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Monday, 28 September 2020 19:53
Apple Watch makes auto call to emergency 000 number after Australian man falls from ladder
By Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The Apple Watch from Series 4 and above has offered a fall detection feature that is automatically turned on for those over 55, and which you can turn on manually if desired, and it unexpectedly helped Latrobe Valley man Jason Potts who didn't know Apple Watch could do this!
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Home Tech
Monday, 28 September 2020 14:59
Optus Sport scores goal: now natively available on Samsung Smart TVs
By Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Do a search for Optus Sport on Samsung TVs and you'll see plenty of people have found ways of doing just that, but now it's officially supported in what is a very sporting decision.
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Home Tech
Monday, 28 September 2020 11:47
OPPO levels up low light photo and video capabilities of new Reno4 series, hopes to light up sales
By Alex Zaharov-Reutt
If the photos and videos your smartphone can take need a reno, then OPPO wants you to skip the DIY at Bunnings and check out the new Reno4 5G and Reno4 Z 5G with a "new standard for low light mobile photography and videography".
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Home Tech
Monday, 28 September 2020 12:16
Cloud provider OVHcloud offering grants to start-ups, scale-ups
By Sam Varghese
French cloud provider OVHcloud is offering Australian start-ups grants of up to €10,000 (A$16,488) to be used on OVHcloud products, with the amount going up to €100,000 for scale-ups.
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Cloud
DCI Data Centers has appointed Chris Clarkson as head of business development for South Australia and the Northern Territory.
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People Moves
Australia’s telecoms industry association, the Telecommunications Society (TelSoc), has called for the nomination of candidates for the 2020 Charles Todd Medal which is awarded annually by the association for outstanding contributions to telecommunications.
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Telecoms & NBN
Monday, 28 September 2020 10:38
New Huawei Watch Fit is now fit for sale at Australian retail
By Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Available today, Monday September 28, in Australian retail stores, the rounded rectangular Huawei Watch Fit is a fitness smartwatch with an up-to 10 day battery life for $249.
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Home Tech
Monday, 28 September 2020 11:01
Industry veteran Mick Esber heads up Wontok technology role
By Peter Dinham
Sydney headquartered gloal cyber security firm Wontok has appointed 20-year ICT industry veteran Mick Esber as Head of Technology.
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People Moves
Monday, 28 September 2020 09:58
NEP seeks NZ competition regulator clearance to buy Sky TV
By Peter Dinham
NEP Broadcast Services New Zealand is seeking clearance from New Zealand’s competition regulator, The Commerce Commission, to acquire the outside broadcasting business of Sky Network Television.
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Market
New features are coming for BlueJeans Gateway for Microsoft Teams.
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Business Software
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Monday, 28 September 2020 09:14
Google back with another salvo against media code of conduct
By Sam Varghese
With news suggesting that it may soon be hit with an anti-trust suit by the US Department of Justice, Google has come out firing again at the start of another week against the media code of conduct proposed in Australia, this time calling it unfair.
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Open Sauce
Monday, 28 September 2020 08:16
Optus launches new mobile plan to help SMBs in tough times
By Sam Varghese
Telco Singtel Optus has launched a new mobile plan that it says will offer small and medium-sized businesses a means of cutting down on their communications costs.
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Business Telecommunications
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Monday, 28 September 2020 07:09
Hobart ISP TasmaNet welcomes NBN Co move on fibre zones
By Sam Varghese
Hobart-based Internet service provider TasmaNet has welcomed the NBN Co's announcement that it would be increasing the availability of fibre to more than 700,000 businesses across Australia.
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Telecoms & NBN
Monday, 28 September 2020 06:39
US imposes curbs on China's biggest semiconductor manufacturer
By Sam Varghese
The US Department of Commerce has imposed sanctions on China's biggest maker of semiconductors, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, claiming it poses an "unacceptable risk" of its products being diverted to "military end use".
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Government Tech Policy
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Have you heard of marketing and branding? Once you go through your full speed data allocation for the month, you[…]
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Re: iTWire - Google back with another salvo against media code of conduct
and they should pay their share of tax as well
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