Hi John, The global smartphone market cooled further in the third quarter of 2023, with technology analyst firm Canalys saying it had undergone a fall of 1% year-on-year.
Global shipments of PCs amounted to 64.8 million units in the third quarter of 2023, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that this represented a 9% year-on-year decline. Australian-listed Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ) Head of Private Cloud, Jonathan Staff, has called on Australian enterprises and technology providers to do more to lay down the right foundations on which to build AI, warning that cutting corners will come with major risks down the line. The ACCC has accepted NBN Co’s latest proposed variation to its Special Access Undertaking (SAU), which includes measures designed to protect consumers from sharp price rises, reduce barriers to entry for new retailers and create incentives to fix systemic issues that drive poor NBN consumer experience. The Australian Communications and Media Authority has flagged another company, this time, Australian ticketing firm Ticketek, for sending around misleading 98,000 texts and emails in 2022, and has been fined $515,040 for breaching rules. The value of QR code payments in the transportation market will skyrocket by 176% over the next five years, with China, India, and Malaysia named as market leaders, according to research firm Juniper Research. And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com. Josh Martinez, newsletter editor, iTWire
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