| Today on iTWire | This Morning New rules proposed for accessing public number data Written by Sam Varghese The Australian Media and Communications Authority plans to change the Telecommunications Integrated Public Number Database Scheme of 2007 to allow more access by research industries. Read more... Sahota gets behind Lingmo’s new translation app Written by Peter Dinham IBM Watson master inventor and worldwide business development leader, Neil Sahota, has officially launched a new Australian-developed language translation technology which it is claimed is… Read more... CA, AMTA support for Productivity Commission proposals on data use, availability Written by Peter Dinham The Communications Alliance and the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) have given their broad support to the Productivity Commission’s proposals and aims to increase the… Read more... Telstra offers free calls from payphones for Xmas Written by Peter Dinham Australia’s biggest telco Telstra has caught the Christmas spirit, opening up its payphone network for free local, national and mobile calls until 28 December. Read more... Regulator approves transfer of Adelaide community radio licence Written by Peter Dinham The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has approved the transfer of the community radio broadcasting licence held by the University of Adelaide to Educational… Read more... Govt drops plans to sell off ASIC database Written by Sam Varghese The Australian government has bowed to public pressure and announced it would drop its plans to sell off the ASIC corporate database. Read more... Learning from the data: is style important? Written by Stephen Withers Individual differences need to be taken into account if organisations are to extract the maximum value from the data they collect and generate, a Qlik… Read more... Lif3 – smart chip (review) Written by Ray Shaw Lif3 smartchip could reduce smartphone radiation by up to 95% – that is the claim by maker Cellsafe. That statement cannot be proved or disproved… Read more... What excited me in 2016 – hybrids and convertibles Written by Ray Shaw According to IDC, hybrids — Windows 10, Microsoft Surface-like devices, and convertibles — are experiencing a 91% year-on-year growth while desktops/notebooks have seen 3.5% growth. Read more... Nokia’s new phones – back to the feature Written by Ray Shaw Iconic Nokia has made its comeback with a candy bar, candy coloured feature phone with buttons! Not at all what market watchers expected. Read more... OPPO 4K Blu-ray disc player – top draw Written by Ray Shaw Most Australian’s know of OPPO’s smartphones but its real heritage is in high-end, audiophile standard, devices like its new reference quality, UDP-203, 4K Ultra HD… Read more... Monday Afternoon Octet seals deal with Mastercard on global supplier payments Written by Peter Dinham Supply chain finance industry provider Octet Finance has forged an alliance with Mastercard to enable businesses to pay global suppliers. Read more... Cognizant acquiring Australia’s Adaptra Written by Peter Dinham Global IT and business process services provider Cognizant is acquiring Adaptra, a Sydney-based consulting, business transformation and IT services provider. Read more... NZ telecoms levy continues to rake in NZ$50m from industry Written by Peter Dinham The New Zealand Commerce Commission has now released its final decision on how much the country’s 15 telecommumnications providers will pay towards the NZ$50 million… Read more... NZ number portability continues for mobile users Written by Peter Dinham New Zealand's competition enforcement and regulatory agency, The Commerce Commission, will continue the regulation of number portability for both local and mobile telephone numbers for… Read more... What’s your story – what kids think of the Internet Written by Ray Shaw Security company Trend Micro has announced the winners of its “What’s your story” poster competition where children get to draw “what the Internet means to… Read more... Veriluma brings predictive analytics to DoD Written by Ray Shaw The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has contracted with Veriluma to build a prototype "Indicators and Warnings" model for climate and disaster preparedness using its… Read more... Journalist suffers epilepsy attack due to Twitter image Written by Sam Varghese Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald has suffered an epilepsy attack after a image, aimed at triggering precisely such an attack, was sent to him on… Read more... Panasonic Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AllPlay speaker (SC-ALL05 review) Written by Ray Shaw Panasonic has released a range of Wi-Fi, AllPlay, Bluetooth, speakers and devices that provide streaming, multiroom music. Read more... Google agrees to delay snooping on Gmail Written by Sam Varghese Google has agreed to change the way it scans emails destined for a Gmail user's inbox, following a class action lawsuit in California. Read more... Pronto targets BI services market with Pronto iQ Written by Stephen Withers Business software company Pronto has formed a new BI services division called Pronto iQ. Read more... Oracle blends big data, machine learning and SaaS Written by Stephen Withers Full-stack vendor Oracle's Adaptive Intelligent Applications draw on information from the Oracle Data Cloud to deliver intelligent outcomes via the company's business suites. Read more... Panasonic’s Wi-Fi/Bluetooth speaker plays CDs (SC-ALL7CD review) Written by Ray Shaw Panasonic’s new wireless speaker system, unimaginatively named SC-ALL7CD, instead of CDZilla, is so much more. It is easy to overlook what might be one of… Read more... Sponsored Announcements Ballistix improves CPU and GPU performance with top gaming memory Proves fast, easy, and affordable way to up your game SYDNEY, 24 November 2016 – For more than a decade, Ballistix has injected speed and… Read more... If storage were invented today, here’s what it would look like Let us picture the ideal storage platform if the technology were invented today, without limitations, pre-conceived ideas or restrictions. Read more... 2017: SD-WAN advances towards mainstream David Hughes, Founder and CEO of Silver Peak, takes a look at what next year holds for networking technology. Hughes has been awarded more than… Read more... A Bumper Christmas eClub Event Celebrates 20 Years of Offis Multi-Cloud Services Sydney cloud services company Offis is celebrating its twentieth birthday in the only way it knows how: filling a room with some of the smartest… Read more... Yellowfin, La Trobe University launch partnership with analytics challenge award Australian-based global business intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, has officially launched its industry partnership with La Trobe University with the presentation of the… Read more... The Secrets to True Innovation - Amazon Futurist HB Siegel to Visit Australia Amazon may once have been ‘just’ an online bookseller, but how should anyone describe the company today? Its ever-growing retail operation aside, Amazon has also… Read more... |
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