Purchases of both Android and Apple smartphones fell in the first quarter of the year, with a combined drop of 23%, the data insights company Kantar said in a statement on Thursday.

The telecommunications regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) says it is continuing to respond to industry requests for regulatory relief and other actions due to the COVID 19 pandemic.

A number of indicators for IT spending backs forecasts that while 2020 may see a decrease in overall tech spending, there is scope for short-term investments by businesses as part of their response to the coronavirus pandemic.

British telecommunications provider BT will use equipment from Swedish manufacturer Ericsson for the core parts of its 5G network, with the dual-mode 5G core to be deployed on BT's network cloud.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple's latest iPhone, the second generation iPhone SE is going on sale this month.

COVID 19: Tech industry trade association CompTIA has launched an “anytime, anywhere” online testing option for its certification exams as part of its response to the Coronavirus outbreak.

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