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Social media can be the workers’ voice – but is it loud enough?

Coming as it did the day after the governor of the Reserve Bank, Philip Lowe, told an audience of economists that average earnings for Australian workers were growing at the lowest level since the 1960s, the win by the AMWU against the company behind Streets ice-creams this week was a good

Xiaomi MIUI 9 to Be Last Update for 6 Smartphones as Software Support Ends

After supporting its dated hardware with fresh software builds for a while, Xiaomi says it is now suspending MIUI updates for six of its popular devices. The list of the devices in question includes the Mi 2/2S, Mi 4i, Redmi Note 4G, Redmi 2, Redmi 2 Prime, and the Mi Note that will receive MIUI 9

Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ to Be Previewed at CES 2018: Report

HIGHLIGHTS Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ to make first public appearance at CES 2018 Samsung Galaxy S9+ rumoured to have some upgrades over Galaxy S9 Samsung could deploy a 10nm chipset on new Galaxy flagships While the tech world is busy in testing out the iPhone X and

Your Smart IoT Gadgets May Be Violating Your Privacy

Rajat Kabade IoT-based connected devices are one of the reasons why your privacy is at risk. A recent Wikileaks report revealed that CIA has been using Samsung TV to spy on people. Intelligence agencies around the world have started exploring the vulnerable connected-devices to spy on people.

US SEC Corporate Filing System Said to Be Vulnerable to DDoS Attacks

HIGHLIGHTS US SEC found a vulnerability in its database that can cause its collapse The discovery came when the SEC was testing EDGAR EDGAR database was last breached in 2016 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Wall Street’s top regulator, has discovered a vulnerability in its corporate

Apple’s ‘High Sierra’ Mac operating system will be available to download on September 25

Apple announced Tuesday that its latest operating system for Mac laptops and desktops, MacOS High Sierra, will be available to download on Monday, September 25. The new MacOS High Sierra will be able to run on any Apple computers that could run MacOS Sierra, which includes any

iPhone 8 Launch in September, But Availability Will Be Limited: KGI Securities

HIGHLIGHTS KGI claims iPhone 8 to come in three colours only The smartphone will go into mass production in mid-September The iPhone 8 photos suggest no Touch ID integration iPhone 8, the tenth anniversary Apple smartphone, has been in the news for nearly a year, and it seems the

Jio Phone’s 3-Year Lock-In Period, Monthly Plan Cost, May Be Obstacles in Adoption: JP Morgan

HIGHLIGHTS JioPhone is can be bought with a three-year lock-in period JP Morgan report feels that this could be an obstacle Users in India prefer multi-SIM devices and the prepaid churn is >5% At its Annual General Meeting this year, Reliance Jio announced its first ‘effectively free’ 4G phone

ALIS in Blunderland: Lockheed says F-35 Block 3F software to be done by year’s end

F-35 software development will be finished by the end of this year, Lockheed Martin has said – which contradicts the view of various American government audit agencies. “We are well positioned to complete air vehicle full 3F and mission systems software development by the end of 2017,”

Google Street View Can Now Be Used to Explore the International Space Station

HIGHLIGHTS The imagery already available in Google Street View The astronaut captured imagery over six months Space constraints posed difficulties in capturing imagery Google Street View in search giant’s Maps service is one of those features that has given users a much better idea of various locations around