Government agencies are dumping SAP and Oracle big time if we are to believe one of their competitors. Enterprise software provider Rimini Street says over 10 Australian federal and state government agencies have switched their enterprise software support to Rimini Street.

An American man has leaked details on the Web about individuals who have been diagnosed with HIV in Singapore, having apparently having obtained the information from a man with who he had a relationship.

Chinese telecoms equipment provider Huawei has been hit with criminal charges by the US, with the indictments being unveiled on Monday, the first day after a government shutdown, and just a couple of days before the US and China resume talks on a trade dispute.

Telecommunications provider TPG Telecom has cancelled plans for rolling out a mobile network, and said the ban imposed by the Australian Government on Chinese telecommunications equipment provider Huawei Technologies as the main reason.

Smartphone shipments to China stood at 396 million units in 2018 or a 14% drop from 2017, their lowest levels since 2013, with the latest quarter marking a 15% year-on-year drop and the seventh straight quarter of declines.

Meanwhile, Apple continues to lead the premium smartphone market — defined as devices priced above US$400 — followed by Samsung, according to figures for 2018 from the analyst firm Counterpoint Research.

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