Shareholders sue Microsoft over Surface RT writedown
15 August, 2013 by Andrew CollinsMicrosoft shareholders are launching a class action lawsuit against the company, claiming Microsoft and some of its staff violated US federal securities laws by making “false and misleading” statements about the company’s financial performance and its Surface RT tablet.
ispONE sues Telstra, gains temporary injunction
13 August, 2013 by Andrew CollinsWholesaler ispONE has sued Telstra, gaining a temporary injunction that prevents Telstra from terminating the supply of mobile services to ispONE and potentially cutting off mobile services to 280,000 consumers.
Australian innovators crowned in iAwards
12 August, 2013An indoor mobile mapping system and a secure on-premise Dropbox alternative are among the winning projects recognised during the 2013 iAwards.
Three in four working-age Australians own a smartphone
08 August, 2013With 73% of Australians aged 15-65 owning a smartphone, mobile usage habits are changing rapidly, a Frost & Sullivan report shows.
Another Apple supplier accused of labour abuses
06 August, 2013Pegatron, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer that produces products for Apple, has been accused of abusing its employees, with suggestions of unpaid overtime, poor living conditions and the use of underage labour.
Smartphones could lead to “digital dementia”
01 August, 2013The widespread popularity of smartphones, tablets and wireless networks could render young people incapable of face-to-face interaction, a US scientist fears.
Enterprise mobility to cut network costs in half
25 July, 2013Future networks will consist of roughly 80% wireless technologies and will be significantly cheaper to build and operate, according to a new report.
Telstra may sue Vodafone over 4G speed claims
23 July, 2013Telstra has threatened Vodafone with legal action over Vodafone’s claim that it has the fastest 4G network in Australia. In response, Vodafone has turned to crowdsourced speed-test data to justify some of its claims, saying these figures show that it “currently offers the fastest 4G data speeds in Sydney and Melbourne.”
Preparing your WLAN for the new IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard
23 July, 2013 by Dr Jacek Kowalski* | Supplied by: WavelinkIEEE 802.11ac is the next generation of Wi-Fi standard. It improves data rates, network robustness, reliability and bandwidth efficiency. This is essential given increasing mobility and BYOD. It is important for enterprises to understand their application requirements and how and where these devices may be used within a network to leverage the new standard.
Apple guilty of price-fixing conspiracy
16 July, 2013A US judge has found Apple guilty of conspiring to raise e-book prices.
Sydney kids’ hospitals, Huawei team for e-health trial
09 July, 2013The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network and Huawei have presented results from a trial involving issuing APAC paediatric doctors with tablets loaded with up-to-date training materials.
BYOD is here to stay: why enterprises should embrace the buzzing trend
14 June, 2013 by Michael Connory, Country Manager, Australia and New Zealand Secure Business, Gemalto | Supplied by: GemaltoThe bring your own device (BYOD) trend has been making its way into Australian enterprises, with personal smartphones and tablets being used more frequently by employees for professional purposes. The business benefits of BYOD are recognisable - rather than issuing company devices to workers frequently on the go, often through a formal and central procurement process, companies can permit employees to simply bring their own.
Aged care facility enables innovative healthcare applications with new WLAN infrastructure
04 June, 2013Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution (RFBI) is partway through the deployment of new WLAN infrastructure to its 22 aged care villages located throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
Kogan defeats ispONE in Supreme Court battle; Govt paper addresses tech giant tax tricks
06 May, 2013 by Andrew CollinsLast week ispONE agreed to stop booting Kogan Mobile customers from its network without Kogan’s approval and the federal government launched an issues paper on the topic of multinational tax trickery.
Are tablets a long-term solution?
02 May, 2013 by Anthony Caruana | Supplied by: BlackBerry Australia Pty LimitedTablets have completely changed the nature of information access for users right across the enterprise. But are they a long-term solution or a flash in the pan?
