Networking

Fundamentally, most VPNs (virtual private network) provide two services: Encrypting your data between two points and hiding the IP address (from which a general location can be derived) where you’re located. For those traveling or out and about, the first function was critical because most Wi-Fi available publicly is unencrypted ...

Video: VPN: Why you should hide your IP address TANSTAAFL. If you’ve read your Heinlein, you know it’s an acronym for “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” That phrase has actually been around since the days of Old West saloons. If you bought a drink, the saloon ...

There are two kinds of paid streaming services: Live TV, such as Sling TV and YouTubeTV, and video-on-demand, such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. Here’s what to look for in live TV packages. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve spent more time than ever watching TV at home. You might ...

Celona, a startup, is launching technology that will make it easier for enterprises to deploy private LTE/5G wireless networks with one platform. The technology, called MicroSlicing, uses software to abstract cellular wireless network design and translate it into a framework similar to what IT departments manage today. Celona’s platform also ...

The processing assembly for Google’s Sycamore quantum computer. In the not-terribly-distant past, the goal of quantum computing research was to achieve a milestone called quantum supremacy: the point in time when a quantum computer can, in practical terms, be considered superior to a classical, semiconductor-based computer for processing any task you ...

Image: ACCC Even though they only make up a small portion of its customer base, there has been quite the shift in how users are connecting to NBN on plans offering speeds at or in excess of 100Mbps. In the latest edition of the ACCC’s NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report, ...

Special feature The Rise of Industrial IoT Infrastructure around the world is being linked together via sensors, machine learning and analytics. We examine the rise of the digital twin, the new leaders in industrial IoT (IIoT) and case studies that highlight the lessons learned from production IIoT deployments. Read More ...

ZDNet Australia’s cat Boston emerging from his space ship for snacks. Image: Asha Barbaschow/ZDNet The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s (CSIRO) Data61 has partnered with agtech firm Ceres Tag to develop a prototype smart collar to enable pet owners to track and locate their animals in real-time. Dubbed as ...

Dell Technologies is picking up its high-performance computing pace with a series of systems designed for use cases such as genomics, digital manufacturing and artificial intelligence. The company is rolling out the following: Ready Solution for HPC Genomics, systems designed to expedite genomic analysis into production. See: How the world’s largest ...

Image: Chris Duckett/ZDNet The Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications handed down its report into the Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2020 on Wednesday, making a sole recommendation that the Bill be passed. “The committee considers that it is of the utmost important [sic] that these Bills ...