Vodafone, Telstra and Optus customers have sparked a wave of iPhone X telco pre-orders in Australia, with Spark sparking its own sales in NZ, as the world now waits for 3 November.

Still avoiding Apple Pay, Westpac's PayWear delivers contactless microchip payments from your account using a silicone wristband or a ‘keeper’ device that easily attaches to an existing watch or fitness band.

Vastly better than a stud-finder on steroids, an Android app-connected hardware device lets you see through walls to detect pipes, wood, wiring, even mice, with its parent tech used in medicine to see into people.

Broadband network services at around 400 Air Force, Navy and Army sites across Australia are to be provided by NBN Co, the company building the National Broadband network, through a new partnership with the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

BlackBerry has launched new cybersecurity consulting services with particular focus on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance and connected automobile security.

It’s PAXAUS time again. The Penny Arcade Expo travels to the Southern Hemisphere once a year - Melbourne loves this celebration of geekdom.

Global software applications and outsourcing services provider Civica has been selected by Queensland's Ipswich City Council to deploy its digital transformation software in all the council’s libraries.

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