Apple Pay

Apple Pay in Australia: Customers lose out and all parties share the blame

By David Glance Australian Labor MP Ed Husic has declared that by not supporting Apple Pay in Australia, the four major banks have engaged in anti-competitive behaviour. In a letter to the... Read more »

Innovative technology and teaching practices being introduces across NSW

Future classrooms unveiled in NSW Students and teachers will benefit from a range of innovative technology and teaching practices being trialled for new and refurbished classrooms across NSW. The trials are being... Read more »

Facebook launches Notify app to keep you updated with breaking news

Facebook is already dominating peoples’ phone time, and now it wants a crack at your lock screen, too. Facebook has rolled out a new app for iPhone owners called Notify that gathers... Read more »
Hundreds queue in Sydney to get their hands on the new iPhone 6S. Photo: Gizmodo Australia

Fans, including a robot, rush for iPhone 6S at Apple Store in Australia

SYDNEY (Australia) – A few seconds ago after the doors to Australia’s flagship Apple Store on George Street in Sydney were opened, hundreds flocked to the Apple store to get the hands on... Read more »

Technology to drive Australia’s future growth

By Aimee Chanthadavong  (ZDNet) Technology is expected to drive economic growth and benefit most of the country, although it is still difficult to determine the full impact it will have in the... Read more »

Technology has created more jobs than it has destroyed in the last 140 years

Many modern day people complain that technology is taking people’s jobs and fear that robots may replace them in many fields. But research shows that it is the opposite. New study by... Read more »
Anna Saxon said along with her guide dog Elska, advances in technology were allowing her to give back to the Canberra community. Photo: ABC News/Elise Pianegonda

Technology to assist visually impaired and blind on show in Canberra

An exhibition displaying latest in adaptive technology was held in Canberra. The display, hosted by the Royal Society for the Blind (RSB) Canberra Blind Society, aims to introduce clients to adaptive technology... Read more »
The 19th annual competition will bring together thousands of contestants from more than 47 different countries and regions to China. Photo: DU YU/XINHUA PRESS/CORBIS

RoboCup 2015 robot football competition kicks off in China

RoboCup – the World Cup for robots is being held in China In China this weekend, tiny robots of all shapes and sizes took to the field in the 19th annual competition,... Read more »
This dual-laser iron man glove is the latest product by German gadget enthusiast Patrick Priebe.

Tech enthusiast creates real-life, laser-firing Iron Man glove

By Marc Forster-Pert You’ve seen the films — now you can have the gadgets. A lab technician from Germany has replicated the Iron Man glove, complete with laser firing capabilities — and... Read more »

Digital platform on family farming launched by FAO

New initiative aims to inform policy makers, continue global conversation on food security Recognizing the contributions of family farmers to food security and poverty eradication worldwide, FAO has launched a new digital... Read more »
Drone

Australian businesses will soon be able to use drones without a licence

A relaxation in drone rules should see more Australian businesses take to the skies. By Chris Griffith Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) will relax restrictions on lightweight drones used for commercial... Read more »

Five key trends that will define the future of Australia

Australia, as it emerges from the global financial crisis and the resources boom, is entering a new chapter in its economic history buffeted by five mega-trends. These trends, according to a banking... Read more »
World’s first robotic arms can make up to 2000 meals from an ever-expanding menu of recipes.

World’s first robot chef cooks for attendees at CES 2015 in Shanghai

Visitors to the inaugural Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia in Shanghai were cooked food by a robotic kitchen, the first of its kind according to its creators. Designed by London-based Moley Robotics,... Read more »
Australia's next fleet of submarines thought to be worth tens of billions of dollars may be outdated due to breakthroughs in drone warfare. Commonwealth of Australia: Navy Imagery Unit

Underwater drones may make Australia’s new submarines ‘obsolete’

Australia needs to re-think about Next-Generation Drone-based Warfare A key Pentagon adviser has warned Australia that its new submarine fleet will become obsolete as a result of game-changing technology breakthroughs in drone warfare. Despite... Read more »
Toyota and Mazda are reported to be considering a comprehensive partnership in environmentally friendly technolog

Toyota and Mazda eyeing alliance on green car technology

Japanese automakers Toyota and Mazda are reported to be considering a comprehensive partnership in environmentally friendly technology as the world’s regulators demand cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and competitors roll out greener vehicles.... Read more »
NASA

Pakistani Project among 10 at NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2015

One Pakistani project, RemoReboCon or #RRC, is in the top 10 amongst 949 projects from across the world, with the possibility of having a Pakistani app operating in space in the near... Read more »
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Powerwall battery at the company’s design studio in Hawthorne, California, on Thursday.

Tesla reveals Powerwall battery packs for homes, Powerpacks for cities

Tesla’s new $3,500 10kWh Powerwall home battery lets you ditch the grid Billionaire biz baron Elon Musk has revealed Tesla’s long-expected battery products and claimed they put an end to humanity’s production... Read more »

Twitter’s top executives tweet less than once a day

The most senior executives at Twitter barely tweet themselves and one has only ever sent four tweets, web developer who analysed their activity finds. Most of Twitter’s senior executives did not use... Read more »

WhatsApp hits 800 Million active users

WhatsApp now has 800-million monthly active users, continuing a pace of growth that may put the mobile messaging app on track to hit 1-billion users later this year. In a Facebook post Friday,... Read more »

China’s Huawei Technologies 2014 Profit surged 33 percent

Huawei Technologies, China’s biggest maker of telecom equipment, says on Tuesday profit grew 32.7% last year. Huawei reported a net profit of $ 4.5 billion. Revenue increased 20.6% to $ 46.5 billion... Read more »

Dutch energy company to trial computers to heat homes

Energy company is looking to install computer servers that generate heat in five homes in the Netherlands to check whether the warmth created could be an alternative for traditional radiators By Aimee... Read more »

Brisbane Airport launches trial of Australia’s first digital departure card

BRISBANE (Australia) — Instead of hand writing their personal information on the paper cards, international passengers at Brisbane Airport will be able to fill out their departure cards electronically in a trial of what the... Read more »

Top 10 Apps to keep track of Cricket World Cup 2015

Here is a list of some of the best free Cricket World Cup 2015 Android apps that will help you to follow World cup that you don’t want to miss especially when... Read more »

Huawei unveils its first Android Wear smartwatch

The Android Wear-powered Huawei Watch, due mid-2015, is designed to give smartwatches a more classical look. Also new: the TalkBand B2 and N1 Bluetooth fitness trackers and bigger brand ambitions for the... Read more »