NBN, BT join forces on broadband roadmap
[1] NBN, the company building the government’s National Broadband Network, has struck a deal with British Telecom to share information on how best to connect their respective nations with superfast ...
The Aussie iPhone app distorting the wireless microphone market
[1] Sydney-based startup AirLinc has created a smartphone-based audio recording system which will get rid of high-priced wireless microphones. [2] Chief executive Ben Thorn says AirLinc is an app for ...
Six pieces of no nonsense advice from Shark Tank’s Steve Baxter
[1] Despite Shark Tank star Steve Baxter not finishing high school, he was able to sell a startup for $373 million thanks to his zealousness for business. [2] In his speech at The Sunrise conference i...
Kiwi startups cross the Tasman to scale new heights in Australia
[1] According to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s (NZTA) regional director for Australia and Pacific, Clare Wilson, New Zealand startups are thinking globally. [2] Seventeen New Zealand startups w...
Supercomputer for Woodside data
[1] Woodside Petroleum is looking to find and maintain a competitive edge in its market with the procurement to use IBM’s Watson supercomputer system to analyse three decades of internal data. 2] Th...
Aeeris unveils public safety app
[1] ASX-listed public warning firm Aeeris has releases a new free app in a bid to improve safety at work for remote and mobile workers. [2] The app utilises Aeeris’ Early Warning Network to dete...
Work-life balance turned on its head in a ‘super-connected’ Australia
[1] NBN, the former NBN Co and the company behind Australia’s National Broadband Network, has beat the drum on the Aussie lifestyle changes that is expected with the future ‘super-connected’ Aus...
NSW Government improves destructive storm response with Internet of Things
[1] The NSW Government is pioneering the use of the Internet of Things to help improve the state’s response to destructive coastal storms. [2] Seven motion sensor buoys have been deployed along ...
Aussie wearables market will be worth $1 billion by 2018
[1] According to market analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, the wearables market is currently in infancy stage, but it’s expected to grow to $1 billion by 2018. [2] The recent release of the Apple wa...
GST and ride-sharing: why the ATO believes Uber must pay
[1] A recent study by Australian Taxation Office advisory on the tax and the sharing economy, says that Uber drivers are taxi drivers, and must therefore register for GST. [2] Uber has stated that its...