achieved over the 73 GHz band in a 5G speed… Read more... VIDEO: Domino’s drones on about actual ‘world-first’ pizza drone delivery in NZ Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Pizza-by-drone a reality with world-first customer deliveries in New Zealand Drone deliveries of pizza are now a reality, with the claim of the ‘first commercial… Read more... Is an encrypted smartphone in your privacy protected future? Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Smartphones designed to protect the identity and data of users have been developed by Sydney tech company, NCryptcellular. Read more... More advanced tech means more threats: prediction Written by Sam Varghese Global cybersecurity company Forcepoint says the increasing convergence between the physical and digital realms will create a number of new avenues for exploitation by nefarious… Read more... Get those old photos out of the shoebox with Google PhotoScan Written by Stephen Withers Google has released its PhotoScan app to make digitising old photos less of a chore, along with an updated version of Google Photos. Read more... iPhone 7 burns pregnant Aussie Written by Ray Shaw There have been multiple, verified cases of Apple’s new iPhone 7 and Plus overheating, causing burns, and catching fire. Read more... Some Android phones sent data to China: claim Written by Sam Varghese A mobile security company affiliated with the US government claims to have identified several Android devices that transmit users' personal data to third-party servers in… Read more... Impressions: Dishonored 2 – more tense sneaky action Written by Mike Bantick One of the most revered games of all time was Warren Spector’s Deus Ex. The reason was just how refreshing the approach of a multi-solution… Read more... Facebook Fake News - what's news? Written by Ray Shaw There is too much news today. How do aggregators like Google News, Facebook News and others know it is the truth, the whole truth and… Read more... This Morning Motorola veteran Berriz to join NetComm Wireless Written by Sam Varghese Communications firm NetComm Wireless has appointed Sergio Berriz to the newly created post of senior vice-president engineering. Read more... Microsoft and Code.org announce free Minecraft Hour of Code tutorial Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Just in time for Computer Science Education Week in the US, from 5 to 11 December, both Microsoft and Code.org "believe the new offering will… Read more... WhatsApp? Video calling on WhatsApp, that’s what’s up Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt What’s up with WhatsApp not having video calling? Well, wait up no longer – video calling is arriving over "the coming days". Read more... 20 years of ‘Designed by Apple in California’ book launches – by Apple Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Apple has launched a new "photo book" telling the story of design at Apple over the past 20 years in small or large sizes. Read more... Telstra launches smart home hub, apps and devices Written by Peter Dinham Telstra has launched its Smart Home range of products, including door and window sensors, motion sensors, Wi-Fi cameras, light bulbs, smart power outlets and smart… Read more... Dotz Nano makes ASX debut, seals S$20m research centre deal with NTU Singapore Written by Peter Dinham Nano-technology company, Dotz Nano, debuted on the ASX on Tuesday following a successful $6 million capital raising. Read more... Kantar: Flagship models boost post-paid customer base for Optus Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Kantar's latest data for the telco carrier share barometer in Australia to September 2016 "shows smartphone penetration up to 87% among Australian consumers aged 16+,… Read more... University of Nottingham Malaysia campus gets a pro Bro with Ruckus Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Brocade, the company that acquired Ruckus Wireless, and which is now being acquired by Broadcom, has done a major wireless deal with the University of… Read more... Foxtel: HBO renews Westworld, Divorce and Insecure for second seasons Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Purveyors of fine televisual programming, HBO, have confirmed the "second seasons of its hit 2016 debut fantasy drama series Westworld, and comedies Divorce and Insecure",… Read more... Why?! Qantas delays in-flight Wi-Fi across entire domestic fleet until 2018 Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Despite promising the rollout of in-flight Wi-Fi from "early 2017", which it actually will still do with one plane, it won’t be until 2018 that… Read more... Trend Micro opens new ANZ HQ in Sydney Written by Ray Shaw As the cyberwar heats up, more cyber-security vendors are finding local support for Australia and New Zealand is vital. Read more... Two senior appointments at Veriluma Written by Stephen Withers Analytics software provider Veriluma has appointed Mark Carrick as vice-president of global public safety and Stuart Nettleton as chief data scientist. Read more... It's got a backbeat, you can't lose it, any old time you use it Written by Ray Shaw Plantronics has just released updated versions of the BackBeat Fit and Pro 2 wireless headphones. With apologies to Chuck Berry, “Just let me hear some… Read more... Nvidia and Microsoft put Tesla GPUs in Azure cloud Written by Stephen Withers Microsoft and Nvidia have teamed up to push AI on premises and in the cloud. Read more... IBM adds Nvidia GPUs to Power8 server for enterprise AI applications Written by Stephen Withers The IBM Server for AI Enterprise combines the benefits of IBM's Power8 CPU with Nvidia's Tesla P100 GPUs. Read more... Sponsored Announcements Which JavaScript Framework is Best for You? A JavaScript framework has become one of the preferred backbones in building a website. As it would be nigh on impossible to evaluate all of… Read more... Influential Futurist H.B. Siegel (Pixar/ILM/Amazon) Comes to Sydney H.B. Siegel’s current job title of Principal Investigator might sound rather mundane, like some kind of local school inspector. However, once you learn his employer… Read more... Analytics vendor Yellowfin to enable infographics and beautiful dashboards with 7.3 launch Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, has positioned itself as the leading modern BI platform for creating code-free analytical applications, purpose-built analytic… Read more... Mobileum acquired by Audax Private Equity Leading telco and big data analytics company Mobileum has been acquired by Boston Massachusetts-based private equity firm Audax in a deal which Mobileium says will… Read more... Yellowfin to reveal advanced data visualization capabilities during Yellowfin 7.3 launch Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, is set to unveil a number of new advanced data visualization capabilities during the launch of… Read more... How SD-WAN segmentation cuts network complexity By Graham Schultz, Sales Director Australia and New Zealand, Silver Peak There are multiple reasons why the IT industry is so excited about software-defined wide… Read more... |
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