Consumer tech stories - Page 4
Google beats Amazon to first place in smart speaker war
Mon, 28th May 2018
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Google claims the top spot in the smart speaker market by shipping 3.2 million units in Q1 2018, surpassing Amazon’s 2.5 million Echo shipments.
Visa carves out security roadmap for consumer payment technologies
Tue, 15th May 2018
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biometrics
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martech
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commerce systems
The payments industry should now be almost ready to embrace the future of consumer technologies like biometrics, says Visa.
Smiths City value falls as it reluctantly complies with ruling
Tue, 15th May 2018
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licensing
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smiths city
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employment court
Smiths City's stock value drops 4.6% as it faces reprimand from the Employment Court over unpaid meeting hours.
Court rules retail chain must pay employees for all hours worked
Mon, 14th May 2018
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licensing
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smiths city
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employment court
Smiths City Group had been refusing to pay employees for the ‘optional’ pre-work meeting for years, but has finally been called out in court.
59% APAC financial firms bolster investment in fraud detection
Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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malware
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cybersecurity
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fraud
Amid rising fraud concerns, 59% of APAC financial firms are increasing investment in detection tech, surpassing even multi-factor authentication, says Experian.
Xilinx CEO outlines a new strategy for the company
Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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wireless networks
Xilinx CEO Victor Peng reveals a bold strategy shift, aiming to redefine the company with highly flexible processors and a focus on data centre acceleration.
Marketing and messaging trends shaping Facebook Messenger this year
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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martech
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predictions
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facebook
Improved group chats, realtime features, and visual messaging are just a few of the features in store for messaging app.
Australia & New Zealand named innovation champions by U.S association
Tue, 16th Jan 2018
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drones
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ces
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consumer technology association
Australia, New Zealand, Finland and the United Kingdom have been named the most innovative countries, according to the Consumer Technology Association.
Top 25 finalists announced for Richard Branson’s tech innovation competition
Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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healthtech
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xtc
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aras
XTC is poised to welcome its largest pool of international contenders to date, representing countries such as Norway, Australia, Rwanda and Singapore.
Benchmarking, PaaS, and analytics - highlights from Workday Rising CEO keynote
Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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paas
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data analytics
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martech
The three-day event will see 542 sessions being held before it’s over, with over 8500 customers and partners attending this year’s event.
Oracle Data Cloud launches Australian audience data solution
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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data analytics
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data science
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martech
Oracle Data Cloud tackles audience data scarcity with a bespoke digital marketing tool for Australian businesses.
We bring you the future, today: Why NetGuide changed its name
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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cloud services
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techday
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netguide
NetGuide rebrands as FutureFive, shifting its focus to emerging tech like drones and virtual reality while continuing to cover consumer technology news.
Ericsson makes digital transformation a reality for Vietnam telco
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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digital transformation
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ericsson
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4g technology
Ericsson and Vietnamese telecom operator VNPT are working together to provide an online charging system that will support 40 million subscribers.
Ericsson eyes the future with launch of network services for ‘massive IoT’
Wed, 12th Jul 2017
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smartphones
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network infrastructure
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iot
Ericsson strides into the IoT era, launching pioneering network services for seamless integration of massive IoT connectivity and management.
Tech in China, start-ups, sports & fashion: CES Asia's 2017 line up
Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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iot
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smart home
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ai
As a part of CES Asia 2017, Startup Park will showcase at least 75 start-ups around the world from ten countries.
Virtual digital assistants to overtake world population by 2021
Tue, 23rd May 2017
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uc
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martech
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ai
Ovum has released on the AI digital assistant market, revealing partnerships to be key differentiators in the years head.
Week in review: The biggest stories that went down last week on NetGuide
Mon, 20th Mar 2017
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email security
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cybersecurity
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instagram
From OPPO's NZ debut to the 4.5G buzz and Apple's user-friendly edge—here's the week in tech that had tongues wagging on NetGuide!.
Bitdefender BOX launches in Japan for smarter home device security
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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smart home
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bitdefender
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smart appliances
Bitdefender BOX is a solution that allows customers to protect their home networks from malware, hackers, ransomware, phishing & other online threats.
Ovum: What to expect at Mobile World Conference 2017
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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iot
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ai
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ovum
Tech futurism takes centre stage at MWC 2017 as Ovum predicts smart living and AI advancements transforming the industry in Barcelona.
Week in review: The biggest stories that went down this week on NetGuide
Fri, 24th Feb 2017
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personal computing devices
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apple
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commerce commission
It was a busy week for the NetGuide team. We thought we'd make it easy for you and pick out our highlights of the week in the land of consumer tech.