Microsoft's Lumia sales have dived again: is there any way back?

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Ubuntu's supposedly secure app package format doesn't do much to improve security on the desktop, according to a well-known Linux kernel developer.

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Making the Android N Developer Preview available on some Sony smartphones is part of Google's move to test the OS more widely beyond Nexus before its official release.

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Windows 10 fans will soon have a new, cheaper 2-in-1 option than the Surface Pro 4 with Acer's $599 Switch Alpha 12.

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Beleaguered streaming service provider Quickflix has turned its cash flow around thanks to spending less on staff, advertising, and marketing.

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Uber has agreed to pay up to $100 million to settle class action lawsuits over whether its California drivers are employees or independent contractors, resolving a major challenge to its business model.

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Complaints about telcos to the ombudsman have risen over the last quarter, with Optus again experiencing the highest complaints ratio, followed by Telstra.

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Under a Shorten Labor government, Australia may finally receive data breach-notification laws.

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Michael Malone is replacing Internode founder Simon Hackett on the NBN board.

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The University of New South Wales has officially opened its quantum computing laboratories, where a team of researchers is racing to build the world's first quantum computer in silicon.

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Only three fibre-on-demand connections have been made since the option launched in March last year.

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LG is reportedly manufacturing 24 hours day to meet the demand for the new smartphone, with around twice as many G5 units sold in South Korea in its first three weeks than the G4 in its first month.

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Almost 20 people each day complain about NBN digging up driveways and nature strips when installing its FttX network.

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Dick's Sporting Goods has long partnered with eBay Enterprise on its e-commerce platform. Now, it's bringing the technology in-house. Learn the benefits and risks of this multi-million dollar IT bet.

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Chrome on mobile can now count itself a member of Google's one billion user club, joining YouTube, Maps, Google Play, and Gmail.

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The future of spying depends on gathering data, whether privacy campaigners like it or not.

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Rather than selling their malware as a one-off, virus writers are offering access to the latest exploit kits via on-demand services.

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Police are taking DDoS attacks seriously, as they are being used as a front to cover bigger assaults.

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Facebook's 900 million Messenger users can start making group voice calls today.

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Passengers arriving into Australia with names longer than 24 characters need to join the manual processing line due to a glitch in the current SmartGates system.

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The telco industry regulator has announced that it will substantially decrease the pricing for domestic transmission capacity services.

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The Australian Taxation Office has explained it is 'testing where companies have gone too far' in taking advantage of the existing international tax framework model.

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Vodafone and Regional Australia Institute have said telcos, government, business, and local communities must work together to bring reliable and fast internet access to regional areas.

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As part of a new culture of 'cyber-openness', the government is calling on the private sector to be more open about data breaches.

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Samsung's S-Detect applied to its ultrasound examination device RS80A uses big data to assist doctors in the diagnosis of breast tumours.

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RigNet Australia will expand its communications services across oil and gas companies in Australia thanks to gaining access to Optus' satellite capacity.

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Telstra's general manager for analytics has said the telco giant has been employing machine learning techniques in attempt to reduce the frustration of its distressed customers.

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The web server providing services for companies such as Netflix, Instagram, Airbnb, and Pinterest has been bolstered by an investment from Telstra Ventures.

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The government expects to fill 100 cybersecurity jobs in an announcement that claims Australia is in favour of an 'open and secure' internet.

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Opera is abandoning further work on its Opera Mini browser for Windows mobile devices.

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Microsoft has addressed a glitch that caused the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 not to wake up after being in sleep mode.

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Google's behaviour denies consumers a wider choice of mobile apps and services and stands in the way of innovation by other players, claims the European Commission.

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Google details progress on the Android patching problem, but its annual report shows there's still has a long way to go.

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Too many companies are still failing to get even the basics of cybersecurity right, warns cybersecurity chief.

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Google and Apple have been called out for dodgy tax practices in a report that examines the amount of tax paid by multinational and large private companies in Australia.

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Australia's former chief scientist Ian Chubb believes that in order to compete on a global economic scale, governments need to do more than just talk about what they want to achieve.

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The deal is aimed at boosting the equity fund's software portfolio.

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Samsung is following the lead of rival Apple with the announcements that the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge will be available in pink gold and that Samsung Pay will be rolled out in Singapore by 2Q16.

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Not-for-profit startup incubator MassChallenge is on its way to Australia thanks to a AU$280,000 incentive from the federal government.

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In response to reports that the copper being used in the FttN rollout in Perth is 'disastrous', NBN has said it is actually in a better state than anticipated.

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The Australian government has outlined that a large portion of the funds for ASIC will go towards upgrading its data analytics and surveillance capabilities, and data management systems.

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As part of a AU$1.6 million funding boost, the Victorian state government will be updating eight health services, swapping fax machines for digital reports.

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In another step towards becoming a self-proclaimed 'multimedia company', Optus has announced its sponsorship of the Australian Paralympic Team.

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Analytics giant SAS announced a new digital marketing product called Customer Intelligence 360, as well as updating its analytics architecture and providing more support for IoT data.

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AWS made its Inspector security service generally available and rolled out a series of storage options to make transferring data to the cloud easier.

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Google seeks a balance between tough warnings and a helping hand when fixing up hijacked websites that may harm its users.

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YouTube is rolling out new features that allow video creators to live-stream in 360 degrees.

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The number of Apple accounts subject to law-enforcement requests nearly doubled in the second half of 2015 compared with the first six months of the year.

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PC sales dive again as device makers struggle to persuade businesses and consumers to upgrade.

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With Australians downloading 1.41 million TB over 2014-15 thanks largely to streaming services, those service providers could help invest in increasing network capacity, the ACCC has suggested.

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Using the gap between jobs to rethink and re-energise could give you a bigger boost in the long term.

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Rather than waiting for regulation to be put in place by governing bodies, Kate Burleigh, Intel Australia managing director, believes that a business must set its own standards when it comes to the sharing economy.

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Pony Ma has become the latest tech billionaire founder to hand over part of their fortune to charity.

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Computer Sciences Corp has landed a managed services contract with Transport for NSW that will see it responsible for the department's 1,200 sites.

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Australia and New Zealand's last Dick Smith stores will close in May.

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Telstra has revealed its hybrid cloud solution for business customers, aiming to provide secure access to multiple cloud services.

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Blackberry has defended its stance on protecting customer privacy, but failed to address how the Canadian police reportedly got hold of its master encryption key.

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Telstra, Optus, iiNet, Virgin, Foxtel, and others are being sought by several music studios to block piracy websites through the Federal Court.

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The company's share price was marginally hit after last weekend's US court verdict that ruled in favour of Epic Systems Corporation.

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Following recommendations from the names policy panel, the .au Domain Administration has given the green light to allow Australian businesses and individuals to directly register domains such as domainname.au.

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'Berylia' may be a fictional battleground but the issues involved are perfectly plausible.

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The all-in-one HP Z1 Workstation slims down and gets multiple feature upgrades, while HP's workstation-class remote desktop software broadens its OS support.

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Europe's competition regulator is zeroing in on whether Google prevented handset makers and carriers from choosing which apps are pre-installed on Android phones.

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Newark Police Department in New Jersey was forced to spend four days cleaning up after a virus attack.

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Forcing users to think up new passwords too often could make you less secure, not more.

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Apple has found a pot of gold at the end of its efforts to recycle millions of devices last year under its reuse program.

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Google is introducing stricter rules for handling users' private information through Chrome extensions.

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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has expressed his concern over the operations of ridesharing company Uber, saying he wishes there were more alternatives.

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Telstra is selling 47.7 percent of the Autohome business to Ping An; however, the Autohome CEO has stepped up with private equity to buy the stake for more.

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Freelancer has reported that cash receipts came in at AU$12.8 million for the first quarter of the 2016 financial year, despite a stronger Australian dollar and fewer business days.

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Telstra will be more active in supporting same-sex marriage despite acknowledging that it could 'inflame a new debate'.

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NBN's actual spend on replacing copper between the node and pillar has been AU$30 million more so far than the cost estimated in October.

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In a bid to create its own ecosystem around the modular G5, LG has opened a dedicated site for LG Friends that will later be updated to a full marketplace where developers can buy and sell their own accessories.

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Commuters may soon be able to tap on and off when travelling on public transport using their credit or debit cards if a trial next year is successful.

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Dodo, iPrimus, and Commander will provide customers with fixed-line services courtesy of Telstra and mobile services across the Optus network for an undisclosed amount.

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Victoria's frontline police will be armed with body-worn cameras and tablets as part of the state's AU$36.8 million police force upgrade.

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A study commissioned by Terem Technologies has analysed Australia's top 100 companies and their innovation word count to determine if their claims are backed by tangible results.

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Innovation and automation besides winning new clients has helped the company's improved performance this financial year.

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