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NBN to trigger sea change trend: report
The wide availability of reliable broadband due to the NBN will trigger a trend of city dwellers moving to country or coastal "lifestyle towns" in pursuit of lifestyle happiness, a report predicts. [ + ]
The heartbeat of today's app-driven world
While the complexity and diversity of application services is fast evolving, their success will rely heavily on ensuring consistent, smooth and secure operations. [ + ]
NBN connections hit 736,000 as revenue blooms
nbn has announced it met or exceeded its targets for the last six months of 2015, with end-user activations growing 128% and revenue up 152%. [ + ]
Optus, Telstra, TPG, Vodafone win 1800 MHz auction
Optus, Telstra, TPG and Vodafone have all secured regional 1800 MHz spectrum, the most popular LTE frequency band worldwide, in a recent hotly competitive auction. [ + ]
NEC opens new Australian HQ and innovation centre
NEC Australia's new 6000 m2 Australian HQ and innovation centre in Melbourne's Docklands will employ around 600 staff. [ + ]
Apple ordered to pay $872m in patent suit
Apple has been told to pay $871.8m in damages after being found liable of patent infringement with its FaceTime, iMessage and VPN On Demand services. [ + ]
Yahoo cuts 15% of workers; Google's $2.8m bug bounty; NBN's Migration Assurance Policy
Yahoo to close five offices and cut workforce by 15%, Google pays out US$2 million to bug finders, and migration policy for fixed-line NBN services released. [ + ]
Australian BI market to grow 9.1% this year
Gartner expects the Australian business intelligence and analytics market to exceed $700m this year as the shift towards business-led, self-service analytics passes a tipping point. [ + ]
Global smartphone growth slows to 7-year low in Q4
Global smartphone makers felt the impact of the ongoing slowdown in the global smartphone market during Q4, with even the normally impervious Apple being affected. [ + ]
SA releases technical guide for managing IT investments
Standards Australia has released a new technical specification to guide governance bodies and executive management with their IT-enabled investments. [ + ]
Microsoft experiments with underwater data centres
Microsoft's Project Natick involves creating capsules designed to host data centre equipment that can be submerged underwater, run on renewable energy and have long life spans. [ + ]
Australia's Micron21 fends off a 90 Gbps DDoS attack
Australian data centre service provider Micron21 has successfully defended against the largest DDoS attack it has ever faced using mitigation technology from NSFOCUS. [ + ]
iAwards nominations now open
You can play a part in shaping technology innovation by entering the only international technology awards program in Australia — the iAwards. [ + ]
Digital shopping becoming ubiquitous in A/NZ
A new survey has found that 85% of Australians and New Zealanders now shop online, and 52% of Australians find this more convenient than shopping in-store. [ + ]
Apple recalling AC adapters due to shock risk
Apple is recalling two-prong AC wall plug adapters sold in Australia between 2003 and 2015 due to reports of the devices breaking in rare circumstances and causing electric shocks. [ + ]
