Bluetooth SIG has put the final touches to the specs for Bluetooth 5, which should bring some big improvements for IoT applications.

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Despite a few tweaks, the government's web snooping bill still targets the use of encryption -- but it is the other powers contained in the law that may worry privacy advocates more.

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For the past seven years, Microsoft and Intel have been cooking up techniques to snuff out difficult-to-defend attacks that use return-oriented programming to exploit software vulnerabilities.

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Could it be that when it comes to AI, Holmes is where the smart is?

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Twitter's security team is confident that millions of leaked usernames and passwords were not stolen from its servers.

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With its third round of startups about to complete their 6-month residency, Telstra's startup incubator Muru-D has its eyes set on the next wave of budding local entrepreneurs.

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If chosen as Australia's next prime minister, Bill Shorten has promised to pass the Liberal Party's stalled R&D Tax Incentive, originally announced as part of the 2014-15 Budget.

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The latest generation of IP-based business security cameras is putting an end to night-time alarm callouts, with business owners now able to check on their commercial premises with a quick glance at a smartphone or tablet.

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Samsung Pay will launch in Singapore on June 16 where rival Apple Pay awaits the challenge.

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From a security perspective, there is a clear winner in the contest of content management systems.

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The Chinese wireless technology provider will supply an 'exceptionally strong' US company with radio frequency products over the next three years under the deal.

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Cloud computing is far past the buzzword status, but the industry cloud is still a virtually untouched region in both the tech and business worlds. Take this survey and share what your organization is doing in the cloud.

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Our artificial intelligence won't kill you. We just want everyone to have their own personal assistant, says Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt.

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Google has come up with a new quantum computing technique that could remove key limits on scalability today.

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Encryption might enable absolute privacy but in the long term national security will have to prevail, warns former Foreign Secretary William Hague.

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Microsoft has released FreeBSD 10.3 as a "ready made" VM image on the Azure marketplace.

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Amazon Web Services said it will be rolling out design enhancements in July to prevent future outages like the one it suffered last weekend thanks to bad weather.

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SAI Global has described Standard Australia's claims that it is refusing to supply information to the organisation as 'baseless'.

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The Australian government plans to lead by example when it comes to innovation, and wants to do that by drawing on inspiration from the private sector.

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Building on its GPS driver tracker application, Domino's will now be tracking its customers on their way to in-store pizza collection.

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After putting Tizen on smartphones and smart TVs, Samsung has installed its self-developed OS into outdoor signage for the first time.

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The merger will occur via shares and cash, for a total purchase price of NZ$3.44 billion, with the combined company forecast to make NZ$786 million EBITDA in FY17.

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Kogan.com is expected to offer new shares at AU$1.80 per share through an institutional offer, broker firm offer, priority offer, and an employee offer.

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The Cristiano Ronaldo edition smartphone comes after a number of Chinese smartphone brands, including Nubia and Huawei, have appointed world-class soccer players as brand ambassadors to boost presence and sales.

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Bitdefender has developed a technique that enables a third party to tap into TLS-encrypted communication between an end-user and a virtualised instance of a server.

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The goal of the systems is to capture more data from local sensors for industries such as telecom, manufacturing and oil and gas.

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Cloudera's chief architect talks about the in-memory and cloud-related tech that will soon allow Hadoop to squeeze more value from big data.

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As Android N approaches a public release, Android Marshmallow has only now broken through the 10 percent adoption barrier.

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Flattery is the latest tool in the cybercriminal arsenal -- and everyone from millennials to CEOs is falling for it.

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Social-media apps that used to receive most attention are now getting significantly less screen time.

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Controversial internet surveillance bill take another step towards becoming law - even though concerns have been raised about the impact of the wide-ranging powers.

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Sharing Live Photos from Apple's latest iPhones is now a whole lot easier, thanks to Google's new Motion Stills app.

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Q&A with Jason McKey, Logicworks: how software automation can take the errors out of your code.

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Labor is 'committed' to restoring its original NBN vision, with a concrete policy to be announced in the coming weeks, according to the shadow regional communications minister.

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With handsets becoming cheaper by the day, internet penetration is bound to increase and mobile is the chief driver.

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Standards Australia has said SAI Global has been persistently refusing for more than 12 months to detail what Standards Australia information it is using, modifying, or revising.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied via Twitter that the company was getting batteries from Samsung for the upcoming Model 3 sedan.

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The third joint on the damaged submarine cable supplying Tasmania with fibre-optic telecommunications services has been completed, with testing ahead of a relaunch later this month.

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The resolution of Samsung's Galaxy S series has increased 10 times since first launching in 2010, indicating that the next model launched in 2017 will sport a 4K UHD resolution screen, according to a South Korean OLED research consultancy.

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Telstra's USO funding could soon be taken away, with the Productivity Commission releasing an issues paper on whether to replace the outdated system.

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The Korean IT services provider will continue to accelerate its digital transformation and shift its focus to next-generation growth engines.

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Slack users can send a thumbs up or down emoji when they are on a call without interrupting the speaker as part of the new call function feature that has been introduced to the platform.

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FireEye has reported a number of malicious phishing campaigns originating from phony Apple domains, targeting iCloud users in China and the United Kingdom.

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The pay-TV provider is in a trading halt pending merge negotiations with telecommunications giant Vodafone NZ.

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New South Korean media reports over the weekend added fuel to speculation that Tesla is in talks with Samsung SDI for the latter to supply batteries for the Model 3 electric car.

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Nvidia plans to increase its presence in the commercial market, which it believes will need help in processing big data.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise unveils its latest tools for software defined data centers.

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Researchers show how the vibration motors in phones can also be used as listening devices.

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Samsung has issued a patch to shut down a bypass for 'factory reset protection', which is meant to stop thieves from setting up a stolen device.

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A new brick function could provide a more thorough remote wipe than is currently possible on Android.

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Samsung is reportedly considering launching two phones with bendable screens early next year but it remains to be seen whether this time it will be for real.

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Big brands are finding it harder to persuade us to upgrade to the latest models, while cheaper rivals make a breakthrough.

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Samsung has launched the low-end J3 Pro exclusively for China as it strengthens its low and mid-end smartphone line-up to better compete with local rivals and earn profits until the next Note, expected for Q3.

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Out of a choice of seven topics, the National Broadband Network was the least selected option in a poll of 1,003 voters.

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The minimum speed provided by the NBN is sufficient for those in rural areas, the deputy prime minister has said.

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SoftBank Group has announced it will be selling off 248.3 million common shares it currently owns in gaming firm GungHo Online Entertainment as part of its '2.0 transformation strategy'.

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The Indian government will consider the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's proposal 'with an open mind' if it comes 'in a structured manner'.

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Google rolls out the June security update for Nexus and Android -- but will your device be among those getting the fixes?

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Microsoft's new team-planning service, a potential competitor to Trello, is starting to roll out to Office 365 customers.

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The athletes haven't arrived yet but the tech team are approaching the end of their own marathon preparations.

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Microsoft is tweaking its malware warnings on Bing search to alert consumers to specific threats and help website operators clean up issues.

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Is there really a skills crisis? It depends on your perspective, according to those in the know.

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If you use Facebook's mobile site for chatting with friends, you can soon expect to be obliged to install the Messenger app.

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Dassault Systemes believes its success in winning highly classified projects with governments around the world, including a submarine contract with the Australian government, is built on good secret management.

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In the weeks leading up to next month's federal election, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been talking the startup talk, but has come under criticism for not walking the startup walk.

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Ransomware is the big, scary infosec threat of 2016, but stopping it in its tracks is easier than you think.

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Vodafone is hoping to add more business customers by offering flexible plan offerings and free or low-cost productivity and cloud storage apps.

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Amazon Web Services' Sydney services went down over the weekend while the city was rocked by a severe storm.

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Eligible mobile and home broadband Optus customers can get the 2016-17 EPL season for free if they sign up prior to August.

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