Who has the better smartphones - Apple or Google? Whether you’re testing the iPhone 7 Plus vs the Pixel, or the iPhone 7 Plus vs the Pixel XL, two tests show iPhones outperform the new Google Pixels.

A senior Apple official reassured the chairman of the Clinton presidential campaign that the tech giant would co-operate with the US government when it came to handing over "meta-data or any of a number of other very useful categories of data", as "strong encryption does not eliminate Apple's ability to give law enforcement" such data.

Optus and La Trobe University will co-invest up to $8 million in Victoria to support the establishment of a “digital university of the future”, a technology and innovation programme for a sports park and new cyber security university courses.

More solutions providers are joining the non-profit trade association CompTIA, with the organisation saying it is broadening its reach across the ICT industry and going from “strength to strength” since its launch in June last year.

Late customer payments are weighing heavily on many of Australia’s small business operators with the effects of the problem impacting their personal finances and the ability to cover expenses such as rent and power.

‘Aimed at seniors across the country’ to help them save money and learn more about smartphones, Vodafone’s new deals offer the first month free as a sweetener to switch to Vodafone.

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