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NBN Co board resigns at Turnbull's request
Six of the NBN Co's seven board members have offered their resignations, at the request of newly crowned Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull. [ + ]
App store downloads to top 100bn in 2013
Research firm Gartner expects mobile app store downloads to climb from 64bn in 2012 to 102bn this year, but this blistering growth rate won't continue forever. [ + ]
Telecom NZ calls for lower wholesale prices
Telecom NZ has used a submission to a government review of wholesale copper access pricing to argue for a regulated price at the bottom of the proposed NZ$37.50-NZ$42.50 range. [ + ]
Vic govt offering state funds for high-tech projects
Under a state government program, Victorian companies can apply for vouchers worth up to $250K to support projects aimed at implementing cutting-edge technologies. [ + ]
Australia's new ICT ministers
Incoming Prime Minister Tony Abbott has revealed his new ministry, confirming who will oversee the ICT-related portfolios in the new Coalition government. [ + ]
AU retail sector to spend $1.94bn on ICT this year
The Australian retail sector is expected to spend just shy of $2 billion on ICT products and services this year, according to IDC Australia. [ + ]
Call recording, the cloud and the law
Call recording is gaining momentum around the globe. Given the existence of regulation, it's important CIOs understand the complexity and nuances of call recording and customer security. [ + ]
Flash: saviour of the data centre?
The widespread use of smartphones, tablets, ultrabooks and various other electronic devices means flash storage has become part of everyday life for many people, but it is also playing an important role in the data centre. [ + ]
"Nervous" ISPs want more fixed-line regulation
Telstra's fixed-line rivals want the ACCC to directly regulate access to Telstra's facilities, but Telstra has dismissed the calls as "unwarranted" and "unnecessary". [ + ]
Kylie is most dangerous Aussie celeb to search for
Kylie Minogue has supplanted her sister Dannii as the most dangerous Australian celebrity to search for information about online, a McAfee study shows. [ + ]
Cloud collabs: rival vendors looking chummy for now
Traditional bitter rivals in the IT vendor space appear to be putting their differences aside and forming partnerships with one another in a bid to expand their cloud footprints. [ + ]
Huawei blasts US for "illegal action"
Chinese networking vendor Huawei has accused the United States of taking "illegal action", after the release of a report claiming the NSA targeted the vendor for surveillance. [ + ]
Communications Alliance to host NBN summit
Telecoms experts will gather in November for 'The NBN: Rebooted', a workshop to discuss the Coalition's planned changes to the NBN and how to maximise the project's success. [ + ]
Voice biometrics in the finance industry
Voice biometrics contact centre technology provides a way for banks and financial institutions to improve security and customer engagement. [ + ]
Michael Dell buys Dell Inc for $27 billion
Michael Dell has succeeded in buying back the company he founded in 1984, with Dell shareholders approving his joint bid with private equity firm Silver Lake to buy out the company and take it private, in a US$24.9 billion (approx AU$27 billion) transaction. [ + ]