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Craig Neil has sold the company he spent nearly 24 years building, offloading NSC to Telstra for a reported $100 million.
Commission holds back on NBN access plan
Australia’s competition regulator has withheld its decision on whether to accept the long-term pricing plan put forward by NBN Co.
NBN looks within to fix design, contractor woes
Reports say NBN Co has been hit by a multi-billion dollar blowout from mounting construction costs and contractors’ demands.
New chips learn from the human brain
Mobile phones, computers, video game consoles and other such devices are crammed with an unbelievable amount of microscopic transistors to allow them to process information, but still none have come close to the complexity or computing scale of the human brain.
North Korea launches smartphone for citizens
North Korea has unveiled what it calls its first domestically-made smartphone, but the new Android device may be less than it seems.
Powerless wireless could network all things
A new device has allowed the wireless transmission of data between two devices with no power supplies or batteries.
Taking to Chinese Twitter to boost tourism
The Melbourne Airport is the latest Australian group to try to enhance its social ties with China, engaging with the nation’s most popular social media platform; Weibo.
Texts tested ahead of fiery times
Victoria’s Emergency services will now alert people via text message on all mobile networks if there are dangers in their area, with tests going on over the weekend.
Experts warn of school tablet cyber-bully liability
Two legal experts from the University of Canberra have warned against schools’ complacency on cyber-bullying, saying a school could be sued in some circumstances.
Lessons in discretion from AOL CEO
The chief of AOL Inc has apologised in a memo after showing exactly how not to fire an executive.
Online uni to rival the big guns
An online university has shouldered the modest challenge of taking on the ivy-bedecked likes of Yale and Harvard.
Data portal for business, urban planning
A new study from the University of Melbourne aims to make one of the world’s most liveable cities even more liveable.
Assange sees good signs of dip in US cyber-spying
One of the world’s leading campaigners for internet freedom says the US Government pledge to back off on rampant digital spying is a win for whistleblowers and private citizens.
Facebook tries getting trendy
Social media outlets are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from each other, with news Facebook has poached Twitter’s Trending Topics feature.
Google adds 79 software patents to open-use list
Google has donated 79 patents to a list of 'safe' designs to accelerate the pace of computing innovation.
Hard drive storage density spirals
A twisted new particle could be the key to new information storage techniques of incredible density.
Huawei looks for new Australian friends
One of the world’s largest mobile phone providers is chipping away at the local market, with Huawei putting on workshops to increase its procurement on Australian shores.
Push for wearable tech in regional Vic
ICT Geelong has launched an initiative to get people interested in wearable sensors and computing technologies in the regional area.
SATA souped-up for new speeds
The new standards have been finalised for the next generation of storage drives, with the launch of SATA 3.2 and SATA Express.
Smart implants step up brain-data link
Human tests have been carried out on a mind-bending new device planted deep in the brain, which could lead to a new generation of 'smart' medical implants that can be re-programmed after they have been installed.
Wi-Fi bin watches you watching it
A high-tech rubbish bin from a UK start-up company does more than just collect garbage.