Australia’s telecommunications regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) says the deployment of 5G technology in Australia is a step closer, with applications for millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum to be provided in the 26 and 28 GHz bands from November.

It has taken Microsoft a few months, but the software behemoth has finally decided to start rolling out mouse and trackpad support to Office for iPad users in a phased rollout that will take about two weeks.

A total of 100,000 households will test out the infrastructure for next year's Australian census on Tuesday night, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says.

Circles.Life SIM products will now be available in Woolworths stores across Australia, and with 100GB from $38 among its plans and discounts available if you get a link from an existing customer friend, the Circles.Life lion wants to eat that "felix" cat.

Chinese smartphone maker OPPO has launched the two latest devices in its A Series in Australia, the A53s and the A53.

While Australian households are generally well aware of the nature of cybersecurity threats, they are less well prepared to protect themselves from evolving threats targeting smartphones, tablets and the growing number of devices that make up the digital environment within the home, according to new research.

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