Via 9to5Google, Google dropped support for IE 11 because ‘it is time’ and the browser only makes up a small share of browsers used on Google Search. SEE: Another reason why developers are quitting: To escape from your bad code News of Google Search ending official support for IE 11 came from Malte Uble, a software engineer at Google, who explained Google Search now delivers IE 11 browsers a “fallback experience” that offers a pared-back version of Google Search....

“Now that [the NBN’s] built, I think it’s appropriate to treat its cost as sunk and therefore, what matters for Australia is getting the best use out of the NBN,” Sims told Senate Estimates yesterday. The ACCC chair was speaking to the NBN’s efforts to recoup costs, wherein the company responsible for running the network has previously said it needs to eventually have an average revenue per user of AU$51 to avoid a potential write-down....

Here’s how to do it: Do you want to start using a VPN for overcoming Skype restrictions? We recommend NordVPN. This VPN has a lot of privacy options, offers fast and secure services, and has a large number of servers worldwide. The bad news? Skype is also one of the most widely restricted VoIP services in the world. In over 20 countries, Skype is either blocked or restricted, along with other VoIP alternatives....

Outlined in the annual federal Budget released on Tuesday night, the Coalition plans to hand over AU$142.2m across four years to the AFP for upping its specialist operational, intelligence, collection, and criminal asset confiscation capabilities, which includes these new warrants. The Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020 was enshrined late last year, giving the AFP the ability to issue three types of warrants. The first of the warrants is a data disruption one, which can be used to prevent “continuation of criminal activity by participants, and be the safest and most expedient option where those participants are in unknown locations or acting under anonymous or false identities”....

In a statement to ZDNet, Adobe said it ended support for Magento 1 on June 30, 2020. “We continue to encourage merchants to upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Commerce for the most up-to-date security, flexibility, extensibility, and scalability,” an Adobe spokesperson said. “At a minimum, we recommend Magento Open Source merchants on Magento 1 to upgrade to the latest version of Magento Open Source (built on Magento 2), to which Adobe contributes key security updates....

Alexa Together offers an ageing customer 24/7 hands-free access to an Urgent Response professional emergency helpline. During an emergency, they can say, “Alexa, call for help,” to connect with a trained agent who can request the dispatch of police, the fire department or an ambulance. When Urgent Response is called, Alexa will proactively notify a designated caregiver. The service also connects with third-party fall detection devices from Assistive Technology Service (ATS) and Vayyar....

What makes SYVPN different from other VPNs? We have a mission – to create a good VPN with an affordable price that everyone can use, and this is our first priority, as opposed to other companies where it’s all about the money. As far as I know, out of all low-cost VPNs, we provide the best value. Can you explain “Data retention”? What is your policy at ShadeYou VPN? We are trying to handle our service using as little data as possible from the users....

This week, Dominik Gabi, Facebook software engineer said in a blog post that Mariana Trench was originally an internal tool for the company’s security engineers but has now been released to the public “to help scale security through building automation.” Mariana Trench (MT) is a tool for finding vulnerabilities in Android and Java, with a particular focus on examining code in Android applications. According to the tech giant, MT is able to scan “large mobile codebases” and will alert users to potential security problems found in the code by analyzing data flows prior to production....

Current limitations aside, Microsoft is continuing to invest in bringing Android to Windows 11, as seen in its update to the WSA on Windows 11 (version 2204.40000.15) to Android 12.1, which is available to Insiders on the Dev Channel, according to a Microsoft blogpost. WSA launched with Android 11. SEE: The best Android phones: Better than the iPhone? Microsoft has improved networking on the Windows Subsystem for Android, so that Android apps can connect to devices on the same network as a Windows PC....

Comparing the five leading smartphone companies that are shipping 5G-enabled devices – Google, Apple, LG, OnePlus and Samsung – OpenSignal found that a race to make handsets faster is effectively on and is set to further accelerate in 2021. To understand how users are impacted by 5G capabilities, OpenSignal’s researchers looked at average 5G download speeds for owners of different smartphone brands, and compared them to average 4G download speeds for those brands....

I expected that if there was any time when Apple top brass would mention it, it would be during the earnings call. And that’s when it happened. Apple, like most other tech firms, is feeling the pinch due to component shortages. A word that came up a lot during the call was “constraints.” It was up to Apple CFO Luca Maestri to break the bad news. Must read: Don’t buy these Apple products: July 2021 edition Normally, I’d put this down to scarcity marketing – “get in there quick with your iPhone orders, because otherwise you’ll miss out and the cool kids will laugh at you” sort of thing – but these supply constraints are real and they’re affecting almost every company that is involved in making things....

This is quite a significant milestone as it will likely be the end of the line for quite a few older devices, as iOS 15 approaches and support is dropped for some iPhones and iPads. After this point, any battery bugs or performance issues that remain aren’t going to be fixed. Must read: I just found my lost AirTag… you’ll never guess where it went While we don’t yet have the official list of devices supported by iOS 15, the word is that it will drop support for devices running the A9 chip....

A group of Apple employees operating as a “solidarity union” called Apple Together is pushing back after Apple CEO Tim Cook said staff would be required to work from company offices for at least three days a week from September 5. The group claims that Apple’s broad-brush stance on office work fails to take into account “the unique demands of each job role” and ignores evidence that suggests remote work benefits productivity, diversity, inclusion, and work-life balance....

“Apple believes that Australia’s existing regulatory framework is encouraging and fostering innovative developments that offer competition to incumbent banks, while minimising the risks that arise from developments in technology and broader structural changes to the economy driving new forms of payments,” Apple said in a submission [PDF] to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services. “Apple believes policies or regulations that seek to prescribe or dictate a technical approach are unnecessary and create severe unintended consequences, including compromising the security of the payments systems and stifling innovation that benefits customers, banks, and the broader payments industry....

As we’re not yet zipping around the skies in electric flying Ubers, the cumulative impact of these kinds of advancements will take time to be fully realized. While the company continued to make improvements to its Scope 2 (from purchased electricity) emissions in 2021, it still saw significant increases in its Scope 1 (from direct operations) and Scope 3 (from indirect sources) emissions, which typically represent the lion’s share of a company’s carbon footprint....

The San Francisco-based company said it had second-quarter non-GAAP earnings come in at a loss of 23 cents per share on revenue of $89.5 million, increasing 72% year over year. Analysts expected the company to report a loss of 26 cents per share on revenue of $82.26 million. Shares of Asana were down 2.95% in after-hours trading. Asana chief executive Dustin Moskovitz said the company now has over 107 000 paying customers and noted that the number of customers spending $5000 or more on an annualized basis grew to 12 806....

ASIC alleges that between May 2016 and November 2018, more than 165,700 ANZ customers were charged cash advance fees and interest for withdrawing or transferring money from their credit card accounts based on incorrect account balance being displayed on the ANZ website, ANZ app, and at automatic teller machines. The average cash advance fees and interest that were charged to each customer account was around AU$47, ASIC alleges. “We are concerned that, over a long period of time, ANZ overstated the available funds and balances on credit card accounts, and nonetheless charged fees and interest to customers who relied on this information when making withdrawals,” ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said....

The five companies selected to be part of the project are Bedrock AI Aus, DigitalX, Eastern Analytica, Listcorp, and Pyxta. The project is being funded by the Department of Industry under the Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII), with the selected companies each receiving up to AU$100,000 in grants. The BRII challenge is focused on developing technology solutions that help ASIC better analyse corporate disclosures, with the goal being to deliver a more efficient and effective way for the regulator to supervise and enforce disclosure and reporting obligations of listed companies....

The Immersive White chassis of the Chromebook Flip CX5 doesn’t shout ‘business’, but it’s certainly distinctive. Asus says it has been treated to resemble ceramic, and I can certainly see that in the finish. The white of the lid is punctuated by a large silver Asus logo, a smaller silver Chromebook logo and the shiny silver of the hinges. Given its 15.6-inch screen, the Flip CX5’s dimensions of 357.6mm wide by 240....

The ExpertBook B7 Flip brings a 360-degree rotating screen to a no-nonsense configuration that includes 5G support and plenty of ports. But with a price tag of $2,149.99 for a Core i7 model with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD storage, this laptop isn’t for the budget strapped. So, do its capabilities justify the expense? The ExpertBook B7 Flip is a demure-looking laptop at first glance. Asus calls the colour Star Black, and the dark chassis does have a certain ‘deep sky’ blueish tinge in a certain light....