Australian Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has said that while he was aware of the investigation of leaked NBN documents by the Federal Police, he did not tell other ministers or his prime minister.

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While NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden weighs into Allo controversy, Google 'cyber overlord' Thai Duong argues end-to-encryption is nice but what people really want is disappearing messages.

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Yes, ride-sharing firm Uber is collecting information about your smartphone's battery life, but it promises it's not using that information to make you pay higher fares, despite the fact that it knows you probably would.

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Online trackers add audio fingerprinting to their arsenal of tools to identify and follow people on the web.

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Google has launched its Awareness API to help tell Android apps where users are, what they're doing, and what's around them.

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Mulesoft's founder Ross Mason on making connections quicker using APIs.

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The ACCC has released a discussion paper on the changes Telstra wants made to the NBN migration plan, and is seeking submissions on whether to extend disconnection dates.

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Deakin University, in conjunction with Telstra, has developed haptically-enabled robotics technology to allow the remote controlling of ultrasounds from up to 1,000 kilometres away.

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The government is preventing the media from being free to report the truth about the NBN by referring the matter to the AFP, the opposition leader has said.

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Hailing from a country town in the centre of New South Wales, Rundl has taken on geographic isolation, developing a platform that allows for multi-party business collaboration.

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​Samsung Pay and Alipay can be used together in China following their MOU as Samsung attempts to expand its mobile payment services there.

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Mark Dreyfus and Jason Clare have questioned whether the prime minister, his ministers, or their staff were involved in NBN's referral to the AFP to investigate a series of leaks.

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Customers of Telstra have yet again been hit by an outage, this time to ADSL and NBN services across much of the nation.

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Multinational firms like Google, Microsoft, Oracle, and Cognizant have already opened their offices in the south Indian city.

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Subsea cables, 4G, datacentres, and the deployment of smart devices will allow the Pacific islands to join the digital economy, according to Huawei.

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Google announced it is building its own headset and controller for the new Daydream platform, while developers can start building their own content.

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Microsoft has reinforced why the company believes its Azure cloud services is still superior than offerrings from its key competitors.

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SAP chairman and co-founder Hasso Plattner said the company will be looking to build applications for healthcare, the Internet of Things, big data, machine learning, and for the management of cities.

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Android Wear 2.0 is the most significant update to Google's wearable OS since it was released in 2014.

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Android continues to grow at the expense of iOS and Windows Mobile, but that doesn't mean all is rosy for Android makers.

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The Australian Federal Police has conducted raids on several Labor party members' homes and offices, including Stephen Conroy, after a referral from NBN.

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SAP is entering the data business with the launch of SAP Consumer Digital Insight that will rely on insight collected from the company's Sybase 365 arm.

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Internet not working properly? You can now use Netflix's fast.com to test your true broadband speed and lobby your ISP if the results are consistently terrible.

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Google has added a dozen new products to Firebase, its backend services platform for iOS, Android and web apps.

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The cloud-based CRM specialist says demand from the UK is helping make Europe one of the firm's fastest growing regions.

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According to Tim Ebbeck, Oracle Australia's managing director, a university degree is no longer enough to secure a technology-based job upon graduating from university.

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From July, Android users will be able to share apps among family groups.

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LG has added integrated circuit and one-time password technology to its yet-to-be-launched namesake mobile payment service.

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A software bug caused iiNet's email outage, with the resulting high number of calls to the contact centre then bringing down that system.

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In an AMCHAM speech, Telstra chief executive Andrew Penn has said machine learning and AI are the future for improved customer experience.

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Under new transport reforms in Western Australia, drivers for ride-booking service Uber will have to be licensed, while taxi drivers will receive compensation.

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In its second datacentre announcement in as many days, NextDC has unveiled Tullamarine, Victoria as the site of its new AU$85 million M2 datacentre.

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Customers on the Virgin Mobile network complained of being unable to make voice calls on Thursday morning, with the telco saying it has now restored services.

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Telstra will compete with Optus on live sport broadcasts by adding the national netball league to its digital rights stable, with the Telstra TV also due to break the 200,000 user mark in June.

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The new APIs are part of Google's continued efforts to build up its enterprise business.

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SAP and UPS have partnered up to deliver a 3D printing solution to manufacturers, which will help connect them directly to customers.

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SAP believes rebranding Cloud for Analytics to SAP BusinessObjects Cloud will help simplify its customers' access to analytics.

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SAP has introduced new capabilities to its SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite to help companies standardise their talent acquisition processes.

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Pay by smartphone service goes head-to-head with Apple Pay.

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Cloud company shares details of investigation into outage.

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Hackers recently stole $81 million cyber-theft by targeting SWIFT, the global financial transfer network. But the NSA targeted the system some years prior, setting a dangerous precedent.

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Amazon and Microsoft are vying over who's got the biggest RAM and best instance to run big-data applications in the cloud.

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Smartphones and tablets running Android, plus feature phones, will be made by new company run by former Nokia execs.

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Smartphones and tablets running Android, plus feature phones, will be made by new company run by former Nokia execs.

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The first nationwide tests for technology and engineering literacy among US eighth-graders found a clear difference between the genders.

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Google's new rich card format for Search will let publishers stand out in a new visual-focused carousel.

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Cybercrime is a clear and present danger -- and more needs to be done to protect against data and money theft, warns a bank chief.

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Updated: Feature phone brands, software and services sold, but Microsoft said it will continue to develop Windows 10 Mobile and support Lumia devices.

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Bengaluru developers have welcomed Apple's announcement that it will create an app design and development accelerator in the city.

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Get bored during a haircut? Samsung has installed its mirror display -- which acts as both mirror and a multimedia player -- in a South Korean premium salon that allows customers to view hair trends while getting their hair trimmed.

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Samsung Pay has clinched 1 trillion won ($850 million) in transactions nine months after launching in its home country South Korea, but it remains to be seen how the service will do in China.

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A Melbourne Uber driver has won his court appeal, effectively giving the ride-booking service the green light to operate freely in Victoria.

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Telstra is moving away from Microsoft-based email services with its revamped Telstra Mail system, providing double the storage.

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iiNet's email, voice, and contact centres are experiencing an outage across Australia.

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VCE's outspoken president said he is willing to make a friendly wager that when EMC and Dell officially merge, Microsoft will be looked after.

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Datacentre-as-a-service provider NextDC has locked in Fortitude Valley on the Brisbane CBD fringe for its second datacentre in the state.

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SAP believes the next technology adoption phase for businesses will be around how they can use intelligent applications to assist them with their operations.

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SAP CEO Bill McDermott has outlined that security, and specifically cybersecurity, will be a crucial aspect for the business going forward.

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Apple's fifth update to OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan is probably the last major non-security update for its newest desktop operating system before 10.12.

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Sony has released the Xperia XA Ultra Android phablet for people who love taking selfies.

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Google has launched Spaces, an app designed to avoid the hassle of switching between apps to copy and paste links when sharing content from the web.

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A vulnerability that results in instant blue-screening and kernel memory corruption without user action on Windows has been found in Symantec Antivirus Engine.

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Telstra's extensive 4G network is now available across wholesale provider Macquarie Telecom, which is upgrading its customers for free.

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Bell Labs has gained a symmetrical 10Gbps off of a 100m coax drop, and for more real-world-like topologies says it can get 7.5 Gbps symmetrical.

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Researchers from the University of Western Australia and the University of Bristol have announced a breakthrough in supercomputing, testing an early prototype of a quantum computer.

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An officer has been stood down from official duty before an appearance in court where he will face charges relating to alleged unauthorised distribution of information from a police database.

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The NSW government has appointed Damon Rees as the first government chief information and digital officer to advocate for digital adoption across the state's public sector.

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Trials of NB-IoT across Melbourne with network technology partner Huawei have been 'successful', according to Vodafone.

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Just under three weeks since beginning to offer services, around 3,000 people have ordered services across NBN's long-term satellite solution.

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More than 40 technology companies have united to launch TechSydney, a new not-for-profit venture aiming to turn Sydney into Australia's Silicon Valley.

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Samsung's latest flagship is outperforming last year's model. But what happens when the promotions end?

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Google will soon close one more door on the Flash plugin in Chrome, requiring users to authorize each and every site where they want Flash to load, rather than running it automatically.

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Think hard about what you want your innovation lab to do -- if you don't, you may end up with a hipster money pit.

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Microsoft has spelled out its aim of doubling the space it allocates in the Start menu for promoting the Microsoft Store.

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Health and fitness apps are rising to prominence in a crowded market, probably helped by the arrival of the Apple Watch.

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A spokesperson for Chinese ride-booking firm Didi Chuxing has denied reports that the company plans to go public in the US as early as next year.

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In its Budget due next Thursday, the New Zealand government will spend NZ$15 million on commercialisation programs, and NZ$22 million on cybersecurity.

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People living in remote areas should persuade their federal candidates of the need for more mobile blackspot funding, according to Vodafone.

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The Western Australia government has launched a new app that displays live updates of waiting times at Perth hospitals.

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A British newspaper has reported that the EU will fine Google a record €3 billion over its alleged manipulation of search results to its own advantage.

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Big Blue and Samsung SDS will provide cloud-based security solutions for clients in the energy and utility industry.

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Optus is kicking off an SMB support campaign through the introduction of more than 100 specialist stores, a call centre, and improved support services.

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