Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has opened an online university called Woz U to make it more affordable for students to gain a technology degree.

The Queensland Police's Task Force Argos, a specialised unit responsible for investigating online child exploitation and abuse, ran a child pornography site on the dark Web for almost a year after infiltrating it in the search for those who were behind the site.

NBN Co reckons access to its network is spurring South Australia's start-up culture, with newly commissioned research by demographer Bernard Salt pointing to entrepreneurialism booming "as local businesses embrace the service economy".

Huawei wants to own the high-end mid-range smartphone space at $499 with a 5.9-inch, 18:9 FHD+ screen, octa-core CPU, four cameras, two flashes, 4GB RAM and plenty more.

Under pressure after a series of articles in the US press made various claims about its links to Russian state authorities this week, security firm Kaspersky Lab appears to be reluctant to dismiss the allegations out of hand but has asked for proof.

iTWire has just returned from a Kaspersky event in Thailand where a number of questions were put to company officials about the Russia controversy. We have 11 videos of the event.

Samsung has seen a return to sales form, often thanks to sales promotions, with Apple still strong and growing in most places, while Chinese Android brands jostle competitively.

Qualcomm has fired another shot in its battle with Apple, filing lawsuits in China to try and stop the iPhone maker from selling and manufacturing phones in the country.

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