Technology

Optus switches on 4.5G mobile network

Optus' new network will provide faster internet connection speeds to compatible handsets, which will release this year.

Macquarie Park in Sydney is the first suburb getting access to Optus' new 4.5G network, which is capable of 1.03Gbps maximum theoretical download speeds.

Snap looks beyond app to hardware

Snap has been on a hiring spree.

Snap is putting itself into competition with 'all the guys you don't want to be fighting against in the world': Facebook, Google and Apple.

Halo Wars 2: Spartans meet StarCraft, again

Atriox and his Banished are a much more interesting alien force than the traditional Covenant.

Like its predecessor, Halo Wars 2 combines the lore, character and artistry of the main Halo series with the methodical gameplay of a real-time strategy game like Starcraft or Warcraft III. Unlike its predecessor, Halo Wars 2 feels like the best of both worlds.

Microsoft calls for 'digital Geneva Convention'

Microsoft president Brad Smith is urging tech companies to chase neutrality in cyber wars.

In a policy speech that puts Microsoft front-and-centre in the shifting ground of both politics and nationalism, company president Brad Smith said tech companies must declare themselves neutral when nations go up against nations in cyberspace.

Verizon wants $324m price cut on Yahoo deal

Verizon's plans for Yahoo ran aground after Yahoo disclosed a string of data breaches.

Verizon is close to a new deal with Yahoo in which the US telecom giant would purchase the beleaguered internet company for a slight discount of $324.4 million, according to reports.