Internet Australia claims the TPP has the potential to adversely affect internet users, such as through more onerous legislation in relation to the unlawful downloading of film and TV content. [ + ]

Sales from the tablet market continues to slow despite the popularity of convertible touchscreen devices. [ + ]

nbn has announced it has started piloting hybrid fibre-coaxial technology with 300 premises in Queensland. [ + ]

Telstra and Ericsson claim to have achieved a world-first test of 1 Gbps capability on its commercial mobile network. [ + ]

Network monitoring enables IT managers to better manage their entire infrastructure, giving them access to information and intelligence that will help healthcare providers operate more efficiently. [ + ]

The ACCC has decided not to oppose the proposed $3bn merger between Vocus and M2, after determining that there is not much overlap between the two businesses. [ + ]

Britain has announced plans for widespread new surveillance powers including a requirement for local ISPs to store the records of all websites a user navigates to. [ + ]

FireEye researchers have uncovered a potentially backdoored ad library in use in thousands of iOS apps that could enable attackers to compromise sensitive user data, such as audio and stored files. [ + ]

Mozilla's Firefox web browser has been upgraded to offer tracking protection by default in Private Browsing mode, automatically disabling elements that track user behaviour across websites. [ + ]

News that the Victorian Office of the Racing Integrity Commissioner wants warrantless access to stored metadata vindicates Internet Australia's objections to the retention scheme, according to the body's CEO. [ + ]

Government agencies may soon be able to pay for a method to spy on iOS owners by exploiting a method that allows remote jailbreaking and code execution on untethered iOS devices. [ + ]

Microsoft has abolished unlimited OneDrive storage for Office 365 Home, Personal and University customers and slashed the allocation for the free version, blaming a small number of users abusing the service. [ + ]

Cloud provider Ninefold will cease offering its public cloud server by the end of January 2016, after parent Macquarie Telecom decided not to make the investments required to expand the business. [ + ]

 Australia Post has announced it will invest around $20 million in emerging e-commerce businesses. [ + ]

This week: Don't trust your GPS, laptops in orbit, world-leading Aussie quantum research, and are leap seconds for the chop? [ + ]