Recalcitrant Windows 7 and 8.x users have until 29 July to get the free Windows 10 upgrade – if they want it. After that date, it will cost US$119 for the 64-bit Home version and $199 for the Pro version for domain use.
Amaysim wants to take its success in the MVNO mobile market and replicate it in the broadband market, operating again as a ‘virtual network operator.’ To do this, amaysim has purchased 100% of the shares of "Australian Broadband Services Ptd Ltd", a company launched in 2012.
Telstra has launched a cloud management platform as the telco looks to make a broader range of cloud services available to businesses.
Secure Logic, a company in Sydney that has been involved in organising the iVote system used in NSW elections since 2011, says the process of extending electronic voting to the federal level would not be overly problematic.
Reports are emerging of increasing theft of smartphones from Pokemon GO players and selling of Pokemon accounts – a level 21 can earn US$600.
International research company IDC is predicting sales of over 100 million fitness trackers in 2016 – not bad for a category created less than two years ago. However, security is sadly lacking on most, and the results will concern many users.
The wash-up from the federal election has seen the appointment of Greg Hunt as Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science.
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