| Today on iTWire | This Afternoon Access4 offers Broadsoft contact solution in Australian market Written by Peter Dinham Unified Communication as a Service (UCaaS) provider, Access4, is hosting a deployment of Broadsoft’s newly released contact centre solution, BroadSoft CC-One. Read more... Hostplus tips $85 million into Artesian VC Written by Peter Dinham The Hostplus industry superannuation fund has invested $85 million in Australian seed stage Venture Capital firm Artesian to bring the VC platform’s total investment funds… Read more... Fox Sports, NEP ink new six-year production deal Written by Peter Dinham Fox Sports has sealed a new six-year deal with outsourced production solutions company NEP Australia which the two companies claim will “usher in the future… Read more... Why I gave up on Microsoft: a developer's tale Written by Sam Varghese A young Vietnamese developer has decided to give up on Windows Store and the Microsoft app ecosystem after experiencing what he claims was the company's… Read more... Windows 10 least secure of Windows versions: study Written by Sam Varghese Windows 10 was the least secure of of current Windows versions in 2016, with 46% more vulnerabilities than either Windows 8 or 8.1, according to… Read more... Samsung announces Galaxy Book, Galaxy Tab S3 and Gear VR with controller Written by Ray Shaw Samsung has used the Mobile World Congress to announce two models of its new Windows 10 Galaxy Book, an Android Galaxy Tab S3, and an… Read more... Nokia releases three new smartphones and a retro candy-bar feature phone Written by Ray Shaw Nokia, once the world’s largest smartphone maker, has a new home — HMD — and it has been busy devising three new Android smartphones and… Read more... More SHA-1 attacks likely after script, website come online Written by Sam Varghese More attacks on SHA-1 can be expected after a security researcher took apart the PDFs which were released last week to illustrate the means of… Read more... Huawei P10 and P10+ with Leica Dual lens photography Written by Ray Shaw Huawei’s new P10 and P10+ build on the P9 and Mate 9 heritage reinforcing that this company can design and manufacture flagship-class devices the equal… Read more... Probe team looks to indict Samsung heir: report Written by Sam Varghese The investigating team that is looking into the allegations of bribery, related to a corruption scandal, against the arrested heir of the Samsung Group, Lee… Read more... This Morning LG G6 – the new big screen that fits in your hand Written by Ray Shaw LG was the first at the Mobile World Congress to announce its new flagship G6 – a 5.7” screen that fits into a traditional 5.2”… Read more... Telstra, Ericsson testing IoT network across Australia Written by Sam Varghese Telstra and Ericsson have used network software across Australia to enable a Cat-M1 LTE network that will allow for the deployment of Internet of Things… Read more... MWC – Mobile World Congress 2017 announcements Written by Ray Shaw New smartphones are coming from Huawei, LG, Nokia, Sony, Moto and many more at the MWC that runs in Barcelona, Spain from 27 February to… Read more... How smartphone brand loyal are you? Not very, claims Finder survey Written by Ray Shaw Australians may not be as loyal to their current brand of smartphone as the makers would like, according to a brand switch survey from finder.com.au. Read more... Huawei Mate 9 delivers a whole lot of phone (review) Written by Ray Shaw From the moment you see the dark chocolate “Huawei Design” box adorned with the subtle red Leica Dual camera logo, to the unboxing of a… Read more... Samsung’s Galaxy A5/7 – A Galaxy not very far away (review) Written by Ray Shaw Samsung trickles down the features from its premium Galaxy S series to next year’s mid-range A series. There is a lot on offer in the… Read more... Torvalds patches git to mitigate against SHA-1 attacks Written by Sam Varghese Linux creator Linus Torvalds says two sets of patches have been posted for the distributed version control system git to mitigate against SHA-1 attacks which… Read more... Google releases details of another Windows bug Written by Sam Varghese Google has increased the pressure on Microsoft to issue security fixes before its scheduled date of 14 March, with the search giant disclosing details of… Read more... VIDEO: iPhone 7 Plus seen smouldering in Tweeted video, Apple investigating Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Twitter user @briannaolivas_ has posted a video of her iPhone 7 Plus with smoke coming out of the left hand side, with Apple to investigate. Read more... Chinese smartphones hot on Apple's heels in 2017 Written by Ray Shaw Apple’s slender market share lead over Huawei or OPPO/vivo may slip in 2017 from number two globally, to number three or even four, a research… Read more... Cloudflare fixes serious bug that leaked user data Written by Sam Varghese Content delivery network Cloudflare has revealed that it recently fixed a serious software bug in its infrastructure that may have led to the exposure of… Read more... Fallout: WebKit repository broken by SHA-1 collision Written by Sam Varghese The SHA-1 collision attack unveiled on Thursday has claimed its first victim, with the version control system used by the WebKit browser engine becoming corrupted… Read more... SugarCRM deployment supports Wesley Mission Qld Written by Peter Dinham Wesley Mission Queensland has deployed SugarCRM software to enable a single view of its customers, initially across its customer service, marketing, fundraising, in home care… Read more... Square launches virtual terminal for payments Written by Peter Dinham Payments technology company Square has launched a virtual terminal that allows businesses to accept payments directly from a Web browser on the Square dashboard. Read more... Spirit Telecom connects ‘superfast’ Internet to Eureka Written by Peter Dinham Telecommunications and Internet services provider Spirit Telecom has deployed its claimed “superfast” Internet network in Melbourne’s iconic 297.3-metre high Eureka Tower building to service 575… Read more... Sheridan takes up NetComm CEO post as company reports loss Written by Peter Dinham NetComm Wireless acting chief executive Ken Sheridan has moved into the top post permanently as the telecommunications hardware manufacturer announced its financials for the first… Read more... Danny’s Moto’ing along nicely (interview) Written by Ray Shaw A pioneer, and once the major force in mobile communications, Motorola has been through some interesting times. Back in 2011 Google bought Motorola Mobility, its… Read more... Australian pentester finds remote flaws in industrial switches Written by Sam Varghese An Australian penetration tester has discovered remotely exploitable flaws in switches made by the American companies Red Lion Controls and AutmationDirect that could be exploited… Read more... Sponsored Announcements Women & Diversity in Data The lack of diversity in data and analytics roles is still a major challenge for most organisations, with a recent study on women in technology… Read more... Gartner again positions Yellowfin in Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms For the fourth consecutive year, Business Intelligence vendor Yellowfin places in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms. (*1) report. Read more... Carbon Black only vendor to secure perfect prevention score in NSS Labs’ advanced endpoint protection - test stopped all attacks Carbon Black, a leader in next-generation endpoint security, has announced it achieved 100% block rate and 100% total coverage score in NSS Labs’ Advanced Endpoint… Read more... Want to Develop a Cross-platform App? Read This First! Developing a cross-platform application is now one of the preferred options when creating a mobile application. The convenience that it provides – one source code… Read more... Data storage lifespans: how long will media really last? By Marina Brook, Managing Director APAC, StorageCraft The sad truth about data storage is that no medium for data storage will last forever. Most of… Read more... ‘Realising business value’ from IT a key for leading IT executive Sean Elwick, St Vincent's Health group IT Director of Transformation, is a man who, by his own admission, is passionate about realising business value from… Read more... |
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