NBN fibre upgrade 'essential'

NBN Co's long-term profitability will be restricted if the Coalition’s proposed mix of cable, copper and fibre networks is not replaced with a full fibre network in coming years, government briefings reveal.

CIO's cycling buddies steer ferries to Windows 8.1 When Harbour City Ferries wanted to upgrade its aging Windows XP systems it had the proven option of Windows 7 or the relatively unproven Windows 8.1. Discussions with members of an exclusive cycling club helped give chief information officer Adam O’Halloran the confidence to chose the unproven path. Loose lips on social media a marketer's delight Many social media users are unaware it is increasingly possible to match their online personas to real-life identities, and determine other personal details.

Foxtel enters broadband, telephony market Foxtel will start selling retail broadband and telephone services for the first time next year after signing a commercial deal with Telstra.

NBN Co delivers its strategic review NBN Co has completed the draft of its Strategic Review on time. It is now up to the Communications Minister to release the results.

Google joins competition in the cloud Google already runs much of the digital lives of consumers through email, Internet searches and YouTube videos. Now it wants the corporations, too.

Worldwide PC market to post 10 per cent drop Worldwide personal-computer shipments are projected to fall 10.1 per cent this year, by far the biggest annual decline on record, as consumers continue to shun the devices, market researcher IDC says.