Rocky times at Cyanogen turn for the worse. The open source project and source code will remain available, but there will be no more nightly builds.

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If your smart wallet is lost or stolen, you can locate or track it with a smartphone. That's a cool idea, and it has attracted several crowd-funded projects such as Cashew, Ekster, SmartWallet, Walli, Wallor and Woolet. However, small, standalone trackers like TrackR's may do the job cheaper, and they're less risky purchases.

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New generation of software seeks to pick up the work of previous solutions and digitize 'repetitive, routine, dreary and uninteresting' tasks.

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After a wait of nearly two months, Yubico has finally released an app that adds strong hardware authentication for unlocking Windows 10 PCs.

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US law enforcement alone have spent millions on the phone-cracking technology.

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Internet streaming services, such as Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, and DirecTV Now are getting to be almost as expensive as cable services, but Amazon Video, Netflix, and Hulu are still bargains.

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Our analyst team picked this year's winners and runners-up across a series of enterprise tech areas, along with some of 2016's biggest tech flops.

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Awareness, standards, innovation key pieces of formula that could deliver better identity, access management

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While critics are crying Apple is lacking true innovation, AirPods are a sign the company still has the "Apple" touch.

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Apple has backtracked on demands for all App Store app developers to use secure network connections by the beginning of 2017.

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SK Hynix, the world's second largest memory chip maker, will invest 2.2 trillion won (US$1.8 billion) to build a new fab for NAND flash memory to meet increasing global demand.

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Local tech firms remain attractive to investors for the third year running

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Red Hat continues to do well -- but its revenue didn't grow quite as fast as analysts had expected.

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IDC shares predictions for the coming year and beyond.

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Honda's cars could join Waymo's autonomous vehicle fleet.

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Encryption is safeguard for our personal secrets and economic prosperity, says report.

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Around 2 million Australians are accessing internet banking on public Wi-Fi networks, a study by RMIT University has found.

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Cloud services company Bulletproof is expecting to see 14 percent growth in revenue by the end of the 2016-17 financial year.

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Australia will be sending around 20 cybersecurity companies to the RSA Conference in San Francisco next year to showcase what the nation has to offer.

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California's DMV revoked the registrations of Uber's 100 self-driving cars, because it didn't obtain the proper permits, the state claims.

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Industry and government agencies have warned the Attorney-General's Department that the proposed data re-identification laws are too blunt to work.

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The number of requests for Facebook to hand over user data by governments around the world has risen in the first half of 2016, according to a new report by the social media giant.

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The Australian government is hoping to drive further 'collaboration' between universities and industry, handing over AU$76 million in funding, a further AU$16 million than previously promised.

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Following the government's AU$19.5 billion equity injection last month, NBN has announced signing new fibre construction contracts with Fulton Hogan, Downer, and Service Stream.

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Millions of jobs will be threatened by AI, but "technology is not destiny," the report says, pushing for a three-pronged strategy to ensure AI benefits everyone.

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The lawsuits cover 32 mobile patents that Nokia says Apple isn't licensing.

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Can data from organizations as prominent as NASA vanish into thin air? A grass-roots initiative lead by scientists and researchers believes it just might, and is doing everything in its power to prevent this.

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The European Court of Justice rules that data related to online traffic should only be retained when operations are carried out in a targeted manner, and in the course of fighting "serious crime".

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New York Life, Pitney Bowes, SAP and others will be offering more Fitbit-related wellness benefits and services to their employees.

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We publish a lot of how-to articles here on ZDNet, especially in the DIY-IT column hosted by David Gewirtz. To wrap up our year, David takes you through ten of the most popular how-tos from 2016. Happy New Year, folks!

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Everyone who owns a laptop knows the feeling of reaching into a travel bag to discover that your PC woke up unexpectedly at some point, chewing through your battery without your knowledge. Here's how to prevent that from happening.

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With the acquisition of DataScale last month, DataStax becomes the latest database player to control its own destiny in the cloud. DataStax' move signifies, for customers that the choices for running managed database services in the cloud has never been richer.

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As a mobile enthusiast, I tend to carry multiple phones while also having access to wearables and tablets. With Digits, I am now able to effortlessly have every connected device synced up.

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$927m megadeal covers support, consulting and access to source code.

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With more small satellites filling our skies, Italian startup Leaf Space thinks its network of ground stations can help introduce new, more economic services.

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South Korean telco SK Telecom, together with Ericsson and Qualcomm, will conduct over-the-air field trials for 5G New Radio (NR) standards.

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GE Digital and South Korean Industrial Internet firm SMP3 have signed an MOU to develop new digital solutions for the US company's Predix platform.

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Australia's attorney-general has allowed just 15 working days over summer for submissions on a proposed massive expansion of access to retained telco user data.

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Quantify Technology will be taking its Internet of Things technology to the Australian Securities Exchange early next year.

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The European Union Intellectual Property Office is the first customer to use TrademarkVision's new deep learning algorithm for image trademark search.

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The Federal Court has said SoleNet and Sure Telecom and their director James Harrison engaged in unconscionable conduct and undue harassment of customers between 2013 and 2015.

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Stage 1 of the fibre-optic submarine cable, connecting Indonesia and Singapore, will go live in April 2017 thanks to a new deal between Trident and Triasmitra.

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Australia's independent road research agency ARRB has said the recent trial of semi-autonomous Volvo S90s on Victorian roads was a success.

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During Telstra Vantage 2016, we gave an insight into how we helped to secure a more mobile Queensland Police force.

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SDN startup PlumGrid has sold off some of its assets to VMware as it shuts up shop.

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The latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report shows an increase in the use of anti-virus software following the introduction of Windows Defender, and highlights the extra security improvements in Windows 10

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Over a week since the tax office suffered its 'worst' unplanned system outage, the ATO's services are now available, but with reduced functionality.

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Along with Messinger, Twitter's vice president of product Josh McFarland is also leaving the embattled company.

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Australians are now able to enter their address to see when they will be connected to the NBN, unless they are on HFC.

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More than 70 deliveries of items like over-the-counter medicine were made to a select group of 12 customers.

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The best Linux desktop just got even better.

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Here are some holiday present suggestions for the open-source or Linux fan on your gift list.

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People are no longer patients, but instead they are consumers of healthcare. This blog explores how the healthcare ecosystem must evolve to support this shift in consumerism, the increased patient data that is available, the IoT, electronic medical records (EMRs), shifts in politics, and the transformation to outcome based care.

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Microsoft has pushed back slightly its delivery target for SharePoint-OneDrive sync, and is rolling out a standalone OneDrive sync client for Mac.

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With thousands of chatbots on Facebook Messenger, how can brands utilize chatbots to improve their interactions with consumers? Can a chatbot make smarter on-the-fly decisions than a human?

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Samsung Electronics will support YouTube's High Dynamic Range contents on its Quantum Dot TV for the proliferation of the technology that will likely become the industry standard in the near future.

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Got a pile of old drives that you need to wipe before sending them to Silicon Heaven? Or do you want to wipe a drive in a computer that you are selling or giving away? Here are some tips and tricks to help you get the job done.

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Is it a wearable? A new phone? Your guess is as good as ours.

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BlackBerry's big bet on software and services is making progress -- albeit slowly.

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Up to $5 million every day is being stolen in what researchers call one of the most profitable bot operations in existence.

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Only suckers pay sticker price for a new Windows PC or Mac. If you're patient and willing to do some research, you can save hundreds of dollars and get a more powerful configuration than you ever dreamed possible. Here's how.

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Over configuration of IT resources - both real and virtual - is a massive waste of money. But until CEOs and CFOs decide to fix it, IT and users will happily keep wasting tens of billions every year. We can do better!

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But the social media giant said it acted in good faith during the acquisition.

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Malware gets multiple updates as it tries to evade detection by security companies.

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It's been a year of ups, and also quite a few downs for Apple.

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Intensive education is the best way of reducing autism symptoms in children, but it can be costly, which is why Turkish startup Otsimo decided that free, open-source games could really help.

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Some cynical predictions for Business Intelligence and Analytics in 2017...

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An ACMA survey has found only 22 percent of business respondents connected to the NBN without issue.

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Telstra follows through on Federal Court order to block piracy sites such as The Pirate Bay.

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The entire telecom industry in India is headed for a slowdown thanks to rock-bottom rates in an environment that already is witnessing flat data revenues.

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In its report on Australia's intellectual property arrangements, the Productivity Commission has said innovation patents should be dumped.

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After pleading guilty to two counts of bribery earlier this year, Keith Hunter will spend a total of three and a half years in gaol.

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SAP executive Susan Doniz will fulfil the role of CIO at Qantas, effective from late January 2017.

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In an exchange with employees on a private message board, Apple CEO Time Cook scoffs at the idea that the Mac desktop is dead.

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Ruling contradicts earlier cases, could have broader implications for digital age, recognized data-protection methods

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BlackBerry, once known for its mobile handsets, is betting its future on the business of making software for not just mobile devices, but also autonomous vehicles.

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In an answer to employees obtained by TechCrunch, Cook explains why he went to Trump Tower.

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Camera company Snap Inc, which owns popular mobile app Snapchat, is reportedly setting up an R&D team in China, despite the app remaining inaccessible in the country due to government bans.

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The company says it only gives up customer data when "required by applicable law." But if it's keeping quiet on reportable figures, should we assume the worst?

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The project underscored, for example, the need for common APIs and standards for smart homes.

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The bill aims to prevent access to sites that facilitate prostitution and trafficking.

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Google's new self-driving car company Waymo showed its sensor-equipped minivan through a partnership with Fiat Chrysler in a Medium post on Sunday. It looks like any other Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid -- with sensors.

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An exclusive conversation with the Chief Information Officer of WHO reveals technology used to prepare for and manage outbreaks of disease on a global scale.

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I had the opportunity to attend SAP TechEd in Barcelona recently in order to assess the software giant's latest enhancements to their platform. In the process, I also gauged its readiness to fully support that urgent IT priority of our time, digital transformation.

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Coming soon to Chrome OS, Lenovo's ultrathin notebook can't replace laptops for serious text entry, but could be just the ticket for those who want tablet-like mobility with a serviceable keyboard.

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LinkedIn's value has always been about making connections, but the company's newsfeed lags many other news sources in delivering relevant content. A dose of Microsoft AI could help.

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The company is "adapting costs to a new market reality"

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Their sound quality may not impress audiophines but Apple's odd-looking wireless earbuds set a new experience standard for connections that the industry should embrace.

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Nintendo has characterized its belated smartphone assault as a long game to win new fans, but its famous character is easing the pain as the company shifts game platforms.

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One Apple analyst believes that AR wearables will be what replaces the iPhone in your pocket.

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Popularity may not be a single vector answer, but students and professionals still want to know if they're guiding their careers and companies in the right direction.

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Five best practice tips for CDOs looking to make a big business impact.

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Q&A with CEO of digital marketing company iQaunti.

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Today is the day the Electoral College will confirm America's new president. ZDNet Government's David Gewirtz marks the occasion with a look back on the weird, wild, wacky, insane year that was 2016.

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Australian-listed Reckon has launched Reckon Loans to give small to medium businesses access to quick capital.

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LG Electronics has launched a 10.1-inch screen version of G Pad III that comes with 4G LTE connectivity.

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Ireland accused the European Commission of interfering with the EU member's national sovereignty over tax affairs in ruling that Apple owes the nation €13 billion in taxes.

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​The Australian government hopes to improve its bottom line by recouping AU$2.1 billion in underlying cash terms and running the big data ruler over those on welfare.

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Anyone caught in Australia's proposed data re-identification laws will need to prove their innocence, rather than the prosecution proving their guilt.

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Kate McKenzie, who served as COO of Telstra from 2013 to 2016, will be assuming the role of CEO of New Zealand telco Chorus as of February 2017.

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Remote code execution bugs in Apport, an Ubuntu Linux default file handler, has opened a door to attacks and crashes.

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The cloud continued its march, the cybersecurity game changed, Apple sputtered, government cuts faced the music, and the PC zombie reanimated. Learn why 2016 was beautiful and terrible in tech.

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LinkedIn resets 55,000 passwords after Lynda.com experiences database breach.

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It seems like only yesterday when coming straight out of the school certificate in 1981, my dad told me it was time I got a job, a real one.

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Vodafone Hutchison Australia is building its first Cyber Defence and Response Centre in an effort to help protect its enterprise customers from online security threats.

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Dell's fifth-generation open-source developer laptop isn't just good, it's great.

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I finally bought a Pixel XL while Kevin can't stop playing Super Mario Run. These topics and many more were discussed on this week's podcast.

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The wearable market continues to struggle and its tough to justify a smartphone companion priced at $350 to more than $1,000. Mobvoi's Ticwatch 2 offers all you need, including GPS, music storage, a voice assistant, vibrant display, and heart rate monitor. At just $199.99 for all of this, it is the watch to get for those with any interest in wearable technology.

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