Telstra launches low-cost carrier Belong
Updated | Telstra has launched its own low-cost carrier called Belong, which has two broadband plans ranging from $50-$65 per month, three months after its attempted acquisition of Adam Internet collapsed.
No joint venture buyout for Vodafone as Morrow watches AAPT
Vodafone Hutchison Australia chief executive Bill Morrow has all but ruled out a move for the company to buy out Hutchison Whampao from its Australian joint venture, saying the two would struggle to agree on a price.
NBN tests scaled-back network in apartments
NBN Co will try to connect apartments and shopping arcades to the national broadband network using the existing copper wiring within buildings, in a move the company has previously estimated could shave $800 million from the project budget.
Google unveils uProxy to bypass surveillance
Google unveils a new technology called uProxy that allows citizens to bypass government censorship or surveillance software to surf the web.
Tablets drive device shipments growth
Strong demand for tablets such as Apple's iPad will help worldwide shipments of web-enabled devices rise in 2013, offsetting a decline in desktop and laptop computers, research company Gartner said on Monday.
Jobs to go as Rio Tinto signs $100m outsourcing deal with IBM
Exclusive | Rio Tinto has signed a back-office outsourcing deal with US tech player IBM, which is believed to be worth up to $100 million and will see the company shed between 700 to 800 positions globally.
Telstra, Target use social media to lift game
Australia’s biggest companies are moving social media out of the marketing department and into the call centre as a fully fledged customer service channel.
BBM released for iPhone, Android
Blackberry has resumed the release of the relished BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service for Android and iPhone users after a one-month pause.
Digitising data will reduce errors in patient care
With approximately 9.3 per cent of Australia’s gross domestic product spent on healthcare, there is significant scope for improvement in productivity to drive better health outcomes and better care per dollar spent.
Telstra plans to incubate start-ups for $40,000 a pop
Telstra’s head of innovation, Kate McKenzie, says the company is prepared for failure at its new technology start-up incubator muru-D.
Geeks have changed the meaning of cool
Before techies, to be cool was to be indifferent, to smoke, to wear dark glasses. Now, sadly, it’s cool to gush with enthusiasm.
Windows 8.1 lets the desktop team down
The Windows 8.1 was meant to be the version of Windows 8 where Microsoft listened to all the public’s complaints about Windows 8, and addressed them.
Google Nexus 5: Now you see it . . .
Google’s rumoured Nexus 5 phone was available for sale on Google’s web site, and then it wasn’t. The old now you see it, now you don’t trick can mean only two things: the phone is real, and it’s coming real soon.
The camera we’ve been waiting for
In the few, short days that we had Sony’s new Alpha 7R digital camera in our laboratories, we took to calling it Brian.
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Internet
Catch of the Day reels customers in by mobile devices
Growing trend in m-commerce sees 62 per cent of sales by device and that could grow to 80 per cent over the next year, online entrepreneur Gabby Leibovich says.
Digitising data will reduce errors in patient care
With approximately 9.3 per cent of Australia’s gross domestic product spent on healthcare, there is significant scope for improvement in productivity to drive better health outcomes and better care per dollar spent.
Telecommunications
NBN tests scaled-back network in apartments
NBN Co will try to connect apartments and shopping arcades to the national broadband network using the existing copper wiring within buildings, in a move the company has previously estimated could shave $800 million from the project budget.
Telstra launches low-cost carrier Belong
Updated | Telstra has launched its own low-cost carrier called Belong, which has two broadband plans ranging from $50-$65 per month, three months after its attempted acquisition of Adam Internet collapsed.
Consumer electronics
Australian start-ups should stay local, says tech investor
Technology start-ups have a greater chance of developing unique products and software if they stay in Australia instead of moving to Silicon Valley, according to investor Jonathan Teo.
Apple expected to announce thinner iPads
Apple is expected to rev up its iPad line as the tablet market heats up with competition from Google and Microsoft.
Science
Humans to set foot on Mars by 2033: former NASA director
More than 3.2 million people tuned in to watch the Curiosity rover land on Mars last year, but billions more could see humans set foot on the red planet as early as 2033.
Star man: Mark Harbottle seeks to go where no Young Rich list member has gone before
A trip to space awaits Mark Harbottle, providing the stars align.
