Roma Christian 
The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) is urging Australians to remain “extra vigilant” with their online security amid the coronavirus pandemic, following a “marked increase” in scammers trying to steal personal details and commit online fraud – heightened by work-from-home conditions. The NBN co warns scammers are trying to mislead people by informing them … Read more
The ACCC claims “peer relationships” between Aussie ISPs will boost internet competition, improving hosted services to corporate customers, whilst creating a better end user online experience. Telstra has recently inked a peer relationship with Vocus – an arrangement the ACCC has welcomed. Peering arrangements allow ISPs to physically connect to other networks, exchanging internet traffic … Read more
BlackBerry is reportedly in talks with Amazon to launch an enterprise-grade Alexa device for commercial usage. As per ITWorldCanada, BlackBerry Chief Technology Officer, Charles Eagan, confirms the companies are building a “BlackBerry Alexa” enterprise device, for release in Q1 next year. BlackBerry CEO, John Chen, asserts voice control will become a focal point in both the consumer … Read more
Audio electronics manufacturer, Plantronics, has today closed its $2 billion acquisition of Polycom – a deal set to significantly expand its Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) ecosystem. Plantronics CEO, Joe Burton, affirms the acquisition will facilitate the development of one of the broadest portfolios of UCC endpoints. Plantronics expects Polycom’s acquisition to be immediately accretive … Read more
Expanding its portfolio of business audio tech, Jabra has released its new ‘Engage’ professional headsets in Australia, claimed to feature “first of their kind” noise cancelling microphones. Claimed to be the “world’s most powerful professional wireless headsets”, Jabra’s Engage range will land in Australia on April 13th for A$638 – A$770 (pricing below). The new Engage headsets are said to … Read more
As a demonstration of Australian innovation, Telstra has inked a world-first partnership with Microsoft, enabling consumers to make voice calls inside Office 365. The new ‘Telstra Calling for Office 365’ is set to launch in mid-2018, and will be bundled into several MS Office programs, with the addition of Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams. Just last week, Microsoft revealed 200,000 organisations … Read more
Panasonic has revealed it will soon launch software featuring the world’s highest-precision facial recognition engine, as evaluated by the US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). In July 2018, the Japanese company’s Facial Recognition Server Software (WV-ASF950) and Face Registration Expansion Kit (WV-ASFE951W) will launch internationally. Launch within Panasonic’s home country of Japan will occur in August 2018. Using … Read more
Credible sources have confirmed Google will release Android O on August 21st, ahead of the second generation of Pixel phones due to arrive later in the year. Reputed commentator David Ruddock, Managing Director of Android Police, tweeted out that Google are “planning some degree of spectacle” around Android O’s arrival, and that it may receive … Read more