Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 22 January
22 January, 2015This week: an unstoppable cricket robot; Apple's Siri turns snitch; hound found on Mars; solar-powered around-the-world flight; and origami-powered internet.
Australian CIOs coming out of the shadows
21 January, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingShadow IT is now commonplace among Australian organisations, but this is freeing CIOs to take a more prominent role in driving business strategies, a BT survey suggests.
Apple, Google and co to settle for $504 million; Samsung's $9bn bid for BlackBerry; Google Glass 'dead'?
20 January, 2015Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe reportedly reach a $504 million class action settlement; BlackBerry shares surge on news of Samsung's offer to buy the company; and Google halts sales of Google Glass.
Migration disruptions anger Melbourne IT customers
19 January, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingProblems with the migration of 350,000 Melbourne IT customers to a new web hosting platform have overloaded the company's support lines and left customers fuming.
Smart Sparrow gets $4.5m grant for Inspark project
19 January, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe University of Arizona has launched the new Inspark Science Network, an initiative to create compelling science courses using tools from Australia's Smart Sparrow.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 15 January
15 January, 2015This week we look at: using the cloud to fight an ant invasion; UK PM’s plan to ban Snapchat; the very latest in rocket failures; and a poker-playing computer algorithm that can beat a human.
Should you drop Dropbox?
14 January, 2015 by Andrew CollinsConsumer-grade tools such as Dropbox have wormed their way into the workplace, producing a variety of headaches. But some experts say banning them is at best impossible and, at worst, can damage your business.
Businesses risk losing track of infrastructure
13 January, 2015 | Supplied by: Tibco Software Australia Pty LtdOrganisations are at risk of losing sight of their technology infrastructure as they seek out smarter, faster and cheaper solutions in 2015, and beyond, according to TIBCO Software.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 18 December
18 December, 2014This week: Optical illusions for computers; Lunar Xprize extended to end of 2016; Amazon glitch sees goods sold for 1p; Queensland hospitals hit by computer glitch; and a system failure closes London's airspace.
Aussie companies embrace social business models
17 December, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian organisations are adapting their business models to be more customer focused and see social media as a key component of this transformation, Deloitte said.
1 in 5 workers going rogue with corporate data
17 December, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling20% of employees have uploaded corporate data to cloud storage with the intent of sharing it outside the company, and businesses are doing a bad job of limiting access to that data, a survey shows.
Microsoft's Bitcoin trial; Arista hits back at Cisco; Turnbull's ISP deadline
16 December, 2014 by Andrew CollinsThis week: Microsoft allows US customers to pay using Bitcoins; the federal government gives telcos four months to develop a copyright code or have one forced on them; and Arista hits back after Cisco launches patent and copyright legal action.
Aussie firms to maintain IT training spend in 2015
15 December, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOver 85% of Australian companies plan to at least sustain their IT training budgets next year, and consider improved proficiency to be the most effective outcome.
Optus Business to manage Suncorp's ICT
15 December, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOptus Business has won a seven-year whole-of-business deal to manage Suncorp's ICT services, including network and call centre services.
NEC wins $55m computing deal from NT govt
10 December, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNEC Australia has secured a three-year, $55m deal to provide end-user computing services to the NT government, and will distribute a third of the value of the contract to local partners.
