Displaying items by tag: 2018

Last year was a tough one for Huawei. While it has delivered advances in smartphones, 5G networks and more, Western governments have accused the company of being too close to the Chinese Government. So what does Huawei say is in store for 2019?

Twenty-nine Australian university students have graduated from Huawei's three-week Chinese cultural, business and IT experience program, Seeds for the Future, the biggest group of Aussies yet.

Huawei Australia has announced it has selected 29 undergraduate STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) students to take part in its Seeds for the Future program, a unique business and cultural experience program.

The Melbourne Cup is the race that stops the nation, and watching online is a great alternative to watching on TV, so what are your options?

Workday featured a range of impressive speakers at its various keynote videos, with one in particular being the day two keynote showcasing the cultural imperative in place at Workday that makes it a "great place to work", but that was just one of many videos I captured.

Growing from humble beginnings, Workday now serves hundreds of industry leaders with its enterprise cloud applications for finance, human resources, business planning, analytics and more.

The Broadband Forum says, “The next era of broadband relies on open source and standards joining forces – now is the time to move forward together."

New iPads with Face ID, no home button and slim bezels are expected at Apple's next event this month, with suggestions the Mac mini, a new MacBook and the PowerMat charger are also due.

ACS, the professional association for Australia’s ICT sector, has launched its "2018 ACS Australia’s Digital Pulse report in Sydney", showing 40,000 ICT jobs are likely to be created in NSW alone.

Can you hear that? Amazon Echo devices have been updated for 2018, with new designs, upgraded speakers and more to challenge competitors for smart speaker and smart home supremacy. 

Chinese ride-sharing company DiDi and the AFL have jointly announced that it will be "the Official Rideshare Partner of the 2018 Toyota AFL Grand Final", and "give new riders who download the app a gift pack worth over $100".

Competition among US pre-paid mobile service providers has once again heated up in 2018, despite the top five pre-paid telcos in the US making more promotional offers in 2016 than 2017.

Mobile World Congress Americas 2018, is on from 12 to 14 September, and "will focus on key themes in the wireless industry, including 5G network build-outs and go-to-market strategies as well as innovations that are advancing the Internet of Things".

The inaugural WhistleOut Awards 2018 have been launched and announced, "recognising and celebrating the companies that have consistently provided the best service plans and promotions to Australians over the last 12 months".

Celebrating its one-year anniversary in the APJ region with an impressive 25% growth in customers, the Sydney leg of PagerDuty's Connect conference showcased the company's success, its customers' success, panel discussions and more.

There’s "never been a better time for Australian tech start-ups and growth stage businesses to access funding, as venture capital, superannuation funds and crowd funders jostle for a piece of their success".

Akamai and (ISC)2 are holding a "Live Security Webinar" on 8 August at 3pm AEST with the latest information on real-world incidents, security best practices, trends and more.

Five deserving winners across the Consensus Software Awards and Consensus Innovation Awards were unveiled at the 2018 Consensus Awards, with full videos of the event recorded.

The latest smartphone OS data from Kantar reveals a mixed performance for Android in the three months ending June 2018 worldwide, but Apple's OS sales share is up and down too.

If you want to gauge Australians' confidence in connectedness, then ACCAN's confidence conference will explore the issues with lively debates, the latest research and more, so get yourself connected!