The number, type and sophistication of cyber security threats to Australia and Australians are increasing rapidly and will cost Australia more than $1 billion a year in future, even though the nation is yet to experience a major attack, according to a new report from the Australian Cyber Security Centre.
Australia will trail much of the world in seeing notebook PCs equipped with the new WiMax technology, Intel GM Philip Cronin confirmed at yesterday's Down Under launch of its new Centrino 2 platform.
A fire has engulfed the Harvey Norman store in Penrith on Friday afternoon. 120 fire-fighters and 30 fire-trucks were deployed to handle the blaze, which wreaked up to $9 million in damage.
Facebook has decided to delay its initial public offering (IPO) until late 2012 so that employees can focus solely on product development and innovations, according to the Financial Times.
TPG Telecom chairman David Teoh says he plans to step up competition with Telstra and the NBN by continuing to speed up his fibre rollout in major Australian cities.
On the day that they launch their iPad in Australia Apple has finally toppled Microsoft as the No. 1 ICT company, after its market capitalisation surpassed the software giant's market cap yesterday. Apple's market cap hit US$221 billion, as Microsoft's slipped to $219 billion - less than half the $556 billion Microsoft was worth in 2000.
Major retailers in Australia are predicting that Philips will call it quits in the CE market with the brand possibly ending up in the hands of a distributor. Globally the Company is struggling with profits plunging 75% due to the poor performance of the Companies consumer electronic division.