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Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
Former TechDay team member.

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LG's first 8K TV goes on sale in Australia

Fri, 30th Aug 2019
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LG Australia is delivering its first 8K television starting from today, bringing the latest in LG's range of premium TVs to Australians.
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Vodafone testing live 5G network in Auckland

Fri, 30th Aug 2019
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Vodafone has finished five 5G site upgrades and it's now in the network testing phases as the company gears up for its 5G launch in December.
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Insta360's GO mounted cam captures footage without the bumps

Thu, 29th Aug 2019
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Dubbed 'the world's smallest stabilised camera', the Insta360 GO is a tiny camera that weight 18.3 grams and can be mounted pretty much anywhere.
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AR 'Live View' navigation is coming to Google Maps

Thu, 29th Aug 2019
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Live View will allow those travelling on foot around cities to navigate streets a little easier with turn-by-turn navigation.
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Google & Dell launch Chromebooks for the enterprise

Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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network infrastructure
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mobility
Google is releasing a new series of Chromebooks tailored to the enterprise, thanks to a partnership with Dell.
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SEGA to release Genesis Mini next month

Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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SEGA is giving the SEGA Genesis console the mini treatment as the company sets to launch the new SEGA Genesis Mini next month.
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HPE, VMware announce Cloud Foundation as a Service

Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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virtualisation
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HPE and VMware expand partnership to offer Cloud Foundation as a Service, integrating HPE GreenLake and Synergy for enhanced hybrid cloud environments.
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Company-X to resell head-mounted tablet range in ANZ

Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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mobility
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tablets
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New Zealand-based firm Company-X has secured a deal to become the sole Australasian reseller of RealWear's HMT-1 and HMT-1Z1 line of head-mounted tablets.
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VMware expands telco and edge portfolio for CSPs

Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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virtualisation
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datacentre infrastructure
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it automation
VMware's telco and edge cloud portfolio has grown even larger, as the company announces a major portfolio expansion today.
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VMware & NVIDIA bolster GPU services for high-performance computing

Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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virtualisation
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data science
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it automation
VMware and NVIDIA partner to enhance GPU services for high-performance computing on VMware Cloud, aiming to boost AI and data science applications.
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Govts risk cyber attacks if they continue to demand encryption backdoors

Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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encryption
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government
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Governments demanding encryption backdoors risk national security and economic stability, say experts, threatening vulnerabilities in election infrastructure.
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VMware unlocks future of hybrid IT with new offerings

Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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virtualisation
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devops
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hybrid cloud
VMware developed its VMCloud to unlock the future of hybrid IT and deliver customers' application needs through hybrid cloud.
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VMware Tanzu transforms Kubernetes environment for enterprise

Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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virtualisation
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multi-cloud
VMware's new product and service portfolio VMware Tanzu is set to transform how enterprises use Kubernetes for software development, management, and deployment.
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Sphero buys littleBits to create new ways of inspiring kids in STEM

Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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edutech
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stem
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Sphero will purchase littleBits in order to further the companies' common mission: to inspire the creators and inventors of tomorrow.
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Splunk hands over $1.5b to acquire cloud monitoring firm

Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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cloud services
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Splunk has put US$1.05 billion on the table to acquire SignalFx, a SaaS specialist in real time monitoring and metrics for cloud infrastructure.
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HPE's Aitken supercomputer shoots for the moon

Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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spacetech
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
HPE unveils the Aitken supercomputer, designed to support NASA's Artemis programme aiming for the lunar South Pole by 2024, enhancing mission simulations.
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Chorus CEO to resign after successful company transformation

Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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wireless networks
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cloud services
Chorus CEO Kate McKenzie to resign at year's end after tripling fibre connection volumes and leading the company to a USD $53 million profit.
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Five ways attackers can create havoc in smart homes

Fri, 23rd Aug 2019
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crypto
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blockchain
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Attack motives include burglaries, cyber stalking, botnet creation, cryptocurrency mining hubs, theft of personal information or financial information.
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Sony buys Insomniac Games, the firm behind PS4 hits Marvel's Spider-Man & Spyro

Thu, 22nd Aug 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is finally bringing longtime partner and game developer Insomniac Games under its wing.
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MSPs battle it out in 'survival of the fittest'

Thu, 22nd Aug 2019
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it automation
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partner programmes
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kaseya
Charles Darwin famously said that evolution is the survival of the fittest: only those that are the best of a species will survive.