The business market for Ethernet switches appears to be feeling the effect of cloud computing, with sales in the first quarter of 2017 falling 21% year-on-year and 12% quarter-on-quarter, data from research firm IDC shows.

A campaign using a fake female persona to infect the Windows computers of people working in certain industries in the Middle East and North Africa with remote access trojans has been uncovered by the Counter Threat Unit of security company SecureWorks.

NBC International’s SVOD competitor and reality TV service, hayu, has already launched for some Fetch subscribers, and will be rolling out to all boxes in the coming weeks.

Presumably seeking to imbue its 4G coverage in Tasmania with a bit of Steppervescence, Vodafone Hutchison Australia’s communications nous sees it “investing $5 million in 18 new sites in Tasmania in 2017".

Presumably foreshadowing an official launch of the Amazon Echo in this part of the world, Amazon is looking to hire a linguist with an Australian background and excellent proficiency in Australian English.

Windows will move a step closer to making PCs and smartphones work together in the coming Build 16251. Windows 10 is to get iOS and Android linking.

An Australian Smart Cities Consortium has been launched by the University of Adelaide with the aim of helping to transform Adelaide into a smart city.

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