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The 24th Annual Technology Conference for Seniors was held on Thursday 10 November, 2022, and is now available to watch on YouTube - and the excellent information contained within is great for anyone of any age, with all links to the conference now available to watch below!

Researchers from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and UNSW Sydney have developed a smart watch algorithm to accurately measure walking steadiness and speed, and potentially to help improve individual walking stability to reduce the risk of falls.

Chinese smartphone maker OPPO has used the observance of Get Online Week to host a tech training session for older Australians in the Gold Coast, in partnership with seniors training company BasicTech.

60-up Australians are following an increasingly digital lifestyle, according to a survey, and it's likely to stay that way post-pandemic.

Many senior customers have stayed loyal to Telstra, but some complain they are being oversold products they don't want or need.

ASCCA is the Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association, and the replay of the 2020 Living Your Best Online Life conference can be seen here now!

ASCCA is the Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association, and since 1998 it continues to be Australia's peak body for empowering Australian Seniors through technology, and iTWire is proud to support this amazing event!

Car sharing service GoGet is claiming a 43% increase in Victoria this year in the use of its services by seniors hard-pressed by the expense of continuing to operate a private car.

Ageing Australian baby boomers and seniors are embracing digital technology such as wearables, mobile apps and online health management tools, according to a newly released research report.

NBN Co says that Australians connected to the network "are twice as likely to enrol in online learning courses" and that older Australians are getting in on the action, too.

Samsung has commenced its VR pilot with Uniting aged care homes to encourage social integration and to help tick off a bucket list kick-off.

Huawei is leveraging its 4G SIM-enabled wearable Watch 2 and, with Aussie software company mCareWatch’s help, has produced a “healthcare solution that offers safety and security to the elderly and disabled, and peace of mind to their carers".

Seniors and baby boomers have joined the younger, healthy set in using fitness tracking devices, according to new research which shows that the older brigade in Australia are emerging as a major market for fitness tracking devices as they take up health technology and devices as rapidly as young people.

Australia’s senior citizens, many of them grandparents, are taking to Internet surfing with great gusto, according to new research which reveals that there is an explosion of smart device and increased access to fast broadband by our older Aussies.

Aimed at seniors across the country to help them save money and learn more about smartphones, Vodafone’s new deals offer the first month free as a sweetener to switch.

New Zealand telco Spark has launched an initiative for the older generation and their ability to learn about new technology, following on from a survey showing New Zealanders over 55 are no different to anyone else when it comes to an understanding and obsession with tech.

HealthXL, a global market for health innovations, and IBM have teamed up to host a health hackathon to explore options for tackling some of the biggest challenges facing Australia’s growing aged population.

Smartphones may be taking over the world but Australia's seniors continue to rely on their home phone for communication according to new figures released today.

Potentially thousands of elderly Australians have lost their phone number for good, with the new receivers of telecommunications company ONESeniors announcing existing landline numbers will have to be terminated.

Potentially thousands of elderly Australians have lost their phone number for good, with the new receivers of telecommunications company ONESeniors announcing existing landline numbers will have to be terminated.