Global sales of smartphones fell by a fifth (20.4%) in the second quarter of the year, the technology research firm Gartner says, adding that this meant only 295 million units were sold during the period.

The Australian media code of conduct calls for digital platforms to pay for the use of news content produced by media. Why is it so difficult for people to comprehend this asks Sam Varghese in his commentary.

Global security vendor Fortinet and NEC Australia have partnered to launch a managed cloud virtual private network (VPN) which they say is aimed at meeting the demands of the modern, distributed workforce.

Australia's second biggest telco Singtel Optus has teamed up with Swedish telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson to make what it claims is the world's first 2300 + 3500MHz 5G non-standalone carrier aggregation call.

Peripherals maker Epson has launched a new projector, the EH-TW5700, in Australia which has in-built Chromecast to enable viewing of content from smartphones and Android tablets.

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