The second quarter of 2018 marked the first time since the second quarter of 2010 that Apple did not figure in either the first or second positions for global smartphone market share, figures from market intelligence provider IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker show.

Faced with growing privacy concerns, the Federal Government has backed down over its controversial My Health Record system and said it would change the laws governing release of data.

Telstra has been named the fastest broadband provider in both the mobile and fixed broadband categories in the first two quarters of this year by Ookla, the company that provides the popular online Speedtest app for testing download and upload speeds.

However, telecommunications consumers’ advocate ACCAN and the Labor Opposition have welcomed the ACCC broadband monitoring report with both criticising shortfalls of ISPs in achieving maximum broadband speeds.

The human rights group Amnesty International says one of its staff has been targeted with powerful smartphone malware known as Pegasus which is sold by an Israel-based company NSO Group.

A smaller than usual rise in iPhone shipments has not prevented Apple from delivering its best June quarter, with the world's richest technology company registering revenue of US$53.3 billion for the third fiscal quarter.

Meanwhile, despite the constant media scrutiny, Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies has recorded a 15% rise in half-yearly earnings for the year, compared to the corresponding period a year ago.

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