| Today on iTWire | This Afternoon Apple wins appeal on iPhone 6 and 6 Plus design in China Written by Sam Varghese Apple has won a patent design case over the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in China with a court overturning a verdict that it… Read more... Samsung to finally disable remaining Galaxy Note7s Written by Sam Varghese Samsung Electronics will finally get rid of the Galaxy Note7 device that caused it no end of problems last year, when several phones combusted. Read more... Optus ups the ante with new data heavy plans Written by Peter Dinham Optus is keeping up the pressure in the data-hungry mobile phone environment with its latest release of a new premium mobile plan giving customers 100GB… Read more... Tencent recruits AI expert to head Shenzhen lab Written by Sam Varghese Chinese Internet giant Tencent has appointed Dr Tong Zhang to lead its artificial intelligence laboratory in Shenzhen. Read more... Android O developer preview live Written by Ray Shaw Android has released Preview 1 for Android 8.x – or O as its being called and Oreo as many hope it will end up. Read more... SMBs swamped by $27 billion in unpaid debts, want government fix-it action Written by Peter Dinham Australian small businesses are owed an estimated $26 billion in unpaid debts by big businesses, according to a new report which says the levels of… Read more... Samsung adds DeX to Bixby in quest for S8 dominance Written by Ray Shaw Samsung plans to release a Desktop Experience (DeX) dock for the new Galaxy S8 and S8+ that converts the powerhouse smartphone into a desktop computer. Read more... OpenSSL licence change move riles some contributors Written by Sam Varghese The OpenSSL project is seeking to go ahead with a change of licence to the Apache Licence Version 2.0 but the way it is doing… Read more... Microsoft removes search from Docs.com after document leaks Written by Sam Varghese Microsoft has quietly removed the search function on its docs.com website "where users can discover, upload and share Office documents on their profile page". Read more... This Morning Security, tech issues recognised in change to IT Journalism Awards Written by Peter Dinham The 2017 IT Journalism Awards have been revamped to now include two new awards – one for the Best Information Security Journalist and the other… Read more... Global engineering leader appointed to post at University of Adelaide Written by Peter Dinham The University of Adelaide has appointed one of its own former graduates and academics and global engineering leader, Professor Anton Middelberg, as its new executive… Read more... University of Canberra, IP Australia, Pegasystems partner on ICT education, training Written by Peter Dinham Students at the University of Canberra will be provided with key skills and opportunities needed to help them gain employment as part of the next… Read more... HP’s 17” OMEN – a huge, powerful, laptop (review) Written by Ray Shaw OMEN is a state of mind, a will to win, and a pride in having one of the more powerful HP gaming laptops on the… Read more... HP Elite x3 Continuums to impress (review) Written by Ray Shaw There is only one way you should consider HP’s interesting Elite x3 – as one of the world’s smallest pocket computers that, as a benefit,… Read more... Google placing big-name ads on anti-Semitic YouTube videos: report Written by Sam Varghese Google ads for big-name brands are continuing to appear on unsavoury YouTube videos a week after the problem surfaced with the placement of advertising on… Read more... Illinois residents sue Microsoft over forced Windows 10 upgrades Written by Sam Varghese Forced Windows 10 upgrades have again landed Microsoft in court, this time in Illinois, with three residents of the state seeking redress for the company's… Read more... Any network claiming 100% security is dreaming: expert Written by Ray Shaw There is no such thing as a 100% secure network, especially if it is attached to the Internet, according to Sean Duca, vice-president and regional… Read more... Qualcomm goes vroom, vroom, vroom Written by Ray Shaw Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820am (automotive processor) is at the heart of some top-secret telemetry for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport F1 Grand Prix cars utilising 802.11AD multi-gigabit… Read more... Epson WorkForce Enterprise: high-speed departmental inkjets Written by Stephen Withers The 100ppm Epson WorkForce Enterprise WF-C20590 and its 75ppm sibling the WF-C17590 are designed to meet the speed and volume requirements of a departmental MFD… Read more... Sponsored Announcements Yellowfin to launch 7.3+ analytics platform in global webinar series MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 23 March 2017 – Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, is launching the latest version of its platform, Yellowfin 7.3+,… Read more... The On-demand skills economy The digital era has ushered in the skills economy. These days, the focus is on the notion of “any time, any place”. Welcome to the… Read more... Eight steps to more customer-centric IVR IVR systems slash contact centre costs and even win favour with callers when they get answers easier and faster. So why do IVR disaster stories… Read more... Women & Diversity in Data The lack of diversity in data and analytics roles is still a major challenge for most organisations, with a recent study on women in technology… Read more... Gartner again positions Yellowfin in Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms For the fourth consecutive year, Business Intelligence vendor Yellowfin places in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms. (*1) report. Read more... Carbon Black only vendor to secure perfect prevention score in NSS Labs’ advanced endpoint protection - test stopped all attacks Carbon Black, a leader in next-generation endpoint security, has announced it achieved 100% block rate and 100% total coverage score in NSS Labs’ Advanced Endpoint… Read more... |
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