Biometric authentication is key to future payments in Australia, according to a new survey which reveals that about a sixth - or 17% - of Aussies are interested in using a microchip in their hands to make payments easier.

The introduction of TPG's felix may well mark when the endless wireless data revolution truly arrived at last, with competition whipping up faster “speed caps” at affordable price points.

Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has sold its budget smartphone business, Honor, to Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology for an unspecified sum.

The information technology (IT) industry will morph in 2021, prompted by its response to the chaos of 2020 and affirmation that it is the central nervous system of our digital society, according to tech industry trade association CompTIA, in its latest IT industry outlook report.

The demand for 5G smartphones will increase next year with 39% of users indicating that their devices "must support 5G", with the figure going up to 58% for those who planned to upgrade, the telecommunications analyst firm Telsyte says.