Australian media companies Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media have agreed to a merger, to be implemented by Nine acquiring all Fairfax shares. But this is no merger; this is Nine taking over Fairfax according to former Fairfax sub-editor Sam Varghese.

In the run-up to the special general meeting to be held by auDA, the Australian domain administrator, on Friday, an analysis of the current membership by one member shows that just four domain name vendors control 70% of those on the rolls.

Vodafone has created what it says is a "one-of-a-kind" roaming solution which will allow pilots with Australia’s national and international airline carrier, Qantas, to do away with filling out paperwork or relying on Wi-Fi to complete their pre and post flight checks.

Apple's iPhone sales in India have fallen sharply, with the company shipping less than a million units in the first half of 2018, according to figures from Counterpoint Research.

An initiative aimed at developing an enhanced audio-visual experience for motor vehicles and to capitalise on the latest advances in connectivity and multimedia technologies has been launched by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

The North American arm of Chinese shipping conglomerate Cosco has been hit by Windows ransomware, affecting communications at its US locations.

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