Sam Varghese
Sam Varghese has been writing for iTWire since 2006, a year after the site came into existence. For nearly a decade thereafter, he wrote mostly about free and open source software, based on his own use of this genre of software. Since May 2016, he has been writing across many areas of technology. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years in India (Indian Express and Deccan Herald), the UAE (Khaleej Times) and Australia (Daily Commercial News (now defunct) and The Age). His personal blog is titled Irregular Expression.
Tuesday, 21 May 2019 09:30
Westpac out in the cold as Apple Pay arrives for NAB customers
Westpac is the last remaining big Australian banking institution not to offer Apple Pay, after another holdout, NAB, announced that the service had gone live for its customers on Tuesday.
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Strategy
Tuesday, 21 May 2019 09:16
FCC chair voices support for T-Mobile-Sprint merger
The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the third and fourth biggest wireless carriers in the US, has moved a step closer with the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, officially giving his support to the deal.
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Business Telecommunications
Tuesday, 21 May 2019 08:36
Blockchain faces hurdles when it comes to wider use: ACS
Blockchain has substantial challenges to overcome if it hopes to be used for anything beyond cryptocurrencies, the Australian Computer Society says, adding that there are a number of technical, legal and educational hurdles standing in the way of broader use of the technology.
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Strategy