Issued by Macquarie Bank, upmarket retailer Myer lets its customers link its new Visa credit card to Apple Pay and Android Pay, and is reported to be the first retailer to do so.

To Belong or not to Belong may well be the question on many people's list, especially those who love value-laden pre-paid style services, now that Belong has launched two tempting offerings.

Global fibre maker Corning is set for a legal battle with Australian communications hardware vendor Netcomm Wireless. Corning claims Netcomm's NDD-4100 distribution point unit, used in the NBN FttC rollout, "infringes" on one of its newly obtained patents, but Netcomm believes the case is "lacking merit".

A new report finds that "linear and video on demand viewing will be almost equal in just three years", with mobile viewing to soar and 1 in 3 consumers by 2020 to be virtual reality users.

With the adoption of IoT technologies having "more than doubled" since Vodafone launched its first Barometer in 2013, IoT is creating new services, transforming businesses and more.

Yangan and Emu Vale residents will receive "dedicated wide area mobile reception" with the site to be "co-funded by Optus, Queensland and federal governments".

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