South Australia begins trials of Flinders Express autonomous shuttle busFrom Wednesday, free rides can be booked on the Flinders Express (FLEX) between 10am and 2pm on weekdays during the first stage of the trials.June 18, 2018 by Jonathan Chadwick in Innovation
ASIC to begin accepting licence applications from crowdfunding platform operatorsThe Australian financial regulator is advising crowdfunding platform operators to address CSF-specific requirements in its applications to speed up the assessment process.September 12, 2017 by Jonathan Chadwick in Legal
Navya bringing driverless vehicle trials to Perth next yearThe Western Australian government and the Royal Automobile Club WA will trial Navya's new electric, driverless fleet in Perth and two other cities next year.November 29, 2017 by Jonathan Chadwick in Innovation
University of Sydney develops rechargeable zinc-air battery solutionThe university's zinc-air batteries have high energy densities and are more environmentally friendly, meaning they could be applied to electronic devices in place of lithium-ion batteries.August 14, 2017 by Jonathan Chadwick in Hardware
Oppo and Vivo surge as Apple tanks in ChinaOppo and Vivo have come first and second respectively for Q3 2016 market share in China, both overtaking Huawei for the first time, while Apple slipped from third to fifth place.October 30, 2016 by Jonathan Chadwick in Mobility
China's smartphone market slips 4.9 percent in 2017: IDCHuawei and Xiaomi's market share increased in China last year, according to the research firm, but they couldn't prevent a general slowdown in the market.February 5, 2018 by Jonathan Chadwick in Mobility
APeJ public cloud services market will exceed $10b in 2017: IDCAccording to the research firm, infrastructure-as-a-service spending in Asia Pacific excluding Japan will exceed that of software-as-a-service for the first time in 2017.July 23, 2017 by Jonathan Chadwick in Cloud
Digital Transformation Agency chief digital officer Paul Shetler resignsThe Australian Digital Transformation Agency has announced the resignation of its chief digital officer Paul Shetler after only a month in the role.November 29, 2016 by Jonathan Chadwick in Government: AU
SoftBank leads $9.4m funding round with cloud startup PacketCloud startup Packet has raised $9.4 million with backing from SoftBank in a partnership that will expand the startup's presence across Asia and Australia through a datacentre in Tokyo.September 14, 2016 by Jonathan Chadwick in Cloud
Bulgaria passes law requiring government software to be open sourceAmendments to the country's Electronic Governance Act have been voted on in Parliament and are now in effect.July 4, 2016 by Jonathan Chadwick in Enterprise Software