Mindful of the fierce competition from MVNO players, Telstra has quietly released an impressive batch of new post-paid, month-to-month casual plans, with generous data allowances, unlimited access to Telstra Air and for iPhone users - wait for it - Visual Voicemail.

iOS 11 Public Beta 2 has launched over weekend and, according to resident tech evangelist Alex Zaharov-Reutt, who says this first public beta of iOS he has braved for many years, it is “looking solid and stable.”

Microsoft is releasing a new iPhone app — in the US only for now — that “sees” for you and narrates the world around you.

Music streaming service Pandora is set to close its Australian and NZ operations, with the day the music dies after 31 July, to “laser focus” its operations on the US.

On Wednesday, 19 July, Samsung is launching its Galaxy Tab 3 Android tablet, and its Galaxy Book 2-in-1 running Windows 10 – here’s a preview.

It is one thing to stand before a podium, as Moses did on the mount, and promulgate laws. It is quite another thing to put those laws into effect, especially when they cover encryption, opines Sam Varghese

Indonesia has moved to limit access to the messaging app Telegram and also threatened a complete ban on the use of the app in the country.

And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com.

Have a great day!

Stan Beer, Editor in Chief, iTWire

ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com

Contact:

andrew.matler@itwire.com

0412 390 000

Unsubscribe me from this list