WeChat Pay follows Alipay in allowing foreign visitors to make payments in ChinaIt has partnered up with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Global Network, and JCB to allow foreign visitors to link their credit cards to WeChat Pay.November 7, 2019 by Campbell Kwan in Innovation
The amount of Australians watching free-to-air and over-the-top content approaches parityThe gap has shifted from a 66% difference to a 12% one in the span of five years.February 15, 2021 by Campbell Kwan in Tech Industry
NTT Docomo develops tech to allow 28GHz 5G signals to pass through windowsGenerally, 28GHz signals have low diffraction, which means it is difficult for them to be available indoors, the company explained.January 26, 2021 by Campbell Kwan in 5G
Japan to restrict private sector use of foreign equipment and tech: ReportAfter seeing the Colonial Pipeline hack unfold in the US, the Japanese government reportedly wants to impose stricter security regulations on the private sector to ensure the same thing does not happen in Japan.May 17, 2021 by Campbell Kwan in Security
Victoria's transport system to accept ticketing payments from Android devicesFrom Thursday morning onwards, Android users will be able to use their smartphones to pay for travel on Victoria's public transport network.March 24, 2019 by Campbell Kwan in Innovation
Optus announces new NBN standalone 50/20 and 100/20 plansThe new NBN plans are all standalone, uncapped, month-to-month plans.September 10, 2020 by Campbell Kwan in Mobile Carriers
IT contractor allegedly abused government systems for cryptocurrency miningThe profits from the alleged mining operation are estimated to be worth more than AU$9,000.May 20, 2019 by Campbell Kwan in Legal
IBM leads Microsoft, Toshiba, and Samsung in AI-related patents: UNBig Blue has 8,290 patented AI inventions to its name, with Redmond owning 5,930 of them too.January 31, 2019 by Campbell Kwan in AI & Robotics
USB Type-C gets authentication to protect against malicious devicesUSB-IF announced it will roll out a USB Type-C authentication program to protect against non-compliant USB chargers and USB malware risks.January 2, 2019 by Campbell Kwan in Security
Samsung launches its first 5G network in New Zealand with SparkWith the rollout, Samsung becomes the first new radio network vendor to deploy a commercial network in New Zealand in over a decade.March 9, 2021 by Campbell Kwan in 5G