| Today on iTWire | This Morning AirPods now on sale, shipping goes to 4 weeks in US but next Monday in OZ Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Apple’s long-awaited wireless Bluetooth AirPods have finally gone on sale exclusively online, and not just in the US but Australia, too - where the delivery… Read more... Australian, NZ businesses on the move to subscription revenue models Written by Peter Dinham The so-called subscription economy is moving towards a subscription billing model which, according to new research, will meet the rising demands of consumers for greater… Read more... Freelancer expands in Latin American market with new acquisitions Written by Peter Dinham Australia’s global freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace, Freelancer.com, has continued its international expansion, securing the ownership of Spanish and Portuguese freelancing marketplaces with the acquisition of… Read more... SpeedCast launches new email solution for maritime industry Written by Peter Dinham Australian-listed global satellite communications and network service provider, Speedcast, has released its SpeedMail Business Unlimited, service for the maritime industry. Read more... IA: no levy on telcos, but ‘better marketing, more compelling product’ needed for NBN Written by Peter Dinham Internet Australia chief Laurie Patton has described the federal government's proposal to introduce a levy on telcos to compensate the NBN for “increasing losses being… Read more... Optus hits a six with rights to Women’s Big Bash League Written by Peter Dinham Optus has secured the live broadcast rights for cricket’s Women’s Big Bash League 2016/17 season. Read more... Telstra addresses IT professionals shortage with new academy to train own experts Written by Peter Dinham Facing an industry-wide shortage of IT talent, particularly professionals with security and network expertise, Telstra has decided to start a Business Technology Services academy to… Read more... IT, comms executives back in demand after previous declines, says EL Consult Written by Peter Dinham The slide in demand for executives in the IT and communications sector was arrested in November after a period of decline, according to the latest… Read more... 2016 – the year of big brother Written by Ray Shaw The year 2016 may go down as the year rivalling George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 – the final coffin nail to a person’s right to… Read more... Apple fixes a raft of vulnerabilities with iOS 10.2 Written by Stephen Withers iOS 10.2 is here, delivering the promised "beautifully designed" emoji. But the vulnerabilities it fixes are far more important. Read more... Hipages hires Ragone as its first CTO Written by Stephen Withers Find-a-tradie service hipages has appointed Paolo Ragone as its first chief technical officer. Read more... The past is so yesterday – a millennial's view of cybersecurity Written by Ray Shaw The world’s first MS-DOS computer virus, “Brain” created in 1986 — 30 years ago — was so primitive compared to the malware of today that… Read more... Tuesday Afternoon Divvy adds hotel carparks to its parking platform Written by Peter Dinham Online car parking platform Divvy Parking is partnering with hotel managment group TFE Hotels to roll out its smart parking solution, allowing users of the… Read more... Fibre optics firm plans to offer 10Gbps speeds Written by Sam Varghese Fibre optics provider Fiber Corp plans to disrupt the broadband market by offering speeds between 200Mbps and 10Gbps to high-rise residential and commercial developments in… Read more... Aussies say Gidday to Huawei Mate 9 Written by Ray Shaw Huawei’s Mate 9, a 5.9” phablet, will hit Aussie shores in Q1, 2017. The phablet has been getting great international reviews and shares the P9's… Read more... Global Insurtech platform revenues to hit US$235 billion in 5 years: Juniper Written by Peter Dinham Fintech platforms are forecast to garner revenues of almost US$235 billion globally by 2021, from providing services to the worldwide insurance industry. Read more... AI-created Christmas song has little festive cheer Written by Sam Varghese An attempt to get a Christmas song written and sung using a form of artificial intelligence has not turned out to be very inspiring. Read more... 1ST Group branches into pet care market with new portal Written by Peter Dinham Australian online heath portal group 1ST Group, has diversified into the pet care market with the launch of a new portal for pet services, starting… Read more... Students find it easy to track people through metadata Written by Sam Varghese Three primary school students, who had access to metadata similar to that which has been available to Australian government agencies since October 2015, were able… Read more... Crucial DDR4, 2666MT/s server memory – get some fast! Written by Ray Shaw Crucial has released DDR4 server DIMMs in 8-64GB capacities with a speed of 2666 MT/s for increased performance and bandwidth within data centres and hyper-scale environments. Read more... Freeview gives free-to-air TV services a boost in Aussie market Written by Peter Dinham The Freeview free digital TV service is claiming strong growth in the Australian market with household penetration of its service reaching the 20% mark this… Read more... Microsoft claims 'best' Surface sales, but offers no numbers Written by Sam Varghese Microsoft says that November was its best month yet for Surface sales but offered no numbers to back up the claims. Read more... VR or virtual shambles Written by Ray Shaw ANALYSIS Virtual Reality (VR) needs standards, and fast. If there is one thing I have learned, each manufacturer has a different take on what constitutes… Read more... Top pet names of 2016 Written by Ray Shaw As iTWire readers have a proclivity for pets and chew up so many bytes viewing grumpy cat and cute dog videos, we thought you might… Read more... Apple blocks Samsung pay app for iPhones Written by Sam Varghese Apple has refused a Samsung pay app for iOS a place in its App Store, according to a report in the South Korean publication, The… Read more... H&R Block finds inkjet printer cheaper than laser Written by Stephen Withers Tax accountant H&R Block Mudgee has slashed its printing costs by installing an Epson WorkForce Pro. Read more... Sponsored Announcements Ballistix improves CPU and GPU performance with top gaming memory Proves fast, easy, and affordable way to up your game SYDNEY, 24 November 2016 – For more than a decade, Ballistix has injected speed and… Read more... If storage were invented today, here’s what it would look like Let us picture the ideal storage platform if the technology were invented today, without limitations, pre-conceived ideas or restrictions. Read more... 2017: SD-WAN advances towards mainstream David Hughes, Founder and CEO of Silver Peak, takes a look at what next year holds for networking technology. Hughes has been awarded more than… Read more... A Bumper Christmas eClub Event Celebrates 20 Years of Offis Multi-Cloud Services Sydney cloud services company Offis is celebrating its twentieth birthday in the only way it knows how: filling a room with some of the smartest… Read more... Yellowfin, La Trobe University launch partnership with analytics challenge award Australian-based global business intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, has officially launched its industry partnership with La Trobe University with the presentation of the… Read more... The Secrets to True Innovation - Amazon Futurist HB Siegel to Visit Australia Amazon may once have been ‘just’ an online bookseller, but how should anyone describe the company today? Its ever-growing retail operation aside, Amazon has also… Read more... |
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