Android phone owners beware. Google will delete back-ups of Android devices, after warning users who have not used their devices for two weeks and without telling them how long it will take before the back-ups are removed.

South Australia is aiming to develop a mining technology services sector that is a global player with the investment of $14.6 million in a research consortium.

Macquarie Bank has launched an open banking platform which it claims will give customers control over their banking data and the ability to securely manage sharing it.

Australian battery company Redflow has secured the second international sale of its ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow batteries for US$600,000, with Auckland-based Hitech Solutions placing another order.

Finance ministers from EU countries have offered cautious support for a plan to draft new tax rules for multinational technology companies like Google and Facebook.

South Australia is aiming to develop a mining technology services sector that is a global player with the investment of $14.6 million in a research consortium.

Storage and data management company NetApp's storage-as-a-service offering is now available on the NSW Government's GovDC Marketplace and can be used by agencies for managing the increasing volumes of data.

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