The Australian IT world was shocked and saddened to hear of the untimely passing of veteran technology journalist and analyst Graeme Philipson as the result of a freak accident outside of his Sydney home..



Promising an inspiring audio walking experience with its new "Time to Walk" feature within the subscription Apple Fitness+ service, Apple says the episodes feature "personal stories, photos, and music from influential people to inspire Apple Watch users to walk more".

Chris Hancock, CEO of AARNet, has been made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2021 Australia Day Honours.

Data protection specialist Veritas Technologies has released NetBackup 9 with new features to simplify operations and increase backup flexibility across edge, core and cloud.

Intel subsidiary Moovit has released analysis of millions of users’ journey requests in over 100 cities across 28 countries, combined with user research, revealing that due to COVID-19, 31% of Australians want to know how crowded a mass transport vehicle is before boarding, and 24% demand mobile payment to ride safely in 2021.

Promising to deliver "unparalleled collaboration and productivity" with "real-time intelligent data to existing business workflows", Motorola says its new MOTOTRBO Ion is a "next generation business-ready smart radio with voice, broadband data and multimedia capabilities to connect teams, inform operations and keep businesses running smoothly."

On the 25th of January, ten days after ASIC became aware of a cyber security incident affecting a server used by ASIC, the world was notified of the ASIC hack attack..

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