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• More FTTC in the works, NBN boss says

  25-05-2017 22:30
  
  NBN’s chief executive Bill Morrow says that the company will be “making some announcements soon” about wider use of fibre to the curb (FTTC) technology for the National Broadband Network rollout.
  
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• WA joins trial of e-Bale tag technology - The West Australian

  25-05-2017 17:20 via thewest.com.au
  
  The West Australian
  WA joins trial of e-Bale tag technology
  The West Australian
  AWEX chief executive Mark Grave hopes one day the new technology will be commercialised. Picture: Bob Garnant. Almost half of WA's wool clip could be fitted with electronic bale tags next year, as part of a six-month pilot of Australian Wool Exchange's ...
  
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• Mobile users’ expectations are sky high, says Gemalto

  25-05-2017 16:28 via computerweekly.com
  
  Consumers have extremely high expectations for rapid mobiledevelopment in the coming years, according to a Gemalto report
  
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• Technology creates kids who can't wait - dailytelegraph.com.au

  25-05-2017 16:02 via dailytelegraph.com.au
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  Technology creates kids who can't wait
  dailytelegraph.com.au
  We LIVE in an ''on demand'' world driven by the mobility of technology and accessibility to the internet. We can download books and music, watch TV shows and have multiple conversations, all from our smartphones – sometimes at the same time! The upside ...
  
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• Debit card transactions to overtake cash payments, thanks to contactless

  25-05-2017 14:12 via computerweekly.com
  The number of payments made using debit cards will exceed the number made by cash three years earlier than expected, as a result of the success of contactless technology
  
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• 'Not a technology failure': inventor says political meddling doomed Kogan Creek scheme - Bendigo Advertiser

  25-05-2017 08:57 via bendigoadvertiser.com.au
  'Not a technology failure': inventor says political meddling doomed Kogan Creek scheme
  Bendigo Advertiser
  The Newman and Palaszczuk Queensland governments and their "pro-coal" policies are to blame for the failure of the Kogan Creek Solar Boost project, scrapped last year at a cost to taxpayers of at least $45 million, the technology's inventor says. See ...and more »
  
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• 'Not a technology failure': inventor says political meddling doomed ... - Bendigo Advertiser

  25-05-2017 08:57 via bendigoadvertiser.com.au
  'Not a technology failure': inventor says political meddling doomed ...
  Bendigo Advertiser
  The Newman and Palaszczuk Queensland governments and their "pro-coal" policies are to blame for the failure of the Kogan Creek Solar Boost project, ...and more »
  
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• 4 ways blockchain is the new business collaboration tool

  25-05-2017 08:28
  
  While blockchain may have cut its teeth on the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, the distributed electronic ledger technology is quickly making inroads across a variety of industries.
  
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• Tasmania eyes $67.5 million in IT upgrades

  25-05-2017 08:17
  
  In its 2017-18 budget handed down today, the Tasmanian government has earmarked more than $60 million for key digital transformation projects, including a program to upgrade IT systems relied on by emergency services in the state. Overall the government said it intended to spend $67.5 million in ICT upgrades.
  
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• Offshore Technology Focus: Issue 55 - Offshore Technology

  25-05-2017 06:13 via offshore-technology.com
  
  Offshore Technology
  Offshore Technology Focus: Issue 55
  Offshore Technology
  Equatorial Guinea is seeking to revive its oil sector by applying for membership to OPEC. For decades such a move made obvious sense, but today OPEC's powers appear to be waning. We ask whether joining the group is still as attractive a prospect as it ...and more »
  
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• Meet the Most Nimble-Fingered Robot Yet - MIT Technology Review

  25-05-2017 06:02 via technologyreview.com
  
  MIT Technology Review
  Meet the Most Nimble-Fingered Robot Yet
  MIT Technology Review
  A dexterous multi-fingered robot practiced using virtual objects in a simulated world, showing how machine learning and the cloud could revolutionize manual work. by Will Knight; May 25, 2017. University of California, Berkeley, professor Ken Goldberg ...
  
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• Fracking, Now The Dominant Technology, Will Keep Oil Price Around $55: Goldman Sachs - Forbes

  25-05-2017 06:01 via forbes.com
  
  Forbes
  Fracking, Now The Dominant Technology, Will Keep Oil Price Around $55: Goldman Sachs
  Forbes
  Oil prices may rise or fall in the short-term, but they will return to a range of $55 to $65 in the long term because that's the price of oil from fracking shale wells, the Goldman Sachs head of research said in Chicago Wednesday. Oil prices today were ...
  
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• Government invests in data analytics

  25-05-2017 05:41
  
  Data analytics teams will help drive evidence-based programs and policy under the government’s Data Integration Partnership for Australia (DIPA).
  
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• Oxebar updates one-way keg technology - Beer and Brewer (subscription)

  25-05-2017 05:19 via beerandbrewer.com
  Oxebar updates one-way keg technology
  Beer and Brewer (subscription)
  Oxebar Australia, specialists in large polymer containers and oxygen barrier packaging technology, have transformed the manufacturing process of one-way kegs. Oxebar uses single stage manufacturing technology to make the Kegasaurus Polymer Kegs, ...
  
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• Donald Trump gets on the wrong track with aircraft-carrier technology - The Australian Financial Review

  25-05-2017 04:18 via afr.com
  
  The Australian Financial Review
  Donald Trump gets on the wrong track with aircraft-carrier technology
  The Australian Financial Review
  The USS Gerald Ford is still undergoing sea trials. Peter Singer says the Ford Class capabilities are driven by the advancement of the new catapult system. If implemented it will save money, about $4 billion over the lifetime of the ship. MC2 Ridge Leoni.and more »
  
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• PODCAST: Brave new world – the ever-evolving defence technology sector - Defence Connect

  25-05-2017 04:12 via defenceconnect.com.au
  
  Defence Connect
  PODCAST: Brave new world – the ever-evolving defence technology sector
  Defence Connect
  In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, DMTC chief executive Mark Hodge joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss the opportunities for Australian defence technology and how the defence force can better participate in active global programs to ...
  
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• Company awarded for innovative technology - Bite magazine

  25-05-2017 03:13 via bitemagazine.com.au
  
  Bite magazine
  Company awarded for innovative technology
  Bite magazine
  A new technology developed by Australian manufacturer 3M for use in the dental industry was selected earlier this month to receive a 2017 Edison Award—a global recognition honouring innovators that create a positive impact in the world. The 3M Mobile ...
  
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• Lamborghini: Electric supercar technology not ready - CarAdvice - CarAdvice

  25-05-2017 02:42 via caradvice.com.au
  
  CarAdvice
  Lamborghini: Electric supercar technology not ready - CarAdvice
  CarAdvice
  Lamborghini says the current technological capacity of electric componentry is not suitable for a supercar that suits the brand's characteristics....and more »
  
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• Howorth Wins Riverbed Technology Account - B&T

  25-05-2017 01:49 via bandt.com.au
  
  B&T
  Howorth Wins Riverbed Technology Account
  B&T
  Ogilvy Public Relations' specialist technology agency, Howorth Communications, has announced it has added Riverbed Technology to its client roster following a competitive pitch. Rebecca Tilly. Posted by Rebecca Tilly. With an immediate remit to raise ...
  
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