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• Huawei Australia’s revenue hits $368 million in 2012

  Chinese networking equipment giant Huawei appears to be gaining traction in the Australian market, reporting revenue of $368 million here in 2012, a 61 per cent jump over the previous year.

  Written by Byron Connolly • 23 May 13 16:20

• Tas govt establishes $28 million ICT Project Fund

  The Tasmanian government has earmarked $28 million for the establishment of an ICT Project Fund. Funding for 2013-14, revealed in today's state budget, will total $4 million, with funding increasing annually up to $10 million in 2016-17.

  Written by Rohan Pearce • 23 May 13 16:19

• iTalk slapped with ACMA warning

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a formal warning to iTalk (Australia) for not making critical information summaries (CIS) available for its plans.

  Written by Stephanie McDonald • 23 May 13 14:08

• More NBN training hubs launched in Adelaide

  Seven new digital hubs which promote the benefits of the National Broadband Network (NBN) have been launched in Adelaide.

  Written by Stephanie McDonald • 23 May 13 13:39

• 10 million Galaxy S4's shipped: Samsung

  Samsung has already shipped 10 million Galaxy S4 smartphones, the company revealed today.

  Written by Ross Catanzariti • 23 May 13 13:29

• AusCERT 2013: What's it like to be a 'Nigerian scam' victim?

  Feelings of shame and despair at being conned out of $300,000 by a convincing Nigerian based email scam led Queensland interior decorator Jill Ambrose to attempt suicide twice.

  Written by Hamish Barwick • 23 May 13 13:09

• Risk of de facto Internet filter for Australia: Ludlam

  Greens Senator Scott Ludlam has said it is “remarkable” that Senator Stephen Conroy’s department is looking into greater transparency over the use of Section 313 of the Telecommunications Act.

  Written by Stephanie McDonald • 23 May 13 12:37

• Union to meet with Telstra as telecom job cuts pile up

  The Communications Workers Union, the communications branch of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU), plans to meet with Telstra on Tuesday to learn more about the telco’s restructuring plans and what they mean for industry jobs, according to CWU national assistant secretary Ken Hardisty.

  Written by Adam Bender • 23 May 13 11:33

• ASUS confirms Fonepad will launch Down Under

  ASUS has announced that its Fonepad Android tablet will be available in Australia from early June.

  Written by Ross Catanzariti • 23 May 13 10:53

• ASIC debacle: Conroy open to transparency over website blocks

  The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) is looking into improving transparency of the use of Section 313 of the Telecommunications Act, according to Senator Stephen Conroy.

  Written by Stephanie McDonald • 23 May 13 10:19

• Twitter upgrade too late for hacked NZ MP

  New Twitter security measures are being rolled out a day too late for New Zealand's Conservative Party leader Colin Craig, who has been left red-faced when a tweet about gay pedophilia was posted from his account.

  Written by AAP • 23 May 13 10:04

• AusCERT 2013: Police urge banks to install ATM chip technology

  Australians will continue to be ripped off by international crime syndicates unless banks fast track the rollout of ATM chip technology, according to Queensland Police Detective Superintendent Brian Hay.

  Written by Hamish Barwick • 23 May 13 09:07

• In Pictures: The 16 best iPhone/iPad games of 2013 so far

  Fish turn into money, sorcerers rule and things get creepy in these iPhone and iPad games

  Written by Bob Brown • 23 May 13 08:53

• In Pictures: Twitter’s 10 most antisocial celebrities

  Followed by millions, they follow no one (or only one) in return

  Written by Paul McNamara • 23 May 13 08:48

• Windows 8.1 laptops with AMD's new chips to support wireless display

  Advanced Micro Devices hopes to regain share in the PC processor market with its upcoming chips based on the Jaguar core, which will bring console-like gaming and wireless displays to laptops with Windows 8 and its successor, Windows Blue.

  Written by Agam Shah • 23 May 13 04:08

• HP's Envy Rove 20-inch 'tablet' tackles Windows 8 desktop PC woes

  Windows 8 has not found wide adoption among desktop users, so HP has announced a new portable all-in-one and lowered the price of touch PCs so users can take advantage of the operating system.

  Written by Agam Shah • 23 May 13 04:08

• AMD willing to embrace Android

  Advanced Micro Devices has opened the door to embrace Google's Android operating system, but said it would continue to focus on Windows with its upcoming tablet and laptop chips.

  Written by Agam Shah • 23 May 13 04:08

• 3D-printed pizza may be delivered soon, thanks to NASA

  NASA recently approved a $125,000 grant for a six-month project to develop 3D-printed food, and the first edible prototype may be pizza, Quartz reports.

  Written by Colin Neagle • 23 May 13 00:51
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  Verizon, Jennifer Lopez partner on Latino-focused wireless stores

  Verizon Wireless is partnering with singer and actress Jennifer Lopez in creating a USretail distribution company that will offer Verizon's devices in stores and online destinations designed to appeal to Latino consumers.

  Written by Stephen Lawson • 22 May 13 20:50

• Would you pay $US30 for a waterproof Android smartphone?

  If you've ever dropped, broken or drowned your mobile phone, Kyocera Wireless has a deal for you: two new waterproofed Android phones, one of them ruggedized, aimed at first-time smartphone buyers looking for affordable handsets. The products were announced for the U.S market at this week's CTIA cellular industry conference in Las Vegas.

  Written by John Cox • 22 May 13 20:28