Category: Technology
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Australia, this is your internet activity for the end of 2015
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released their biannual report on internet activity in Australia for 2015 and here’s everything interesting you probably want to know. There were approximately 12.9 million internet subscribers in Australia at the end of December 2015 Almost all (99.3%) of internet connections were broadband There…
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Telstra’s free data day debacle
Despite setting a record for unprecedented downloads, Telstra’s free data day was plagued with complaints of slow internet speeds and demands for more compensation. On Sunday April 3rd, Telstra held a free data day to try to appease customers and atone for the massive outages experienced over the last eight weeks. As you might expect,…
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A Step Closer To Holographic Technology
The Microsoft HoloLens begins the first round of shipments to developers. Last year Microsoft announced that they would be releasing an augmented reality headset that creates interactive holographic images. This first release of the HoloLens is for developers and enterprise users only, meaning that it is still a way away from making it to your…
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Smartphone app to diagnose respiratory diseases
ResApp Health Limited is an Australian smartphone app developed to detect respiratory illness and get better results than experienced doctors. According to their website, ResApp is developing digital healthcare solutions to assist doctors and empower patients to diagnose and manage respiratory disease. Some of these diseases include pneumonia, asthma and bronchitis. The app uses the…
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Online Advertisements Overtaking On Screen
The Internet is the place to advertise! According to forecaster ZenithOptimedia, the annual spending on Internet advertising will rival that of television in 2016 and overtake it by 2018. This means that the future of advertising lies on the Internet. With streaming services and movement away from traditional television viewing systems, advertising moves more into…
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Watch: There Is A New Smart Watch On The Market
Fitbit, a brand typically known for its fit watches, has brought out a smart fit watch… The Fitbit Blaze. This watch looks unavoidably similar to the apple watch and has a lot of the apple watches perks. Coming in at $329.95 the Fitbit Blaze is sure to shake up the smart watch market. For more…
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Consumer Privacy And State Security: Towing The Line In Business
In the age of the data broker and the commodification of consumer information the ethical precedent falls even closer to an area of grey. Whilst the information of individuals is being circulated through companies constantly the information is sold or offered in another form of transaction. Presented as another avenue for business and an optimization…
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Apple Goes Smaller And Cheaper At Their Latest Event
Apple has unveiled some changes at a product event in California early this morning. The company has shown a shift towards the smaller and cheaper because not everything bigger is better, at least according to apples Greg Joswiak, who says 60% of iPhone users with the older 4inch models had not felt the need to upgrade.…
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The Rise Of The Drone School
Drones are increasingly becoming viable means of doing things. Whether it is filming, delivering small packages, being used as a weapon or just a new toy the drone is finding its place in society and its niches in the market. Drones work kind of like a remote controlled helicopter and due to their small size,…
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Instagram becoming like Facebook
Your Instagram feed might soon look a lot like your Facebook one. In an Instagram blog post this morning, they announced that to improve your experience, they hope to change the feed by showing the moments they believe you will care about the most. Currently, Instagram posts are in reverse-chronological order but similarly to Facebook this…