The Australian government and the loose definition of IT projects ‘working well’
Straight-faced, a Department of Human Services representative told a Senate committee its data-matching ‘robodebt’ project went well, because it produced savings. Read More
Are enterprises really ready for AI?
Businesses are facing setbacks around AI adoption — with over half feeling that they are not prepared to effectively use AI technologies in their organisations. Read More
Can these minimalist phones save us from our smartphone obsession?
Approaches include a smaller smartphone, an attractively designed minimalist phone, and bringing more sophisticated apps to feature phones. Read More
Autodesk combines 7 toolsets into one new version of AutoCAD
After fine-tuning different professional AutoCAD verticals for decades, the latest release includes access to 750,000 different features and functionalities. Read More
8 impressive Chinese smartphones you’ve never heard of
I’ve had hands-on experience with some amazing smartphones from China that you may not have heard about before. Here is a selection of my favourites. Read More
Hate noisy autoplaying videos? Google Chrome will finally block them by default
Next month, Chrome will start to block autoplaying videos with unmuted audio. Read More
Google confirms Pixel XL charging problem
Google confirms that a charging bug affecting the original Google Pixel XL with Android Oreo 8.1 will be fixed in the coming weeks. Read More
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus: This is how much your new smartphone costs to build
The new smartphone model’s ‘much higher’ costs are driven by its updated camera, but the screen remains the most expensive component. Read More
Samsung boosts mid-tier Exynos 7 AP with deep learning image processing
Samsung’s new mid-tier mobile application processor Exynos 7 9610 has deep learning and faster image processing capabilities and will launch in the second half of 2018. Read More
Windows 10 feature updates painfully slow? Relief is in sight
The biggest downside of Microsoft’s twice-annual feature update schedule is the forced downtime as those updates install. A series of setup improvements in the Spring Creators Update promise to make the experience less painful. Read More