The Australian (and presumably global) smartphone market is about to explode with yet another iPhone super-cycle, with Augmented Reality the new battleground as 1 in 3 already use AR apps - and more to come.

Australia's mobile broadband speeds are among the best in the world. But the one thing that prevents people depending on mobile accounts for their Internet use is data quotas. Mobile provider OVO is trying to remedy this.

Extending its SME offering with new ReadyApps, Vodafone says it’s offering “Personalised service, flexible plans and total communications solutions for Australian small businesses.”

British mainframe company Micro Focus has completed its merger with HPE's software business, in the process creating the globe's seventh largest pure-play business software company.

One of the people behind the Vivaldi and Opera browsers says Google suspended all his company's AdWords shortly after he voiced concerns about the data-gathering indulged in by the search giant and Facebook.

Australia National University has announced a 10-year program to drive an AI revolution in Australia. The ANU has announced “a major expansion to drive societal response to the artificial intelligence revolution.”

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