The South Australian Government has allocated $555,015 to Optus to build and operate four new mobile phone base stations in the State after $2 million it committed towards the Federal Government’s mobile black spots program was not fully utilised.

Facebook faces the threat of being shut down in Thailand after it failed to remove 131 posts out of a list of 309, with the ultimatum being issued to the social media giant last Thursday.

Netflix video-on-demand app will no longer work on the millions of Android devices that have been rooted – a method of allowing kernel access for side loaded and other programs that could enable piracy.

Australians are concerned about mobile security but the majority aren’t doing enough about it, according to research which reveals that 40% have been victim to a mobile security breach, according to PayPal.

Security companies around the world were falling over themselves during the last few days in order to try and eke some publicity out of the WannaCry Windows ransomware episode. While some managed to get a bit of the spotlight, one company that took a beating was Sophos.

Undeterred by the fact that its statement about a new version of the WannaCry ransomware without a kill switch proved to be false, Kaspersky Lab is ploughing ahead with new speculation, this time claiming that the malware could have originated in North Korea.

As the countdown continues for Amazon's entry into the Australian market, a senior official at a global enterprise software company has suggested that adopting an omni-channel approach might be the best way for Australian online retailers to maintain their appeal to consumers.

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