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TVs too mainstream for you? Try Epson's $4,000 short range projector
Mon, 11th Sep 2017
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digital entertainment
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displays & projectors
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personal computing devices
Epson's Home Cinema LS100 brings big-screen projection to living rooms with its ultra-short throw design and innovative laser technology.
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What Southeast Asia stands to gain from digital disruption
Tue, 5th Sep 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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microsoft
Southeast Asia's digital leap, thanks to a surge in users, may reshape its $50bn internet economy as local firms edge out giants.
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Alexa, meet Cortana: The AI superteam coming to your Windows PC
Fri, 1st Sep 2017
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smart home
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ai
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microsoft
Microsoft and Amazon have announced a collaboration that will bring Alexa to Windows 10 PCs and allow Cortana to be accessed on Alexa-enabled devices.
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Shots fired: Alexa strikes back in the smart speaker war
Wed, 30th Aug 2017
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smart home
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amazon
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smart appliances
Amazon announced an all-new Alexa feature that lets users control music across multiple Amazon Echo devices...
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How colocation providers can follow Amazon’s lead & create lucrative new IT offerings
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
Colocation providers can emulate Amazon's model by leveraging their IT expertise to create profitable new offerings, transforming their industry presence.
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Enterprise is set to adopt smart home technologies by 2019
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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smart home
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ai
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healthtech
Consumer and business spending on virtual personal assistant speakers is forecast to reach $3.52bn by 2021, according to Gartner.
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Exclusive: Frost & Sullivan talks AI, robo-advisors and frictionless shopping
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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uc
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martech
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AI is here, right now. Frost & Sullivan ANZ head of research for DX Audrey William sits down to chat with us about how AI is changing business.
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Small town in Norway to host world’s largest data centre – for now
Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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cleantech
In terms of sheer size, the plans reveal the centre to be a behemoth at four storeys and 600 square metres, drawing on 1,000MW of power.
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SwiftStack's 4 steps to moving enterprise data to the cloud
Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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data analytics
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public cloud
The benefits of cloud storage are obvious, but large data volumes can present significant challenges - SwiftStack have provided some simple steps.
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Telstra subsidiary snaps up Microsoft technical evangelist
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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microsoft
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amazon
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telstra
Prior to joining Ooyala, Cath worked for both Microsoft and Amazon as a senior technical evangelist and solutions architect, respectively.
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Singapore data center company gets latest executive from Amazon
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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amazon
Slaven joins AirTrunk from Amazon, where he held the position of senior construction manager since early 2014.
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Goodbye Staples, hello Winc - and a more solution driven focus
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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cx
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martech
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ai
Staples Australia and New Zealand will rebrand to Winc next month with the company also planning more solution-driven offerings.
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Tablet market continues downward spiral in second quarter of 2017
Sat, 5th Aug 2017
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personal computing devices
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lenovo
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apple
Despite the turmoil within the market, 3 of the top 5 vendors actually managed to increase their shares of the market and grow on an annual basis.
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Amazon launches new service in Singapore to transform retail
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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smartphones
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smart cities
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Amazon's first retail service in Singapore is set to transform the retail industry with products ordered from phones and delivered within two hours.
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Aims - new offering supports AWS Direct Connect in Malaysia
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
Malaysia-based data center company, Aims Group, is offering a private network connect to support AWS Direct Connect.
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Interview: How CIOs can boost innovation & creativity
Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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google
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amazon
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facebook
CIOs must break the status quo to deliver innovation, says Scott Middleton of Terem Technologies at the Australian CIO Summit 2017.
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Older consumers - not convinced by the idea of smart tech, report says
Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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smart home
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amazon
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report
To appeal to a wider audience including older consumers, brands need to ensure that they highlight the applicability of products in day-to-day life.
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LinkedIn’s 2017 Global Top Companies list - did you make the cut?
Mon, 19th Jun 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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healthtech
Schneider Electric, a global organisation that specialises in energy management and automation, is one of the companies that made the list.
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Collaboration, not competition - key to success for Aussie FinTech sector
Wed, 14th Jun 2017
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fintech
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personal computing devices
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apple
The report finds that technology giants such as Apple and Amazon threaten the emerging FinTech industry and Australia’s traditional banking sector.
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Exclusive interview: Shopgate's CEO on entering Aussie market alongside Amazon
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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martech
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commerce systems
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amazon
With Amazon’s rollout, there will be pressure on retailers, who will need to focus heavily on retaining customers to avoid losing them to the giant.