Dynabook is the new brand name for Toshiba, now owned by Foxconn and Sharp, with the company launching two new Satellite Pro models from sub-A$1000 prices with the usual Core-i3, 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD entry-level options for the C40 at least, but more powerful models are available.

Debit card provider eftpos has announced an updated digital product and technology rollout scheduled for the next two years which it claims will create greater value, ease and security for consumers and businesses by enabling “compelling innovations” for members, Fintechs and retailers that enhance the digital commerce experience.

There are things we all know we should do; floss our teeth, phone our mothers, wear clean underwear … and protect our online identity with unique passwords and authentication security. If you’re not doing these things it’s time to start and Yubico can help with the latter.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has snubbed US demands to exclude Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies from Germany's 5G networks, with legislation, that sets strict conditions for its participation, being sent to the Bundestag.

Cloud security provider Zscaler has appointed Steve Singer to the role of ANZ regional vice president and country manager.

Communications provider Motorola Solutions has signed a new deal valued at approximately $100 million with the Victorian Government, extending its agreement to provide the government with a dedicated emergency data communications managed service for use by Ambulance Victoria.

More than six billion eSIM-capable devices will be shipped over the next five years, the technology research firm Counterpoint Research has forecast, adding that this would include those using both eUICC and iUICC technologies.

The raw audio of a 75-minute phone call between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Obama era State Department attorney Cliff Johnson in August 2011 gives credence to claims made by the whistleblower organisation that a rogue former employee was behind the leak of unredacted classified State Department cables.

Australian machine learning company Trellis Data has successfully completed a funding round for growth capital, raising $3 million with support from lead investor, CSIRO’s Main Sequence Ventures..

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