The sabotage of Huawei’s smartphone business by the US Government has put Samsung back on the map in Europe during Q2, with the Korean company recording a spectacular surge and its highest market share for five years. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi had an even more impressive growth spurt in the quarter, according to UK based analyst firm Canalysis.

Taxi fleet operator Cabcharge Australia is partnering with business expense management provider SAP Concur in a move it says will eliminate the hassle of taxi receipts, and ensure an instant e-receipt for passengers for every Cabcharge trip.

The Canberra Innovation Network is partnering with the United States Embassy to stage a sports tech innovation day on 27 August in Canberra focusing on the practical application, commercialisation and scale up of sports technology from Canberra to worldwide markets.

The three main mobile telecommunications carriers in India, spooked by the US ban on Huawei and ZTE, have indicated that they may not use equipment from the two main Chinese telecoms companies for the core component of their 5G networks.

A Brisbane pizza store is claiming a new Australian record for fast food, by consistently delivering freshly made pizzas to customer’s houses in less than six minutes for an entire week, with the support of “world-first software” that gives its pizza chefs a head start.

The Federal Government is looking for input from regional and rural Australians on a new program designed to improve digital connectivity for people living in regional areas.

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