Chinese telecoms giant Huawei for the first time ever has surpassed Apple to secure the number 2 vendor ranking in worldwide smartphone sales, according to a newly published report.

US-based transport systems company Cubic has secured a contract valued at $50 million as part of the project to provide Sydney’s claimed world-first intelligent transport management system.

Google has come under pressure from 14 human rights organisations in the US to drop its plan to launch a censored version of its search engine in China.

Security companies regularly hype the dangers of operating online in order to scare the bejesus out of ordinary people – that's nothing new. But when one of them gets caught and put firmly in place (Checkpoint), it certainly merits some mention.

Optus has announced that Brisbane-based IT services company Brennan IT will migrate products and services to the National Broadband Network (NBN) using its Evolve platform.

Global telecommunications software and services provider MNF Group has reported a net profit after tax of $11.9 million for the financial year ending June, with revenue of $220.7 million, the latter figure being an increase of 15% on the previous financial year.

A bio-optics diagnostic device that can reveal blood clot formation and help identify people who risk suffering a stroke or a heart attack has been invented and tested by engineers and biochemists at the Australian National University.

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